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Grade 11 Mid-Year Reflection

This year there have been many challenges as we have begun IB and are currently halfway through the first year. One challenge that has been prominent this academic year has been time management and creating a balance between academics and extracurriculars. I think this is something that I have set as a goal for myself…

In what ways is ‘Napoleon Leading His Army Over The Alps’ a challenge of traditional canonical representations of power?

Kehinde Wiley’s ‘Napoleon Leading His Army Over The Alps’ clearly resembles ‘Napoleon Crossing the Alps’ which was painted by Jacques-Louis David. This leads the audience to think that the modernised and heavily altered version by Wiley confronts history through key differences in artistic elements. Wiley attempts to reveal issues about power and privilege portrayed in…

Compare and Contrast the ways in which “I, Too” and “As I Grew Older” Explore the Motif of Dreams

Langston Hughes explore the motif of dreams in both poems however, it is compartivley more visible and explicit in ‘As I Grew Older’. In this poem, Hughes uses repitition of “dream” throughout the poem which establishes it as a motif where as in ‘I, Too”, Hughes implicitly explores this motif. Hughes refers to “[forgetting his]…

The Talk

In the poem, Mother to Son, and the advert The Talk, Hughes and P&G both celebrates the strength of black women whilst exhibiting the many struggles they face on a daily bases. For example, in the car scene, the conversation between the mother and daughter reveals the vulnerability of the child which was contrasted by…

Life Story Board

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HS Boys Volleyball 19&U Group 1 (LO1, LO2)

[LO1] Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth Since last year I really started to develop a passion for volleyball and started playing further than just for leisure and fun. I think since then a lot more areas of growth have come up and just in the first few sessions it was easy to identify…

HS Boys Basketball 19&U (LO1)

[LO1] Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth I have been playing basketball for several years but I still think there is a myriad of areas for growth and in fact, as I play more I actually discover more and more areas for development. For example, there are communication issues during plays. For instance, during…

Sustainabrew Reflection 1 (LO1)

[LO1] Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth One area for development I have is communication and leadership. We work in groups and I feel that it is a great opportunity to develop my leadership skills. So far in the lessons, I have attended, I was able to reflect and I noticed that I was…

HS Pottery Reflection (LO1)

[LO1] Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth One strength I believe I have is the ability to learn quickly and follow instructions. For example, I was able to follow the instructions we were initially provided to create a pinch pot. However, since I have not done this much before, one area for development…