BASEBALL
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME Baseball is a popular sport that is mostly played in North America but has grown in popularity worldwide over time. The various bat-and-ball games that were played in England in the 18th century are…
MARKETING ETHICS
For a marketer to effectively carry out his social responsibilities and develop the business environment, he is to adhere to certain moral issues in business decision making which are termed marketing ethics. The dangers inherent in the neglect of social…
TENNIQUOIT
Origin and Development The game of tenniquoit, also known as Tennequoit or Teniquoit, is similar to horseshoes and quoits. In the 16th century, it was known as “clay-pigeon shooting” or “clay-pigeon flinging” in Scotland. Throwing round, flat stones or clay…
BASKETBALL
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT Basketball was invented at Springfield College in 1891 in the U.S.A. by Dr. James A. Naismith who was a physical education teacher. The game became an Olympic Sport in 1936. Since its creation, the game has become…
HOCKEY
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT Hockey as a game has a very long history and even dates back to the days of the early Greek history. During this early time the game was played with hooked sticks. The game was brought to…
PHYSICAL EDUCATION DURING DARK AGES
The Roman Empire gradually declined and finally fell in 476 A.D. as a result of the Barbarian invasion from the north of Italy. The fall of the Roman Empire ushered in a period in history known as the Dark Ages,…
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ANCIENT EGYPT Egypt is a country that is well-situated on the Nile Valleys and the River Nile has provided water for the irrigation of Egyptian farms from ancient times. If you look at the map of Africa…
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN MODERN EUROPE
The fall of the Roman Empire led to the period of ignorance which is known in history as the Dark Ages. After several centuries, people realized the importance of physical fitness for the defence of the State and devised several…
CAMPING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION
WHAT IS OUTDOOR EDUCATION? Outdoor education, which includes camping, is a broad-based education process that takes place in the open and natural environment, and exposes learners to different types of activities and experiences involving nature study, hiking, gardening, camping, arts,…
MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
A company’s marketing environment is made up of actors and forces that affect the company’s ability to develop and maintain successful transactions and relationships with its target customers. Various environmental forces influence an organization’s marketing system. Some are external to…
POPULATION GROWTH IN AFRICA
The exact population size of Africa, like that of the world, at any particular time is difficult to determine. This is essentially due to the fact that many countries in Africa do not have complete knowledge of their population, as…
THE CONSUMER DECISION MAKING PROCESS
A) PROBLEM RECOGNITION Figure shows that the first stage in the consumer decision-making process is problem recognition, which occurs when the consumer perceives a need and becomes motivated to solve the problem. The problem recognition stage initiates the subsequent decision…
BUYING MOTIVES
To better understand the reasons underlying consumer purchases, marketers devote considerable attention to examining buying motives-that is, those factors that compel a consumer to buy a particular brand. This because they are aware that consumers do not buy products. Instead…
MARKET SEGMENTATION
Perhaps the most important marketing decision a firm makes is the selection of one or more market segments on which to focus. A market segment is a portion of larger market whose needs differ somewhat from the larger market. Since…
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS IN MAMMALS
Mammals are biparental in reproduction that is sexual reproduction involves two distinct and separate individuals, sexually mature male and female. A) Male reproductive system The male reproductive system in man consists of testes (singular = testis), vasa efferentia, vas…
DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION IN AFRICA
The population density of Africa is 30 persons per square kilometre. This might be misleading when dealing with a large land mass as Africa, and there is need to remember that the population is unevenly distributed. There are marked…
DRAWING INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS
Drawing plays a significant role in the expression of thought and ideas. Often, descriptions which cannot be fully expressed in words, are made clearer with the use of drawings. Thus, drawing is similar to a language. However, unlike a language…
ILLITERACY
Illiteracy simply means not knowing how to read or write documents, books, street signs, safety instructions on the jobs, news prints or even able to sign ‘original copy collected byme’ if required to do so. It can also connote or…
FEDERATION
A federation simply means the bringing together or joining of small states into a single strong state. It can also be defined as a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own affairs but…
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
Religious Tolerance is the capacity to accept others as unique human persons who have the right to be different especially in religious beliefs and practices. The Concise Oxford Dictionary (1960) defines religious tolerance as recognition of right of private judgement…
COURAGE
Courage is the ability to carry out tasks successfully in a situation. Courage can also be seen as the ability to do something right or good without fear or favour. It is the firmness of mind and moral backbone to…
DISCIPLINE
Discipline refers to the ability of the individual to reflect societal values and expectations in carrying out activities as to when, where and how such activities are expected to be done. The individual does things according to laid down rules…
CONTENTMENT
Contentment simply means the ability of an individual to be satisfied with what he has at any given period of time. It is the feeling of happiness or satisfaction with one’s possessions in life, irrespective of the size. It does…
ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES
Electoral malpractices are irresponsible acts performed by the electoral body, political parties, candidates or the electorate which are capable of influencing the smooth conduct of elections in a country. Election is for democracy what food is to the body. As…
INTEGRITY
Integrity is the virtue of being honest and firm in one’s moral principles. It has to do with the quality of having transparent (open) sense of moral standards on human relationships. A man of integrity is a man who is…
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