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Sunday, June 30, 2013

PGS in Bloom: Grant

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by Julian Gill...
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Isle of Wight 2013: Yet Another Amazing Festival

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by Weezzy Flippance, Gina Buckle and Filippa FurnissThe weekend of the 14th June, 2013 brought three jam-packed days of hard-core camping, astounding acts and thankfully, after the disaster of last year, a lot less mud, with some of our best friends and family.We entered the Park on the Friday evening, walking past stands that were dotted around everywhere of all sorts, from baskets full of spicy delicacies to shelves teetering with giant teddy bears....
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PGS in Bloom: Latter

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by Will H...
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Creative Writing: Prologue

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by Katie GreenShe ran. She ran as fast as her legs would carry her. The wind, gusting erratically, whipped her hair into her face, momentarily blinding her. She flung it out of her eyes without pausing and rushed onwards. She heard shouts and feet pounding rapidly on the ground. It was a cold September morning and the earth was just frozen enough for the boots of her pursuers to drum loudly upon it. Risking a quick glance behind her, she saw that they had drawn closer to her. She was tiring and couldn’t go on much longer.Suddenly, like a ray of...
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

PGS In Bloom: Eastwood

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by Will H...
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'The Exonerated': Opening Night

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by Benjamin J SchofieldThere’s a special atmosphere when you begin to rehearse a play as a full cast; the read-throughs done, the lines committed to memory (or so you’d think), apprehension is everywhere. Rehearsals for The Exonerated were much like any other in that sense, but set out far from the mainland of regular school drama. As an ensemble, we first delved into the play four fleeting days before opening night, embarking upon an intensive rehearsal...
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PGS In Bloom: Barton

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by Will H...
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Sabbatical Blog 3: Female Writers: Fighting Against Religious Ideology

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by Bryony HartI have become entrenched in some fascinating books about female rights (or the lack of), written either at the end of the seventeenth century or the beginning of the eighteenth century.  I already knew that women were writing prolifically about and publishing their experiences, mostly about courtship and marriage, in fictional form, but I had no idea that entire non-fiction books were being published, as early as 1673, about the inequalities between men and women.  In fact, men were also writing about it, which shows that...
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Portsmouth Festivities 2013: Ahoy!

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by Tilly Bell On Monday 24th June, in a spectacular concert at the Portsmouth Guildhall, many different choirs from the Portsmouth sang music composed by Alexander L'Estrange, commissioned to write a piece celebrating the Mary Rose and the City of Portsmouth: Ahoy! As well as lots of children's choirs from schools across the city, there were various adult choirs such as the PGS Community Choir and the Festival Choir (Mr Gladstone had a job of...
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Friday, June 28, 2013

PGS In Bloom: PE Department

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by Will H...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Transfer Market --- Greatest Show on Earth

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by Thomas PenlingtonWhen the Premier League season ends, many football fans are unwillingly forced to discover another pasttime or to immerse themselves in hobbies, with the intention of occupying themselves during the weekends between the end and the start of the new season. Granted, there’s the prospect of pre-season friendlies and international football, but the excitement and often the standard is never quite on par with a Premier League season....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Pongwiffy: A Social and Political Study

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by Nathaniel CharlesPublished in 1988, Pongwiffy: A Witch of Dirty Habits details a witch (Pongwiffy) and her familiar, Hugo the hamster (hailing from Amsterdam), and her misadventures with a variety of creatures. Although a children’s book, when looked into it is a relevant and cutting social narrative, dealing with ‘youths’, friendships and workplace scenarios.Surprisingly for a children’s book Pongwiffy deals with adult themes such as promotion...
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57 Million Euros for Neymar: Bargain of the Century

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by Henry CunnisonNeymar(Wiki Commons)The recently confirmed transfer of Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior, popularly known just as Neymar, the 21 year old Brazilian sensation, from hometown club Santos to Barcelona, was not unexpected. Neymar had been linked with every major club in Europe and the Catalan giants had been suggested as the most likely destination for almost a year. It was, however, controversial. Many still argue that Neymar is overvalued...
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PGS In Bloom: Music Department

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by Will H...
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Sh, Exams!

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 by Annie Materna Exams are very nearly over for everyone, including GCSE, AS, A level and most university students, relieving the stress, the nerves and the endless revision. But are exams really as important as we think? From year 10 up until the last years of university, most teenagers are daunted by the thought of exams and revision. We put everything we can into months of preparation for our exams, learning and memorising a syllabus... But does this convey our true intelligence? So what, we can regurgitate information from our syllabus...
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PGS in Bloom: "Where the bee sucks . . ."

