The Gambia Essays

captured many Africans and Portugal became very involved in slave trading. Henry The Navigator became wealthy from this trading system. In 1445, he sent a navigator named Alvise da Cadamosto on an expedition in west Africa in 1456. He sailed up The Gambia River to the Gene River and tried to trade with the Africans, but did not succeed. In 1458, Henry The Navigator sent Diogo Gomes on an expedition that reached Cape Palmas. Henry The Navigator died the same year the expedition returned in 1460. Portugal

in many developing and developed countries. Many nations experienced fatalities and injuries, property damage, and economic and social disruption resulting from natural disasters. Flood disaster has a very special place in natural hazards. In The Gambia (West-Africa), floods have been a major natural hazard, affecting the country over the last decade. Floods and windstorms have affected nearly 34,000 people during the rainy season between September and October 2012 and almost 20% (7,745 people) of

The Voice of the Young The Gambia, often referred to as the smiling coast of Africa because of the way it is shaped on the map of Africa, is my home, my country of birth and citizenship. With a population of less than two million, two-thirds of which are young, The Gambia is devoted to promoting the rights and welfare of her children. As such, a number of organizations for children exist all over the country. One of the best things that ever happened to me was joining the Voice of the Young, a child-led

readers how she felt about having cultural assumptions questioned. She says ‘It was the first time I had worn African clothes since my arrival in tiny, dusty Gambia, and evidently they were not impressed. “You’re too thin,” one of them pronounced. “It’s no good.” They nicknamed me “Chicken-hips” (p.1). She felt connected from people in Gambia because where she comes from,

specifically comparing Africa’s (Gambia) ideal women with North America’s (Canada) ideal women. This was shown with the quote “There, it is beautiful – not shameful – to carry weight on the hips and thighs, to have a round stomach and heavy, swinging breasts. Women do not battle the bulge, they celebrate it. A body is not something to be tamed and molded” (paragraph 6). This quote supports the above thesis, because it shows how different the beauty expectations are in Africa (Gambia) compared to North America

The Slave Voyages The Atlantic Slave Trade, starting in 1650 and ending in 1807, was the massive shipment of African Americans from their homes in Africa to America where they would be sold as slaves and forced to work on Plantations. During its time there were over 36,000 voyages to the Africa and back resulting in the capture and the enslavement of over 12 million people. With so many excursion happening during this timeline, it has helped create a long list of history that historians can study

The essay Chicken-Hips by Catherine Pigott is about the experience of the author’s visit to the region of Gambia. In Gambia, the author is exposed to the norms of the local society which are contradictory to the norms of the society of where Pigott is from. The norm talked about in this essay is that of which sets the standard of a women’s image. In Gambia, the ideal image for women is to have large hips whereas the ideal image of a women in Pigott’s society is to be slim. Chicken-Hips is an informal/personal

Monday 5 January, Njaga Jagne had been arrested as he got off a plane at Dulles international airport near Washington DC. He was charged with organising a failed attempt to overthrow Yahya Jammeh, the military ruler of Gambia. Gambia is a slender riverine nation of fewer than 2 million people. had served with the US army, had already confessed to US investigators, telling them he was one of a small group of men from the diaspora who had taken part in a botched nighttime attack in December on Jammeh’s

journalist and producer Catherine Pigott tells her story on her trip to Gambia and her body appearance. In this compelling essay the thesis is implicit and the implied thesis is about how women are judged differently on their appearance in different parts of the world, as various cultures and individuals have a different perception on what ideal beauty is. In this essay Pigott writes about her trip to Africa specifically Gambia and how upon arriving there she was judged to be too slim for a woman.

daughter of hers would ever be subjected to it." Despite her mothers disapproval and constant contesting, the women is not convinced by her pleas. Many women in these communities are shamed for going against their cultural values, but just like in Gambia, change must

social beauty between two countries and the pressure felt by women in relation to them. The story depicts the author's experiences as a young Canadian woman traveling to Gambia, where she finds herself feeling self-conscious about her body shape in a culture that values larger, curvier figures. This essay will

Name: Amnesty International The objective of the organization is “to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated. Amnesty International 's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. In pursuit of this vision, Amnesty International 's mission is to undertake research

Often I dream of standing in the community of Gambia - the community welcoming me with open arms. As I look around I can see all the animals in need of my help- their bellies swollen from starvation. They need my help and that is what I’m going to give them. By the time I leave every living that in that community will be healthy and safe. However, once I open my eyes this will all be gone, as this is just my imagination which made me believe I could save everyone. Realistically, some goals are never

main source of tool for people to have a brighter future. Education determine how we are judged and perceived by the world. As a kid, I grew up in Gambia. This is a nation deprived of education even as of today. Even with the desire to learn, students will find school either too expensive or short of qualified teachers. When I was growing up in Gambia, my friends and I often times got into hot debates on whose dream were more important to our community, Our dreams and ideas were heavily influenced

Frederick Douglass had experienced in their life. Roots was a book written by Alex Haley, a descendant of Kunta Kinte. Roots was later made into a mini television series that depicted Kunta Kinte’s journey from living in his village Juffure, near the Gambia River in Africa, to being caught by slave catchers and sold into slavery. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was written by Douglass himself after escaping to the North to show people what life as a slave was really like. Even though

Prince Henry was VERY influential towards the exploration and expansion of Portugal (Portuguese). Portugal is a southern European country that borders Spain. He was born on the March 4th, 1394 in Porto, Portugal. Porto is a coastal city that is located in northwest Portugal. It is mainly known for its stately bridges and port wine production. His full name is Henry, Prince of Portugal, Duke of Viseu Lord of Covilhã. Henry was the 3rd son of King John I and Phillipa of Lancaster. From 1385 to 1433

exchanged for goods like guns and cloth. They were then shipped across the Atlantic in horrifying conditions. In spite of this the British forbidden the slave trade in 1807. In the 19th century the British became the ruling power beside the River Gambia however the French progressed domestic along the River Senegal. In 1884 to 1885 the European powers separated up Africa. France was established as the colonial power in Senegal. In modern Senegal during the early 20th century Senegal was a wealthy

as simple as a mobile phone can help spread this on a global scale. Africa is the world’s poorest continent with people earning from 75p to £1.50 a day, after taking a closer look and researching into mobile phone use in Cape Town, Zanzibar and The Gambia it shows how local people’s lives are being changed due to the use of a mobile phone. In Africa alone the use of the mobile phone has increased by 65% in the last 5 years[1], this being the first method of ICT that has actually been adopted by locals

and Edward Kagutuzi’s performances in Mirror Boy will knock you out. This movie is about a British boy who struggled with life in London and was taken back to the land of his mother’s birth – The Gambia, to experience a magical African living. It paints a vibrant picture of the beautiful country – The Gambia, capturing its sheer vastness and supernatural magnificence. Even if you’ve seen this movie before, you will discover something more when you watch it again. Baby Oku in America One thing is for

Did you know that Phillis Wheatley traveled to London because she was such a good poet? She was born on May 8 1753, in Gambia. In this paper you will learn about Phillis Wheatley’s childhood, education, how they impacted the Revolutionary War, and other interesting facts! Her early childhood was very interesting. She was sold to John and Susanna Wheatley. When they got her she was very fragile in health. The Wheatley’s taught her to read and write. In my opinion they seem very very very