tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45964561373560139432024-03-14T07:48:15.873+03:00Introduction to the Francophone WorldWandia Njoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524839388165260664noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-29855280309340361532015-05-25T15:24:00.000+03:002015-05-25T15:27:59.492+03:00FRE 124 the course to takeWhy do I have the audacity to advice students of all majors to take this class? I have made it, believe me, it's one of the reasons I have enjoyed my degree at Daystar University.<br />
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Can anyone imagine that this is an exam? Yeah I thought so, you think I am just bluffing. I am serious, this course has no written exam, just blog posts and you have your grade.<br />
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Enough of the trivial matters. Let me explain why I chose this course. I added this course as a filler to complete my hours. I needed to graduate and I had free electives hours to cover. My late addition not withstanding, thanks to Dr. Wandia, the HOD of Languages and Performing Arts at Daystar University. I didn't know of the fun that was in store for me through the semester.<br />
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All foodies in the house, can I hear an an amen. This is the course for you. We cooked and sampled cuisine from different Francophone countries. This course even made some of us better cooks. You can just peruse the different articles on this blog written under cuisine, to get a feel of what I am saying.<br />
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This is one of the coolest class you will ever find. Can anyone tell me, when was the last time you took a selfie with your lecturer? At FRE 124, we were so free with our lecturer. Dr. Wandia Njoya took the four of us through the course just the same way she would handle a full class.<br />
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Yes that was the whole class. Where are the students to take this class? You do not know what you are missing out on.<br />
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Any student claiming to have passed through an African University should have some knowledge of African history. This class gave a wealth of knowledge on Negritude, the colonization of francophone Africa and of course Haiti. After every class, I had the desire to read more African history.<br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Léopold Senghor are part of the interesting topics of discussion. </span> <br />
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We were even nominated for the blog awards by BAKE. This time we did not clinch the title but who knows, maybe if you join this blog might be the next best education blog. <br />
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Finally, I am not a linguistic major. My major is Public Relations, which is why I haven't mastered my French. This course is taught in English one gets to learn french on the way as you interact with French terms. Actually regardless of your major, you need some cultural classes because the world is shrinking into a village.<br />
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All the best as you make your choice for the coming semesters. Look out for FRE 124. Remember that no pre-requisites are needed to register.<br />
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complete without talking about Paris. This is <span style="background: white;">the
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is the least populated of the twenty arrondissements in Paris. It is at the
geographical center of Paris, hence the area is crammed with historic sights.
The <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/louvre.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Louvre Museum</span></a>, <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/palaisroyal.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Royal Palace</span></a>, <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/tuileries.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Tuileries gardens</span></a>, <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/forumdeshalles.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Forum des Halles</span></a>, Bourse du Commerce and the
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modern expansion of the library is located in the 13th arrondissement. The
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
contains the northern part of the historic Marais district. The Conservatoire
National des Arts et Métiers (with the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/museedesartsetmetiers.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Museum of Arts and Crafts</span></a>, a technology museum),
the Picasso Museum and the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/museecarnavalet.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Carnavalet Museum</span></a> - devoted to the history
of Paris – are also located here.</span></div>
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4th arrondissement contains the southern part of the medieval Marais district
as well as the Île St-Louis and the eastern part of <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/iledelacite.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Île de la Cité</span></a>, the oldest part of Paris. This
area is very popular thanks to attractions such as the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/notredame.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Notre-Dame Cathedral</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/placedesvosges.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Place des Vosges</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/hoteldeville.htm"><span style="color: blue;">city hall</span></a> and the Gothic <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/tourstjacques.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Tour St-Jacques</span></a>. Contrasting with all the
historic buildings is the modern <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/centrepompidou.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Centre Pompidou</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Latin Quarter, with the renowned Sorbonne University, is situated in this
arrondissement. The area's popular avenue, the Boulevard St-Michel, marks the
border with the 6th arrondissement. The most famous sight in the 5th
arrondissement is the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/pantheon.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Panthéon</span></a>,
but there are many other noteworthy sights such as the magnificent Val-de-Grâce
church, the intriguing <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/saintetiennedumont.htm"><span style="color: blue;">St-Etienne-du-Mont church</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/museedecluny.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Cluny Museum</span></a>, the roman-era <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/arenesdelutece.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Arènes de Lutèce</span></a> and the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/jardindesplantes.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Jardin des Plantes</span></a>, the city's botanical garden
which is home to the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/museumdhistoirenaturelle.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Natural History Museum</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One
of the world's greatest parks, the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/jardinduluxembourg.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></a>, makes this arrondissement
popular with locals and visitors alike. The 6th arrondissement also contains a
number of landmarks like the Odéon Theatre and the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/saintsulpice.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Saint Sulpice church</span></a>, which sports two towers
with a different design. Another important church in this arrondissement is the
11th century <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/saintgermaindespres.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Saint-Germain des Prés</span></a>, the oldest abbey church
in Paris. The church is at the heart of the namesake neighborhood, which is one
of the most popular <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/wheretostay.htm"><span style="color: blue;">areas to stay in</span></a> for visitors to Paris.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Government
institutions and major landmarks dominate this upscale arrondissement. The most
famous of these landmarks is the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/eiffeltower.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Eiffel Tower</span></a>, drawing millions of visitors each
year. Other important tourist draws are the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/invalides.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Invalides</span></a> - with its <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/museedelarmee.htm"><span style="color: blue;">museums</span></a> and <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/domedesinvalides.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Napoleon's tomb</span></a> - and three more museums:
the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/garedorsay.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Musée d'Orsay</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/museerodin.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Musée Rodin</span></a> and the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/museeduquaibranly.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Musée du Quai Branly</span></a>, which is dedicated to
non-European cultures. The <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/palaisbourbon.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Palais Bourbon</span></a> (National Assembly), École
Militaire (Military School) and the UNESCO headquarters can also be found in
the 7th arrondissement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another
arrondissement loaded with tourist attractions. The <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/champselysees.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Champs-Élysées</span></a> - probably the world's most
famous boulevard - cuts through this arrondissement from the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/placedelaconcorde.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Place de la Concorde</span></a>to the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/arcdetriomphe.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Arc de Triomphe</span></a>. Bordering the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/champselysees.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Champs-Élysées</span></a> are the magnificent <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/grandpalais.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Grand Palais</span></a> and <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/petitpalais.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Petit Palais</span></a>, as well as the Élysée, the
presidential Palace. The arrondissement also features the temple-like <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/madeleine.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Madeleine</span></a> church and the romantic <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/parcmonceau.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Monceau Park</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
multifaceted arrondissement, with prestigious boulevards in the south and the
not so prestigious- Pigalle area - a red light district - in the north. Pigalle
does attract its share of tourists though thanks to the nearby <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/moulinrouge.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Moulin Rouge</span></a> (18th arr). Just as famous, but
located in the south part of the 9th arrondissement, is the former <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/operagarnier.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Opéra Garnier</span></a>, a magnificent opera house. Nearby
is the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/galerieslafayette.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Galeries Lafayette</span></a>, a well-known department
store. The majestic Sainte-Trinité church is also located in this arrondissement.</span></div>
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of Paris's main railway stations - the Gare de l'Est and <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/garedunord.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Gare du Nord</span></a> - can be found here. This is a
down to earth arrondissement with the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/canalstmartin.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Canal Saint-Martin</span></a> and the neoclassical
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul churches as some its most interesting sights.</span></div>
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is a very low profile arrondissement, mostly residential. The Oberkampf
district in the north is better known for its nightlife than its landmarks, but
it does contain the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/cirquedhiver.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Cirque d'Hiver (winter circus)</span></a> and the St.
Ambroise church.</span></div>
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large Bastille Opera can be found in this mostly residential area, as well as
the Bercy Stadium and the nearby modern <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/parcdebercy.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Bercy Park</span></a>. The arrondissement is bordered by the
expansive Vincennes Park on the east.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
is a largely residential neighborhood with the modern <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/bibliothequenationale.htm"><span style="color: blue;">National Library</span></a> as its most significant
landmark. Another interesting complex is the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/hopitaldelasalpetriere.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière</span></a>, an expansive
hospital complex with an imposing chapel. The 13th arrondissement is also home
to the city's largest Chinatown.</span></div>
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around the Montparnasse Boulevard, where the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/tourmontparnasse.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Tour Maine Montparnasse</span></a> (located in the
adjacent 15th arrondissement) dominates the skyline. Not far from this
skyscraper is the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/cimetieremontparnasse.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Montparnasse Cemetery</span></a>, where many famous French
citizens are buried. Popular tourist attractions in this arrondissement are the
catacombs, which can be accessed at the Denfert-Rochereau square. The
observatory of Paris nearby gave the 14th arrondissement its name.</span></div>
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is the largest of the twenty arrondissements in Paris, both in size and
population. The tallest skyscraper in the center of Paris, <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/tourmontparnasse.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Tour Maine Montparnasse</span></a> is located here.
The <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/parcandrecitroen.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Parc André Citroën</span></a> in the west is one of
Paris's most interesting modern parks.</span></div>
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if the 7th arrondissement may be even more exclusive, the 16th arrondissement
has the reputation of being the richest, and only the better-off are able to
pay the high rents here. The arrondissement is bordered by the enormous
Boulogne Park to the west. A big draw is the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/palaisdechaillot.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Palais de Chaillot</span></a>, from where you can have a
great view of the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/eiffeltower.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Eiffel Tower</span></a>. The <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/palaisdechaillot.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Palais de Chaillot</span></a> is also home to several
museums and a theater. The Musée Guimet, a museum with a collection of Asian
art and the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/palaisdetokyo.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Palais de Tokyo</span></a>, home to modern art, can be found
nearby. Another notable museum is the Musée Marmottan, with a collection of
impressionist art.</span></div>
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is a diverse arrondissement, bordering the grand boulevards in the south and
the lowly Pigalle neighborhood in the north. The Palais des Congrès, a large
convention center, is located at the western tip of the arrondissement.</span></div>
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village-like district is often inundated with tourists. The <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/sacrecoeur.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Sacré-Coeur</span></a> basilica and the Place du Tertre
are the biggest tourist draws. Another famous sight here is the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/moulinrouge.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Moulin Rouge</span></a>, located at the border of the 9th
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of Paris's most interesting parks, the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/parcbutteschaumont.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Parc des Buttes-Chaumont</span></a>, is in the middle of
this large arrondissement. Another, more modern park, the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/parcdelavillette.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Parc de la Villette</span></a>, contains the city's
popular <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/citedessciences.htm"><span style="color: blue;">science museum</span></a>.</span></div>
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mostly residential, cosmopolitan arrondissement has no real attractions but it
still gets its fair share of tourists thanks to the <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/perelachaise.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Cimetière du Père-Lachaise</span></a>, the most famous
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all these features of Paris and leaving the best part would be an injustice. <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/paris/things-to-do/best-places-to-eat-in-paris"><span style="color: blue;">Paris is home to the best restaurants</span></a>. </span></div>
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There are shops that specialize in different things. This is how serious the
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network: </span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">La <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnie_du_chemin_de_fer_m%C3%A9tropolitain_de_Paris" title="Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris"><span style="color: #0b0080;">Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ("The Paris Metropolitan Railway Company"),
shortened to "Le Métropolitain". That was quickly abbreviated
to <i>métro</i>, which became a common word to designate all subway
networks (or any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit"><span style="background: white; color: #0b0080;">rapid
transit</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #252525;"> system) in
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is one of the fastest ways to travel through Paris. An important tool to master
before visiting Paris is the Metro map, to know your connections from one point
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656235144906346242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-28801652056684533852015-05-24T21:46:00.000+03:002015-05-24T21:46:34.909+03:00Why on earth are you not taking FRE124? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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now you must be wondering, “Why is this guy so insistent on us taking this
French course? I don’t even speak French!” Well let me tell you why. I am a
student of language and I am always fascinated at the prospects of learning a
new language. However, knowledge of a language in itself does no one any good
if you do not understand the culture of the people that speak that language.
