Independent Skies Magazine 23rd Issue

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4. A Glance at Venezuela 10. Keep Hitting 16. Why art is important? 24. falling out of love Almustafa M. Khalid

Jonathan Adzokpe

Celia de la Hoz

Irish Julienne Merza

26. THE GOLD THAT NEVER CAME FROM THE GROUND Edward Dzonze



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e are all thinking about where did these protests come from? And why does almost no one knows about why exactly they happened? Let me start by informing you that these protests in Venezuela started by students from mainly national universities to raise their voice and make the government change its policies due to the lack of goods and the general decline of the Venezuelan economy.

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A Glance at Venezuela

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Now, all that is nice but what is happening is that these students are being attacked by riot police and sometimes killed, which is what we are often hearing nowadays. This occurs sometimes inside the universities where police is not usually allowed in such institutions;however, due to the astonishing numbers of crime in Venezuela, the officials at universities decided to ask the government for help to protect the students from crime inside the boarders of the universities. Instead, now students die because of practicing their freedom of speech. It is not easy to speculate this issue here because a lot of aspects play a part here. Another aspect that the students protest for is that the poor are the ones that are easily manipulated to vote for the socialist government, but that does seem like hipocracy to me because they are human beings and they can believe

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A Glance at Venezuela

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whatever they want to believe and that is their right… It is unfair to think that the students think they are educated and can choose who they like to put in power, but the poor cannot. This goes even against what the students are rioting for since they are trying to improve the human rights in the country. From what I have had researched, I found that Nicolas Maduro (President of Venezuela) does have a huge crowd backing him up, especially when he shouted “Yankee, go home” referring to American diplomats that have been given 48 hours to leave the country due to their involvement in the protests. Yes, I do think America does have a hand in this (where do they not have a hand?) especially since the time of the late president Chavez, but they couldn’t take him down, so poor Maduro isn’t strong enough to stand against world powers.


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A Glance at Venezuela

Now, the opposition (the protestors) have a leader called Leopaldo Lopez who has been accused of the death of four protestors then this accusation was changed to arson and concpiracy against the government, and is believed to be the leader if there is to be an over throw of the current president Maduro. I think the solution to this if Maduro wants to stay in rule with his party, he should take the forces out of universities and let the students do what they want to let what they think out, and slowly try to achieve their needs and wants, that way not even America can beat him, Because his people will be happier with him.

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Unfortunately, some journalists are speculating more deaths and a start of a civil war like it is in Syria. In which is a case where Maduro will be a war criminal along (Bush and Al-Asad) and should be prosecuted. Almustafa M. Khalid


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KEEP HITTING


Keep Hitting

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Jonathan Adzokpe

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have not been a mason or bricklayer before. But I have seen these artisans work. On one occasion I observed a process which has taught me a lesson for life that I will want to share with you. On this fateful day the mason was determined to demolish a wall. With his brick hammer he began making impacts on the wall. The first impact did not move the wall in anyway. With time, I realised his level of energy increased as he impacted the wall continuously. He was sweating so profusely due to the energy he was expending doing the job.

This article was written by; Jonathan Adzokpe, Host of Motivational Arena, A motivational radio talk show On Nash Radio every Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 GMT live at www.radionash.com


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He had made many attempts at bringing the wall down. But the more he tried, the more the wall stood aloof. But I realised that after a pretty long period of hitting and sweating and drinking some water, the wall was down flat like the Wall of Jericho in the times of the Israelites. He then heaved a sigh of relief and went on to do other jobs. I left the scene immediately. The whole scenery began playing in my mind as I left. I tried to make some sense out of it after several thoughts. From what I saw,


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none of the prior impacts to the wall produced the desired result of bringing the wall down. Did it mean those prior impacts were not necessary? How different was the last impact from the prior? “Maybe he used his most energy on the last than the prior”, I thought to myself. It then occurred to me that even though the prior impacts produced no desired results, they contributed in bringing the wall down. I can safely say they were as important as the last. This illustration is meta-

phorical to how life is. You can never begin something today and expect gargantuan results instantly. It’s only a naïve farmer who sows seeds today and looks forward to a bumper harvest the next day. You can’t start a business, ministry, or any venture and expect spectacular results immediately. Life is a time process. Most often, we want results as fast as we can. But do I blame us? Partly not! We’re surrounded with fast foods, fast cars, and smart phones. You can log on to the internet on the go. Everything

This article was written by; Jonathan Adzokpe, Host of Motivational Arena, A motivational radio talk show On Nash Radio every Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 GMT live at www.radionash.com


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is so fast. Breakthroughs in science and technology are doubling by the hour. We live in an era of speed. But we fail to recognise that life doesn’t work that way. People want to make their first million in a day. They want to buy the best cars, own the best homes and take the best of vacations just immediately. People enter relationships and expect things to work just fast. No, it doesn’t happen that way. Relax!! And when it happens that results are not trickling in as we want them to, we often

feel frustrated, rejected, fear, and disappointed. We all feel frustrated. You’re free to feel frustrated and wish to give up. It’s not a crime. But don’t give up!!! No, not just yet! You may not see light at the end of the tunnel. But why not walk a little more towards the end of the tunnel? You’re closer to the end of the tunnel than you are at the entrance. You can’t go back. You may not see the light, but just one step forward could be what you need to see it.


