COURSE GUIDE GST 201 COURSE GUIDE GST 201 NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE Course Developer/ Writer Dr. Cyrille D. Ngamen Kouassi Department of Sociology/Anthropology Igbinedion University‚ Okada Benin-City Course Editor Prof. Bertram A. Okolo Faculty of Arts University of Benin Benin-City Programme Leader Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National Open University of Nigeria Victoria-Island‚ Lagos Course Co-ordinator Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National
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INTRODUCTION The indigenous peoples of the Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines who have managed to resist centuries of Spanish and United States colonization and in the process have retained their customs and traditions. The Philippine government succeeded in establishing a number of protected for tribal groups. Indigenous people were expected to speak their native
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The Jihads in the 19th century West Africa were a series of revolutions or holy wars that characterized the history of the region sweeping from 1804 in Hausa land‚ 1818 in Masina and 1815 in Futa Jallon area under the leadership of Uthman Dan Fodio‚ Seku Ahmadu and Al-Hajj Umar respectively because of the un fair conditions in society. These wars were intended to open a period of social justice‚ security and prosperity in trade for all me who accepted Islam as seen below; Official corruption‚ heavy
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When you ask people why they work‚ a lot of them will say that they work for money. People usually work to get the things that they need to live. Sometimes money is the only reason why people work. Once‚ for example‚ I asked my mother why she works despite it being hard. She said that she can get personal satisfaction through working. Also‚ she works to perform rewarding and meaningful activities. In addition‚ she works for companionship. I think that my mother is an example of why people work for more
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Dear Mr./ Mrs.‚ Our names are Rebecca and Vanessa Streiner. We are in the 8th and 9th grade at French Middle School and Topeka West High School. We were recently interviewed and accepted to participate as members of the People to People Student Ambassador Program to Italy‚ France‚ Switzerland‚ and Austria this summer. The objective of the program is to promote international understanding while building leadership skills among America’s youth. The 21-day experience includes meeting with government
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There are two speculated beliefs that suggest how Boko Haram began. The popular belief sides with Mohammed Yuself as the originator. The group originally initiated peaceful operations; however‚ his demise sparked thousands to retaliate in vengeance. Their goal is to create an Islamic State in Nigeria to eliminate political corruption‚ yet their atrocities indicates otherwise. Boko Haram’s influence suggests the followers have rationalized their violence as their only choice to achieve their political
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the past‚ this book cannot be written in a thin book. This thick book is full of his great experiences that wanted to be read by many people in the world in order to let everybody know the disasters of racism. This racism affected Richard Write a lot and he had to adapt to the environment that he was in‚ although he didn’t know how he should act in front of white people in the beginning of the story. There are not many examples in the beginning of the story since Richard was a little boy‚ and he
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Britt’s Neat People vs Sloppy People Byron Davis Regis University College for Professional Studies “Neat People vs Sloppy People” by Suzanne Britt is article relating the sloppy people to being morally supreme to neat people. Britt explains that in her experience neat people are lazy and mean. She states that this is directly related to how they excuse the little messes of the world‚ and cold heartedly throw them in the trash can. Britt cites many instances in which sloppy people are the way
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The Bantu People The Bantu people are known as the 60 million African Americans who speak the Bantu language throughout Africa. Bantu-speaking people can be found in Rwanda‚ Angola‚ Burundi‚ Zimbabwe‚ and South Africa‚ among other nations in the southern part of Africa. Many believe that Bantu tribes probably began migrating from Northern Africa around 3‚000 BCE. They most likely brought an assortment of skills with them such as the ability to farm‚ and work metals. Migration continued until around
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Successful People To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Stand and Deliver by Ramon Menendez and Thomas Musca are two similar stories where the main characters are both very determined. They both want to make a difference and are both very confident men. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ the main character‚ is a white older man that is a lawyer. During the book‚ he has to defend a black man who was charged with raping a white woman. During that time period‚ black people were seen by the
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