Civil Peace: Introduction • Print • PDF • Cite • One of Africa’s foremost contemporary authors and spokespeople Chinua Achebe has always taken as a primary concern understanding and accurately depicting the African people. In 1964‚ he wrote that the writer’s duty ‘‘is to explore in depth the human condition.’’ In his pre-civil war novels‚ Achebe focused on the culture of his people and their emergence from colonial powers. However‚ with the outbreak of the Nigerian civil war‚ Achebe
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The incorporation of a company is an artificial person which exists as a separate legal personality. This separate personality means that the company is separate and distinct from its participants. The company needs to be treated like “any other independent person” with rights and liabilities‚ even if it is owned and managed by one man. It is capable of holding its own property and may sue or being sued in its own name. The company has perpetual succession which implies that it is able to carry on
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principles of separate corporate personality and limited liability in relation to companies. Introduction- Overview of Separate Corporate Personality and Limited Liability This principle of a separate corporate personality has a long-standing concept which can be found before the landmark case of the Salomon v Salomon Co Ltd‚ although it typically is related with the decision. As a result‚ the case has been defined as a decision that demonstrated and clearly outlined the concept of separate corporate
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Civil Rights movement‚ and other events began to escalate into serious matters; this initiated protest and riots. Society felt as if issues that were growing needed to be resolved. Soldiers suffered from the blood shed of the war and society wanted peace to focus on internal matters. The counterculture disagreed with what their parents supported. These issues prevented a multicultural unity. A combination of elusive drugs sweep the nation as youth began to use marijuana‚ alcohol‚ and amphetamines as
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"Separate but Equal". This was the phrase that indicated racial segregation in the 19th and 20th centuries by The Supreme Court’s ruling known as Jim Crow Laws. Based on this controlling‚ the state and government enforced racial segregation between the colored and the whites. There was a long list of tasks the blacks were restricted from. This included riding in the same car as whites‚ interacting with whites‚ going to the same school as whites‚ etc. Albion Winegar was a famous carpetbagger from
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eastern region of Nigeria declared itself the independent Republic of Biafra‚ with Enugu as its capital. The city was invaded by Nigerian Federal Troops just five moths after Independence. The war resulted in a horrific famine as well as violence. Civil Peace on the other hand‚ starts off in eastern Nigeria after the civil war ended. Jonathan Iwegbu is lucky the he‚ his wife‚ Maria‚ and three of their four children are still alive Jonathon has been through a lot. Jonathan travels to Enugu‚ the capital city
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reminded to one simultaneously‚ they eventually accept both of them. In his novel 1984‚ the dictator party uses the phrase made up of contrary words “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” -George Orwell (Freedom Quotes) to make the people believe that there is no good in freedom‚ but ignorance and war will bring them peace and strength. And it works. They conquer the country through brainwashing the people that what they do is the best way. Even though I agree with Orwell that
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‘‘Civil Peace’’ opens in eastern Nigeria after the civil war has ended. Jonathan Iwegbu considers himself and his family lucky. He‚ his wife‚ Maria‚ and three of their four children are alive. He even has maintained possession of his old bicycle‚ which he puts to use as a taxi. His taxi service allows him to make money‚ and within two weeks‚ he has earned £150. Jonathan then travels to Enugu‚ the capital city‚ and finds to his great surprise and delight his house still standing‚ even though some
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Introduction Separate legal entity is principle law today‚ but in several cases‚ the principle is ignore and in justice is serve. The courts are willing asked to “lift the corporate veil” and ignore this principle when fairness and justice demand so. A “company” is an organization that is registered under the companies Act 1965. The incorporation of a company is an artificial entity recognized by the law as a legal person that exists independently with rights and liability. This means that a company
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THE LITTLE ROCK NINE The Separate but Equal was a doctrine that stated that services‚facilities‚and public places could be separated by race as long as other accommodations were equal. This doctrine soon became very controversial; many did not believe in the Separate but equal doctrine because it was not as equal as it portrayed itself to be‚ especially when it came to wanting to receive a quality education. Many fought to have schools desegregated so that African-Americans could attend school
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