1. Cultural boundaries- boundaries between states that coincide with differences in ethnicity, especially language and religion; another cultural boundary is drawn according to geometry. Example: Based on language, Quebec, and a can be considered a cultural boundary. In Quebec, french is their official language, but the rest of the country predominantly speaks English. Chinatown, which exists in New York City, is another example. Asian’s predominantly inhabit this area, and languages such as…
consider the effects of power and work discipline on maximizing production in capitalism. By analyzing each article categorically, it will become evident that the rise of capitalism has created more ways in making work disciplines and direct and indirect dominance advantageous to maximizing production. And also, understanding impact of capitalism on workers for each time period based on each authors’ comparison. Sidney Mints, sweetness and power, showed a hint of…
We have the Francophone assimilation by the French and of course the Anglophone’s indirect rule policy by the British. Both policies never went well with African but while the indirect rule policy was mild as accommodated some aspect of Africa’s belief system, the former was worse as enforces itself including its culture on the natives. The assimilation policy assumes its natives as whites…
Colonial Nigeria refers to the area of West Africa which became modern day Nigeria during the time of British rule in the 19th and 20th centuries. British influence began with proscription of the slave trade to British subjects in 1807. British influence in the region increased gradually over the 19th century, however, Britain did not formally garner occupation until 1885 (Acemoglu et al 2001, 1375). As British presence ballooned during this time and with Nigeria officially transitioning into a…
1.1 Background and problem statement Mangroves are tropical and sub-tropical woody trees that grow naturally in brackish waters within the intertidal zone. Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive and rich in biodiversity and offer a variety of goods and services, both economic and ecological. The estimated total area of mangroves is just above 150,000 km2, divided by 123 countries worldwide (Spalding et al., 2010). In tropical regions, these ecosystems constitute about 0.7 % of the total…
sending western aid workers into Somalia. Shabbab has also carried out car bombing attacks at the African Union base in Mogadishu. In addition to other failed state factors, the threat of violent acts of power, either by direct application, virtual, indirect or hidden use of power by insurgents, has left Somali in a constant state of…
of this conflict can be traced back to the Ottoman ruling over what is now known as the Middle East. During the eighteenth century, the Ottoman empire was thriving, stretching their ruling from central Europe all the way to Yemen and accords North Africa to Morocco (making of MME). Their vast territories allowed them to be a culturally rich empire with a vast a vast multiethnic, multilingual, and multi-religious polity (making of MME). The Ottoman Empire reigned over the Middle East problem free…
“Its income derives from fixed rates of customs, duty, agricultural levies, a Union-wide indirect sales tax (VAT) and contributions of memer-states capped at just 1.24 percent of Gross National Income (GNI)” . Consequently, a very small portion of the European Union’s income was under control of the union itself. Therefore, Judt claims that the…
The source of the data, data collection procedure and data collection analysis are also explained in this chapter. 3.1 Theoretical Framework 3.1.1 Indirect Characterization Character is one of the significant elements inside the films, without any characters and any plot inside the films, the films would not exist. To go on with the flow of plot of the story, each of the characters that played inside…
to what an individual may believe, diseases will always exist in society. According to the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014), even though many diseases in United States have either been eradicated, or the rate of, decreased, these rules do not apply to everywhere else in the world. The only know disease that has been totally eradicated from the world, is that of smallpox. However, due to the increased frequency, and means of traveling, the threat of one being affected by…