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Calligraphy

  CALLIGRAPHY Calligraphy is the historically validated artistic discipline.It is the art of writing beautifully with a special brush or pen. It is categorised as a visual art, the execution of lettering with a broad tipped  instrument brush which aesthetically pleases the reader is known as calligraphy.However,Calligraphy is not merely a beautiful handwriting,undeniably true,but these interpretations do no justice to calligraphy as this craft is much more than just well-performed penmanship. In fact, it is these half-hearted theories that are dimming both the value and characteristics of the calligraphic discipline. In looking at a piece of calligraphy, we may admire the way a calligrapher manipulated the brush to create an object of beauty in which rhythmic energy is conveyed through strokes and dots done with ink. Changes in ink gradation, the relationship between characters, and the elegance of a single line can entice viewers regardless of the legibility of the text. There are
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Stoicism

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  Stoicism is a   Hellenistic eudaemonic philosophy   which I am certain that for many this will not be much of a clarification. As such, let us decorticate this mouthful, shall we? Hellenistic, is derived from the ancient greek word Hellas which is the original word for Greece. Hellenistic philosophy is the philosophy that was developed between 323BCE and 31BCE. For the astute amongst you, this indeed corresponds with respectively Alexander The Great's death and the emergence of the Roman Empire. Eudaemonia is a form  o f wellbeing which is centralised on meaning and self-realisation.  Etymologically, it consists of the words “ eu ” (“good”) and “ daimōn ” (“spirit”) and can be encompassed as a human's welfare, happiness, prosperity and blessedness. The  word Stoicism originates from Stoa Poikile which is a famous Ancient Agora of Athens  where Stoics met and teached their philosophy. Furthermore, it can be divided into 3 major phases of Stoicism where the 2 first phase are al
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