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    1. (Ch. 20) What were the new establishments that were built in Umuofia? In the perspective of the Ibo people‚ were these positive or negative additions‚ or both? Explain. In Umuofia‚ they made a church‚ a school‚ and a government. In the perspective of the Ibo people‚ these establishments were all negative. These establishments were seen as negative because they destroyed the culture that has been established for hundreds of years. 2. (Ch. 20) What is the role of the District Commissioner? Who are

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    ENCOUNTER WITH THE WEST 10. THE TRAIDING ROUTE • In the last two centuries of the Middle Ages‚ the Europeans‚ while regaining the Holy Land from the Muslims‚ were able to establish commerce with the Orient through trade routes. The goods the Europeans wanted were gold‚ jewels‚ silk‚ perfumes‚ especially spices like: *pepper *onions *ginger *nutmeg *garlic is the most important items of trade from East. • Owning to the desire of the Europeans to enhance the taste of food and to preserve

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    What were they trying to do? Montag and Mildred spend the day reading through the books‚ but none of what they read made any sense. Mildred begged Guy to destroy the books because it is very dangerous to have them. Guy knows that they can lose their home and be locked away in an insane asylum if they’re caught. Montag won’t give up‚ though. As they read‚ Montag hers the Mechanical Hound that he’s certain has been programmed to hunt him sniffing outside his door. In this section the "Sieve and

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    The alalysis of poem «March» by Edward Thomas The poem ’March’‚ as the most of Thomas’s poems describes the state of nature. The mood of March days is briefly described through subtle details such as behavior of birds and plants and weather changes (from snow and rain to warmth and sunshine).  In terms of structure and verse form‚ the poem isn’t divided into separate stanzas‚ but it can be logically parceled out in three parts. The first part (from the beginning to the line “As if the mighty

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    Three key reasons why some competencies are valued basis resources (like skills‚ competencies and knowledge) are valued. This means of valuation is important because it h as changed over the past and will undoubtedly change in the future. Why are some competencies valued? Firstly‚ because they create something that people value: for a resource to be seen to be valuable‚ it needs to be able to actually create something that others value. This is important because notions of w From the 19th century

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    Sociological reasons for discrimination Angela O’Bryant‚ student Social Problems‚ Soc 220-O101 Discrimination in American society has existed for as long as America has. It is not as easily recognized now as it once was but when discovered each occurrence is a major reminder of America’s history of discriminating against its citizens and unfortunately it will continue to exist. Discrimination encompasses attitudes and behaviors of prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ and racism

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    the moment a jury or judge renders a judgment. However‚ there are specific phases where a resolution is most likely to occur. Below‚ a personal injury attorney from Paine Kilpatrick Coleman & Mahoney PC in Tacoma‚ WA discusses the possibilities. Settle Before a Lawsuit Is Filed If you and the owner of the animal share an understanding about the incident – i.e. who is liable‚ as well as the extend of the resulting damages and injuries – then a dog bite claim may be settled without legal intervention

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    Many Europeans were convinced that their nation was threatened by the expansionist plots of their rivals. The overwhelming influence of imperialism‚ militarism and nationalism‚ created a mass delusion that a European war was both winnable and necessary. Nationalism played

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    The second reason why the blacks were miserable was because they did not get as much aid as the whites. White people would not allow the blacks to get the aid they needed. “In early public assistance programs African Americans often received substantially less aid than whites‚ and some charitable organizations even excluded blacks from their soup kitchens.” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2017) Blacks should have gotten the aid they needed. They were starving and they were sick. Blacks were treated like

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    the government addressed these issues the best it could. Unfortunately some issues were not addressed as well as others. Although the Articles of Confederation were able to sign a treaty with England through the Treaty of Paris‚ ending the war‚ and was able to settle disputes for the settlement of western lands between the states‚ the Articles of Confederation failed to create an efficient way to settle the national debt‚ and were unable to effectively solve the problem of piracy. Thus‚ to a lesser

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