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VOX Magazine brings you a special edition publicising the Summer Showcase event at Wilberforce College. Look out for our 'Top Ten Moments' of the year, and many other treats!
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CONTRIBUTORSCONTRIBUTORSCONTRIBUTORSCONTRIBUTORS Thank you to all you lovely VOX people this month.
Have a great holiday and good luck for results day!
This issue...#wilbtop10This issue...#wilbtop10This issue...#wilbtop10This issue...#wilbtop10 Here at Vox, we think it has been a pretty rip-roaring year. So,
this issue, we decided to rate our top ten moments from the
year. As you peruse, you may see a theme emerging! We’d abso-
lutely love it, if you would contact us with your own top tens and
tell us what you have loved the most this year! Tweet us
@voxmagwilb with the #wilbtop10 or email us your ratings to
From all the Vox Team, From all the Vox Team, From all the Vox Team, From all the Vox Team, Have a great summer! xHave a great summer! xHave a great summer! xHave a great summer! x
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On 16th May, sport fanatics supported their side by wearing shirts to
college. KCFM even came down and interviewed some very
excitable participants who spoke on the air!
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Shirt DayShirt DayShirt DayShirt Day
Far removed from
the college, Hull,
England and even
Europe there have
been events that will shake up
the geography of international
relations and foreign policy for
years to come.
ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria) have captured Mosul,
Iraq’s second city.
Iraq. Mesopotamia. Babylon.
Sumer. The ‘Cradle of Civilisa-
tion’ has been known by many
names over the millennia,
though in today’s climate many
would be surprised to find that
the land of the Tigris and the
Euphrates was known for any-
thing regarding civility. Now,
images of dictatorship, war, cor-
ruption, sectarianism and reli-
gious zealotry are what paint
the world’s imagination of Iraq.
The story of Iraq, in its modern
sense, can be traced back to the
First World War. When the war
came to an end, the Middle East
was carved up by its conquer-
ors: France got Syria and Leba-
non; Britain got Palestine, Jor-
dan and Iraq. A quick look at a
map can tell even the most
amateur geographer that the
borders of the Middle East are a
lot different to its Western
neighbours. They are not natu-
ral - they are lines drawn in the
sand. What the new bosses did
not take into account was the
differences between the frac-
tured Middle East and their
homelands. The schism of Islam,
between the Sunni and Shia
sects and numerous other
smaller factions like the Sufi,
Alawites, Wahhabis and Druze
was largely unknown or ig-
nored. Along with other agen-
das like the infamous creation
of Israel and the expulsion of
the Palestinians, all in all, it did-
n’t really build the modern Mid-
dle East on the surest of foun-
dations.
ISIS are the latest in a long line
of armed men fighting in an
area that the West don’t fully
understand and yet have defini-
tive opinions on - like waging an
illegal war, for example. The
2003
invasion received widespread
criticism from all
fronts, and rightly
so. Removing Hus-
sein, yet keeping
the out of date and
badly thought-out borders, cre-
ated a huge power vacuum. Is it
really any surprise that civil war
broke out in 2006? A bucket
load of political, religious and
ethnically based factions vied
for control, from the late Hus-
sein’s Ba’ath party followers to
Al-Qaida, American and British
troops stood as a paper flood
defence. Since its subsidence in
2007, the various insurgencies
have continued to the present
day, nearing three years after
we snuck out the back door and
declared freedom and democ-
racy was saved.
Iraq isn’t an anomaly. Since
2010 when the first sparks of
the Arab Spring crackled into
life, demonstrations and upris-
ings have spread like wildfire;
even allies of the West, like Bah-
rain, quelled the pro-democracy
revolts with live ammunition –
yet we didn’t hear much of that,
did we? However, the most vio-
lent conflicts by far spawned
from the ‘Spring’ have been
those in Libya and Syria. Again
the West intervened. Gaddafi
was toppled and promptly exe-
cuted by rebels; Al-Assad,
however, has held out for
three years. Syria and Libya
THE CRADLE
OF CIVIL WAR
Iraq isn’t an anomaly.
If you can follow all that, perhaps
you should seek a job at the Foreign
Office - I hear they’re lacking in
experts. “
”
“ ”
Think on
This...
had never been friends
to the West - Gaddafi was in-
volved in the Lockerbie Bomb-
ings and Al-Assad had always
been closer to Russia, the un-
predictable “bear” that lurks
beyond the singsongs of the
campfire of Western govern-
ments. Is it any surprise that the
West should want to topple the
regimes and implement groups
of unknown rebels in charge? Of
course not, we’ve been doing it
for years. “Mission Accom-
plished” was shouted from 10
Downing Street as Gaddafi was
executed – I wonder if The
Hague would have done the
same?
Though now we see that the
peace was not golden, five
presidents and three years later
we see separatists holding the
oil fields in the West of the
country and shipping oil to –
who else - North Korea. In Syria
the cracks in the opposition be-
gan to show a lot quicker. ISIS
were originally fighting along-
side the pro-democratic Free
Syrian Army (FSA), until a split
between those groups politi-
cally and religiously motivated
leaving ISIS, and the Al-Nusra
Brigade fighting against one an-
other - the FSA and the Syrian
government. And yet, still, Wil-
liam Hague continues to ship off
material for the “good guys”.
Now the situation is so compli-
cated that it’s a wonder we
even know who we’re sending
the guns to... oh, wait.
The West,
specifically
the US and
UK, are now
in a
very
strange and unanticipated posi-
tion. Do they assist Al-Maliki,
their appointed Shia, president
of Iraq – known for his sectarian
style of governance – or do they
shake the sand from their boots
and forget about the whole hor-
rid affair? The choice would
have been a lot easier to make,
until Iran, perhaps the biggest
bogeyman of Western politics,
decided to throw their lot in.
Iran, the Shia superpower of the
region, has an interest in keep-
ing its Shia neighbour standing.
This is where it gets even more
complicated. If the US and UK
were to support Shia Iraq they
would be fighting with Shia Iran,
Shia Iran being the nemesis of
Sunni Saudi Arabia and Israel,
the West’s “most democratic”
allies in the region – because
what doesn’t shout
“democracy” from the rooftops
like gender segregation? And
not forgetting that other
‘warrior of democracy’ Israel,
whose policy of illegal settle-
ment building has really done
wonders for the housing mar-
ket.
