Female agency implicates on putting the female at the center‚ which has been explored to a certain degree in the characters Tessie Hutchinson in Jackson’s “The lottery”‚ Louise Mallard in Chopin’s “ The story of an Hour” as well as Joyce’s “ Eveline.” The three stories arise together from the unavoidable fact of women discrimination and patriarchy. This conflict is the key factor on explaining the main point of the stories which is the attack of the society’s ideas of fear‚ equality‚ and freedom
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‘We swing our power like a club and the world bides its time until our ignorance strips us of our glory’. Stack Abuse of power refers to the unwarranted use of authority. A person or group of people who abuse power‚ unjustifiably use their authority to exploit or harm those under their care or influence‚ or allow exploitation and perhaps harm to occur through lack of action. These powers can range in form‚ social position‚ physical strength‚ knowledge‚ technology‚ weapons‚ wealth‚ or the trust that
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Religion and politics are one and the same in Islam. They are intertwined. We already know that Islam is a complete system of life and politics is very much a part of our collective life. Just as Islam teaches us how to say Salah‚ pay Zakat and undertake Hajj. So‚ it teaches us how to run a state‚ form a government‚ elect members of parliament‚ make rules and regulations and conduct business and commerce. The Qur’an says‚ “As for the thief-male and female chop off their hands. It is the reward of
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Kafanchan crises in 1987 and another coup attempt by Major Okah‚ and with the recent Boko-Haram crises in some states in the Northeast just to mention a few. In fact different sort and forms of crises occurred within the time frame of this research work 1970-2015. According to Alexander (2011)‚ defence and health sector may enhance the supply
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conflicts as a result of political or social issues as well as proxy wars among African countries. Currently‚ there are several security threats that need a significant attention of the AU and the AU member states. These range from al-Shabaab and Boko Haram terrorists as well as terrorists in Maghreb and Sahel regions‚ besides conflicts in Darfur‚ South Sudan‚ the Central African Republic‚ Mali and Libya. There are other transregional threat such as human trafficking‚ piracy‚ and drugs and small arms
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Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12‚ 1997 in Mingora‚ Pakistan. Located in the country’s Swat Valley. For the first few years of her life‚ her hometown remained a popular tourist spot that was known for its summer festivals. However‚ the area began to change as the Taliban tried to take control. As a child‚ she became an advocate for girls’ education‚ which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9‚ 2012‚ a gunman shot Malala when she was traveling home from school
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University of Exeter ARA 3158 - Armed Islamist Movements To what extent have recent post 9/11 developments affected the strength of al Qaeda? Abdullah Rifai Student Number: 600012806 Word Count: 2171 More than a decade after 9/11‚ a great lack of consensus exists over the assessments of al Qaeda’s current situation. Some analysts’ say that al Qaeda is ‘on the ropes’ (John Brennan‚ 2011)‚ that the United States is ‘within reach of
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Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan‚ Grand Commander of the Order of Niger‚ President‚ and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ was born to a humble Niger Delta family of canoe makers on November 20‚ 1957. Growing up with a loving family‚ Dr. Jonathan had humble yet adventurous beginnings. In spite of the beauty of the Niger Delta and live his childhood‚ he decided to go to school. He attended St. Stephens and St. Michaels Primary Schools‚ finishing in 1969. He proceeded to Mater Dei
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INTRODUCTION Prior to and immediately after independence‚ Nigeria was seen as a country with great growth potentials. In fact‚ Nigeria was termed the giant of Africa. But one may be tempted to ask the question ‘what actually went wrong with her industrial sector?’ This paper seeks to comparatively analyze the problems that seem to perpetually keep Nigeria behind its allies using South Africa as a case study. By implication‚ if Nigeria can vigorously address its challenges using the South African
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TMGT As a manager in United States distributing soft drinks‚ asked to prepare risk analyses for distribution in country on west coast of Africa‚ there are many risks to be outline and discuss considered. Informal arrangements often lead to misinterpretations‚ so care should be taken with drafting Distribution agreements. The process of crafting and negotiating a contract safeguards agreement on terms of the transaction. Equally important‚ where something does go wrong‚ a written agreement will
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