Africa+Social+Issues+-+SP12

AFRICA SOCIAL ISSUES ANALYSIS
Since colonialism in Africa, the African continent has been plagued by social issues that have divided countries, caused calamity, and created unrest. Your goal is to analyze one of these social issues and explain the history and impact that it has/had made on the people of Africa. This project is an indepth analysis that requires MLA citation.

//You're hired by a non-profit group to create a website that creatively, concisely, and coherently conveys the background information and content side of their site. You must cover each topic in depth, but ensure that it does not continue on for pages (be concise!). It is also important that you make sure that the pages tie together and that there is no overlapping information.//
 * Time Frame:** October 2011
 * Place**: Africa
 * Scenario**

//Women's Rights// Rebel Groups

//Topics to be covered/discussed in your webpage:// **History** (20 points - 10 points/country + 2 points for significant individuals = 22 points) Explain the historical development of 2 countries in Africa. Begin your analysis when European powers conquered the country. Discuss the impact that the European powers had on the countries and how the social issue developed. Be sure to list 4 - 5 individuals involved in the social issue regardless of their position (Either they helped the situation or made it worse). Identify their role.

**Political Impact** (8 points) Assess how the social issue has made an impact on the politics of the country. Cite specific developments that have played a role in the political impact. In other words, has it improved or hurt the developments in your 2 countries.

**Economic Impact** (8 points) Assess how the social issue has made an impact on the economics/business of the country. Cite specific developments that have played a role in the economic impact.

**Social Impact** (8 points) Assess how the social issue has made an impact on the people/tribes/relationships of the country. Cite specific developments that have played a role in the social impact.

**Future of the Issue** (10 points) Develop three ways in which those two countries can work to improve the social issue in their country. Do they need foreign involvement, business investments, or something else? You determine how this country is going to succeed in the next decades. Be creative in your answer to ensure that the people will improve their standard of living.

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**Works Cited** (4 points) A Works Cited page with a minimum of 3 sources (one of which must be a primary source *star the primary source), must be part of your character's resume. The bibliography must follow the MLA format which you have been given. As always, works cited in bibliographies are placed in alphabetical order according to the author's last name or the title of the book if there is no author. Book and magazine titles must be underlined or italicized. Of your three sources, one must be a print resource - book, magazine, etc. When alphabetizing a bibliography, the words "The," "A," or "An" are ignored at the beginning and the next word is used to determine the alphabetical order. You may use your textbook, but you may not cite your text as a source. No traditional encyclopedias may be cited as sources.

EXAMPLE SITE

**Resources** [|CYHS - Africa Resources]