DERRTYBOOKS: June 2014

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Human evolution

This article is about the divergence of Homo sapiens from other species. For a complete timeline of human evolution, see Timeline of human evolution. For other uses, see Human evolution (disambiguation).

"Evolution of Man" redirects here. For the album by Example, see The Evolution of Man.

Evolutionary biology
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Diagrammatic representation of the divergence of modern taxonomic groups from their common ancestor.

Human evolution is the evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of modern humans. While it began with the last common ancestor of all life, the topic usually covers

This article is about natural and constructed phenomena and structures
of the world. For other uses of "Wonders of the World", see Wonders of
the World (disambiguation).
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World(from left to right, top to
bottom): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of

Football (as well as rugby and soccer) are believed to have descended
from the ancient Greek game ofharpaston.Harpaston is mentioned
frequently in classical literature, where it is often referred to as a
"very rough and brutal game".The rules of this ancient sport were

DINOSAUR

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade Dinosauria. They
first appeared during the Triassicperiod, 231.4 million years ago, and

were the dominant terrestrial vertebratesfor 135 million years, from
the beginning of the Jurassic (about 201 million years ago) until the
end of the Cretaceous(66 million years ago), when the Cretaceous–
Paleogene extinction eventled to the extinction of most dinosaur
groups at the close of the Mesozoic Era.

Akpos- Joke- The Forest

An Igbo man, a Yoruba man and an Hausa man were lost in a forest and
then captured by cannibals.
The king of the cannibals told the prisoners that they could live if
they pass a trial. The first step was to go deep into the forest and
get ten pieces of the same kind of fruits.
The three men went their separate ways to gather fruits.

List of Countries and Capitals

Countries and Capitals

Afghanistan-Kabul
Albania-Tirane
Algeria-Algiers
Andorra-Andorra la Vella
Angola-Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda-Saint John's
Argentina-Buenos Aires
Armenia-Yerevan
Australia-Canberra

MONALISA PAINTING

TheMona Lisa(Monna LisaorLa Giocondain Italian;La Jocondein French) is
a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italianartist Leonardo da
Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited,

Here are some facts about World War 1
*.World War 1 began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11,
1918. Differences in foreign policies were to blame, although the
immediate cause was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Ferdinand.
*.The two main sides were the Allies, which included France, Great

Akpos Ligali was coming from a club at the midnight, when he got home,
his wife refused to open the door for him and he thought of a trick he

Shortest Man

SHORTEST MAN

Guinness World Records can today confirm that Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal is the world's new Shortest Living Man, measuring 54.6cm (21.5 in).

The tallest man living is Sultan Kösen (Turkey, b.10 December 1982) who measured 251 cm (8 ft 3 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 08 February 2011.
The part-time farmer was the first man over 8 ft (2.43 m) to be measured by Guinness World Records in over 20 years.
Indeed, GWR only knows of 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of humans reaching 8 ft or more.

1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
2. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth: $72 B
Source of wealth: telecom
3. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $64 B

Novel & Novella

Novel

A Novel is a long fictive work (prose) peopled by imaginative
characters and events, and events are artistically presented as if

GREAT INVENTORS

Onville and Wibur Writh of USA invented Aerpolane in 1903.
John B. Logies of Scotland invented Television in 1922.
Cardbenixim of Germany invented Motor Car in 1885.
Graham Bell of Scotland invented Telephone in 1876.

States Creation In Nigeria

1. May 27th 1967- Gen. Yakubu Gowon created 12 States.
2. Feb. 3rd 1976- Gen Murtala Muhammed created 7 States.
3. Sept. 23rd 1987- Gen. Ibrahim Babangida created 2 States.
4. Aug. 27th 1991- Gen. Ibrahim Babangida created 9 States.
5. Oct. 1st 1996- Gen. Sanni Abacha created 6 States.

Tallest Mountain On Each Continent

1. Mount Everest 8850m. (29035ft) ASIA
2. Aconcagua 6959m (22831ft) SOUTH AMERICA
3. Mount McKinley 6194m (20320ft) NORTH AMERICA
4. Mount Kilimanjaro 5963m (19563ft) AFRICA
5. Mount Elbrus 5633m (18481ft) EUROPE
6. Puncak Jaya 4884m (16023ft) OCEANIA
7. Vinson Massif 4897m (16066ft) ANTARCTICA

Political Apathy & Factors

POLITICAL APATHY

This refers to the degree to which citizens show no interest in the
political activities of their country. It is direct opposite of
political participation.

FACTORS THAT CAUSE POLITICAL APATHY

The Short Story & Fable _ Prose, Fictive Category

Short Story is a small continent of the Novel. The novel normally have
many characters but a short story has a few characters whose actions
centers arround a single event and would still enjoy a sense of
completeness. E.g. Ngugi's 'The Return' in his short story collection,
Secret Lives (1975).

Fable
It is a narrative which posses the twin attribute of straight and
surface meaning (denotation) and deeper and metaphorical meaning
(conotation). It points out moral truth in a civilized manner.
Characters in Fable are usually Animals which are meant to talk and
dialogue among themselves as if they were human beings. E.g. Animal
Farm by George Orwell (1945).

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Deaf & Dumb_ Jokes

Akpos Ligali was coming from an interview one hot afternoon. He had
only #20 with him and he is going to board #2000 cab. He stopped a
taxi and entered, he bought two plantains with the last #20 he had on
him and gave the driver one. The driver was so happy and he thought he

Synedoche

this is when a part is used to represent a whole. E.g The gray hair
are respected in Africa.( grey hair represents or stands for old
people).

Alliteration

this is the initial repetition of consonant sounds at in a sentence or
phrase. E.g Peter Piper Pick a Pepper

Communalism

Communalism is a political and economic arrangement which emphasis on
collectivity. The member of the community gather all their resource

Features of Communalism

1. There is collective ownership of the resources.
2. There is the opportunity for individuals to participate in
community development.

Antonomasia

This is a type of Synedoche that puts an individual for a class. E.g.
A Solomon has come to judgement. A Samuel was born.

Three friends went to an herbalist to do money ritual, the herbalist
then instructed them not to utter a single word on their way home or

Akpos Ligali was inside a plane, and the plane was about to crash.
Suddenly devil appeared to them, and gave them a test, that anyone who
could throw an object inside the water and he (devil) wont be able to

A pastor told all men in a church to come and donate money to the
church's box according to the beauty of their wife. Several men came
out and donated 100,000, 20,000, 5,000. A man suddenly came out and
donated #10, the pastor was shocked and asked the man why he donated

Akpos Ligali and Barber

Akpos Ligali: barber
Barber: yeess?
Akpos Ligali: how much do you barb hair
Barber: #300
Akpos Ligali: what about shaving?
Barber: #150
Akpos Ligali: ok, then shave my hair

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Human evolution

This article is about the divergence of Homo sapiens from other species. For a complete timeline of human evolution, see Timeline of human evolution. For other uses, see Human evolution (disambiguation).

Monday, June 23, 2014

WONDERS OF THE WORLD