Earlier the TV viewing was restricted to cable connections that failed to provide a clear picture quality and often faced breakdowns in signals. In addition, the color quality and boring dull way of viewing was also not in the hand of the viewer and the only way left was to compromise with what was available. […]
Choosing the Perfect Business WordPress Theme
WordPress is the perfect website platform for businesses of all sizes. It’s flexible, open source design means that WordPress is flexible enough to cater for nearly all perceivable business requirements. Here’s my advice of key elements you need to check before you buy a business WordPress theme. SEO Seach Engine Optimisation, usually known as SEO […]
Writing Essays – The New View in Cather’s Short Story, Paul’s Case
As we analyze Willa Cather’s short story, “Paul’s Case,” we must recall that it is more than twice as long as Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” and more than three times as long as Joyce’s “Clay.” Thus, as we would expect, the length of the story provides many opportunities for richness of detail and some […]
Thesis Writing – How to Write the Results and Discussion
Upon finishing research and statistics as basic subjects, successfully passing the core and specialization subjects in the course curriculum and passing the comprehensive examination for those taking advanced graduate courses, students face the challenging task of thesis writing. Ideally, before reaching their last year in college or the graduate school, students should already have identified […]
Bard to the Bone – Shakespeare’s Best Villains
William Shakespeare only wrote 37 plays, many of them comedies and histories. When I set out to compile a list of his greatest villains, I thought that I would probably be struggling to make a Top 10, how wrong can you be? I soon found it impossible to limit the list to 10 and even […]
African Engineers: The Queen Doesn’t Loiter
In the Kingdom of Ashanti, which comprised about half of modern Ghana, tradition records say that it was the queen mother who was responsible for introducing new technologies such as the iron hoe and the oil lamp. So when the newly-formed Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), […]
The Benefits of Volunteering Abroad in Ghana
Spending your vacation as a volunteer abroad in Ghana is a great way to take something positive from your holiday. Whether you are on a gap year, are considering a vacation with a difference, or are simply traveling the world and want to do something worthwhile, as a volunteer in Ghana you will always be […]
5 Ways to Detect a Phony Ph.D.
I was sharing the regional Toastmaster’s International podium with a fine, enthusiastic speaker. He was fun, his stories were crisp, and the audience loved him. So, when one of my clients asked if I knew a speaker they could hire for an annual sales meeting in Palm Springs, I mentioned this guy. But as I […]
The Function and Form of Sub-Headlines in Copy
So far in my articles I’ve talked about headlines as distinct from the rest of the copy. Now I want to tell you about sub-headlines, because headlines really come in two parts, the headline itself and the sub-headline. By the way, there may be other headings in the text. In a longer piece of copy […]
Book Review – Amrita Suresh’s "When a Lawyer Falls in Love"
Amrita Suresh’s “When a Lawyer falls in Love” is an exquisite piece of hilarious fiction that reflects originality in experience, and truthfulness in expression, to unravel the intricacies that lie beneath human thought and action. The writer seems to make capturous use of the layering technique, where-in the mind’s eye and maturity coincide with the […]