interesting study was done by Mary R. Laner and Mary H. Benin (2006) of Arizona State University called‚ Bystander Attitudes toward Victims of Violence: Who ’s worth helping? The study examined if there is a difference in gender behavior when it comes to people acting out towards other. Is a woman more willing to help another women or a child before she helps a man? Is a man more willing to help another woman before he helps another man? Laner and Benin conducted their study on when and if people helped
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19th Century‚ Behanzin‚ one of the most renowned kings of Dahomey‚ a country now known as Benin‚ used his army of women to fight the French army because of the invasion of the French settlers in the Dahomey territory‚ which brought resistance. These women‚ called “Amazons‚” fought with exceptional courage and were often considered invincible by their opponents. With the use of Amazons in the kingdom of Benin‚ a significant alteration in the gender roles occurred in the African community. This alteration
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Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Benin Questionnaire on Literacy Education as a Panacea for Poverty Reduction This study is being carried out by an undergraduate student of the above named department and faculty in the University of Benin. You are requested to please respond honestly to all items. All information provided will be treated in confidence. Instructions; please tick in the space and write where necessary. SECTION A Sex;Male (
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live in peace. Esther She is a nurse at Benin House where Ishmael is taken for rehabilitation. She befriends him and helps him to find himself again. Alhaji He is a young man whom Ishmael befriends when they are both part of the soldiers fighting the rebels. He is as strong and cold as Ishmael in battle‚ but just as in need of re-finding his childhood. Uncle Tommy He takes Ishmael in after he is found in Freetown. Ishmael cannot stay at Benin House forever and he needs family to love
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Describe where Nigeria is located in the world. Use Google maps to explore the landscape of Nigeria. It is to the left of chad and to the right of Benin Nigeria is located in the Western part of Africa. Its coastal boundary is delimited by the Gulf of Guinea in the south and the land boundary is shared by Cameroon and Chad in the east‚ Niger in the north and Benin in the west. Abuja is Nigeria’s capital city and Lagos is its largest city. 2. What are some basic facts about the country? Imports/exports
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with his new "bad" life. Before this point‚ his memories were comforting to him during his wandering and‚ narratively‚ they served the function of reminding the reader that Beah is still a child caught in an impossible situation. When he is at the Benin Home‚ he only starts to delve back into childhood memory/flashback when he is able to work through his war experiences. The phantasmagoric nightmares serve as a barrier to remembrances of his family; only by moving through the war images is he able
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Question 1: What evidence indicates that the Polynesian settlement of the islands of the eastern Pacific was the result of planned expeditions rather than accidental wandering? Both DNA evidence and linguistic similarities indicate that the Polynesian settlement of the islands of the eastern Pacific was planned and not an accident. Question 2: How‚ and by whom‚ were the islands of the Caribbean settled? In the Americas‚ early Amerindian voyages form South America colonized the West Indies‚
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On IMPACTS OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES‚ (A CASE STUDY OF GELEGELE COMMUNITY) BY CHIDIBEST CHINAZA OBINNA SSC1005040 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF BENIN‚ BENIN CITY AUGUST‚ 2014 TITLE PAGE THE IMPACT OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES (A CASE STUDY OF Gele-Gele community). BY Chidibest Chinaza Obinna SSC1005070 A PROJECT REPORT SUMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND
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COURSE GUIDE GST 201 COURSE GUIDE GST 201 NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE Course Developer/ Writer Dr. Cyrille D. Ngamen Kouassi Department of Sociology/Anthropology Igbinedion University‚ Okada Benin-City Course Editor Prof. Bertram A. Okolo Faculty of Arts University of Benin Benin-City Programme Leader Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National Open University of Nigeria Victoria-Island‚ Lagos Course Co-ordinator Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National
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is violence Power is violence by Chinua Achebe "Benin Road" Weight violence The butterfly seeks safety in lightness In weightless‚ undulating flight But at a crossroads where mottled light From old trees falls on a brash new highway Our separate errands collide I come power-packed for two And the gentle butterfly offers Itself in bright yellow sacrifice Upon my hard silicon shield. Source: Chinua Achebe‚ "Benin Road‚" Collected Poems (2004; Random House for High
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