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    United States and Nigeria

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    past. I have a dream that Nigeria will be a country where the government will recognise the value and importance of individuals ‚ which was what Henry David Thoreau called really free and enlightened state. he pinpointed that there will never be a really free and enlightened state until the state come to recognise the individual as a higer and independent power from which all its own power and authority derived and treats him accordingly. I have a dream …………………. to be

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    Mesopotamia‚ Greek for “___________________________________‚” lies between which two rivers? 13. How does the geography of Mesopotamia affect settlement? 14. Sumer was located in southern Mesopotamia and was divided into different city-states. What’s a city-state? 15. Where did ancient Sumerians worship their gods? Describe the building. 16. What is the name of the skilled laborers who made metal products‚ cloth‚ or

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    The United States has great natural resources‚ the most advanced technology‚ and a very high standard of living. Despite these advantages‚ a significant portion of U.S. residents live in a condition of poverty(Eitzen‚ Zinn‚ Smith 156). These people are living with inadequate food‚ shelter‚ and water. Many of these citizens are discriminated against in schools‚ courts‚ and in the job market. These conditions make it difficult to work their way out of poverty. In order to be considered poor‚ a citizen

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    African-American Dream

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    “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry Introduction The play “A Raisin in the Sun” reflects on Youngers‚ an African-American Family‚ who lived on the southern side of Chicago in the late 1950s. The play opens with the family receiving a $10‚000 insurance check from Mr. Younger’s (the deceased) life insurance policy. Each member of the family is ready with an idea of what to use the money on (Hansberry‚ 11). For example‚ Mama has a dream of buying a house. On the other hand‚ Walter Lee who is

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    Effects of Reconstruction on African Americans Reconstruction generally refers to the period in United States history immediately following the Civil War in which the federal government set the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union. In 1862‚ Abraham Lincoln had appointed provisional military governors to re-establish governments in Southern states that were recaptured by the Union Army. The main condition for re-admittance was that at least ten percent

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    As a result of the British motives of spreading Christianity‚ most Igbo people lost their faith in their native religion and the African traditional society eventually fell apart. To accomplish their purpose of altering the beliefs of the natives of Mbanta‚ several white missionaries tried to influence the villagers by claiming that “[They] have been sent by this great God to ask you to leave your wicked ways and false gods and turn to Him so that you may be saved when you die” (Achebe 145). The

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    He believed that Government policy had created an atmosphere in which “violence by the African people had become inevitable” and that “unless reasonable leadership was given…to control the feelings of [the]people”‚ “there would be outbreaks of terrorism which would produce…hostility between the various races.” No other way was open to the African people‚ to fight “in their struggle against the principle of White Supremacy.” He refused to acknowledge the decree that

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    African American Culture - 2

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    African American culture African American culture in the United States includes the various cultural traditions of African ethnic groups. It is both part of and distinct from American culture. The U.S. Census Bureau defines African Americans as "people having origins in any of the Black race groups of Africa."[1] African American culture is indigenous to the descendants in the U.S. of survivors of the Middle Passage. It is rooted in Africa and is an amalgam of chiefly sub-Saharan African and

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    in the United States Sociology in a Global Perspective   Multiculturalism in the United States Introduction Multiculturalism refers to the conservancy of diverse values or ethnic identities in an amalgamated society as a nation. It is a view that different cultures in the society deserve equal treatment and intellectual concern. Multiculturalism became a dominant force in the US between 1970 & 1980 when different cultures explored their self-identities. Is the United States of America

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    Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ Cuban‚ and Dominican immigrants‚ along with their American born descendants‚ occupy a unique place in the story of U.S. immigration. They are known by different names‚ come from widely divergent origins‚ and took many different paths in their journey to assimilation into the United States. This paper will examine the different linguistic‚ political‚ social‚ economic‚ religious‚ and familial conventions and statuses of the four Hispanic groups. The author’s goal is to identify

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