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You’ve fought too hard to give up now. Keep working it! Keep hitting that ‘wall’ with your hammer of perseverance. That last blow may be all you need to bring that wall of struggles down. Swim across the sea. If you don’t get to the beach, never give up. Remember you’re not in the sea alone; we’re all there with you. You can’t afford to give up. We need you to make our victory whole. KEEP ON KEEPING ON. The battle isn’t over yet. KEEP HITTING; THE WALL WILL SURELY COME DOWN.

This article was written by; Jonathan Adzokpe, Host of Motivational Arena, A motivational radio talk show On Nash Radio every Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 GMT live at www.radionash.com


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Why art is important? | Celia de la Hoz

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rt is nothing but the representation of beauty. But, what does the concept of beauty really implies? Is it based on following a trend or a cannon? Beauty in art is not only what is aesthetically attractive but also the truly manifestation of feelings.

Celia de la Hoz


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Throughout history, many authors have found the ternal force that encourages them to release their e emerge from the daily events that occur in their live what would make a piece of art valuable? A work o author’s feelings are both expressed an


emselves driven by an exemotions. These emotions es. Taking this into account, of art is valuable when the nd perceived.

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The most important feature in every single form of art is not the author but rather the viewer. It is the spectator who gives meaning to art. It is the spectator who can experience certain feelings just by staring at a piece of art. It is the viewer who breaks the barriers of time and space and becomes part of the work of art even if it was created in another century and in a different location. For all of these, art matters. Art allows humanity to experience certain sentiments that may have never felt before. Art has unified this crazy world of us by expanding movements that wanted to express feelings in different and original means. It has created bonds within cultures, as the language of art is understood worldwide. Art has also been considered as a great educational source that unifies the inner with the outer world. It is even recommended in order to alleviate mental illnesses. Art awakens the most important aspect that all humans have in common: we all feel.


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It is very harsh to identify one reason why art is important. It is even more difficult to try to give an accurate definition of art. In the end, all that matters is how we feel and how the things that surround us make an impact in our inner world. Bearing in mind everything mentioned before, I completely agree with what the genius painter Pablo Picasso said: “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls�.


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Boredom scares me. Sadness starts from being bored. Then lone-

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liness follows. I don’t know if you’re aware but we’re in the middle of this. We feel lonely in each other’s company. One day we woke up, we no longer know what to do with our hands. They used to be warm. They used to be tied together. They were always preoccupied. They were never behaved. Now your right hand holds the cigarette and the other was kept inside your pocket. Mine’s here hanging ready to slap you. Boredom scares me. One day we woke up and this home doesn’t feel right. The dishes had to be cleaned. The laundry needs to be dried. I don’t want you slacking around. I need you to get your ass up and find a job. I need myself out of here, faraway from your stares.

Boredom scares me. I look at you and I see a familiar stranger. Our mixtapes are worth burning. The vinyl has to be smashed. The turning table no longer works. We are a vintage lover. We pretend we’re cool. We pretend we can fit in to this world where love never gets old.

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Boredom scares me because I know this is real. This is serious. I can’t sleep right next to you without thinking how it feels like if you’re another person. I no longer see it as making love. It’s all about fucking. I don’t know how to break this to you. There’s no way I could break it gently. There’s no way I wouldn’t cry. But I no longer refer to you as my love, darling or honey. I don’t see you as a sweetheart. You’re a boy I invested my whole life with but my dreams are real and true and you’re no longer a part of it. Boredom scares me. This is how it started. This is how it will end. I will kiss you for the last time. I will hug you very tight. I will write you a poem. Baby, this is probably what falling out of love feels like. I’m all full of pity. I’ll be okay when you tell me you feel the same way about me.


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By Edward Dzonze (Zimbabwe)

THE GOLD THAT NEVER CAME FROM THE GROUND

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Dreams torn asunder by fate, an expedition that brought tears instead of smiles. We can hear you screaming from the pit, we can see you begging for mercy asking God to reverse the horrible scene. We can see you holding on each other tight saying out prayers to the Gods in unison We can hear the echo of your final scream for help before death crept on you .

The children weeped continously, the women cried the loudest and even men could not hide the tears triggered by the memories of a warrior who died a horrible death. It is to you the begining

of a life we dread of and to us a loss that can never be compansated. Some fainted, some went mad for a while in disbelief. Some found it difficulty to believe until their calls were answered by a total stranger with a melancholous voice confirming to the horrible news; ‘I am sorry the owner is no more he got trapped in a mine.’ (may their souls rest in peace)


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