क्रीम Prevention

It is said that the society prepares a crime and the criminal commits it. Again it is said that prevention is better than cure. From the first premise the government anywhere can help the youths by employment generation.This can be done through functional education.When youths are educated properly, they can become self employed in later life instead of recourse to crime thus reducing the incidents of crime in society.

Government can also build industries to absorb the teeming population.When people are gainfully employed incidents of crime can be reduced.Agricultural production is a good area of employment generation.The government can encourage the youths to engage in agriculture by giving soft loans to farmers.In so doing they make agriculture attractive to the youths and this will help to reduce crime rate.It is necssary to apply all the above mechanisms in order to prevent crime in society.The money used to effect the above solutions is really a good investment in human capital development.The youths are a good asset to government and no rational government can afford to allow her youths to be wasted away in criminal activities.

From the foregoing the crux of crime prevention lies in helping the youths to make the necssary social and economic adjustments to the society in which they find themselves.

फ्री इन्टरनेट Browsing

You can browse through the internet using your mobile phone.Let me show you how.First you have to get a phone that is GPRS enabled.GPRS is General Programme Radio Service.Buy phone with high capacity like Nokia 3310 and make sure that it is GPRS enabled.If it is not tell them to configure it for you so that the phone will have a G showing on the screen.Then again you need a USB port or modem to connect your phone to browse.After you have got your modem and DKE tube to connect,then you look at the following MTN data plans and choose the one that suits you best.It is called MTN FastLink and is the fastest and the most reliable way to access the internet.

MTN DATA PLANS
1.Monthly Plan is browsing for 30 days and it costs N10,000.00. The activation code is 101 and Inclusive Data is 3GB
2.Night Plan. Here you browse for 30 days[10pm to 5am] and it costs N2,500.00; the activation code is 102 and Inclusive Data is 3GB
3. Daily Plan. Here you browse for 24 hours and it costs N500.00. The activation code is 103 and the Inclusive Data is 50MB.

HOW IT WORKS
Simply insert your MTN Fastlink into the USB port. Click on the set up icon and follow the installation prompt.Then load airtime, select your preferred bundle, then click on connect and start browsing.The price of MTN fastlink is N8,500.00 as at the time of this publication.For better user experience leave the setting on 'Automatic selection [ 2G/3G ].

उनितेद नातिओंस मिल्लेनियम देवेलोप्मेंट Goals

The Millenium Devlopment Goals are global approaches for the purpose of maintaining the health and happiness of the peoples of the world.It spans different facets of human life.The Millenium Development Goals in broad perspective are as follows.
1.To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. 2.Promote gender equality and empower women. 3.Eradicate child mortality. 4.Improve maternal health. 5.Eradicate HIV/AIDS,malaria and other diseases. 6. Ensure environmental sustainabllity.7. Promote Global Partnership for Development and 8.To Achieve Universal Free Primary Education

The goals above are meant to ensure the health and happiness of the world.For number one the UN aims at catering for the poor nations whose citizens are living on less than $1.00 per day.To raise the standard of living of such people, the UN can do it by strong injections of monetary aid and encouraging sustainable agriculture.The United Nations programme of " Roll Back Malaria" and other related diseases is a case in point.This is how the UN is trying as a world body to eradicate or at least reduce the incidents of these diseases.

Computer Studies

What is a computer? A computer is a mechanical device that accepts data as input, processes the data and brings out information as output. For the purpose of processing information, every computer has the Central Processing Unit abbreviated to [ CPU ].THIS IS THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER structure, made up of electronic devices connected together.It has three parts.First is the heart of the system. This is the main memory where all data are being processed and the programmes controlling the computer are contained.Next, we have the Arithmetic Logic Unit.This aspect is for calculations and makes comparisons with logical operations between units of data.
Next is the controlling unit which controls the operations of all the hard ware as memory dictates in its programme capacity. The CPU is built in terms of its memory cpacity and the speed of the control per second [MIPS].

