Where do you feel you really engaged well in the PSE Program – why and how? Although I tried to use each mentor time as a place to dissociate from academic obligations and focus on more personal aspects of our lives, I found that I was most engaged in the ‘study skills’ and ‘career discussion’ […]
Grade 9/10
IB Subject Decisions
Last week, I submitted my IB subject choices as I am going into Grade 11 next year. Although I was initially very indecisive about my choices, I am feeling far more confident, and hope to further this during my meeting with my UAC. As for my HL subjects, I have chosen Economics, Biology, and AA […]
Relationship Turning Point – Macbeth & Lady Macbeth
Act 3 of Macbeth is the last point in the play where Macbeth and his wife are seen together interacting, only to reappear together all the way in Act 5. This is due to a dramatic shift in the relationship between the 2 characters, seemingly sometime after taking on the throne. One interpretation of this […]
Grade 9 Personal Statement
Having grown up in the same place my entire life, Singapore is the place I truly know as home. As a result, for all 15 years of my life thus far, I have been immersed in a sense of familiarity. This even goes for the fact I’ve attended UWC since K2. This is most definitely […]
Response to ‘Urban Affection’ by Emanuel Xavier
After reading ‘Urban Affection‘ by Emanuel Xavier, it is clear to see there are many points he brings up that are extremely topical in times like this. The poet himself is an immigrant in the US and a firm human-rights activist. Elements of his past definitely come through in issues within the text. Towards the […]
Lady Macbeth’s Progression of Character
As we have analysed the behaviour of Lady Macbeth throughout both Act 1 and 2, it is clear to see that numerous sides of her character have been revealed that we weren’t initially exposed to. In her first appearance in Act 1, Macbeth refers to her as his “dearest partner in greatness” (1. 5. 2). […]
Lady Macbeth’s Powers of Persuasion
In the tragedy of Macbeth, the concept of blind ambition is has a recurring appearance. Not only through Macbeth himself, but within his very wife – Lady Macbeth. At first, Macbeth is reluctant to murder King Duncan and managed to talk himself out of temptation, however, we consequently realize that Lady Macbeth is the one […]