Iran’s nuclear programme is
what really is stopping the West
from intervening. If they did
help Iraq, and thus Iran, not
only would they be abandoning
Israel but they would be under-
mining their ability to portray
themselves as being nuclear
responsible by working with
Iran, who they have derided as
being in the “Axis of Evil” since
2002.
If you can follow all that, per-
haps you should seek a job at
the Foreign Office - I hear
they’re lacking in experts.
So you see, ISIS have done what
no other insurgent group have
done, not even Al-Qaida; they
have made serious territorial
gains and forced the West to
make a choice: they must either
alienate their traditional allies
or abandon their Iraqi protégé
to its fate and allow Iran to have
even more influence over its
troubled cousin.
What will our Heroes do this
time? Well, what can they do?
Kyme Walker-
Turner
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images of dictatorship, war,
corruption, sectarianism and
religious zealotry are what
paint the world’s imagination “
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...because what doesn’t shout
“democracy” from the roof-
tops like gender segregation? “ ”
My general top ten for the year are, with College and City first;
Last summer's exam results, seeing student excitement at some fantas-
tic achievements - including Megan Wilson's straight A*'s.
The opening of the Atrium and new science labs.
Laura, Emma and Kacey being selected for summer schools at MIT, Har-
vard, Oxford and Cambridge.
Hull winning the City of Culture bid, and Siemens confirming their in-
vestment in the City.
Hull City in the FA Cup final.
My personal highlights are;
My daughter getting her university place - to study the same subject at
the same College as me.
My mother's 90th birthday.
Visiting the ruins of Palace of Knossos on Crete - something I've wanted
to do since I studied it at primary school.
True Detective - one of the best programmes I've ever seen.
And one that hasn't happened yet - being at the Grand Depart of the
Tour de France in Leeds in two weeks time.
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Podium, raised
Faces snarl and hands clench
Sprint, sprint young one
Defending your home, the glory
You’re only a child
The shell, chrome silver
Adorned with weapons inside
Of all sizes
Grab one, run for your life
The tail of fate, swishing behind
Ready to snap your back
A boy, a corpse
Hit in his heart
With a silver arrow
The bearer, holding a bow
Delight
Written across his face
Ready, aimed at you
Run young one
Run
This month’s ‘Well Done
That Student’ award
goes to Chloe Hamilton.
Chloe entered and won
a competition run by
Young Artist’s . Her
poem was selected from
hundreds of entries and
has been published in
their anthology.
f you're vaguely
interested in any-
thing celebrity-
related, then chances are
you'll have an opinion on Kim
Kardashian. The American real-
ity show queen is everywhere
and has been for a fair few
years now, ever since her sex
tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J
was leaked online in 2007. Kim
and her family are infamous for
revealing anything and every-
thing on their reality shows
(Keeping Up With The Kar-
dashians and Kim and Kourtney
Take New York), but Kim is the
most famous of the lot, mainly
because she is a publicity gener-
ating machine. So what has
been her most krazy and kon-
troversial moments ever?
Reality ‘star’ Kim Kardashian has
recently tied the knot for the
third time with hip hop phe-
nomenon Kanye West; the new-
lyweds married in Italy, a coun-
try of love, although it’s likely
that Kim will tarnish the city’s
romantic title in the next three
months when she files for di-
vorce. The bride was draped
from head to toe in a Givenchy
gown – undeniably stunning,
but a second choice after fash-
ion icon Victoria Beckham re-
fused to design Kim a wedding
dress as she ‘didn’t want to be
associated with reality stars’. Bit
embarrassing for you there,
Kim.
The wedding didn’t have a huge
turnout; friends of the couple
Jay-Z and Beyonce were notice-
able absentees, but Kim’s near-
est and dearest were all there
to support her - besides one,
that is. Kim’s younger brother,
Robert, did not attend ‘Kimye’s’
wedding allegedly because of
his recent weight gain. Well,
there will always be next time.
Unfortunately, drama queen
Kim wasn’t so relaxed about the
situation, accusing her younger
brother of making no effort to
lose weight before her big day.
I’m sure we could say the same
about the size of your derriere,
Mrs Kardashian-Lachey-
Humphries-West.
Self-absorbed Kanye West spent
most of his 45-minute-long
wedding speech talking about
himself, to the surprise of no-
body. The egotistical rap-
per reportedly bored
guests with his lengthy
monologue. It's reported
Kanye mainly spoke about
me, myself and I while he
and his new bride were
also said to have left their
loved ones under-
whelmed with a lengthy
first dance. Their showbiz
friend John Legend played
a custom-built marble
piano, and the couple in-
sisted on dancing alone to
five of his songs, with a
light only on them. Poor
baby North must have
fallen into a deep sleep
during their self-indulgent
swaying, though it has to
be said that the couple have
probably set their beautiful
daughter off to a bad start by
filling out the birth certificate
with compass directions. Alicia
Keys herself mocked the couple
over social networking by
tweeting: ‘Kim, that’s like me
calling my child Car!’
Maybe having a child together is
what will keep this marriage
stronger than the previous train
-wrecks; regardless, I’m sure we
will be informed about the highs
and lows of these newly-weds,
whether we want to know
about them or not!
Phoebe Grannon
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Kim Kardashian says ‘I do’... Let’s
hope it’s third time lucky, eh Kanye?
Children in NeedChildren in NeedChildren in NeedChildren in Need We raised money for Children in Need in style this year; treasure was
hunted, onesies were worn and heads were shaved all to help raise
over £300!
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By the sounds of it, Arctic Mon-
keys have taken a different ap-
proach to their fifth album ‘AM’.
If it isn’t through the unex-
pected hip-hop inspiration, then
it’s definitely the way the Shef-
field lads have made previously
brilliant album, ‘Suck It And
See’, seem a tad bit rubbish in
comparison.
‘AM’ is sexier. The beats seem
morbid and melancholy as if we
are entering a room full of love-
sick, paranoid, teenage boys.
