It is commonly said that with age comes wisdom, but I beg to differ; in my experience age only brings bitterness. Perhaps bitterness is wisdom, the knowledge that life has no meaning. To be contemplating the purpose of existence at seven in the morning is not advised. It makes for a long day.I heave my […]

“We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world.” Evey A righteous idea is remembered, and its power can alter the course of history. Take Martin Luther King […]

Atwood wrote Offred as an antihero in order to make her relatable. Because she is imperfect like us, Atwood is able to warn of the consequences should we ignore society’s problems like Offred does. We are all weak, at some time, in some situations. Offred, the protagonist in The Handmaid’s Tale is presented as imperfect […]

Listen as the humm of Audi engines announce the arrival of the boys and their mothers, the long shadows sliding over dew heavy grass. Black and silver. The school sits low and glassy, oddly lifeless without the boys laughter to fill it up, waiting. No one walks. No one, but the Brown Boy. He comes […]

Survival is an interesting topic, because everyone has a series of unique trials to endure in life, and our choices in those situations are simply the result of an attempt to ensure our own survival. At the end of the day, whatever survival means for the individual they will fight for it with all they […]

I have been agonising over the perfect experience that has opened my eyes to my white privilege to begin my essay with. However my bubble is so complete, that other than what I have heard I have no real first hand experience that shows me the extent of my privilege. I, like most of my […]

Dear Mrs BagleyMy name is Ruby Rochelle Burke. My name was actually a very controversial topic for my parents, as, years ago a hairdresser named Ruby cut a piece of my mum’s brothers ear. Ever since the event she has disliked Ruby’s in general, so did not give in easily to my Dad wanting the […]

Death is inevitable. It will come to all. The text’s Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Gattaca written by Andrew Niccol, Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelly and Fear of Dying by Claire Galpin all contain, or are based around characters that have varying degrees of understanding of this concept and largely different reactions. Macbeth and Ozymandias – both ‘great’ […]

In the poem Osymandias Shelly conveys the underlying theme of hubris through alliteration, quotation and other language effects. In the beginning of the poem, when speaking of the expression found on a broken statue Shelly quotes the sneer as having ‘cold command’. The use of alliteration draws our attention to this line, putting emphasis on […]

Gattaca History has shown us everything we need to know in terms of what to change in order to create a better future. However, selective memory and the very human tendency of denial in the face of discomfort or hardship lands us living as our ancestors did, repeating history, none the wiser. This is one […]