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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…
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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,…
With the recent U.S. Midterms and all of Brexit! It occurred to me my knowledge of politics and our government is really lacking. What exactly is right and leftwing? What are the different parties policies? Why do so many young people have no interest and no knowledge of politics? For many, ‘politics’ signifies posh men…
Sorry, it has been a while since I have written on this blog, sometimes life takes over and moves at a pace which can take you by surprise. Having taken the step to grasp the opportunity and go to a new school, I only had to embrace it & start things afresh, easy right? To…
Below is a public speech I delivered last year, we had no set brief or topic list so I decided to be slightly wacky and choose a topic that was different and combined two of my interests: music and psychology. As far as evolutionary biologists can determine, there was no need for humans to develop…
I may only be 16 yet I have had a fair few ups and downs in terms of my friendships during my early teenage years. The importance of teenage friendships is reiterated throughout your secondary school journey and your parents and family just want you " go say hi" "be friendly". Whilst this is the…
Yesterday I returned from the family holiday to Cornwall. Cornwall is a county on England’s rugged southwestern tip. It forms a peninsula encompassing wild moorland, sandy beaches and picturesque harbour villages such as Porthleven where we based ourselves for the week. Nowhere else in Britain quite captures breathtaking natural beauty like this sunny county on the…
I first came across Matt Haig through his book: Reasons to stay alive. The book provides a insight into Haig's journey with depression and anxiety which he suffered between the ages of 24 and 32. Reasons… is not really a self-help book but more an intensely individual, creative response to a period of profound crisis. How to…
Who runs the world? GIRLS. In the world where feminism is rising and the #MeToo movement is even more important, there are so many amazing women who provide inspiration and guidance for young girls all across the world. These are a few of my female role models, who inspire me to be ambitious and take…
"It's gonna be the night...to last forever" The Disney stars of High School musical captured the dreams of young girls all across the country in 2008-9. Setting the bar rather high for prom expectations. Glitzy gowns. Choreographed dance routines. And Dashing Knights in shining armour. It's a rite of passage - the must attend event of the…
Life after GCSE's was rather empty - I was finding myself bored and unsure of what to fill my time with after a repetitive routine of revise-exam-revise. But my mum and I decided to walk along Hurst spit to Hurst castle in Keyhaven since the summer weather had kicked in. It turned out to be…
A new day, a new year, a new job, a new life, a new relationship, a new start—they all come to us without permission, in the best and worst way. They barge in our front doors with the beautiful promise of second chances and new potential and unexpected opportunity. And they also come with heartbreak,…
Life of Becky 