by Tola Olowolafe
Schools nowadays seem to be producing financial handicaps just at the same rate as they are producing graduates. I found myself thinking about what it takes to be financially accomplished and actually create wealth (by the way am tired of the recently popular lucrative business of motivational speakers and authors. I wonder whether they address the right issues).
I am forced to investigate the plight of the ever increasing number of College/University graduates who are either unemployed or under-employed. The situation seems to pose this question: Is Schooling still the right way in this time and age? In answering this question, I realize that Schooling actually plays a very limited role if not totally insignificant in wealth creation today.
For crying out loud We are in the Information Age! One would think Education should be the Core of Success rather, Schooling has become an overrated "tradition" which the society must conform to. Maybe we can rescue the situation by posing another question: Is Education today relevant for today's world? Its amazing to know that the world is gradually succeeding without School. Let us make a note that every Age has its own dynamics and means of survival,you can ask the medieval man or the pre-civilization man.
This breed of visionaries are the "first" and they are fiercely driven. They want to lead the way in accomplishments by methods of independent freedom. I am not saying the world has never had Visionaries, no, not at all. What I am saying is this; the millennial society is producing "entrevisionaries" - those with vision to manifest as Entrepreneurs.
Fifty years ago, a College degree will put a person in an enviable position in the society as well as a matching lifestyle. Today, the reverse is the case; ask a Microsoft or Facebook staff with an ivy league certificate if perhaps I just told a white lie.
Am I against education? Hell No! It only seem that nowadays, the Television, Magazines, Internet, Google, iPad, iPhone, Blackberry and Hollywood is doing more of educating than my textbooks. I think the present system of schooling worldwide is not doing enough to feed this generation with the dynamic and unique hunger for Information it has. I am not too narrow in my thinking to forget the need for scientists like Engineers and Doctors who have to go to school but we do still have poor Doctors and Engineers out there that cannot pay their bills. Like I said this is just my thought. By the way I am a Law student! I love my course of study, I am not some bitter unemployed graduate. Nevertheless, is school still the right way or has it become a "traditional" way of earning prestige without actually bringing enough food to the table?
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By Maccollins
Conversation involve much more than simply words – cues such as voice tone and body language also convey information such as enthusiasm, sadness, emotion and truthfulness and these cues are what makes for good conversations.
Face to face conversation is becoming more of a luxury than the norm and I often wonder if 10 years from now we would be conversing at all, yet it is believed that conversation is critical to our well-being and especially important for children development.
What makes a good conversations has changed little over the years: “Speak clearly; speak easily but not too much, especially when others want their turn; do not interrupt; be courteous; deal seriously with serious matters and gracefully with lighter ones; never criticize people behind their backs; stick to subjects of general interest; do not go on and on about yourself; and, above all, never lose your temper.”
Sadly all that is changing in the face of technology, people don’t need to speak to one another, they can text it, tweet it, post it, e-mail it or Facebook it. Who needs vocal cords when you have technology? Emotions are now being conveyed with an array of smiley albeit poorly. The few that makes the attempt can barely keep from looking at their phones every now and then giving the impression of being more interested in their phones than the company.
Dates these days are becoming more of a formality as those critical things that require face to face conversations are discussed in the bland/emotionless world of social media denying people the pleasure of truly enjoying the emotions that comes with it. People already know almost everything about a person before they actually meet and talk for the first time.
I miss conversations, I have always enjoyed talking to people and learning their stories. When you speak to a person, face-to-face, you gain added knowledge about the story and about the people themselves; you hear the emotions involved with the story that technology hasn’t been able to capture.
Gone are the days when you’ll have to find witty ways to keep conversation going all through a date. Maybe I’m Sounding this way because not too long ago (early/mid 2000s), we had the pleasure of enjoying good conversations without the extra encumbrance of social media and I'm nostalgic.
When was the last time you had a conversation? And I mean an actual face to face conversation, one where you learned more than just the surface value of a person, one that lasted more than a few minutes, one that would be remembered easily, one that doesn't involve checking your phone every now and then, one without the luxury of re-reading every last bit or one that does not involve our various tech gadget.
Have a conversation. Do that once a week, Learn about people, Talk to people, Practice the art of conversation. Conversation is a dying art and it makes me sad.
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By Sandra, Ehigiator
I remember reading the story of a woman who had to raise her two sons on her own with nothing much of an income. With prayers and wisdom, two jobs and a little support from the government,she was able to send her boys to school. When she learnt that the younger of her two boys wasn't doing well at school, she ensured her boys spent less time on other unnecessary activities and more time reading and studying.
She didn't want them to end up on the last rung of the social ladder. There was a significant improvement in their studies and they later became geniuses in their own fields. The older son is now an aeronautics engineer while the younger, a world renowned neurosurgeon. Am sure I can hear someone saying "oh that should be Ben Carson of course". Yes, you sure are right. And the woman that encouraged them to be the best is their mother Sonya Carson.
