South Afric A Unique Culture

This particular reading assignment and the correlating group discussion really intrigued me to include it as a journal entry because one particularly interesting point was made while sharing our statements found in the book that are still prevalent in present day. In her book, A Voice from the South, Anna Julia Cooper stated, “All I claim is that there is a feminine as well as a masculine side to truth; that these are related not as inferior and superior, not as better or worse, not as weaker and stronger, but as complements” (“A Voice from the South” 277). I would say that this is very prevalent in present day. There are many statistics reported in the United States comparing single mother households and married households that support the

were many different tribes, dialects, and people that inhibited South Africa. Meant to serve as a

Over the course of history, South Asians have been mistreated and undermined within American society. This is especially evident after the terror attacks of 9/11 in which Americans shunned its South Asian Population, and reduced them to devastating stereotypes. This has created tension and hostility within the South Asian community, thus pressuring them to being more Americanized, and further creating a fixation towards becoming more white. The obsession with American culture has caused many to conform, leaving behind cultural and religious parts of their identities. It is necessary to explore the history behind the mistreatment of South Asians to understand why the change in identity such as those portrayed with Changez in The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Amir in Disgraced have occurred. These main characters of South Asian descent make it is clear that the American dream for immigrants creates a constant struggle between national and transnational identities as racism and hostility are being thrust upon them by American society.

In the 1600s, European settlers landed in South Africa and had overwhelming success for a few reasons. The first, and probably most important, element is the fact that South Africa’s geography was very

The thesis of the book is that segregation of black and whites was developed later in life than it did when slavery was just introduce. In the earlier years blacks and white would live within the same residence and or property, sharing the same premises if not equal facilities. The black and white would attend the same church and sit in the pews. As life progress and economics and Political conflicts took place that’s when the segregation began.

f. The music in South Africa reflects the country, and the history through the Mbube music. Either male vocalists, and or female vocalists sing such. When the lead singer is singing his or her part, they are said to be telling their stories. Mbube music is said to be traceable to furthest back the 1920’s. It was created in Africa when migrant workers begun holding singing competitions in a form of entertainment after long work days. This carried plenty of history about the country because of how old this form of music was. Dating back to the 1920’s, it was able to help preserve lots of memories, facts, and even stories about what has happened. This was mostly popular in the time that Africa was living in

C. Van Woodward’s Origins of the Old South, Working at Play: A History of Vacations in

“The South came with me wherever I went. My manners, my palate, my accent, my appreciation of humidity.”- Allison Glock

The attitudes of both black and whites individuals are certainly not unfamiliar as, the said parties caused great conflicted during early twentieth century. When the Northern states and Republican Party “nursed” the black community, Southern became furious which lead the Civil War. Ultimately, the North won and also gain the black favor. This essay is to illustrate the views of three famous authors, who all manipulated the thoughts of Americas, during and after the “Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895”. The following documents are excerpts from The New South by Henry Grady and Oliver Dyer and Booker T. Washington’s “An Autobiography”, both Grady and Washington spoke at the event while author the of “The Souls of Black Folks”,

The distrust that the white people had towards Nelson Mandela made a twist when he went directly to the important symbol of them, the rugby. All he learned about the other culture was while he spent time in prison, the strategies that he used to make a better country all came to him with the time, and with the 27 years that he had to think while he was alone in his cell.

Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities

     Africa has more than 800 languages native to its continent. African cultures are so diverse that they are different from any other culture of the world. African cultures contain many different languages. African languages range from common French to languages unheard of to most people such as Swahili. African arts are much different than American arts. Their art involves much more creative pottery, masks, and paintings. Africa has a very interesting culture. Reasons being the people are very creative and like to express their individuality. The most diverse cultures in the world belong to Africa.

South African heritage and culture is immensely diverse, and consists of many different groups of people who each have their own traditions and beliefs. Having such a diversity of people and cultures is what makes South Africa so unique. In the true sense of the phrase, we are a rainbow nation.

I have always thought that Nelson Mandela has been one of the most important people in history. I find it very fascinating that one man could end the Apartheid and that is why I want to find out more about this. South Africa is a country with a past of enforced racism and separation of its multi-racial community. The White Europeans invaded South Africa and started a political system known as 'Apartheid' (meaning 'apartness'). This system severely restricted the rights and lifestyle of the non-White inhabitants of the country forcing them to live separately from the White Europeans. I have chosen to investigate how the Apartheid affected people’s lives, and also how and why the Apartheid system rose and fell in South Africa.

The first time I was introduced to South Africa was last year during choir. For choir we sang a South African ritual. This enticed me to look into the culture of South Africa to find out more things about my new found interest. During this investigation I found out that South Africa is prominent for their unique wild life, it is the only country which has hosted the world cup for cricket, rugby, and soccer, the vast history due to the colonialization of Africa by Europe, and the luxurious bodies of water found in South Africa. Also during my research, I found out that Woodberry offers an exchange program in South Africa. I became extremely interested in this program. I would love to do this program so