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It sometimes feels as though our lives are a constant stream of decisions. Growing up, those that seem important at the time – who to play with in the playground or who to invite to your birthday party – soon become inconsequential as the years tick by. Reaching those all-important teenage years and the decision...
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You may think of poetry as something pretentious that’s separate from your life. It’s the sphere of tortured artists and 18th century fops who went around with their hands pressed to their foreheads, dramatically reciting a collection of seemingly random words and phrases. At least, that’s how I considered poetry before I actually started to...
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With a passing interest in history, particularly ancient history, when I took a BA in English Literature I felt I was consigning that interest to a vague hobby, pushing it to the background of my life. However, I found my slight craving for history more than satisfied during my course; fictional work can be a more insightful...
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Many of us are still keen to improve ourselves and learn more about our passions, no matter the age, job or situation. People who didn’t attend university yet fortunately landed themselves in a wonderful job, but still wish to educate themselves in some way,or those who graduated long ago but desire a qualification in something wholly different....
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I recently went along with some of my girlfriends to an event at Third Space gym in Canary Wharf, which I genuinely thought was going to be another fitness meet-up. It was called ‘Educate. Empower. Inspire’ and aimed to reclaim the true meaning of female health and fitness. The event was completely different to what I...
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My very first solo holiday adventure was a month long stay at an elephant refuge centre in Thailand. Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand saves all types of animals, from gibbons to bears, but I only worked with the resident elephants. They were a bunch of lovely, retired old ladies and one young male who’d been rescued...
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There are endless amounts of books claiming they can teach us how to get the man of our dreams. There are literally thousands of self-help books based on the concept of finding love. I’m all for self improvement and being the best person you can possibly be, but when it comes to love and matters...
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A couple of years ago you probably would not have known who Amal Alamuddin was.  Maybe you still don’t.  But if we told you she is now more widely known as Amal Clooney it might start to ring a bell!  In September 2014, Amal married actor George Clooney and, whilst it is a shame that...
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Ever since I was introduced to Media Studies during my GCSEs, I’ve been in love with it. I went on to choose Media as one of my A Level options at College and now I’m starting my 3rd year at The University of The West of England, studying a BA Hons in Media Culture & Practice....
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Last week I embarked on a journey to the great Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a place which, for many, purely exists in their imaginations. I was not aware of who would be collecting me from the airport so I was delighted, but also relieved, to see a sign bearing my name as I walked though...
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