Keeping up student morale this exam season; TeachFirst edition.
Happy New Year, folks! Here’s to hoping 2014 is full of wonderful things for us all. One thing I am certainly hoping is in store for my 2014 is top-notch grades (winning the lottery would be nice too, but you can’t have everything)! So, in hopes of achieving my 2014 aim, I have been revising […]
“History is written by the victors,” – W. Churchill.
“Hello, my name is Amy-Rose, and I am a Royalist.” From my love of Medieval history and verging-on-obsessive interest in all things Tudor, my admiration of the British Royal Family is of the upmost. So, as you can imagine, when the news that Kate and Will’s much awaited ‘Royal Baby’ had been born (and a […]
Understanding Feminism in the 21st Century.
I am a Feminist. I am not radical, nor am I a man-hating, matriarchal-wanting crazed lady wandering the streets of England ranting about the glass-ceiling and baring unshaven legs. Yet, (usually) when I tell someone I class myself to be pro-women’s rights, I can see the latter description of a Feminist flash across their face, […]
The topic of change, featuring your odd socks and metaphorical mountains!
Today’s post is dedicated to something which every person, especially students attending University, has experienced in their lifetime: change. Whether it be deciding to finally grow up and make sure your socks are matching (don’t judge), or moving half way across the country and setting up home on your lonesome, change is usually a rather […]
Politics, and why it should be discussed at the dinner table.
I absolutely adore Britain, and all things remotely British – from our history, to little quirks such as tutting, and an uncanny obligation to form orderly queues in all situations, ours is a country defined by (amongst MANY other things) manners and etiquette. However, despite my admiration for the typical Brits’ manners and the rate […]
Why Sociology IS a credible degree; shh-ing the critics.
If you were to ask me what my degree of Sociology actually is, there would be multiple paths of explanation I would have to consider before I answered. To my Nana’s sweet little old Nana friends, I tell them that I study society which ultimately helps to make Government policy. Throw ‘Government policy’ in my […]
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