THE GIRL I SAW WASN'T THE GIRL I FELL IN LOVE WITH

The girl I fell in love with wasn’t so daft as to think that by touching her, I was taking her as a toy. The girl I fell in love with was free around me and never found reasons to tell me “you wont understand” with regards to any issue at all. The girl I fell in love with seemed to  understand the depth of my love for her and knew  I could never derive pleasure in ruining her life by defiling her . The girl I fell in love with treated love for what it is; a one way street; you are either in or out, and  when you are in, you give all to make it work.
However, the girl I saw  YESTERDAY seemed to think of me as a greedy merchant who was bent on relieving her of her “golden wares”. She seemed to see me as someone whose words didn’t worth any more than the air that produced them and who couldn’t even get his actions to fit with his intentions! In this  disposition of the mind; there was generally bound to be a division between us, which gave her the impression  that I couldn’t understand her anymore… And she was poised to defend herself from  me even if it meant resorting to uncivil and impolite measures!  The girl I saw wasn’t the girl I fell in love with.
If when I tell you I wont do something; you think I’m only lying to get what I want from you: how then can we be said to be friends?  By being  of this position of the mind, you are bringing the type of rubbish I find in the relationships of my friends which are full of distrust, suspicion, cheating, heartbreaks,  and (if you have any negative adjective; you might as well add it here.) into our relationship and I cant have that.
If you are this wary; how can I be my normal free childish person around you?

HOW TO BECOME A TECHNOLOGY WIZARD

It surprises one to see the amount of veneration, remuneration, and recognition accorded the protagonists of the tech world of the 21st century. Bill Gates, for instance, remains one of the Richest men Ever, to put on a pair of glasses. Larry Page, has more far more money than he knows what to do with. Steve Jobs literally shook the world when he died. And what about Young Mack Zuckerbarck; well, lets just say that with his billionaire status and all, if you ever find yourself in love with a girl he fancies; you know who the loser will be. Got the picture?
In view of the enviable dispositions of these tech giants, wont it be nice to find yourself in their shoes. Riding in long wicked limos like Bill Gates,  Going about snubbing people like Larry Page, and being a sex symbol like Mark Zuckerbag? Yeah! I got your answer!
Well, this article was written to show you how to make this dream a reality…well almost a reality.
You Need to be A freak:
 Do you think Gates’ d  be able to write a program as sophisticated as Microsoft Operating system if he went about flaunting good clothes, eating cheese, and making more friends than a politician? No way. To be a tech wiz, you must start wearing extremely weird clothes. Anything oversize will do. And you also need to get a pair of glasses and have an eye sickness or you can at least claim one. (I mean, haven’t you noticed Gates and Mark). 
Once you are done with the costume, progress to your social life. Avoid parties, social gatherings of any kind, and have only one friend; your laptops, I Pads, and headphones! You should avoid friends as sensitively as one’s DI_k avoids hot metal. And if you could accumulate a little body  odor too; that’ll be just fine…








Belong to a Weird Religion: You didn’t know? Gates is neither a Christian, Muslim nor, atheist. Rather, his own religion is a lot more thrilling. In an interview, he mentioned that he is an “Agnostic”. Now, how many people do you know as “Agnostics”? Not many right? That’s the spirit! Okay, lets come down to young Zuckerbarck. The guy is as atheistic as a stone! He would sooner lose his Facebook empire than agree to go to church with you. And when you count the number of atheists on our beloved planet; you realize they aren’t many too.
To further buttress this point; have you ever wondered about the Old Jobs’ religion is? Buddhism! Now, you might say you’ve heard of this religion a couple of times but when last did you see its adherent? Let me guess…. Last 10 years?
Other tech wizards are affiliated to the Church of Satan, Church of Scientology; and if a new church, going by the name of “ Lucifer’s temple” emerges, you would be sure to see tech wizards there in no time. Hence, to become a tech wiz; you need to join a freaky religion and you need to join it really fast!
Be close to your computers: the truth is; in the 1990s, there were lots of things to be invented. We had no Facebook, no 2go, no whats app, and Google wasn’t even around. Hence, it was a lot more tedious becoming a tech wiz then. You had to know python, C plus, Java, Java Script (Why do these codes come with such horrible names anyway?)  and a lot of other dangerous codes. Luckily for you however, today’s tech wiz doesn’t have to subject himself to any of these.
Anything you want to invent now; someone else has already invented. Matter of fact, 2go  was only copied from face book. Whats app was copied from Yahoo. And G mail
So you see, there is nothing really there to invent anymore. All you need to do is sit by your system all the time. It doesn’t matter if you are watching a movie (though computer wizards don’t watch movies) , playing games or just reading novels. Always keep your eyes glued to a computer screen. Period!