The album kick starts with “Do I
Wanna Know?”, which is the
ultimate statement track. The
enhanced hand claps and foot
stamps, mixed with Alex
Turner’s twelve-string guitar,
gives us riffs that even Black
Sabbath would be jealous of.
“Ever thought of calling when
you’ve had a few? / ‘Cause I al-
ways do” is a recurring line
throughout the track and isn’t it
just so god damn relatable?
We’ve all picked up the phone
and twiddled our fingers and
thumbs over their
name before deciding
that it’s probably that
last Sambuca shot you
had doing the thinking
rather than your
brain.
“R U Mine?” is the
second track. At a first
listen, you wouldn’t
be the only one to
mistake it for its
predecessor. Turner’s
vocal delivery in the
chorus - “Are you
mine? (Are you mine
tomorrow, or just
mine tonight?)” mixed
with Matt Helders ag-
gressive, pounding
drum beat give you
the feel of the groups
new found hip-hop style. The
lyrics make the boys seem
cocky, verging on the territory
of becoming that dickhead that
all girls fall in love with. The hip-
hop feel takes us back to the
days when The Rolling Stones
released the album “Let It
Bleed”, proving they weren’t
just a hard-rock band, they were
an every genre band. Oh,
Mr.Turner, your Mick Jagger is
showing.
Elvis Costello drummer, Pete
Thomas, features on the lullaby-
esque track “Mad Sounds”. His
slow drum beats take you back
to those times when you were
forced to go to the caravan park
disco and dance with your nan
whilst the guy you like danced
with somebody else. Alas, your
realisation of the fact you’ll
never get the guy “hits you with
an oo, la, la, la.” This track along
with “No.1 Party Anthem” gives
us some of those haunting lyrics
of perfection that only Turner
can pull off.
One of the most criti-
cally acclaimed al-
bums of the year is
revisited this issue.
Would this have
made your top ten?
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Rating:
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“So you're on the prowl wonder-
ing whether she left already or
not” opens track six, “No.1 Party
Anthem”. The simple drum
beats and slow guitar plucks
give the impression of a tear-
jerking track were Turner is
pouring his romantic side out,
whereas, in reality, we are lis-
tening to Turner’s late night
horny thoughts. See, it’s sexier.
Well, kind of.
As flawless as the majority of
the songs are, ‘AM’ stops itself
from becoming a classic by giv-
ing us some drony, filler tracks.
The band must have been feel-
ing a little lazy when producing
sloppy track ‘Fireside’. The sin-
gle itself would have been com-
pletely forgotten if it wasn’t for
ex-Coral guitarist, Bill-Ryder
Jones driving the bass line along
melodically. Additionally, if it
wasn’t for the dramatic opening
on ‘I Want It All’, it could easily
be mistaken for another num-
ber on the album. There is an
obvious similarity through all
the tracks. We want an impact.
We wanna be wow’ed, not sent
into a 100 year sleep, boys.
Luckily for the band, the album
picks up again towards the end
of the album. The drum beats
on track, ‘Why’d you only call
me when you’re high?’ have
managed to capture the exact
rhythm of your footsteps on a
drunken walk home. So not only
do the lyrics describe every end-
ing to a night out ever, they also
recreate the choreography of
the stumble to your bed.
The band owe their new sound,
in no small part, to Mr. Josh
Homme. Not only did the
Queens Of The Stone Age front
man co-produce the bands most
popular album to date, Hum-
bug, he’s put his own spin on
this album too. Homme was
quoted describing AM as “a
really cool, sexy after-midnight
record” and this is instantly rec-
ognisable on the track ‘Knee
Socks’.
‘I Wanna Be Yours’ is the final
song and what a pinnacle. The
lyrics are tweaked from a John
Cooper Clarke poem. The song
tells the tale of love versus ma-
terialism. It uses some of the
strangest metaphors ever to
describe how much they wanna
be yours – “I wanna be your
vacuum cleaner, breathing in
your dust.” Yeh. Strange. I sup-
pose it could be seen as sweet if
you’re into some vacuum
cleaner lovin’. I suppose. ANY-
WAY, the song finally answers
the opening question of the al-
bum, ‘Do I Wanna Know?’ and
yes the band do wanna know
and they wanna be yours - “I
just wanna be yours (Wanna be
yours).”
At times this album can feel
very studio-like and you begin
to raise that dreaded question
that always comes across when
statement bands release a new
album – “Are they copping
out?” However, we can proudly
confirm that the boys are not
with AM. It looks like they’ll just
have to settle with album of the
year, or of their career, what-
ever works.
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On the 13th
February, we held our largest career’s fair to date; with
over 30 employers and 28 universities taking part. Our exhibitor list in-
cluded rugby team Hull FC, and the Universities of York and Notting-
ham and many others.
The Premier League season, yet
again, did not fail to deliver.
Whether it was beautifully
crafted goals, refereeing per-
formances (or lack of) or even
moments of red mist (ask Alan
Pardew), the Premier League
season had it all. Brimming full
with euphoric excitement,
drama and sorrow, this season
was the pinnacle of footballing
history and to be adorned and
awed at by deprived overseas
fans.
However, without the individual
qualities of certain players, the
Premier League wouldn’t be the
same. These players are the
cause of actual tears from gruff,
middle-aged men, damage to
many domestic products, and
many oddly-named newborn
children.
Daniel Sturridge
Just a greedy, arrogant, show-
off. This is often how Daniel
Sturridge is known, but he was
quite clearly a misunderstood
little boy who just wanted to
play football. The lack of
chances given to him at Man-
chester City and Chelsea, both
times to accommodate an influx
of cash strapped names, meant
tha---t he was unable to fulfil his
potential and blossom in to the
dancing mercurial he is today. In
response, at his new club Liver-
pool, he has taken like a duck to
water to smash in 21 goals and
become the highest English
scorer. The incompetence of
English clubs choosing exotic
foreign names over British tal-
ent has highlighted Sturridge’s
rapid development at the Mer-
seyside club. Oh, and the boy
can dance. He wouldn’t look out
of place on Step Up 2. It’s quite
fitting that he will now dance
his way onto the plane to play
for England in a country so re-
nowned for their expressive
Samba dances. Maybe he can
teach Roy a move or two.
