International Journal of Social Science and Humanity‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 6‚ November 2012 The Domestication of the English Language for Literary Purpose in Nigeria: Creating a National Identity Dare Owolabi Abstract—Nigeria is‚ obviously‚ one of the largest ESL users in the world. The language that first came with the colonial masters as a foreign language has since grown in leaps and bounds to now become a second language and‚ unarguably‚ the country’s official language. As the largest black nation
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novels‚ on female writers and on movie makers. Its themes have fascinated the literature scene and inspired other authors. This is why I would like to introduce the main themes leading through the story. I will focus on the themes of giving birth and creating life‚ isolation and alienation and family and kinship. I will give a short overview on how these themes still fascinate the readers of this book almost 200 years after it was written. While reading the book I wanted to find out more about the time
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How important were the German princes in creating the atmosphere within which Lutheranism was successful? The German princes were crucial to the Reformation‚ creating the atmosphere which made Lutheranism successful between 1521 and 1555‚ because they carried forward Luther’s ideology making it reality. Their authority over Charles V‚ the new inexperienced emperor with the military support and influence over voting his seat in power allowed them to support Luther for example at the Diet of Worms
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IDENTIFY ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES THAT ENTREPRENEURS FACE WHEN CREATING A NEW BUSINESS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY IDENTIFY ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES THAT ENTREPRENEURS FACE WHEN CREATING A NEW BUSINESS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY INTRODUCTION This essay aims to identify ethical and cultural issues that entrepreneurs face when creating a new business in a foreign country. Hurn (2008‚ p.348) presents ethics as ‘the recognition of obligation and acceptance of responsibility for how one’s actions would
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Creating incentives for incentive travel: investing in corporate travel for the future development of tourism - with reference to Spain. Tourism in Spain * Historical factors * Strengths * Weaknesses * Target Audiences * Areas of development and future plans Incentive Travel * History- What is Incentive travel * Benefits of the host country pg 23 conferences and conventions * Trends in the market – Investment in convention centres worldwide‚ incentive travel
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Essay: To what extent was imperialism the main cause of international tension in Europe up until 1914? There were several factors that contributed to the undeniable international tension in Europe up until 1914 and each factor played a definite part in pushing Europe closer and closer to a World War. The late 1800s and early 1900s saw a period of vast empire building and severe colonial rivalry. In the nineteenth century European countries such as Britain‚ France and Austria-Hungary realised
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Book Review: “Auto Pact: Creating a Borderless North American Auto Industry 1960-1971” Author: Dimitry Anastakis Book Review “Auto Pact: Creating a Borderless North American Auto Industry 1960~1971” by “Dimitry Anastakis” examines how the auto industry in US and Canada evolved through time before‚ during and after the implementation of the auto pact‚ from its development till the day it was obliterated by the WTO in 2001. The author uses an overwhelming number of sources
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bringing people closer and closer. Internet‚ TV and faster transportation are examples of modern technology. These technology help people to communicate and share information in an easier way. I disagree with the statement that modern technology is creating a single world technology. The interned and computer bring I believe that culture still most influence people. I believe that inherit culture and norm still have greater influence to people. Even though new culture has been created‚ people will
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Creating Horror Authors use a number of different tones‚ settings‚ themes‚ characterizations‚ and points of view in order to create a fictional world inside the readers head. We see these tools used in contrasting ways in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The distinctive techniques used in these short stories leave you feeling uneasy once you finish them. Using different methods‚ both authors create a story of horror for their readers. The tones
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Chapter Overview This chapter looks further into key customer-driven marketing strategy decisions—how to divide up markets into meaningful customer groups (segmentation)‚ choose which customer groups to serve (targeting)‚ create market offerings that best serve targeted customers (differentiation)‚ and position the offerings in the minds of consumers (positioning). Target marketing is dividing the total market into different segments based on customer characteristics‚ selecting one or more
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