HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The history of port development in Nigeria dates back to the middle of 19th century. This was long after the onset of sea borne trade and transactions which followed the adventures of early explorations on the African coasts. Initial efforts towards provision of facilities for ocean going vessels were the attempts to open up the entrance to the Lagos Lagoon. Considerable littoral drift occurred along this coast; and the constantly shifting channels in the bar at the entrance
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The Collapse of Authority Authoritative regimes are built on the foundations of power and control. This essay will discuss why authoritative regimes collapse based on their ideals and how the Apartheid regime managed to maintained power through the misuse of legislature. In an authoritative regime individuals exercise power over the state and able to so without being held constitutionally liable to the public (Gandhi & Przeworski‚ 2007: 1279). Thus‚ the leaders in an authoritarian regime have
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the first communist government in the world. Lenin lead the Russian Communists to power in November 1917. Strictly this should read Russian Bolsheviks as the party Lenin had joined as a young man split in two in 1903. Those who left the party were few in number and became known as the Mensheviks. The majority stayed with Lenin and they became known as the Bolsheviks which means majority in Russian. Lenin was born in 1870. His family was reasonably well off and Lenin wanted for nothing. At school
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The Perils of Obedience by Stanley Milgram In “The Perils of Obedience‚” Stanley Milgram develops a experiment that puts to test the the question ‚ “Will humans inflict extreme pain to others under the command of higher authority?”. The essay starts off with Milgram explaining the history of obedience by exhibiting the loyalness that was portrayed by followers in historical documents. The experiment that Milgram set up was simple. He elected an “experimenter” who is the authority figure‚ a “teacher”
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William Blake’s “Little Girl Lost” exposes authority for being predators that feast on those who lack power in order to urge the vulnerable to break the cycle of power and realize the danger around them. The images of the lion and the beasts illustrate the negative power-mongering qualities authority figures possess while the image of the defenseless‚ sleeping girl signifies the vulnerability of those who are blind to their servitude to their leaders. In order to portray the dangers‚ the text utilizes
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In the article entitled “Think for Yourself: The Danger of Blind Obedience‚” Michael Hess discusses the tendency that people have to follow rules without thinking of the implications of their actions – or inaction. Particularly‚ Hess discusses this type of conformity within the confines of business settings. He uses an example of an emergency dispatcher‚ who’s employer prohibited her from performing CPR or offering similar help to those in need. She denied help to a woman who had stopped breathing
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROJECT TOPIC: COMPARE THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH TO THE OTHER MAJOR LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD.DO YOU THINK ENGLISH WILL BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT’S SUPERIORITY IN THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS? For the topic: The topic under discussion is that “compare the importance of English to the other major languages of the world and then tell whether it will be able to sustain its superiority in the next hundred years”. I am for the topic. A language is a systematic means of communication by the
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In Australia‚ the constitution plays a significant role in allocating power and authority between the levels of government and the branches of the federal government. The constitution is a legal document which outlines the rules for the governing body of the country. A vital feature of the constitution‚ is its purpose in ensuring the division of power between the states and governments. The high court of Australia’s main role is to protect and interpret the constitution. The constitution also ensures
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Full Practice Authority Full Practice Authority for NPs is a significant legal issue that limits the role of NPs and affects health and care delivery. The range of activities that the nurse practitioner should practice is legally regulated by the licensing state and is a controversial issue in the medical community. Nurse practitioners must hold Registered Nurse (RN) licensure it the state in which they practice. However‚ unlike Registered Nurses‚ Nursing practitioners are advanced above the nursing
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