Wayne Rooney
From the fatal car crash that
was Man Utd’s season, from the
debris of debt and the destruc-
tion of David Moyes’ career, out
steps Wayne Rooney. Questions
were asked about his possible
decline, but he came back with
a bang. I’m not talking about
the phenomenon that IS his
hairline, but his precarious tal-
ent that was the saving grace of
Man Utd’s season. Due to the
absence of many of the older
heads at Man Utd, Rooney
found himself in a position of
responsibility, which allowed
him to thrive. He carried Man
Utd through his sheer dedica-
tion; while often played out of
position, the maturity shown
was immense. He managed to
score 19 goals with 10 assists,
playing out of position, not to
mention his 45 yard goal of the
season contender, being just
the tip of the iceberg that Utd
were about to crash into. Al-
though to Wayne’s advantage, it
would be quite easy to look
good in the worst Man Utd
team in years, many of whom
couldn’t tell their over inflated
heads from their arse. Commis-
erations, Dave.
Eden Hazard
The young prodigy at the centre
of Belgium’s golden generation
is the crème de la crème of the
world’s young players. He has it
all. At just 23, he possesses that
exceptional close control that
makes it seem a stroll in the
park, showing technical ability
beyond his years. Many times
this season he wandered casu-
ally through defenses, buying
himself enough time to buy a
newspaper, coffee, score a goal,
drink the coffee, then wipe the
goalkeeper’s arse with the
newspaper who has inevitably
pooped himself at the whirl-
wind bearing down on his goal.
Even scarier is that, under a
world class coach like Mour-
Top 5Top 5Top 5Top 5 Premiership
Footballers
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4
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inho, he can only get better and
many expect him to reach the
heights of the two untouchable
players, Ronaldo and Messi.
Hazard gained 16 goals, 8 as-
sists, 8 Man of the match dis-
plays and was rewarded with
the PFA young player of the
year award, an unbelievable
feat for a young, foreign player
who was deemed too light-
weight by many so-called ex-
perts. Unreal.
Luis Suarez Records have been not only broken, but destroyed, burnt to a pulp and then excreted on by Luis
Suarez. The footballing community have ran out of superlatives. No words can describe the next
level performances put in by someone who has so often been criticised for his finishing. After missing the
first 5 games, being embroiled in controversy and a summer of flirting with Real Madrid, Suarez came back
with a series of performances that would send shockwaves through not only the Premier League, but
world football. Not only did he finish the Premier League top scorer, with 31 goals in 32 games, he also
scored the most goals in Europe joint with Ronaldo, exceeding football’s golden boy Lionel Messi, to earn
the European Golden shoe. However, the Uruguayan all time top scorer isn’t all goals, as he combined te-
nacity, skill, work rate, and flair to pull in 14 seemingly effortless Man Of The Match awards. Of course, he
went on to win the prestigious PFA
player of the year. A complete turn-
around has seen a troubled man go
from Public Enemy number 1, to the
Premier league poster boy. However,
this could all change as Liverpool will
be praying to the heavens that Ma-
drid don’t come calling, as the sunny
shores of Spain will be hard to turn
down. It may take at least another
generation of performances to see
anything similar again. Of course, he
could be around next season...
Lewis Bower
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Yaya Toure Just like fine wine, Yaya gets better with age. The Ivorian
talisman has gone from being labelled average by Arsene
Wenger, who many deem to have best eye for talent in football
(well...), to bathing in medals - and cash. Many eyebrows were
raised when Yaya became the first of those extravagantly paid City
players on £220,000 a week, as Man City
paid Barcelona £24m for the then under-
rated superstar. He has left the doubters
red faced as he has appeared to be
worth every penny. He is the dynamo,
the core, and solidifies the spine of this
City team. The brute strength that this
warrior possesses is unrivalled in world
football; he makes the midfield his own,
2
with no opposition player daring to try challenge him. The midfielder man-
aged to score 20 goals (yes, twenty) from the centre of midfield, an achieve-
ment almost unheard of in footballing history. It’s no surprise that City saw a
slump in form that coincided with Toure’s injury, just highlighting the impor-
tance of not only his individual quality, but his affect on the dressing room
mentality.
The Turnstiles:The Turnstiles:The Turnstiles:The Turnstiles:
doom orororor necessary evilnecessary evilnecessary evilnecessary evil???? For this issue’s student voice we opened up the floor to your views. Sky wrote to us regarding her views
of the turnstiles that plague her life...if you wish to express your own views, or respond to this article,
feel free to email us at [email protected] or tweet us @voxmagwilb
you’re stuck in an em-
barrassing limbo,
somewhere between
imprisonment and
freedom, blushing a
shade of miserable
beetroot, watching
your peers pass you
You hear a mechanical roar,
look around, and prepare your
feet against the carpet. A bead
of sweat rolls down your face.
You know you’ve only got a
matter of seconds before you
say good bye to your leg privi-
leges. All those nights you
spend jigging your leg around
on the sofa, annoying the rest of
the family during TV time. Gone.
Bracing your arms above your
waist in order to keep them safe
from the transparent snapping
jaws that thrive on your fear.
You run through, only to realise
it was a second too late. The
jaws know it’s time to eat and
of hell that lay just inside the
borders of college. Protection I
hear you say? No... No not
these. Normally at a station you
would do the jargon you do
with your travel card and push
your way through the metal
turnstiles safe and sound, free
of anxiety and sleepless nights,
but no, not these things. They
only give you about seven mea-
sly seconds to throw yourself
through them in some kind of
swivel hip salsa move to the
other side. Not only are these
things a waste of money, but
cause more injury than protec-
tion! All I know is, protect your
lower half from these sharks.
Stay safe. Take another exit.
The only thing those damn turn-
stiles do is send me into a sham
of a being and a nervous wreck.
So for the love of health, leave
through a damn window.
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by with ease. The eyes of stu-
dents passing you by, bore into
your soul along with shredding
sounds of giggles and laughter.
You’ve been trapped and from
that moment on, you’ll never
feel the same about your safety
ever again...
So perhaps this is an exaggera-
tion, but is there really any need
for the snapping teeth that sup-
posedly “protect the college”
from burglars and other unde-
sired riff raff from the outside
world? Yes, I’m talking about
the x-men reinvention of the
evil turnstiles that I believe
were born from the fiery bowels
Dear Sky,
This piece is factually inaccurate...the turnstiles are not , as quoted, from the ‘fiery bowels of hell’ but
are actually from Turkey*. Thank you for your views.