The above story makes me wonder how a woman with a very little education herself could have done that on her own. Then I came to realize and also understand that,God,having created the woman from the man, didn't make her less strong than him. He only added some attributes that would enable her be a proper help meet for him. This makes me remember the saying that what a man can do, a woman can do even better.
A woman is the spark that lights up a man's vision. Whatever is given to her to care for turns out to be a lot better than it was before or better still creates something new from it. Give her an old bucket, it becomes a lovely flower pot in her hands(typical of my mother). Give her some flowers then she creates a garden. Give her a house, she turns it into a home. What about when love is given to her? Find out in the subsequent article...
I remember reading the story of a woman who had to raise her two sons on her own with nothing much of an income. With prayers and wisdom, two jobs and a little support from the government,she was able to send her boys to school. When she learnt that the younger of her two boys wasn't doing well at school, she ensured her boys spent less time on other unnecessary activities and more time reading and studying.
She didn't want them to end up on the last rung of the social ladder. There was a significant improvement in their studies and they later became geniuses in their own fields. The older son is now an aeronautics engineer while the younger, a world renowned neurosurgeon. Am sure I can hear someone saying "oh that should be Ben Carson of course". Yes, you sure are right. And the woman that encouraged them to be the best is their mother Sonya Carson.
The above story makes me wonder how a woman with a very little education herself could have done that on her own. Then I came to realize and also understand that,God,having created the woman from the man, didn't make her less strong than him. He only added some attributes that would enable her be a proper help meet for him. This makes me remember the saying that what a man can do, a woman can do even better.
A woman is the spark that lights up a man's vision. Whatever is given to her to care for turns out to be a lot better than it was before or better still creates something new from it. Give her an old bucket, it becomes a lovely flower pot in her hands(typical of my mother). Give her some flowers then she creates a garden. Give her a house, she turns it into a home. What about when love is given to her? Find out in the subsequent article...
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by Tola Olowolafe
Men often find shelter under the excuse that women are difficult to please or understand hence why there are so many challenges in their relationships or that's why they cannot seem to keep a stable relationship. The problem with this notion is that Men totally acquit themselves of any charge in regards to the basis for the failure of their relationships.Women could be difficult.but who isn't? Women could be intricate to understand but are they the only one with the responsibility of sustaining a relationship? Below are some of the instances where Men have got it all wrong in their approach to the health of a relationship or marriage as the case maybe.
1 Don't stop. Keep pursuing her the hunt is not over.
The sight of a man pursuing a woman he is interested in should be among the wonders of the world. We can be relentlessly persistent and affectionately in tune when we are after a particular lady that has got our attention. What? We will even go over the seven seas and seven mountains to show her we cherish her and that we are the right man for her.And if we really want her we won't stop. We will aggressively pursue until we get her and then bang!! all of a sudden we lose the race and stop right in our tracks like an old steam locomotive train. After all we have conquered. The war time is over we can relax now and enjoy the fruit of our conquest. Bro "the war ain't over" the hunt still continue.The moment your woman begins to question if you are still the same guy she fell in love with at the "early stage" Bro you should be worried. And trust me when she starts thinking like that you are on the highway to losing her. You need to keep turning the heat up and never stop pursuing her. I know you love her but do you love her less than when u started pursuing her? if No. Then why show her less affection and attention and all the goodies you use to display then?
2. Forget about being a macho man and be emotional.
The society,tradition,culture and history has fostered the idea of the "Macho Man". As a boy growing up, you hear words like "Come on now don't cry like a girl " or when u are emotional u get reprimanded for acting like a girl. How exactly does a girl act? I wonder.Naturally the woman is built quite differently from the man and that is alright because we complement each other with our unique abilities. But "two cannot walk together except they agree" the agreement of two persons will take into consideration their differences and not just that,it will also take a level of adoption and acceptance of each persons unique attribute.what am I trying to say? One of the reasons why Men fail in relationships is because they have refused to or rather will not connect with their emotional side.
Women are emotional beings. Of course we are all emotional beings-Male and Female alike but our level of expression of emotions and interaction with it varies. The male child has been taught to suppress his emotions because it makes him look weak and the female child has been taught to look out for a strong man( who is expected not to be emotional) but if a man will have a successful relationship he needs to be able to connect on a deeper emotional level with his woman why? Because that is the language women speak. I remember a female friend of mine refuses to go out with a guy(who is also my friend) because he rarely laugh or show emotions.
The truth-My male friend in this instance is one of the kindest and considerate persons I know. When he is with the "boys" he can crack jokes that will make the devil laugh in hell and can smile like the sun but the moment he leaves the perimeter of the inner circle of the boys,there goes the macho man who rarely laughs and looks uptight all the time because it protrudes the image of a "man in charge". Guys even if you do love and have feelings for her, the moment you cannot display your affections in a very "articulate emotional manner" you will likely lose your lady to a man who can do just that. I mean it is called "feelings" for Christ's Sake. Another danger of this perception is that it makes the male child and eventually the Man he becomes to see his lady as weak because of her emotional Composition and expression.Consciously or unconsciously the man act in response to that perspective which in turn infuriate the Woman thereby causing a situation of disagreement,anarchy and lack of understanding and boom!! there goes the relationship because of lack of balance in the frequency of emotions between the couples largely due to the man 's shortcomings in this regard.
