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I realized that our knowledge of Africa is greatly impacted by the media which most of the time gives us a negative portrayal. However, Africa is actually a diverse continent that has unique countries which contain beautiful structures, biodiverse areas, many different languages, cultures, traditions and all of the areas have a rich history. The countries are always thriving and growing which the media always fails to portray.

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I saw and heard many interesting and rich images/facts about Africa. As an outsider, I always envisioned Africa as a dull continent that was slowly perishing. As I am learning more, I see that it is the complete opposite; Africa is lively. This impacts my knowledge on Africa because it lets me keep an open mind, welcome new information, and break ties with ignorant "knowledge" I thought I knew.

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I would like to learn more about how the African Diaspora led to the development of Africa today. I would also like to learn more about the government and laws in the countries of Africa and how they may differ.

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I know this because of my African-American history class and previous history classes I have had. The videos on our Classroom page also refreshed my memory.

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Africa is one of the largest and oldest continents in the world. There are many misconceptions about the culture on behalf of Western society. In reality, Africa has a vast amount of unique culture, customs, and oral history in all 54 of its countries.

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I saw cities that were thriving and lots of different cultures. The media portrays Africa as a poor country but in actuality, it has many riches. This impacted my knowledge because everyone and everything portrays Africa as a poor, negative country, but now I see its diversity, from traditional tribes to modern cities.

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After watching the videos it clear that the media has depicted a false narrative of Africa, strictly portraying it as a impoverished, nearly uninhabitable place.  In reality Africa is quite progressive in terms of having modern cities with malls and large buildings.  I also got to see how although Africa has progressed, Africans have preserved their culture through traditional dances they still preform and the incorporation of different traditional aspects into modern things.

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I want to learn more about African culture before colonization and modern day lifestyle in Africa.

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History classes in the past including African-American History form Sophomore year. Also social media, movies/shows, and different texts.

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A continent that houses and nurtures a multitude of different cultures, religions, and traditions. For the most part it is made up of desert land. Traditional cultural apparel consists of vibrant and patterned clothing. Parts of Africa have also been colonized in the past.

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I saw that Africa is a very diverse continent. Although they were repeatedly taken advantage of and left in terrible conditions, Africans are still able to preserve their culture and traditions. Africa is so large, and has islands, coasts, deserts, and other terrain that are bigger than America. It is not only where human civilization began, but it is where technology and intellect for the human kind started. Seeing the pictures on you and your friends Instagram puts into perspective how people in other countries live. It's unfair to create an idea of what a place is like in your mind by just using secondary sources, that can pick and choose what you see and what you don't see.

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Jacob - I saw booming cities and a lot of cultures and some fun facts about Africa. I noticed that the media portrays Africa badly, this impacts my knowledge by letting me know that Africa is very diverse, and it is not all the same.

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Athulya Siju- I was able to see the variety of cultures and traditions in Africa. There are many under represented features of Africa one most notable is its riches. This impacted my knowledge because typically everyone speaks of Africa to be a poor country and teach the more negative attributes. Now I am able to see not only the tribe culture ,but the modern cities .

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Andrew Whaley-I saw the many industrial and rural countries in Africa, along with the continent having at least 2,100 languages. Seeing Africa with various environments and people shows that the continent as a whole is not poor or primitive. Even though are there villages and countries using old-fashioned technology, it doesn't suggest that it is the whole of Africa.  I noticed a lot African countries' civilization are contributed by the Scramble for Africa, having nominally presidential republics and multiple European languages. I've realized that there were a lot more violence and wars then I have previously thought.

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Andrew Whaley-I saw the many industrial and rural countries in Africa, along with the continent having at least 2,100 languages. Seeing Africa with various environments and people shows that the continent as a whole is not poor or primitive. Even though are there villages and countries using old-fashioned technology, it doesn't suggest that it is the whole of Africa.  I noticed a lot African countries' civilization are contributed by the Scramble for Africa, having nominally presidential republics and multiple European languages. I've realized that there were a lot more violence and wars then I have previously thought.

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I saw the beauty of Africa's land and animals.
I noticed the variety of ethnicities that lie within Africa.
This impacts my knowledge of Africa by allowing me to see more than what Africa is poorly represented by. I get to see Africa as a beautiful diverse continent instead of a poor place on the globe.

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In the videos, they showed the intense diversity in Africa. There were cities with tall skyscrapers, a lot of palm trees, shopping malls, restaurants, and big streets with lots of people. The cities look like big cities you would see here in the U.S except probably not as many goats. In Africa even though there are many modern cities their are people who live in more secluded areas like tribes. In Africa you can see many different terrains in the videos they showed deserts, forests, mountains, the Savana, and many more. Africa has a lot of different species of animals, some are the biggest or fastest in the world. Unfortunately, a lot of the wildlife in Africa is on the border of extinction. In Africa, there are also many types of different foods which made me hungry for some. In Africa the most practiced religion is Islam, then Christianity, then some still follow their traditional faith, even some people don't believe in any god, and some even practice Judaism. In Africa, the arts flourish. There are so many different types of traditional dances and traditional clothing all over Africa. In the videos, I could see many statues and paints all over Africa. Some of the paintings and statues portrayed sad and hard times in African history. In one video a guy made a painting with sand. In some of the videos, they showed that Africa was still being colonized and abused for its abundance of natural resources for profit. These videos impacted my knowledge of Africa because I am able to see a first-hand account of Africa with all of the beautiful places, wildlife, delicious-looking food, and different tribes with different ways of life. Instead of what the media shows you. Africa is an extremely diverse continent and sometimes I forget how big it actually is. Even if there is still conflict in Africa it is not that different from the United States.

