A small snapshot of the beautiful moments and everything in-between
10 books to relax and fall in love with over the summer... Me Before You: the trilogy by JoJo Moyes The Trilogy follows the story of Louisa Clark through love, heartbreak, and life-changing decisions as she discovers who she really is. Louisa is an ordinary girl living a small village with her close family and…
SIMON NIXON; THE TIMES AND JOURNALISM IN THE 21STCENTURY On Tuesday afternoon a group of students and I met with Simon Nixon, Chief Leader Writer of The Times; where Simon discussed his career and the role/nature of journalism. Simon is also Chief European Commentator of the Wall Street Journal. He joined the WSJ in 2008 and was…
The second in the Uni series... On Wednesday we visited Exeter, in the glorious sunshine and spring breeze. Before we went, I didn’t really have a plan of what to look out for, or what to expect. But knowing I loved the look of the course and the distance from home was a stone’s throw…
I created a 'photgraphy' album on my phone the other day, to remember all the fun trips and memories of the places I have travelled to. Below are some of the best pictures from those trips, compiled into a 'photo album' if you will. Literally, a snapshot of the place and atmosphere. Provence, a region…
Saying “I don’t like poetry” is like saying “I don’t like books” – there are so many different types of poems, in so many different styles and forms, that it’s virtually impossible to group them into a single category. In an ode to the odes, poetry critic Stephen Burt demonstrates through lyrical explication that the practice of poetry…
In my research and visits to different universities, I created fact files and notes about the different courses, universities and places themselves. Durham being a collegiate university means there is a lot more to consider, as choosing the right college can greatly determine your first year. So below, I created a college guide (from an…
So, I debated writing this post for a long time as I convinced myself that no one would ever care to read about random things to do with me. But I re-visited the idea and decided that you never know, someone might. So I ended up writing a list of 50 random facts about me. …
Shakespeare died more than 400 years ago & has written 37 plays and 154 sonnets. But why do we still study Shakespeare after all this time? When the First Folio of Shakespeare’s work was published in 1623 – fellow writers concluded that Shakespeare was ‘not of an age, but for all time’. As Bruce Smith,…
To Future Rebecca,How’s life? We got good GCSES’s? Managed to have our first boyfriend yet? (yeah, I know it seems unlikely too) Let’s hope I’m still mature and kind, not too stressed!And stop mothering your friends, live a little. At the time I’m writing this my birthday is in 39 days (not counting or anything)…
☆ Wʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ Cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ?☆ 𝘔𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺” 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬’𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴, 𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸! 𝘖𝘳 “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺” 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩. ☆ Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ sᴘᴇɴᴅ Cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs?☆ 𝘈𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦! 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦…
Continue reading ➞ Tis’ the most wonderful time of the year.
The saying "be careful what you wish for" genuinely applies to Wilde's novel, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' in a profound way. When the young Victorian protagonist Dorian Gray is influenced by Lord Henry Wotton’s warning that he only has “a few years in which to live really, perfectly, and fully”. Due to the transiency…
Continue reading ➞ To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
How Human Memory Works: Can you remember what your first memory is? For most of us, it is fairly mundane and is often prompted by being asked to talk about the details. This might explain why the age at which a memory first sticks varies across cultures. Among the Maori of New Zealand, for example,…
Life of Becky 