Kebonang Chronicle

  As I mindlessly scrolled through YouTube this week, I came across a ted-talk about what seemed like a rather boring topic, which I would otherwise have no interest in. Fortunately for me, my boredom had peaked, and this week’s blog post is based on the interesting, yet probably useless information I learned. The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is a punctuation mark which has been at the centre of controversy between grammar enthusiasts, writers, editors, and others alike for many years. If that doesn’t reel you in, I don’t know what will so without further ado, let’s delve into this interesting facet of the English language. The Oxford comma is the comma used before the conjunction “and” or “or” in a list of three or more items. An example of this can be found in the sentence “I need to buy apples, oranges, and bananas.” In this scenario the Oxford comma is present after “oranges” and before “and”. Without the comma, the sentence would read “I need to buy apples, or...

We currently live in an ever-changing world in which every day there seems to be a new trend, cool app or person to hate on, and it is for these reasons we need to adapt and learn new skills to navigate this new terrain of unpredictable foresight. The ability to engage in a rigorous and analytical thought process, as well as apprehend and internalise the value of our attention, are skills which need to be mastered for us to ensure our lives, spirits, and individuality don’t fall victim to the misinformation, propaganda and fake news we are exposed to daily. What is Critical Thinking?  Critical thinking is the ability to objectively  analyse  and evaluate information, arguments, and ideas. In Layman’s terms, critical thinking is the ability to practically use the theory one knows in discourse. In a world in which the rudimentary answers to essentially every question are available at our fingertips, the skill of critical thinking has seen its stock rise exponentially in val...