Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 Oil fields are abundant in the Niger Delta and provide the Nigerian government with much of its revenue. Environmental damage caused by oil production activities including exploration‚ drilling‚ production‚ transportation‚ and refining threatens biodiversity of the Niger Delta and the livelihoods of its inhabitants. Many of the people in the Niger Delta depend on the abundant natural resources of the delta for fishing‚ herbal medicines‚
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Boko Haram and Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army have their differences. One difference is their original intentions. Boko Haram was not originally a violent group‚ according to “Bringers of Sorrow; Boko Haram”‚ by Mike Smith‚ “In its early days the group emphasised teaching rather than killing. Yet it took a radical‚ violent turn soon after Yusuf’s [Boko Haram’s original leader] brutal death.” (1). Little is known about their intent since they haven’t exactly publicized it (“Bringers of Sorrow;
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who we are? For six decades‚ World Vision has been engaging people to work towards eliminating poverty and its causes. World Vision is committed to the poor because we are Christian. We work with people of all cultures‚ faiths and genders to achieve transformation. We do this through relief and development‚ policy advocacy and change‚ collaboration‚ education about poverty‚ and emphasis on personal growth‚ social justice and spiritual values. The action World Vision is committed to includes:
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Slavery now a day Each day‚ the 39 Filipino nationals worked up to 16 hours at South Florida country clubs‚ golf courses and restaurants that cater to a wealthy clientele. Each night‚ they returned to crowded homes in a quiet residential neighborhood in Boca Raton where food was scarce and barely edible. Meals sometimes consisted of chicken feet soup and rotten vegetables. When one complained‚ the owners of Quality Staffing Services forced her to drink muriatic acid‚ causing her lasting stomach
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Another form of oppression that was rampant throughout Half of a Yellow Sun‚ Half the Sky‚ and The Woman Warrior was the issue of classism. Sex slavery and other types of slavery that occurred in different parts of Asia are not only a matter of oppressing women and children because of what they could provide; their provisions to the industry or brothels never allowed for the possibility of upward social mobility. Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (2010) noted that out of the two to three million
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considered its indigenous people. The history of the Berber people goes back more than 5000 years ago. The Berbers are a group of people who migrated possibly from the Middle east or Eurasia to as far west the Atlantic coast and all the way down to Mali‚ Niger‚ and Burkina. It wasn’t until the 7th century with the Arab invasion that the Berbers became Arabized’ and converted to Islam. There are three main Berber groups in Morocco who speak three varieties of the Berber language. Berbers from the Rif‚
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A literary tradition-written form of a language. Dialect-A form of a language spoken in a local area. Language branch is a group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages. Language family is a group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history. Second largest languest family is sino Tibetan. Both the angles and the normans contributed to the develop Of the English language because they invaded England. English is the most important
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Nigeria: The Contesting Issues Burton‚ S. (1986) The New Nature of Nation-State Failure. The Washington Quarterly Ezirim‚ G. E. (2011) Resource Governance and Conflict in the Niger-Delta: Implications for the Gulf of Guinea Region Hazen‚ J. M. and Hormer‚ J. (2007) Small Rams‚ Armed Violence and Insecurity in Nigeria: The Niger-Delta in Perspective Humphreys‚ M. (2003) Economics and Conflicts. Boston: Harvard University Press. Ibenwa‚ C. N. (2013) Nature and Concepts of Peace and Conflict. An unpublished
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“CLONING OF HORSE RADISHPEROXIDASE GENE IN E.coli FOR EXTRACELLULAR EXPRESSION” Project report submitted to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad in partial fulfillment for the award of degree of Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology Submitted by M.RAVI TEJA (08311A2338) & V.MAYURI (08311A2358) Under the Guidance of DR.CHAND PASHA Department of Microbiology Osmania University [pic] Department Of Biotechnology SREENIDHI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Yamnampet
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Samori Touré ( 1830 – 1900 ) African military leader. A Muslim‚ he began to amass a personal following in the mid-1850s‚ establishing a military base on the Upper Niger. By 1870 his authority was acknowledged throughout the Kanaka region of the River Milo‚ in what is now eastern Guinea. By 1880 he ruled a vast Dyula empire‚ from the Upper Volta in the east to the Fouta Djallon in the west‚ over which he attempted to create a single Islamic administrative system. His imperial ambitions clashed
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