The French culture is a big part of history and for any one to appreciate and
enjoy the language; one must dive into the depths of the very rich French
culture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have studied French as my third language since my first year in high school and
I have never come close to understanding what the big deal about French was
apart from it being famous as the language of love until I took this class.<o:p></o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWdNluhvWnzu7eZQiOD_hebezLGTYXX6Z1VMI1JlTCGZ9HQJ0fLfZJBS8CGnlcyRYQDL7Xk0jOhlX6V30ooCDjJWPrySa1NjH0pUZcRqG_2LjeCWho_QH1eo05vZaaVHZw2s5peX9I_s/s1600/10938196-LOVE-in-Paris-doodles--Stock-Vector-vintage-paris-pattern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWdNluhvWnzu7eZQiOD_hebezLGTYXX6Z1VMI1JlTCGZ9HQJ0fLfZJBS8CGnlcyRYQDL7Xk0jOhlX6V30ooCDjJWPrySa1NjH0pUZcRqG_2LjeCWho_QH1eo05vZaaVHZw2s5peX9I_s/s320/10938196-LOVE-in-Paris-doodles--Stock-Vector-vintage-paris-pattern.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Schoolbook","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Introduction
to French Culture was an amazing and unique class experience. It was a pleasant
shift from the normal _ teacher dictating notes in front of the class _ to a
more interactive more engaging learning experience.</span></div>
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was the first time in my life that I had to cook a dish as an assignment; I got
the most awkward when I told my friends I was “cooking an assignment” not to
mention the fact that it was a Haitian dish. I will take this opportunity to
tell you that I tasted my first pork dish in this class which was among my many
food fantasies along with, believe it or not, Escargots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to learn about the history, fashion, music and cuisine of most of the
Francophone countries has been an eye opener first of all to the misconceptions
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234371756033985960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-61704169597432107822015-05-18T22:15:00.000+03:002015-05-18T22:46:21.352+03:00French cuisine reminiscent of RatatouilleI know you might be thinking has this sister lost it? Not only thinking of a<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ratatouille/#">n animation film</a> of a rat that can cook, but having the audacity of writing it in a class blog. Well, I will risk it just this once.<br />
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This movie is set in France where there are restaurants and food critiques whose opinion matter to every self respecting chef. During all our class discussions of France, images from the fictitious characters in Ratatouille played in my mind.<br />
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So on the 27th of April, our lecturer Dr. Wandia invited us to her house in Athi River to Sample the French cuisine. This was a joint class with the Love, Sex and Poetry class in Athi River. I am the only one from FRE 124 class who managed attend.For that reason, most of the class content skewed to poetry and Sauti Sol's Nerea song.<br />
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The good thing was I got to sample a four course francophone meal. Before I divulge the details of my taste bud adventures, would someone please explain the difference between cheddar, brie and Camembert cheese? I had clear instructions to bring either Brie or Camembert cheese, pate or baguettes. These were no where to be found in supermarkets in town. All the bakeries in town didn't know what baguettes were. I bought cheddar cheese which I later learnt was American.<br />
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the choice of a stew that had beef, beans and sausages. These were served with
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<span style="background: white;">We had crepes served with whipped cream for desert. Then to crown it all, Brie cheese served with bread. All through the meal, Dr. Wandia was introducing and explaining the meals. They were so busy in the kitchen. We almost felt a tinge of guilt for just siting and feeding while they were busy working in the kitchen. </span><span style="background-color: white;">That made us realize that French meals need a waiter.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656235144906346242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-19218884313809456342015-05-18T19:21:00.000+03:002015-08-26T16:39:31.374+03:00Ousmane Sembène- MoolaadéWatching this feature film left me with several questions and lessons.<br />
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The film was released in 2004, and was the last film directed by Senegalese, Ousmane Sembène before his death in 2007. Sembène is noted as the first African film director to achieve international recognition.<br />
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The film is about Female Genital Mutilation- a fictional story that looks so real. I asked whether it was based on a true story, surprisingly, it was fictional. Sembène is a good story teller who brought the ills of FGM without preaching.<br />
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<li>Women being kept from listening to radio, because they were being taught Western values.</li>
<li>Colle defying her husband's orders to revoke the Moolaadé-spell that protected the girls who ran to her for protection. She endured the lashes from her husband just to save the girls.</li>
<li>The way being a Bilakoro- Uncircumcised girl was considered unclean.</li>
<li>The coexistence of multiple wives in a polygamous marriage, and the respect they have for each other.</li>
<li>FGM makes a woman's life miserable not only in childbirth but also during sex with her husband. (Colle cuts her finger to camouflage the bleeding after a night with her husband) </li>
<li>It is not so much about the cultural practices. Oppressive cultural practices are about power.</li>
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After the film, I did not talk much. I was however thinking of the Maasai of Kenya. Some of them still practice FGM, together with other communities. The reason my thoughts went to the Maa community was because I recently met a son of Maasai, with whom we were considering a relationship. </div>
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In a bid to be sure, I asked him whether his community practiced FGM. His answer was affirmative and he was looking for a partner who could easily adapt to cultural practices. The rest is history, we were like water and oil which could not mix. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656235144906346242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-90213727933698663062015-05-18T17:47:00.000+03:002015-05-18T17:53:53.943+03:00La Sauce de Gombo- Cote D'ivoreThis class made me try out things that qualify me to take part in West African conversations. Cote D'ivoire was once just a small country in between Liberia and Ghana, in the African maps that we used to cram for our history exams.<br />
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This time, we were cooking Francophone African cuisine, so I had to cook something from this country. The challenge was that nearly all the recipes on youtube were in French. I followed the steps to different recipes and settled on okra soup- sauce de gombo.<br />
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My choice of Okra was based on the fact that in my community and the Western Kenya communities, Okra is used as a vegetable substitute for <i>Apoth-</i> a slimy vegetable that accompanies several other greens such as cow peas leaves. Enough of the Luo cuisine, let's not digress from the main reason of this post- francophone cuisine.<br />
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Okra soup is common in most West African countries. During my research, I found out that it is a delicacy in Nigeria, Togo, Senegal and Cameroon. I almost gave up on the meal because it was not an exclusively Ivorian dish. I later settled on it because of the familiarity with <i>Gombo</i>- Okra.<br />
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Looking for okra was not a problem, I went to Wakulima market at the entrance of Nairobi's CBD. You can never miss rare vegetables here because it serves as a wholesale area for most of the vegetable vendors in Nairobi. I bought Okra, Coconut, tomatoes and other groceries. It was while at the market that I learnt of where to get plantains- the retail market.<br />
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My decision was edited because I did not want to use chicken, dried fish and meat together. I instead settled on beef only. Friday morning I woke up to cooking. I made my rendition of okra soup in coconut milk. Though it looked slimy, the aroma and taste were awesome. Walking to the gate having packed the meal, I could still smell the contents of my package. It resembled our neighbors' cooking. There are two brothers who live downstairs (I recently learnt they were from Cameroon). Those brothers can cook, so such aromas are a common thing with their kitchen window.<br />
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Serving the soup in class was another funny ordeal. Some ate it while others looked at it and chose to pass because of the slimy presentation. I had to carry the remainder back home. I did not mind carrying it back because Judy, my friend wouldn't mind tasting it. She had a lot of questions concerning the amount of okra that I was intending to use on beef stew. Well, I was wrong, she could not even taste it due to the slime.<br />
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I later learnt that <a href="http://www.freshbitesdaily.com/okra-slime/">to reduce the slime</a>, one should wash the okra and let them dry before chopping.<br />
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Two weeks later, our neighbor was cooking meat with okra. It reminded me that one man's meat is another man's poison. That was a good platform to start a conversation, we had something in common-we both loved Gombo. Me: So where do you buy palm oil? Neighbor: Just here in Buruburu, next to Safaricom...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656235144906346242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-17529061888421007522015-05-15T15:47:00.001+03:002015-05-15T15:47:31.839+03:00Importance package for your brain about People of France and their Lifestyle<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In life, all discoveries and
important facts that a person comes across with, they truly nourish your brain
and they have the right meaning to be stored in our mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Since I joined this class, my mind and
spirit have been actively working and willing to know more about France. This
country has become really amazing according to how it runs cultural facts and
people's lifestyle.</span></div>
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Betwen men</div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today, during my research hours, I
have met interesting reality about people of France and their lifestyle. And I would like you to know this truth and give
life a new understanding and value.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first interesting reality that I have come across with is based on the greeting. Here in Africa and maybe in other continent, there is a specific way of respect that our parents have taught us about greeting. There is a way and manner to greet your agemate and most of all your elders or parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But when it comes to France, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">French people use cheek kiss to greet each others between family and
friends, even between men. The number of kisses varies according to the region,
from 1 (e.g. in the tip of Brittany) to 4 (e.g. Paris and most of the North),
and occasionally up to 5 in Corsica. And this is done with all kind of freedom and that culture or lifestyle has also communicated a peaceful climate between people and above all societies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In France this type of Cheek kiss has a meaning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That can mean </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a healthy, non- controversial kiss that can be planted on cheek of anyone who is dear to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> And in this case you will see even children in the house with their parents, early in the morning, that is what they use after saying good morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is not forbidden in French culture or considered as sexual harassement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also that happens, many times in event and parties. During birthday parties cheek kisses can take place three times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> For example when the guests arrive as you wait for them on the door, you have to greet them with a cheek kiss. During the time of receiving gifts, you have to get another one as a sign of saying thanks to the person who has given it to you. At the end of the party, you have again to stand the first on the door waiting for your guests to come out and get another cheek kiss as a people are going back home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What I know is that after the Cheek kisses recieved from many people, you have been left on a well combined perfum on your body. Not being so judgemental, this can definitevely have an impact on your skin if proper hygienic conditions are not maintained.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Just to add on the above significance on cheek kisses, the same is used in terms of saying good bye to someone dear to you after spending some time together and wish him or her to be with you in a soon time.</span><br />
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The Second reality that I found interesting about French people is based on attitude and mood.<br />
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Italian people in bad mood". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><img height="132" id="irc_mi" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/16/article-2630160-1DD1312400000578-128_634x421.jpg" style="margin-top: 62px;" width="200" /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">When things are not okay with a frenchman, the following 3 things take place.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><u><i><b>1. Indirect conversation</b></i></u>: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Once the introduction is done, you can get a conversation flowing in </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">French, English, Franglais, or whatever. Using two languages always
gives the possibility of getting </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">some conversation going by simply
explaining words, concepts, and differences. If you’re American, </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">you’ll
probably find that although the French are always ready to criticize the
US in public, many of </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">them secretly admire and envy its power and
success regardless of the economic crisis ravaging even </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">the US. </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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complete contrast with the more direct American way. Let’s stereotype a
bit and ask for the salt:<br />
<br />
US: “Salt, please.”<br />
<br />
UK: “I’m terribly sorry, but I wonder if you would possibly allow me to ask you to be so kind as to pass me the salt, please.”<br />
<br />
France: “I’d say a bit more salt would perhaps have brought out more of the flavor in this dish.”<br />
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The French will not always tell you in direct terms what they want.
