Category: Colonialism

  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Space Colonization

    Introduction It is important to note that with the recent advancements in astrophysics, aerospace engineering, and astronomy, the topic of human space colonization is no longer considered as far-fetched but rather a realistic goal. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is actively working on the project of Mars colonization. However, there are concerns about…

  • International Development, Colonialism, Social Inequality and Class Stratification

    Table of Contents Colonialism Types of colonization Evaluation of colonization Social class stratification Social inequalities International development Works Cited Colonialism This is the situation where a country extends its national sovereignty over land beyond its borders. This is by establishment of settler colonies or administrative representatives in which the native populations are ruled directly or…

  • Past and Modern Colonialism, Colonization and Decolonization

    Colonialism and Its Patterns Then and Now The piece of media that has been selected for this analytical work is a video called Young girl inspires calls for National Ribbon Skirt Day. This video is about First Nations girls and women who have banded together to defend their ethnic identity against the local schools discriminatory…

  • Decolonization as a Response to Racism and Discrimination

    Decolonization as a term is often connected to the second half of the 20th century when countries of the Global South gained their formal independence from the colonial powers of Europe. However, according to Norwegian Students and Academics International Assistance Fund (2020), the notion of decolonization is much bigger than that. It refers to the…

  • Colonialism and European Refugee Crisis

    Table of Contents A definition of colonialism Aimé Césaire  Europe is a sick civilization Summary of current refugee crises in Europe Relation between the current crisis and the legacy of colonialism Works Cited A definition of colonialism Colonialism refers to the arrangement taken by a country or society to take over full or partial…

  • Carol Berkins Book First Generations: Women in Colonial America

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Colonial America was never meant to be easy for the life of people. Survival was an appropriate synonym to describe the burdens of the ordinary existence of colonized individuals. Indeed, women of colonial America had to withstand enormous struggles such as oppression and gender discrimination. Experiences…

  • Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples Rights

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Literature Review Discussion Conclusions Bibliography Footnotes Abstract The Israeli-Palestine conflict remains one of the most inflexible upheavals in the world today. Many Palestinians have been forced to leave their ancestral lands due to the ongoing settler colonialism project promoted by the government of Israel. Using the concepts outlined by Edward…

  • International Development, Colonialism, Social Inequality and Class Stratification

    Table of Contents Colonialism Types of colonization Evaluation of colonization Social class stratification Social inequalities International development Works Cited Colonialism This is the situation where a country extends its national sovereignty over land beyond its borders. This is by establishment of settler colonies or administrative representatives in which the native populations are ruled directly or…

  • Slavery in Colonial America

    Colonial America is one of the countries which actively practiced slaves trading. Initially, the first slaves were brought into America by British colonialists. This event marked the beginning of the British and American transatlantic slave trade. From 1619 to 1860, about 600 thousand African slaves were forcibly brought into the United States (Fullerton et al.,…

  • Issue of Racism in Colonial Haiti

    The understanding of racism in Haiti, at the time called St. Domingue, was different even among the people at the time. In the book, The Haitian Revolution by David Geggus, two examples of contemporary writing on the matter of discrimination are presented. The first account is presented by Henri-Baptiste Grégoire in his Mémoire en faveur…