The Dashes Dashes, like commas, semicolons, colons, ellipses, and parentheses, indicate added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought. Experienced writers know that these marks are not interchangeable. Note how dashes subtly change the tone of the following sentences: Examples: You are the friend, the only friend, who offered to help me. You are the friend—the only friend—who offered to help me. I pay the bills; she has all the fun. I pay the bills—she has all the fun. I wish you would…oh, never mind. I wish you would—oh, never mind. They ran away—the cowards. They ran away, the cowards. Rule 1. Words and phrases between dashes are not generally part of the subject. Example: Jordan—and his trusty mutt—was always welcome. Rule 2. Dashes replace otherwise mandatory punctuation, such as the in the following examples: Without dash: The man, from Lagos, Nigeria, arrived. With dash: The man—he was from Lagos, Nigeria—arrived. Without dash: The December 13, 2010 edition of the Africans Hope arrived in June, 2011. With dash: The Africans Hope—dated December 13, 2010—arrived in June, 2011. Rule 3. Some writers and publishers prefer spaces around dashes. Example: Joe — and his trusty mutt — was always welcome. There are two types of dashes—em dashes and en dashes. We will be discussing them later. You can read more on https://www.royaltyacademy.net

A LEGEND IN JAIL A decade has past since he has been jailed in a foreign land by the enemies of his land. He hate being cheat or cheating another person- all he ever want is equality, but no one in his town seemed to be on his side except a little boy whose name is Jerry. This man was carried away in captivity to a far away land. His love has been replaced by another thing in the mind of his family memebers, even in Jerry's. One day, as he is sitting down on the floor in the dark, thinking about his people and the kind of life he had lived whole with his people, and now that he is a true friend of four walls of the prison. He cried but no one seemed to be there fo him. "Has God forgotten me?" he asked himself. Is God live no more to see and to hear His people's voice while in pain? This is what he was saying till he fell sleep. In his dream he saw an old man in white- as white as snow. The old man hel him in his hand and led him to his home land, to the the palace hall where there are some chiefs, having a meeting. They have gained their freedom from their enemies but their king died while fighting for the freedom. The chiefs are debating on who is going to be their new king then they remember one of the people who has been carried away in captivity while fighting for freedom of the land. " Hey, old man!" Shouted the man. I am the one they are talking about, let me join them! The white man looked at him and whispered "It is time to go". "No: Let me be their king!" shouted the man. The man in white took him by the hand and walking him away, he is crying till he woke up in the prison. Oops! What a silly dream!! So I am stil a prisoner? The man n white must be an angel, if I had known I would have asked him to takeme into another plane- into the sun to be living there so I won't come to this prison called earth anymore. As he was meditating this, a prison officer came to him and said "man your day is over today" ''What does that mean?'' Asked the man. You are going out of here today "said the officer" "Are you sure?" He asked "Yes, but on one condition." You will have to fight against you people for us to gain back our power over them. can you do it? "Asked the officer"

Can somebody tell me why we pronounce "one" like "won" and not "oh-ne?"

Can somebody tell meWhy do we pronounce "one" as "won" and not "oh-ne?"

