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Jun 22, 2021

Orwell and Politics

George Orwell’s work is seen by many (including myself) to be the most influential writing of the 20th century. His ambition to make ‘political writing into an art’ is clearly shown in the hidden political narrative in his novels. An Orwell quote I particularly like is “In our age there…

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Jun 21, 2021

Expectations for a COVID summer

Is anyone else feeling apprehensive about the summer that is to come? Not only because of the uncertainty with coronavirus updates and restrictions, but also just in wake of the return of things we took for granted for so many years? …

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Jun 20, 2021

Quick and Honest Book Review of ‘Normal People’

I read Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ this past month, after watching the BBC adaptation of it last year. At the time, it seemed to be the perfect antidote to lockdown boredom; an engaging, aesthetically pleasing television series with likeable, relatable characters and a gripping storyline. …

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Jun 19, 2021

One Time A Spontaneous ‘Yes’ turned Into One of The Best Trips Of My Life

When I was 14, my GCSE drama group decided to plan a trip to Wales, to perform open air in a theatre called ‘The Willow Globe’. It was a fantastic opportunity, and the chance to camp with some of my closest friends for an entire weekend. It was crazy to…

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Jun 18, 2021

The TikTokers Taking Us Back To Our School Days

If you’re looking for a laugh mixed with some good old nostalgia, I’d recommend heading to the TikTok accounts (or alternatively the Instagram accounts, then reels and videos) of a group of young people amusing hundreds of thousands with their hilarious, spot on impressions of the teachers we all had…

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Jun 17, 2021

The Beauty Of Walking.

Something that became particularly prevalent in my life in the first UK lockdown of last year, was the presence of long, family walks. For context, my family have always been big on walking. The fact that I have lots of family in Devon means that every holiday (pre-covid), we were…

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Jun 16, 2021

Three Authors That Changed My Life.

To begin, we shall visit a much-loved playwright who’s work changed the literary world for the better; the man, the myth, the legend, William Shakespeare. Although I enjoyed many of his plays growing up, Macbeth was the play that made me truly understand for the first time, the absolute brilliance…

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