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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

How To Draw. Basics of drawing for beginners and all categories of learners

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A drawing no matter how complex it should be must make use of some underlying principles. These guiding principles being talked about here are not in any sense minor or unimportant but on the contrary, it is on them as the foundation that a meaningful and proper drawing can be made.  Think of these shapes rectangle, square, circle, ellipse, trapezium, parallelogram, cylinder etc. Tricks in drawing offer some fundamentals to getting ready for the process of professionality in drawing. What is a shape? A shape is obtained when a moving point referred to as a line or (s) meet and enclose a space. When lines meet, they form what we call a shape and it should be noted that a shape is two-dimensional (2D). All the many shapes we can talk about were derived from some basic three shapes and it will be interesting to look at now. These are the square rectangle circle Square It is formed from four lines of equal length. It has all sides equal. It has all interior angles equal (90 degrees) Recta