The history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75‚000 years ago‚ or with earlier hominids including Homo erectusfrom about 500‚000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilisation‚ which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE in present-day Pakistan and northwest India‚ was the first major civilisation in South Asia. A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture developed in the Mature Harappan period
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born in a very poor fisherman’s family on 15 October‚ 1931 in Rameshwaram. Though he was a legatee of adversity and poverty yet he was not born to shatter. His father Jainul Abden was a hawker and used to sell newspapers. By dint of his intelligence and diligence he obtained a degree from St. Joseph College of Trichurapalli. Thereafter he obtained a diploma in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. After obtaining
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Tennis Court Speech I am a well off‚ law obeying‚ businessman of the third class. I take pride in being a honest man making a honest living‚ I have never robbed‚ cheated or hurt anybody‚ I even pay my taxes on time but lately I have started to wonder…… where has all the money I have been giving to the government been going? Is it being used for the good of the people? Then a few days ago‚ it was revealed to us‚ the third estate that the king’s wife‚ Marie Antoinette has been using our hard earned
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The importance of sleep in sports By: Benjamin R. Ritchie Most athletes would agree that getting enough sleep before a game is very important. Researchers are discovering that sleep deprivation before a game can have a huge impact of the athletes performance by slowing their glucose metabolism by thirty percent. Glucose and glycogen are the main sources of energy for athletes. Being able store the glucose in the muscles is very important for the athletes endurance and performance. Athletes
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Sport & Science Resources Resources > Technology Technology in Sports The world of sport is continually changing over the years‚ and the use of technology is just one of those areas that has made an impact on many sports in the modern day. One criticism of the use of technology is that it can slow down the speed of the game‚ but on the other hand for many people it makes watching it more enjoyable to see the correct decisions being made. Assisting the Umpires / Referees Most professional
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Sports can be taken as a part of education‚ for they seek to develop three sides of one’s nature-physical‚ mental and moral. Sports make the body strong and active‚ and some particular games train the intellect and develop the sense of morality‚ too. They provide sufficient exercise to the body‚ and the rules guiding a particular game make the players disciplined‚ while they play it. A right player in the right place can discover the weak points of the opponents and can take advantage of them. Thus
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Introduction “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers” (Busbee‚ 2013). This quote from Nelson Mandela describes one of the key ways he felt he was able to help unify South Africa; he used sport to begin to breakdown the culture
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that people who do physical exercises keep fit and healthy. Sports and games can be of great value to people who work with their brains; to people who lead a sedentary lifestyle. Moreover taking up a sport has also many psychological benefits. Firstly‚ it relieves the stresses of everyday life and secondly‚ it helps individuals identify with a group and replace their loneliness with the security of belonging. Besides‚ practising a sport is very useful for character-training. It helps young people
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Sexism in Sports Throughout the history of sports‚ female athletes have struggled to gain equality with the male athletes. The men have predominantly had better athletic facilities‚ more recognition‚ more airtime on television‚ etc. Women today are still fighting for as much recognition as the males‚ and the right to play/help with male sports. The United States tried to help women gain more sports equality with the passage of the Title IX amendment in 1972. This amendment states that “no person
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Sport to promote education‚ health‚ development and peace “Sport is a universal language. At its best it can bring people together‚ no matter what their origin‚ background‚ religious beliefs or economic status. ” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Why a year of sport? The United Nations has been collaborating with non-governmental organizations‚ the private sector‚ universities‚ parliaments and a range of religious and spiritual communities for a long time. What was missing
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