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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

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