Museum) The people who created this were known as the Edo people, also called “Bini”, who are located in today’s southern Nigeria and speak a Volta-Niger language, which is one of the branches of the Niger-Congo language family. Their territory is from west of the Niger River all the way to the swamps in the Niger Delta. ***********(The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) What is so interesting about this pendant is how tiny it is, yet so intricately designed. It is also…
States, and the Palestinian Authority. Although his analysis is thorough, and does make many valid points, I contend that to understand the failure of the process one must also include some additional points. First, the continued occupation in the West Bank and Gaza after the Oslo Accords, and the worsening living conditions, failure of Israel to abide to some of the terms of the agreement, and the increasing militarization of the Israeli Defense Force all increased the frustration and…
During the late eleventh century a thriving empire began to rise. Established along the upper Niger River, the Mali empire raised into a strong civilization. With a strong social arrangement everyone depends on each other. Men and women, although the same species have different roles in the society. Most economic growth came from the gold mines found throughout Mali. Since a lot of gold was found in the empire, gold held the economic value. From the north salt was traded for gold. in the…
As late as 1870, only 10% of Africa was under European control, but this changed when King Leopold came in and the “Scramble for Africa” started. The European nations realized that Africa was filled with incredible natural resources and this created competition between the European powers. The European nations divided up Africa by claim at the Berlin Conference. The nations then went on to imperialize their parts of Africa and it would not have been possible for them without the inventions that…
Deep down, we are more excited by the attributes of the villain than those of the hero. Tyler Durden is the anarchist deep down all people want to be. He is grounded in reality, is a relatable person with worldly pain that rises to the challenge, and inspires thousands. Tyler is also a villain. The reader is more excited by the attributes of Tyler Durden than those of the narrator because deep down, humans love destruction, and Tyler does that best. Tyler makes people think, review their…
In a world where conformity is king and sticking with the status quo is often a well-honed survival instinct, four-time Dove Award nominee Manafest has always found contentment in doing his own thing. And refusing to be anyone but himself has clearly served him—and his artistry well. Even on the heels of his wildly popular, bestselling album Fighter, Manafest (real name: Chris Greenwood) refused to settle into a familiar, if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it mentality when making the follow-up, The…
The two elements of thought that most significantly challenged the Israeli commander as he executed his mission to remove settlers from the occupied territory in Gaza are Point of View and Implications and Consequences. The element of Point of View posed the greatest challenge because the commander understood both the frustration of the settlers due to his emotional and personal ties to them and the strategic goals of his government. As a result of his compassion, he was further challenged by…
Though annexing East Jerusalem immediately, Israel dithered to do the same with West Bank. A plan drawn up by Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon called for the annexation of areas around Jordan River, around Jerusalem and in the Gaza strip for security reasons, and the return of the rest of the territories to Jordan. In 1970, Israel…
In Plato’s Gorgias, Socrates and Callicles engage in a debate about what it means to be happy and to live a flourishing life. According to Callicles, a person is happy and flourishing when he or she is living as ambitiously as he or she possibly can. Living the good life includes chasing one satisfaction after another and having a constant influx of pleasure. In contrast, Socrates emphasizes on the idea of eudaimonia, according to which a happy and flourishing person is one that lives an…
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