Chevening Scholarship - A Step-by-Step Guide on Writing Winning Essays

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Essays are inarguably the most important step in winning the highly coveted and prestigious Chevening Scholarship. This scholarship is offered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British Government, aimed at offering potential leaders the opportunity of studying for a master's degree in any of the UK's prestigious universities. In this article, the author, a winner of the scholarship in 2018, offers tips on writing successful essays for

THE SUCKER PUNCH

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The hospital waiting room was a little musty: the smell of dust covered the environment, a clear indication that harmattan was in the air. I could feel the tension in both our minds as I held tight to her hands and watched nurses walk around with files. We could see through the almost fallen window through to the laboratory where our blood samples were being screened.

...the Government has not done enough I whispered.

Across the room sat a man, I could guess he was in his late twenties,  just like myself. He wore a disturbing look,  his eyes were pale from worry, he sat with his face in his palms and was lost in thoughts,  clearly,  he was here for the same purpose as us. A nurse walked towards him,  tapping life into him with her hands,  she handed him an envelope and escorted him to the counsellor.

HAND WASHING: A Despised Centuries-old Vaccine By Dr Mark Godwin

Somewhere in rural Africa, a 4-week old baby is rushed to the Children Emergency Room with complaints of persistent passage of copious loose stools, at an average frequency of 10 per day which were initially pale and cheesy, but lately, greenish or blood stained and caffeinated. There’s a preceding history of fever that was gradual in onset, with progressive loss of weight lasting 10 days.

PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE

‘Doctor, I am an ulcer patient’, he said; ‘I have had ulcer for over 5 years’, he added. I squirmed.

The misconceptions that have placed peptic ulcer disease in the same category as other chronic illnesses like hypertension and diabetes have been saddening. These have been festered by poor information and unfounded beliefs.

Is Breastfeeding Still Crucial In This Age and Time?

Whether you are male or female, single or married, pregnant or nursing a child or even celibate, the issue of breastfeeding is one that you must give serious thought to. It's an issue you need to take a stance on, and resolve to be on the right side of evidence. As a matter of fact, we all need the right information and resolve on breastfeeding because we'll definitely be mothers, fathers, uncles or aunties to at least one child someday or we'll meet someone who needs the right information about breastfeeding. So, irrespective of your age, it is neither to early nor too late to learn about breast feeding. Follow me as we take a close look on the necessity or otherwise of breastfeeding.

101 Tips on Stress Management

Below are simple but very potent tips on bursting stress. A few may appear strange in your environment but avail yourself of the myriads you can practise.

1. Meeting a friend for a drink (non-alcoholic)
2. Set aside 10 minutes a day to relax and collect your thoughts

Effective Stress Management 1

Stress is inevitable. Everyone experiences stress at some point in life and, as a matter of fact, stress in the right dose is beneficial. In contrast, excessive or prolonged stress can lead to debilitating illnesses such as heart disease as well as mental health problems like anxiety and depression.
Follow me as we take the journey through identifying stress and how you can help yourself or any stressed individual.

What is stress?

Stress is a feeling of being under abnormal pressure e.g from increased workload, a dispute with a family member, or financial worries.

It is the ''wear and tear'' that our minds and bodies experience as we attempt to cope with our continually changing environment.