did not fully believe in the Islamic state and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith of many people‚ but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past‚ they never surmounted to the magnitude of those of the 18th century. What factors and leaders caused the West African Jihads‚ of the 18th and 19th centuries‚ to be so effective? The people of West Africa were tired of governments who constantly over taxed
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Intro: Since they are top predators‚ Sumatran tigers are important because they maintain the balance between all animals and plants‚ predators and prey within the forest ecosystem. As students from Mizzou‚ our mascot is nevertheless‚ a tiger. Moreover‚ tigers are very regal and magnificent animals‚ and having an awareness of endangered animals can be very beneficial for humans. Before I first declared a major in college‚ I wanted to be a zoology major. I have always been interested in many different
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journey in this case may not solely be categorized as physical travel but also as the voyage of soul development. Tripitaka’s pilgrimage is more likely a spiritual journey to enlightenment than a mission to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from the West. Tripitaka in the story bears little resemblance to the historical monk. Historically‚ XuanZang’s travels took him to many kingdoms‚ and his initiative to seek out the rulers of each of them suggests that his pilgrimage had also diplomatic intentions
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Richard Franke argues that traditional West African cultures invented better adaptations to their environments than were developed later through outside‚ Western Influences. As is stated in the first page‚ "the historical record so far suggests strongly that Western policies have been major contributors to the current degraded state of the Sahel that renders its food production systems so vulnerable to shifts in the weather." (Franke‚ p. 257) The thought‚ is that this is because we do not have the
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Background. WWF World Wide Fund for Nature is an international organization the world non-governmental bersifar that focuses on environmental issues and the aspects. The Organization was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund (still the official name in Canada). The Organization was founded on April 29‚ 1961 in Switzerland and started its activity in 1962. WWF was founded with the goal of protecting the natural ecosystem‚ species and genetic diversity. The another main objective of WWF-Indonesia
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Settlement of the West With the closing of the frontier and the turn of the 20th century‚ the west side of America was becoming heavily populated and settled in. For America this meant many resources were needed in order to accelerate the expansion of the west. The development of the west brought many problems. How would you transport goods‚ to and from the east? Before any settlements were possible‚ a means of easy transportation was essential. In 1862 the Pacific Railway Act was passed‚
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hope and opportunity. Save the Children’s presence in Indonesia spans some three decades – dating back to 1976 – and today is our largest country program. Our work in the provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam‚ North Sumatra‚ Jakarta‚ West Java‚ Central Java‚ East Java‚ Jogjakarta‚ West Kalimantan and South Sulawesi includes programs that improve the health of children and women‚ address child exploitation and trafficking issues‚ enhance food security and nutrition‚ increase the relevancy of junior
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and Malaysia. A shrub or small tree 10-13m tall inhabiting moist montane scrub between 1500m and 2100m altitude. This species is confined to Pahang (G. Tahan)‚ where it has complete protection status in the national park (Taman Negara) and North Sumatra. Description: 1. Classification: Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Podocarpaceae Genus: Podocarpus Species: P. deflexus Binomial Name: Podocarpus deflexus Habitat: 2.1) Ecology:
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tropical islands in Indonesia‚ today they are confined to just two which are the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Their tree-dwelling lifestyle means that Orang-utans prefer dense tropical forests in the lowlands where there is a good supply of food. The Bornean Orang-utan is found in three remaining locations on Borneo but the Sumatran Orang-utan now only inhabits the very northern tip of Sumatra‚ with the majority of wild individuals being found in just one province. Both species however are severely
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BEIJING FOREIGN POLICY IN WEST AFRICA (Yang Jiechi Policy) Foreign Policy Article: Published by
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