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<u><i><b>2. <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Latin pride and secrecy </strong></span></b></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><strong></strong></span></b></u><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>You will rarely hear a Frenchman admit he made a mistake, and even more
rarely apologize for a mistake. According to the Latin roots of French
culture, that would be seen as a weakness.<br />
<br />
The French care a great deal about their privacy, and it can look like
something close to an obsession the way some of them value every single
bit of information as if it were something that could put them in
prison.<br />
<br />
Withholding information and speaking indirectly are both a type
of diplomatic behavior that can require great communication skills to
match. <br />
<br />
<u><i><b>3. <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>French Humor </strong></span></b></i></u><br />Another minefield is humor, sarcasm, and irony.<br />
The French tend to take things more literally and seriously when they are in a bad mood.<br />
<br />
It may seem contradictory that they take things literally, since I just
said they speak indirectly, but what they would take literally is their
interpretation of what you just said, after a diplomatic decoding, if
necessary.<br />
<br />
The French diplomatic decoding does not work the same way as
the British decoding of subtleties. As you can see, this can become
extremely complicated, so watch your step. Try to avoid complicated
subjects unless you know what you’re doing.<br />
<br />
Let’s end number <em>3</em> with a quote by the French <em>Green Card</em> and <em>Cyrano de Bergerac</em> actor Gérard Dépardieu who was once thrown off a plane after <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taxH1HUrd8Q&feature=player_embedded">peeing in the aisle</a>: “<em>[The British] are people who have a great sense of humor. It is the French who are cretins.</em>” Do yourself a favor and do not repeat that in France. <br />
<br />
The third reality that I wanted to share with you is all about the issue of gender.<br />
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without their husband's permission. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">This was interesting in term of women have to depend fully on their husbands. In this current generation, I believe that both genders can work together to proote the well being of the family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">At some given point, the work of a man can face challenge and the whole family has to undergo some crisis in all aspects such as health insurance, food provision, transportation, education of children etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">And according to them, this situation has made some women lazy, and yet they are capable of doing work and support their husbands. Normally the work of man can fall but really the work of both partners can come to an end at the same time. </span><br />
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My first day into the FRE 124 class was nerve-wracking...I did not know what to expect from the lecturer or from the students I was to share the class with. It is always an agonizing and anxious experience when you don't know what to expect from a group of individuals you are meeting for the first time trying to make a good lasting first impression. I was particularly early this day hence I had ample time to polish my oral French skills so that in the event I am asked to speak before the class I do not embarrass myself by mumbling words.<br />
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The class started off like any other normal class with the casual introductions and the exchange of pleasantries. The lecturer then explained the schedule of how the 15 week long course was to run. The part that interested me most is that there was no written final exam but rather we were going to be graded according to the topical blog posts that we write after every topic covered. Interesting, right? It's been a while since blog posts actually accounted for a grade at the end of a semester. Another interesting fact about this class is that although it is a French introductory class, the class is purely taught in English with occasional translations of French vocabulary that creep in the conversations from time to time. Therefore, in order to join FRE 124 class, one does not necessarily have to be a guru in spoken as well as written French.<br />
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Like any other class, FRE 124 included research and presentations. The twist however was that you had to choose a topic that tickles your fancy, carry out extensive research on it only noting the points that captured your attention then share them with the rest of the class. Most presentations were about language, music, festivals and culture with the occasional preparation of dishes from countries that one was researching about. We also occasionally watched interesting films and listened to music in class as part of the course work for the semester. Now a class that actually requires you to watch films and listening to music is not worth missing.<br />
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Cooking for the class was a great experience that I will live to cherish. My first dish from Haiti was a combination of starch, vegetables, soup and meat all in one dish. My 'doubting Thomas' instincts compelled me to have someone taste the food first lest I present it to class and give my classmates a free ride to the hospital because of food poisoning. Upon "professional tasting and certification" that the food was fit for human consumption, I confidently took it to class where we all enjoyed eating it.<br />
In terms of cooking, I would encourage anyone reading this to join the class because in most occasions FRE 124 will actually save you lunch money when it's food presentation day. Jokes aside, preparing dishes from African countries gives you an insight of how their food is prepared, why they use certain spices or vegetables and you are also able to learn the eating habits and patterns of the different countries.<br />
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<a href="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1eU2wSHXKE_4qt1JGOdeLoLBCy_ExGafB3xx-B5Hr_jnop_SnDw" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1eU2wSHXKE_4qt1JGOdeLoLBCy_ExGafB3xx-B5Hr_jnop_SnDw" /></a>Well apart from having the coolest most awesome lecturer in the entire campus (Dr. Wandia this is your cue to blush), we were nominated for the Best Education Blog category in the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Awards. The competition was neck and neck between Strathmore and Daystar but at the end of the day Strathmore beat us to it. I did not sulk when I heard this because being nominated was a milestone in the first place so we have a higher chance of winning next time. Writing the blog posts is also a good opportunity to sharpen one's writing skills as with time one gets a hang on the writing and it becomes more of a basic necessity rather than an imposed obligation.<br />
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All in all, I would like to recommend FRE 124 to anyone who loves learning new things and having fun at the same time. FRE 124 gave me the opportunity to make new friends, people that I probably would have never interacted with and I am grateful for that. If you are a shy person who has difficulty expressing themselves, FRE 124 gives you the opportunity to break out of your shell and freely interact with the class as you share your interests. To my classmates Juliet, Mercy, Morris and Armand, thank you all for being my friends throughout the semester always finding time to check-up on one another and for eating my Soup Joumou with the diligence it required. To you Dr. Wandia, thank you for being the awesome lecturer who made FRE 124 a success and for constancy bringing treats to class. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16206501512118545388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-5558828610829639752015-05-14T17:34:00.000+03:002015-05-14T17:34:12.167+03:00Why Others should take the classIn the language world, I have come to discover that any laguage is major tool of communication.<br />
The French language being one of international languages, has currently been embrassed by many people due to the great influence of this language in the political world, religious and also business<br />
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During this class, I have come learn that the French language is spoken in different parts of the world but in different versions. And discovery of the differences has made the language fun, interesting and easier to learn.<br />
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We had learnt in this course how the French language has done a big impact in Madagascar until it gave birth to the <a href="http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/mark/resource/creole.htm" target="_blank">Creole</a>. The difference is not so big, but the pronunciation part of it will make you fall in love with French.<br />
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I have always wished to learn and know 6 languages and french has been the first one since I am from Democratic Republic of Congo, and the same language has been a great pillar to understand better other languages such as English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.<br />
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For example the spanish language. It is much attached to French until you think that there are brothers. And because I had known French, this language became easier for me to speak and understand.<br />
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The same case to the Anglophone countries I have been to, French had quickly helped me in the understanding part of English even though I had to take time to learn and study English.<br />
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For you my Brother and Sister, reading this blog, I want to encourage you to learn this language just by presenting to you the following benefits of the french language.<br />
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1. Knowing French will allow you not only to function but also to compete
effectively in the global economy of the future. In many European
countries, a second language is introduced in primary school and a third
language, in middle school. International job applicants who are
proficient in at least two languages will be at a distinct advantage in
the global market. When you know French, you can be part of
communications and transactions occurring daily in French on every
continent.<br />
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2. Speaking French will increase your job opportunities and salary
potential. Knowledge of a second language is essential in over 60
occupations. More than 1,200 French companies have subsidiaries in the
United States, and France is the largest recipient of U.S. foreign
investment. France is a world leader in the development of modern
telecommunications, a market with explosive growth potential. The
European Union, the second largest trading bloc in the world, recognizes
French as an official language. Think about the many job opportunities
with the airlines, import-export companies and other international
businesses. French is also a very useful language if you are thinking of
working at the United Nations (where French is the second most
widely-used language, after English) or for the United States Government
in the foreign service. Here in the United States, when you know
French, you could become a French teacher, an interpreter or a
translator.<br />
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3. Studying French increases your appreciation of other people and their
cultures. French is the first or second language in more than 40
countries and is spoken by 125 million people on every continent.
Because French is a foreign language of choice for so many people in the
world, knowing French will also increase your chances of communicating
in a non-English speaking country. You can use French to develop
friendships, as well as to communicate via the Internet.<br />
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4. French opens up an entire world of sporting events to enthusiasts. It is
an official language used to announce events, winners, and medals at
the Olympic Games, including the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. If you
live near the Quebec border, you can also follow hockey and baseball
games in French. Automobile races (Le Mans and Monte Carlo), horseracing
(Longchamp), tennis tournaments (The French Open), and the Tour de
France (long distance bicycle race) engage fans around the globe. When
you know French, the international world of sports is open to you.<br />
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5. Knowing French will improve your vocabulary in English. Some 40% to 50%
of English vocabulary comes from French. The study of French will also
enhance your grammar skills, and your increased proficiency in English
will greatly improve your scores on the verbal section of the SAT and
the ACT. As you develop greater skills in French, you also sharpen your
skills in English.<br />
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6. Learning a new language, like French, develops your critical and
creative thinking skills. It will also increase your problem-solving
skills and improve your memory, selfdiscipline, and self-esteem. Because
progress is very easy to measure, you can quickly take pride in your
new abilities. Knowing French can help you attain a number of important
life skills.<br />
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7. Proficiency in French will significantly improve your chances of being
accepted to universities and graduate schools. In many scientific fields
at the graduate level, most American institutions require a reading
knowledge of French or German in order for scholars to be able to
conduct research. France continues to be a leader and innovator in
science and technology. Civil engineering (the "Chunnel" between England
and France; the TGV (the world's fastest train), space/aeronautics (the
Concorde, a FrancoBritish enterprise; the Ariane rocket, a
Franco-European initiative), medical technologies (the isolation of the
HIV virus), and telecommunications (the Minitel with more than 20,000
online services and micro-chip telephone cards) are just a few areas in
which the French play a leadership role. Knowing French can open the
doors to graduate school and important research.<br />
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8. Using French enhances your travel abroad to Canada, the Caribbean,
Europe, and Africa. After the United States, France is the second most
visited tourist destination of the world. Paris was recently named
by Fortune Magazine as one of the top ten "global cities." When you
speak French, you can be an educated tourist, ask for directions, get
your own hotel room or tell a French friend about the United States.<br />
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<img height="153" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.listedium.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Paris-Skyline.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /> Paris Skyline <img height="124" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destination/france/article124430.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/patrimoine-39bordeaux.jpg" style="margin-top: 80px;" width="200" /> France booking guide<br />
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9. French is the language of culture, opening your door to art, <a href="http://8tracks.com/explore/french_music" target="_blank">music</a>,
<a href="https://frenchdanceleeds.wordpress.com/dances/" target="_blank">dance</a>,<a href="http://www.parisdigest.com/menus/fashion.htm" target="_blank"> fashion</a>, <a href="http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/french-food-at-home/recipes.html" target="_blank">cuisine</a> and <a href="http://www.timeout.com/paris/en/film/100-best-french-films" target="_blank">cinema</a>. As you quickly realize when you look
at the foreign film section of your local video store, France is one of
the most prolific producers of international films. The Cannes
International Film Festival annually attracts the attention of the world
when the best films, directors and actors are named. When you
understand French, you don't have to rely on subtitles to enjoy a French
film.<br />
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10. French is the language of many great literary masterpieces. People
around the world are familiar with Les Misérables, The Three
Musketeers, 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Little Prince and The
Stranger. In fact, France has won more Nobel prizes for literature than
any other country. The French are also admired for their great
philosophers, such as Descartes, Pascal, Rousseau, Voltaire, Camus and
Sartre. When you read French, you can enjoy these works and authors in
the original language.<br />
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style="margin-top: 0px;" width="163" /> Descartes <img height="161" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.famousscientists.org/scientist-photos/blaise-pascal.jpg" style="margin-top: 99px;" width="200" /> Pascal<br />
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The history of France is undoubtedly one one of the richest and most eventful characterized by the French Revolution that took place between 1789 and 1799. The revolution is instrumental in that it triggered the global decline of theocracies and absolute monarchs, while paving way for republics and democracies. The French Revolution is therefore dubbed as one of the most important events in human history not only because it revolutionized leadership globally but also because the effects of the war spilled over to other regions spreading far and wide.<br />
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The causes of the French Revolution have remained debatable throughout the course of the evolution of history but it is mostly linked to the abuse of power by the leaders that were in power at the time of the revolution and how much they oppressed the poor peasants in the society.<br />
