Northern Cape Essays

  • Crime in South Africa

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    be focus on areas where serious and violent crime occurred and these areas included: Include such areas as Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, Thabong in the Free State, Katlehong in Gauteng, Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal, KaNyamazana in Mpumalanga, Mafikeng in the North West, Galeshewe in the Northern Cape, Thohoyandou in the Northern Province and Mitchells's Plain in the Western Cape. We will therefore make multi-disciplinary interventions in these areas, starting with a few pilot areas, drawing in all spheres

  • Cape Town, South Africa

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    Introduction Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, was well-known as a multi-cultural and multi-racial port city. With the complexity in races, there has been a long history of racial segregation starting from the 19th century. Provided with a colonial history started by the Dutch from 1652 and ended with the British in 1910, the urban form of this ex-colonial city deserves careful analysis. In the following essay, the urban form of Cape Town will be analyzed starting from different

  • Essay About Summer Vacation

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    destination for them around the world for summer vacations. 1. Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town is the second largest city in South Africa and said to be an unexpected city, known for its landscapes, panoramic view, beautiful beaches, Sea Side Mountains and many other famous tourist spots. One more significant fact about Cape Town is its weather that changes severely everyday and the populace can enjoy 4 seasons in a single day, isn’t it amazing? Cape Town is one of the worlds most wanted and popular travel

  • Food And Culture

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    Food is one of the most important parts of celebrations for, births, deaths, and marriages around the world. It is an important staple in everyday living and a person cannot survive without it. Food and culture are closely intertwined, cultures of every part of the world go to considerable lengths to obtain and prepare meals for important celebrations. In this paper I hope to inform you of the different staple diets of Africa, some important celebrations that use food in their celebrations, and

  • John D. Rockeffelar and Northern Securities

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    John D. Rockeffelar and Northern Securities In 1859 John D. Rockefeller started one of the greatest monopolies of the progressive era. The Standard Oil Company grew to dominate the oil industry and became one of the first big trust in the United States. In 1870 the Northern Pacific Railway which span from Duluth and St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Northern Pacific Railway was the first to offer passenger and service across the Western U.S. John Rockefeller

  • Controversy Over Wind Farm in Nantucket Sound

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    For Better or Worse: Controversy Over Wind Farm in Nantucket Sound For 100 years, Cape Cod has been defined as the ultimate summer getaway, a place to unwind and relax. A place where visitors can tan on the beach, play in the waves and sail in the sound. The result is a region that is absolutely dependent on tourism and tourism that is dependent on the Cape’s aesthetic scenery. What will happen if part of that scenery changes from a serene and untouched ocean view to an industrial wind park

  • Nothings Changed

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    Nothings Changed In ‘nothings changed’ Afrika describes the cultural difference between coloured people and whites. He represents this by using many different poetic techniques, he does this by emphasising that there is a cultural difference between them, he shows this by using a small village in Africa called District six. The Title of the poem suggests that when the whites destroyed District six and built a new village, for coloured and whites to mix, it did not work. He shows this

  • Music and Cultural Identity

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    Some may say music is just music; a song is just a song. However, music plays an enormous role in our psychology, because a single song has the ability to bring about many kinds of thoughts and emotions in the listener. Music is subtly one of the main factors in which people identify with certain groups and establish their belonging in society. It shapes people’s perspectives on how the world functions and the roles they play within it. Music can function the same way in a culture; it can reflect

  • Silulo Ulutho Case Study

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    training, computer access, computer software & hardware and mobile phone sales in both Western Cape and Eastern Cape. They specialise in Web development, marketing and branding. Silulo Ulutho Technologies employed120 staff members who have helped the company grow its revenue from less than R50 000 in 2004 to a multi-million rand business by 2013. They currently have 27 IT centres in Western Cape & Eastern Cape and are aggressively expanding to o... ... middle of paper ... ...hat they have an extra

  • Why Is Abina Important?