Data comes into the CPU through the input device such as terminal key board.From the
key board data is sent into the computer[CPU] for processing.Another input device is the mouse. By clicking the mouse data is sent into the computer for processing. Another input device is the scanner.By this device, information such as contained in any document like ID card can be sent into the computer exactly as it is to preserve its originality.The output devices include the monitor and the printer.When you print
out the information displayed in the monitor, then it is ready for your personal use.

Essentialism as Education Theory

Essentialism as Education Theory in the words of the following philosophers -- William Bagley, and Herman Horne states as follows:
A. Learning of its very nature involves hard work and often unwlling application.
B.The initiative in Education should lie with the teacher rather than with the pupil.
C. The heart of the educational process is the assimilation of prescribed subject matter.
D.The school should retain traditional methods of mental discipline.

The weakness in the above theories is that all activities are said to be concentrated on the teacher to the neglect of the participation aspect of the pupil. Learning experiences should be so modelled as to give enough room for pupils' activities. Again No D above talks about mental discipline . Mental discipline is important for the student but this must not be allowed to degenerate into rote learning. Again in assimilating the subject matter the pupils should not base their learning on cramming .Rather, the habit of constant revision will be used for much of personal study for the materials to be encoded in their long term memory.

The Perfective Aspect of Present Tense

In the last blog I explained that English has only two tenses morphologically speaking. These two tenses are present and past tenses.Today I am treating the perfective aspect of present tense, that is present tense, but perfective aspect. Aspect in English grammar will be discussed in my e-manual .

The following sentences show the present perfect tense so called. 1.He has broken the pot. 2. I have eaten the food.3 . Obi has drunk the water. 4. They have poured out the water. 5. He has bought a dictionary. 6. The mechanic has repaired the vehicle. 7. The tree has fallen down already. The seven sentences above show the the use of the present perfect to show a completed action with current relevance. Th reader should note that verbs in the present perfect tense must be in the past participle. Then the verb 'has' will be added to the main verb to form the perfect expression. For example in No 3 above, the verb ' drink' was used with the auxiliary verb ' has' to form the present perfect tense. Note again that the verb ' drink' is changed to the past participle 'drunk' to become ' Obi has drunk the water' which is the normal present perfect tense. So 'Obi drinks the water' becomes 'Obi has drunk the water' .

Benefits of Breast-feeding Your Child

There are many benefits inherent in breast-feesding your child. First, some antibodies against various micro organisms are transferred from the mother to the foetus via the placenta and help to protect the new infant against certain diseases, the most important of which is measles, during the first four to six months of life. It has long been recognized that the breast-fed infant against infections and particularly diarrhoeal diseases, and has a better chance of survival than a bottle-fed baby. Only fairly recently have reasons for this difference been established. These are:
Breast milk is clean.It is never strictly sterile, as their will be some contamination from the nipple. However, these bacteria have no time to multiply as the milk is drunk immediately.

Immunoglobulins, mainly IgA, are present in large amounts in colostrum and to a lesser extent in mature human milk. IgA is not absorbed but acts in the intestines against certain bacteria(e.g. E.coli) and viruses. Lactoferrin, a protein, which binds iron to itself, is found in human milk. The bound iron is then not available to certain harmful intestinal bacteria, which need it for their growth.For this reason, supplemental oral iron should not be given to breast-fed infants. (To be continued).

Perennialism as Education Theory

Perennialism as Education Theory was propounded by Robert Hutchins, Mortimes Adler, and they state as follows.They said that despite differing environments, human nature remains the same everywhere; hence education should be the same for every one. (B). Since rationality is man's highest attribute, he ust use it to direct his instinctual nature in accordance with deliberately chosen ends.(C).Again they stated that ' it is education's task to import knowledge of eternal truth.' And (D) that 'Education is not an imitation of life but a preparation for it.' And (E) that 'The student should be taught certain basic subjects that will acquaint him with the world's permanencies'.

