Follow up on great articles from time tasted scholars in the world of Academia
You live and breathe computers, and you can’t get enough. Everything about them fascinates you, and you dream of the day you’ll get to play with them all day, every day, for a living. But when you look through potential degrees, you can’t figure out the differences between computer science vs. computer engineering, so you find it challenging to choose the right program for you. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed, but don’t worry – we’ve got your back.
Going to University, i...... Read More
Advances in medical treatment and care have helped our loved ones live well into their 80s and beyond.Medical institutions are looking for hard-workers with one key trait: empathy. Keep reading to learn why this is such an important characteristic in a rapidly expanding industry.
In order to understand the problems facing their patients, nursing assistants need to form a complete picture of their patients. This includes symptoms, medical history, and lifestyle choices....... Read More
A couple of months back, one of us at Addmaya travelled to the US for a friend’s wedding. One of the things that fascinated him about Americans is that they are doers. They are always ready to experiment with stuff and nothing stops them from doing the things they love to do.
He had always desired to redesign the office...... Read More
In 1984, a young man named Malcolm graduated from the University of Toronto and moved to the United States to try his hand at journalism. Thanks to his uncommonly clear writing style and keen eye for a story, he quickly landed a job at The Washington Post. After less than a decade at The Post, he moved up to the pinnacle of literary journalism, The New Yorker. There, he wrote articles full of big ideas about the hidden patterns of...... Read More
In the book Outliers, author Malcolm Gladwell says that it takes roughly ten thousand hours of practice to achieve mastery in a field. How does Gladwell arrive at this conclusion? And, if the conclusion is true, how can we leverage this idea to achieve greatness in our professions?
Gladwell studied the lives of extremely successful people to find out how they achieved success. This article will review a few examples from Gladwell’s research, and conclude with some...... Read More
The undergraduate degree in law is Bachelor of Laws (LLB). In Uganda and the US, you need a law degree (LLB in Uganda ; JD or LLB in the US) before you can become a lawyer. LLB is spelt LLB or LL.B., never L.L.B.
But many lawyers do not understand how come or why this strange abbreviation. Well, it comes from Latin. The Latin word lex means law. The plural of lex is legum. In Latin, you abbreviate a plural...... Read More
Most Africans or more specifically most Ugandans speak at least two languages, English and a local language, somewhere from luganda, lusoga, runyankole, rutoro, ateso, acholi and the list goes on. That’s a good thing as we are sure our African heritage is sure to survive through our language and culture. But as globalization continues at its current rate, its an added advantage to the individual to learn an extra international language. Kiswahili for example will...... Read More
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We beat ourselves up for things society, our families, our bosses want us to do, but we are in no position to execute....... Read More
Right from where we left off, I hope you are not again in the mood where you feel the need to give up. In case you are once again thinking about it, let me give you five more reason why you should not.
First off, let me commend you for even having started in the first place. This is the good news. All the things you dreamt of before you actually started are true and you are about to get...... Read More
We are all working at getting somewhere. We wake up everyday to pursue dreams, to chase success, to work for a better life.
Athletes go through intense training because they want to get their hands on the gold. Singers do immense vocal classes because they want to sound better and eventually get an album to their names.
Sometimes life is like blowing air in a pink ballon....... Read More
Growing up I was that girl. The girl who loved her books. In Primary school my favorite were Jane and Peter and the Left Behind Series. In High School, If I was not reading a Sweet Valley High novel on the school walk way, bumping into people and creating human traffic then I was stealthily reading it in class and getting punished for not paying attention. My addiction was that bad but not compared to writing.
Writing was my hideout....... Read More
Recently, I asked ten random high school students if they knew what career path they would take after high school or at least had a dream career that they were working towards. The results of my random small survey may or may not surprise depending on which side of the line you tread, “glass half empty or glass half full.” Of the ten students, only three could with certainty mention what career path they would follow.
With this in mind...... Read More
The first blessing of any day is waking up, hence if you were able to wake up, you are then certainly set up for something great that particular day. It doesn’t matter how you feel, the very fact that you woke up is a reason for you to go, to continue the journey.
It is natural to feel like a failure at times, since you have failed. It is also natural to feel like you are not the best even...... Read More
Fans of the Summer Olympics can't seem to get enough of American gymnast Simone Biles. The 19-year-old, who has already snagged gold medals in events for the team, individual all-round and vault competitions, can jump, flip and twist in ways the average person likely never will. Biles may make it look easy, but between all the different events that gymnasts have to master — from balance beam to the vault for women, and the pommel horse to the rings for...... Read More
Olympics is one of the greatest sporting events that have ever been organized and it every athelete's dream to stand and be counted at the events whose glory far out weighs any accolade in sporting history. With thousands of men and women expending every once of their strength for a place one the podium, alot of sacrifices have to be made at every attempt for glory
This year the city of Rio de janeiro is hosting the games and all the eyes of the...... Read More
