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    1.1 ABSTRACT This paper presents the research proposal of ‘The market for taxi cabs in Windhoek‚ Namibia. The growing population and urbanization mark the existence of taxi services in Namibia and the industry is booming. Taxi services are concentrated not only in Windhoek but can be found in most urban towns like Swakopmund‚ Walvis Bay and Oshakati. This will be discovered by means of questionnaires to taxi drivers and their clients. This chapter includes; introduction‚ literature review‚ the research

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    Reservation Blues

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    In the novel Reservation Blues‚ most of the characters struggle with their identity at some point. Victor has an especially strong urge to rebel against his Native American heritage‚ which is apparent in his violent‚ arrogant demeanor and his obvious problem with alcohol. Victor is tied to his past and has trouble coping with his life as it is‚ and is in a constant battle with himself‚ his surroundings‚ and other people. Early in the book‚ Victor is portrayed as somewhat of a bully‚ and

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    Reservation System

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    OLD SYSTEM Components | 1. Manual 2. Long process of making the reservation 3. Low of Security 4. Difficult of searching and retrieving records | PROPOSED SYSTEM Components | 1. Automated 2. Highly secured 3. Fast and easy for searching and retrieving of records 4. | CHAPTER III THEORETICAL BACKGROUND This study is anchored with system’s theory proposed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy during the 1940’s. It is a theory

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    Foreign Literature. How online reservation software has simplified our day to day life. Authored by George published on May 12‚2010‚ states that‚ “Hotel reservation software helps anyone reserve rooms at a hotel for an extended stay vacation‚ weekend getaway‚ or even on a one night trip. Instead of calling in ahead of time and reciting your credit card number over the phone‚ you are able to enter the required information on a secure website to ensure that your reservation is complete. Not only is it

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    education. Instead of becoming lawyers and doctors‚ many of those students will end up dropping out. Their futures don’t have much hope for succes. In “Indian Education” by Sherman Alexie‚ the stereotypes that people aquire relating to certain ethnic groups stifle their education and cause the Native American boys on the reservation to get left behind. The education the Indians receive is second-rate. In the second grade one sees how

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    Systemic Poverty in Reservation Life Let’s imagine for a second‚ you come from a low income family in an impoverished neighborhood‚ and due to these circumstances you attend an under resourced school. Crowded classrooms‚ underpaid teachers‚ with students hungry for anything but knowledge. You attend this school and receive a less than stellar education‚ and because of this you can’t get into college‚ and without college you can’t hold a steady‚ high income job. So then you’re back to square one‚

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    in person’s future. For example‚ Sharman Alexie and Edwige Danticate. Alexie is an Indian boy‚ who grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation‚ but he was a very smart child. Alexie admires his father‚ so he starts to like the books like him. At an early age‚ Alexie could not read‚ but he tries to recall the story from the pictures of the book. He starts with superman comic book. Also‚ Alexie is picking up hi father books. Before Alexie knows the vocabulary to say a paragraph‚

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    Sherman’s Philosophy of War In Memoirs of General William T. Sherman‚ it reveals Sherman letters to the Union generals. Sherman letter to General Ulysses S. Grant‚ commander in chief of all Union forces in the Civil War‚ he discusses his belief about the size of armies and how that plays into of the nature modern warfare. “We ought to ask our country for the largest possible armies that can be raised...” (McFeely 114). Sherman feels it is important thing as the self- existence of a great nation

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    Kassidy Kopczynski Mr. Black ENGL 2413 January 24‚ 2011   Sherman Alexie Flight Patterns             In Flight Patterns‚ Alexie uses fiction elements such as characters‚ plot‚ and tone to communicate the idea that due to racism Americans often misjudge others‚ rather than basing their judgments on character. The main character‚ William‚ is a healthy‚ ritualistic Spokane Indian living in Seattle‚ Washington who knows a wide variety of American trivia.  He has a loving wife and daughter

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    Sherman Alexie found out at a young age how important it was to have books in his life. By having books to look at such a young age really laid the foundation for his appreciation of literacy. He discovered in his childhood age that looking at the pictures in the books had meaning. His discovery later in his young life of the true meaning of readying would develop his passion for education. Once he was able to read he feel in love with it. He knew that reading increased his knowledge. In deed this

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