Finally, they said that (F) ' Students should study the great works of literature, philosophy, history and science in which men through the ages have revealed their greatest aspirations and achievements.' In commenting on the above theories, I will say that our eduactional system will be readjusted to accomodate subjects like literature, history, geography and other social sciences so as to provide a conducive atmosphere for the production of school leavers and graduates who know the history of the world around them , have human experience for good interpersonal behaviour acquired over the years through literature studies and knowledge of their physical environment acquired through the study of Geography.

English Grammar--The Past Simple Tense

I have earlier on described tense as a change in the form of a word to show time.Morphologically speaking , English has only two tenses---Present Tense and Past Tense. All other configurations of the verb refer to what is called Aspect. That area of verb configurations, Adverb Phrases and their grammatical functions and many other grammatical points will be sent to you as e-manual right into your email box if you order for it.To place your other write to me using my personal email below.Meanwhile let me show you the simple past tense function.

The simple past tense is concerned with an action that took place at a given point in time in the past. In other words it is called past definite.For example , last year Okolo took his common entrance examination. In the sentence above, a definite action took place in the past and stopped there.o Okolo does not take the common entrance every year. Another example , 'The aeroplane flew from Kaduna to Lagos last week'. Here the past action is again definite.The plane does not fly every day. It 'flew' last week, a definite time expressed by a definite past tense form of the verb under discussion.It will be wrong for some body to say that 'The aeroplane was flying from Kaduna to Lagos last week.' What the student will use in this kind of grammatical context is the past simple tense as aready explained. In a similar vein it will be wrong to say or write , 'Okolo was taking his common entrance last year.
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Recipes for Good Health

There are four basic methods of achieving good health. First, one has to maintain good dietary habits. The different types of food like vegetables, cassava, yam,rice, meat, eggs , and maize should be eaten in their correct proportions according to the energy requirements of the body.The food must be taken proportinately to include the various food classes like carbohydrates( cassava,yam,maize), proteins (meat,fish, eggs), vitamins (vegetables, oranges,mangoes) and fats and oil obtained from red oil , fish and animal fats.

The next recipe for good health is relaxation after work. One should make a good time for rest after work.Note that there is a difference between rest and idleness. When somebody is relaxing when he has done no work, that is idleness. Relaxation must be a result of having done some work.Hence after resting you get invigorated to do more work.It is a disservice to persnal health for someone to be so busy as to find little or no time for rest and relaxation. Therefore always endeavour to give your body a good rest after each day's work.You need at least up to six hours of sleep in a day to maintain your personal health.

Another health recipe is physical exercise. You will make time for physical exercise every day. This is not saying that every body will be a sports man or woman. Early morning jogging in your room or compound will have done the trick. Even deciding to walk that distance instead of using a Taxi is another way of exercising your muscles. The next way to maintain your health is to avoid worry, especially for what you know that you cannot do. Why then do you worry about it? Relax, and take no thought for the morrow as Christ commanded us and you will save yourself much of stress in this twenty-first century.

Sex Education---Styles in Lovemaking

Lovemaking is central to any man-woman relationship. In fact some marriages are known tohave broken up because the man is unable to satisfy the woman sexually. There are various styles that can be used to make your relationship smooth. Through these methods you can you can satisfy your partner sexually and so solidify your marriage.

The first style is the normal man-on top style which is common to all.This is a good method because the man does most of the work to the satisfaction of both he and hiswoman, and the woman is more or less passive.The second method of love making is side by side.With this method the couple will be in their warm embrace as they make their love. This method allows the partners to be in a relaxed mood as they enjoy each other.This method works especially when the man is too tired to mount on top of the woman. Another style is woman on top.Here most of the work is done by the woman. The advantage here is that the woman controls the situation and enjoys her man as sweetily and as pleasurably as she feels. The fourth method is penetration from the rear.This is entering the woman from behind. This method is very pleasurable art of lovemaking for the man explores the different parts of his woman' s body with his hands for the maximum pleasure of both parties.