Everybody needs somebody Mr. A: I like being a solder, it is so dear to my soul right from my childhood, I prefer it to being a nation's president. Mr. B: Why is it so dear to you that much? after all, your your father was also a solder and he died ultimatly at a battle. Mr. A: My father died of his glory not of pain, and by the way, who tell you that being a solder is what killed my father, don't you believe in destiny? Mr. B: Actually, I believe in destiny but let me save you some troubles, do you know that being apart from dying at the battle field, you can also become a smoker which would work agaist your health and,..... Even apart from that the parts of your can be disabled! Mr. A: There are always options for whoever find themselves in a state of dilema, you either choose to live or to die. Mr. B: And why do you choose to die? and even if you must die why can't you choose to die peacefully not of weapons! Mr. A: Are you telling me that everyone that choose to be a solder will die of weapon? Any way, this world we are living in is a battle field, though we are not fighting its battles with physical weapons but you if you fail to face the physical battles how are you going to face the spiritual ones. Mr. B: ........ I can see now that no one can help you from dying of weapons. Mr. A: I am not afraid of dying. Let me walk you home..... Mr. B: I am not ready to go or are you chasing me away? Mr. A: No, but because it is getting dark, or can you walk alone through the forest in the dark? Mr. B:..... Yes I can, can't you? Mr. A: The animals of the jungles suppose to be afraiding of me not for me to be afraiding of them. Mr: B: That is good. SOME HOURS LATER (8:30pm) Mr. B: Is there any other way that leads to my house apart from the one through the forest? Mr. A: That suppose to be my question, or how do you think I can know your way more than you? and why do you ask such question? Mr. B: I just ask in case of another time. Mr. A: Aright...... Mr. B: The sky is so cloudy tonight, no moonlight. Mr. A: Do you need it for anything? Mr. B: No. Mr. A: Ha, I am feeling sleepy, I need some rest. Mr. B: Really? Mr. A: Yes, I have to sllep now, Are you still here? Mr. B: Don't you think that taking a walk around the village will better than sleeping now? Mr. A: No, what I need is some rest not walking. Mr. B: Em, won't you please attend me before going to bed? Mr. A: For what? You said you can go by yourself. TO BE CONTINUED...........

I have something to attend tonight Please I need more clearification on this for I don't understand it well and I need to. Thank you.

What is the meaning of 'to bring some intelligible order into the wealth of names' I came across it in a book called 'The story of art' but I have been thinking abot it and what the writer is trying to say with the statement. 'to bring some intelligible order into the wealth of names'

Laziness I stayed up all night, reading for my coming examination then it dawned on me. What am I gonna do? My teacher says ' there is no short way to succeed' I betted my friends that I'm gonna be the best among the rest. I am carrying my backpack to everywhere I am going but this seem silly to my neighbors. 'Hey snake! you gotta kill yourself! you gotta run mad of this. . Ain't you afraid of getting mad, millions of people are still doing better than you without doing this cazy things you are doing.' Said my friends. Now I got to show the the hell of me in the examination hall for I know they will swallow their speechs and vomit my pride when they got their papper, I vividly know that they will have no choice rather than cheating....

I love Afrcan African Is a continent with millions of people, thousands of cultures and customs. People in Africa have different gods, some gods were brought to us from foreign people especialy through trading in the olden days, having diffrent gods led our fore-fathers to different ways of living because the all gods have what they like and and what they hate, for example, there is a god in tribe which we call Shango ""god of thunder" he doesn't like to be ridicled by anybody, Shango was a man like us and he was a king, during his reign no battle ever defeated him, Whenever he is talking with anger fire will be coming out from his mouth, his eyes always red like fire that no one can dare looking at his face, Shango had a rod (we call it "Ose") whoever he point the rod at would be crashed by thunder instantly. Shango died by hung himself during a hot battle between him and another mighty man called Ogun (the god of iron); both of them were fighting over a woman called Oya, Oya was Ogun's wife but Shago snatch her from him and this caused a great battle which no Yoruba man will never forget. Shagon hung himself, Ogun decended into the gound and Oya turned into a river. No one in Yoruba land even in Nigeria as a whole can dare use any of their names for false witness whoever try it will die of them, this adds to to everyone's fear everyday whenever we see how people got crashed whether by car, motorcycle or any thing of metal, or by thunder even by river ( but the effect of Oya is not as much as of the others, because the river is located in a particular palce), some people do worship them as gods but everybody fears them. there is also a god in Burkina Faso, the worshipers must not eat any food prepared by their daughters if she got pregnant without being married except if the parents are not aware of the pregnancy, whoever try it among them will die within 3days. In terms of respect, people in Africa have respect in their own ways, some people do shake hands as white men do but in my tribe, male must prostrated, female will knee down for the elders, this help people to distingush the elders from the youngers, as we all know that some young ones are giant than the old ones. There are tourism centers in Africa, like Ikogosi river where warm and cold water meet, I danre hill where you can see alot of things like Noah's Ark and a mystery foot print that is size everybody except ghost All these thing make the love of Africa grow in me everyday. What about your continent?