TCA News
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19 Jan 2017
The skills of debate are still relevant today. If we take the term broadly to mean the attempt or ability to persuade, the modern world is constantly trying to debate with us – it’s saturated with words and images that try to make us believe something. Debate is not something confined to ancient Greece, the halls of parliament, or upper-crust boarding schools. [Side_Content] Learning the skills and practice of debate is still highly relevant. It can help you in your day-to-day life; it can also be of use in discussing the big issues of the day. [/Side_Content] Sam Leith, author…
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19 Jan 2017
A good essay is more than just a summary; it strives to engage in a deeper analysis of the writing. When you write a literary or argumentative essay you should start with a strong thesis, a debatable statement that takes a side. For instance, “In The Lord of the Rings, Frodo and his friends go on a quest to destroy the One Ring,” is a simple plot summary. It just explains what happened in the books; you can’t argue your case for or against the statement because there is no handle for debate. [Side_Content] A good argumentative essay addresses other…
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18 Jan 2017
Art is something very personal that also touches everyone. It is something spontaneous that needs constant practice. Help unleash your creativity by perusing these sketchbook ideas. These sketchbooks will show you how artists before you have recorded the way they see the world. In their individuality you can also find inspiration to display your own. [Side_Content] If you want to learn the qualities of great art there is no better thing you can do than study art of different eras, movements, styles and techniques. The more you know the better you can develop, evaluate and improve your own artwork. [/Side_Content]…
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18 Jan 2017
Music gives many people great pleasure and a sense of meaning and emotion in their lives. Research shows that it deeply affects the brain in many ways. Neuroscientists have been studying the effects of music on the brain by hooking people up to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machines and observing what happens when people listen to music. During emotional moments in the music, researchers found that dopamine (a reward chemical) was secreted by structures in the brain, giving the listener a feeling of pleasure. [Side_Content] Enjoyment of music is tied to cultural expectations and past experiences. Even babies in…
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18 Jan 2017
Medical researchers recently reclassified a collection of membranes in the human abdominal cavity as a new organ. Called the mesentery, the structure has been known about for hundreds of years – Leonardo da Vinci made one the earliest descriptions of it back in the 16th century. [Side_Content] The mesentery has roles in the intestinal, vascular, endocrine, cardiovascular, and immunological systems, and the new understanding of this organ will change the way doctors and researchers understand diseases of the organs inside the abdomen. [/Side_Content] Within the last few years the mesentery has been shown to consist of one continuous structure. It…
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18 Jan 2017
Chemistry homework might be a pain, but a world without chemistry would be an even bigger one. Without chemistry we wouldn’t have most of the medicines that keep us from getting sick, or stop us from feeling the pain of a headache, broken bone, or tooth extraction. [Side_Content] Chemistry is a central science that permeates all of our lives. Without chemistry our lives would be dull, dark, boring, and short. [/Side_Content] Without chemistry people would die much younger from diseases such as bubonic plague, since we wouldn’t have antibiotics. We wouldn’t have vaccines, so people would still contract terrible illnesses…
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18 Jan 2017
Hydrogen has the potential to provide enough cheap, clean energy to run the whole world. It is highly abundant as a component of water, and if a low-cost and sustainable method to extract it could be found, a hydrogen-fuel economy might finally become a reality. Many scientists are studying different methods to separate the hydrogen from oxygen in water. At the Los Alamos National Laboratory, scientists have discovered a simple, room-temperature chemical treatment that can change conductivity in a semi-conductor, creating one of the best hydrogen-evolution electrocatalysts. This treatment could lead to a revolution in renewable fuels production and electronic…
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18 Jan 2017
New technologies are constantly being developed to make life easier and more productive for people all over the world. Business Insider magazine published an article summarizing the Agricultural and Natural Manufacturing Technology section of a report from Policy Horizons Canada, which worked with Envisioning to create MetaScan 3: Emerging Technologies covering a variety of new technologies and their potential uses. [Side_Content] The article covers different types of new technology, from sensors that can tell a farmer all about the fertility and moisture content of his soil to cruelty-free meat that was grown inside a test tube. [/Side_Content] The article covers…
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11 Jan 2017
The game was rolled out in Soroti district by the Uganda Wood-ball Confederation and Teso College was the host school. Competitions were held and TCA emerged the champions.
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11 Jan 2017
TCA has always participated in the Under-17 Baseball Competition, held in Mpigi District every year. In 2015, TCA emerged 1st runner up after losing to Nikerebe Academy in the finals. One of our students, Akol Emmanuel, was selected for trials and those who excelled in the trials represented Uganda in the Under-17 Baseball Team in Warsaw, Poland.
