The word nigga comes from the Latin word niger which simply means black. The word niger was then changed to negro and integrated into two other languages‚ Spanish which kept the pure meaning of the word as “black”‚ and English which perverted the meaning into “black person”. However‚ by about the 1800s most white Americans had adopted the word as a derogatory racial slur to describe black African American slaves and yet again changed it into a new form of the word. They transformed the word negro
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GORDON KUSSI TABIRI English Writing: From Start to Finish My life as a college student Seven years ago I gained admission to pursue a B.A program in one of the prestigious universities in Ghana. The name of the university is Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). I was offered a four year bachelor degree program leading to a degree in Sociology and Social Work. Thus‚ I read BA Sociology and Social Work. I was so happy at the time because of two reasons. One was that‚ I had
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Discipline is the key to success - this saying holds true for all times and for all people of all age groups. But for students it holds a great value. In contemporary times there are so many temptations that can lure a student away from his basic objective in life. The glittering world of advertisement‚ the glamorous world of modeling and cinema unfold a new era in front of young people and they are wooed by the glamour. Those of us who are not wise enough to think rationally will be swept off our
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imagine and to understand. We devise our presentation in two aspects: social life and daily life. And we will tell you both advantages and disadvantages in two types of life. To many students coming from distant provinces‚ the experience of living away from home may be one of the best parts in their university life. This can be really unforgettable and exciting‚ and at the same time‚ it has a very important effect on students’ life‚ especially freshmen‚ as for many of whom‚ this is their first time living
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KINDS OF SPEECHES Persuasive Speech Persuade-to do or believe something especially by reasoning. What exactly is Persuasive Speech? -A persuasive speech is written to persuade‚ or convince the listeners‚ of the validity of the speaker’s argument. -This might involve persuading someone to change their opinion or at the very least take into account some elements that have not really been considered before. The Main Elements to Writing a Persuasive Speech 1. Credibility- establish by demonstrating
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FAQs on Student Life Management System (SLiMS) General information on SLiMS 1. What is SLiMS? SLiMS is the acronym for Student Life Management System. It is a new enhanced portal‚ replacing the current CCA Records system in OASIS. SLiMS will be a record of all your co-curriculum activities throughout your undergraduate studies at SMU. 2. What can we do in SLiMS/scopes of SLiMS? You may log into SLiMS to do the following: (i) Sign up as a member of a club/interest group - Search from ‘Student Organisation’
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The Secret: Will it change your life? A guy is waiting for the light to turn green as he notices a Lamborghini pull up next to him‚ in his head he’s thinking wow this guys has a lot going for him. At the same time he notices on the other side of his car another guy pulls up driving a Kia. He laughs because based on his vehicle the overall assumption is that he’s struggling through life‚ just because he doesn’t have a nice car. In today’s society we base success on money and power‚ but the average
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Who’s in control of your life? Who’s pulling your strings? For the majority of us‚ it’s other people – society‚ colleagues‚ friends‚ family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young‚ of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. We didn’t want to be singled out by the crowd for being different because this wasn’t such
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Piper‚ john. Don’t waste Your Life. Wheaton‚ Illinois: Cross Way Books:2003‚ Pgs 191. Since 1980‚ John Piper has been the pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in the heart of Minneapolis. Purpose of this Book and Summary The main purpose for which John Piper wrote this book was to help Christians and non Christians to not waste their lives (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). John Piper wants all people to know the purpose for which they were created and to live for it
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Best years of your life? Or worst years of your life? When expressing their opinion on their adolescence‚ most people‚ young or old‚ have an extreme view of it. When interviewing people from different generations on their experiences of adolescence‚ we find as many similarities as differences. One of the biggest differences in the last generation and today’s‚ is that it takes much longer to make the transition to adulthood. The generation after World War 11 considered themselves
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