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  AFRICAN HISTORY : THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE After the discovery of America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, some people, especially Europeans, expressed the eargerness to settle in the area. They later established plantations there, as well as in the Caribbean, but their need for cheap labour for their plantations pushed them to Africa. They came to Africa to get people who could work for them for little or no pay. This operation gave rise to Slave Trade. Slave trade was the capturing, transportation and the buying and selling of human beings. It was locally practised in Africa before the arrival of Europeans. With the arrival of the Europeans on the coast of West Africa, the trade was transformed into an intercontinental transaction. This became known as the Transatlantic or Triangular Slave Trade. Several factors accounted for this trade, and it left long-lasting impacts on the African continent. In the 19th century, perhaps because of the horrors of the trade, Great Britai...

A-LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE: SYLLABUS HIGHLIGHTS & STRUCTURE OF THE PAPER SYLLABUS HIGHLIGHTS I. Grammar (parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, active - passive voice, direct - indirect/reported speech, question tags, etc.) II. Vocabulary (synonyms, homonyms, antonyms, affixes, idioms, analogies, etc.) III. Pronunciation (syllabification, stress, intonation, vowel sounds, etc.) IV. Essay writing (narrative, descriptive, argumentative, explanatory/discursive, etc.): writing an introduction, a paragraph, etc. V. Text Summary (how to reduce a long passage to a shorter one) VI. Text Reconstruction (letters, reports, rejoinders; articles, minutes, biographies; talks, speeches, debates; changing from direct to indirect speech, from the active to the passive voice, from a drama text to prose; rearranging a jumbled passage, correcting errors in a text, etc.) VII. Prescribed Texts or Literature Prescribed texts to be studied: 1. Across the Mongolo, John Nkemngong Nkengasong 2....

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CHOOSING YOUR SUBJECTS IN HIGH SCHOOL (ARTS SERIES) Choosing subjects/series in high has always been a challenging step to take after succeeding at the GCE Ordinary Level. However, I believe these tips will be helpful to some of you. No one can force you to choose any series/subjects which you won't feel at home with.  However, always consider adding English language to any ones which you choose to do. Here are the various series we have in Arts: A1. History, French, Literature in English A2. History, Economics, Geography A3. History, Economics, Literature in English A4. Maths, Economics, Geography A5. History, Philosophy, Literature in English Remember: English language should not be left out. Let no one deceive you, each of these series has great opportunities. It depends on how you utilize your potential.  Now ask yourself the following questions: 1. What do I intend to be/do in the future? 2. Which subjects, among those that I passed, will I feel more comfortable with? 3. ...

 WORLD HISTORY: CAUSES OF THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION OF 1688-1689 POLITICAL * James II's brutal suppression of the Monmouth rebellion (killing of Charles II's son, James Scott) * James II's keeping of a standing army in peace time * James II's belief in the Divine Rights if Kings * The birth of the Prince of Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart) * The presence of William III * Tensions between Catholics and Anglicans * James II's assumed dispensing and suspending powers RELIGIOUS * James II breached his coronation oath * James II's romanisation of the army * Romanization of the institutions * Romanization of the educational system * James II's renewal of ecclesiastical courts * James II's signing of Declarations of Indulgence * The trial of bishops ECONOMIC * James II's imposition of high taxes SOCIAL * The role of large land owners in Parliament WhatsApp: (+237) 651954553