Before the revolution, French government and the clergy were the people who earned the most money in the society but they did not pay taxes leaving the peasants with their meager salaries to pay taxes that would supplement the growth and development of France as well as for the upkeep of its overseas colonies. This threw France in great debt overtime and the government resorted to save the situation by the introduction of unpopular taxation schemes that only meant that the poor peasants were taxed even more.<br />
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The first year saw members of the third estate taking over the government, the assault on the Bastille in July plus the passage of the declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen in August.<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">A central event of the first stage was the abolition of feudalism as well as the old rules and </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">privileges that were bestowed to the clergy and those in government. In September 1972, the French Republic was proclaimed following the French victory at Valmy and the subsequent execution on Louis the 16th. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The end of the French Revolution marked the beginning of democracy in the country with the elite entrusted with most of the important leadership positions. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Overtime, the country was able to regain economic stability owing to the returns they acquired from their overseas colonies as well as the input by the new system of government that ensured equal distribution of resources.</span></span><br />
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France is a beautiful country that boasts of a beautiful landscape as well as being home to most of the most prestigious and ancient buildings in history. Being known as the city of love and lights, France is a recommended ideal tourist destination for all the lovebirds who want to bask in the aura of their love and enjoy every moment of it. <br />
Among the notable things in France is its rich cultural diversity.<br />
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<span id="goog_2076548673"></span><span id="goog_2076548674"></span>The population of France is composed of a diverse range of inhabitants from all parts of the world. A mix of Asians, 'Black' people and of course the 'White' people can be seen interacting in all French states with little or no cases reported of racism reported in the recent years. Racism has been a major concern in France but the French government in conjunction with other human rights bodies have waged war to end racism in the country.<br />
The country has embraced all races and this has been established by the numerous job opportunities offered to people from other races as well as their intermarriages with the indigenous French natives overtime.<br />
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Apart from cultural diversity, the French menu is composed of well over a thousand indigenous recipes that have sprung from within the country. Most meals are served in courses of 2 or 3 with meals accompanied by wine, baguettes (a type of long, hard bread) and cheese.<br />
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Being a country that has witnessed a couple of revolutions over the years and a horde of interesting leaders, France has a number of holidays and festivals spread out all through their calender year. As a tourist in France, this assures you that you are most likely to be part of a French festival or holiday no matter what time of the year you choose to travel to the country.<br />
One of the most prolific and interesting holidays is the Bastille Day that is marked by Soldiers in Uniform marching on the streets of and a firework display to signify the beginning of the French Revolution. The day is marked on July 14th every year with a large crowd turning up to witness the twist of events in that day.<br />
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Probably the most interesting part about France is their fashion sense. High-end designers such as Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton are all French designers who have taken over the fashion industry by storm.<br />
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Their clothes are said to be of high quality handmade by the best cloth makers in the world. This is probably why designer clothes are very expensive. Other notable designers from France include Dior, Givenchy, Lacoste and Balmain.<br />
In terms of music, French music is perceived to be slow romantic music but French rappers have sprung up in recent years. The likes of Stromae are a classic example of French rappers who have been able make a name for themselves by rapping in the French language thus creating diversity in terms of music genres.<br />
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Among the most popular songs by Stromae are Papaoutai, Tous le meme, Formidable and Dodo.<br />
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There are a lot of things that one can do in France be it site-seeing, eating or shopping. It should therefore be in a requirement in everyone's bucket-list to visit this famous country one day.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16206501512118545388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-33926656669287196212015-05-14T00:08:00.001+03:002015-05-14T00:08:30.831+03:00My wake up call to appreciate African films<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kenya has in the recent times witnessed the entry of Nigerian and Ghanaian films in the<br />
entertainment industry. These films have overtaken the popularity of most local productions and have earned massive airplay in most television stations. Luckily, it is up to you to make the choice on whether you want to watch them or not and most of the times...I tend to sail in the 'not' boat. This however changed in an instance in my French class when I watched an acclaimed award-winning film by a renowned African writer, Ousmane Sembene.<br />
At first, I felt skeptical about watching the film from the fact that the lecturer had previously explained that the film was based on Female Genital Mutilation...A subject I have grown to dread talking about let alone watching a film about it, and it's not just a regular film...an African film.<br />
The movie started off with a series of events showcasing the cultural setting of the people in the movie. Everything seemed unique from the architecture, dressing to the language they spoke. What was striking for me in this film was that it was relevant to the lives of African women. It depicted the similarity in roles that are entrusted to African women which include cooking, cleaning, nursing children and the general maintenance of the household. Being set up in traditional African setting, the men were obviously superior to the women and hence they only took up administrative duties.<br />
Moolade, the name given as the title of the movie refers to a season where young girls were circumcised as a form of purification. Just like in the Kenyan communities that practice Female Genital Mutilation believe that a girl of child-bearing age can not get married if she has not been circumcised.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span> Despite the fact that the practice led to loss of lives through excessive bleeding, this community still goes on with it ignoring the impeding dangers to the society. It however takes the efforts of one woman who was able to stand firm and safeguard her daughter as well as other young girls who sought sanctuary in her care, to fight the menace to the core and stop it forthwith.<br />
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Despite opposition, Colle Ado (pictured) was able to beat all the odds and bring an end to Female Genital Mutilation in her community. Public flogging and ridicule were just few of the challenges that Colle had to endure so that she could protect the lives of the girls who depended on her. Despite the fact that her daughter was to be married off to the Prince only if she was circumcised, Colle was relentless in what she believed and she was ready to give up all forms of pleasure, riches and luxury that come with her daughter getting married into the royal family.<br />
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The entire film is a classic example of how women are their own enemies judging by the fact that Colle received opposition and threats mostly from fellow women who chose to follow tradition rather that face facts concerning the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation. Despite that, the film also brings out the authoritative nature of women to make decisions and stand firm in what they believe is right no matter what the consequences are. It is also at this time that women redeemed themselves from being subordinate to their husbands and also taking part in leadership as well as decision-making.<br />
To me, the movie was an eye-opener that not all African content is meaningless and too mainstream. There are a lot of new discoveries one can make from watching indigenous movies like Moolade which go back in time to narrate a story in full account. It was also impressive to see a male-inspired creation depicting women with so much power in African communities that seem to have embraced the fact that men are superior to women.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16206501512118545388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-89270047139734683842015-05-13T14:47:00.006+03:002015-05-13T14:47:58.893+03:00Moolade Movie<br />
A normal human being has got the favor from God to enjoy life that Jesus has come to give and most of all the same in abundance. When I watched this movie in class, I am wondering what can I write
that will inspire you to see "Moolaade"? and get the common perception of this universe. This is for me the best movie ever and tool that the universe should look at to transform the mind of human beings who are purposefully determined to destroy, kill and steal lives of our daughters and sisters.<br />
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All I can tell you is, "Moolaade" is a film that will stay in my
memory and inform my ideas long after other films have vaporized. It
takes place in a village in Senegal, where ancient customs exist side by
side with battery-powered radios, cars and trucks, and a young man
returning from Paris. Traditional family compounds surround a mosque;
they are made in ancient patterns from sun-baked mud and have the
architectural beauty of everything that is made on the spot by the
people who will use it, using the materials at hand. The colors of this
world are the colors of sand, earth, sky and trees, setting off the
joyous colors of the costumes.<br />
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It is the time for several of the young women in the village to be
"purified." This involves removing parts of their genitals so they will
have no feeling during sex. The practice is common throughout Africa to
this day, especially in Muslim areas, although Islam in fact condemns
it. Many girls die after the operation, and during the course of this
movie, two will throw themselves down a well. But men, who in their
wisdom assume control over women's bodies, insist on purification. And
because men will marry no woman who has not been cut, the older women
insist on it, too; they have daughters who must find husbands.<br />
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Colle (Fatoumata Coulibaly),
the second of four wives of a powerful man, has refused to let her
daughter be cut. Now six girls flee from a purification ritual, and four
of them seek refuge with her. Colle agrees to help them, and invokes
"moolaade," a word meaning "protection." She ties a strand of bright
yarn across the entrance to her compound, and it is understood by
everyone that as long as the girls stay inside the compound, they are
safe, and no one can step inside to capture them.<br />
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These details are established not in the mood of a dreary
ethnographic docudrama, but with great energy and life. The writer and
director is Ousmane Sembene,
sometimes called the father of African cinema, who at 81 can look back
on a life during which he has made nine other films, founded a
newspaper, written at least five novels, and become, in the opinion of
his distributor, the art film pioneer Dan Talbot, the greatest living
director. <br />
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Sembene's stories are not the tales of isolated characters;
they always exist within a society which observes and comments, and
sometimes gets involved. Indeed, his first film, "<a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/black-girl-1973">Black Girl</a>"
(1966), is the tragedy of a young African woman who is taken away from
this familiarity and made to feel a stranger in Antibes.<br />
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The village in "Moolaade" has an interesting division of powers. All
authority allegedly resides with the council of men, but all decisions
seem to be made by the women, who in their own way make up their minds
and achieve what they desire. Men insist on<a href="http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/health_consequences_fgm/en/" target="_blank"> purification</a>, but it is
really women who enforce it -- not just the fearsome women who actually
conduct the ceremony, but ordinary women who have undergone it and see
no reason their daughters should be spared.<br />
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Colle has seen many girls sicken and die, and does not want to risk
her daughter. She knows, as indeed most of those in the village know, <a href="http://www.endfgm.eu/en/female-genital-mutilation/what-is-fgm/effects-of-fgm/" target="_blank">that purification is dangerous</a> and unnecessary and has been condemned
even by their own government. But if a man will not marry an unpurified
daughter, what is a mother to do?<br />
<img height="97" id="irc_mi" src="https://www.africafilms.tv/medias/8/32/58/@/3258_full_Salimata_traore_httpkorvecfiles_blogspot_com200803moolaad_proteccin_html.jpg" style="margin-top: 113px;" width="200" /> Image of Salimata Traore<br />
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This is particularly relevant for
Colle, whose own daughter, Amsatou (Salimata Traore),
is engaged to be married to a young man who will someday rule their
tribe, and who is a successful businessman in Paris. Yes, he is modern,
is educated, is cosmopolitan, but in returning to his village for a
bride of course he desires one who has been cut.<br />
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Local characters stand out in high relief. There is Mercenaire
(Dominique T. Zeida), a peddler whose van arrives at the village from
time to time with pots, pans, potions and dry goods, and who brings news
from the wider world. There's spontaneous fun in the way the women
bargain and flirt with him.<br />
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And there is the <i>doyenne des exciseuses</i> (Mah Compaore),
whose livelihood depends on her purification rituals, and who rules a
fierce band of assistants who could play the witches in "Macbeth."<br />
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Much of the humor in the film comes from the ineffectual debates of
the council of men, who deplore Colle's action but have been checkmated
by the invocation of <i>moolaade.</i> One ancient tradition is thwarted
by another. Colle's husband, who has been away, returns to the village
and insists that she hand over the girls, but she flatly refuses, and in
a scene of drama and rich humor, the husband's first wife backs up the
second wife's position and supports her.<br />
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All of this nonsense is caused by too much outside influence, the men
decide. All of the radios in the village are collected and thrown onto a
big pile near the mosque -- where, in an image that lingers through the
last scenes of the film, some of them continue to play, so that the
heap seems filled with disembodied voices. Colle stands strong. Then the
young man from Paris arrives, and the whole village holds its breath,
poised between the past and the future.<br />
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To summary the whole story, I wanted to give the following encouragement to all our readers.<br />
My first word goes to women who have the heart of Colle and are always willing to defend the rights of our daugthers and sisters. We may think that Female Genital Mitilation is the worst situation to fight against, but what I want to say is that, that tread is just one among others.<br />
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And also anything that is preventing health, joy and life of our girls, has to be stopped and eradicated.<br />
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The second word goes to both genders. This world is driven by dead men. I mean that great men like Ousmane Sembene who had put his mind on paper is still a source of our motive towards change.<br />
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But all as change agents, smart and alive, can still do the same impacts in this universe by putting our ideas on paper and address issues that are affecting the society.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157031401519609569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-79202922619390637492015-05-12T19:08:00.000+03:002015-05-12T19:08:04.282+03:00Beans from Madagascar Beans have been the most common food to be eaten in the world.<br />
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According to research that was made last year by World Food Program, it was published that, planting beans has been a success activity in 94 percent of African regions, 86 percent of European regions and 90 percent of Amercican regions.<br />
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This dish has also been a good exposure and challenge as I made during class presentation.<br />
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I am indeed a fan of the dish but i had never before come to the time of making the same myself.<br />
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This class has enabled me to face the reality and I am very pround of my ability in making this dish.<br />
