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Leaving My Grandparents in Liberia (426 words, 2 pages)

Monrovia, Liberia, where my grandparents live, I miss dearly. When I was young, my grandparents taught me to read. Now, reading brings back memories of my grandparents and Liberia. In my grandparents house, there was a lot of educational literature from the Liberia literature book called the Queer African Reader. ... Read More

Election Violence in Liberia (318 words, 1 pages)

The Ambassador of the United States of America near Monrovia has warned against elections violence in Liberia. Madam Linda Thomas Greenfield said her attention has been drawn to pre-elections violence across the country. She stressed that this was not good for the young democracy of Liberia. Ambassador Greenfield said violence ... Read More

Important Liberian Decision (314 words, 1 pages)

The Liberian President has ordered all government offices and businesses to be closed from 6am to 6 pm in observance of National Referendum Day. Tomorrow August 23, 2011 Liberians will stand in long cue to either say YES or NO in a national referendum. The day will be observed in ... Read More

Making Your Vote Count in Liberia’s 2011 General Elections (504 words, 3 pages)

Liberia - the general election is upon us, please don't let these politicians take your votes for granted. Demand the truth from your own party ask the hardquestions now to avoid disappointments and regrets later. NuVsionPAC and a number of partners are giving you a platform to do just that, ... Read More

A Pessimistic Perspective on the Future of Liberia (365 words, 2 pages)

Liberia Culture Gram ParagraphI am pessimistic about Liberia's future. Whether the issue is government corruption, civil war, tribal disputes, the economy, gender inequality, or the recent Ebola outbreak, Liberia is, frankly, a mess. Firstly, government corruption is endemic at all levels of government, putting the efficiency of the social system ... Read More

The Women of Liberia in the Documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell (403 words, 2 pages)

The documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell demonstrates how a peaceful womens movement coexisted during a chaotic situation within the country of Liberia. The main women involved, Leymah Gbowee, was calling for a mass movement of women from the church to show how individuals can strive for change. These ... Read More

Freedom and Justice in the Creation of Liberia (1753 words, 7 pages)

The American Colonization Society was founded by the means of giving the Africans what many dominate white men believed would be of best interest for the black population, and beneficial towards the white population. The society consisted of influential white men during the early 19th century. Which included the founder ... Read More

The Works of Dr. Mosoka Fallah against Ebola in Liberia (303 words, 1 pages)

As the Ebola outbreak continues, numbers in deaths and cases continue toexponentially grow. With Liberia at the epicenter of the outbreak, thestatistics on cases and fatalities are higher than any other nation.Logically, it's most affected city is the capital, Monrovia. As ofSeptember 15th, Liberia has had nearly 2000 cases of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Impact of The American Colonization Society on Liberia (2198 words, 5 pages)

By the dawn of the 19th century, the United States had the undeniable problem of not knowing what to do about slavery and this problem created a divide between the North and South. However among many people on both sides of the divide, there lay a common ideal, blacks were ... Read More

The Life and Works of Leymah Gbowee a Liberian Peace Activist (1165 words, 5 pages)

In Liberia, there has been much political turmoil throughout the years. One of the protestors, Leymah Gbowee, at one point in her life had almost lost all hope. She did not want to invest anything positive in life because one bullet can take it all away (Moyers). But one day, ... Read More

An Introduction to Liberia a Small Country on the West Coast of Africa (1631 words, 4 pages)

IntroductionThis paper is about a small country on the west coast of Africa called Liberia. It is a country built with the help of The American Colonization Society. I was established to place freed blacks in the days of slavery in the United States in the 1800s. The government was ... Read More

A Look at the History of Liberia a Country on the West Coast of Africa (1631 words, 8 pages)

LiberiaThis paper is about a small country on the west coast of Africa called Liberia.It is a country built with the help of The American Colonization Society. I wasestablished to place freed blacks in the days of slavery in the United States inthe 1800s. The government was modeled after of ... Read More

A Look at the History and Economy of Liberia a Country in Africa (1859 words, 8 pages)

Liberia is a republic in western Africa, bounded on the north by Sierra Leone andGuinea, on the east by Cte d'Ivoire, and on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean.Liberia has an area of 99,067 square kilometers (38, 250 square miles). Liberia wasfounded in the early 1800s by freed ... Read More

An Introduction to the Country of Liberia (3156 words, 7 pages)

Liberia, Americas Stepchild LAND AND PEOPLE Liberia, about the size of Tennessee, occupies 43,000 square miles with an estimated population of between two million and three million. Descendants of freed American slaves make up about 5 percent of the population. The indigenous people belong to four main ethnic groups comprising ... Read More

A Geographical and Historical Overview of Liberia, a Republic of Western Africa (445 words, 1 pages)

Welcome to the fascinating country of Liberia. The country is a republic of western Africa. It has an area of about 38,250 square miles (99,067 square kilometers). Liberia is bounded by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, Cote d'Ivoire to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to ... Read More

A Modern Humanitarian Crisis in the Liberian War (4613 words, 8 pages)

The Liberian War A Modern Humanitarian CrisisTerm Paper Professor Barry Stein PLS 4614-29-95 It is my intention in this paper to provide a historical background to the Liberian war, its historical origins, the factions involved, the refugee and displaced populations created by it across the region, and the regional and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Background to the Liberian War through a Modern Humanitarian Crisis (4595 words, 6 pages)

The Liberian War A Modern Humanitarian CrisisIt is my intention in this paper to provide a historical background to the Liberian war, its historical origins, the factions involved, the refugee and displaced populations created by it across the region, and the regional and international communities reaction to it. Using the ... Read More

Liberia, an African Country Whose Capital Was Named after a President of the U.S. (1631 words, 3 pages)

Introduction This paper is about a small country on the west coast of Africa called Liberia. It is a country built with the help of The American Colonization Society. I was established to place freed blacks in the days of slavery in the United States in the 1800s. The government ... Read More

A Personal History of a Child Moving from the Republic of Liberia to the United States (941 words, 1 pages)

I was born in the Republic of Liberia on the West African Coast in 1975. My parents were linguists with a group of bible translators. I left the nation in 1986 and it made for an interesting childhood. Liberia was 'historically' peaceful up until April, 1980. It was in that ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013