POLYGAMY IN IGBO CULTURE In the whole world‚ there are five continents. Africa is the world’s second largest continent‚ with 80 percent of its area in the tropics. Africa is usually portrayed as a dark continent historically and physically isolated from the rest of the world but it is not. Nigeria is one of the most important country in Africa. It is located in western Africa‚ bordering the gulf of Guinea between Benin and
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reducing the number of deaths and injuries due to alcohol related crashes. The problem was identified as a social problem when there were repeat offenders causing bodily harm to others and the consequences were nowhere near where they should be. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers has made a significant impact on our society today
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monogamy may not be. More and more people are leaning towards the ideal of polygamy in hopes of a better chance at saving their relationships/marriages and living happier honest lives. In the near future polygamy may be accepted as “the norm” as more people began to experience this lifestyle change. It is possible that therapist may even begin to suggest this to their patients as a remedy in savings marriages. However‚ polygamy is still a very controversial subject especially among married couples
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The role of social media in preventing violence against women Media old and new has always strived towards the goal of betterment of society and in this endeavor it has strengthened various social movements that have gripped the society from time to time by extensive reporting. Issues such as corruption‚ inequality‚ rights of the underprivileged etc have always been championed by it. Today media finds itself at the spearhead of the movement fighting for the rights of women and gender equality
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The writer strongly argues that domestic violence against women must be terminated for social change to occur. According to Canada’s Women Foundation‚ on any given night in Canada‚ 3‚491 women and their 2‚724 children sleep in shelters to escape abuse. Domestic Violence physically‚ mentally‚ sexually‚ and emotionally harms women. Women experiencing domestic violence acquire sexually transmitted diseases‚ chronic genital or pelvic pain‚ bruising or tearing of the vagina or anus (CITE). In addition
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In 1993‚ the UN General Assembly provided a framework for action called the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women. However‚ almost 25 years later‚ 1 in 3 women still experience physical or sexual violence‚ mostly by an intimate partner. This is just a small part of the inequality towards women. Today‚ including western countries‚ women experience poorer education‚ lower health and inequality (UN Women‚ 2016). Sexual and physical abuse is just the tip of the iceberg. It is estimated
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Mothers against Drunken Driving (MADD) Student’s Name: Institutional Affiliation: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Candace Lynne Lightner‚ also known as Candy Lightner‚ is well recognized as being the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) (Overbey‚ 2006). Having been born in the year 1946 in Pasadena‚ California‚ Candace graduated from high school and proceeded to enroll in American River College in Sacramento where she also graduated (Lerner‚ 2011). She later married Steve Lightner and
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)‚ formerly Mothers Against Drunk Drivers‚ is a Texas-based nonprofit organization that fights drunk driving‚ underage drinking and assists the victims of drunk driving and their families. History The organization was founded in 1980 by Candace Lightner‚ whose 13 year old daughter was killed by a hit and run drunk driver in California. The driver was a repeat offender‚ and the sentence handed down outraged Lightner. She formed
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MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING Listening Plan When I think about attending a MADD meeting might be like‚ I’m not really sure what to expect. l know the time of the meeting; Wednesday at 5:30pm October 13‚ 2010. I’ll make sure to eat before going. I don ’t want to be hungry and I don ’t like vending machine food. l know me well enough that if I don ’t eat before going to this meeting I won ’t be a good listener. I have been this way since grammar school. I always had to have a good breakfast. The
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HER Just like that I let him leave. I listened to the steadily fading sound of his car as he drove away. The motor grew fainter and fainter until it was finally drowned out by the children’s voices. At moments like that I felt that he accepted the freedom I had given him with too obvious relief. For a while now he could live without demands from his fussy children and his immature wife. I knew his routine so well. As he came to the bend in the road past our house he would look back at the ten
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