tribes that goes down to the very intricacies of the religion and culture of each tribe. The Fulani are characterized by a set of unique traits that distinguish them from all of the other African tribes; these specific traits consist of their history in terms of their origin and influence‚ the particular religion that they practice and its similarities and differences shared with other religions‚ and certain rituals performed and tradition
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During the whole time studying Western Culture‚ individuals like Luther‚ Columbus‚ Gutenberg‚ and Copernicus influenced western cultures in many ways. Although all of these men had a significate influenced on the western culture‚ this learner believes that Johannes Gutenberg had one of the greatest impacts that change the way individuals communicate. In today’s society individuals may think or look at this invention as neither here nor there‚ but it is one of the greatest inventions of all times
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prudent‚ and strong. Beowulf says to Hrothgar‚ “Bear up and be the man I expect you to be” (1395). In this line‚ Beowulf is trying to tell Hrothgar to toughen up. Hrothgar is mourning when he should be planning revenge. He does not always exemplify the idea warrior king of the time. He actually shows characteristics of the Christian beliefs most of the time. He is wise‚ caring‚ and understanding. He is also the one most often seen praising God in the story as seen in this line‚ “the old lord sprang to
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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 Symbolic Meanings of Colors Between China and Western Countries Abstract: This bright world is rich in colors. When people are enjoying the beautiful scenery of nature‚ they create many words to express what they have seen‚ the so-called “colors”. People formed a rich association about colors for different colors have different meanings‚ or symbolic meanings. The associated meanings of color words are the result of mapping from one domain to another. Because of the common sense shared
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There are two major fronts in WWI. The Western Front and the Eastern Front. These two fronts were both alike in many ways and different in many ways. The Western Front was the region in France and the Eastern Front was a part of battlefield along the Russian and German border. It was a difficult thing to face war on two fronts‚ especially when both sides were hard to adapt and battle through on. For example‚ the Germans or Alfred Vin Schlieffen created a Schlieffen Plan ‚ which called for a
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the world but also integrates different cultural identities and forms the new ideologies. Therefore the global culture is an essential part of globalisation‚ which is mainly related to youth culture and considered as the western value. In the meantime‚ the global media has played a crucial role as it accelerates the process of globalisation. Young people now can access the global culture through various approaches‚ such as the internet‚ advertisements and movies. As a consequence‚ the constitutions
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I. Underlying issues or major ideas and concepts Doctor Salwa Ammar a faculty of Le Moyne College (one of 28 sister institution in the United States and more than 100 Jesuits universities worldwide) attempt to describe the teaching of OR/MS as a natural part of the Jesuits tradition in education and to construct a case why and how OR/MS found a natural home within the Jesuit Education‚ The author was frequently asked “What‘s an operating research professor doing in a nice‚ liberal arts school like
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to simplify trade by working on its tariff structure. However‚ there is still a protectionist sentiment in the country. Cross border smuggling is still a major concern and is liable to remain an important feature of the Nigerian economy. The capacity and efficiency of Nigerian ports (Trade) have improved following the implementation of an ambitious concessioning program that transferred management of terminals to private operators. However‚ although the reforms have improved port operations and
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but a lot remains to be done. In a recent news report on the Nigerian Housing Sector aired on African Independent Television (AIT)‚ it was stated that between 1973 and 2006‚ the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) built only 30‚000 housing units nationwide. According to Mr. Tunde Ipinmosho of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA)‚ the current housing deficit is about 12 million homes. If we take the current population of 140 million Nigerians as reported by the National Population Commission after last
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