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This time round, I did not get the opportunity to call my First lady in order to make this dish for her and us to experience the good achievement.<br />
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As any manager of the house, during your shopping time, beans have always appeared on the list as long as they will help you to run a month without food crisis.<br />
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This specific type of beans was in my House and that is why I had to cook it for the class.<br />
Before i give you the ingredients and the procedure of cooking this is what happened to me.<br />
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I was just chilling on thursday at home with my books and novels and i knew that the cooking on friday won't take me so much time.<br />
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The following day in the morning, i prepared everything that i needed for the cooking at 8am I started my cooking. this is what I did, I took gently the dry beans and put in the boiled water that was on the fire.<br />
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I knew the way the temperature was high, my beans will be soft in a very short time and for me to be ready for my class presentation.<br />
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It took me 2 hours boilling the beans and Up to a point i started panicking about the situations. As usual I called my First Lady for assistance through the phone.<br />
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She told me that the problem started from the beginning but, just keep adding water until the beans get soft. I persevered in the process of cooking. After two hours spending in the boilling of beans, I had to make the sauce that I would mix with the beans. I had to take out the beans water and put it aside. i fried for 10 minutes the softened beans and after frying I had to mix the sauce made with the fried beans. I mixed for 5 minutes then I took again the beans water that I kept aside and added in the beans. I waited fot the complete mixture which took me just 5 more minutes.<br />
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After a long preparation my dish was perfect and ready for consumption in the Class.<br />
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The following is the required ingredients to make the Beans Burgers from Madagascar:<br />
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<span class="Indent2em">1 cup dried Madagascar beans, soaked overnight and cooked until soft, then mashed</span><br />
<span class="Indent2em">1 onion and 3 garlic cloves chopped finely and fried until soft</span><br />
<span class="Indent2em">1/4 cup parsley chopped finely</span><br />
<span class="Indent2em">1 cup grated cheese</span><br />
<span class="Indent2em">1 egg</span><br />
<span class="Indent2em">2 carrots, grated</span><br />
<span class="Indent2em">Dash of tamari or soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste.</span><br />
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<span class="Indent2em">The process goes this way:</span><br />
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You soak the beans over night. This will facilitate the softening of the beans while boiling</div>
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You cook together all the other ingredients with oil in another pan under a very moderated heat.</div>
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Put Aside the water beans </div>
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Step Four</div>
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Fry the beans for 5 minuters</div>
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Step Five </div>
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Mix the beans with the sauce that you have made in the other pan for 5 minutes</div>
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Add the water beans and mix it then wait for 5 minutes</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157031401519609569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-21078669593140539012015-05-12T17:36:00.001+03:002015-05-12T17:36:52.076+03:00Hatian SpagettiCooking has become a better practice for me since I had to go outside my confort zone and look for recipes of this dish.<br />
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It was on a tuesday morning when I had remembered that I had an assignment of food presentation in class on friday afternoon.<br />
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I had to draw up a budget on how to look for recipes of this specific dish. It sounded easy for me as long as the word spagetti was concerned.<br />
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I did not want to involved my First lady in this as long as I knew it was simple and easy to cook.<br />
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On wednesday I went to the supermarket and started looking for recipes. I am telling you, some recipes names became strange until I circulated in the supermarket as a lost person.<br />
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A very kind lady saw me disturbed and a bit confused about what i was looking for, she had decided to come and help me.<br />
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I said no, She can not help as long as my First lady is with me in my mind. She said, " Hello Sir, How are you? I replied with confidence and seriousness " I am doing great Madam".<br />
She did not stop there, She continued her caring questions, " How can I help you?", I had to reply " Well, I am fine and okay, just analyzing the recipes of the dish I want to cook. But all is well".<br />
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She smiled at me and said: I am available anytime you need my help. I told her: Thank you for your assistance. I will come to you as soon as I am lost. And indeed I was lost, just that I could not behave in that situation.<br />
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I said ok. In this situation i do not want to display my weakness to any woman. Let me go through this and enjoy the challenge and experience.<br />
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Another idea came in to mind, instead of asking my First lady what I am looking for, let me make this a surprise. I opened my google again and confirmed the recipes I was searching in the supermarket.<br />
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On thursday after making sure that everything was ready, I said let me invite the First Lady at home to have fun and relax. Faithfully as usual she came and after some moments she wanted to enter in the Kitchen and make something for us as we were watching the movie titled "Letters to Juliets".<br />
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I told her Honey, what do you want to do? She replied: " Baby just something to eat". I asked her, "What is that exactly?". She replied by saying " Our favorite meals". I laughed and said " Can I ask you a favor?". She looked at me in the eyes and replied " go on Darling." I told her let me just make an Omellette and toasted bread for us as we are finishing with the movie". It wont take time and I do not want you to stay alone for long.<br />
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She agreed with a smile and in my heart I said thank you God for this wonderful surprise she is going to live today.<br />
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I entered in the Kichen and locked it. I told her i did not want the smoke to interfere with a our great perfume and atmosphere that we had already created.<br />
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I put together all the ingredients on the table. The following are what I needed to make the Hatian Spagetti.<br />
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<ul class="ingredientList">
<li itemprop="ingredients">1lb spaghetti</li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">3 tablespoons <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/olive_oil">olive oil</a></span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">3 tablespoons <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tomato_paste">tomato paste</a></span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">1 tablespoon <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/garlic">garlic</a></span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">1 cup <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/white_onion">white onions</a></span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/thyme">thyme</a> (fresh, chopped)</span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">5 <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sausage">chicken sausages</a> (or hot dogs or any other types of links or meat)</span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">1 ½ tablespoons chicken bouillon powder (low sodium preferably)</li>
<li itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/salt">salt</a> (to taste)</span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredients">1 ½ cups reserve pasta water</li>
<li itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/black_pepper">pepper</a> (to taste) </span></li>
</ul>
I Boilled pasta according to package instructions two minutes short of
recommended cooking time. In a heavy large saucepan, I heated oil and added tomato
paste. I cooked tomato paste for 3 – 4 minutes while stirring occasionally. I added garlic, onion and thyme and cooked for 5 minutes while occasionally
stirring. I added the hotdogs and chicken bouillon and continued browning the
meat. I added the cooked pasta and stir to scrape up all the deliciousness
on the bottom of the pan while gradually adding the reserved pasta
water. I lowered the heat in order to avoid the burning of the sauce and cooked for another 3-5 minutes, the starchy pasta
water will help distribute the sauce and thicken, the finished dish will
not have any excess liquid in the bottom of the pan, all the sauce will
be clinging to the noodles.I added crushed red pepper because she loves it. I seasoned
with salt and pepper to taste, but Iwas careful as she may not need any
more salt due to the chicken bouillon.<br />
After that, I had to serve to her the food being hot.<br />
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<img height="132" src="http://diningforwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0415-MBH-Haitian-Spaghetti-with-Hotdogs.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-right: 20px; padding: 5px;" width="200" /> This is exactly how the dish looked like.<br />
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After having her encouragement, on Friday morning I had to cook the same on friday morning and she brought the dish to school with passion because she was very proud of the work that I did on thursday.<br />
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Note: For transport to a potluck I would recommend that after you
put the spaghetti in a serving bowl add some extra pasta water, maybe
about ½ cup, it will eventually be absorbed by the pasta and your
spaghetti won’t be dry by the time you serve the dish. Enjoy the Experience and make a day memorable in someone's life.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157031401519609569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-70174925688097711352015-05-12T15:21:00.000+03:002015-05-12T15:21:11.438+03:00History of France<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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we enter deeply in the understanding of France, it is of great importance to
know the origin of the country and also a brief background information of the
same.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 107%;">Going to Europe and America has really been a
concern and great wish of Africans. They have always believed that, life is
more enjoyable and successful on that side of the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 107%;">Being black has been a source of discriminaton and inferiority in the Mind of Africans.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 107%;">The country so called France, is located in Europe
and the official name of the country is the French Republic (<b><i>La</i></b>
<em><b>République Française</b></em>). It became a republic in 1792, after
centuries of royal rule, as a result of the French Revolution. The Revolution
started with the storming of the Bastille fortress on 14th July 1789, an event
that is celebrated every year all over France on Bastille Day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 107%;">France as an organized and structured country has
also a motto that helps the country to maintain her value and dignity. <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Liberty, equality and
fraternity (or brotherhood) is the national motto of France. </span></strong>First
appearing around the time of the Revolution, it was written into the
constitution in 1958 and today you’ll see it on coins, postage stamps and
government logos often alongside ‘Marianne’ who symbolizes the ‘triumph of the
Republic’.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 107%;">It is of importance to know the size of the country.
<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">France is
the largest country in the EU</span></strong><b>.</b> With an area of 551,000 square km, it's almost a fifth of the
EU’s total area. About a quarter is covered by forest; only Sweden and Finland
have more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 107%;">The size may seem not to be enough to have the complete
image of France, Her shape can also add value to our knowledge. <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">France is sometimes called ‘the hexagon'</span></strong>. Because of its
six-sided shape, France is sometimes referred to as <a href="http://frenchfrogs.fr/methodes-pour-apprendre-le-francais/apprendre-le-francais-en-rencontrant-des-francophones-1-les-francophones-de-france/" target="_blank"><em>l’hexagone</em></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">France
still retains 15 territories overseas</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
This includes Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte. Back
on the mainland, Metropolitan France (including Corsica) is divided into 22
regions and sub-divided into 96 departments. The country’s colonial past is one
reason why there are more than five million people of Arab and African descent
living in France. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some 85
percent of the French population live in urban areas.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The vast majority of France’s 65.5 million inhabitants live
in urban areas, and Paris, the capital, has 2.2 million inhabitants alone, with
metropolitan Paris home to a total of 11.9 million people in 2013, according to
the <i>Institut d'Amenagement et d'Urbanisme</i>. France has the second largest
population in Europe after Germany, making up 13 percent of the EU. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">French is
the official language and the first language of 88 percent of the population</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. However, there are various indigenous regional dialects
and languages, such as Alsacian, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Occitan and Flemish.
About 1 million French people living near the border with Italy speak
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style="height: 168px; margin-left: -7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 300px;" /> This is the flag of France and each color has a meaning.</span></div>
The flag is called Tricolour because of the Three Colors that are represented in the <a href="http://french.lovetoknow.com/What_the_French_Flag_Colors_Represent" target="_blank">flag.</a><br />
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French President Charles de Gaulle is included in the <em>Guinness Book of World Records </em>as surviving more assassination attempts—32—than anyone in the world</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Talking of France Leadership here is the<a href="http://www.worldpresidentsdb.com/list/countries/France/" target="_blank"> list</a> of Presidents that have led France since the timee of </span><br /><a href="http://www.worldpresidentsdb.com/Napoleon-III/" title="President Napoleon III">Bonaparte, Louis-Napoleon</a>.</div>
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people did not know of this before. <a href="http://blog.allmyfaves.com/information/15-amazing-facts-about-france-french-people-you-probably-didnt-know/3/" target="_blank">Louis XIX</a> who reigned in France for only 20 minutes as a King. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
500-year-old <i>French Acadmy</i> aims to preserve the French language.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> It seeks to preserve the French language by attempting to
ban – somewhat unsuccessfully – foreign words such as blog, hashtag, parking,
email, and weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More than
80 percent of the population are Roman Catholic</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
Some 5–10 percent are Muslim, 2 percent are Protestant, 1 percent are Jewish –
and 4 percent are not affiliated to any religion. Perhaps surprisingly for a
predominantly Catholic country, three-quarters of women of childbearing age use
contraception. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A French
woman is the world’s oldest human</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
She lived to an incredible 122 years, 164 days, according to the Guinness Book
of World Records. Jeanne Louise Calment was born on February 21, 1875 (the year
before Alexander Graham Bell got his patent for the very first telephone and
Custer’s Last Stand) and died on August 4, 1997. Her compatriots generally live
long longer than most other nationalities: France is rated sixth in the world
for life expectancy at birth: 81.5 years (86 years for women and 79 for
men). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">France has
the second largest economy in the Eurozone</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
With a GDP of EUR 1.9 trillion (USD 2.613 trillion) according to figures from
the World Bank, France's economy is only second to Germany's. France is one of
the largest exporters of luxury goods in the world, with the top four companies
Cartier, Chanel, Hermes and Louis Vuitton alone worth around EUR 30.8 billion.
