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    NIGERIA AND BAKKASSI

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    the International Court of Justice ‚ ICJ by October 10 this year Nigeria will lose its right to appeal against the judgment of the International Court of Justice‚ ICJ‚ which had in 2002‚ ceded the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula in Cross River State‚ Southern Nigeria to the Republic of Cameroon. By the terms of the 2005 Green Tree Agreement‚ Nigeria’s cession of its erstwhile territory would be perfected‚ except she raises fresh issues for a review of the case. The Green Tree Agreement‚ under which

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    our way through the cheerful crowd. ‘It ain’t right’” (242). Jem was upset that Tom Robinson was sent to jail for something that he didn’t do‚ while others thought it was great since Tom Robinson insulted what they thought was a picture of a “good southern white woman”. Jem’s personal belief that people should get a fair trial broke the status quo because most believed that an African American man such as Tom Robinson‚ didn’t deserve as such‚ since they were racist. “Face was streaked with tears as

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    coast were marked by distinct attributes. Once established‚ the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each of these had specific developments that were unique to the regions. Though there were many similarities in the development of the New England‚ Middle and Southern Colonies‚ they were very different: politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The three colonies all had comparable similarities‚ as they were all democratic. But

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    The women of southern plantations are something that not many write about. There is a critical lack of information and books about them‚ which makes writing about her a difficult task. Many southern women are mentioned in many books only as part of the males. “It was not until the early 1970’s‚ with the advent of the women’s movement‚ that a book written by a Southern woman about Southern women was recognized as being of scholarly significance…” The wealthy white women of the south spent most

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    and thought that African Americans would be free to live out normal lives‚ but then came the increase of lynching. After the war‚ the Southern economy was in ruins‚ and lynching had allowed white southerners to express their hatred and discontent towards the situation and African Americans were the vulnerable targets for their pent-up anger (Notes). In Southern Horrors‚ Feimster introduces Rebecca Felton‚ who was a wealthy slave owner‚ and Ida B. Wells‚ a slave born women‚ and how each woman viewed

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    Cited: Easy Rider. Dir. Dennis Hopper. By Dennis Hopper‚ Peter Fonda‚ and Terry Southern. Prod. Peter Fonda. Perf. Dennis Hopper‚ Peter Fonda‚ and Jack Nicholson. Columbia Pictures‚ 1969. Lawrence‚ Joe B. "The Allegory of "Easy Rider"" The English Journal 59.5 (1970): 665-66.  Ray‚ Robert B. “The Left and Right Cycles”. A Certain Tendency

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    Scouting Out Maturity An essay written by Leona The Depression was a very rough and brutal period of the 1930’s. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the reader finds out how the depression look liked in Southern America. Along with that‚ the true effects‚ of this ruthless period of time‚ on the local citizens are described. One of the main characters‚ and also the narrator of the novel‚ is a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or Scout. Through other characters such as Atticus

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    L’Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland‚ Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization‚ designates World Heritage Sites in order to “…encourage the identification‚ protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” The L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site is truly of outstanding

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    Death and Decay of the Southern Ideal In William Faulkner’s short story "A Rose for Emily" the reader is introduced to the small‚ post-civil war town‚ of Jefferson‚ Mississippi. Jefferson‚ while fictional‚ embodies the erosion of Southern ideals and beliefs dating back to pre-civil war Mississippi. The encroachment of the New South is echoed in the mussing of the narrator‚ who represents the community of Jefferson as he reminisces about the central character in the story‚ Miss. Emily Grierson.

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    mun,delegate of australia

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    Respected president‚ honorable chair and fellow esteemed delegates‚ The delegate of Australia is very excited to collaborate with delegates and participate in this prestigious conference. Today our delegation is here to discuss two of the most aggravating issues in the world. It is a great concern to our people‚ and we are sure that it is a great concern to the entire world as well. The house is here to firstly discuss the Rebuilding South Sudan’s Economy‚ following its Recent Independence and

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