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The more you explore the world the more you learn about new and exotic things, but can you use “eccentric” articles of clothing for Halloween or just for fun? Well, in reality, NO! You’re probably thinking "Why would anybody be offended? I'm appreciating the culture! ” Actually, you're doing more harm than good by implying that you're with the oppression of the minority you're "borrowing" from.

The avowal that the apartheid ‘vision for democracy’ necessitated state terror and repression is evident when examining the South African apartheid system between 1960 -1994. The system of apartheid spiked significant internal resistance, hence, the ideology for apartheid stems from the creation of a white state surrounded by economically interdependent and politically dependent black states, which required state terror and repression to ensure mounting resistance and international condemnation did not abolish the apartheid system. The government responded to a series of popular uprisings and protests with police brutality, which increased support for armed resistance. Detentions were set without trial, torture, censorship and the outlawing of political oppositional organizations such as The African National Congress, the Black Conscious Movement, the Azanian Peoples Organisation, The Pan Africanist Congress and the United Democratic Front, were all a result of the apartheid government due to political resistance.

Throughout the 18th and 19th century, Europe underwent an Industrial Revolution. People began relying heavily on machines. Various countries required resources for their industrial lifestyle, and thus they enforced a policy of imperialism. Imperialism is when a country politically, economically, and socially stronger takes control over a weaker country and utilizes the resources from that country. However, many countries abused their power during imperialism. European nations are guilty of abuse of power in the Congo, India, and South Africa.

Aesculapius played an important role in medicine and his contribution to the medical field let to many other discoveries such as medical tools.

With expansionism, which started in South Africa in 1652, came the Slavery and Forced Labor Model. This was the first model of expansionism got by the Dutch 1652 and hence sent out from the Western Cape to the Afrikaner Republics of the Orange Free State and the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. Numerous South Africans are the relatives of slaves conveyed to the Cape Colony from 1653 until 1822. The progressions created on African social orders by the inconvenience of European pilgrim guideline happened one after another. Indeed, it was the rate with which change happened that set the pioneer time separated from before periods in South Africa. Obviously, not all social orders were similarly changed. Some opposed the powers of pilgrim interruption,

The British Empire’s ambition to pursue economic prosperity in 19th century Southern Africa is a key cause of conflict between the British settlers and the Dutch Boers. The imperialist decisions and aspirations of the British to utilise the country as a trade system, as well as to secure natural resources, contrasted with the Boer’s determination to pursue political independence. This consequently led to the increasing tensions to arise between the Boers and the British. An important trigger in the events that led up to the Boer War was the increasing imperialism of Southern Africa.

One of the students, Jacob Ameden, “felt that the trip was amazing and eye-opening. It really opened my eyes to how sheltered

Khoikhoi- The very first native pastoralists in South Africa were the Khoikhoi, and they were traditionally herdsmen. They raised livestock and settled down. The Khoikhoi were also the first people the Dutch settlers made contact with in 1600s. Their encounters together were violent. Warfare broke out, and soon the Khoikhoi were inflicted with disease, killed, enslaved, and displaced. The population of the Khoikhoi quickly diminished, but their culture and history can still be recognized in South Africa today.

I thought my day at Kings University College was pretty awesome, probably because it was my first time at the campus. I felt they were really welcoming and the food there was so good. To be honest, I thought this trip would be very boring, however, I was totally wrong and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day. I was really glad that I took part in this because the trip provided me with a lot of valuable information. When the two mentors, Fisher and Chirag told us about their experiences with international students, I felt like their experiences were valuable for young mentors like us. I learned how mentorship is a mutual relationship as both the mentor and the mentee benefit from this relationship. The tour around the campus was the one of the

When I first heard of this trip, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t believe SOU is offering such an incredible opportunity. This trip not only aligns so well with the timing of my academic career and my future goals, but also aligns with something I’m simply just passionate about, which is the criminal justice system. I could not be more grateful to apply for selection to go on this trip. This is a unique opportunity to get a look into the environment I am considering for my future work and so I would love to be selected for this tremendous opportunity.

The movie invictus portrays a very controversial issue that has been presented throughout history in many ethnic groups and is seen in societies up to these days. The apartheid is clearly pictured in the movie through many of the attitudes and actions that people take towards the other race they live in their day by day. What is more, Mandela constitutes one of the most important figures in South Africa, especially for the black race as he liberated them from the apartheid. From those days Mandela has been recognized worldwide as a major symbol of the rainbow nation; a reality of distinction between the black and the white people and its establishing differe nces.

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

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.

‘A Few South Africans’ is a series of works by Sue Williamson that truly interested me. This prominent South African-English artist, known for her politically and societally questioning artworks, investigates the natural strength of black South African women, and how they were oppressed during this period. In this essay, I will attempt to understand the situation of South Africa’s past and in turn its present with the help of her references and her work. The main theme of Williamson’s piece is female activism and freedom of expression during a time of conflict in their country. It attempts to show how all women were affected by apartheid. The motives for wanting a fairer society based on equal distribution of wealth and power between different races shouldn’t be a tricky idea to understand. To explain is simple. To change is much harder.

Lesotho, from which the capital is Maseru, is located in southern Africa and is an enclave of South Africa (SA), sharing 909km of borders with its land-locking neighbor. The terrain is mostly composed of highlands with plateaus, hills, and mountains; it is the only country in the world that has the totality of its land above 1000 meters. Arable land and permanent crops account for 10.27% of the land while the rest (89.72%) is mountainous. The surface area is 30,355 sq km; same size as Belgium, slightly smaller than Maryland. Some of Lesotho’s natural resources are water, diamonds, sand, clay and building stone. The nation produces mostly cereals such as corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley and also livestock. Lesotho is a