As a result of the End of WWII Germany was left without a leader so the 4 biggest Allied nations quickly swooped to take control. Due to differences on how they thought the country should be run, it was split up. With increasing tensions over the next 40 years, people were separated from families due […]
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Sam and Harvey blog on seeing Romeo and Juliet at the Globe.
After studying Romeo and Juliet in class and researching a brief history of the Globe Theatre, the year nine pupils embarked on an English outing to London. An early meet time (7:00) meant that we had plenty of time to travel to London. After the uneventful journey, we walked a short way along the Thames […]
Duncan blogs an essay: A short history of the genetic alteration of animals.
A Short History of the Genetic Alteration of Animals The first-time humans changed or altered the look and genetic makeup of a species of animals was longer ago than you might think. It happened at least ten thousand years ago when early man first domesticated the wolf There is big debate when humans first […]
Sam blogs an essay: An examination of the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs in competitive sport.
An examination of the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs in competitive sport. By Sam Hughes Most people are aware that in sport there are drug cheats, people using substances such as medication to gain an advantage on rival competitors. This is called doping, which is banned by The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Failure to […]
Sixth Form Leavers blog their outstanding Art (part 2)
All by Julia Bogusz
What’s the point of seeing in colour? Kasey explains all in great blog.
What’s the point of seeing in colour? Or, more specifically, why do we see in trichromatic color? (trichromatic is the 3 color slider that you sometimes see on the computer and by changing the percentage of red blue and green you can make any colour.) Or, even before that, why are we sight-based creatures […]
Asa blogs a detailed study of Russia.
Do you think that Russia should be part of the European Union? There are many reasons that Russia should be part of the European Union, as an EU membership for Russia could open up many opportunities for trade and diplomacy, and would create better relations with the West. The European Union would benefit massively from […]
Is it possible to manipulate the weather?
Talvin Gill Year 10 For my scholars’ talk I decided to talk about if it was possible to manipulate the weather and more specifically if it is possible to prevent rain or on the other hand is it possible to induce rain. Nevertheless, when I thought of what I wanted to talk about a […]