American and Congolese Values Presenter:Mokuba Monkangwo Instructor: Lyra Riabov ESL 5 Culture Studies

Outline  What is Value?  American Values  Historical factors that affected American Values  Congolese Values  Historical factors that can affect Congolese Values  Social and political problems that affect the 21 st Century Culture in Democratic Republic of Congo  Possible solutions  References

What is Value? . Definition : A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable.  What is exactly a Value for a Country: Common cultural ties that join people together in a Country and lead them through years.  What affects a Country’s Values? All events or changes that occur in the world

American History and Values Country of immigrants: Individual Freedom; the United States has always had a racially and ethnically diverse population. World War II : Material Wealth and Hard Work; economic prosperity and national stability. Baby Boom : Competition and Material Wealth(!( ) extreme optimism, opportunity, and progress Civil rights movement : equality of opportunity and individual freedom; the assassination of JF Kennedy and ML King War in Vietnam: fear of spread communism( ) The Watergate Scandal: Economic recession and oil crisis

Democratic Republic of Congo Geography Area: 2,345,410 sq km Population: 51,964,999 Capital City: Kinshasa (4,295,340) Area: 2,345,410 sq km Population: 51,964,999 Capital City: Kinshasa (4,295,340) Terrain: Varies from tropical rainforests to mountainous terraces, plateau, savannas, dense grasslands, and mountains. Climate: Equatorial Terrain: Varies from tropical rainforests to mountainous terraces, plateau, savannas, dense grasslands, and mountains. Climate: Equatorial Language(s): French (official), Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba. Language(s): French (official), Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba.

More about DR Congo Two seasons: Wet and dry seasons Two seasons: Wet and dry seasons The center of the African continent The center of the African continent 60% is tropical rain forest 60% is tropical rain forest The Congo river is the second longest river in Africa The Congo river is the second longest river in Africa A geological scandal with a lot of potential resources A geological scandal with a lot of potential resources

Congolese Animals OKAPI Gorilla of Mountain

Congolese History and Values Independence of the Country(1960): Freedom; after a long period of colonization( ) Dictatorial System: Unity of the Country; after many tentative of partition of the Country, Pres.MOBUTU takes the power and keep the peace( ) Zairanization and back to the authenticity: Instauration of traditional values, Congolese names and clothes (in October27,1971) but anti values describe this period Country opening to multiparty: in april,24 th,1990 pres MOBUTU meeting

Congolese History and Values War of Liberalization: to pull out the dictatorship and bring freedom with Pres Laurent Kabila (in may,17,1997) War of Liberalization: to pull out the dictatorship and bring freedom with Pres Laurent Kabila (in may,17,1997) War of Aggression : (in august,2,1998) three neighboring states which help Laurent Kabila start a war against him. War of Aggression : (in august,2,1998) three neighboring states which help Laurent Kabila start a war against him. New unity government "a turning point" for DR Congo :( July 15, 2003);one president and 4 vice-president to keep the peace New unity government "a turning point" for DR Congo :( July 15, 2003);one president and 4 vice-president to keep the peace

Social and Political Problems of the 21 st Century in Congo  To keep the peace  Reconstruction of the Country and the need of new Values  Challenge the globalization  To fight against poverty  AIDS problem

Possible Solutions  By the Government:  To organize the elections  Fight against AIDS by making programs of AIDS prevention and take care of infected people  To initiate Microfinance Institutions  By the people :  To be really involved in What is happening  By Me : to have the best education available

References References Http/us-africa.tripod.com/Zaire.ht ml Http/us-africa.tripod.com/Zaire.ht ml Http/ Http/ http//odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch12_p5.htm http//odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch12_p5.htm http// http// os/cg.html os/cg.html