Leadership: Nelson Mandela.
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(5 pp) Although our theme for this essay is "Leadership in the Making, " I really wanted to do this essay on Nelson Mandela, because he is such a person of peace. When he was born in 1918, Medela's father named him Rolihlahla by his father. This name technically means"pulling the branch of a tree" but colloquially means "troublemaker." For his "trouble" and speaking of Africans owning their own land he was imprisoned for over 20 years. This man is inspiring! Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BB mendel.doc

Lilliputians and Shaka Zulu
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An 8 page paper which compares the culture and practices of the Lilliputians, from Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," and Shaka Zulu. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAlillip.rtf

Lives of the Pharaohs
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A 5 page discussion of the material culture and spiritual belief of the ancient Egyptians. An extensive discussion, based largely on Pierre Montet’s “Lives of the Pharaohs”, is included on the architecture of these peoples and of what we know about their spiritual beliefs. The author of this paper emphasizes that although the time period spanned by ancient Egypt and the number of rulers which played in its history is tremendous, throughout its entirety the archeological record serves as a clue to the values and lifeways of these fascinating peoples. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPegpPhr.rtf

Mafeking Diary
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Occasionally, history is very much like a tossed coin: it lands on one side and that is the story that is heard, it falls on the other side and a completely different and equally accurate story enfolds. This 5 page paper explores the siege of Mafeking during the Anglo-Boer war as it is presented by Sol Plaatje in The Mafeking Diary. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTmafkng.wps

Mahdi of the Sudan (Muhammad Ahmad Ibn As-Sayyid' Abd Allah)
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A 7 page overview of the life and military accomplishments of this Sudanese ruler. Traces the life of the Mahdi from his religious seclusion to his defeat of British General Charles George Gordon and the seizure of Khartoum in 1884 and his death from typhus in 1885. Concludes that the Mahdi was in power only four years yet during that short time he succeeded in wielding his military might to build an Islamic state which stretched from central Africa to the Red Sea. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmahdi.wps

Malnutrition - Kwashiorkor
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A 10 page paper. Kwashiorkor is a complicated form of malnutrition in that the simple addition of food does not cure it. It is caused by a lack of protein in the diet and almost always occurs in infants and children who have been weaned from their mother's breast milk and given a diet of starches and carbohydrates with little or no protein. This essay discusses the incidence of the disease, the symptoms, diagnosis, the differences of this form of malnutrition, treatment interventions, and recent research regarding kwashiorkor. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGkwsh.rtf

Manchester Conferences / Africa 1945, 1990
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A 4 page essay on the differences between these two conferences in terms of attendees, stated goals, aftermath and ongoing consequences. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Africonf.wps

Maternal Mortality in Ethiopia
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A 16 page paper discussing the problems of maternal mortality and maternal health, which have reached critical mass in Ethiopia and remains problematic in other regions of the world as well. It is most common in those areas of intense poverty as evidenced by the areas of the world in which maternal mortality ratios are highest, but it also affects the profession in those areas of the world in which it is of far less consequence. The problem as it exists in the US and other developed nations is nearly negligible when considered in light of its magnitude in developing countries, particularly the poorest of those countries. The purpose here is to assess the problem of maternal mortality in Ethiopia and how it and the local health care profession can affect each other. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KSnursPracEth.rtf

Monogamy & Polygamy
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This 10 page paper examines the practices of monogamy and polygamy and concludes that monogamy is the best choice. The conclusion comes after an examination of a variety of cultures that have allowed for multiple spouses. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Monopoly.wps

Nadine Gordimer
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This 15 page paper explores the cultural components of Nadine Gordimer's life and experience in order to better understand her novels, The Lying Days and A World Of Strangers. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: KTgormer.wps