of rural-to-urban migrants in comparison to those staying in rural areas as well as to local urban residents. Migrants account for as high as 31.6 percent of the adult population (15 years old or above). The majority of those who have migrated come from soum centers and aimag centers. Nearly half of the migrants have chosen the capital city of UB as their destination. The analysis in this paper suggests that rural
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Over the years‚ women have fought for equal positioning in male-dominated societies. Oftentimes throughout this struggle they are overlooked in every facet of life: political agenda‚ idea formulation‚ and even literature. Despite this overall lack of representation‚ in some bright‚ shining moments‚ women have also found themselves as pivotal characters in these arenas. Such is the dichotomy of women’s roles in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Bessie Head’s When Rain Clouds Gather. Though
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Continuities of Gender Roles across Societies. One single body of thought has influenced post-classical society’s view of gender roles. This body of thought perceived the idea of patriarchy as a given‚ established millennia ago‚ undeniable‚ unquestionable‚ and lastly‚ necessary. Consequently‚ the laws that followed this faulty perception led to the subordination of women throughout the whole of the post-classical era. However‚ it would be inaccurate to categorize either gender as monolithic when talking
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Jules Ferry: On French Colonial Expansion (1884) 1 According to Ferry‚ what recent developments in world trade have made it urgent for France to have colonies? Jules Ferry states that France is in need of outlets to be able to export. He incorporates the fact that they do have major industries such as textile but that they are in urgent need of what he explains as outlets. He goes on by saying that Germany who is their neighbor have set up trade barriers and across the ocean the United States
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Located in West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s
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In the lust of gold and ostentation‚ West Indians were often worked to death in labor intensive slavery. The moral obligation of religious leaders helped originate a fifty year struggle to emancipate Negros. 1830’s legislation would be passed to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire. At this time‚ the political economy was shifting to laisse fair policies spread by Adam Smith in the 18th century. Thomas Carlyle was a social critic against democracy and in favor of feudal system where certain
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During the Post-Classical Era three major religions spread rapidly. Those religions were Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Islam was the most aggressive about spreading. Christianity spread through works of missionaries and governments. Buddhism was slowly spread through China‚ but rapidly spread through Japan and Korea. All three of these religions were spread through the post-classical era and have also remained the three major religions since then. During the post-classical period‚ bodhisattvas
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The post-classical period runs from the 5th century to the 15th C.E‚ this was a time right after the decline of great classical empires that had accomplished many things and left a large framework for the many societies to come. The post-classical period focuses on a broader view on religion and trade and doesn’t focus one on one contacts with individual civilizations. The post-classical era was also a time for developments of Arabs and the spread of Islam. As well as the spread of civilizations
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Urbanization is a socio-economic process by which an increasing proportion of the population of an area becomes concentrated into the towns and cities. The term is also defined as the level of population concentration in urban areas. The proc ess of urbanization increases both the number and size of towns and cities. Urbanization is the most significant phenomenon of the 20th century which has almost affected all aspects of the national life in India. Being the second most populous country in the
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Bestiality in Colonial America‚ it was written by John M. Murrin. The purpose of writing this article is to show today’s society how harm it was at this time that they were treated this innocent animals with harm. And how the other perspective of these people saw them as doing these to them. Just by reading the name of the article it gives me a idea that it might have been about something awful that the natives committed towards animals. Also the natives might have been surviving from mental disorders
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