CONFLICTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT By Alabi‚ A. T. (Ph.D.) Department of Educational Management‚ University of llorin‚ llorin Abstract This paper focuses on conflict between individuals and between groups as a universal phenomenon of management and organizational behaviour. It recognizes conflict .as an inherent feature of organization‚ and induced‚ in part‚ by the very structure of the organization. The structure of universities allows the sharing of functional
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The first half of the semester of Intro to Religion we learned about Western religions. I have learned very important information about different religions. These religions impact my life in ways I never knew before taking this class. I have never heard about the five pillars of Islam or how many pilgrimages are in Judaism. Now‚ we turn to Eastern Religions which include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Taoism and many more. Western religions consist of Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. In Judaism‚ YHWH is
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Beowulf: Link Between Traditions - Pagan and Christian "Beowulf" is a link between two traditions‚ Pagan and the Christian. The virtues of courage in war and the acceptance of feuds between men and countries as a fact of life stem from the older Pagan tradition. On the other hand Christianity’s moralities are based meekness and poverty. "Beowulf" brings this two convictions together through the actions of the characters. Even though Beowulf possesses spiritual strength‚ he isn’t
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CLASH OF THE TITANS: A MOVIE CRITIQUE by Mi-Auree L. Bautista The movie Clash of the Titans is about the adventures of Perseus‚ son of Zeus and a demi-god. The movie tells us about the obstacles that Perseus has gone through just to pursue what he was destined for. It also shows us the influences of the gods in the Greek people before. The movie captured the lifestyle of ancient Greece and how the Greek’s beliefs affect their daily lives. But the movie has its lapses also. In terms of the
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’THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH’: How Nigerian Folk Poem‚ ’Hunger’ reflects the Nigerians’ Life By : Asvergi Varativoni 112011033 Nigerian folk poem‚ hunger‚ reflected a socio-cultural issue of how Nigerians live their life in poverty. It could be seen clearly in every single line of the poem. Let’s take a closer look to the lines. The title‚ ’hunger’ itself could mean two things. Literary hungry‚ a feeling that you need food to fill in your stomach; and it could also mean a desire to get something
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Surpassing five thousand years the Egyptian culture has survived and also created inventions like black ink‚ hieroglyphic script‚ the solar calendar‚ wigs‚ and eye makeup. A lot of the Egyptian culture can be seen in the world today mainly because their inventions are used everywhere. I will compare the similarities as well as the differences between Egyptian and American cultures by examining religion‚ death rituals‚ holidays‚ traditions‚ and food. Egyptians lived a very religious life. They
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Comparing between Thai culture and other culture Both Thailand and China are Asian countries with great long history‚ and therefore they share very similar cultures - concerns for family relations‚ attention to its social hierarchy - which may have contributed by their geographic‚ demographic and psychographic backgrounds. This essay will discuss the similarities and differences between the taboos and custom in these two countries in terms of linguistics‚ religion‚ social interaction and identity
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Relationship between Economic Growth and Community Development -Nigerian Examples By John Paul Akinduro Post Graduate Diploma (Blended) Submitted to: The School of Media and Communication Pan Atlantic University‚ Lagos November 2013 Table of contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………3 Methodology…………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..4 What is Economic Growth………………………………………………………....4 What is Community Development…………………………………………
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"The clash of civilizations" defines the shifting of causes for friction between nations. He describes the changing of the guard‚ between secular ideological friction‚ such as democracy versus communism‚ to cultural and religious reasoning. Huntington’s hypothesis is based heavily on examples of recent struggles between civilizations all over the world. I agree with Huntington’s hypothesis because it is evident that since the fall of the "Iron curtain" culture and religion have replaced ideas as the
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Minangkabau (Fundamental of culture‚ religion‚ belief and tradition) The Minangkabau ethnic group‚ also known as Minang (Urang minang in Minangkabau language)‚ is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra‚ in Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal‚ with property and land passing down from mother to daughter‚ while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men (although some women also play important roles in these areas). Today 4 million Minangs live in West Sumatra‚ while about
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