DOES A GOOD NAME WORTH MORE THAN SILVER AND GOLD?

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The name given to a child after birth is very important. Parents are the best people to tell you the reason they chose that name for the child. In the African culture, a country like Ghana names a child according to the day he or she was born.


Others, too, are named after someone due to the good things or what the person achieved before finally leaving the earth.

Many names are taken from the Bible by Christians all over the world. You often see someone called Joseph. In the Holy Bible, Jesus’ father was Joseph, and also Mary, because Jesus’ mother was Mary. 

In the Christian life, these two people were good. But no one likes to name their daughter Jezebel, Athaliah, etc, because they were very bad people in the Holy Bible.

Like superstition, many keep away from names that have a bad history or record, from Biblical history to our present human history. 

I have yet to meet someone called Jezebel anywhere. Due to what Adolph Hitler did, the family name Hitler had completely disappeared, evidently letting people know that a good name is worth than gold.

I have never heard someone called Judas until I read of a boxer in Ghana called Judas Clottey. Judas, everyone knew betrayed Jesus; therefore, this has been a name not often used for a child, yet Mr. Clottey named his beloved son Judas because he probably doesn’t follow superstition or one inheriting the bad ways or character of others named after.

My question is, “Does a bad name influence people?” According to research, badly chosen names for babies could influence them when growing up. But in what way? Low self-esteem? 

Underestimation, low education, and smoking. Imagine naming your son Ananias and your daughter Sapphira.  Ananias means “Jehovah is gracious,” but he wasn’t faithful to himself. He and his wife sold a plot, gave part of the money, and concealed part of it. When the truth was discovered, both died tragically.

However, if names influence people, what about those with good names but are thieves, armed robbers? And mafias? In my opinion, a name given to someone doesn’t matter as much as the upbringing of the person. 

Bringing up a child to be a responsible person in the future is a very difficult responsibility, yet it's the parents who have to give him or her the best educational, shape, and pattern of life to the child, to be a responsible person in society.

56 DAYS FOR LIAM STACEY'S RACIAL TWEET ISN'T ENOUGH

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Regarding racism, offenders must be severely punished in the sense that they know what they are doing and what the outcome would be. Racism has caused so much bloodshed, unrest, and violence globally that it is time for the world to realize that enough is enough. 


Yet others desire to call for bloodshed and violence; thus, when such people are arrested, they must face a tougher sentence than the 56 days given to Liam Stacey for insulting someone in a coma. 

Bolton player Fabrice Muamba collapsed during a game. If Liam wasn't ready to wish him a speedy recovery, then he must shut up. Instead, he posted stupid racial remarks against someone at the point of death on Twitter. 

What is the significance of this? Calling or supporting racism in football? These stupid comments he made were uncalled for. Surprisingly, he was given only 56 days. 

According to the district judge, John Charles, he took into account the student's early guilty plea and the fact that he had been "in drink" at the time, but he said the comments were "vile and offensive" and his sentence had to "reflect public abhorrence." 

Judge John Charles should have fined him, too, for drinking and losing his mind. People do terrible things and blame it on alcohol.

His school, Swansea University, did the right thing by suspending him from his biology course over the case.

Even though 56 days behind bars isn't enough, Judge John Charles did well to consider this matter. Liam Stacey's jail will serve as a deterrent to others who want to stir hatred and bloodshed through football.

MORY KANTE COMES TO MANO MUNDO FESTIVAL

Mory Kanté


Mano Mundo, a nice and interesting festival taking place yearly under the umbrella of the Antwerp Province, kicks off on the 12 and 13 May 2012, respectively. 


In the past, the festival had hosted famous musicians from different countries globally, including Tutu Puoane, Manu Dibango, and a host of others to entertain the people at Schorre in Boom.

This year, among other musicians to perform at the festival is the great Guinean musician known as Mory Kanté. Mory was born in Guinea on May 29, 1950. As a vocalist and player of the kora, a traditional harp, his golden voice and skills on the kora made him a genius among other traditional musicians from Africa.

In 1987, Kanté became internationally known for his hit "Yeke Yeke," which was one of Africa's best-ever-selling hits as well as being a European number one in 1988, making it the first-ever African single to sell over one million copies. It was in Munich, 1988, that I heard this great song pulling everyone to the dance floor.

In 1994, his international stardom excelled when the German techno duo Hardfloor created a dance remix of "Yéké Yéké." He also appeared in 2006 as a vocalist on British DJ Darren Tate's release, "Narama." On 16 October 2001, Mory Kanté was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.