world either politically or economically. However‚ the world has changed through globalization and information revolution‚ which now reduce the power of unilateralism‚ or hard power consisting of military and economic power. Therefore‚ America should adopt multilateral foreign policy rather than following its hard power policy in order to maintain and increase its status as a superpower in today’s world. The new concept of soft power‚ other economic superpowers‚ and diverse climate issues substantiate
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Should Language Be Legislated Hundreds of different languages are spoken all around America. With different languages come different cultures and backgrounds. Part of a person’s identity is their native tongue. Language plays a huge role in the identification of the culture a person represents. The United States of America is not one country of one kind of people. It is a country of people from many different backgrounds and cultures. So if not one group of people‚ and one culture‚ why would
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com/changing-nigerians-identity-diaspora/ http://olorisupergal.com/nigeria-rich-country-poor-people-by-gbenga-ogunbiyi/#.UpH2I9Lik8o Nigeria is a member of both the Commonwealth of Nations‚ and the African Union. LANGUAGE There are hundreds of languages spoken in Nigeria. The official language of Nigeria‚English The languages spoken in Nigeria are said to be 521. The official language is English while the major ones that are spoken are Hausa‚ Igbo‚ Yoruba and Fulfulde We were colonized
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use citizens money. Rhetorical Appeals: Hiaasen appeals mainly to ethos and logos. He uses logic‚ and the principals of ethnics to reach conclusions and make points in his writing. In his article “Taxpayers harpooned on stadium” he appeals to logos with the statement. “That’s important‚ because loyal attendance is no certainty. The super-modern new ballpark should be packed when it first opens‚ but the notorious fickleness of South Florida sports fans will hover over the festivities-and the
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Dead Languages: Should they stay dead? Everyday languages are dying. This is due to the fact that they no longer become of use to their speakers who would find it more convenient to use more mainstream languages. In many countries‚ languages of cultural significance exist or have existed. In the USA‚ the Native American languages are rapidly disappearing under the influence of the practicality of the English language. In the UK‚ long enduring versions of French‚ such as Norman and Gaelic‚ are
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ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is by far the most populated of Africa’s countries‚ with more than one-seventh of the continent’s people. The people belong to many different ethnic groups. These groups give the country a rich culture‚ but they also pose major challenges to nation building. Ethnic strife has plagued Nigeria since it gained independence in 1960. Officially known as the ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria’‚ she has a federal form of government
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Should the United States Adopt a “Flat” Federal Income Tax? Courtney Crowley ECO 211 Professor Reyes The tax system in the United States has changed throughout the years‚ with many attempts to make it "fair" or "equal" while at the same time generating enough income for the United States government to thrive. It is a complex issue‚ and a controversial one at that. While it may not be possible for our tax system to ever be fair‚ it is important to make sure it doesn ’t put more financial
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The Tiv-Jukun Ethnic Conflict and the Citizenship Question in Nigeria Moses T. ALUAIGBA Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training‚ Bayero University‚ Kano Abstract The negative consequences of the Tiv-Jukun ethnic conflict and other similar conflicts in Nigeria have stimulated the debate on citizenship in the country. This debate is driven by questions that hinge on contestable issues such as who is an indigene in Nigeria‚ why should other Nigerians be termed non-indigenes‚ settlers
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of English being the official language of the United States of America? Will there be penalties or fines for using languages other than English in government business? Will people lose their jobs if they do not understand English? These questions all leads up if English should or should not be an official language of the United States of America. It should be an official language of the US because it increases the chance of an individual to acquire a job
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Relationship between Language and Ethnic Identity in China: A focus on the Tibetan Language To begin with‚ according to the background history of the Tibetan language‚ it is not mere a language like modern English with a wide extend of speakers who can comprehend each other easily depending on familiar vocabulary‚ grammar. As an old linguistic proverb states: “a dialect is a language without an army and a language is a dialect with an army‚ and Tibetan can be considered as a set of languages instead of
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