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National Book Week in Gulf Province 2018

Illustration on Classroom Wall at Lese Oalai Primary School Today is the closing day for the celebration of the National Book Week 2018 throughout Papua New Guinea. The National Book Week was launched on Monday 06 th August 2018 in Kerema, the capital of the Gulf Province.   The Minister of Education, Hon. Nick Kuman, MP officially launched the event in Kerema Town. In attendance was the Vice Minister of Education, Hon. Chris Nangoi. Minister Kuman acknowledged the Gulf Province for hosting the official launch and closing of the National Book Week in 2018. He acknowledged the participation and celebration of the book week among schools with the support of their teachers and parents. He also acknowledged the importance of promoting local writers in PNG. More needs to be done to promote PNG writing.   So what must be done to spur and grow a local writing development. Governor Chris Haiveta and Gulf Regional MP was on hand to welcome his brother Minis...

National Book Week 6-10 August 2018

Weaving Law Words: A New Book in progress!

Law is a profession of words. David Mellinkoff [1] S tudying law is a great experience. Writing essays in law occupies much of the four years of study for a law degree. Understanding the rules of writing law essays can help students score excellent grades in their assessment. Essay writing is a design with its own rules of construction. Students exposed to these rules of construction perform much better than those who are turned off with the idea of writing essays. Writing essays in law is the foundation of well- organized thoughts, discussions, arguments, and ideas that persuade a reader to buy your perspective. Lecturers in law studies expect students to write excellent essays that are researched, structured, and argued in clear written expressions with no language problems. A good essay is the result of weaving words together in a unique design that appeals to the aesthetics of the reader. Essay writing is weaving with words to get the right design or patte...