The article “ Sounding the War: Acholi Popular Music in the Peace Process in Northern Uganda “ by Stella Wadiru discusses how musicians use Acholi popular music to expose the war situation in northern Uganda and to campaign for peace. The author also conducts ethnographic research in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. War in Acholi-sub region of Northern Uganda between rebel groups and the Ugandan Government has claimed many
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Biography on Jody Thacker This quote reminds me so much of Jody. “Growing up‚ sports is my outlet‚ my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people‚ but through sports‚ something I was good at‚ I was able to make friends‚” by Curtis Joseph. Jody Lee McKenzie Thacker was born on March 20‚ 1996‚ in Alexandria‚ Louisiana. His parents‚ Curtis and Cheryl Thacker were very excited to have another child. Their first child Jeremy‚ who was fourteen years of age‚ was very happy to have a little
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Andrew McClarren Each of the articles were notably different from each other based on the perspective the author took when discussing the usage of biofuels. In the first article‚ On the Horizon‚ Planes Powered by Plant Fuel‚ Author Matthew Wald reviews jet fuels‚ both alternative fuel based as well as petroleum based and the advantages and disadvantages of each. He established where he believes the issues lie and that is within the costs and land accessibility. The fruit jatropha is being used as
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Assess the level of energy security in the UK Energy security is defined as the extent to which an affordable‚ reliable and stable energy supply can be achieved. Over the last few decades‚ the energy situation in the UK has constantly been changing‚ from producing enough oil and natural gas to be a net exporter of both fuels to now being on the brink of not importing and producing enough energy to meet the nations’ demands. The past decades of the UK’s energy were probably brighter days than what
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Green Information Strategy for Good Corporation By Steven Widjaja 1240002486 Binus Business School Green Information Strategy for Good Corporation I. Background Recent issues have shown that the growth of the technologies among companies have brought the world facing the biggest problem of all; Global Warming. According to LiveScience.com‚ “Global Warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans‚ a change that
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Mr. President‚ As your advisor on energy policy‚ I believe it is important to inform you on the current status of global warming and of the energy crisis. I would also like to suggest changes in the current energy policy. Global warming can no longer be given a blind eye. Long-term observations in the last century or so reveal that the U.S. climate is changing rapidly. According to the National Assessment Synthesis Team’s U.S. Global Change Research Program in 2000‚ the average national temperature
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During the novel‚ When by Victoria Laurie‚ a character named Arnold Schroder (Stubby) who is the main characters best friend. Throughout the beginning of the book‚ Stubby is characterized as imaginative‚ awkward‚ and reliable. He is a supportive‚ caring friend with good morals. When Stubby used to go to elementary school‚ he is quoted doing‚ “wearing a red cape everyday and telling everyone he was going to grow up to be Superman. (page 14)” This quote gives a perfect example of how imaginative he
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1.2. Statement of the Problem The Victorias Milling Company is not just the asia’s biggest sugar milling but also one of the top tourist attraction of Negros Occidental. The development of new facilities is a challenge for the VMC to survive economic threats both locally and globally. By adding an educational and tourism complex‚ it may support the growing demands of sugar and tourism industry in the country. The proposed development will not only sustain the sugar milling industry but will also
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Several reasons affecting supply. The refinery turnaround season is when refineries shut down or scale back to do necessary maintenance which is done in early spring and late fall. This time period provides a combination of moderate weather and off peak gasoline demand. The results of all this is that it lowers the available supply of gasoline as the driving season begins to pick up. With the lower supply + higher demand = higher prices. The demand of gasoline was very high in the winter. This
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What Moves the Oil and Gas Price? Why are oil prices and gas prices so dramatically increased in the last view years? Oil and gas price will maintain the current level or rise in the next years because of the world economy‚ an increased demand on oil and its production costs‚ the gas demand‚ and the investment in developing alternative energy sources. How long will the oil reserves last? It is currently estimated that the oil reserves in the United States will last for 20 to 30 years
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