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English 1102 Nigeria Nigeria‚ Africa is a very beautiful country it includes the Zuma Rock. And has a population of 173.6 million people. Within the population there are four different ethnic groups. These ethnic groups consist of Hausa-Fulani‚ Igbo‚ Yoruba‚ and Ijaw. Nigeria’s education‚ economy‚ religion‚ government‚ and social life are key components that make the country distinctive. Education in Nigeria is fairly different; they have primary and secondary schooling. Secondary education
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There are different themes in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall apart one of the major themes is religion. There are many differences between the missionaries’ beliefs and the tribes‚ or clan’s beliefs. They both have different ideas on who the “true” God is. It’s hard for the tribe to adjust to the ways of the missionaries because they have only been aware of their own culture & tradition. Missionaries told the Ibo tribe that they worshipped false gods‚ gods of wood and stone. They don ’t even acknowledge
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POLYTECHNICS IN NIGERIA (Scroll down for the list of polytechnics) Polytechnics play a vital role in the educational‚ scientific and technological progress of Nigeria. They are established to train and produce the technical manpower necessary for the execution of the Nation’s development plans‚ goals and strategies. This is a role which they have effectively played since the establishment of the first polytechnic‚ Yaba College of Technology‚ in 1947. The 72 existing and growing polytechnics
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Okonkwo‚ because Okonkwo’s culture would not allow him to look weak. However‚ after the point in the novel where the village Umuofia is colonized by Europeans moral dilemmas and inhumane killings cease to exist among the tribe‚ Effectively repairing the Igbo culture. The arrival of the christian church in Things Fall Apart also gives opportunities to people that were previously oppressed by their culture. In Things Fall Apart it states “He was happy to leave his father. He would return later to his mother
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COVERAGE OF NIGERIAN WOMEN IN POLITICS (CASE STUDY OF SELECTED NEWSPAPERS) By Ejem Agwu ABSTRACT This study examines the Nigerian press coverage of Nigerian women in politics. It highlights the extent of coverage by Nigerian newspapers of the role of women in polities‚ and the increasing contributions of women to the nation’s political development. Typical of this kind of study‚ content analysis research method was used as I content analyzed three National Newspapers in Nigeria – This Day
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First‚the United State should not colonize South America because it would take away people’s land and independence and it could cause a civil war. In the article Things Fall Apart it states‚ “In 1976‚ Nigeria experienced civil war when the largely Igbo southwestern region attempted to secede to form the
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Like any other man‚ Okonko wanted to be seen as strong not weak. Okonko’s father was wasn’t well respected and was seen as weak since he often borrowed money from others and his family often went hungry. “That was years ago‚ when he was young. Unoka‚ the grown-up‚ was a failure. He was poor and his wife and children had barely enough to eat. People laughed at him‚ because he was a loafer‚ and they swore never to lend him any more money because he never paid back. But Unoka was such a man that he
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in the excerpt of things fall apart. Also‚ the setting‚ the plot‚ themes‚ and the purpose of writing this story. This story was told by an undisclosed person. Most of the actual story’s setting is placed in a village named Umuofia. It consisted of Igbo people‚ and was in lower Nigeria. There were three main characters in this story excerpt. Here are their names and some information on what they were known for. Okonkwo was known as a fighter. While fighting‚ he threw a man called the cat‚ who had
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Jamie Hernandez Art 2C Professor Ann Bittl M/W 0930-1045 Midterm Essay Every civilization throughout history has recorded their beliefs‚ history and ideologies through different mediums and artwork. Three core beliefs of African societies included honoring ancestors and animal deities‚ elevating rulers to a sacred status and consulting diviners and fortune tellers. You can see this in their artwork by the use of symbolism in the sculpture to portray how important someone was by making a rulers
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