American and Nigerian Culture American and Nigerian cultures are alike in some aspects of life‚ while being dissimilar in other aspects. This idea is clearly exemplified when one compares their own experience and knowledge of culture in America to that description and portrayal of Nigerian culture as seen through Buchi Emecheta’s novel‚ The Wrestling Match. Both of our societies can be looked at as parallel in how teenagers are typically stereotyped‚ rivalry among towns/villages‚ and the attainment
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The writing and researching on India’s foreign policy have always been constrained by lack of access to data which is reliable and authentic due to various secret and closely guarded archives. Though‚ its hard for many to reach there‚ the experiences of policymakers through their writings can help in overcoming this constraint and help in reflecting on what they saw through their years in services. Rajiv Sikri’s book falls into this category where he has tried his best to peep into India’s ministry
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Canada’s Foreign Policy Draft: Please do not quote Paper to be presented on C10: Responses to the American “War on Terrorism”: Political Parties and Democracy Canadian Political Science Association‚ Saskatoon‚ June 1‚ 2007 Dr. Stefan Gänzle Visiting Assistant Professor (DAAD) University of British Columbia Institute for European Studies/Political Science 182 C. K. Choi‚ 1855 West Mall Vancouver‚ BC V6T 1Z2 sganzle@interchange.ubc.ca Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of Canadian foreign policy
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involvement in the issues of the Middle East‚ and whether or not taking action against al-Assad and his regime would be too costly to our nation. One of the chief criticisms of our great nation is that we act too boldly as the world’s policeman. In our historical involvement and insertion in other nation’s issues‚ we have developed the reputation of being too dominantly involved in issues that are not our own nor that directly pertain to threats of U.S. national interest. Unfortunately‚ aspects of international
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Name Course Professor Date US FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS IRAQ. The U.S foreign policy determines how the U.S.A conducts its relations with other countries. The US foreign policy towards Iraq has in the 21st century‚ dangerously strayed off-course. This paper aims to understand how Iraq was and is dictated by Americas selfish interest to create a strategic base in the oil-rich Gulf region‚ how U.S has tried to develop political structures that try to resolve the dispute risen after the Cold war between
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THE CRAZE FOR CERTIFICATE BY NIGERIANS In recent years there is this general tendency that an increasing number of Nigerians seem to pay more attention on getting various certificates from undergraduate certificates to professional certificates. They are so many types of certificates‚ the growing tendency among Nigerians to get all kinds of certificates has now involved into a craze. The word craze means an enthusiastic interest in something that is shared by many people but that usually does not
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Unrest in Nigerian Universities: Looking Back and Forward Oyaziwo Aluede‚ Basil Jimoh‚ Beatrice O. Agwinede and Eunice O. Omoregie Department of Educational Foundations‚ Ambrose Alli University‚ P.M.B. 14‚ Ekpoma 310001‚ Ekpoma‚ Nigeria E-mail: oyaziwoaluede@yahoo.com KEYWORDS Student unrest; student services; student personnel administration; universities ABSTRACT The authors examined the policies and factors that have in the past and at the present precipitated student unrest in Nigerian university
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multinational corporations (MNCs) to maintain control over their foreign subsidiaries and international operations. The resulting challenges can be influenced by the low predictability of foreign environments‚ limited experience of a company‚ as well as problems transferring specific knowledge and methods to their subsidiaries. Therefore‚ the appropriate selection of control mechanisms becomes vital for the efficient operation of foreign subsidiaries. The mechanisms of control imposed by the parent
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Contents Economic Overview 3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 3 GDP Composition 4 Inflation 4 Shadow Economy 5 Trade Overview 5 Foreign Debt 7 Labor Market & Human Capital 7 Population and Income Inequality 8 Unemployment 9 Currency 10 Money Supply and Monetary Control 10 Fiscal policy 12 Exchange rates 12 Interest Rates 13 Foreign Direct Investment 14 Globalization and Comparative Advantage 14 Conclusion 15 References 16 Economic Overview Nigeria’s economy
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THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN NIGERIAN POLITICS AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY FOR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT Oluwaseun Olawale AFOLABI‚ PhD (in view) (Ibadan) Institut Français de Recherche en Afique (IFRA) - Nigeria Research Fellow‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Nigeria. Abstract Nigeria has a pluralistic State has taken religion to a position of importance in every facet of her politics. The nation is the most populous country in West Africa vest with religious diversities: Christianity
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