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by Emma BellFrom the English department's PGS in Bloom entry:"Where the bee sucks, there suck I: In a cowslip’s bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat’s back I do fly After summer merrily.   Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough."                                                                                          ...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

A Nice Cup Of Tea- George Orwell's 110th Birthday

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by Daniel RollinsToday, 25th June 2013, is the 110thbirthday of Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name, George Orwell. Unfortunately he is unable to celebrate this great occasion with us since he died of Tuberculosis in 1950. Well known as a novelist George Orwell wrote some of the 20thcentury’s most thought provoking books. From his great dystopian novel Nineteen Eight-Four and his sharp political allegory Animal Farm to his gritty non-fiction...
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PGS in Bloom: Science Department

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by Will H...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Portsmouth Festivities 2013: 'The Exonerated'

Posted on 11:19 PM by Unknown
by Alex Quarrie-JonesNo better atmosphere could have been selected than that of a bitterly cold and windy evening inside the Round Tower, where stalactites of frozen salt hung over the audience, eerily similar to the “sword of Damocles” scenarios that the protagonists of The Exonerated faced while they waited on death row. The performance was absolutely excellent, with the execution of every movement, line and expression flawless (particularly considering...
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Department Winner of 2013 PGS in Bloom: English

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Will Hall introduces the first of a series of photographs of this year's PGS in Bloom contestants. Judgement Day is July 1st....
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Friday, June 21, 2013

"A Man Made of Solid Air": Nick Drake

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by Emma BellThe singer songwriter Nick Drake would have been 65 this week and it seems more than appropriate to remember him today. Nick was a truly magical and unique musician and his reputation has grown in the years since his death on June 19th, 1974. Born in Rangoon, the son of a diplomat, he grew up in Warwickshire after his family returned to England. There is something magical about the centre of a space (as the Midlands is, where...
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  • ▼  2013 (346)
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      • PGS in Bloom: Grant
      • Isle of Wight 2013: Yet Another Amazing Festival
      • PGS in Bloom: Latter
      • Creative Writing: Prologue
      • PGS In Bloom: Eastwood
      • 'The Exonerated': Opening Night
      • PGS In Bloom: Barton
      • Sabbatical Blog 3: Female Writers: Fighting Agains...
      • Portsmouth Festivities 2013: Ahoy!
      • PGS In Bloom: PE Department
      • The Transfer Market --- Greatest Show on Earth
      • Pongwiffy: A Social and Political Study
      • 57 Million Euros for Neymar: Bargain of the Century
      • PGS In Bloom: Music Department
      • Sh, Exams!
      • PGS in Bloom: "Where the bee sucks . . ."
      • A Nice Cup Of Tea- George Orwell's 110th Birthday
      • PGS in Bloom: Science Department
      • Portsmouth Festivities 2013: 'The Exonerated'
      • Department Winner of 2013 PGS in Bloom: English
      • "A Man Made of Solid Air": Nick Drake
      • Isle Of Wight Festival 2013: Final Day
      • Charlie Albuery's Top Ten Films: Numbers 5 to 1
      • The Genius of James Gandolfini: 1961-2013
      • Tapas Day 2013
      • Following the Boston Marathon Bombings, Are New In...
      • What Do You Even Do In That Game?
      • Oceans Alive
      • Why Are Financial Crashes Occurring More and More ...
      • Portsmouth Festivities 2013: "The Hidden Connectio...
      • Can Mourinho Achieve Immediate Success in his Chel...
      • Slice of Enlightenment II – Common Misconceptions
      • Please Look After These Brains. Thank You.
      • Review: 'Momentum' by Jamie Cullum
      • Why The US Supreme Court Has Made The Right Decisi...
      • Photograph: A Hawk To Catch A Seagull
      • Reality TV Shows: Deceptive, Yet We Love Them Anyway
      • Pointless Poetry
      • Latin America's Contribution To The Modern World
      • Sabbatical Blog 2: Finding a Voice for Women in th...
      • What Is The Best Thing About The Summer?
      • Cosmic Jesting: Sharpe and Banks
      • Which Players Do The Top Five Clubs Need?
      • The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher and the Future of ...
      • Hackers: Pain Relief
      • Recipe: Delicious Allergen-free, Vegan-friendly Ba...
      • 'The Tempest': My Trip to the Globe Theatre
      • Photography: Ice and Light
      • Photography: Honey Bees at PGS
      • Sabbatical Blog 1: Sabbatical Jitters
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