CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in Africa’s most populous nation. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s‚ the oil industry has been married by political and economic strife due to a long history of corrupt military regimes and the complicity of multinational corporations‚ notably Royal Dutch Shell. However it was not until the early 1990s‚ after the Nigerian
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Currency Devaluation in Pakistan- Causes‚ Impacts and Suggestions Starting from the currency‚ it is a unit of exchange‚ which is in the form of money and allows you to facilitate the transfers of goods and services. And devaluation means‚ a reduction in the value of a specific currency with respect to some other monetary units. Devaluation is derived from the word de-value which is usually considered a means of correcting a deficit in the balance of payments. In simple words‚ it means to decrease
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Effects on Our Culture” (2002) Lawrence Auster believes that the rapid influx of immigrants into America has detrimental effects on the nation’s culture. Ever since the establishment of the US Immigration Act in 1965‚ America is being opened up to an incursion of people of a multitude of backgrounds‚ causing it to become redefined “as a multicultural society rather than as a nation.” Firstly‚ he claims that it is dangerous—influx of thousands from variable‚ and perhaps questionable‚ background might
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Here‚ the Bible suggests that the Israelite’s saw foreigners as being set apart from themselves not on the basis of the Israelites being a superior race‚ but rather‚ on the basis of the Israelites’ devotion to a distinctive culture and religion that was based on their belief in the God of the Bible. Nowhere does the text state that the Israelites were concerned with the race of the people of other nations. Instead‚ the text indicates that the Israelites were concerned with not falling into the cultural
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war hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese‚ Cambodian‚ and Laotian civilians lay dead and millions of others found themselves fleeing their war-torn homes for safe-haven in nearby China‚ Southeast Asia‚ North American‚ and Europe. To deal with in large influx of refugees many countries‚ including the United States‚ enacted legislative reform to their immigration laws to assist in the acceptance and processing of Vietnamese refugees. In April of 1975‚ the Viet Cong advanced rapidly towards South Vietnam
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Islam is the second most practiced religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers worldwide. With six million people practicing Islam in America‚ it is one of the fastest growing religions in this country. However‚ since the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001 the Islamic religion has been under much scrutiny publically in America. Many people who practice this religion have been subjected to discrimination as well as verbal and physical attacks by fellow Americans. However a high level
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1. Describe a cause or concern that spurred you to be civically engaged. How did you contribute? What did you learn or gain from the experience? In school‚ I saw my peers were having trouble academically without individual attention. They would seek help from teachers‚ but would still not understand the material. This lack of learning turned into a hatred for the subjects‚ which translated into a hatred for school. My friends studied for hours only to fail their tests and fall behind. I was shocked
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Bilingual in America {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Bilingual in America {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Shonese Warrington {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} AED/200 October 18‚ 2009 Kimberly D. Jackson Bilingual in America There are many ongoing debates on whether or not our children should learn more than one language. I feel that it is imperative in today’s society to know more than one language. Knowing more than one language opens up so many
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presidency was characterized by promotion of industry and the pacification of the country‚ it came at the expense of the working class‚ farmers and peasants‚ who suffered extreme exploitation. This resulted in the rise of an urban protelariat and the influx of foreign capital. Progress came at a price though‚ since civil liberties such as freedom of the press were suspended under the Porfiriato.
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THE IMPACT of REFUGEE MIGRATION on social development of Dadaab communities By Watila Wanyonyi SHUKRI ABASS MOHAMED ADMISSION NO‚ C40/66232/2011 This Project is in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of post graduate diploma in Security and strategic studies at the University of Nairobi. Declaration This research project is my original work
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