Theories of Education...Progressivism

Progressivism as educational theory was propounded by the following philosophers...John Dewey,William H. Kilpatrick, and John Childs.According to them...
A. Education should be life itself and not a prparation for living.
B. Learning should be directly related to the interests of the child.
C. Learning through problem solving should take precedence over the inculcation of subject matter. D. The teacher's role is not to direct but to advise.
E. The school should encourage cooperation rather than competition.
F. Only democracy permits -- indeed encourages-- the free interplay of ideas and personalities that is a necessary condition of true growth.

Analysis of the above theories shows that cooperation rather than fighting and intimidation will help our educational process to succeed.Democracy really encourages a free interplay of ideas and since a teacher works with ideas, he is bound to do well if he allows cooperation rather than autocracy to guide him in his profession.He will achieve many positive results in his pupils and students if they{the teachers} apply the principle of cooperation on his job.

English Tense Forms...The Present Tense

The present tense shows the action that is happening now.Tense is a change in the form of a word to show time. For example, let us consider the following sentences.
1. They blow the whistle. 2 John blows the whistle. 3 He blows the whistle. 4 She blows the whistle. 5 Okolo and Okeke blow the whistle.

The above five sentences show the use of the present simple tense for what happens everyday or regularly.Note the form of the verbs in each sentence.In sentence 1 ' blow' is present tense with plural subject 'they'. In sentence 2 'blows' is present tense with singular subject 'John'. In number 3 'blows' is also present tense with singular pronoun 'He' which is in the third person.That is the pronoun 'he' is in the third person singular and verb must agree accordinly. In number4 'blows' is also present tense with singular subject 'she' which is also in the third person singular.We note from the examples above that singular subjects have their verbs with 's ' or 'es' or 'ies' depending on the verb.But plural subjects do not take 's ' or 'ss' in their present tense verbs.

Sports---2010 World Cup Predictions

The 2010 world cup finals is around the corner, due to take off in South Africa next year.But the analysis of the just concluded leagues published by the Nigeria Daily newspaper will help us make some plausible predictions on the way the match will go.The reader should refer to the October 7 2009 edition of the Nigeria Daily Sun newspaper, pages 51 to 54. In the League Table,we have the English premier league with Chelsea and Manchester United topping the league table with 21 points and 19 points respectively.In Italian series A, Inter Milan and Sampdoria scored 16 points each to top the list. In French Ligue 1, Lyon and Bordeaux top the list with 20 and 19 points respectively.In Spanish Primera Liga, Barcelona tops the list with Real Madrid and Sevilla drawing second position with 16 points each.

In Oceania group, New Zealand tops the list with is points and New Caledonia coming second with only 8 points. For North,Ccentral America and Caribbean, USA tops the list with 16 points,followed by Mexico with 15 points. In Asia Group 1, Australia came first with 20 points followed by Japan with 15 points.In Asia Group 2 Korea Republic came first with 16 points and Korea DPR and Saudi Arabia drawing at second position with 12 points each.

From the foregoing we can see at a glance the sports movement of the 2010 World cup finals and winners can be predicted from highest scoring teams above like England, USA, France,Spain, Australia and Korea Republic.

Works of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare(1564--1616) is an English playwright and poet.He is generally considered the greatest dramatist the world has ever known and the finest poet who has written in the English Language. Shakespeare has also been the world's most popular author.Reasons for the broad appeal of Shakespeare's plays include his understanding of human nature, credibility of his characters and the verisimilitude of his expositions. He could see in a specific dramatic situation the qualities that relate to all human beings. He could thus create characters that have meaning beyond the time and place of his plays. His characters are individual human beings.They struggle just as people do in real life, sometimes successfully, and sometimes with painful and tragic failure.

Shakespeare's versatility accounts for his knowledge in a wide variety of all other subjects which include music,the law,the Bible, military science, the stage art, politics, sea, history, hunting, woodcraft and sports. His plays has enormous influence on culture throughout the world. His works have helped to shape the literature of all English speaking countries. Many words and phrases from Shakespeare's plays and poems have become part of everyday speech like this phrase....'To be or not to be' . Today they are used by millions of people who are unaware that Shakespeare created them.

