By the 15th century‚ Europe had transitioned to a period marked by religious conflict and political turmoil. The Catholic Church--which had previously enjoyed exercising absolute authority in all aspects of life in Christendom--was beginning to wane from a series of scandals‚ especially the practice of priests laying with concubines. Clergy members attempted to point this factor of corruption towards women--who were still accused in the 1400s as being more carnal‚ and prone to misbehavior--capable
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Introduction Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa‚ accounting for about one-sixth of African population. 1 The largest ethnic group in the northern part‚ which is about two-thirds of the country‚ is the Hausa-Fulani‚ majority of who are Muslims. The Yoruba are the most numerous in the southwest. Over half of the people are Christians and about a quarter are Muslims‚ with the remainder following mostly African Traditional beliefs. 2 The predominantly Christian Igbo are the largest ethnic
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Definitions of Language Many definitions have been given to language by language scholars. Alo (1995) cites some of these definitions‚ which we reproduce below: “Language is the primary and most highly elaborated form of human symbolic activity…made up of symbols made by sounds produced by the vocal apparatus….” (A. A Hill) “Language is any set of system of linguistic symbols as used in a more or less uniform fashion by a number of people who are thus enabled to communicate intelligibly with
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with various cultural groups that are about three hundred in number. In 1947‚ Nigeria was not yet a nation. Nigeria now has been a multi-national society‚ one of the sociological problems of building Nigeria as a nation is multi-ethnicity with its concomitants such as multilingualism and completive ethnicity. There were varieties of lines which existed between the various states and people which were the predecessors of modern Nigeria. But on the other
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INTRODUCTION The 2008 economic crisis affected African nations in the developing world in a very similar way. Nigeria suffered a fall in oil prices ‚ reduction in exports and a downward trend in the stock market whilst South Africa suffered the same effects but rather than crude oil they suffered in the fall of commodity prices. Policies to stimulate the economy are different in terms of trade where Nigeria is more free trade and South Africa became more protectionist after the crisis. The Nigerian economy
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directed towards me is “where do you prefer living: Nigeria or America?” Unfortunately‚ I cannot really answer that question because both places are completely different in my eyes. I have come to the realization that I am torn between two places I dearly love. Nigeria‚ my homeland‚ was my first love and where I spent majority of my childhood. America‚ the land of great opportunities‚ was where I cultivated most of the beliefs I brought from Nigeria. Although both countries share my common love for
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The case of youth unemployment in Nigeria has been a popular discourse with various perspectives to causes and consequences of unemployment. The rate of youth unemployment has been alarming according to the National Bureau of Statistics. In 2004‚ young people aged between 15-24 years made up 52.9% of the total number of unemployed persons while those aged between 25-44 made up a further 41.1% . It is also estimated that there would be 14 million new entrants into the labour market between 2009-2011
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EVOLUTION OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IN NIGERIA HISTORY OF ADVERTISING. Global Overview Advertising or advertising is a form of communication for marketing and used to encourage‚ persuade‚ or manipulate an audience (viewers‚ readers or listeners; sometimes a specific group) to continue or take some new action. Most commonly‚ the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering‚ although political and ideological advertising is also common. This type of work belongs
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self-discipline and boundaries. Religion also happens to be a powerful contributing factor in violent conflict‚ sometimes due to misunderstandings of religious differences; therefore it is essential to include religion and religious individuals in diplomatic efforts. Interfaith dialogue is an extremely prevalent response to religious conflict and religious freedom. It is not intended to be a debate‚ but instead it is aimed at mutual understanding and problem-solving. Interfaith dialogue brings individuals
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Elements of Religious Traditions Joshua McCoy REL/134 May 06‚ 2013 Dr. Johnny Boudreaux Elements of Religious Traditions Religion means different things to people‚ a religious person must have a transcendent aspect of life‚ e.g.‚ the existence of supernatural power above human beings. The religious perspective of an individual is dependent on how the person is persuaded by people who raised him or her. The descriptions or definitions of religion tend to be inadequate because they
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