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    Nigeria has been having a lot of problems lately, but the most important problem Nigeria is facing is genocide; committed by Boko Haram. Stated by World History of Gale, “Boko Haram is a militant Islamic extremist group that has been terrorizing the civilian population of Nigeria since 2009. The group’s official name in Arabic is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad (Which means People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad). In 2009, the Boko Haram began a series

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    The Shivering Short Story

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    Neck” and “The Shivering” attempt to shed a light on the immigrant experience and the struggle to find intimacy that often accompanies it. Adichie’s characters attempt to come to terms with and remedy this loss of connection to their home country of Nigeria during the immigration process by finding new forms of intimacy in America. After losing her boyfriend, Ukamaka in “The Shivering”, and the unnamed narrator in “The Thing Around Your Neck”, who is forced to move away from her uncle after he sexually

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    The Atlantic Slave Trade

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    The demand of commerce, goods, and wealth during the 18th century proliferated the Atlantic Slave Trade. Slave labor arose as the vital machinery that fueled the commercial enterprise of the European nations, making it the primary focus of European slave traders. Therefore, the facile access and opportunity of procuring human labor from the West Coast of Africa allowed this region to obtain a prominent stature among the Europeans. Accelerating Africa’s prominence in the Atlantic Slave Trade were

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    character Mr. Ugwu, his African family and his job. The short story’s focus is the difference between nationalities, their culture and one’s individual rights in regards to skin color and social rank. The story takes place in Nigeria. After a little research , one will see that Nigeria is a former British colony. The fact that it is a former colony plays a significant role, because of the texts theme mentioned above. Mr. Ugwu used to live with his family in Lagos, but some changes in Mr. Ugwu’s work forced

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    According to dictionary.com, a tragic hero is “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.” In the book, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the main character Okonkwo struggles with the fear of being like his father. Okonkwo also has a hard time dealing with the Christian missionaries and the British colonialism influencing his clan. Okonkwo is a tragic hero because the of his fatal judgment errors and outside forces building up to his

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    stance in the international economic system and ensure that it lingers on for period of time to be able to see the economy transitioning from a developing economy to a developed country, as it is the burning desires of most African countries for which Nigeria is a major. Positions and opinions taken by scholars especially within Africa brings to limelight the fact that currency devaluation and fuel subsidy removal may serve as instrument being implemented by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank

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    outlaws and Islamic sociocultural norms coexisted and produced a complex sociolinguistic world in Kano and other cities in Northern Nigeria, a Muslim West African region. Once a center of Islamic emirates, interreligious interaction and a cultural hub, the advent of British colonialism and Islamic revivalism facilitated the growth of an intolerant environment in Nigeria, operating as a kind of “modernistic moralism” that disorganized bori (spirit possession) practices and marginalized a once thriving

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    The State of Nigeria has experienced a growing number of militants across the county. Over the past three years, there has been an increasing threat posed by growing numbers of homegrown terrorists that have managed to become a serious problem to the nation. In recent times, several terror attacks have been mounted in major towns and cities spread across the country. The major religious terrorist group, Boko Haram, has caused chaos in these areas causing substantial damage in the regions over which

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    believe globalization has affected most is the fashion industry, language and the character of people world wide. Nigeria where I come from is a developing country and we see globalization as an opportunity for development. This has been one of the major mediums that has earned globalization the lands of Nigeria to dominate and our culture to alter. In the early centuries in Nigeria, women used to be known for wearing clothes that fully covered their body. And any woman seen in a cloth that exposes

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    How does the writer use language and structure to convey her opinions about The Danger of a Single Story? In the speech, the Danger of a Single Story the writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells us the dangers of believing just one thing about a stereo type. In the speech Adichie repeats the phrase ‘single story’ as I think it is very important to her and by saying it repetitively she gets it to stick in peoples minds. I think the main point of the speech is to tell people the dangers of believing

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