Most of the slaves in the Americas were from West Africa. The main reason being the colonists from Europe went into the region because of ivory and gold. Moreover, Senegal’s Sahara desert provided another in the demand mineral – salt. These minerals lured the colonialist into the region, which had […]

Thailand and America have had strong relations that date back to more than 175 years ago (Lombaerde, Tussie & Bilal, 2013). Thailand and America started relating officially in the period of King Rama III, with the signing of the Treaty of Amity. Shared friendships and interests have characterized the relations […]

Primo Levi was a Jewish author and survivor of the holocaust. The victor of the holocaust was raised in a Jewish family, ideologically known to be liberal. He specialized in Chemistry, at the University of Turin, where he graduated with honors in 1941. In 1943, the Italian government formed a […]

Literary Criticism Remember our class discussion about movies from the first week? Personal preferences greatly influence what we enjoy, and therefore, whenever we talk about a work of literature or a movie, we do so from a limited perspective. We tend to gravitate towards what we think we will like […]