English Grammar--Adverb Clauses

We shall start this article by defining an adverb. What is an adverb? An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective and another adverb. For example, 'The Tempters manifest Becket's former desires whose enticements to the wrong thing are quickly dismissed ,leaving Becket to face his real struggle which is the temptation to do the right thing for thr wrong reason..Here 'quickly' is an adverb modifying the verb 'dismissed'. Again in the sentence , 'The man is very strong', 'very' is an adverb modifying the predicative adjective 'strong'.It is so called because it is a part of the predicate. Thirdly, an adverb modifies another adverb for example , 'He ran so fast that he fell down'. Here 'so' is an adverb modifying another adverb 'fast'.

Adverb clauses are introduced by such words as 'when,where, since, though, although, after, so, till, and until'. Examples of adverb clauses are: When oil prices soar, the masses suffer. They refused to go until they were paid their full salaries.The strike was called off when the government agreed to meet the demands of the striking workers. For more on grammatical functions, consult the author at this email....amekepaul@yahoo.com

Parental Influence on Career Choice

Societal expectations sometimes form the basis for how parents influence the career choice of their children. Such professions like medicine, law, engineering are highly regarded in society. There is therefore the temptation to force a child into doing one of the above courses.But it is a bad educational policy to force a child to do a course for which he or she does not have aptitude. Conducting of aptitude test becomes the best way of selecting pupils and students to pursue any course in higher education.

Certain family variables such as economic status of parents may also affect the career choice of a child. For instance a student may have a flair for mathematics and other related courses, which places him in a better position to do courses such as engineering. But if the parents do not have money enough to finance the training in such a course, they may tell him or her to do Mathematics single honours which they can finance. But regardless of parental and societal expectations, the individual should be allowed to discover his needs, values and aspirations to shape his career choice. They should not be forced into doing a course they do not have aptitude for.

English Tense Forms---The Present Tense

Tense is a change in the form of a word to show time. Thew present tense shows the action that is happening now.For example : They blow the whistle. John blows the whistle.He blows the whistle.She blows the whistle. Okolo and Okeke blow the whistle.

The above five sentences show the present simple tense for what happens regularly or everyday.Note the form of the verbs in each sentence. In the first sentence ' blow' is present tense with plural subject' they'. In the second sentence , 'blows' is present tense with singular subject 'John'. In the third sentence, 'blows' is also present tense with pronoun 'he' which is third person singular. In the fourth sentence 'blows' is also present tense with singular subject 'she' which is also third person singular. In number five sentence above the plural subject 'Okolo and Okeke' has the plural verb 'blow' accordingly.

The next sentence 'I blow the whistle' shows the formation of the simple present tense with the personal pronoun 'I ' . For more online lessons on this aspect of English consult the author using the email below
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Money and Banking

The arguement whether banking originated from China or from England is not of much significance. The important thing is that commercial banking arose from the activities of goldsmiths who had facilties such as sfes for the safe-keeping of valuables. Merchants and other people who had valuables(especially precious metals such as gold and silver which were used as money) deposited them with goldsmiths.They, therefore, performed an important function of commercial banks--the acceptance of deposits. At first they charged the merchants and other depositors some fees for performing these functions for them.

In exchange for valuables deposited, the goldsmith issued receipts for various weights of valuables deposited. The valuables deposited were to be repaid on the presentation of the receipts. Thew person or merchant who deposited the valuables found out tht he could use the receipts issued to him by the goldsmith to make purchase. The receipts therefore later became means of payments. The merchant who now receives the receipts from the depositor could present the receipts to the gold smith to claim the valuables. On the other hand he could use the receipts to make other purchases. Whoever presents the receipts to the goldsmith is given the valuables worth the amount on the receipts. Since the receipts issued by the goldsmiths were used as money, they became the first issuers of bank notes, a function which was originally performed by commercial banks.From the foregoing we can see immediately the origin of commercial banks.