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This top 10 is all about tips for new students looking to study at Wilberforce Sixth
Form College. These top tips will offer some helpful advice on how to approach Col-
lege and what things to watch out for.
Make sure you’re organised when it comes to times and how you’re going to
get to college, in order to be punctual at your lessons.
Attend all tutorials whether it’s group or independent as your tutor will help
you with important things and will be able to provide you with any guidance you
need.
Make sure you have your Student Card for when you enter college through
the turnstiles and it may take you a few times to get used to the turnstiles
but don’t worry, we all couldn’t use them properly at first.
Remember to organise your folders for your lessons because losing impor-
tant work when you need it will cause you to be behind in class.
Revise, revise, revise, revise.
Watch out for the automatic doors as some of them don’t always open.
If you do literature then make sure you read your novels in advance and don’t
leave it to last minute! This works for all subject though, be prepared!
Make sure to attend all lessons, in order to keep your attendance high.
Remember to bring a spare pen.
Research your course choice thoroughly in order to make good
decisions for your future.
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AS Media have been looking at
Disney’s Frozen and the most
obvious feature of the film –
Feminism.
Disney has recently
begun taking a feminist
approach to their
films. First it was Tan-
gled, where a man ac-
tually cries; then came
Frozen where the love is based
on family, not strange men; and
now Maleficent has been re-
leased to our cinema screens
showing women bringing peace.
But most people aren’t shocked
by this, it’s normal. It seems like
Disney is trying to make a state-
ment – Is anyone actually both-
ered by it? Or is it just the way
things should be anyway?
Frozen is based around
the main characters Elsa
and Anna, who are of
course, princesses. So
not only are Elsa and
Anna female, they
are also royal and
are shown
throughout the
movie to be inde-
pendent women.
The relationship
between the two
sisters is the pin-
nacle of the film,
showing love and
care... Perhaps this
is ‘different’ for
Disney but it is normal for us, so
no shock there. As the sisters
grow up, they grow apart, yet
the connection between them
stays strong; admittedly this is
refreshing to see after decades
of Disney showing princesses
falling in love with men they
have only just met, but still,
not shockingly liberating.
The movie shows Anna is her
worst state (when she’s only
just woken up), humorously
showing little girls around the
world that NO woman is per-
fect. But the problem is, she still
doesn’t look bad, the character
is not generically ‘ugly’. Anna
meets Hans, falls in love in-
stantly, and asks Elsa for her
blessing in their marriage. This
does not make Disney seem
reformed at all. So where is the
pro-feminism in this? Well, Elsa
says a line that a Disney movie
has never used before. ‘You
can't marry a man you just met.’
Now this is revelation for Disney
and children’s movies, but is
this feminism or just
common sense?
Throughout the remain-
der of the film, Anna
and Elsa are shown as
strong girls who are very capa-
ble of making their own way
without being ‘saved’ by a man.
In fact, Anna saves a man from
falling to his death. So generally,
this film really is a great por-
trayal of women, I’ll give Disney
that. And it’s not often amidst
the sexualisation and objectifi-
cation of the female race that
you see female characters with
such personality and likability,
especially in a children’s film.
Perhaps Frozen is a film that is
made to be enjoyed and cele-
brated, not analysed and picked
apart by clever and opinionated
feminists. Although the hit song
‘Let It Go’ did win an Oscar, and
is classed as the first feminist
song to win, this is nothing out
of the usual; an ‘independent
woman’ is not a rarity anymore.
This is 2014. Frozen and its ap-
parent feminist values are not
relevant, it’s a good Disney film,
let’s leave it at that.
Amy Wadsworth
Feminism and Frozen
AS Media have been preparing
for their second year in the
subject by looking at various
films and the issues they ex-
plore within them. Frozen, Kick-
Ass, Skyfall and The Social Net-
work were all selected
because of their explora-
tions of feminism, post-
colonialism or post-9/11
issues.
Hilarious, satirical, and at
times very dark, Kick-Ass
takes the already satu-
rated superhero genre
and gives it a much-
needed kick up the arse.
Set in the hustle and bus-
tle of New York City, the
film asks what most chil-
dren, or comic book
geeks, have asked at some
point in their lives “Could
anyone become a super-
hero, without any actual
powers?” The answer, in
the shape of the films
main character Dave
Lizewski A.K.A Kick Ass, is
well... sort of.
But it’s not our wetsuit wearing,
witless wonder man that is the
real selling point of the film; it’s
the cape-donning, C word using
11 year old Hit Girl, played by
baby-faced Chloe Grace Moretz.
The purple wig-wearer is the
perfect example of a post-
feminist character. She never
speaks about boys, can hold her
own against all the male charac-
ters in the film (better still she
reduces many to quivering
wrecks) and has her own story-
line without an utterance of a
childhood romance. Hit Girl is in
no way a damsel in distress. If
anything, Aaron Johnson’s Kick
Ass is the character who needs
saving throughout the film. And
that’s what makes this film a
block-buster; it’s not afraid to
go against the grain and stand
out from the crowd.
Even Nicholas Cage’s Big Daddy
is an obvious copy-cat of DC’s
Batman, right down to his yel-
low belt and black bat-winged
mask. The parody-style of direc-
tor Matthew Vaughn is a huge-
winner in the eyes of this re-
viewer, it’s ironically what
makes it so original, because
there’s little else to explore in
the superhero world than
cheap knock-offs of what’s
already out there.
Even its hapless antagonist,
who actually isn’t as bad as
he tries to be, Red Mist,
played by Christopher Mintz
-Plasse, goes against most
supervillian stereotypes,
and this all adds to the
laughs.
So what if the plot is a little
hard to believe in places? I
mean how does Nicholas
Cage’s character afford to
buy gun firing jetpacks and
huge bazookas? And how
does nobody trace Kick
Ass’s IP address and find
out his identity within 2
minutes of him setting up
his new webpage? But it’s
easy to ignore those few
questionable plot devices
while you’re crying with laugh-
ter.
