Ara M - Year 9 Student Editor's Note: Year 9 Student Ara M interrogates Chinua Achebe's 'Dead Men's Path' by analysing key word choices that highlight themes of colonialism, racism and power. A short, sharp and clever essay. EB While Chinua Achebe shows evidence of the Native Culture dying, that is just on the surface … Continue reading Essay on Chinua Achebe’s ‘Dead Men’s Path’
Eve - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 Student, Eve G has entered the below essay into the video essay competition: Massolit. She thoughtfully considers how language is inherently bias towards the heteronormative man and does this by exploring multiple linguistic examples. EB Our language, like so many others, evolved through ages where the … Continue reading Inherent Sexism in the English Language
Eliza - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 Student Eliza T has written this article to demonstrate how important Humanities are to the University curriculum, and how important they are to consider when applying for University. EB Foreword: EB This article discusses the importance of studying Humanities at degree level. As more and more … Continue reading Why should you study Humanities at University?
Tatiana - Year 11 Student Editor's note: Year 11 student Tatiana entered this essay into the annual Immerse Education Essay Competition. Tatiana chose the title from a list of over 20 different options provided as part of the competition brief. CPD ‘Winning slowly is the same thing as losing’[1]. American author, Alex Steffen, embodies the urgency needed … Continue reading How would you persuade your audience about the reality of the climate crisis?
Onella - Year 11 Student Editor's note: Year 11 student Onella entered this essay into the annual Immerse Education Essay Competition. Onella chose the title from a list of over 20 different options provided as part of the competition brief. CPD In order for stories to be told and books to be sold, a reader … Continue reading What key attributes make a protagonist likeable?
Author: Dariush - Year 12 Student Peer Reviewers: Dorotea & Hannah - Year 12 Student Editors Trigger Warning: death, bereavement. Whilst I read this book, the nurses in the UK voted to strike – what could be a more fitting read than this? The author, Atul Gawande, is a very academically achieved man. Not only … Continue reading Book Review: Being Mortal
Author: Yasmin - Year 7 Student Peer Reviewers: Amber & Anna - Year 12 Student Editors The Romans have made the news a lot recently with the finds of the spectacular Roman heads during the HS2 dig. HS2 is Britain’s new high speed rail line being built from London to the North West. Along the … Continue reading Roman Archaeology Around GSAL
The recently held Black History Month Essay Competition received a number of excellent student entries, all of which are shared below. The purpose of the competition was to encourage students to undertake independent research, think critically and communicate clearly about any aspect of black history specific to the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The … Continue reading GSAL Black History Month Essay Competition 2022
Lily A - Year 12 Student Effortlessly surfing the Internet and casually downloading web images, we rarely pause to think how all of the daily actions we so easily take for granted in our lives were actually made possible. Have you ever wondered how a hologram works? How detailed satellite images allow us to navigate … Continue reading Valerie L. Thomas – Trailblazer, Inventor and Ambassador
Thehara D - Year 12 Student Editor’s note: This short essay was was entered into the GSAL Black History Month Essay Competition 2022. The purpose of the competition was to encourage students to undertake independent research, think critically and communicate clearly about any aspect of black history specific to the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics … Continue reading Frederick McKinley Jones: successful inventor and entrepreneur
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