Law of Evidence

The concept of the law of evidence has come a long way. This aspect of the law is based on a very important aspect of the legal practice and profession. It is said in legal parlance that the accused is presumed innocent until proved guilty.The main point in this aspect of law is to save the society from undue embarrassment emanating from accusationsand counter accusations.In fact the law of evidence has placed the onus of proof on the prosecutor. So it lies the shoulders of the prosecution to prove his case beyond all reasonble doubts.

In this case again the law talks about the burden of proof . The burden of proof lies entirely on the shoulders of the prosecutor. If some one is arraigned for a certain offence,the prosecutor has to tender some pieces of evidence in court to support his case.The exhibitsmust be tendered in court to buttress the charges . Otherwise the court can declare the accused discharged and acquitted.As mentioned earlier the aim of this law of evidence is to maintain order in society, to avoid a state of anarchy which can result in the absence of law evidence. Individuals in legal practice should be very mindful of adherence to this aspect of the law, especially the Judges and Magistrates on whose shoulder it lies to decide cases by the evidence before them.

The School and Local Community

The school has a lot to contribute to the local community where it is situated. First such a community automatically becomes the cathment area of the school. For instance, a primary school in any given community forms the place of learning for the pupils born in that community. This is advantageous because siting schools near communities saves the children the agony of having to travel long distances for their education.

Even in the universities there are certain percentages allotted to the prospective students of the university.The can only be adequately prepared for life in his particular community and his society if the educational programme to which he is exposed is relevant to the problems, needs and aspirations of the community and society.It is in this respect that the inherited colnial system of education was found wanting and for which it was severely criticized by both the Nigerian nationalists and outside bodies.The school that time was therefore alienated from the community it was supposed to be serving.Educational administrators were concerned mainly with maintaining a secure school environment where the teachers teach their lessons and pupils
learn.They were oblivious of the needs and aspirations of the community where the school situates.The school must take into account the needs of the society that gave birth to it.

Love and Marriage

The first step in a sucessful relationship is sincerity.Avoid pretensions of any kind whatsoever. As is said that first impression is ever lasting, I want to tell you what to do on your first date. Do not tell the lady that you are what you are not.Let her know your true financial position.Do not tell her that you are very rich when you know that you are not.If you do that you will not be able to discover whether she loves you or not on this first date.The point being made here is that every man or woman will be very careful on this first date because any mistake at this initial stage may make or mar your marriage. True relationship must be basd on true love. To achieve this let the lady know you as you are.Present your natural self. If the person likes you as you are then two of you can really build a loving and enduring relationship.

Tell her words to explain your person in unambiguos language.After the explanation of yourself and the lady says that she accepts you as you are then you are well on your way to an enduring relationship.This becaus you have known your positions and accepted yourselves as you are.Then proceed with showing her love by little, little gifts such as surprise gifts, flowers which
is a symbol of love. Arrange meetings for social interactions and helping to solve each other's problems until you are ready to solemnize your relationship by going to the altar.
Youngsters love responsibly following the advice above.

Educational Planning

Educational planning is the sum total of all efforts made to improve education.The 6..33..4 system of education was a clear government effort to achieve the objectives national policy on education. The policy is derived from the five main natinal goals which are the building of a just and egalitarian society, a free and democratic society, a virile and dynamic economy, and a land full of bright opportunities for all citizens. In order to achieve the above objectives,the Nigerian educational planners enunciated that one of the educational goals must be the training of the mind in the understanding of the world around, two the acquisition of necessary skills and competences as necessary equipment to enable the individual to function well in society and contribute to the development of his state,Various African nations have made giant strides in expanding their educational systems. For instance, Nigeria later changed from 6..333..4 system to 9..3..4 .That is six years at the primary school, three years at Junior Secondary , three years at Senior Secondary and four years in the university.All these efforts are attempts to improve education.

Some of the African countries have expanded their systems especially at the primary school level since the 1961 Addis Ababa Conference.This Conference set the target of achieving free and compulsory universal primary education by the year 1980.

Science and Technology...Research

Methods of scientific inquiry and research are treated in this article. Methods of scientific inquiry include identification of the problem,formulation of hypothesis, collection, organisation and analysis ofd data,drawing of scintific conclusions and verification, rejection or modification of the hypothesis by the test of its consequences in a specific situation.