Some may find the film cringe-
worthy in its violence, strong
language and comic book in-
jokes, but for most it’s a light-
hearted, parody of a very
crowed-genre.
Sophie Webster
“She never speaks about boys, can hold her own against all the male characters in the film (better still she reduces many to quivering
wrecks) and has her own storyline without an utterance of a child-hood romance.”
Awards CeremonyAwards CeremonyAwards CeremonyAwards Ceremony
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On the 9th January, we hosted a special evening to celebrate the
fantastic talent and achievement of our students. Hundreds attended
and the ceremony featured some brilliant one-off performances.
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Rock ChallengeRock ChallengeRock ChallengeRock Challenge In April a team of students and staff represented Wilberforce at
performing arts competition Rock Challenge. After an incredible dance
medley centred on the theme ‘Take flight, aim high’ we won 3rd place!
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I know what you are think-
ing...How, on this vast and ex-
pansive planet, do spaghetti
Westerns ever coincide with an
A level Business Studies course?
Well, I will tell you.
This term, we have begun re-
searching the aims and objec-
tives of big companies. And,
more to the point, the deep
dark truth of the matter.
The businesses up on the chop-
ping block include the Body
Shop, Ryanair, McDonalds and
Coco Cola. I looked at the first
and the fourth in the list, and oh
boy, oh boy, I discovered some
dirty home truths.
Body Shop, with their squeaky
clean reputation and squeaky
clean soap, may not have a
squeaky clean focus after all.
Upon conducting some re-
search, I came across an article
detailing how a manager, at a
branch of Body Shop in Cam-
bridge, forced a job applicant to
speak Chinese to get a job. Un-
fortunately, this was but the tip
of the iceberg.
Since L’Oreal took over, things
have taken a turn for the
worse. I stumbled upon a web-
site bellowing at me to boycott
The Body Shop. I am not an
expert on cosmetics, but ac-
cording to the makers of the
website, Body Shop profits
indirectly fund L’Oreal’s animal
testing.
After doing all this research, I
put it into a presentation. This
involves much clicking and drag-
ging. In a few prods of a mouse,
I turned blips of information
into a flowing amalgamation of
words and transitions and an-
imations. Body Shop, it may
seem, is a two sided affair, with
the eco-gooey outside, and the
blackened L’Oreal core.
This project made me think; I
guess every company, no mat-
ter who they are, has a skeleton
hiding in their wine cellar. It’s
capitalism I guess. I mean, we
shop at bigger and meaner com-
panies, to fuel our insatiable
habit for the new fashion, a Big
Mac or some new lippy. So
maybe we should boycott capi-
talism and return to a simpler
life.
Jake Allerston-Brockwell
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...
Body Shop
The Good
Mission Statement: we will
operate our business with a
strong commitment to the
wellbeing of our fellow hu-
mans and the preservation
of the planet.
Corporate Aims:
� Against Animal Testing
� Support Community
Fair Trade
� Activate Self Esteem
� Defend Human Rights
� Protect The Planet
The Bad
Critics say some of The Body
Shops products are implied
that they are tested on ani-
mals, despite the ban.
The Verdict
Weighing up all the good
and all the bad, The Body
Shop is a very ethical busi-
ness. It has donated hun-
dreds of thousands of
pounds to charities, making
environmental and other
charitable causes, for exam-
ple, they gave £800,000 to
Teenage Cancer Trust over
the year.
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On 5th March we welcomed African visitors, Ransford Okopu from
Ghana and Florence Abosede from Nigeria, who joined the Lord Mayor
in cutting the ribbon to officially open our new Wilberforce Room.
Have you ever stood staring in
awe at a 100ft building and
thought to yourself ‘how inspir-
ing?’ Well, you’re free to think
that, but I wouldn’t stand there
too long if I were you. Never
know; you could end up like
poor Doctor Edward Slaney,
who was murdered by Bridge-
water Place (also known as ‘The
Dalek’) in Leeds. You heard cor-
rectly!
There’s a lot of technical, Geo-
graphical stuff involved in the
process of his death that I
shan’t bore you with. However,
you need to be aware that sky-
scrapers aren’t as innocent as
they seem. The height of these
buildings can cause extremely
strong winds at their base, due
to the deflection of wind down
towards the ground.
Pressure exerted on buildings
quadruple as the wind speed
doubles, which effectively gives
the building its own microcli-
mate. Cool, right?
As you well know, when it’s
windy, its harder walk in a
straight line – or cycle in Ed’s
case. The pressure from the
wind exerted on Bridgewater
Place was just too much for
poor Ed to handle. He was
blown straight in front of a lorry
and that was the last of Ed –
dead.
So when people ask you - “what
has a guy getting hit by a lorry
got to do with Geography”- now
you know. It is true, skyscrapers
CAN kill!
You were warned.
Bridgewater Place (The Dalek) –
building or murderer?
The Daleks
never seem
to get it
right –
now they’ve
killed the
wrong Doctor!
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MicroclimatesMicroclimatesMicroclimatesMicroclimates
A2 Geography
Sleep EasySleep EasySleep EasySleep Easy
In support of YMCA Humber’s annual ‘Sleep Easy’ event, students and
staff swapped the comforts of their own homes for a cardboard box
and braved the elements overnight, raising awareness and vital funds!
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Holocaust MemorialHolocaust MemorialHolocaust MemorialHolocaust Memorial To mark Holocaust Memorial Day , artist Martin Waters created an
extremely moving installation in the Wilberforce Room, drawing
inspiration from the Jewish tradition of placing pebbles on graves.
he common and- I can now
confirm- accurate perception
of Henry VIII, is that of a
rather rotund ruler, desperate
to get his imposing leg over with
any bird that might give him a
son. Although he’d need to get
it up before he got it over… I
mean his leg of course. But is
there more behind this flabby
façade than meats the eye? For
decades historians have been
debating whether Thomas
Cromwell truly was the master
strategist behind the infamous
reign of Henry VIII. On reflec-
tion, it seems slightly harsh to
totally discount Henry’s contri-
bution in the Dissolution of the
Monasteries and his subse-
quently funded foreign forays.
As a result of Royal Supremacy,
Henry found himself as one of
the most powerful rulers of the
western world; he had control
of the Church and the Realm.
