Opinion
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What’s in a Name?
Shakespeare. Shakespere. Shakespear. Shakspeare. Shackspeare. Shakspere. The lingual revolutionist himself had six renditions of his surname. Nowadays, people are rarely as lenient as the Bard about their name’s spelling.…
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Exams: how to cope, and maybe even do well
Possibly the most dreaded and stressful time of the year for many high school students, final exams are a perennially formidable challenge. Many of us find this to be…
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The Strange, Confusing Human Existence
Human existence is a strange and confusing thing. When we started to have an idea of consciousness, we filled it with an array of colourful ideas and beings –…
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The Scarfie Life
The end of your high school life can be tedious. You’ve been with the same people in the same place for almost five years. You probably have some idea…
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What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self
This writing below was originally written for IG English Language speeches. Prisha, darling, sweetheart, honey boo child, I need to talk to you. What I will explain to you…
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Emergence: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous & Back Again
“Man must rise above the Earth – to the top of the atmosphere and beyond – for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.”…
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Procrastination: Catching the Thief of Time
I have come to realise that procrastination is one of the most significant and deeply rooted issues in our society. Many of us do it, even if we don’t…
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Never Mind Your Language!
From the immortal psalms, gospels, and epistles of the King James Bible to the eloquence of Cicero and Homer; the galvanising wartime speeches of Winston Churchill; the soaring oratory…
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One term down, three to go: Advice For Year 9s
As high school students, we have to deal with a heap of problems. The struggle of carrying five textbooks home, only to lug them all back to school again…
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A Sacrifice of Gratitude
Logically, life is only time. It is merely a state of being. From your first breath to your last. That is it. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. That…
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The Gay Thing – An Idiot’s Guide To Being Rainbow
In a world where the acronym “LGBTQIA+” just seems to be getting longer, it only seems to be confusing more and more people.
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Black Panther: A Considerably Unprofessional Review
10 years of Marvel Cinematic Universe. 18 movies. It’s safe to say Marvel plays a huge part in this generation.
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Essays Shouldn’t Be Hard—Why Do We Pretend They Are?
Since when on Earth did the act of writing an essay become the art of writing an essay?
