Project Ghana
GHANA SESSION: TOTO’S AFRICA AND THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR COMPARED WITH THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
This Ghana Session began with Yvette Friedman’s chorus performing Toto’s Africa, now performed by the band Weezer.

The title says it all. This Ghana Session began with Yvette Elgart’s chorus performing Toto’s Africa, now performed by the band Weezer, for the students in Ghana and Mr. Wronko’s class.
Mrs. Elgart’s chorus did a very nice job as they were able to master this song. Some of the lyrics from the song:
I hear the drums echoing tonight.
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation.
She’s coming in, 12:30 flight.
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation.
I stopped an old man along the way.
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies.
He turned to me as if to say, “Hurry boy, its waiting there for you.”
After they were done singing Africa, the students in Ghana fulfilled the requirements of Mr. Wronko’s project assignment which was to compare the Peloponnesian War with the American Civil War.
The assignment read:
Compare and Contrast: You will conduct research comparing the Peloponnesian War with the American Civil War. Explain why these wars took place and then answer: What similarities and differences do you see between both wars? Did these wars have similar themes and if so why?
The students in Ghana spoke about how both wars were wars within themselves. For instance, Athens in Greece was at war with Sparta in Greece while the American Civil War was a war with the Northern states fighting the Southern states. In addition, they mentioned how both wars had casualties coming from disease. Besides the similarities, the Ghana students mentioned that the differences dealt with the weapons that were used in both wars and the length of time it took these wars to end.
After their presentation, Mr. Wronko’s students asked the Ghana students about their interests in this project and how they felt of doing extra work from the United States.
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