Preparation
I`ve decided to interview Mark when I was in library. I`ve asked Mark is he available or not. Then, when he sayed he was available I reserved a room in library on March 26th 2012. After that, right before the interview I reviewed the questions and rearranged everything. I called him to meet me in room 234 and we started interview.
During
The person whom I`ve interviewed with was my roommate so he wasn`t stressed when we started the interview. He was so confortable when he was answering the questions. Plus, I was so confottable to ask questions because he was my roommate. However, there was some questions that makes him think about. For example, he was so depressed when I asked about a secret of his. I think it was his privacy, so I just told him to say anything that makes him confotable. That was the hardest part of the interview but other than that it was a great interview to know more about Mark and his culture.
During
The person whom I`ve interviewed with was my roommate so he wasn`t stressed when we started the interview. He was so confortable when he was answering the questions. Plus, I was so confottable to ask questions because he was my roommate. However, there was some questions that makes him think about. For example, he was so depressed when I asked about a secret of his. I think it was his privacy, so I just told him to say anything that makes him confotable. That was the hardest part of the interview but other than that it was a great interview to know more about Mark and his culture.
Country Report
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION
Cameroon is a developing country in central Africa that offers many natural and cultural attractions, but lacks modern tourism facilities. The busy port and commercial center of Douala, its largest city, contrasts with the relative calm of inland Yaounde, the capital. Cameroon is officially bilingual. French dominates as the language of education and government in all regions except the southwest and northwest, where English is widely spoken. Most educated people and staff at major hotels speak both languages. In February 2008, social and political discord led to civil unrest; however, since that time the country has experienced relative stability and peace. Crime continues to be a significant concern throughout Cameroon. National elections are expected to be held in late 2011.
Geography
Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is nearly twice the size of Oregon. Mount Cameroon (13,350 ft; 4,069 m), near the coast, is the highest elevation in the country. The main rivers are the Benue, Nyong, and Sanaga.
Government
After a 1972 plebiscite, a unitary republic was formed out of East and West Cameroon to replace the former federal republic.
History
Bantu speakers were among the first groups to settle Cameroon, followed by the Muslim Fulani in the 18th and 19th centuries. The land escaped colonial rule until 1884, when treaties with tribal chiefs brought the area under German domination. After World War I, the League of Nations gave the French a mandate over 80% of the area, and the British 20% adjacent to Nigeria. After World War II, when the country came under a UN trusteeship in 1946, self-government was granted, and the Cameroon People's Union emerged as the dominant party by campaigning for reunification of French and British Cameroon and for independence. Accused of being under Communist control, the party waged a campaign of revolutionary terror from 1955 to 1958, when it was crushed. In British Cameroon, unification was also promoted by the leading party, the Kamerun National Democratic Party, led by John Foncha.
Cameroon Becomes an Independent Republic
France set up Cameroon as an autonomous state in 1957, and the next year its legislative assembly voted for independence by 1960. In 1959 a fully autonomous government of Cameroon was formed under Ahmadou Ahidjo. Cameroon became an independent republic on Jan. 1, 1960. In 1961 the southern part of the British territory joined the new Federal Republic of Cameroon and the northern section voted for unification with Nigeria. The president of Cameroon since independence, Ahmadou Ahidjo was replaced in 1982 by the prime minister, Paul Biya. Both administrations have been authoritarian.
With the expansion of oil, timber, and coffee exports, the economy has continued to improve, although corruption is prevalent, and environmental degradation remains a concern. In June 2000 the World Bank agreed to provide more than $200 million to build a $3.7 billion pipeline connecting the oil fields in neighboring Chad with the Cameroon coast. In Aug. 2006 Nigeria turned over the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon—Nigeria had been resisting the World Court ruling since 2002.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
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