and children to migrate to unsafe territory‚ and increasing their vulnerability to poverty‚ abduction and human trafficking . These conditions directly expose them to rape and forced prostitution . Prisoners of war are trafficked into Gabon from Benin‚ Nigeria‚ Togo and Mali for prostitution‚ while others are brought as housemaids and eventually forced to become prostitutes . Human trafficking forces many innocent women and children to live in fear of being exploited. However‚ Gabon is committed
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Cango contains 40 languages spoken by 20 million people concentrated mostly in areas including Sengal‚Gambia‚ and Northern and eastern sierra leona . There are much less users of Niger Cango in areas including northern areas of Ghana ‚ togo and Benin and in southern Niger and southwestern Nigeria (Bendor-Samuel 2000). The Niger Cango language began to spread around 7000 BP. The last estimation of niger cango language is 1400‚ all considered separate languages and not dialacts and each language
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than function. However‚ scientists recently discovered what is said to be the world ’s first prosthetic toe from an Egyptian mummy and it appears to have been functional. In the past materials such as steel‚ iron‚ bronze‚ and copper were all sued to replace limbs. Throughout history as bronze‚ iron‚ copper and steel were discovered they were correspondingly used to make limbs. The evolution of prosthetics is a long and storied history‚ from its primitive beginnings to its sophisticated present
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with a load‚ and new kinds of medicines. Other things Shi Huangdi did were creating a uniform set of laws and taxes‚ replacing bronze with iron‚ and connecting previously built walls to make a giant wall which we know as the Great Wall of China. The replacing of bronze products with iron products made work in China much more efficient. Iron products were stronger than bronze and wore off after a longer period of time. The Qin were the first to use iron weapons‚ which gave them an advantage over the
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THE SEARCH FOR SODOM: IS IT BAB EDH-DHRA OR TALL EL-HAMMAM? Jill Toodle Biblical Archaeology BIBL471_D01 April 7‚ 2013 Since the early 19th century archaeologists and Christian bible scholars have discovered a difference in archaeological and geographical evidence that supports a northern view of Sodom or a southern view of Sodom. The Southern site for Sodom is commonly referred to as the Bab edh-Dhra and the
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In the Iron Age‚ they developed their most popular sword‚ which was the double-edged Broad sword. It was made of iron and bronze‚ and it was one of the heaviest swords ever created. It had a wooden scabbard covered with leather and was lined with fur‚ with bronze chaps‚ and an iron or bronze blade.<br><br>The Celts used only a few battle tactics to overcome their enemies‚ but they were still very successful in battle. Chariots were an important part of Celtic
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the Cross” was cast in 1560. It is 44.5cm high by 47.1 cm wide‚ made from a blend of copper/bronze alloy commonly used for sculptures of that period which was then finished in a translucent green varnish. It is currently on display at the National Gallery in Washington‚ D.C. The evolution of the sculpted painting into what we commonly refer to as a Relief‚ was the first step towards larger cast bronze sculptures and eventually architecture on a grand scale. A work like this would commonly be
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DIFFERENT STYLES OF SCULPTING What is sculpting? Sculpting is fashioning three-dimensional figures‚ busts or abstract pieces from stone‚ clay‚ wood‚ bronze or other material. For thousands of years man has been putting form into stone‚ wood‚ clay and metal. Many of these have survived over time and provided millions with great pleasure and historical reference. Two of the most popular sculptures that are recognized throughout the world are the statues of David. The subject that will be discussed
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This paper has been designed to detail the different types of weapons used by the people of Ancient Rome. It includes observations on development of Roman weaponry as well as its great variety of structure and uses. This will include‚ in addition‚ the inherence of earlier civilizations of weaponry My paper will attempt to answer the following questions; What weapons did the Romans consider important? What material was used to forge these weapons? How are they classified? How important was their role
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Archaeological Site of Troy Brief Description Troy‚ with its 4‚000 years of history‚ is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. The first excavations at the site were undertaken by the famous archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1870. In scientific terms‚ its extensive remains are the most significant demonstration of the first contact between the civilizations of Anatolia and the Mediterranean world. Moreover‚ the siege of Troy by Spartan and Achaean warriors from Greece in
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