3. You are in your Domain alright.but don't be domineering
Just as in the point above. Society, traditions, cultures,religions and history has grace the "man" with responsibilities and expectations. And as a man you are suppose to be strong,active,tough,be able to provide,protect and to be in charge of your own. And that's all good and needed. But as the saying goes "when the purpose of a thing is not known,Abuse is inevitable" . Some Men have taken these expectations a little bit to the extreme and in the process they become domineering and possessive. The fulfillment of your Manly duties and expectations should not encroaches on the free will and the right to choice,privacy,dignity etc of your woman. If you allow your duties or the fulfillment therefore to suppress and interfere adversely on her free will and right to choice my brother you will lose her and the relationship will go "Ka Boom!!" like a detonated bomb.
4. Are you taking charge?
In as much as you ought to be in tune with your emotions with her and to refrain from being possessive and domineering. You also need to be in charge and be the Man. You need to realize you have been naturally wired and created to fulfill certain purposes and expectations as a man and when you are not acting out those purposes you become a huge turn off to your woman. What are some of these expectations? As a man you ought to be strong for your woman(it doesn't mean she cannot be strong for herself), you have to be a provider,protector and pillar for her. Be able to guide her and stand by her. But when you cannot take charge of these responsibilities maybe due to your immaturity then you don't deserve to be with a woman that knows what she wants.
5 .Your physical appearance does matter Sir.
I'm sure on a number of occasions you've probably heard a lady go like : "I want a tall,dark and handsome man" Well most of the time not all of them gets a "TDH". Bro your height or complexion in most cases does not adversely affect your chances of staying with a good woman. What that desire in most women implies is that the physical appearance do matter.How? Physical appearance in terms of grooming. Most women would pick a short or average height guy who is neat,well dressed,well shaved, polite,good posture,smells nice,walks nicely and who speaks intelligently over a dirty, disorganized,raunchy,raucous,
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If you really like eating pizza,instead of going to eateries spending a lot on it, you can as well make it at home. Trust me, no pizza will ever taste as fresh as it does when you eat it straight from your oven. And here is how you can go about making simple and delicious pizza without spending much, on your own spicing it up a little *winks*.
INGREDIENTS
Half cup of warm water.
2tsp of active dry yeast.
3cups of flour.
2tsp of olive oil.
1tsp of sugar.
2tsp salt.
3cups homade pizza sauce.
TOPPINGS
Grated cheese.
Chopped onions.
Green and red pepper (chopped).
Chicken (chopped and cooked).
Meat (chopped and cooked)
Garlic.
PROCESS.
First, Pour a little warm water in a large bowl.
And pour yeast inside and let it sit until it dissolves.
Then,sieve your flour and pour inside the yeast, then add olive oil,sugar and salt, mix together with your hand a dough is formed.
Keep mixing the dough until it becomes smooth; you can also knead if you want.
Form into a ball and place it into a bowl coated with a little olive oil and cover the bowl with cloth or nylon and place it in a warm place for like 2hrs for the dough to rise.
Get your dough,cut into desired sizes and roll out into a circle.
Use a pastry brush to spread a thin coating of olive oil over the tops.
Sprinkle your cheese,and arrange your tomatoes,onions,chicken,meat,
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| what it looks like before it's baked |
Remember; before placing your dough at all on your baking pan, sprinkle
it with corn flour or olive oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the
crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.
And there you have your pizza! Hot, fresh and ready to eat! (As it is seen in the first picture).
And there you have your pizza! Hot, fresh and ready to eat! (As it is seen in the first picture).
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by Ehigiator Sandra.
“A strong woman is
one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. Her tears flows just as abundantly as
her laughter. A strong woman is both soft and powerful, she is both practical
and spiritual. A strong woman in her essence is a gift to the world” – Unknown.
The wonderful
words that come to mind when trying to describe who a woman is; her love,
compassion, courage, strength and softness. This is so because they make up who
a woman really is. Indeed she is a gift to the world because through her life
is born into the world. She walks with a sense of pride knowing that she is
beautiful because no one needs to tell her what she already knows.
She isn’t afraid of falling because if she does, she knows would rise again and this time wiser and stronger than she was before. Oh yes! A strong woman is built to love without limit and live without fear. She is a woman with a dream and when she smiles the world smiles through her. She is elegant classy and fabulous. She is delicate and strong.
Every woman should know this – You are rich. You are loaded with wonder and filled with splendor. You are created in Christ Jesus and swaddled in His radiance. You are strong because you know what you want and go for it.
....to be cont..
