LIFE AND LITERATURE

  TECHNICAL WRITING INTRODUCTION  Technical writing impacts every developer. They consume content written by technical writers in the form of documentation, and they also produce technical content. Companies and open source projects alike understand that well-written documentation is key to product adoption. In fact, 93% of respondents to a 2017 GitHub survey said that “incomplete or outdated documentation is a pervasive problem” in open source.   In this post, you’ll learn what technical writing is, discover examples of technical writing in software and beyond, and gain an understanding of other skills technical writers develop to create successful and effective documentation.   What is technical writing? Technical writing is the practice of creating primarily text-based instructional or informational documents for users. In software development, common genres of technical writing include product and API documentation, manpages, tutorials, and guides....

  SELF-MANAGEMENT     INTRODUCTION : Positive attitude is one of the most valuable qualities in an individual, especially when dealing with other people. Life is not a bed of roses, for challenges come your way at every step. Maintaining poise, and meeting the challenges, with a positive attitude will help you sail through life comfortable. SELF – DIRECTIONS: A Person with a clear set of values and sense of direction or purpose is a self- directed personality. He follows values and vision closely and carefully. Being a good listener they get advice and ideas from others, but the decision is their own. A self directed personality is characterized by, honesty, exact goals, mental stamina, self – respect, sacrifice, and optimism. Obviously, this kind of self directed, self controlled, self governing person will prove to be a valuable employee in any situation . The various positive qualities of a self directed pe...

                                 TELEPHONIC CONVERSATION                                                             -WOLE  SOYINKA Introduction: Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 in Yoruba family in Abeokuta . He is a Nigerian playwright, poet and essayist. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honoured in that category. His famous works, The Lion and the Jewel (1959), The Road (1965). Summary The poem “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka depicts a telephone conversation between an African man and a white l...

  A DOLL’S HOUSE                                                                            -HENRIK IBSEN               A Doll’s House opens on Christmas Eve. Nora Helmer enters her well-furnished living room—the setting of the entire play—carrying several packages. Torvald Helmer , Nora‘s husband, comes out of his study when he hears her arrive. He greets her playfully and affectionately, but then chides her for spending so much money on Christmas gifts. Their conversation reveals that the Helmers have had to be careful with money for many years, but that To...