Its main exports are far less glamorous: aircraft, food, chemicals, industrial
machinery, iron and steel, electronics, motor vehicles and pharmaceuticals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 2013
France sold more electric cars than any other European country.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> With 8,779 registered vehicles, France sold more than twice
as many as Germany and Norway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
world’s first artificial heart transplant and face transplant both took place
in France. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The heart transplant occurred in
December 2013 at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris. The bio prosthetic
device, which mimics a real heart’s contractions, is powered by external
lithium-ion battery, and is about three times the weight of a real organ.
French surgeons were also the first to perform a face transplant in 2005. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">France has
one of the highest average ages for women having their first child</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. Good childcare facilities allow 85 per cent of French
women to work. However, this high level of employment has had an impact on the
average age at which women have their first child. This has increased to 30.1
years, one of the highest amongst the OECD countries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yet France
has Europe's second highest birth rate<b>.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Giving birth older hasn’t affected fertility rates though: France has Europe’s
second highest birth rate (after Ireland) and accounts for more than half of
the EU’s natural population increase. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">French
workers retire younger than in other OECD countries.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> In 2012, the average age was 59.7 years for men and 60 for
women, compared to the OECD averages of 64.2 and 63.3. People can claim a state
pension at 62, which is one of the lowest retirement ages in the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">France legalized
same-sex marriage in 2013.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> When
President Françoise Holland signed the bill into law on May 18, 2013, France
became the ninth country in Europe and 14th in the world to legalize same-sex
marriage. Although polls at the time showed that between 55 and 50 percent of
French people supported gay marriage, not everyone is happy about it: thousands
of people defending the so-called ‘family values’ continue to take to the
streets in protest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Europe’s
highest mountain is in the French Alps<b>.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Mont
Blanc, at 4,810m, takes an arduous 10 to 12 hours to climb to the summit.
Alternatively, you can take a leisurely 20-minute trip up on Europe’s highest
cable car on the nearby Pic du Midi to get a brilliant view of Mont Blanc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.livescience.com/31935-louvre-museum.html" target="_blank">The LouvreMuseum</a> in Paris was the most visited museum in the world in 2012</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. With an amazing 9.5 million visitors, it received almost
the same amount of people as the population of Sweden! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The French
have a strong sense of community<b>.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
In the OECD Better life Survey 2013, 93 per cent of respondents said they knew
someone they could rely on in times of need. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The legal
system in France is still largely influenced by Napoleon.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> French law is still based on the principles set down in
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Code Civil back in the 1800s. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Throughout
its history, France has produced some of the world’s most influential writers
and thinkers</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: <a href="https://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Descartes/RouseBall/RB_Descartes.html" target="_blank">Descartes</a> and Pascal in the 17th
century, <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/voltaire-9520178" target="_blank">Voltaire</a> in the 18th, <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/charles-baudelaire-39436" target="_blank">Baudelaire</a> and Flaubert in the 19th and Sartre
and Camus in the 20th. To date, France has won more Noble Prizes for Literature
(15) than any other country. </span></div>
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is the world's most popular<a href="http://blog.allmyfaves.com/information/15-amazing-facts-about-france-french-people-you-probably-didnt-know/" target="_blank"> tourist </a>destination<b>.</b></span> Some 83 million
visitors arrived in France in 2012, according to the World Tourism Organization.</span><a href="http://blog.allmyfaves.com/information/15-amazing-facts-about-france-french-people-you-probably-didnt-know/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">April Fool's Day in France apparently stems back to the 16th century.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> If you’re in France on April Fool’s
Day, don’t be surprised if children try to stick paper fish onto your back and
call you a ‘<i>Poisson d’Avril</i>’ (April Fish). This April 1st tradition is
supposed to have started in the 16th century when King Charles XIV of France
changed the calendar and those who continued to celebrate the end of the New
Year at the end of March were ridiculed as fools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">When I thought of Haiti before I took this
class, I could hardly predict the Haitian culture was rich in terms of its cuisine.
The inherent African tendencies in their music are also evident in how they
cook they food. There was a lot of indigenous food to choose from. Seeing also
that I had little experience in the kitchen with spices and other food elements,
I sought a simple recipe that a novice chef like me could handle. God truly was
gracious and I finally found my choice dishes. For a start, I tried to make: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Fried
Green Plantains (Bannann Peze)</span></i></b><span style="color: #6f716b; font-family: "Times","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Handwriting'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This was a real adventure for me because,
for starters, I had never heard of Plantains ever in my life! Thank God for
Google; whose search results to my surprise gave me images of green bananas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">For a while thought I had finally had my Eureka
moment only to find out from a friend that Plantains are not the normal green
bananas we have in the markets here in Kenya, not to mention where I was in school,
Daystar Athi River Campus, Mavoko County.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> With limited time to prepare the dish,
and the realization that the key ingredient I needed was a rare one in my area.
I opted to look for the closest this I could find to plantains. The recipe was a simple one; Plantains are a
staple in pretty much every Haitian meal. The most common method of cooking
plantains is frying them which can be served as an appetizer or a side dish.
Fried plantains are usually served with other fried meats such as pork, chicken
and goat. Here is a basic recipe if you are looking to learn how to cook
Haitian food:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cup(s) Vegetable Oil<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Lightly brown the plantains in the oil
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Remove plantains from oil and place them
on a paper towel to remove the excess oil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The journey to the market itself was another
adventure; at least I had some help from my sister since I have never had to
shop for so many Ingredients and I had no idea were to get them other than the
malls in Athi River. I also learned of a new tool I’ve never heard of before
called the Tostonera (Plantain Press).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Seeing that I could not find one to use I
opted just to slice them into thin discs. This wonderful dish would not be
complete without a salad to go with it. So I chose a delicious salad that has
all the makings of <b><i>Guacamole. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Haitian
Avocado Salad (Salad Zaboka)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A Haitian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado">Avocado</a> Salad is a simple
salad similar to guacamole. This dish can be served as a side or an appetizer
when paired with <a href="http://haitiancooking.com/recipe/fried-green-plantains-bannann-peze/" title="Fried Green Plantains (Bannann Peze)">fried plantains</a>. Other
ingredients such as shrimp, tomatoes or lobster can be added to create a unique
dinning experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and place them in a medium size bowl.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Add the lime juice,
olive oil, pepper, salt and lightly mix.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Serve as a side
dish or with plantains as an appetizer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">All in all, Haitian
Cuisine Rocks! I wouldn’t mind going there just for the cuisine and at least
get to feel the full Haitian cultural experience, not to mention the beach. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Ivory Coast is a francophone
country in West Africa. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Yamoussoukro is the official</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_%28political%29">political capital</a>
and administrative capital <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ivory_Coast">city</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire">Côte d'Ivoire</a>, while
the economic capital of the country is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abidjan">Abidjan</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Politics</span></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Ivory
Coast became a protectorate of France in 1843–44 and was later formed into a
French colony in </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">1893 amid the European <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa" title="Scramble for Africa">scramble for Africa</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Ivory
Coast achieved independence in 1960, led by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Houphou%C3%ABt-Boigny" title="Félix Houphouët-Boigny">Félix Houphouët-Boigny</a>, who ruled the
country until 1993. It maintained close political and economic association with
its West African neighbors, while at the same time maintaining close ties to
the West, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7afrique" title="Françafrique">especially France</a>. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's
rule in 1993, Ivory Coast has experienced one <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="Coup d'état">coup
d'état</a>, in 1999, and two religiously-grounded civil wars: the first taking
place <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Ivorian_Civil_War" title="First Ivorian Civil War">between 2002 and 2007</a>, and the second <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Ivorian_Civil_War" title="Second Ivorian Civil War">during 2010-2011</a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">The <b>First Ivorian Civil War</b> began in 2002. Although most of the
fighting ended by late 2004, the country remained split in two, with a rebel-held
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> north and
a government-held <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian" title="Christian">Christian</a> south. Hostility increased and raids on foreign
troops and civilians rose. As of 2006, the region was tense, and many said the
UN and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_military" title="French military">French military</a> failed to calm the civil war.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_national_football_team" title="Côte d'Ivoire national football team">Côte d'Ivoire national football
team</a> was credited with helping to secure a temporary truce when it
qualified for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006 FIFA World Cup</a> and brought warring parties
together.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The Ivorian elections took place in October 2010 after being delayed 6 times.
Fighting resumed on 24 February 2011 over the impasse on the election results,
with the New Force rebels capturing <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zouan-Hounien" title="Zouan-Hounien">Zouan-Hounien</a>,
and clashes in Abobo, Yamoussoukro and around Anyama.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samori_Ture" title="Samori Ture">Samori Ture</a></span></b>
resisted French penetration and settlement. In 1880s and 1890s he was
establishing the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassoulou_Empire" title="Wassoulou Empire">Wassoulou Empire</a>, which extended over large parts
of present-day Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast. His large,
well-equipped army could manufacture and repair <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">firearms</a>. The
French responded to Samori Ture's expansion of regional control with military
pressure. French campaigns against Samori Ture, which were met with fierce
resistance, intensified in the mid-1890s until he was captured in 1898.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Aimé Henri Konan Bédié</b> was the 2<sup>nd</sup> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ivory_Coast" title="President of Ivory Coast">President of Ivory Coast</a> from 1993 to 1999.
