AFRI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Town Crier

• School: Carleton University
• Department: African Studies
• Course: AFRI 1001
• Professor: Nduka Otiono

Document Summary

Africa means a continent, representing the origin of blacks, people of colour , it represents free land, nature, green pastures, fertility, natural and mineral resources, a continent of somewhat togetherness. In my opinion, africa is belittled to being a country of little or no significance, instead of its originality of its beautiful continent. Africa also reminds me of underdevelopment, poverty, war, bad education, external influence (foreign influence), bad governance, corruption, several diseases, slavery, independence and colonialism. Africa encompasses the beauty of nature, various cultures, dressings, customs and traditions, heritage and beliefs, various perspectives, leadership, tribes and families. Africa has so many means of communications, the use of town criers, talking drums, smoke, spoken words ranging from several languages or dialects, including the various religions. It reminds me of government corruptions, conflicts of interest and various regions. It reminds me of a scenic region of lakes, oceans, rivers, streams and plain mother nature in her beauty.