Here is the final (boo) installment of my diary. I hope it provides you with some light entertainment/ assurance that there is someone stranger than you out there! (Apparently I wanted to express my artistic skills as well as my comedic/writing talents (!) in this entry, so I've included photos of these drawings, purely for your pleasure) "Friday 4th April 2008- Today we...
In case you've forgotten what this is all about, here is the third diary entry from my holiday to the Lake District. I would like to remind you that I was twelve...TWELVE, okay? "Wednesday 2nd April 2008- Woke up again. Had some coco-pops, toast and a kiwi fruit for brekki. (My brother has made a friend called Ben by the way) (He thought...
Are you a busy student, struggling to find time for a part-time job, but desperately wanting some experience? Maybe you're unemployed, retired, or perhaps you just have some spare time on your hands. Whatever your situation, giving up a couple of hours a week to help in a charity shop is something I would definitely recommend. I've been volunteering at my local Oxfam...
Before you dismiss this as yet another gushing book review, in which I will inevitably pour out my heart and declare that my life will never be the same again, let me stop you. There is no drama or exaggeration needed; this book will change your life. If you've ever found yourself wondering 'what's the point?', or 'why am I here?', then this...
Now that I’ve been home from my five week stint at university for six months, I’ve started to realise how much of daily life I missed out on whilst trying to be that ‘perfect girl’: Simple pleasures: With my tightly packed schedule of studying and athletics training, I barely had time to breathe, let alone do anything vaguely relaxing. I assumed that a...
I'm sure you're all dying to read the second diary entry from my 12 year-old self! (Joke). But here goes anyway... "Tuesday 1st April 2008- I am in the mood for camping with my mates and then meeting up with some fit boys. Anyway... This morning I woke up at the crack of 8.30am. My brother had been making his bed for about...
How bad do things have to get before we, the general public, sit up and take note? Most of us (myself included) will probably read this article and feel a mild sense of something vaguely resembling concern, which will swiftly be forgotten as we merrily leave our houses and climb into our big, CO2-emitting cars. Because the sea-levels aren't going to rise by '1.2m' overnight,...
Fancy a laugh? You're in luck- I've dug out some of my old diaries... Being the ostentatious little girl that I was, I fancied myself to be quite the writer. Looking back now, I'd say that's probably debatable. Fair play to me, I did have the imagination to work with, but this seems to have been almost entirely dedicated to the upkeep of...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-27357031 According to the above article, sixth-form lessons at a private school in Surrey are now to start at 13.30, instead of 9.00. Apparently, this is to allow the students to have a lie-in. Despite being a sixth-former myself last year, I can't help but laugh at the fact that this is actually serious. You may beg to differ, but is it really...
Is the monotony of your daily routine wearing you down? Try these very simple ideas for a couple of weeks and see what happens... Set your favourite radio station as your alarm. I would personally recommend Radio 1 for an enthusiastic and motivational start to your day, or Classic FM for a more leisurely awakening. To be honest, anything is better than incessant...
A levels
Can the effect of today’s education system on young people be likened to the identity loss of the individual in dystopian literature?
15:41 This may seem like a bold statement, not least a controversial one, but let me explain. The whole point of dystopian literature is of course to highlight potential flaws in society and allow the reader to reflect on the world. However, it is unlikely that either 1984 by George Orwell or The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood were written with the view to...
exams
Stop the conveyor belt! Or better still, get off the conveyor belt.Actually, just turn around and run in the opposite direction.
23:27 There’s always going to be the odd glitch in the system. But why does it have to be ‘odd’? And why does it have to be a ‘glitch’? A Good School + Hard Work = Good Grades = University = A Good Job + A Good Life. It’s a simple equation, right? Wrong. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to pinpoint the...
