gov/collection/gallery/dutch.shtm DUTCH AND FLEMISH PAINTING OF THE 16TH-17TH CENTURIES Religious and political turmoil in the 1500s split the Low Countries into two nations with differing social values and artistic tastes. Flanders remained Catholic and royalist; Flemish artists such as Rubens and Van Dyck glorified the Church and monarchy with grandiose themes‚ lively compositions‚ and vivid colors. The United Netherlands‚ however‚ became a republic populated mainly by Calvinists. Dutch Protestants like Rembrandt
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society. Nigeria with its rather unfair share of the canker worm has as its greatest threat the endemic and malignant nature of corruption. You bribe to get your child into a school‚ you pay to secure a job and you also continue to pay in some cases to retain it. corruption indeed is a bane of any nation. This research work discuses the possible causes of corruption in addition to its effect which seems to rooted in socio- cultural practices and the political and economic realities of Nigeria.
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INJUSTICE IN NIGERIA Over the years and growing up in the dusty sahara threatened landscape of Kaduna {in mid Nigeria}‚ I have often lamented the fate of prisoners who are stripped of their freedom of movement for specific periods of time {and in some glaring cases of inhumanity of man.. for unspecified and unspecific periods}. My young and then innocent mind concluded that depriving prisoners of their freedom as it presently obtains carries along with it a collateral dehumanization of the prisoners
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PTSD (Shell Shock) PTSD was founded back during the Civil War. The first documented case of PTSD was in 1865‚ during the Civil War. PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is a disorder by failure to recover after experiencing or witnessing a horrible event. Most cases of PTSD come from military members‚ who were in combat situations. During WW1 after November 11th (Armistice Day) was the first time they put solders in a group‚ and said they had shell shock. At that time‚ it was called
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Makato and the Cowrie Shell Retold and translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti Illustrated by Somchet Kaladis 1 THAILAND Makato and the Cowrie Shell Retold and translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti Illustrated by Somchet Kaladis 2 Once upon a time there was a boy whose name was Makato. He was an orphan‚ for his father and mother had died when he was very young. He had no brothers‚ sisters‚ cousins‚ or friends to take care of him‚ so he had to make a living for himself. He did every kind of work—carrying
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nline Advertising in Nigeria One of the best channels for promoting brands ‚ products and businesses is Internet advertising and it has evolved into one of the most explored new mediums available today. The popularity of the Internet as a new media channel has exploded in recent years‚ attributed mostly to faster‚ more reliable and more affordable broadband connections . More and more advertisers are shifting from traditional advertising channels and going online in order to maximize audience
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the Liberty Paints plant to the Brotherhood‚ with each microcosm endorsing a different idea of how blacks should behave in society. As the narrator attempts to define himself through the values and expectations imposed on him‚ he finds that‚ in each case‚ the prescribed role limits his complexity as an individual and forces him to play an inauthentic part. Upon arriving in New York‚ the narrator enters the world of the Liberty Paints plant‚ which achieves financial success by subverting blackness
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| AND then I pressed the shell | | Close to my ear | | And listened well‚ | | And straightway like a bell | | Came low and clear | 5 | The slow‚ sad murmur of the distant seas‚ | | Whipped by an icy breeze | | Upon a shore | | Wind-swept and desolate. | | It was a sunless strand that never bore | 10 | The footprint of a man‚ | | Nor felt the weight | | Since time began | | Of any human quality or stir | | Save what the dreary winds
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Stuffed Shells There isn’t really any particular reason or story behind the choosing of this meal. I enjoy trying new recipes‚ cooking with friends and family‚ and learning different recipes along the way. Growing up cooking as a family was never a big part of our tradition‚ however I learned how to cook at a very young age. I feel it’s important just like everything else to continue to learn and advance in the skills of cooking. The major ingredients for my recipe are chicken and pasta shells. However
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ECONOMY OF NIGERIA Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy and emerging market‚ with expanding financial‚ service‚ communications‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2011‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade
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