This seemingly unchallenged
authority finally allowed Henry
the chance to marry Anne Bo-
leyn– the fire that burned his
desire. Surely, without his com-
mitment and determination to
get sweet Anne into his Bed-
chamber, the mere idea of Dis-
solution would have dissolved
along with Cromwell’s Lutheran
tears.
Alas, as we know, Dissolution
did occur, and with it came un-
told riches that provided the
potential for Henry to become
financially independent of par-
liament…
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HENRY VIII: HIS
ROLE/ROLLS
HENRY VS. CROMWELL
THOMAS CROMWELL:
BUT JUST HOW WELL?
plendidly well, in fact, right
up until 1540. Cromwell
proved himself to be one of
Henry's most trusted servants,
which was reflected in the
prestige and quantity of the
roles he was granted in
parliament. Cromwell
revolutionized the management
of Royal finances by helping to
create a bureaucratic court
structure. Essential, this was to
keep Henry’s greasy mitts out of
the Royal Coffers and ensure
any chance of Henry
spontaneously waging war on
his best friend- King Louis of
France– was kept to a
minimum.
In addition, Cromwell’s
esteemed position allowed him
to push through a few Acts and
laws here and there, to aid his
eventual conquest of the
English Catholic Church.
Notably, an Act for their
Dissolution; he didn’t beat
around the bush. However, as
was the case with most of
Henry's close friends, he lost his
head… not due to a lack of
composure you must
understand. Although I can
imagine there were times when
working with Henry that he had
to take a deep breath and bite
his tongue. Well, on this
particular occasion, that breath
deemed to be his last.
Matthew Taylor
SUPERSIZE VS. SUPERWISE
”
...we’ll just cycle be-tween our floating iPads and our apple trees for
all eternity!
Over the course of the past few
centuries, we – the human race
– have seen our quaint towns
expand into sprawling cities,
seen our huts and cottages
climb into skyscrapers of ridicu-
lous magnitude, as though our
nations are hectically engaged
in some global pissing match.
Since as early as the 1920s, and
potentially earlier, we had al-
ways dreamed of those me-
tropolises we saw in the movies,
read about in books - well, if
you ignore the countless coun-
try workers who damned the
whole notion to hell. So, I for
one, find it strangely ironic that
our people – the lucky genera-
tions who reap the benefits
from the graft and toil of our
ancestors – seem quite so eager
to go back out there, fall at
Mother Nature’s knees and beg
her to take us back. Perhaps it’s
simply human nature to desire
what we never had, and we’ll
just cycle between our floating
iPads and our apple trees for all
eternity. How about we all just
head out to space? It’s outside,
and it’s high-tech!
I may have gone off on a bit of a
tangent there, but the issues
remain the same. The debate of
city vs. country has been around
ever since humanity took its
first baby steps into urbanisa-
tion, and will continue to exist
so long as the world has flow-
ers, trees and a Starbucks on
every corner. In my short ex-
perience with A2 Literature,
we’ve explored this debate in
great detail, from the Edenic
purity of “In a Garden” to the
Arcadian fun-loving character of
Alec D’Urberville. Looking into
how these values have altered
over the course of the past cou-
ple of centuries has been an eye
-opener to the sporadic changes
that human values can undergo,
and I would highly recommend
this interesting course. Though
then again, maybe I’m biased. I
have something of a soft spot
for the 1800s.
Callum Young
Yes, Dubai, your Burj Khalifa is lovely.
Are you sure you’re not compensat-
ing for something?
This looks tree-mendous!
I’ll show myself out...
A Trip to Arcadia...
“
A22 Literature
This term in A2 Language
and Literature we have
been using the poetry of
Larkin, Duffy and Plath
to create The Tree of
Sorrow. In this work we
have explored linguistic
and literary techniques
which reveals the au-
thor’s intentions and at-
titudes.
the tree of
Sports AwardsSports AwardsSports AwardsSports Awards This year we celebrated the achievements of our sporting stars at a
special black-tie presentation evening, handing out awards for Sport-
ing Excellence, Sports Personality and Team of the Year.
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uring this last
term of the year
I have recently
been intro-
duced to doing
my own re-
search in psychology. It may not
sound exciting, but it’s some-
what interesting in terms of
tasting A2. On another note it’s
supposedly giving me experi-
ence in thinking like a psycholo-
gist, and that it is.
Firstly I threw myself into a
group with a friend, because
everyone knows that work
shared... Well, it’s less work. We
spent about an hour and a half
searching through piles of end-
less, blue, laminated sheets con-
taining promises into a magical
wonderment in the world of
experimental Psychology, until
finally I got my card, which hap-
pened to be “The opinions of
smokers against non smokers”.
We then had to change it to
make our own study, so natu-
rally, in a world of ideologies,
everyone knows that the oppo-
site of smoking is in fact drink-
ing.
Our hypothesis became some-
thing like “The opinions of regu-
lar drinkers on non drinkers will
be negative and vice versa”.
Next we deciphered our sample,
which had to be 40 participants,
20 non drinkers and 20 regular
drinkers. It came as a shock be-
cause neither of us had 40
friends, let alone put together.
As teenagers the harsh prospect
of talking to other stray teenag-
ers arose, only to be pushed
down by the idea that we could
just fill in some twice(!) Next
was the Everest like task of
drawing up the questionnaire. It
came out something like this.
In order for people to display
their opinions on drinking, the
graph had an opinion scale from
one to ten, something even us
college students can under-
stand. In today’s modern soci-
ety the pressure for teens to
drink is rather high, and al-
though one can easily say no,
it’s still interesting to look into
their opinion of the opposing
categories, i.e. drinkers against
non drinkers. It shows the juxta-
position between the two sub-
cultures of wild party animals
such as Snookie, and those who
like to stay at home, eat a lot
and cry tears of sorrow into
their pizza. Such as myself.
After gathering all of our data,
we put it into four charts, and
were two teens ready to create
a colour splashed psychology
poster like no man or woman
has ever seen before. Unless
you’re a poster expert, then
you’ll probably have seen bet-
ter.
