KENYATTA UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIT: AHT 414; COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES LECTURER: JOSEPH MAGUT STUDENT: C01/0150/2010. KIPKORIR ALLAN SOI DATE: FRIDAY‚ 7th JANUARY 2014 SIGNATURE:…………………………. TERM PAPER: COMPARATIVELY EVALUATE THE FOREIGN POLICY OF POST INDEPENDENCE KENYA AND TANZANIA. EMAIL: xalansoi@gmail.com INTRODUCTION: At independence‚ Kenya had precisely capitalism ideological orientation whereas Tanzania
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poverty-ridden people is like a vast endless desert where literacy is like an oasis‚ a fertile land with fresh water flowing and majestic palm trees growing. Illiteracy keeps people chained to ignorance and superstition and is an obstacle in the path of civilization. With literacy comes awareness and awareness brings progress‚ culture and civilization. Illiteracy brings ignorance‚ and ignorance leads to wars and controversies. God made man in his own image but today humans stand divided in the name of religion
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effect of illiteracy Every person has the right to gain the basic knowledge of reading and writing. People that do not have this education are known as illiterate. Even with the extremely modernized society that we live in‚ illiteracy still occurs and has a big effect on the overall success of the country. Illiteracy has lots of effects on the society. It affects the development of the country‚ the people in the society‚ and the illiterate people themselves. First‚ illiteracy has a
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Recent studies show that there is an increasing rate of illiteracy all over the world.A study conducted by WSI(World Statistics Institute) shows that over 27% of people are illiterate globaly. Another study by the same institute shows that the speed at which illiteracy rate ascends is 32%. These rates are quite important‚ as illiteracy has terrible effects on society. The most important effect of illiteracy on society is that‚ it works as an inhibitor. That is to say‚ the more illiterate people
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The Effects of Illiteracy Literacy is defined as the ability when reading‚ writing and working with basic numbers. On the other hand‚ illiteracy is fundamentally not being able to read or to comprehend written communication; in fact‚ illiterates cannot understand some opinions from other persons. People who are illiterate feel pressure from society and they start to feel emotions such as anxious and depressant because they cannot read or understand simple things‚ for example: read a newspaper‚ the
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Illiteracy may be defined as ‘the condition of being unable to read or write’ and it is one of the main causes of poverty in any society‚ and Pakistan unfortunately. According to the 1998 census the definition of literacy is ‘one who can read a newspaper and write a simple letter‚ in any language’. Based on this definition Pakistan has a literacy rate of 55% *. Illiteracy contributes to poverty in numerous ways‚ both indirect and direct. The first link between illiteracy and poverty tends to
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India Removal Act of 1830 In the early 1800s‚ while the fast growing country of the United states urged its people to expand to the south‚ on what was home to many Indian nations including the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chicasaw and Seminole. In search for land to grow cotton‚ white settlers considered these tribes an obstacle that stood in the way of progress. Pressures to the federal government to take over this land increased as more and more people tried settled in the south. This led to many
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Computer Illiteracy There is a problem out there that haunts many troubled souls in our society. It is powerful. It can strip the pimple-faced class whiz of all his sickening pride. It can make the intelligent person feel like a complete idiot. It can make the confident doubt themselves. To those who have this problem‚ it seeks to make their lives a living hell. This beast is called computer illiteracy. The problems arising from computer literacy are becoming more evident as colleges and
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Illiteracy‚ A Problem Facing Women I was quite amazed as I researched the topic of illiteracy in America. What exactly is illiteracy? Illiteracy is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as: 1) not educated; especially‚ not knowing how to read or write. 2) showing a lack of education --noun. a person who does not know how to read or write -- illiteracy. May-be someone can read just a little‚ some can make out the sounds of a word and some just cannot read at all. Illiteracy is a "loss" to those
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