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    “In 1899‚ two years before assuming the presidency of the United States‚ Theodore Roosevelt published an article entitled‚ “Expansion and Peace" in the popular weekly political magazine the Independent. The article’s title perfectly encapsulated Roosevelt’s argument that Americans and Europeans needed to work together to guarantee world peace by expanding their civilization through imperial rule” (Walter 319). Presently‚ Africa has become a developed continent with the Western system of governments

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    it is factors. CRS uses voices of color which allows individuals narratives to be heard that otherwise would not be. Moreover‚ it allows for individuals to get the full story not the single story that they get from the society and media. Like the Adichie video The Danger of a Single Story‚ she only knew the stories that she had heard from others but had never ventured into hearing the stories from the actual individuals that she would

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    for the medical mission. However‚ we still need to spend money to buy some equipment and medications from our purse and we can do it; he then opened the floor for some QA/Suggestions on the proposal. Question/Suggestion - Question/Suggestion - Ms. Ngozi Anyanocha thanked him for a good presentation and suggested that we buy a land to build the clinic instead of renting. According to her‚ we can all take turns to volunteer time and services; she is personally willing to volunteer her expertise in

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    Novelist Chimamanda Adichie’s speech gave me a new view of stereotypes and how they affect everyone in some way or another. I was already aware of stereotypes negative effects on people but I never thought about it in depth from an international point of view. Having this brought to my attention I plan to think of people differently and remember that they have more than a single story in the future. Before watching her speech I always figured the reason why people continue believing stereotypes because

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    Danger And Empower Of Stories! Do you‚ Alaskans‚ ever wonder why you get asked awkward and absurd questions while traveling to various states? For instance‚ do you have the internet there? What kind of money do you use? Does everyone live in igloos? Aren’t you afraid of bears? These typical questions were asked to various ethnic Alaskans for years. These questions arise in outsiders’ minds when they watch stereotype medias or read stories. The medias have been their culture for years and consequently

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    The Taliban. Something that each individual in the modern world has heard of. But with as all the other stories in the world‚ it is shown as a “single story” in the words of Chimamanda Adichi. The Taliban was created through the political instability in Afghanistan‚ and is spreading to other countries such as Pakistan. Based on the work of‚ The Taliban: War‚ Religion and the New Order in Afghanistan by Peter Marsden‚ it is evident that the Taliban is an extremist Islamic group that has taken control

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    Cited: Adichie‚ C. (Performer) (2009). The danger of a single story [Print]. Lapchich‚ R. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tidesport.org/RGRC/2012/2012_NBA_RGRC[1].pdf Ladson-Billings‚ G.‚ & Tate‚ W. (1995). Teachers College Record. Toward a Critical Race Theory

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    Danger and Power of Stories Do you‚ Alaskans‚ ever wonder why you get asked awkward and absurd questions while traveling to various states? For instance‚ do you the internet there? What kind of money do you use? Does everyone live in igloos? Aren’t you afraid of bears? These typical questions are asked to various Alaskans for years. These questions arise in outsiders’ minds when they watch stereotypical media or read stories. The media has been their culture for years‚ and consequently‚ affected

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    NIGERIA’S HIGH RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT 18 Sep 2013 The government should move fast to curtail the scourge The chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Employment Programme (Sure-P)‚ Dr. Christopher Kolade‚ has bemoaned the rising rate of unemployment in the country‚ saying that no fewer than 40 million Nigerians are without jobs.  Even before Dr. Kolade spoke‚ Nigerians were already aware of the dire situation as unemployment rate in the country has been increasing over the years. According to

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    not Participation (2006). Valley Morning Star (Harlingen‚ TX); Retrieved on November 06‚ from: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/ Mauro‚ P. (1997). Why Worry About Corruption? The Economist. Retrieved on November 07‚ from: http://www.economist.com/ Ngozi‚ O. (2008). Fighting graft a global public good; Collective action against corruption requires the need to balance the burden of responsibilities Robberts‚ D. & Clifford‚ M. (2000). How Corruption is Eating away at Beijing’s Power. Business week;

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