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    the west part of the Asante Empire. In Britain, slavery was abolished. So, the same rules spread through the British colonies as well. However, slavery still existed in the British Gold Coast Colony and Protectorate. So, Abina decided to run away to Cape Coast in order to become free. She came to James Davis, another “important” man. He was an interpreter for the colonial courts, who desired to help her as much as he could. He helped her to bring her case to the court. Another “important” man was a

  • Annunciation in Northern Renaissance Art

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    painter of the region because quite a few were able to distinguish themselves from the generic, and thus developed their ow individual ways of presenting their ideas. The Annunciation is one of the most popular biblical scenes depicted in the early northern renaissance painting community. By focusing on this one particular scene, as painted by artists considered to be great at their craft in the Flemish region, either by birth or by employment, it is possible to note the individual style of each, and

  • The War of Northern Aggression Analyzed from the Confederate Viewpoint

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    The War of Northern Aggression Analyzed from the Confederate Viewpoint Thesis: The world today is blinded from the truth about the "Civil War" just like they are the truth of the creation vs. evolution debate. They're blinded in the same way as well, misleading text books. The truth is that the North, Lincoln, etc. weren't as great as they claimed to be, and that they went to illegal measures for an unjust cause. The public school system was used as a tool of the government and still is to

  • Northern Middle-Class Women in America Dbq

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    Between the years of 1776 and 1876, a key change came about in America over the women. Before these dates, women were not considered to be very important to the community. The only major role they played was raising children and bringing food to the table. Since the years of the Revolution and the Constitutional Convention, however, the nation nearly doubled its geographic boundaries and its population. When the Market Revolution hit America, many people felt isolated and cut off from traditional

  • Northern and Middle Colonies

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    Northern and Middle Colonies When the northern and middle colonies were founded, England had a strong hold over the colonies. They controlled development and the government, among other things. But as the colonies developed, they began to have an ever-growing sense of independence that was a threat to its English rulers. As a result of this England went through much trouble in constantly trying to regain full control of the colonies. Early in the Development of Massachusetts and the other

  • Northern California's Coastal Redwoods

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    Northern California's Coastal Redwoods ~A Brief Overview ~ "chain saw rising, whining out of a cut, falling thump of a log, limbed & bucked & loaded and where it spills over rocks as if another truck pulling back up the ridge, empty only there-- there was no hearing it only water and the rock where it turns the water singing the forest cut down and there only rock to hear it fall." GRAPH The average Redwood's life spans from around 800 to 1500 years. These anciet Redwoods were

  • Why was Northern Italy so much in the forefront of urban self-government?

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    Why was Northern Italy so much in the forefront of urban self-government? There were various reasons for the ability of certain towns in Italy to establish a certain amount of self-government. The location of the maritime cities such as Genoa was able to benefit from the crusades making them powerful. This resulted in a knock on effect to the main inland towns and cities in the north due to increase in trade. This caused prosperity and growth, because of this and also because of certain socio-economic

  • Sir Francis Drake

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    Magellan, to the dismay of some of the accompanying gentlemen and sailors. Still in the eastern Atlantic, a Portuguese merchant ship and its pilot - who was to stay with Drake for 15 months - was captured, and the fleet crossed the Atlantic, via the Cape Verde Islands, to a Brazilian landfall. Running down the Atlantic South American coast, storms, separations, dissension, and a fatal skirmish with natives marred the journey. Before leaving the Atlantic, Drake lightened the expedition by disposing

  • Hingham, Massachusetts

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    Hingham, Massachusetts In 1633 settlers from Hingham, England landed on the south shore of Massachusetts. Soon after, my relatives arrived in Hingham, Massachusetts and our heritage has remained intact ever since. Eleanor Roosevelt traveled down Main St. Hingham and described it as the most beautiful Main Street in America. Ancestors of 16th president, Abraham Lincoln were among the first to arrive in Massachusetts and his massive statue in downtown Hingham helps people remember that. The oldest

  • Sir Francis Drake As A Pirate

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    Sir Francis Drake was an English sailor who has been remembered for many of his greatest achievements that still influence the world to this day. One of his greatest achievements was to be the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world. He was considered a pirate by many, especially the opposing Spanish, but he did greater things than an average pirate could do. He was Captain and admiral of many ships and commanded multiple expeditions all around the world, with many taking place in the Caribbean

  • Nelson Mendel An Analysis And Discussion Of Nelson Mandela

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    Analysis and Discussion Nelson Mandela was a motivational leader. He used his intelligence and his charm to get the attention of his followers. He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994. That’s not even the most interesting fact about Mandela in my opinion. He spent 25 years, a quarter of a century inside a prison. After he came out and would eventually become president. That is a remarkable achievement and had me wondering; how did he do it? How did someone who did a life sentence