Essays on Affliction

The post-colonial epoch in Nigeria was marred with violence and the suffering of the Igbo people under the umbrella of the Biafra. While the quest to secede still continued and undeterred by the deliberate suffering inflicted by the Nigerian government on the people whose intention was well understood, the story takes excellent analogy using two elementary protagonists, Odenigbo, and Olanna. The narration clearly alludes to the change of era in the Africa nation’s history that led to the suffering of the people. However, disputes should always be contained before they escalate to war. The paradigms of the analogy ...

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Introduction Slavery is an age-old practice that has existed in many forms among different human societies. In fact, as early as 3,000 to 2,000 B.C., in the primeval civilization of Mesopotamia, slavery, in its various forms has already been observed (Perbi 1). For many years, the institution of slavery has existed in many places around the globe, but it made the biggest impression in the continent of Africa where slavery took its greatest toll. Intertwined with the African slave trade is the huge demand for slave labor in the European colonies, specifically the large plantations ...

Drug Addiction

Winter 2016 Homework Summary of article/show: The article on “Anatomy of Addiction: How Heroin and Opioids Hijack the Brain”, by Jack Rodolico emphasizes the trend of drug addiction and its effects on the human psyche. It rules out the perception prevailing amongst the current and future generations regarding drug addiction being safe and can only be fun and joyous. Masses are getting addict that can be subjected to the instinct to finding cheaper substitutes for painkillers. What effects are caused by the drugs? Drugs are mostly antidepressants affecting the individuals directly showing symptoms that include slurred speech, shallow breathing, ...

An Article on Drug Addiction

“Anatomy of Addiction: How Heroin And Opioids Hijack The Brain”, is an article by Jack Rodolico for www.npr.org. The article highlights the trend of drug addiction and its effects on the human psyche. It is an eye – opener for the entire younger generation and the generations to come, who think that drug addiction is only an insignificant issue involving plain fun and excitement and no danger. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, an estimated 2.5 million Americans are addicted to drugs such as opioids and heroin (Rodolico, 2016). It may have been due to people looking for ...

Faith is an important component of belief. A belief develops only when one has a strong faith upon a certain concept. Different people hold different beliefs; therefore, the question of a true believer arises. Eroc Hoffer identifies the true believer as an individual who relies solely on the knowledge obtained from scriptures and draws conclusions from the scripture rather than personal observations or experiences. The true believer also does not relent to face the society’s cruelty. This paper focuses on the actions of Simone Weil using Hoffer’s definition of a True Believer to establish whether Weil qualifies as a true believer. Hoffer ...

Univeristy Name

Abstract This paper extensively reviews the purchase decision differences among various countries that differ in culture. The analytic accoutrement accepting from the plan of abounding acclaimed intercultural consultants, as able as Hofstede, Hall, Kluckholn, Strodtbeck, and Carbaugh. (1983). It should be fatigued that there's bare acclimatized accepting to negotiations. There aboveboard admeasurement alone able and beneath able approaches , and these acclimatize in cast with several address factors. As Bargainers apperceive that their counterparts could as well be seeing things clumsily . Otherwise, they'll be beneath accessible to accomplish abrogating judgments and added accessibly to accomplish advanced in bargaining. ...

The Success or Failure of the Roman Empire: A Western Perspective

The Romans treated their empire as their world and that is the reason behind their success. It’s as if the world was paralleled with the Roman Empire. This perception established the public concrete which kept the Roman Empire constant. However, this public attachment was temporarily at best. There were also some forces outside the empire which were eating away at the Roman Empire itself and nevertheless of whether we agree to the point that Rome dropped due to influences from the outside or it can be results of domestic pressure, or both of these and at the same ...

Frame narrative form

A frame narrative or a frame story is a story or narrative that contains another story or several other stories within the main story (Richardson 159). The main part of the narrative is usually introduced which sets the precedence of the other stories that build up the entire story. The proceeding stories are usually smaller but part of the main narrative introduced at the onset of a particular story. Frame stories are a convenient for the purpose of setting up the entire story as a whole. This technique helps to juxtapose the individual stories into one. The smaller stories included in the longer ...

Holiness can be defined as the state of being holy, pure and sanctified. From this definition holiness assumes an evangelistic approach making it more precise in terms of purity and sanctification. It is used in many religious settings making it a common word used for a universal description across all religious faiths. Therefore, holiness is a universal religious word used to mean a state of sanctity and purity way from sins or evil. In many religious settings, holiness comes with self denial and total submission to a supernatural power and divine law of the supernatural being, common described as the Only Holy and owner ...

Discussion questions

Metric system has only seven basic units, while the US system has more than 300 basic units; thus, it is simpler. In addition, units in metric systems are multiples of 10, therefore, calculations is easier than in US system. Metric systems are universally applied, except in USA. Perimeter is measured by distance round a figure whose SI units are meters; therefore, the perimeter is given in units of length. However, area is a derived quantity and its magnitude is obtained by multiplication of two units of length. Therefore, its units are given by the product of the units. Theoretical ...

In the news report “US Students suffering from Internet addiction: study,” Walden Siew frames his argument for children becoming addicted to the Internet around a study inferring that withdrawal symptoms were experienced by those who went without media for a 24-hour period. His claim is that young people have become so attached to mobile devices and the Internet that they have trouble coping when they are without it. The causal reasoning is that since the Internet is such a large component in the lives of young people, they are not able to function well without it. The article itself is somewhat ...