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Parents or Children, Who Owe the Other?

Parents or Children, Who Owe the Other? Children live their lives believing they owe their parents a lot of favor. This belief develops because parents spend their whole life taking care of them. Parents invest millions of shillings in taking care of their children. Therefore, many people claim that children cannot repay the care they receive from their parents during their growth and development. People spend their lives trying to repay their parents’ efforts in bringing them up, which is honorable. However, is it true that our parents did us a favor by bringing us up? Is it a favor that we ought to repay? These two questions ring in my mind all the time. Firstly, nobody ever requested anyone for birth. Nobody ever applied anywhere for birth. The decision for our birth was made by one, if not both, of our parents. Regardless of the circumstances (love, rape, etc.), the decision to have a child solely lies with the parent, family, or society. A couple can decide to have a child; a fami...

Colonialism and Corruption

Corruption is the opposite of integrity. It is the practice of engaging in fraudulent or dishonest behavior when holding a position of authority. It is an abuse of power or authority for personal gains. This abuse is why corruption is a crime in many jurisdictions. The most common examples of corrupt activities are the embezzlement of funds and bribery. However, corruption goes beyond these two common occurrences. The act or failure to act for personal gain is also considered corrupt. For example, a president may choose to ignore the corrupt activities of the ministers in his administration due to the fear of losing their support. In such a case, the president is also considered a corrupt leader.    an officer receiving a bribe   After the European colonizers left Africa, corruption became one of the continent’s biggest problems. Corruption is present in every sector of the many African economies. For example, in Kenya, the transport sector is marred by corruption. Police...

Capitalism and Xenophobia

Xenophobic tendencies have increased across the globe. The US has been the latest country to show xenophobia by electing a president who openly dislikes immigrants. He immediately embarked on constructing a wall that separated the US from Mexico. Britain led the way last year by pushing for her exit from the European Union, which allowed the establishment of a borderless Europe. These occurrences have led dormant parties that oppose immigration to re-surge across Europe. These parties believe that immigration is the cause of their problems in Europe, and it must stop as soon as possible. This belief is a fallacy and should be condemned at all costs.    protesters showing xenophobia   Great countries, like the US, Canada, and Australia, can attest that immigration is the primary cause that has propelled their growth and development into what they are today. These countries were built through the sweat of immigrants, and they should understand the importance of immigration....

Colonial Organizations

I remember a book in Swahili that I read after finishing high school. The book is a play titled " Amezidi " by Said A. Mohamed. This play is set during the colonial periods in Tanzania at a particular firm where workers have gone on strike due to the poor working conditions, which they suffer at the hands of the firm's management.  The strike was called and enforced by the firm's workers' union, chaired by a brave woman, the main protagonist of the play. Unfortunately, the protagonist's leadership faces many challenges due to betrayal from other leaders of the union, who secretly meet the management and negotiate better packages for themselves at the expense of the workers. The actions of the management and the few greedy leaders of the union show how the "divide and rule" rule policy is employed by the firm's management to oppress workers. Sadly, colonial organizations still exist today, especially in African countries. In Kenya, workers still s...

The Crusades

The crusades were a series of military campaigns the Catholic church carried out between the 11th and 15th centuries against Muslims, pagans, and church opponents (Lock, 2006). Over the past few decades, historians have investigated the occurrence and motivations for the crusades. Some of the motivations for the crusades identified include the need to: capture Jerusalem, free and defend Christian territories, and protect Christians living in non-Christian territories. However, questions still arise on whether these were the motives of the religious and political leaders who called for the crusades or whether they also had particular hidden agendas (Lock, 2006). This article examines the evidence of the first crusade to determine whether it was meant to save Christianity or exploit them for personal gains.      the crusaders on a battleground    The First Crusade (1096-1099)    Pope Urban II   Pope Urban II was the first religious and pol...

Choosing a Speed Booster for Your Android Phone

We often need help with problems when our Android phones develop annoying sluggishness. Such situations usually require us to install the right speed booster in the phones that can instantly tune and turbo-charge them. Our Android phones work similarly to desktop computers, laptops, and notebooks. Like desktop computers and others, Android phones also have RAMs and processors, which determine how first they process information and are bound to experience failures at certain times. These failures occur when the RAMs of the android phones are full, or their processors are slow. Fortunately, many applications can help speed up Android phones by emptying their RAMs and making their processors work faster than before. Most importantly, consumers should know how to choose the best speed booster for their Android phones. Below is a list of steps one can take in choosing a speed booster for one’s phone  Firstly, consumers should consider whether a speed booster is available for free or is ...

Best Hotels

It is the holiday season. You are looking for an ideal place to spend your time as you reflect on your past and dream of your future. Alternatively, you are having a long paid leave from work. You have eagerly waited for this time so that you can get away to a faraway place, which seems like a paradise and relieves you from the daily stresses of your life. You can do yourself a favor by choosing the best hotel that offers and caters to your safety and offers you a variety of fun and stress-relieving activities.   For many years, writers of luxury travel and specialists in the hospitality industry have analyzed many hotels concerning various factors, such as facilities, location, seclusion, design, services, and style. These factors have enabled them to identify the best hotels in the world. The latest review and analysis of hotels worldwide place the hotels discussed below in the best category. It would be best if you tried to visit some of them.  Nihiwatu,Sumba, Indonesi...