Finally; be miserly:     Marck Zuckerback, whom as you might have noticed, is one of our core reference points in this article goes about in cheap slippers, wears old T shirts, and dirty jean trousers.  Steve Jobs was so stingy that he couldn’t even bear to pay his car taxes, but rather, negotiated with his car dealer to change his car every three months just so he could evade tax even with all his billions!

? Well, isn’t it obvious they simply copied yahoo, pasted it on their own server, and changed y to g?

WHAT GUY'S DO IN FRONT OF GIRLS

foolish things guys do when they are with their babe in other to make them comfortable.

KNOW YOUR BEST FRIEND'S

'Be slow to fall friendship but when thou in, continue from the constant remarked Socrates.Your association determine your accumulation, and your accumulation determines your acceleration. We are made by what we associate ourselves with in life.The question then is WHO IS YOUR FRIEND ? we knew ourselves as an individual but along the line, we are known by our association. you are the same today that you are going to be in five from now except for two things: the people whom you associate and the books you read.Dear, your best friends are those who brings out the best in you, because you will surely become like those whom you closely associate.



                     Who corrects you but do not judge you ?
                      who scold you when you fall below moral standard ?
                       who appreciate you when at your best   {or not } and still want more ?
                        who can you speak aloud to in your thought ?
                         who hear you silence when you speak no word ?
                          who knows all about you and still loves you ?
                           that fellow is your friend !!!!!!
A mirror reflects a man's face;but what he really likes is shown by the kind of friends he chooses. Choose your friend, hence they drag you along their decision, ideas and path they choose for destination and not yours. There is a need to define who we associate.There are good ships and there are bad ships, but but the best ships are your friends. there is an adage which says show me who you respect and i will show you your destiny. E.K piper said, ''keep out of the suction caused by those who drift  backwards'' friends, if you are in one that is undesirable, then it is time to act like a man of thoughts , thus, ''it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move toward the opposite direction' observed .
make friends that will lift you and not those that will lean on you, because it's in essentially your choice to achieve your dreams in life.
Every friends made may either or mar you, chose friends that knows more,inspire mores, dream more, more smarter because you will eventually become like choose as friend s . Be gentle like a dove and wise as serpent. Remember.
                                    ''if you live with dog, you will rise with flea
                                       if associate with wolf  you will learn how to howl
                                        if  you fly with an eagle you will earn how to sow in a greater height''
people and things can stop you temporary, but you can stop your self permanently. mentorship is the key to extra_ordinate success, be as you want to be seen. Decide and choose what is best for your life John Mason discerned ''steer clear of negative_thinking experts. Remember, in the eyes of average people, average is always considered outstanding. look carefully at your closet associate,because it's an indication of the direction you're heading to.......

EXPLOIT YOUR CHANCES TO BE RICH IN NIGERIA !!!!!!

Nigeria, the giant of Africa, is a nation in which there are many opportunities for those who are really in search of them. So many employment opportunities abound which one could cash into without going through excruciating processes. For instance, its only in Nigeria that one can start up a school without first securing a license from the government. Therefore, it is surprising to know that despite all the opportunities in Nigeria, Nigerians still complain of unemployment and unavailability of mouth watering opportunities. The truth is that opportunities abound in Nigeria but Nigerians are too myopic to realize them. Hence, this article brings to light the numerous fertile fields in Nigeria which turn those who cultivate them into instant millionaires without necessarily putting them through hell.

