occurred as a result of a political‚ religious‚ cultural or tribal misunderstanding. Such squabbles‚ many a time‚ have ended up in bloodletting. Presently‚ Nigeria has not ceased to experience some misguided and misled fellowship in the name of religion. This is because‚ for some years now‚ many Nigerians especially in the Northern part of the country have lived in a perpetual fear of the unknown as a result Boko Haram insurgence. Thus‚ since 2009 till date‚ the activities of an Islamic sect called “BOKO
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industrial heartland‚ General Eisenhower authorized Field Marshall Montgomery to execute a combined airborne and ground offensive to capture a series of bridges over the Rhine River. Collectively‚ this offensive is known as Operation Market-Garden (Ryan‚ 1995). The largest airborne operation to date‚ Operation Market‚ would see more than three airborne divisions of the First Allied Airborne Army (FAAA) secure a series of cities and bridges along a 60-mile stretch of road from the Dutch cities of Eindhoven
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Isaac Newton unveiled the gravitational theory in 1687. Although this idea may sound basic to us today‚ at the time it was revolutionary. It contradicted religious beliefs and created a cultural movement. The theory created an alternate way of viewing the world‚ through a lens of rationality and experiment. This single theory allowed others to break through the confines of the Puritan and religious laws that had governed their lives. This movement led to the creation of the Enlightenment era‚ a time
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Language History C was developed at Bell Laboratories in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie. Many of its principles and ideas were taken from the earlier language B and B’s earlier ancestors BCPL and CPL. CPL ( Combined Programming Language ) was developed with the purpose of creating a language that was capable of both high level‚ machine independent programming and would still allow the programmer to control the behavior of individual bits of information. The one major drawback of CPL was that it was too large for
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There cannot be good without evil. This is one of the most important lessons that I have learned growing up and I will keep this close by me as I get even older. Conflict between two ideals is a great place to find meaning and lenses for us to view our world. I had this conflict with myself starting at a young age. This conflict came about when I started thinking about what I wanted to do with my life. What should I be doing with my life? One of the strongest places this has shown up in my life
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14th Amendment can be seen as a foundation for follow on Amendments and policies that were passed to remove restrictions on voting by other races‚ allow women to vote and every other policy change to ensure equality among U.S. citizens regardless of race‚ gender‚ or religious beliefs. As of the three post-Civil War Reconstruction Amendments‚ the 14th Amendment was intended to protect former slaves and allow for equality
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such an attracted topic‚ which drove me to take this course‚ economy and society‚ directed plenty of discussions in today ’s global economy. Trust‚ as a bridge‚ links individuals together to be a society. It improved a better outcome to be achieved in human being life. Although cheating is everywhere‚ and I was cheated by my close friend so as to doubt whether I should trust other people or not; finally‚ I persist my belief that I should trust‚ trust other people to make my world better. Without trust
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Texas was settled by Anglo American and other colonists. Why was Texas land opened-up to Anglo Americans and other colonists? How did this change the face of Texas? Texas land was opened-up to Anglo Americans when the State Colonization Law of March 24‚ 1825 was passed in an effort to people the land that is now known as Texas. While the Mexican government sought to encourage its own people to migrate north into Texas‚ it also allowed the immigration of Anglo Americans into Texas. This 1825
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INTERPRETATION 6|Page 2.0 What is Leverage? Leverage can be defined as the ability of a firm to use its fixed cost assets or funds to magnify the returns to shareholders. According to J. F. Weston‚ Scott‚ Besley and E. F. Brigham‚ “Leverage is created when a firm has fixed cost associated either with its sales and production operation or with its financing characteristics.” Leverage in other sense is the degree to which an investor or business is utilizing borrowed money. The higher the
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Why ancient Egypt was remembered Ancient Egypt was mostly remembered from the buildings‚ language‚ pharaohs and statues. They were remembered for other things too like art‚ tombs and clothing. Buildings were probably the thing why they were remembered so much. The buildings are still standing and look amazing. Some people even tell stories about the temples as if the temples were cursed. A pharaoh was famous and remembered because he made a building that looked like himself. The pharaohs were remembered
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