Although Ebola is thought of as a very ancient virus‚ humans have only recently felt its presence on the Earth‚ and so its know history is brief‚ but significant. The Ebola virus was first recognized in September of 1976. (CDC "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever" para. 1) The only thing we knew then was that it was dangerous‚ very dangerous‚ and although much remains to be known about this virus‚ we have also learned a lot about it since its initial discovery. Ebola originated in the African rainforest regions
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Impact of Cashless Economy in Nigeria By Omotunde M. Sunday T. John-Dewole A.T. Greener Journal of Internet‚ Information and Communication Systems Vol. 1 (2)‚ pp. 040-043‚ April 2013. Research Article Impact of Cashless Economy in Nigeria *Omotunde Muyiwa1‚ Sunday Tunmibi‚1 and John-Dewole A.T.2 1 School of Computer Science‚ Mathematics and Information Technology‚ Houdegbe North American University‚ Republic of Benin. 2 Department of Computer Science with Electronics
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Title (1/4 index card) Part 1: a. introduction b. statement of the problem c. scope and delimitation PART1 a. Introduction Dengue Fever Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent decades has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand b. Statement of the
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In “Roman Fever‚” Edith Wharton depicts the controversial relationship dynamics between two women. The two women‚ Mrs. Ansley and Mrs. Slade‚ have been friends since they met in Rome in their youth‚ yet Wharton manages to portray their entire relationship in a single conversation. It has been years since they first met‚ and they have now ventured back to Rome with their daughters. Initially readers may have the impression that these two ladies are close friends‚ but as the plot develops it is evident
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Definitions of Language Many definitions have been given to language by language scholars. Alo (1995) cites some of these definitions‚ which we reproduce below: “Language is the primary and most highly elaborated form of human symbolic activity…made up of symbols made by sounds produced by the vocal apparatus….” (A. A Hill) “Language is any set of system of linguistic symbols as used in a more or less uniform fashion by a number of people who are thus enabled to communicate intelligibly with
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with various cultural groups that are about three hundred in number. In 1947‚ Nigeria was not yet a nation. Nigeria now has been a multi-national society‚ one of the sociological problems of building Nigeria as a nation is multi-ethnicity with its concomitants such as multilingualism and completive ethnicity. There were varieties of lines which existed between the various states and people which were the predecessors of modern Nigeria. But on the other
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licensed brewing arrangements. In Nigeria it trades under the name Guinness Nigeria and will be referred to as such from this point. Over the past few years Africa has been Diageo’s most dynamic growth region‚ delivering the highest proportion of its global growth. Guinness is by far Diageo’s largest brand in Africa accounting for over 30% of the region’s turnover and profits. Moreover in the last few years it has consistently delivered double digit growth. Nigeria overtook Ireland in 2007 as the
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TITLE PAGE MULTILINGUALISM IN NIGERIA: A BLESSING OR A CURSE? PREFACE Multilingualism is an issue that has become a subject of discussion in a variety of language related disciplines. Some researchers discuss multilingualism as a sociolinguistic concept through which issues of language contact and the status of the mother tongue can be interrogated. Others see multilingualism as a political matter‚ that is‚ an issue which requires solutions to language problems from the policy makers who are
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directed towards me is “where do you prefer living: Nigeria or America?” Unfortunately‚ I cannot really answer that question because both places are completely different in my eyes. I have come to the realization that I am torn between two places I dearly love. Nigeria‚ my homeland‚ was my first love and where I spent majority of my childhood. America‚ the land of great opportunities‚ was where I cultivated most of the beliefs I brought from Nigeria. Although both countries share my common love for
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EVOLUTION OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IN NIGERIA HISTORY OF ADVERTISING. Global Overview Advertising or advertising is a form of communication for marketing and used to encourage‚ persuade‚ or manipulate an audience (viewers‚ readers or listeners; sometimes a specific group) to continue or take some new action. Most commonly‚ the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering‚ although political and ideological advertising is also common. This type of work belongs
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