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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

Attributes of God in Ewe and their meaning

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Attributes of God refers to the titles given to God because of who He is to us. These attributes are special attributions and they are unique in the making as they differ from one language to the other. The most important thing that is worth noting is that no matter the differences in the language used for these titles, they can at times have the same or similar meaning as all humans are basically a family. Consider the Bible which has many names attributed to God because He is kind, compassionate, good, loving, wonderful, mighty, all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present everywhere. [Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. PSALM 80:1 ESV] In Ghana likewise are many names in different languages that give attributions to God with different meanings but the language on which this article focuses will be the Ewe language which is spoken by the people of the Volta Region of Ghana in Africa. There are different be

The meaning of Item 13 in Ghana. Item 13 is more than just a gift. See the reasons!

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Education has come a long way in building the life of individuals to become very useful and beneficial to society through the knowledge they've acquired. This is not to say that it is without cost or difficulties. Education as everyone knows can be expensive to afford especially for the less endowed and this is one of the reasons why many innovative support schemes have been implemented by different hospitable and compassionate institutions to support anyone with the desire to be educated. Some of these very significant schemes ranging from scholarships to student loans and the list can go on until we can't even reach the end of it. I got to know about a term that I don't know should be referred to as a phrase or just a noun but whatever it is, it will surprise you. Item 13 is what I am drawing your attention to. Here in our noble tertiary institution that is making a very laudable and reputable mark globally, we are very familiar with the term " ITEM 13 ". At ti

Calculating working size of paper for any print work

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To make a print of any pre-defined size and accurately get the print to size, there has to be a little calculation into what space to leave as gripper margins for the printing machine to prevent distortion of the actual or final work. To do this, a paper called the parent sheet or stock size sheet is the one from which every printing is done. For digital printing on let's say A4, you need not worry about this but for printing to be done by the offset lithography, you've got a little bit of calculation to do.  Let's get started: What is the working size of printing? Working size refers to paper that has the finished size of a document in addition to allowance for gripping, trims etc. After printing is done, trimming is done to make sure that the final output is what a client or a job requires and this size is known as the finished size.  There are myriads of printing methods like gravure, offset lithography, letterpress and many more which demand a particular approach to a s

Image Posters - A Must Read Guide

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Hardly can a person glance through posts in news articles, social media posts and even the streets without getting into contact with a poster . What at all could this inevitable phenomenon mean? It just simply means that information dissemination in this age of popularized internet has grown and keeps on growing. This could also mean that the internet user who searches for information and at the same time also sends out messages is well educated on the elements of a message. A Poster A poster is a piece of paper with written or printed texts, images, texts and images that are pasted on walls, notice boards, trees, etc to give out information to a target group of people. On the other hand, a poster can be digital and in this case, it is called a flyer. Nevertheless, there are numerous instances of interchangeable use of the words 'Poster and flyer' but do well to get it clear that both are similar but the most distinguishing difference is that from the word 'post' , a &

List of Ewe surnames

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    Names are something that the Ewes never play with because of the significance it holds in the Ewe community. View a list of Ewe names HERE.   Here is a list of some surnames that belong to the Ewes which are worth exploring. A The surnames start with the letter A. Aborchie Adagbedu Adator Adatorwovor Adawu Adjakofi Adjevi Adzaklo Adzika Adzraku Afavi Afeke Agbagedy Agbale Agbedrafor Agbemasu Agbemenu Agbenu Agbenyenu Agbeta Agbetsiafa Agbezudor Agbodo Agbodogli Agbodza Agboli Agbotsey Agorkpa Agorku Ahadzi Ahedor Ahiable Ahiabli Ahiagba Ahiakpa Ahianyo Ahiator Ahiavordi Ahlidza Akagle Akakpo Akamah Akortsu Akpelefeashie Akutu Alipui Amamu Amedeka Amegbo Amenuvor Amenyefia Ametepe Amewuga Atisu Amuzu Apealete Apedo Apenu Ashiabi Ashinyo Avor Awudi Awuku Awushie Ayibor Azorli Azorliade B Blewuadah D Dadoho Datsomor Deku Dogbatsey Dogbey Duh

Two Things To Do When Handling An Unfamiliar Camera For The First Time

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Cameras come in different varying features and complexity which at times can make it very difficult to handle efficiently for the first time. Is it Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark iv, Sony a7 III, Nikon Z 50, it can be a bit of a challenge handling a camera for the first time particularly if you haven't used that kind of model before. Despite the sorrowful feeling a person might face in such an unfortunate moment, there are always remedies to solve the problem. Read to the end and get to know the quick easy steps to undertake in such a moment to avoid down-heartedness. Handling an unfamiliar camera model for the first time? Do these to avoid embarrassment! 1) Locate the power button It sounds so easy but that isn't really the case when under a lot of pressure and you can't switch on a camera handed over to you for an instant shoot. For a fact, no one knows it all but upon receiving a camera you have not handled before, try locating the power button and it is mostly

Communication with an appropriate typographic choice matters

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Every day, we have the opportunity to interact with one communication media or the other and these carry undoubtedly information with letters. A letter commonly defined as a unit of the alphabet springs from what is called a TYPEFACE .  A typeface refers to a particular type of letter category which can be Roman, Italic, Gothic etc. Talking about a typeface, examples of typefaces are Roboto, Arial, Courier, Georgia, and Helvetica among many others and for a specific typeface is a font. The font is at times used interchangeably with a typeface but there is a difference between the two terms. A font refers to variations in size, look, style or form of a particular typeface. It follows that a typeface has font styles that include: italic, bold, regular, condensed among many others.  Typography is a study or field that has to do with the use of texts in communicating a message and not just a mere communication but one that is effective in achieving the aim of the communication. One majo

The age of thriving greeting card design using pencil

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Have you ever written a message to a loved one with some floral or aesthetic features for a birthday or good wishes? If you have done this before, then you have knowledge of what a greeting card is and what this card is normally used for.  Many years ago, cards like birthday cards, greetings cards and other good wishes cards were either in pencil or painted but the situation today is totally different. I take you on an expedition to look and get some information with examples of some card designs made in pencil by some art students some years ago in 2017. What is a greeting card? A greeting card is a nicely decorated card with texts and images or graphics that carries a message to be sent or delivered to someone. Greeting cards were a means to send messages to loved ones because it makes it possible to add some decorative features to a message thereby enhancing the look of the whole thing placing emphasis on how the receiver of the message is dearly loved. The card design To design a g

Product Photography - Understand the best guides to drive sales

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Just some years back, it was an extremely a difficult task to sell a product in an online space but with the popularity of social media and the World Wide Web(WWW), many products have been sold online and are still being sold. There is a way that manufactured products can be advertised and sold using online tools or aids like websites, and social media platforms like Facebook, twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and many more. All that is needed is knowledge and especially in this era where advancement in technology is becoming increasingly marvelous, you want to drive sales to keep the business running at a profit and not at a loss. This is where the many questions you have on product photography get answered. What to expect: What is product photography? Why product photography? Who can do product photography? Significance of product photography. Tips and techniques in product photography. Tools to promote manufactured products. What is product photography? Photography is an art of capturing