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    Court Ordinance No.44 of 1933, with Grade A courts empowered with full judicial powers including capital powers, each subsequent grade having diminished capabilities. In the Eastern Region, there were no Grade A Courts, 5 at Grade B(divided between Calabar and Onitsha), 54 at Grade C(of which29 were in Ogoja province), 492 at Grade D (with 93 in Ogoja) as well as 45 Native Appeal Courts ,each also possessing status as courts of the first instance. Of these, 12 were in Ogoja province.5 As the courts

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    Mary Slessor 's The Lord

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    Mary Slessor exhibited determination like no other. While in Calabar, she felt the Lord leading her to a nearby tribe, otherwise known as the Okoyong people, who was “specially noted for its lawless heathenism” (Livingstone 46). The tribe consistently denied her request to come see them and were adamant that they did not want any missionaries. Despite this discouragement, she set out on her own in a canoe down the Calabar River, so that she could minister to the people. When she decided she

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    Great food and good vibes bring happiness. The Calabar and Grill of Decatur, Ga, established by Kerry Ann and head chef Shauna Wright, brings a unique experience to Decatur through urbanized Caribbean cuisine and live entertainment. The diverse and reoccurring events, cultured atmosphere and relationships between the employees and customers has kept the Calabar and Grill alive and continuously growing for five years. During the first two years of being open, the restaurant was just a place

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    The Calabar Angwantibo Lemus The Calabar Angwantibo's scientific name is Arctocebus calabarensis. The Calabar Angwantibo likes to live in the rainforests of west Africa. Their back is orange-yellow, and their belly is grey or white. The Calabar Angwantibo has a white strip that goes from the tip of their nose to their forehead. Many people think they are beautiful. The Calabar Angwantibo is the world's only primate that has a third eyelid. They will weigh 9.38 to 16.4 ounces. They like to

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    scientist who observed the first use of calabar beans. He traveled to Africa with a exploring discovering mission. Somehow, he ended up at the Old Calabar near the Niger river. He observed the people, the culture, they way of life that they were lived in, and government. He documented everything that he saw at the Old Calabar. Interestingly, he noticed that justice system was harsh. The documented that court was composed of the king and several chiefs and Calabar beans were used as a justice system

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    little documentation of individuals from the African Slave Trade. As such a familiar occurrence in history, there is little to be known about the individual experiences of captives during this horrific time. Randy Sparks, author of The Two Princes of Calabar, ends the silence as he provides the reader with a glimpse into an eighteenth century odyssey, and first hand account to the trading communities along the coast of West Africa. This trade not only transported people, but the exchange of ideas is also

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    The Two Princes of Calabar allows readers to perceive the brutal perspectives of the African slaves during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Randy Sparks brings the remarkable account of the two princes to life, and vividly recreates their expeditions into a stronger outlook regarding their experiences and traumas. I believe Sparks desires readers to learn about the brutality of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the freedom associated with English Methodism. First and foremost, I believe Sparks urges

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    The Two Princes of Calabar Response The story “The Two Princess of Calabar” give a better understanding of the Atlantic slave trade by telling the grueling misfortunes of Little Ephraim Robin John and Ancona Robin Robin John and there escape from slavery. Their story includes the understanding of the African economy and their dependency on the slave trade, the legality of slavery, and how the story of the two princes effected the world. The English demand for slavery changed the entire structure

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    Born in Scotland in 1848, Mary Mitchell Slessor was the second of seven children. Due to her father’s alcoholism and lack of job security, her family lived in severe poverty. Occasionally, her father would return home intoxicated, throwing her out onto the streets at night by herself. At the age of eleven, Slessor began working with her mother in a textile mill part-time while also continuing school. By the age of fourteen, she was working ten hours per day, being her family’s primary benefactor

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    her story is one-hundred percent true. Taylor's story is unbelievable, he left a life of fortune and riches to live like poor Chinese men. Mary Slessor was the first missionary to go to Africa, she first lived in Scotland but then moved to Calabar. She barely had any education and jumped at the chance anytime she got. She started working in a mill at very young age, and in return she would get to go to school. But as for Taylor, he had a high level of education being a doctor. And while Slessor

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