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ItemThe turning point( 2024)SYNOPSIS: LAWOT and MERCY who are in their mid-20s struggle in their marriage. LAWOT, a husband to MERCY is caught in between marriage life and other world enjoyments, something that controls his money decision making. Due to money shortage, Lawot have to sell family food stock to enable him continue with his enjoyments. He encounters rejection over the sale of the stock by his wife MERCY, a pregnant mother of six months which leads to a fight. LAWOT faces the consequences of the fight by taking his wife to the hospital and taking over her responsibility of child caring. MUSOKE, a father to Mercy writes a letter to Lawot through his father MARIANO stating their demands to be met in the meeting scheduled a month later in order to allow Mercy return to her husband. Lawot and his father attend the meeting, they take all the items as demanded in the letter and the relationship issues between Lawot and Mercy is settled.
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ItemSymbolism in buganda folk tales about unity( 2024)This dissertation is about the use of symbolism in Buganda folk tales. We are going to look at the different ways by which symbolism is used in Buganda folk tales to develop themes and characters. Furthermore, we are going to look at how particular symbols build meaning around the given themes in the selected Buganda folk tales. In all societies are people from different cultures with norms, beliefs, cultural practices and common cultural back grounds. Buganda is a kingdom found in the central part of Uganda. It consists of people that are believed to have originated from the lineage of Kintu and Nambi. They speak a common language called Luganda which is a great language made up of several literary genres that include folk tales, proverbs, poems, songs riddles to mention but a few. For my case folk tales is the major area of interest and symbolism is one of the devices that are effectively used in Buganda folk tales to develop themes, characters and lessons therefore the reason for this study is to analyse the use of symbolism in Buganda folk tales.
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ItemDetermination of the sizes of exoplanets using light curves(Makerere University, 2026)This dissertation presents a study of the determination of exoplanet sizes using light curves derived from space-based observations, specifically data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). By analyzing the transit method and applying open-source tools such as the Plight curve and Lightkurve, i demonstrate a method for extracting planetary radii from photometric data, using the exoplanet WASP-12b.This work demonstrates the application of the transit method in exoplanetary science, underscoring its effectiveness in producing scientifically relevant results. The study highlights the importance of reproducibility in astronomical observations and the contributions of modern missions in advancing our understanding of exoplanets.
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ItemAn exploration of the significance of figures of speech in the proverbial expression,a studyof selected swahili proverbs that concern love and hate(Makerere University, 2024)This study examines Swahili proverbs and how they employ figures of speech to bring out thier deeper meaning of the proverbs in the cultural context of the Kiswahili. The Swahili proverbs are plainly being without interpretation; they are just mere sayings without meaning like any statement that can be said. Therefore, the necessity for these symbols is to give the proverbs epth of meaning and a representation of only itself and nothing else. The data collected from the field is locally analyzed using the figures of speech entailed in proverbs and the method of data collection was mainly through interviews and those learned from my own experience.
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ItemAccessibility and utilization of guidance and counseling services among external undergraduate students at Makerere University(Makerere University, 2025-09-23)In order to enhance university students' academic achievement and personal wellbeing, guidance and counseling services are essential for supporting students' academic, personal, and social wellbeing. The usefulness and accessibility of these services for Makerere University's external undergraduate students, however, are not well understood. Due to their restricted campus engagement, external undergraduate students frequently confront particular academic, social, and psychological obstacles. This might have an impact on their awareness, use, and perception of counseling services. The objective of this study was to evaluate the availability and use of guidance and counseling services among Makerere University's external undergraduate students, with an emphasis on their awareness, perceptions, and potential improvement methods. The results were more thorough and reliable because a contemporaneous triangulation mixed methods design was used, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques. Four significant sources were interviewed, and 36 external undergraduate students at Makerere University in all were polled. Qualitative data from interviews were subjected to thematic analysis, while quantitative data were evaluated using descriptive statistics. Despite the fact that most students (52.8%) acknowledged the value of counseling services in improving both academic and emotional well-being, many expressed that these services were not widely known and were difficult to get. Just 47.2% of respondents thought the services were customized to meet their needs. Significant obstacles were stigma and cultural attitudes; 52.8% of respondents thought that counseling was seen as a sign of weakness. The location and availability of services were unknown to 47.2% of respondents, despite 52.8% being aware of the advantages. Lack of digital knowledge and poor connectivity (36.1%) were two internet-related issues that restricted access to online therapy. A majority of students favored peer counseling (52.8%) and suggested promoting awareness through social media and university emails (58.3%). A large proportion of students (86.1%) were interested in counseling done online, and 77.8% highlighted the importance of training counselors to address the specific needs of learners who are external. External students at Makerere University encounter several obstacles that limit their ability to access and use counseling services, even though they acknowledge the services' value. Barriers include stigma related to culture, lack of awareness about the services, scheduling inflexibility, and problems with digital access. Additionally, students believe the services aren't tailored enough to address their particular needs. To boost utilization of counseling services, the university ought to customize services for external learners, and combine peer counseling with safeguards for confidentiality. Awareness about these services should be boosted via digital channels like WhatsApp and university emails. Other key steps include training counselors to meet the needs of external students, upgrading digital infrastructure, and teaming up with NGOs to get more resources, all of which would make counseling services more inclusive and effective.