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I would want to learn more about current events in Africa. Also I would like to learn in this course about African Diaspora and how that impacted Africa. How did this massive dispersal of the younger generation in Africa due to the Transatlantic slave trade impact Africa's economy, and Africa's development as a continent?

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Ireland- I would like to hear more about present Africa and their successes.

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I learned it from my African American History course last year. Last year we looked at videos, different readings, and even first-hand resources.

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I want to know more about the more postives aspects of africa because we only hear negatives things about africa from the media

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I want to learn more about some specific regions of Africa its past and present.

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Africa has many different types of terrains. There are cites and villages. In Africa the religions most practiced are Islam and Christianity but some people in Africa still practice traditions and rituals from their previous religions. In Africa there is a lot of art. In Africa there is not much written history because they used to rely on one person to remember all the stories of their past. In Africa their are many different languages. Africa is extremely rich in resources.

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Ireland- Most of the information I know is from AAH class and different readings throughout the years.

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I want to go deeper into it's history, how the people lived day to day lives, not just it's horrific past but about it's beautiful culture and people

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I want to know about all the success and accomplishments Africa has had that the media doesn't highlight

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I would like to continue learning about important accomplishments from African people. It is a very important place with so much history.

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From youtube vidoes, movies, African American History, and also from articles

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I want to hear about more of the history of the civilizations since we heard about them but barely learned about what happened in them

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I got this information from my African American History Class and many sources of media.

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Austin- Africa is a place of a great past and it has a produced a lot of amazing people and though it has gone through its fair share of struggles it has pushed through

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The media always makes Africa look like a poor and beat down place but talking to people that have actually been there would say otherwise so I chose to believe the word of people that have actually traveled there

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Ireland- Africa has various religions and cultures and has many different people within it. Many Americans often picture it as very poor but lack to view their trade, industry and agriculture.

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my impression of Africa comes from mostly comes from my friends and my african American class

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I learned about Africa mainly through African American History. I get my impressions of Africa mainly from African American History.

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Arpith- From books, news, movies and also African-American History class.

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We typically learn about the less wealthy part of Africa. More of its tragedies than triumphs. So it would be nice to hear about those attributes.- Athulya S

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We typically learn about the less wealthy part of Africa. More of its tragedies than triumphs. So it would be nice to hear about those attributes.- Athulya S

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Richard - I got my impression of Africa from the media, personal research, and African American Class.

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Richard - I got my impression of Africa from the media, personal research, and African American Class.

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A very diverse continent in regards to cultures, traditions, religions, and languages. Africa is a very large continent and the people of each region have their own specific history that makes them unique.

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I know that Africa's land used to be rich and many valuable resources until colonizer stole all of it. It is also a place of various culture and languages. There is also many different religions.

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Destiny - I want to continue to learn about the different views of Africa and its development as a while

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Africa is a huge beautiful cotinent with many different environments and a diverse group of people who all have their own beliefs

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I've learned about Africa through history classes, like world history and African American history, and through media like the news, books, movies, and shows.

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Typically, I would see it in textbooks and mainstream media. Like movies and documentaries. Such as, National Geographic channelslike that. - Athulya S.

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Typically, I would see it in textbooks and mainstream media. Like movies and documentaries. Such as, National Geographic channelslike that. - Athulya S.

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Atiya- Africa has everything from different cultures, languages, religions. Even though Africa gets stripped of their resources people always say its so beautiful there and how people still continue to be so positive 

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Atiya- Africa has everything from different cultures, languages, religions. Even though Africa gets stripped of their resources people always say its so beautiful there and how people still continue to be so positive 

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Andrew-What's happening with the continent as of now, how many countries and languages there are, and how their technology has improved over time.

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Andrew-What's happening with the continent as of now, how many countries and languages there are, and how their technology has improved over time.

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Africa visually is very different in multiple places but I mainly picture deserts, culturally I feel it has many cultures, and socially it is different depending on where you are in Africa.

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Destiny- From being in the club UPA I have come across many people from different parts of Africa and we all discussed the traditions and cultures. I do my own research due to past classes and how poorly Africa is represented

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Richard - Africa has a rich and long culture that continues to grow to this day through its people.

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I think of African people and their various cultures. Their musical arts, dances, sculptures, clothing, etc. Very beautiful land and how much of our American culture derives from it.- Athulya S.

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I think of African people and their various cultures. Their musical arts, dances, sculptures, clothing, etc. Very beautiful land and how much of our American culture derives from it.- Athulya S.

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Arpith- Africa is a huge continent, with very diverse culture and beliefs

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When I think of Africa, I think of a very diverse continent featuring many different countries, each with their own cultures, beliefs, and traditions.

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Andrew-I get my information from movies, videos about Africa, Family who went to Africa, and then my AAH Class.

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Andrew-I get my information from movies, videos about Africa, Family who went to Africa, and then my AAH Class.

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Destiny- Africa has very a variety of traditional and cultural differences within it. Africa has beautiful land and is very "mother" like.

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Andrew-I describe it a continent with various languages, civilizations, and technology. As a cultural standpoint, I see it as all over the place, since a continent as big as Africa has almost every religion or custom, traditional or modern

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Andrew-I describe it a continent with various languages, civilizations, and technology. As a cultural standpoint, I see it as all over the place, since a continent as big as Africa has almost every religion or custom, traditional or modern