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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini While it may not be as well known as the author’s debut novel, The Kite Runner, I think my first recommendation deserves just as much praise and admiration. Centred around two very different women (Laila and Mariam), we are taken on a journey which spans the length of …
International Citizen Service (ICS) provides overseas volunteer placements for 18-25 year olds. It is a direct way to make a difference to the lives of others. My decision to join ICS was fuelled by a desire for something different. Realising that my career goals were all around charity and voluntary work, ICS seemed to be …
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You may have heard of the youth strikes for climate recently; for example, on the 15th of March, 1.5 million young people went on strike from school in order to show their aversion to how the world’s climate is struggling, and how governments are taking little to no action to change this. This movement was …
Need more on your personal statement? CV not looking so hot? Well allow me to suggest boxing to help knock out the competition. From my own experience I can say that employers do see value in candidates with a history of boxing. This is due to the discipline and commitment needed in order to perform …
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I woke up to the same old bitter day, and the same old bitter world. Slowly, I pulled back the curtains; not that it would help - it would be a miracle for any remaining light to find its way through the daunting maze of air pollution. I gazed dismally into the everlasting horizon of …
Many students struggle to decide what they want to be when they leave school and it’s even harder to bring your own passion into a career that will one-day need to pay the bills. For a group of year 8 students though, it’s a little bit easier to imagine with the Young Author Project. The …
Learning an instrument is definitely time-consuming, tiresome and somewhat frustrating. When I was younger, my dad taught me how to play guitar. Honestly, it was not something I was overly passionate about at the time. Consequently, I stopped learning and this caused my dad to come to the disappointing realisation that his daughter would not …
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On the cold but sunny morning of Monday the first of October, thirteen girls woke up, determined and thirsty for victory. In the past, having only had a team of barely eleven players, our hockey team this year was stronger than ever; featuring thirteen eager players - two from Year Ten and the rest from …
The lights flickered. A shadowy figure floated across the room. Everything was silent except from the heavy breathing of a young girl. Then, there it was. Her last words. Her last… shriek. The lights turned on and the gate opened. All that was left, was the bloody knife that had pierced the girl’s heart… …
Blacked out windows, doors shut tight. Mothers praying through the night. Praying that families come home safe and warm. Sons and husbands, weathering the storm. The storm of bullets, gunfire and shells. making their lives hell. Food becoming scarce, men scarcer. The only ones left showing white feathers. Desperate housewives trying …
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