A Brief History of Nigeria The history of Nigeria is bound up with its geography. Nigeria is located above the inner curve of the elbow on the west coast of Africa‚ just north of the equator and south of the Sahara Desert. More than two hundred ethnic groups—each with its own language‚ beliefs‚ and culture—live in present-day Nigeria. The largest ethnic groups are the mostly Protestant Yoruba in the west‚ the Catholic Igbo in the east‚ and the predominantly Muslim Hausa-Fulani in the north. This
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Explorations in History: Historical Overview A Brief History of the Lobotomy Friederich Golz believed that brain surgery would be beneficial for people diagnosed with a mental illness. In 1890‚ Golz experimented on his dog to determine what kinds of effects humans might experience after portions of their temporal lobes were removed. After conducting the procedure‚ he considered his dog to be calmer and less aggressive. Fascinated by the idea of brain surgery‚ Gottlieb Burkhardt decided to attempt
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Brief History of Branding and the importance of Brand Experience Note: this was a presentation given to a group of industrial design students on the topic of branding‚ with the aim to encourage critical thinking about branding History? Why should we care? • It’s not math or physics with a 1000+ year history • With so many “guru’s” critical thinking is... critical • Debunking Brand Gospel*? • A little history can provide context •The problems that “branding” was solving early on are not
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Brief History of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” By: Yusuf Ismail yusufismail91@yahoo.co.id Follow: @yusufismail91 In football‚ an anthem is surely believed to be able to represent the club spirit and also the supporters’ loyalty to the club. There are so many football clubs in the world that have the anthem of the club‚ one of them is Liverpool FC. Liverpool FC has an anthem named “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Its lyrics represent the resurgence from the “dark”. The lyrics also become a spirit of
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF HCI 13.1 Early Interfaces Memex (1945) . Vannevar Bush‚ 1945 [Bush‚ 1945b]. . Memex = “memory extender”. . Hypothetical design (never built) based on microfilm technology and mechanical levers integrated into a large desk. . Vision of document repository with links between documents. . “Trails” = chained sequence of links. . Personal annotations. Memex Chronology . Bush started to formulate Memex ideas in 1932 [Nyce and Kahn‚ 1991‚ page 42]. . Draft sent to FORTUNE
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N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. . Lambert‚ Tim. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF VENEZUELA." A Brief History of Venezuela. N.p.‚ 2014. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. . Lieuwen‚ Edwin. "The People." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. . "Basic Facts on Venezuela." Venezuelanalysis. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20
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Brief History Modern Ghana takes its name from the ancient kingdom of Ghana that flourished‚ north of the present day state‚ between the 4th and 11th centuries A.D. The history of Ghana‚ however‚ dates back ever further to the Sudanic empires of West Africa that controlled the trade in gold and salt to and from the Trans-Saharan trade routes. In later Ghana history Portuguese came in search of gold‚ which they found in abundance. The Portuguese soon began to build several forts along what became
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Toyota and Why It Is So Successful The History of Toyota For organizational convenience I will discuss Toyota history as follows: • The start • The 1940s • The 1950s • Etc. The start. The Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) had its beginning in 1933 when it was established as a division within the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works‚ Ltd. The founder of Toyota was Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952)‚ the son of Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930). The values that have underpinned Toyota success startedwith Sakichi who was the son
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A Brief History of the Internet Within our society there has been a revolution‚ one that rivals that of the Industrial Revolution. The Technological Revolution. At the head of this revolution is the Internet. A place full of information‚ adventure‚ and even for some‚ romance. In our society today everyone has heard of this technological wonder‚ and many use it on a daily basis‚ but for some the question still remains What is the Internet‚ and where did it come from? Some thirty years ago
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Name: Jerome Inniss Date: 9/2/10 BRIEF HISTORY OF COMPUTERS In 1623 German scientist Wilhelm Schikard invented an analog machine that used 11 complete and 6 incomplete sprocketed wheels that could add‚ multiply and divide. In 1642 French Philosopher‚ mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal invented a machine that added and subtracted automatically carrying and borrowing digits from column to column. In the early 19th century French inventor Joseph Marie Jacquard devised a
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