Bedié excluded many potential opponents from the army. In late 1999, a group of
disgruntled officers staged a military <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Ivorian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1999 Ivorian coup d'état">coup</a>, putting General <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gu%C3%A9%C3%AF" title="Robert Guéï">Robert
Guéï</a> in power. Bedié fled into exile in France. The new leadership reduced
crime and corruption, and the generals pressed for austerity and openly
campaigned in the streets for a less wasteful society. He is currently the
President of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_-_African_Democratic_Rally" title="Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally">Democratic
Party of Côte d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally</a> (PDCI-RDA).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Gbagbo" title="Laurent Gbagbo"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Laurent Gbagbo</span></a></b>
won the October 2000 presidential election. He is a Roman Catholic. In 2010,
Côte d'Ivoire had a presidential election that saw Gbagbo face off with <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alassane_Ouattara" title="Alassane Ouattara">Alassane
Ouattara</a>. Gbagbo, whose mandate had Laurent expired in 2005, had delayed
the election several times. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Laurent
Gbagbo is currently in the custody of the International Criminal Court, where
he faces charges of murder, rape and persecution.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Simone Ehivet Gbagbo</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Former
first lady was sentenced to 20 years in prison, On 10 March 2015. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/07/ivory-coast-simone-ehivet-gbagbo">Simone Gbagbowas known as the Ivorian “Iron Lady” behind her husband</a>.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Image courtesy of : http://ivorycoastpresident.com/gbagbo</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The <b>2010–11 Ivorian crisis</b> was a political crisis in <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast" title="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a>
which began after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Gbagbo" title="Laurent Gbagbo">Laurent Gbagbo</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Ivory_Coast" title="List of heads of state of Ivory Coast">President of Ivory Coast</a>
since 2000, was proclaimed the winner of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivorian_presidential_election,_2010" title="Ivorian presidential election, 2010">Ivorian election of 2010</a>, the
first election in the country in 10 years. The opposition candidate, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alassane_Ouattara" title="Alassane Ouattara">Alassane
Ouattara</a>, and a number of countries, organisations and leaders worldwide
claimed Ouattara had won the election. After months of attempted negotiation
and sporadic violence, the crisis entered a decisive stage as Ouattara's forces
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Ivorian_Civil_War" title="Second Ivorian Civil War">began a military offensive</a> in which they
quickly gained control of most of the country and besieged key targets in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abidjan" title="Abidjan">Abidjan</a>, the
country's largest city. International organizations have reported numerous
human rights violations, and the UN undertook its own military action with the
stated objective to protect itself and civilians.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A significant step in bringing an end to the crisis occurred on 11 April
2011 upon the capture and arrest of Gbagbo in Abidjan by pro-Ouattara forces
backed by French forces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Football </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ivory Coast has produced several players who have played in Europe,
including <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Drogba" title="Didier Drogba">Didier Drogba</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaya_Tour%C3%A9" title="Yaya Touré">Yaya
Touré</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Bony" title="Wilfried Bony">Wilfried Bony</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seydou_Doumbia" title="Seydou Doumbia">Seydou
Doumbia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gervinho" title="Gervinho">Gervinho</a>,
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Aurier" title="Serge Aurier">Serge
Aurier</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomon_Kalou" title="Salomon Kalou">Salomon Kalou</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolo_Tour%C3%A9" title="Kolo Touré">Kolo
Touré</a>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_national_football_team" title="Côte d'Ivoire national football team">Côte d'Ivoire national football
team</a> is generally considered to be one of the best teams to come from
Africa. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Named one of <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984949_1985240,00.html" target="_blank">Time's most influential people in the
world</a>, Didier gets credit for uniting the civil-war torn Côte
d'Ivoire. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Fashion </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ivorians love their fashion statements loud, just as most West African countries. They have a fashion week where designers showcase their work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">http://www.africafashionguide.com</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">An interesting scandal that recently rocked the Ivorian Fashion scene, was the death of </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1563709275"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Awa Fadiga an </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Ivorian Fashion model at </span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/">23</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fv2n5KLL6rE/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fv2n5KLL6rE?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Music</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Ivorian music is </span></span>characterized by vocal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphony">polyphony</a> especially among
the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baoul%C3%A9_people">Baoulé</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_drum">talking drums</a> especially
among the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzema_people">Nzema</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzema_people"> people</a> and by the
characteristic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm">polyrhythms</a>
found in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa">rhythm
in Sub-Saharan Africa</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Popular music genres
from Ivory Coast include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zouglou">zouglou</a>
and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup%C3%A9-D%C3%A9cal%C3%A9">Coupé-</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup%C3%A9-D%C3%A9cal%C3%A9">Décalé</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Interesting to find out that great musicians like Alpha Blondy and Magic System band have come from this great African country. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.18karatreggae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/alpha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://www.18karatreggae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/alpha.jpg" height="204" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alpha Blondy courtesy of http://www.18karatreggae.com</span></td></tr>
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<b>BISSAP: BURKINA FASO HIBISCUS FLOWER DRINK</b></div>
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Assigned with the task to make a type of food or beverage from Burkina Faso, I settled on making bissap, a<br />
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Making this drink was easy as I had time and again had this drink at home just that I later realized it was<br />
originally from Burkina Faso. Other than that, I was sure I would not need professional "tasting" before I presented the drink to class in order to certify it is fit for consumption by using my dear friend as an experimental specimen. </div>
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To make bissap, you will need hibiscus tea bags (how convenient), hot water; whatever amount that the consumer desires, sugar and ice cubes if need be. </div>
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1. First boil the water to a moderate temperature.</div>
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2. Soak two hibiscus tea bags in the water and wait five minutes for the drink to brew. Let the tea bags soak for as much time as you want depending on the level of redness you would wish your drink to achieve. </div>
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3. Add 3-4 tablespoons of sugar and stir till all the sugar is completely dissolved.</div>
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4. Ice cubes may be incorporated in the drink if a cooling effect is desired by the consumer or it can be served hot on a cold day.</div>
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The good thing about bissap is its enticing red colour, sweet aroma and strawberry taste. </div>
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Now, I'm sure you'll fall in love with this drink once you've tried it. </div>
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If this is your first time tasting it...feel free to thank me later for the enlightenment (LOL!).</div>
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If you a regular like me then please make a mug-full of bissap and appreciate Burkina Faso for their wonderful creation. </div>
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<b>BURKINA FASO</b></div>
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<i><b>History</b></i> <br />
Burkina Faso was originally inhabited by the Bobo, Lobi and Gurunsi with the Mossi and Gurma migrating into the region later on. The land of the Mossi became a French protectorate in 1879 and became a separate colony in 1919 called the Upper Volta that was later partitioned among Niger, the Sudan and Cote d'Ivoire. Upper Volta later became independent on August 4th 1984 where they later changed the name to Burkina Faso meaning "the country of honorable people". <br />
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<b> </b>Back in 1984, Marxist and Burkinabe Military Captain Thomas Sankara assumed power. He was a charismatic leader who mobilized the masses to launch a massive development movement. </div>
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Thomas Sankara believed in equality among all people and therefore ensured the equitable distribution of natural as well as man made resources. He believed in the policy of earning what you worked for which was seen as he still earned the salary of a Captain while he was the President of Burkina Faso. </div>
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His children were also treated the same way as any other ordinary Burkinabe children attending public schools with their father, the President, taking them to school on a bicycle!</div>
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The measures taken by Thomas Sankara were met with growing resistance and resistance despite his initial popularity. Tension began to surface in the implementation of the revolutionary movement that eventually led to the assassination of Sankara in a coup which brought Blaise Compaore into power. </div>
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On Christmas day of 1985, Burkina Faso fought in a five-day war with Mali that saw the death of over 100 people in dispute over the mineral rich Agacher strip. The conflict ended after meditation by the then president of Cote d'Ivoire but the Christmas war is largely remembered in Burkina Faso today.</div>
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<i><b>Language </b></i> </div>
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Burkina Faso is a multilingual country with an estimated 69 languages spoken all over the country. The official language is French which was introduced in the country during the colonial period. French is the principle language of administrative, political and judicial institutions, public service and the press. </div>
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Education for the deaf in Burkina Faso uses American Sign Language though there is also an indigenous urban sign language in Ougadougou. </div>
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<i><b>Music</b></i></div>
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The music of Burkina Faso includes folklore music of the over 60 different ethnic groups. Burkinabe traditional music has continued to thrive and musical output remains quite diverse. Popular music is mostly in French: Burkina Faso is yet to produce Pan-African success in terms of music. </div>
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The national anthem of Burkina Faso "Une Seule Nuit" was written by Thomas Sankara .</div>
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The national Museum of Music in Ougadougou began collecting musical instruments like the balafon drums seen above in 1998 to preserve the rich history of Burkinabe music. </div>
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The Semaine Nationale de la Culture, held every two years from 1983 is a musical festival that has helped produce popular music stars like Koudbi Koala. </div>
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Popular traditional groups in Burkina Faso balafon bands,kora, percussion ensembles and others who use use elements relevant to Burkinabe music. </div>
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The Kora, similar to the Nyatiti in Kenya is also one popular music instrument common in Burkina Faso. It initially featured seven strings until the Gambian griot Madi Woulendi increased the number twenty-one.<br />
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Masks occupy an important position in the religious life of Burkina Faso. The use of masks in initiation ceremonies and funerals is quite typical in Burkina Faso. Masks appear at burials to observe on behalf of the ancestors that proper burial procedures are carried out. </div>
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Masks attend to honor the deceased and to verify that the spirit of the deceased has been received well into the spirit world. Without a proper funeral the spirit remains near the home haunting its descendants. </div>
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<i><b>Festivals</b></i></div>
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<b><i>Bwaba dancing masks</i></b></div>
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The Bwa wooden masks represent different characters related to the myths of their families and clans.</div>
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The Bwa masks are chromatic white, red and black as predominant colors. </div>
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The days of the dance, everybody sweeps their compounds then put on their best outfits awaiting the ceremony. </div>
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<i><b>Festima Festival</b></i></div>
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Great mask festival attended by around 40 villages each of them represented by their own chosen group of masks. </div>
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This festival attracts tourists from as far as the capital Ougadougou. At that point the festival turns into a collective moment of socialization. This event also features story-tellers that are in competition to reveal their own talent.</div>
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<i><b>Dancing masks in March and April where masks invoke the rain</b></i></div>
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Every year when it comes to the rainy season, villagers in Burkina Faso rely on the masks to get good rains. The masks are entrusted to act as intermediaries able to communicate directly with the gods. </div>
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<i><b>FESPACO (Festival of the African Cinema)</b></i></div>
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One of the most important festivities revealing the African cinema. It happens every two years in Ougadougou. This is a good time to travel to Burkina Faso if you are interested in cinematography as you will get the chance to meet other African as well as international movie enthusiasts. </div>
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The festival was created in 1969 and it is celebrated every two years with the 24th edition being in 2015. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Music is without a doubt "The" universal language; it is the language of the soul, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the medium through which any message can traverse the language barrier.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is also evident that music is a large part of every human society and undoubtedly an integral part of all the cultures in </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">existence today. Haiti is no different. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Haiti has a rich music heritage that is influenced by four main civilizations/cultures who mainly appear in <a href="http://www.haitianmusic.net/haitian-music-history/" target="_blank">Haitian History</a> as their colonizers: The Spanish, English, Dutch & finally the French who's culture has stuck with the Haitians up to date. The french language is therefore an easily notable attribute in Haitian music. However the language the Haitians speak is a more "more </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">personalized" form of french/slang that they call <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~creole/creolenatllangofhaiti.html">Kreyol/creole</a>. Haiti has a unique variety of genres unlike most cultures in this century namely: <a href="http://www.haitianmusic.net/popular-haitian-music/haitian-hip-hop/">Hip hop</a>, <a href="http://www.haitianmusic.net/popular-haitian-music/mini-jazz/">mini-jazz</a> & <a href="http://www.haitianmusic.net/popular-haitian-music/haitian-rock/">Rock</a> which is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">common for majority of nations in the world today. The genres solely unique to Haiti are <a href="http://www.haitianmusic.net/popular-haitian-music/rasin/">Rasin(Voodoo Rock)</a>, <a href="http://www.haitianmusic.net/popular-haitian-music/zouk-love/">Zouk-Love</a>, & <a href="http://www.haitianmusic.net/popular-haitian-music/kompa/">Kompa(The sound of Haiti)</a>. On a special note, Compas/Kompa(spelled <i>konpa</i> in Creole)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> is currently the most popular style common in all music made in Haiti today. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is a complex ever-changing
