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When Olaniyi was leaving Nigeria It was a bittersweet moment. He was excited to see what america was all about, but was sad that he had to leave all his friends and family. Landing in america he immediately noticed the difference in the weather and people, and didn’t realize how this change in area was going to affect him. As his stay grew longer, he learned that not only was america very different and challenging, but he also learned that it was a place that he would eventually love. As…

Women’s temperaments are often expected to be submissive and compliant. In older pieces of literature female characters are sidelined, while male characters take on the role of the hero, or the dominant part of the story. Nowadays, female characters take the lead in a lot of books, taking on rebellious roles, dominating male characters, and illustrating them to be more than just an extra factor of a story. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's The Thing Around Your Neck opposes the normal female…

The dire wolf, or Canis dirus, is a wolf that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) and became extinct between 10,000 to 16,000 years ago during the ice age. It was native to North America and thousands of Dire Wolf skeletons were found and stored in La Brea tar pits in southern California, where it is believed to be the most common mammal in the area. Remains of the Dire wolf have also been found across a broad range of habitats in North America, which include the…

I was born in a small rural community in Nigeria, where individuals and families were socioeconomically and geographically isolated from the nation’s healthcare system. For that reason, I grew up in a truly disenfranchised population that created an early awareness of shortage of healthcare professionals in my vicinity. I witnessed the struggles of my parents in getting access to medical help whenever the need arose. At age 7, I lost my childhood best friend to acute attack of malaria because of…

Nigeria to form one body. Independence from British influence came on October 1, 1960, in 1963 Nigeria adopted a republican constitution, and yet remained a member of the Commonwealth. In 1976, the nation’s capitol moved from its previous location in Lagos to its modern day city of Abuja. An estimated 250 ethnic backgrounds from the farthest reaches of Arabia and European countries have culturally influenced modern day Nigeria. Located on the western coast of Africa, Nigeria hosts a wide range…

specific projects and operations. Obiwuru, T. C., Okwu, A. T., Akpa, V. O., & Nwankwere, I. A. (2011). Effects of leadership style on organizational performance: A survey of selected small scale enterprises in Ikosi-Ketu council development area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Australian Journal of Business and Management Research, 1(7), 100. Authors of the article posit that leadership styles affect the performance of the organization. They further proved that among the leadership styles, it would…

Annotated Bibliography Bloom, Harold. "Othello." New Haven, US: Yale University Press (2005): 259. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 1 Nov. 2016. The author, Bloom, firmly establishes the multiple occasions that racism is a major element in the play Othello. He describes the intended reason the character, "Othello", is a colored man, rather than similar color to the other characters. He clearly states his opinion on his belief that Shakespeare is perhaps a racist man. He proves his belief…

paper. This paper will discuss Jamaica; it’s history, government and economy. people and culture, and its geography. The first topic will be about Jamaica’s history. Arawak Indians lived in Jamaica when Columbus explored it in 1494 and named it St. Lago. Later, Buccaneers traveled from Port Royal, also the capital at the time, until it fell into the sea in an earthquake in 1692. After many years of slaves, abolition of slave trade was in 1807 and the emancipation of slaves was in 1833. Before…

30,215 people in the world and the number is going up by at least 15 people per day (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”). The Ebola virus has completely taken over Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Other countries such as Kayas, Spain, Lagos, Dallas Texas, New York City, Port Harcourt, and Dakar have the Ebola outbreak as well. Ebola is also known as the Hemorrhagic Fever (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”). People are always asking what Ebola is, how and where if generated…

African-American singer, songwriter, and pianist Nina Simone was one of the most influential and involved civil-rights activists among the musicians of her time; her music being a blend of gospel, blues, folk, pop, and classical styles that became widely popular from her debut album, “Little Girl Blue”, in the late-1950s to her last LP, “You Can Have Him” in the 70s. Over the course of her career, Simone composed over 40 records that earned her two Grammy awards and 4 nominations for her…