AIDS in Nigeria

According to the WHO statistics, AIDS is the number 1 cause of death for people of all ages in Nigeria. 16% of all people who die in Nigeria, are on their death bed because of AIDS. AIDS is the second most prominent cause of death for children under 5 years of age. And with 70.2% of all citizens living below the poverty line, these statistics are not indicative of improvement.

Kenya and Rural Life

Kenya has a whopping 34.3 million person population, and it increases by 3% every year. 80% of the population lives in a rural lifestyle, though the rural citizens of Kenya (46%) have slightly more access to improved water sources than the rest of Africa (45%). Regarding the rural lifestyle in Kenya in relationship to the rest of Africa, Kenya seems to be slightly more well off. 43% of Kenyan's have improved sanitation, while a small 28% does for the rest of Africa.

Tanzania and its Education

Tanzania was one of the few African countries that attempted to create a socialist society, mostly through their current president at the time, Julius Nyerere. He promoted nationalizing industries, restricting foreign investments, caps on income, but after almost twenty years he left the country without much progress and rural and urban poverty. Nyerere claims that he improved the social and economic conditions, but just looking at the education in Tanzania tells us that this is not entirely true. Although Tanzania's adult literacy rate of 69.4% is higher than the average African region og 60.1% and the male and female education enrollment is 83% and 80%, if Nyerere's only claim to success is of bettering the social and economic conditions (i.e. education) than there is not much to claim.

Articles Relating to 228 Peace Memorial Park

This article covers the background of the 228 Incident, and its importance to modern-day Taiwan, especially in the way it's remembered and honored.  It is a good piece of unbiased, journalistic writing.  This article is a very opinionized piece in opposition to the reign of Chiang Kai-Shek, a good example of an argumentative piece.  And finally, this article is another unbiased article about an effort by Taiwanese-Americans to get the US government to help promote Taiwan on the world stage and remember the 228 Incident.

1) Why is there a graffiti section  called the "death strip" on the west side?

2) why were people killed trying to cross over to the west side of the wall?

3) how does the wall relate to the GDR's authoritarian rule?

4) why were only westerners allowed to visit east germany, but the east side could not come over to the west?

5) why was this made into a monument, since it symbolizes a negative period in germany's history?

Rhodes Memorial Research Question

I would like to find out several things about this monument:

1.  Why does he have a memorial?  After all he was a very corrupt political figure.

2.  Why is his monument so modest?  

3.  Why is it in South Africa and is there any significance behind its location?

4.  How do Africans feel about this monument

The Brandenburg Gate

I recently changed my topic so the amount of research I've done isn't as much as my previous, but from the research I have gathered, I've noticed a few things. The gate is a really important symbol for the division of Berlin and I want to explore the history behind it. My research questions are the following : 

There was a long-denied freedom to walk through the gate. Why and when was this?

What is the history behind the fact that this gate is a symbol for division and re-unification? 

Why is this such a popular spot for leaders, such as Napoleon, Reagan, and Obama, to make speeches and gather at? 

Who designed the gate and where did this architecture originate from? 

I want to explore the gate itself, but more the history behind it. Since it is a part of the Berlin Wall, hopefully I can contain my information to the Gate itself.