by Dodo CharlesBeing popular is not all it is cracked up to be. I can understand why some individuals want to climb up the social ladder into popularity, however I simply cannot comprehend why people then feel that this is an excuse to pick on someone “beneath” them.There are some individuals who are more likely to get bullied than others, namely:1. Those with disabilities- this can be anything from being blind, being in a wheelchair or being deaf. It is thankfully becoming more rare to see people with disabilities...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
by James BurkinshawThe Staple Singers(image source: soundonsound.com)"There's hardly a dimension in black life in its richest sense that cannot be found in the music of the Staples. Not only the political and overt social message that some of the songs have, but the religiousness of the spirit. It is the embodiment of the struggle of black people in America." Harry Belafonte The Staple Singers ("Pops" Staples and his three daughters, Mavis,...
Friday, March 29, 2013
Director in Residence John-Paul McCrohon reflects upon the experience of directing 'Be My Baby'(photograph by Rob Porter)In the final week of term, a large cast of Year 9 and 10 students took to the stage in a challenging theatrical double bill that was comprised of Amanda Whittington’s ‘Be My Baby’ and David Hare’s ‘South Downs’. Both plays called for a naturalistic style of playing whilst also posing further challenges that were unique to each...
by Daniel Rollins'It should be called Forgiveness Friday, not Good Friday, there is nothing good about being crucified' -Eve, aged 8This profound observation from a young girl appeared on my twitter stream two days ago courtesy of a Churchplanter in Northern Ireland (the sort of person I follow on twitter). It made me think once again about what Christians ‘celebrate’ on this day and how the image of Jesus on the cross can ever be considered...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
This extended essay by Fay Davies was awarded the prestigious Ithaka Prize on Tuesday, 19th March, 2013. It was originally published in Portsmouth Point magazine. Winner of the 2013 Ithaka Prize (photo: Chris Reed)One might think of language as a system of signs understood by humans to refer to certain concepts in the mind. Its purpose is communication – rendering thoughts into spoken or written words so that they may be received by other people....
by Tim MacBainRoy Hodgson: more imagination needed(source: Wikicommons)I am, as I am sure many of you will be very aware, not a very sporty person. I love the stuff, but can’t seem to play it properly. However, I do enjoy thinking and talking about sport, and thus I was somewhat incensed by the horrific display the English football team put up against Montenegro on Tuesday evening. How could a team with such ability put in such a depressingly...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
by Tim MacBain(image by Rob Porter)This term, I have been fortunate enough to work with Mr McCrohon and a large group of Year 9s and 10s on the play South Downs by David Hare. Although not mentioned in the play, Hare’s schooling at Lancing College had a large influence on the writing of the piece (both from a pupil and master perspective) and the plot, as well as the title itself. South Downs is a play about the trials of maturing...
by Daniel Rollins'a bicycle crash of an interview'(source: The Guardian)Yesterday evening the BBC showed Michael Cockerell’s documentary about Boris Johnson, “The Irresistible Rise.” In the hour long program Cockerell looks at one of Britain’s best loved yet controversial politicians through interviews with many of his friends, colleagues and family mixed with some of his famous appearances in the media, both good and bad. The whole film is centered on...
Monday, March 25, 2013
by Patrick McGuigganMy epic quest to return back to Northern Ireland included: a 300-mile drive, a 2-hour delay in Liverpool, a boat journey with around 100 loud American tourists, all intent on drinking the boat's entire supply of Guinness, and then, finally, a snow- shovelling session which lasted an hour, all so I had somewhere to abandon the car. It wasn’t all bad, though. I got to spend a lot of time listening to music, one of the few things...
Saturday, March 23, 2013
by Thomas PenlingtonSurprise win by Kimi Raikonnen of Finland(source: Wikicommons)The anticipation leading up to the first race of the season was causing the focus to ricochet between Vettel achieving yet another world title or could Fernando Alonso go one step further this season and claim his second world title? Furthermore, could Lewis Hamilton’s surprise switch to Mercedes for the 2013 season prove to be successful at a team that is slowing emerging...
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