FACTORS RESPONDSIBLE FOR THE RISE AND GROWTH OF NATIONALISM IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION No one‚ not even the most far-sighted‚ ever thought that British rule would last for only sixty years. In the early years of colonial rule‚ the idea of an independent Nigeria within so short a time would have sounded ridiculous. “The Whiteman has come to stay as long as men lived‚” boasted an official in 1919. Nevertheless‚ nationalism started early‚ instigated by the need to respond to conquest and new policies
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Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were eager German nationalist who really campaigned for the idea of all German states being integrated as one country. They collected German folk stories because they believed that folktales revealed a national German identity also wanting to revive their countries culture. As the Grimm brothers were collecting and writing their folktales‚ France occupied a good section of German territory setting up its own legal system therefore‚ influencing and transforming the
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“Constitutions are important in liberal democracies. They lay down the ground rules about how political power is attained and how it can be exercised‚ about what governments can and cannot do‚ and they also set out rights of the citizens”. The Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) came into effect on 29th of December 1937. It was drafted by Éamon de Valera and Micheál Ó Gríobhtha. The document is vastly influenced by the Catholic Church. Bunreacht Na hÉireann contains 50 Articles ranging
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“The Singapore National Identity is created by the state.” Do you agree with the statement? Explain your answer. A national identity is a person’s identity and sense of belonging to a state or to a nation‚ a feeling which one shares with a group of people‚ regardless of one’s citizenship status. It is a sense of emotional attachment and as feelings are something that cannot be forced and created by the state but instead must be what an individual truly feels. Hence‚ as the sense of attachment
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Cultural Relativism With the increase in hostilities between world powers and a rise in nationalism‚ borderline fascism‚ the blending of our societies have come to an intricate crossroads. Multiculturalism has literally come to a stopping point and an inverted rise in concern of the definition of collective groups has spurred the clashes within our societies. Thus‚ we must observe what is the relativity within cultures‚ and how does it shape our day to day interactions. Bringing to the forefront
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empire. It is the awakening of national consciousness of people with new light and new thought. It is a kind of socio-cultural change which is the result of the union between two cultures – the east and the west. The light of Renaissance ignited nationalism and secular humanism in human minds‚ encouraged people to learn Western literature and philosophy for the rediscovery the world with new outlook‚ urged Indians to fight against all social diseases‚ inspired us to develop intellectual vision and
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At the turns of the XIX - XX centuries in Western Europe‚ dramatic changes in society are observed. In France and England‚ the movement for establishing women’s rights took effect. In the first half of the nineteenth century‚ in French appeared the concept of feminism. The participants of this social movement were both women and men. The main direction of their struggle was giving women equal with men voting and economic rights as well as rights to obtaining education and sexual freedoms. In Ukraine
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Adolf Hitler was a German patriot who served in the army during the outbreak of World War I. Germany’s collapse and surrender in 1918 led to Hitler’s outrage. His passion for Germany allowed him to rise to power as leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi’s). Hitler’s methodology includes propaganda from his published book‚ “Mein Kampf”‚ which outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. On February 1‚ 1933‚ Hitler presented his speech “Appeal to the German People”
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MY DISCOVERY OF IRELAND WHAT MAKES IRISH CULTURE POPULAR WORLDWIDE? ’I am of Ireland‚ And the Holy Land of Ireland‚ And time runs on‚’ cried she. ’Come out of charity‚ Come dance with me in Ireland.’ William Butler Yeats My first encounter with Ireland and its culture was rather trivial. I saw some Irish dancing and was fascinated by its rigor‚ energy‚ and emotional charge. I am not a dancer myself but Irish dances that I saw on TV made me want to get on my feet and start tap-dancing
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IR1005 CARL LARSSON TUTOR: YANNIS TELLIDIS ESSAY 1 What is the difference between a nation and a state‚ and does the difference matter for the study of International Relations? For one reason or another nowadays people commonly conceive the terms "nation" and "state" to be synonymous‚ when in actual fact they are not identical. The question implies that there is only one difference‚ or at least a main difference between a "nation" and a "state"‚ but I believe
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