Religion

Nigeria is a developing country and therefore, is assailed by so many economic, social, and political problems. For instance, in Nigeria, getting a visa to travel abroad is as difficult as getting an admission into any one of the few substandard universities in the country. Besides, though the country has oil, petroleum products are as expensive as gold and plans are under way to increase them even more. The nation is presently bereft of experienced medical practitioners and medical equipments. Therefore, a woman delivering her baby in a Nigerian Hospital is like committing suicide because the chances of her surviving is 50-50. Even if she is having a heart transplant! All these and more disconcert Nigerians all the time and due to the intensity and importunity of these problems, Nigerians become prone to seeking solutions to their problems any how and any where they can. As a matter of fact, most Nigerians do not give a hoot about the God that answers their prayers, nor do they care about how such God does it. They just want their problems solved! If therefore, a person comes out, claiming he has a panacea to their ordeals, they swarm to him like flies to a dirty kitchen.
Nigerian clergies are the richest men in the country! The ones in the higher echelon own private Jets and move around in tall convoys. The power these men wield over Nigerians is inconceivable. If they say “Let there be peace” peace flourishes. And if they say “let there be war” the whole place rocks in bedlam. The most amazing thing about the opportunities provided by religion is the fact that they do not need to be approved or licensed by any one. You can just pick up your bible or Koran right now and claim to be a servant of God. If you act as well as Nkem Owoh, you can be rest assured of the fact that people will follow and obey your every whim! Hunger and humiliation will become a thing of the past for you.
This is one field of opportunities you can be guaranteed bountiful harvest if you cultivate.

Music:

though they are besieged by so many problems and shortcomings, Nigerians love enjoying themselves and the major ways through which they do that is singing and dancing. In this nation, you don’t have to be talented to make amazing sums of money through music. All you need to do is make sure that your music is danceable. How philosophical your lyrics are doesn’t matter. You can make good money out of Nigerians if you sing “ I dey chop o” to good beats for four minutes. Musicians in Nigeria are another group of people that eat tapioca pudding with a soup full of meat. Not only do the youths fall head over heels in love with them, companies and institutions also scramble for them with whopping sums of money just to get them to endorse their brands of products. A few years back, D banj, a Nigerian Musician who has no musical “ta” talk more of “lent” was given the jaw dropping sum of 750 Million Naira, just to endorse Globacom Nigeria!
Other ways by which musicians keep their bank accounts swelling include organizing shows, making celebrity appearances at events and of course, using their celebrity power to befriend those within the corridors of power like presidents and governors. In fact, being a musician in Nigeria is just like serving God. It has so many advantages and yet has no disadvantage. If you are reading this article on an empty stomach, why not grab a guitar and a piece of paper and write a song now? No matter how insane your song is, you are bound to make money from it!
The Nigerian music industry is becoming more lucrative than the oil industry. Cultivate this large field of opportunities and you’ll be rich for eternity

Partisan Politics:

In Nigeria, we do not practice democracy alone. We practice democracy entwined with plutocracy. Now, for those of us who skipped government classes back in secondary school, plutocracy is a system of government in which the rich rule or dominate the government. Absolute plutocracy is what we have in this country. No poor man can rise to any substantial political position except of course, if he has a God father playing the beats behind him. As a result of this, during election periods, party members, especially those lucky enough to be made delegates, accrue jaw-dropping sums of money. It was once reported that a presidential aspirant under the umbrella of PDP once gave every delegate of the party 20 million Naira each! Just imagine what one could accomplish with that elephant sum!
The person who did this was once a governor, so it is no secret how he got such amount of money. In Nigeria, corruption doesn’t exist; it lives! But that doesn’t matter for now. What matters is that middle and lower class citizens like you and I can amass millions, if not billions of Naira, if we join a political party today and play our cards well.
Start looking for a political party to join now. If you ask me, I’ll strongly recommend PDP. They pay top money there.

