SOCIO-POLITICAL AND CULTURAL EXPOSITION IN THE COGNOMEN OF ALAAFIN OF OYO BY OJEBODE‚ AYOKUNMI OLADELE AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY‚ OYO MATRIC NO: 07H01/011 A LONG ESSAY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH‚ SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT S FOR THE DEGREE OF B ACHELOR OF ART‚ AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSIT Y‚ OYO‚ NIGERIA. JUNE‚ 2011 1 THE OYO PEOPLE AND COGNOM EN 1.0 Introduction One of the traditions that is gradually wearing off among the Yoruba
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Tourist Behaviour ASPECTS OF TOURISM Series Editors: Professor Chris Cooper‚ University of Queensland‚ Australia Dr C. Michael Hall‚ University of Otago‚ Dunedin‚ New Zealand Dr Dallen Timothy‚ Arizona State University‚ Tempe‚ USA Aspects of Tourism is an innovative‚ multifaceted series which will comprise authoritative reference handbooks on global tourism regions‚ research volumes‚ texts and monographs. It is designed to provide readers with the latest thinking on tourism world-wide and in
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DAYLIGHT & ARCHITECTURE SUMMER 2006 ISSUE 03 TEXTURES 10 EURO MAGAZINE BY VELUX SUMMER 2006 ISSUE 03 TEXTURES 10 EURO DAYLIGHT & ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE BY VELUX DISCOURSE BY FERNANDO MENIS Portrait by Torben Eskerod Read more about the work of Fernando Menis in the article ‘Megalith circle in the desert’‚ starting on page 14. Every building is inextricably intertwined with the site where it is located. The section will follow the topography of the terrain‚ and the ground plan will
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Prologue On what shall be said in this Essay The Medici were an illustrious family that rose to fame and fortune during the Renaissance. Starting as humble merchants‚ the family grew in fame and prosperity until the name was known throughout all of Europe. Every aspect of the Renaissance was influenced by them. They influenced society as a whole‚ and their ways of relating to the different aspects of life set up standards that were followed‚ copied or completely avoided by their peers
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A SURVEY OF THE MARRIAGE AND BURIAL INSTITUTIONS AMONGST THE TIV OF CENTRAL NIGERIA BY ALFRED AKAWE TORKULA Being a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The inspiration for this research work came from the members of the Tiv Area Traditional Council – all starting point for my fascination with the subject of Tiv marriage and Brial Customs. My immense gratitude goes to all of them for their contributions
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1 1. What is Thai Cuisine? An Introduction There is a degree of ambiguity attached to the understanding of Thai cuisine. Having lived half of my life outside of Thailand‚ it seems that food became Thai only in foreign settings‚ whereas Thai food in Thailand is rarely identified in such fashion. There must be‚ to borrow Roland Barthes’ terminology‚ ‘a system of communication’‚1 and an established body of knowledge that enables Thais and foreigners alike to identify what food is and is not Thai
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The Clash of Languages in the Italian-Canadian Novel By Licia Canton In recent years‚ ethnic minority writing has played a major Pole in shedding light on the complexity of the Canadian identity. Italian-Canadians figure among the numerous communities active on the Canadian literary scene. In the last decade in particular the Italian-Canadian literary corpus‚ which traces its development alongside the growing Italian-Canadian community‚ has seen numerous publications‚ especially novels
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DOCUMENT RESUME CS 201 686 ED 098 597 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION Fleming‚ Margaret‚ Ed. Teaching the Epic. National Council of Teachers of English‚ Urbana‚ PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM 74 120p. EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS MF-$0.75 HC-$5.40 PLUS POSTAGE American Literature; Bibliographies; Classical Literature; English Instruction; *Epics; German Literature; Greek Literature; High Schools; Legends; *Literary Analysis; Literature; *Literature Appreciation; Medieval Literature;
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CHAPTER 3 The Female Divine THE GREAT GODDESS Was There a Great Goddess? During the last century and a half‚ numerous and seemingly related prehistoric artifacts depicting female figures have been found in a wide range from France to Siberia and as far south as Greece. Among these ancient objects are engravings‚ statuettes‚ and relief carvings‚ dating anywhere from 30‚000 to 5‚000 bce‚ some of which are adorned with designs such as crescents‚ spirals‚ triangles‚ meanders‚ egg shapes‚ and
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