I know nothing about curing phobias. But with a little research, I have found out that fears of spiders, height and fire are not the most unusual at all. It turned out that there are weird phobias one can hardly believe in! I have not the slightest idea of how… Read More →
Although creative writing is a complex and complicated discipline in its own right, it would be wrong to consider that mastering it can give you any edge at all in technical writing. Technical writing follows a completely different set of rules and principles; and the importance of their proper implementation… Read More →
For the Westerners Vietnam is mostly interesting as a side in the Vietnam war; after the end of the US participation in this conflict Vietnam just kind of ceases to exist. Which, of course, isn’t so – after the victory of the Northern Vietnam in the war the country had… Read More →
Borders between countries are purely human invention and abstraction – they exist for us because we believe in them. But for infectious diseases there are no borders – they travel freely from nation to nation, no matter how hard we try to prevent it. A disease that appears in one… Read More →
When thinking about the US Army we tend to forget that it is not homogenous and is not comprised entirely of people whose job is to take part in actual fighting. There are other subdivisions with their own specific goals and purposes, and the US Army Civil Affairs is one… Read More →
Any organization is as good and competent as the people it is comprised of. Some would say that with the advent of technological era the role of human being in production of goods is steadily on the decline – that is, machines and high-tech tools replace people in their traditional… Read More →
Education is considered a great equalizer, something countries and leaders the world over know rather well. The world inches on towards the goal of ensuring universal literacy. This noble goal, however, is still far off, as political, economic, religious and economic disputes are prone to remind the world. It’s not… Read More →
Are you smart? Are you educated? Or are you intelligent? Maybe, you are all three. Most people would consider these three different ways of asking the same question. Some people might read between the lines. And some might chastise you for making their head spin. Because even though terms like… Read More →
This is probably one of the most popular questions people are given when having a job interview or in a simple conversation with a friend. It is a valid question to be asked, without a doubt, but as for me, the answer is hard to find. I can’t boast of… Read More →
Doctors, dentists, lawyers, engineers, musicians, politicians… How did they all succeed to get to their place of destination? No matter what kind of life path one has chosen – be it a huge media corporation or a small high school – almost everyone has progressed to where he is at… Read More →