Belligerence or militancy:

in any other country, asking anyone to become a militant would be giving the person a malevolent piece of advice. But here in Nigeria, being a militant is more lucrative than being a bank manager. To start with, the Nigerian Armed forces are mere jokes. Their weapons are not only outdated; they are also very few. The staff of the police and other armed forces of this country receive peanuts as salaries and also serve under very pitiable conditions. Hence, if you can be as courageous as to buy a brand new AK47 rifle, a few bombs and get your friends to join you to become a militant; the police would take to their heels immediately they see you.
Kidnap a few people, kill a few others and threaten to bomb the house of assembly and you’ll see the federal government seeking ways through which to placate you- just like bees search for honey! Now, when the federal government is out to cut a deal with you; that means freedom from poverty! It will never be found in your lineage again – except of course, if you spend a million Naira every day.
Every cloud has a silver lining, they say. Here in Nigeria, the excruciating ordeals we citizens face are so fervent that while seeking ways out of them, we create juicy opportunities for ourselves. It takes good thinking to realize them and the ones above are just but a few of them.
Till I write you again, try exploring the above mentioned opportunities…Except the last one of course!

HOW TO TREAT LADIES, AND GET THEM TO LOVE YOU !!!!!!!

Women are as strange as a heap of snow in eastern Nigeria. It is a lot easier to tell when Jesus would come, than to tell what a girl would do next. This alone has put many guys into emotional trauma. Some guys put in everything they have into their relationships, but only a few days later, the girl crashes it, and scurries away to another man. Honestly, this is painful, but it’s not unusual. Girls are not really crazy about what is right and what is wrong. However, they are all generally hardwired in the same way. They all react to certain stimuli. There are some rules which if a guy adheres to vociferously; they would start gravitating to him like termite flies to the floor. I’ve compiled some of these rules here and if you want to become a ladies’ man in the next few months, you are reading just the right article!

Be Patient!

Most guys I know simply meet the girls they like, walk up to them immediately and start professing their love to them like Romeo. This is just not good for the business of getting girls to like you. For all you know, if a girl doesn’t know you and you try to tell her how much you love her and stuff, she’ll merely see you as some loser trying to get into her pants. Girls react to emotions and you don’t give one emotions within the first few hours of meeting them. Why the rush then? Except you are a super star, or you are dashingly handsome, it would do you a lot of good to exercise patience each time you see a lady you like. Talk to her on mundane issues. Get to know her first (or at least, pretend to be getting to know her). Make her laugh. Try to establish a connection between the both of you, i.e; you might try joining her swimming society, or church. This way, she’ll grow fond of you and your job will be half done, if not done.

If you’ve ever met a girl, professed love to her and she agreed on the same day, it means that she -was either a flirt, or she terribly lacked class. Period!

Don’t Brag!

Girls want to date men who are alpha males-not men who say they are alpha males. As a matter of fact, a girl will find you a lot more interesting if you talk about how undisciplined you are, or how you can’t even boil hot water, than if you talk about how big your business is and how much money you have stashed away in some bank account. The only group of girls who would find this type of trash interesting are those of easy virtue. Never talk about how you beat up 5 guys at the same time for trying to fuck with you except it is really funny or necessary. Never talk about your heavily furnished apartment. Never talk about how the president is your best friend. Girls just don’t like braggarts. Whats more? They are not alone in that. No one likes braggarts!

Don’t push them:

Now, some guys actually delude themselves by thinking that when a girl says “no”, she means “you should keep trying as I’ll say “Yes” someday”. Now, in as much as this is occasionally true, girls just do not want you to haste them into a relationship and its absolutely true. Some guys find girls they like and attack them with incessant calls and messages, hoping to get a “yes” someday. The most obnoxious amongst them actually stalk them for hours, show up at their houses uninvited, or worse still, beg their friends, siblings, and relations to help them explain their undying love to the girl in question.

This is a total turn off! She would immediately lose every respect she had for you, and even if she eventually says yes, she would always know she has the upper hand-and you don’t want to be in a relationship where your girl has the upper hand. Instead of behaving this dumb, when you ask her out and she refuses, do not repeat yourself (its not like she has forgotten). Call her sparingly and expect her to return your calls as well. As a matter of fact, it is highly advisable to refrain from calling a girl who doesn’t call you. Each time you take two steps towards her, wait for her to take one step towards you before you continue with the 3^rd step. This way, she would realize that you are not just some loser, trying to get something “higher” than you. She would see that you are confident, secured and enlightened. She would see that you believe yourself to be important. My many years of dealing with girls have thought me one lesson; they won’t hear you by your many words or even actions!

