Based on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Okonkwo after killing Ikemefuna – Pages 60 to 61 Context: At this moment, Okonkwo has murdered and killed his adopted son (even though he was asked to not have a hand in the murder as Ikemefuna called Okonkwo his...
Metaphor: Until the lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter. In my opinion, this relates to a quote by Winston Churchill. He said that history was always written by the victors. This connects a lot of what my dad says while...
This was a story presented to us by a UWC K2 teacher – Caroline Howarth. She told us about the time when her school in South Africa burnt down, giving her the feeling of how she could have lost everything, how we have to be grateful for all that we have and our...
Guest Speaker: Mr. Silverthorne – Head of Campus East Story – Trip to Rwanda as a principle in the UK Mr. Silverthorne’s story was about this one experience he had where probably without it, he wouldn’t be where he is, at the position he is at...
When will the world listen to young people? The problem – adults, mainly the people in power think that young people don’t have the experience, etc – while they are actually the ones capable of coming up with fresh ideas. 2. A good example of how we,...
Today, our speaker was one of our own UWC HS teachers, Mr. Sharry. He shared his experiences on him and his wife being foster parents for a period in their life before they had any of their own kids. Here were my takeaways: While we think that basic necessities...
Hi Everyone! It is that time of the year when many people come to our school from different places, wanting to share their unique and eye-opening stories. This time of the year is called writers fortnight and it is hosted every English lesson for a while! Our first...
While Kanye west (the famous rapper/ musician married to Kim Kardashian) is pretty popular with many people, he seems to not have used the power he has gained through his celebrity status very well. A long line of controversies, dating back to 2009 to this very day...
I take a lot of inspiration from quotes that I read and which resonate with my thoughts. Here is a little writing about the concept of time that is constantly in my head and that I always think about. And I wanna go out there and feel with everything in my heart....
Hey guys, Happy new year! Here is to a new decade! As a way of self-growth this year, I have decided to share some of my work – in – progress writings/prose poems/ that I have done for myself and are by no means my final product. However, since a lot of...