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College: a new start. New peo-
ple, new subjects, and the start
of a new journey towards the
hazy but not-too-distant pros-
pect of University or the work-
ing world. Valuable knowledge,
learning experiences and qualifi-
cations are all on offer, but the
real question on the lips of most
students who enrol is this: how
do you achieve a balance be-
tween good grades and a good
social life?
Take Maths, for instance. You
learn all the algorithms you’ll
rarely need to use in real life,
and equations that you’ll only
ever use within the lesson itself,
but this makes you wonder:
where’s the solution to the puz-
zling equation which is College
life? I’ll tell you one thing, the
Chinese Postman (an algorithm
for all those wondering what
I’m going on about) can’t help
you find the route to success
inside and outside of the class-
room, that’s for sure!
But maybe some basic arithme-
tic could help solve some of
your problems. Try and divide
your time wisely between work
and play: pay attention in les-
sons, but when you’re out,
make the most of college life!
Spending time with your friends
is important and reduces stress,
so a healthy ratio split between
socialising and studying will only
multiply your productive out-
put. Just make sure that revising
for exams takes a little more
than just a fraction of your free
time!
Of course, it is different for
every person. College life is
what you make it for yourself;
no one can tell you what to do
and how to do it, and maybe
there isn’t a straightforward
formula to follow that will result
in success. But one thing you
can do is give yourself the best
chance possible to meet new
people and to enjoy yourself
while you’re here. Even if you
are a Maths geek.
Tom SalehTom SalehTom SalehTom Saleh
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Much like Walter White, the Science department at Wilberforce like to keep things
a mystery. Be the one who knocks on their door today to find out what they’ve
been up to...we have it from reliable sources that there will be fire!
SCIENCE FICTION?
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Holidays abroad
Listening to music (Indie, Alternative Rock)
Students who succeed despite adversity
My kids
Going to the gym
Going out with my wife
Good Coffee
Manchester United
American Football
Anything with Philip Glenister in it (Mad
Dogs a particular favourite)
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September, with facilities so slick that Hull Daily Mail came over to re-
port on them!
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Pictures in motion: Public Services will be present-
ing a video about the trips and visits we have
done this year and how it has been embedded into the curriculum.
Art Foundation Students’ Exhibition
On the 19th July our Art
Foundation students
hosted an exhibition.
Here you can view just a
selection of the beautiful
work that was displayed.
For a better look at the
wonderful pieces, visit
the Art Department.
his year I chose to study
Fashion and Clothing at
Wilberforce Sixth Form
College because, let’s
face it, what 16 year old
girl doesn’t want to
learn how to design
their own clothes? Throughout
the course of the year I have
designed and created both a
skirt and a dress (we won’t talk
about the skirt because it was a
disaster from start to finish).
Anyway, my dress however was
something to be slightly more
proud of. Unlike my skirt, I man-
aged to sew this garment with-
out stitching up the hem to
make more of a bag rather than
a skirt, it was my first project
though so cut me some slack.
However, even though I am
proud of my dress, I don’t
reckon Chanel will be sporting it
for their Spring/Summer collec-
tion anytime soon.
No but seriously, it took a lot of
hard work to get my dress
where it is today, on a rail in the
classroom, not exactly London
Fashion Week I know, but it’s a
start. My dress is skater style
with a sweetheart neckline, de-
signed specifically for Vera
Wang’s perfume ‘Princess’ (Vera
herself obviously isn’t aware of
this) and just to incorporate the
‘Princess’ theme a bit more I
decided to jazz up the bust of
my dress with a diamante
crown.
After three long weeks of sew-
ing and unpicking, my dress was
finally finished and what a relief
it was. A couple of days later
when everyone else’s garments
were also finished we were then
told we had to model each
other’s dress (not exactly my
strong point). However, the
modelling of my dress went
pretty well surprisingly I had to
attempt using Photoshop to
incorporate my model on to an
idyllic setting of Disneyworld,
just to tie in with the ‘Princess’
theme a bit more.
The whole experience of being
able to design and create my
own dress was very inspirational
and I would highly recommend
this course to anyone thinking
of a career in fashion, I am now
carrying on the course to my
second year and will hopefully
carry it on at university too.
Ebony SmithEbony SmithEbony SmithEbony Smith
TTTT
A2 Photography stu-
dents have experi-
mented with sun print
and photogram tech-
niques using tradi-
tional photography
methods in the dark
room. Aim of mini pro-
ject was to produce a
successful image with-
out using a camera.
Photograms Photography...but not as you
know it!
See the
finished work
at the Summer
Showcase.
So...I’m a swimmer. I have been
for the past 10 years. Person-
ally, I think I’ve served my club
well. Though I may have quit a
few times, and also probably
angered a lot of the coaches as
well, I would definitely still say
that I love it and I am proud of
what I’ve achieved over my ten
years.
From Yorkshire medals to NER
finals; when I think about it, I
probably was quite good. I
probably sound a bit big headed
but it definitely hasn’t all been
good! I’ve quit twice and had
coaches hate me for messing
them about. I suppose that’s
what you do when you’re
younger! But at the minute, I
don’t think I could not swim,
partly because I wouldn’t do
any other type of exercise due
to looking like an absolute
dweeb when I run (I would defi-
nitely turn into a complete
couch potato), but mostly be-
cause I am passionate about
what I do. And, as a bonus, it
keeps me fit. This meant choos-
ing the focus for my PE course-
work was an easy one!
My PE coursework is a huge es-
say (fun I know) it actually ends
up about 30,000 words all in all.
So far I’ve done 2,000 and it’s a
completely time consuming
task, it definitely doesn’t help
when people in your class seem
to be a lot further ahead!
It starts by doing a personal pro-
file, so here I write as much
about myself and my swimming
career as possible, basically
make myself seem amazeballs
so when the examiner marks it
they think I know my stuff.
From here, I go on to everything
else, from components of fit-
ness to information processing.
Like, did you know, you can only
store 7-9 pieces of information
in your short term memory for a
maximum of 30 seconds before
you forget them? Well I did,
and now you do too, even if you
didn’t want too!
But in all honesty, PE isn’t bad,
if anything it’s actually fun, defi-
nitely the most interesting of all
my lessons, even if I do have to
do a 30,000 word piece of
coursework!
Ellie McKay
Just keep swimming...