Never try to impress a girl with your money!

Some guys actually think they can turn a girl on by showering monetary presents or their equivalents on her. How wrong they are? If you have money, your chances of getting girls will increase greatly because your societal value will increase and being socially acceptable turns girls on so fast their heads usually spin. However, spending it on them makes little or no difference when it comes to how they truly feel about you. Remember, that am not talking about women of easy virtue here. We are talking about how to get decent, classy girls to fall in love with you and in this issue, money has but a very insignificant role to play.

Settle the bills whenever you go on a date with her. Buy her symbolical presents like flowers, perfumes, and under wears from time to time. But when it comes to doing things like paying for her house rent, getting her a car, or catering for her family; you can do all that for her and she would simply like you for your money-not for you. When the situation is this ugly, she becomes bound to cheat on you with other guys who she find attractive. When a typical guys discovers this, he starts ranting about how wicked all girls are- forgetting that instead of presenting himself, he presented his money to the girl and she fell for his money-not for him.

Become a Ladies Man today!

In conclusion, there are many rules, principles or tenets by which girls ought to be treated some of which are not even written here but they can all be summed up as this; Be the man and let her be the woman. Lead and never let her lead. Always have the upper hand, and let her know you have the upper hand.

Irrespective of how you look, you can get a whole bunch of classy girls for yourself if only you’ll apply some of these rules. Keep flirting till I sacrifice some of my flirting time to write you again.

Mistakes Men Make While Asking Ladies Out !!!!!!!!

The art of wooing is a delicate phenomenon which must be performed creatively in order to achieve desired results. Owing to the ignorance of some men as to the existence of certain silent donts while hitting on chics, they have begun to see girls and women as a specie of good-looking “aliens”, who are more weird than an adjective can describe.
This conclusion is often arrived at, after trying severally to win a lady’s heart without success. However, the truth remains that women are mere human beings who appreciate good things, and deprecate bad ones. Hence, if you are one of those guys who is still yet to take a regular Alicia out, there must be something you are not doing right!
Hopefully, your problems are about to be solved, as below are the most common mistakes men, or boys, make while wooing ladies.

Being Timid

A guy I know once met a girl on his way to the stadium. Having foiled many attempts to get a girlfriend, he reached deep into the recess of his balls and mustered up a thousand tons of courage to speak with her. On getting there, his morale miscarried, and our guy lost his sense of speech, sense of touch, and judging from the way he moped at her, I think he lost his sense of sight too. As if enough harm wasn’t done already, his feet were also shaking like that of a mango tree in a storm!

Looking at the way that girl laughed, am sure she was very happy to have met our guy that morning. But gee! Would she date him for the world? I DON’T THINK SO!
Shyness is natural. Shyness is involuntary. Shyness is cool in a way. But wake up, bro; shyness cant get you ANYTHING in life. Always bear that in mind while talking to a girl. Another tip that might help you get over your uneasiness with the female gender is for you to gesticulate with all parts of your body while speaking. Move your hands. Shift from one foot to the other. Act like you are a happy little boy by kicking an imaginary ball in the air. These actions, as out of place as they may seem, help exhaust some of those tense feelings that make you look bad before dear Alicia!

The nature of the discussion you have with her

Now we are getting somewhere. After you’ve met, become friends, and scheduled a date without any accidents or mishaps (you know what I mean) , you are definitely going to get to that fearful stage where you both rub minds for the first time. This stage is delicate as the topics you discuss with your Alicia on your first date goes a long way to determine if she will think about you all through the night…. Or laugh about you with her friends, all through a night, most miserable for poor you.

Some guys actually start such conversations with “Are you born again?”. How naive! Even if the girl you are wooing is a nun who jumps at every opportunity to talk about how dearly she loves Jesus, raising a topic like this one will only make you her potential convert, or spiritual child – not the lover you desire to be! Another total turn off is politics. We all know you spend half your income reading newspapers, and you don’t know who Justine Bieber is, because you are often too busy watching CNN but bro, that wealth of knowledge won’t get you very far on your first date.