music that fuses African Rhythms and European ballroom dancing, mixed with
Haiti's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgeoisie#Bourgeois_culture">bourgeois</a>
culture. In Spanish the word compás <i>means
“</i>beat” or “pulse”. One of the most distinctive characteristics of Kompa
music is the consistent, pulsing drum beat, which makes it easy to dance to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have found in my little exposure to Haitian music that they are a people who are very proud of their country and it's history who have a very rich heritage in music that is as beautiful as the country and it's nation's people.</span><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4tNEWfBwnc">Haïti Chérie</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> is a traditional patriotic and most
recognizable song of</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Haiti that was written and
composed by Dr. Othello Bayard de Cayes and was initially called Souvenir
d'Haiti</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">. It represents the pride Haitian people feel for
their country and culture. Within the Haitian community, at home and abroad, it
is widely considered as a second national anthem to </span><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8xRdaT5zH0">La Dessalinienne</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> and the song has recorded several different
versions. Haiti is definitely a place to be.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234371756033985960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-48385712849926386792015-03-09T12:12:00.000+03:002015-03-09T12:12:04.615+03:00Une nuance interessante de la langue francaise et le creole...<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Among the key tools that define a society or culture, Language has been one of them and most of all has brought a sense of Unity in the Universe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Coming from a French speaking Country known as Democratic Republic of Congo, I have been having this interest of knowing different versions of French as long as our French is the best compared to the one spoken in France.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I have come across an interesting part of the world called Haiti where french is spoken in a broken way. And this has really moved me to see first of all that </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">French had had an influence beyond</span> Africa and Europe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Let us go straight to Haiti and discovery how French has influenced this country and what are interesting results that come out it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If you have a sense for Haiti's literacy statistics
(slightly over 50%), and the challenges regarding access to education that have
characterized Haiti's history, then you may get a pretty accurate picture for
the number of Haitians who actually do speak and understand French fluently;
they are a minority, and come either from a privileged elite, or from a middle
class that has expanded over the years, but still represents a small percentage
of Haitians. French in Haiti is only learned in school and in church; the
Haitians that speak French at home are few and far between.<br />
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Regarding the difference of French and Creole, here's the deal:<br />
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The majority of the Haitian Creole lexicon comes directly from French, and
mostly old French (which is why sometimes there more similarities between
Creole and Quebecois French vs. European French). This French lexicon enables
French speakers with a sharp ear to pick up many terms in Haitian expressions,
and rarely, to garner meaning. But otherwise, these are two different languages.<br />
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Something that caught my attention has a French speaking person is that Haitian
Creole has a completely different grammar and syntax; for example, definite
articles follow nouns instead of preceding them, and they do not have any
gender assignment.<br />
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French: le chien<br />
Creole: chen la<br />
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French: la boite<br />
Creole: bwat la<br />
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Even when it comes to Conjugation, this is also totally different.<br />
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French: J'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont<br />
Creole: Mwen genyen, Ou genyen, li/li genyen, nou genyen, nou genyen, yo/yo
genyen</span></div>
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(Note, there is no difference between "he" and "she" in
Creole, nor any difference between "we" and "you - plural";
these details are determined by context)</span></div>
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(Note, there is no difference in creole between the infinitive form of a verb,
and the conjugated form)<br />
(Note, the Creole etymology of "genyen" as "to have" is
unknown to me, but it may come from "gagner")</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Conjugations in the past and future are not
performed by changing the root verb; they are formed by adding terms.<br />
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J'ai eu = Mwen te genyen<br />
J'avais = Mwen te konn genyen<br />
J'aurai = Mwen pral genyen<br />
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Another barrier to clean translation between Creole and French is the Vodou
culture - it is intrinsically bound up in the Creole language such that even if
French terms are used in some expressions, their provenance gives them a
subtle, or sometimes grossly different meaning.<br />
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Example: Someone walks into a home and Says "Hone" prounced 'O-NEH'
(French = Honneur)<br />
Proper response "Respe" pronounced 'RAY-SPEH' (French = Respect)<br />
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Probably not much meaning in French. RICH with meaning in Creole.<br />
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These are some examples to demonstrate that Haitian Creole is not at all
"broken French" - it is an altogether different language with
significant French influence.<br />
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Other linguistic influences on creole include a number of African languages,
Portuguese, Spanish and English.<br />
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It is possible, however, for the MOST RUDIMENTARY interactions in both French
and Creole to be mutually understandable - but some luck is involved. Many
greetings, all numbers, and some basic elements of everyday life are basically
the same in both languages - air, water, bathroom, food... these all share
similar terms.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157031401519609569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-79917318547929108742015-03-09T11:55:00.001+03:002015-03-10T14:05:22.065+03:00Diri ak Pwa & Sos Pwa with coconut milkA class that Cooks? Sounds interesting.... These were my sentiments last semester when I visited this class. I had no idea if I would be interested in going through it. This semester though, it was a different story. I actually pleaded with Dr. Wandia to add me to the class two weeks after registration.<br />
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The first assignment was to sample Haitian culture, including the cuisine. Everyone was to pick a meal they would make and come with to class on the material day.<br />
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I would pick the simplest, pocket friendly recipe. I went online in search of my cheap yet interesting pick. What do I see? Rice "<i>Madondo</i>", that is very simple, that even in Kenyan Kiosks it is a common delicacy. That is the folly of being too familiar with something.<br />
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Apparently, <span itemprop="description"> rice and beans are a staple
in the carribean. A meal is not a meal unless there is a side of rice
and beans. Haitian rice and beans can be made with a variety of beans,
but the most pouplar are Pinto, red kidney beans, and black beans.</span><br />
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<span itemprop="description">After settling on the <a href="http://haitiancooking.com/recipe/haitian-rice-and-beans-diri-ak-pwa/">recipe</a>, I went on an ingredient search. First stop was at Nakumatt Moi Avenue with my print out to act as a checklist and indicate the prices against ingredients. The exercise was an eye opener since I had no idea what spices like thyme and scotch bonnet pepper were. I even thought that scotch bonnet was the normal capsicums <i>"pilipili hoho"</i>.</span><br />
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<span itemprop="description"> To be safe, I decided not to use it altogether, because I realized that it was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_bonnet_%28pepper%29">hot</a>.</span><br />
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One mistake I made was buying canned coconut milk, only to go to the supermarket and find whole coconuts at 45 shillings each. Anyway, enough of the cheap talk. I don't want you to lose your appetite thinking that I made a cheap meal. (Not the case)<br />
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I went for a sleepover at my friend Judy's house, armed with all my ingredients. Whisper (I didn't have a blender, so I needed to use Judy's blender). It was also a good time to bond with my friend over cooking. We realized that the process for making Diri ak Pwa was similar to kenyan <i>pilau</i>. The only difference was that it was bean <i>pilau</i>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">A
country that is proud of their culture and heritage, strives to portray it
in everything they do. Haiti is one of few countries that have held this maxim
true. Certainly, one of the boldest portrayals of culture is fashion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Ordinarily,
most Haitians wear second-hand clothing and shoes, known as “pepe”, sold by
street vendors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">The practice of sending pepe to Haiti began in the 1960’s and
since then, people have claimed this practice has ruined the Haitian textile
industry. A similar narrative has existed in Kenya. However, pepe can also be
seen as a good thing, because it is so readily available and affordable for
Haitians, allowing them to express their creativity through wearing designer
clothing that would otherwise be inaccessible to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Haitian
Fashion Week is 3 days long. There are no official fashion education programs
in Haiti, so the concepts coming from these self-taught Haitian fashion
designers are inspired purely by Haitian culture and imagination. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://crudem.org/fashion-haiti/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://crudem.org/fashion-haiti/</span></a></span><br />
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<a href="http://bloggingblackmiami.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008c9c82f883401a73dc1a43a970d-pi" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://bloggingblackmiami.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008c9c82f883401a73dc1a43a970d-pi" height="100" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The bold
Haitian flag </span>could be a source of inspiration
for their fashion. They use bold colors in their fashion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Some designs have the
<a href="http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/haiti-nat.htm">coat of arms </a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> on them and the colors<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/112801165642628863/"> blue and red. </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Some of Haitian
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://vevecollections.com/">Phelicia Dell</a> </span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.haitisurf.com/clarkpauyo.shtml">Clark Pauyo </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">As Clark explains, “What people see in the media
almost never captures the essence of Haitians, their passions, their
creativity, or their identity.” Moreover, as a Haitian-American struggling to
navigate his new found “American-ness” while still maintaining his Haitian
roots, Clark searches for an opportunity to merge these oft-alienated two
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">It would
also be interesting to know that Clark Pauyo was arrested in 2008, for driving
a truck containing more than 3000 pounds of marijuana hidden in a legitimate
load of commercial refrigerators. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fashionbombdaily.com/2014/08/29/mens-fashion-flash-musika-frere-suits-davidson-petit-frere/">Davidson Petit-Frere</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;"> </span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Like all other Africans in the diaspora, <a href="http://kreyolicious.com/haiti-natural-hair-movement-yup-just-go-ask-afro-alice/16513/">Haiti has a Natural hair movement . </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Afro Alice is the online community founded by Amie-Christine Emilcar. They have a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/afroalice">facebook page</a> showcasing different natural hairstyles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">Something that interested me was the models in colorful head-scarfs on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/afroalice">page</a>. Could the headscarf trend have originated from Haiti? </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656235144906346242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596456137356013943.post-20040630020015471092015-03-06T13:54:00.002+03:002015-03-06T13:54:57.698+03:00The political regime in Haiti<br />
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Haiti is the first 'Black' nation of slaves to have successfully revolted against colonial rule and fought their way to their independence. It is therefore important for us, as Kenyans and as Africans who also had to fight for our independence from colonialists, to understand how it happened and relate it to our personal experiences in the past.<br />
People from Haiti, unlike other African nationals, take great pride in their independence that they actually compose songs in praise of their solidarity to their country. It is however interesting to note that the politics of Haiti have often been defined with conflict when
strongmen have taken over the government. Only within the later part of
the twentieth century, has normal political activity established. <br />
Haiti has had a series of presidents who have been ousted from office for various reasons including corruption allegations, misappropriation of funds, food shortage among other social reasons.<br />
Parliament seems to have a lot of power bestowed upon them in the Haitian government as in 2008 it voted to dismiss President Preval's Prime Minister following severe rioting over food prices.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><span></span><span></span></sup>
His selected replacement for the post was rejected by Parliament,
throwing the country into a prolonged period without a government. This is a situation unlikely to be seen in other African or European Nations.<br />
Political corruption is a common problem in Haiti.The country has consistently ranked as one of the most corrupt nations according to the Corruption Perceptions Index,
a measure of perceived political corruption. In 2006, Haiti was ranked
as the most corrupt nation out of the 163 that were surveyed for the
Index.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><span></span><span></span></sup> In 2012, Haiti was #165 out of #176. The International Red Cross reported that Haiti was 155th out of 159 countries in a similar survey of corrupt countries.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><span></span><span></span></sup> Here is a comparison of Kenya to Haiti: <a href="http://www.aneki.com/comparison.php?country_1=Kenya&country_2=Haiti">http://www.aneki.com/comparison.php?country_1=Kenya&country_2=Haiti</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><span> </span></sup><br />
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French
has been the major language in Haitian politics since the colonial era.
Scholars have since referred to Creole, the other language of Haiti as
linguistically inferior. Creole grammar is said to be simplified and
lacking sophistication compared to its European ancestors. This original
demotion of the language created an subordinate sociopolitical,
economic, and biological status for the country's majority that had been
relocated by slavery. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><span></span><span></span></sup><br />
Today, Creole is spoken by 90-95% of the country. The remaining are
bilingual and speak both French and Creole. Per the 1987 Constitution,
both Creole and French are official languages of Haiti. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><span></span><span></span></sup>
However, French is still the main language taught in schools and used
in politics. With only 2-5% speaking the language of the politics,
Creole speakers are politically disenfranchised. Haitian Creole and
French are mutually unintelligible, so the vast majority of citizens
cannot communicate with leaders in the language of their choice.<br />
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<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10"><span></span><span></span></sup><br />
This disenfranchisement is furthered by the lack of a systematic
educational system. Literacy programs failed in the 1980s, and French is
still the language being used to instruct students.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><span></span><span></span></sup>
Haitian linguist, Yves Dejean, recalls warnings posted in the
principal's office forbidding the use of Creole. In the 1970s, only one
percent of the children who entered kindergarten stayed on track to
obtain state certificate at the end of the sixth grade.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><span></span><span></span></sup>
Even after the literacy programs of the 1980s, 90% of the teachers ten
years after the decree were still not able to encompass the Creole
language into the education system. The language handicap makes
education and furthermore, political enfranchisement almost impossible.<br />
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<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><span></span><span></span></sup>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16206501512118545388noreply@blogger.com0