Category: Year 12

Lottie Pike Blogs a defence of online activism.

Call-out culture and online activism – a defense During the Obama Foundation Summit in Illinois at the end of last month, former President Barack Obama spoke up about his views on call-out culture, the media-based custom of essentially holding people accountable for their actions. He argued that this ‘keyboard activism’ is ineffective, and if continued […]

Oscar Charles-Barks asks whether intellectual property should be abolished.

Should Intellectual Property be Abolished? “The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things” Abraham Lincoln, former US President. This has long been the view of our modern society, protecting inventors’ ideas, what could go wrong? However, the system has […]

Mollie Bicknell explains why speaking english means we are doomed!

Why speaking English means we are doomed! For those who don’t speak English as a native language, they are often required to learn English as it is the most widely spoken languages and provides them with more opportunities. As English is so widely spoken, being a native English speaker means we can generally operate without […]

Grace Keeling blogs about the need for gender eqaulity in Spain.

Gender inequality’; a phrase almost unheard of in the past, but now discussed extensively on almost a daily basis, for some is a burning passion for change and for others an eye-rolling conversation starter. Nowadays, gender inequality may be seen by many as a diminishing issue globally and has generally made huge advances towards a […]

Millie Murison blogs about assisted suicide.

Assisted Suicide: The moral maze. Assisted suicide and euthanasia is a huge topic and moral debate and a topic I have recently explored whilst researching for the debate that was held against Stamford New College. I spoke for the side of the proposition, without really having a clear view for myself on my opinions and […]

Poppy Fleming argues that vegetarianism can help save our planet.

Could going vegetarian save the planet?  In recent years, the climate crisis has become more apparent than ever before, but although almost everyone is concerned for our planet there is a lot more we could be doing to save it, starting with one simple change. Vegetarianism is defined as “the practice of not eating meat […]

Darcey gives us the low down on self-confidence.

I feel this is a bit ironic that I am writing a blog about self-confidence, especially as I have very little self-confidence myself. In my head I genuinely believe that nothing is off limits when you put your mind to it. I believe that you can achieve anything you truly want to achieve. I honestly […]

Lottie Pike Blogs her Model United Nations debate on human rights violations.

The UK’s perspective on the Model United Nations debate ‘the UN would condemn human rights violations based on sexual orientation’ On Thursday 10th October, the members of the Model United Nations club debated the motion ‘the UN would condemn human rights violations based on sexual orientation’, with the delegates of the following countries being represented: […]