Ideal topics of conversation should be focused on your personal experiences. If the girl is shy, or reticent, do not push her to speak. Loosen her lips by relishing on some of the naughty things you did as a kid. Funny occurrences in your life are life savers in such circumstances as nothing pays more than putting a smile on her face by letting her into your life. If you do this well, and all other factors are equal, she is bound to let you in on her own life and bro; if that happens then I suggest you go buy yourself a pack of condoms… it might come in handy!

Dirtiness

Its quite surprising to note that some men still go after ladies with an odour hanging in their mouths, or their clothes smelling to high heavens. For goodness sake, girls are cleanliness freaks! They wash their hair many times a week, polish and cut their finger nails, and smell of all types of cosmetics and perfumes all day long – not to mention that they wash their mouths two to five times a day! Whats more, the typical female’s sense of smell is more sensitive than that of a typical male. So, if there’s so much as a speck of dirt on that jean of yours, don’t delude yourself by thinking our Alicia won’t notice. Matter of fact, she’ll laugh over it with her friends once you are done embarrassing yourself speaking with her.

Wash that socks of yours properly and if you don’t launder too well, get a dry cleaner to do the job. As for your mouth, nothing sucks more than a mouth odour and its therefore advisable that you wash your mouth before your first date and also get a chewing gum, or lick something that smells sweet. Remember that most of what you say to her will come out in whispers (that’s the romantic way). You should plume and groom yourself to perfection. Don’t worry, you can always make up for it by avoiding taking your bath for days, when you are done seeing Alicia. I mean, boys will be boys, right?

One more thing, your prof in the university probably told you that we human beings have natural fragrances which attract the opposite sex and of course, professors are always right. But you would do yourself a great deal of good by forgetting old prof’s idea while going to meet Alicia. Please reserve the natural fragrance for your male friends and anyone who doesn’t give a fuck about how you smell. While going to see Alicia, use a perfume! The most annoying thing about odours is that those who have it, hardly know they do and you don’t wanna leave anything of that sensitive nature to chance! Hence, use a modest perfume. It costs a dozen a dime these days.

Using an outlandish Language

Imagine a guy walking up to a lady in an environment where Yoruba is the language of the day, only to say “Hi, pretty? Can I get to know you?”

That is immature, fake, and totally not cool. Apart from the fact that the average second language speaker is vulnerable to a variety of grammar and pronunciation anomalies, Using a foreign language makes you appear to be trying to impress, and if you know what I know about women, you would understand why its important that she never sees you as one who is trying to impress her. It’s always better to start off on a local footing.

Apart from this, if foreign languages must be used, never use jaw breakers, unless they are ABSOLUTELY necessary.

Being cocky

Some guys expect girls to flock after them the minute they brandish their wraps of money notes. Some others wait by a street corner, and beckon on girls to come to them, expecting absolute obedience. How ridiculous! In the process of wooing a lady, you are expected to be strong, mature, and considerate. You are expected to show some level of self respect. But whatever you do, never ever try to act cocky.

Instead of beckoning on her to come to you (when you are only meeting for the first time), why not walk up to her and say hi? Instead of hitting her ass and saying “I know you want me” (believe me, some guys are actually do that!), why not reach for her hands, look into her eyes and say “you are beautiful”?

Humility, even when faked, is a virtue. It is a principal sign of maturity and it melts hearts faster than heat melts ice.

Girls are delicate, often selfless, and beautiful creatures who are more than willing to love you for who you are if they find themselves comfortable around you. Avoid the mistakes stated above when next you are off to Alicia’s place and just maybe you’ll land yourself with a truly charming girl

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WRITING MADE EASY

It is said that one speaks to faces, but writes to minds. For many centuries now, the art of writing has been used to dethrone despotic regimes, educate minds, extirpate racism, and militate against abuse of human rights and other social threats. Hence, writing is a very effective way of getting to people’s minds and making them do what they initially would not do. But it is irrefutable to say that not all writings eventually get to the min

d of the people. There are some articles, letters, passages that people cannot suffer themselves to read for even a minute because they fail to reach the mind of their intended audience. And if a piece of writing fails to reach the mind of its reader, that writing is nothing but a waste of time. This article hereby provides a step by step approach to writing, so that at the end of this passage, the reader would be able to construct meaningful and mind-penetrating passages easily.

