Religion and Violence What is religion? Religion is the belief in a god or in a group of gods‚ or an organized system of beliefs‚ ceremonies‚ and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods‚ or it can be an interest‚ a belief‚ or an activity that is very important to a person or group. How does religion and violence coexist and why are they connected together? Since September 11th‚ 2001‚ the United States and possibly the world have put these two categories together. For some of the hard-core
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Green principles oppose violence in all its forms: assaults against individuals‚ families‚ nations‚ wildlife and the environment. We also recognize that threats‚ intimidation and fear can be as destructive as physical violence. On the personal as well as the national level‚ means can never be separated from ends. American society has an historical legacy of violence that results in a widespread acceptance of violent methods. This is reflected in high violent crime rates‚ the highest handgun murder
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were given to lethal spectator sports as well‚ and in 380 B.C. Saint Augustine lamented that his society was addicted to gladiator games and "drunk with the fascination of bloodshed." Violence has always played a role in entertainment. But there’s a growing consensus that‚ in recent years‚ something about media violence has changed.( Media Awareness Network). On April 16‚ 2007‚ almost exactly 8 years after the horrible assault of gunfire and bombs that left many students and one teacher dead at Columbine
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Communal Violence in India: An Irrepressible Evil? Communal violence in independent India has a long history that can be traced back from the time of the Post Partition riot of 1961 in Jabalpur which was followed by strings of similar incidents‚ especially post 1980s with Anti-Sikh Pogrom (Delhi) in 1984‚ Anti-Muslim carnage (esp.‚ Mumbai) in 1992-93‚ and the decade-old Godhra Riots (Gujarat) in 2002. With the introduction of the Prevention of Communal and Targeted violence (Access to Justice
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A History Of Genocide Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria starts it ’s existence much like other African countries drawn up mostly for a land claim‚ with little or no thought given to those people who reside in it ’s actual boundaries. With many different ethnic groups within its boundaries Nigeria appears both as very diverse and very unstable. The 3 predominant groups are the Igbo in the southeast
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FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL IN NIGERIA A subsidy is an assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributed as subventions in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry (‘Subsidy’‚ 2012). Subsidies are used to cushion the price effect of products or commodities or services to the consumer; hence it is used to control price in an economy and ensure the consumer can afford such commodity. This paper seeks to examine the removal
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Microfinance Banking in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects • [pic]Abstract • [pic]Reference • [pic]Full-Text PDF • [pic]Full-Text HTML Acha Ikechukwu A. Department of Banking and Finance‚ University of Uyo‚ AkwaIbom State‚ Nigeria Correspondence to: Acha Ikechukwu A. ‚ Department of Banking and Finance‚ University of Uyo‚ AkwaIbom State‚ Nigeria. |Email: |[pic] | Copyright © 2012 Scientific & Academic Publishing. All Rights Reserved
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POL2038F—Literature Review How do scholars understand the quality and prospects of Democracy in Nigeria? The fall of the Soviet-Union saw the emergence of democracy becoming the most universally embraced and widely spread form of governance in the world (Ogundiya‚ 2010:204). The question of what makes a country a democracy is much contested by scholars‚ however‚ the concept has widely accepted core principles. These principles include‚ but are not limited to: justice‚ freedom‚ equality‚ transparency
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November 2‚ 2010 Domestic Violence While unemployment rates are increasing‚ the rise of domestic violence and stress continue to emerge. Due to the economic downturn‚ domestic violence precedes increasing crime rates. So far evidence and scientific research concludes economic problems manifest domestic violence. Apparently despair and desperation coincides with the ailing economy‚ and the recession is partially to blame. The correlation between domestic violence and economic stress results
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CURRENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Education can be referred to as an act or process of developing and cultivating‚ whether physically‚ mentally or mortally‚ ones mental activities or senses; the expansion‚ strengthening and discipline of ones mind‚ faculty etc; the forming and regulation of principles and character in order to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction. The result of these is determine by the knowledge/’skill acquired‚ the
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