Scientific research follow this process and it is defined as a systematic,controlled,empirical and unbiased investigation of the hypothetical propositions about the assumed relationships between the variables that create a particular state of affairs.It also emphasises the method of collecting and analysing quantitative data. It emphasizes also a rational approach in which logical and deductive reasoning are primary. It begins with a set of ideas that direct the effort and with a goal that entails the development or testing of theory.Its approach is rigorous and systematic.

We shall briefly explain each of the steps in the process of scintific thinking or investigation.The first step in scintific process is identification and definition of the problem.This is the stage where
an individual comes across a question that puzzles him or her.For instance in medical science a doctor might encounter a problem of a patient with constant malaria cases. He has to identify the
cause of the ailment by carrying out a diagnostic test on the patient after which he will be able to offer adequate treatment.

The third stage is formulation of hypothesis.This is scintific guess emanating from known facts. It is proposed explanation of the possible cause of the problem.It is a scientific guess.For he can try to find solution through more inquiry.Data collection,organisation and analysis of data is the next step.Finally the researcher analysis his data and draws conclusion about the solution of the problem .

English Grammatical Concord

English grammatical concord is very important for correct English usage.This article focuses on the correct verbal agreement between subject and its verb. First let us look at the types of nouns. We have common nouns which are those names that are common to things or people of the same sort. There are abstract nouns which are nouns that depict state, action or quality for example, poverty,knowledge,strength,length and so on.We have collective nouns which are nouns that belong to a group.In other words a collective noun is a group noun for example,family, crowd,flock and herd.
English grammatical concord means the agreement between the verb and its subject in number and person.There are different types of concord as shown in the following sentences.
Grammatical concord.
The men are here. If two or more items are connected by ' and' a plural verb is used. For example,The man and his pet have been seen.The secretary and the accountant are here. But when they refer to the same person use singular.The secretary and the accountant is here. Bread and butter is favourite breakfast.They are eaten together as one meal.
Concord with correlative conjunctions
The correlative conjunctions often used to join subjects are, ' as well as, together with, along with,
either...or, neither... nor' . For example, the carpenter as well as his apprentice is here. The lawyers as well as the judge are here. In the preceding sentences the verb agrees with the first subject. Chibuzo together with his children is here.This means that Chibuzo is here with his children. Again the children with their father are here.This means that the children are here with
their father.

Good English

The art of speaking good English requires constant practice and the speaker must also be reading a variety of books written in good English.The following passage will help to elucidate what I mean:
The participation of African women in the political processes of their respective communities is an area that has attracted much scholarly attention.While some works have focused on women's roles in indigenous African political organization, others have traced the history of their engagement in politics from the colonial period to decolonisation and the achievement of independence.From the corpus of literature on the participation of African women in politics,we can delineate two opposing paradigms: one that hinges largely on the romanticization of African women's political history before European colonial domination, and another that emphasizes their political subordination and invisibility..According to the former paradigm, women had enormous political power in their various societies until the imposition of European colonial rule and the Victorian gender ethos, when such power was undermined or entirely eroded. The latter paradigm holds that the current relatively marginal involvement of African women in political process can best be explained by the lingering inhibitive cultural and patriarchal forces against women's engagement in politics that characterised African societies before European contact. The answer to the question of how much political power and control African women had and have continued to exercise does not lie in either of the two paradigms listed above. Rather,it lies somewhere between them,irrespective of the particular society one focuses on.It is important that any true assessment of the role of women in politics must look at the major arenas of political power and authority as well as how gender roles were played out in such theatres.
Both men and women wielded political power and authority9( though in different degrees) in precolonial Igbo society,where social roles and responsibilities were the channels through which power diffused, and where gender equality was measured in comparative worth.Hierarchical relationships in Igbo society were determined by age, experience, ability, marital status, and rites of initiation.

The English grammar in the above passage is what any learnerof English should imitate .I shall give more points on grammar in my next article.