First of all, before writing anything at all, one should be densely apprised on what one wants to write. Many people have picked up their pens to write at one time or the other, only to discover that they run out of words or points in the middle of their articles. They usually erroneously conclude that “they were not just cut out for writing” , but that’s not true. How can you write, when you do not know what to write? Its just like expecting your pen to flow, when there is no ink in it! If the words must flow incessantly, then you must read incessantly. It’s that simple! Before writing articles that are meant to educate readers, it is only pertinent that you study the topic you want to treat thoroughly, noting out points and facts as they arise.

After fixating yourself with information on what you are about to write on, the next thing you should do is to create an outline. This is very simple. Write out the points that you know will be the foundational points of your article or the basis of your arguments. This should be done in chronological order. It will help you to formulate your words accurately and pointedly.

Now, an article can be perceived as warm, intimidating, monotonous, humorous, casual or emotional. It all depends on the tone of the author. You should choose the tone you want to use in your writing in accordance with the situation or theme you are addressing. This can be done by selecting your diction carefully. For instance, an article that is loosely constructed with many adverbs and colloquial expressions such as “You know”, “really”, “terribly”, e.t.c, will be considered jovial or casual by readers and this will definitely affect their reaction. Therefore you don’t want to use such words when writing to the president of your country. It is always advisable that you use simple, straightforward words and sentences as this will save you the confusion of having to discern your tone.

Once you’ve chosen your tone, introduce your topic in such a way that your tone can be easily deciphered in your first sentence. Most people usually start their articles with generally accepted quotes and wise sayings but it is noteworthy to say that you would sound more formal, original and precise, if you went straight to the point. When elucidating a culture, an art or the history of a thing, you should clearly simplify the history of your subject matter. Here, you must give facts, facts and nothing but facts. That is why most writers would always run out of ink here if they did not enrich themselves before hand with the needed information. Be sure to keep your tenses free of unnecessary jaw breaking words as they can easily force the reader to misconstrue your teaching. Besides, who wants to read an article that will be sending him to the dictionary after every one minute?

In the body of the writing, strive to maintain your tone. You will sound inconsistent, if you deviate from one tone to the other. By this time, you must have engraved your style of writing on the reader’s mind. You must maintain that style while exploring, expanding, and contracting your subject matter, avoid any word or expression that might create confusion and also make sure that every single punctuation, word, phrase, expression, and clause therein is absolutely necessary. Like Jesus Christ said; its not by thou many words that thou shall be heard”

Before concluding, mildly inform your reader of your intention with a paragraph that begins with “finally”, in conclusion, e.t.c. if your writing is meant to educate, then it is impertinent for you to draw conclusions for your reader. For example, when writing an article on “The History of Akwa Ibom State” it is improper for you to conclude with “Akwa Ibom is a good State” or even use sentences that point to that. Why? Because you are expected to state the facts and allow your already enlightened readers to draw their respective conclusions. However, you are allowed to draw personal conclusions if you are writing an article on a topic like “ The Bad side of Obasanjo”. This is because you are criticizing, not educating. You should be careful to keep your concluding tenses strong and consistent enough to consolidate the supposed trust, you’ve earned from your reader.

After writing, prune your writing by removing every word that is uncalled for, especially adjectives and adverbs. It is needless to mention that you must ensure that your grammar, morphology and syntax are absolutely immaculate. You should call someone you trust his/her grammatical proficiency to proofread your work, if you do not trust your judgment. This is very necessary because, most readers will immediately write you off as more or less an illiterate if they find grammatical mistakes in your composition.

I do not mean to contradict this article, but you should also note that its not a must that you

Should conform yourself to these steps because writing is an art. Every art allows for flexibility and creativity. The basic question you should have in mind is; will these elicit the envisaged reaction of my reader? If yes, then do not hesitate to incorporate it! Keep writing till I write you again.