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ScriptedWELCOME TO
O ur Achievement Issue brings to an end the first year of Scripted Magazine, which has become more and more successful. We have been lucky enough to be shortlisted in 5
catagories for the Shine Media Awards 2012 (including Best Magazine) and as this issue goes to print, members of the team will be heading up to London for the prizegiving. This success, and the success of Scripted is down to many people particularly each member of our editorial team whose commitment all year has led to the production of the this magazine. As a team, we would also like to thank several people who have been indispensable to us. Firstly, to The Vine; particularly Matt, Justin and Charlie, for their dedication and invaluable assistance. Also, to Mrs Walsh, who has handled all our finances so that we actually receive the
copies! Finally, to Ms Knight, who, from the outset, trusted our ability to pursue what was originally a daunting concept. Throughout the year, she has given us the confidence to see it become a reality, through all the tears, tantrums and stresses (and the good parts too). Sadly, she is leaving us but we wish her all the best! Thank you to all of our contributors and readers, without you, we really wouldn’t have a magazine! Now all the thank yous are done, we hope you enjoy this edition of Scripted, and that you all have a great summer!
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MAEVE HEALYEditor
KATIE PALMERPhotography
JAMES SPARROWCurrent Affairs
TARA BLACKBURNReviews
SEBASTIAN TRIBEPR
SOPHIE CAPEWELLBusiness & Economics
MELISSA KINGCreative
CHERONA CHAPMANFun Stuff
RHIANNON CLARKEMusic, Photography & Art
SONIYA AMBADKARGoing Global
ALEXANDER JUNGGraphic Designer & Technologist
ELLIE BOYLANScience
MADDY BOYLEAgony Aunt & Astrologer
Ms KNIGHT(More than) Staff Ambassador
SHINE 2012 NOMINEESchool Media Awards
Best Magazine, Best Feature Article, Best Cover, Best Design & Layout and Best Photography
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ScriptedWELCOME TO
O ur Achievement Issue brings to an end the first year of Scripted Magazine, which has become more and more successful. We have been lucky enough to be shortlisted in 5
catagories for the Shine Media Awards 2012 (including Best Magazine) and as this issue goes to print, members of the team will be heading up to London for the prizegiving. This success, and the success of Scripted is down to many people particularly each member of our editorial team whose commitment all year has led to the production of the this magazine. As a team, we would also like to thank several people who have been indispensable to us. Firstly, to The Vine; particularly Matt, Justin and Charlie, for their dedication and invaluable assistance. Also, to Mrs Walsh, who has handled all our finances so that we actually receive the
copies! Finally, to Ms Knight, who, from the outset, trusted our ability to pursue what was originally a daunting concept. Throughout the year, she has given us the confidence to see it become a reality, through all the tears, tantrums and stresses (and the good parts too). Sadly, she is leaving us but we wish her all the best! Thank you to all of our contributors and readers, without you, we really wouldn’t have a magazine! Now all the thank yous are done, we hope you enjoy this edition of Scripted, and that you all have a great summer!
SUMMER 2012 ISSUE 3
MAEVE HEALYEditor
KATIE PALMERPhotography
JAMES SPARROWCurrent Affairs
TARA BLACKBURNReviews
SEBASTIAN TRIBEPR
SOPHIE CAPEWELLBusiness & Economics
MELISSA KINGCreative
CHERONA CHAPMANFun Stuff
RHIANNON CLARKEMusic, Photography & Art
SONIYA AMBADKARGoing Global
ALEXANDER JUNGGraphic Designer & Technologist
ELLIE BOYLANScience
MADDY BOYLEAgony Aunt & Astrologer
Ms KNIGHT(More than) Staff Ambassador
SHINE 2012 NOMINEESchool Media Awards
Best Magazine, Best Feature Article, Best Cover, Best Design & Layout and Best Photography
The Scripted Teamxo
facebook.com/scriptedmagazine @scriptedmag
Love Scripted? Find us on: Ideas, queries or comments? Email us at:
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ContentsOlympiCs
Olympic facts 4
Olympics thrOugh time 6
meeting Kelly hOlmes 8
scripted guide tO 2012 10
Olympic news 13
iNTERNATiONAl
la tOmatina 14
gOing glObal 16
impressing the lOcals 17
tgs’ ideal hOliday 18
herOic dOgs 20
ECONOmiCs/TEChNOlOgy
maKing mOney 22
what mOney can’t buy 23
the art Of hacKing 26
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phOtO cOmpetitiOn 24
tgs baKe Off 28
tgs artwOrK 30
creative writing 32
reading in unusual places 36
guide tO festivals 38
a year in images 47
REviEws
Odyssey Of hOmer 40
steel magnOlias 41
the hunger games 42
the trial 44
mumfOrd and sOns 45
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As the Olympic Games approach, we at Scripted felt that there should be a celebration of the more light-hearted aspects …
A 71 year old man has qualified for the London 2012 games and will be the
second oldest Olympian to ever compete. An equestrian by profession, Japan’s Hiroshi
Hoketsu effort will be admirable!
Australian Olympic shooting gold medallist Russell Mark is due to wear a mankini for the duration of his performance at the 2012 after losing a bet on a football match. The men’s bikini style swimsuit was pioneered by Sacha Baron Cohen in his 2006 film “Borat”.
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The entire exterior of the 2012 Olympic velodrome in Stratford was rubbed with rhubarb to give it its unique hue. Boris Johnson commended the action as an excellent opportunity for industry, creating jobs for rhubarb growers and inventing a new English craft of rhubarb rubbing. Mr Johnson is known by Time magazine as “the clown prince”.
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Tandem cycling used to be an Olympic sport until the sport was resigned as a leisure activity for romantic couples.
In 1896, no women competed in the games as de Coubertin dictated that including women would be “impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic, and incorrect”. Ironically none of them married him after that and the family name died with him, poor misguided chap.
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/50032-10-of-the-funniest-moments-from-these-olympics
http://history1900s.about.com/od/greateventsofthecentury/a/olympicfacts.htm
Japan’s football team have been training for the 2012 Olympics using balls of rice instead of a generic football. Why? Because food “improves concentration” according to their goalkeeper who is pioneering the new training technique. Here at Scripted we thought we would attempt it, alas we didn’t know that the rice balls were supposed to be wrapped tightly in seaweed before use.
Spyridon Louis was a Greek farmer who won the first modern marathon in the Athens Olympics in 1896. An achievement made more incredible by the fact that he stopped at his uncle’s tavern half way through the race for a pint.
It is not just the prestige of winning the Olympics that makes people all over the world dedicate themselves to the cause. Oh no, some curious souls are just really intrigued to know what a gold medal actually tastes like.
Fortunately for them, China’s Huo Liang revealed the answer they had been searching for after his success in synchronized diving: “When you bite it, there’s not much flavour,” he commented.
So, now you know.
Usain Bolt ran the 100m in 9.69s, making the ‘archery’ pose an instant classic – did you know that he ran it with a shoelace undone? He smiled, and the world smiled with him. You couldn’t script it.
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Did you know that gymnasium means ‘school for naked exercise’? Whether you did or not, you may be wondering why we use the word to describe our modern day gyms. It is because the athletes at Ancient Olympics in Greece used to compete in the nude (although some did wear a small leather thong called a ‘kynodesme’). Of course, only men competed at these Olympic games and there was a sepa-rate games for women. In fact, the winner of the one and only event at the first ever Olympics, the Stade, a 600 feet running race, was a naked chef. How times have changed…
the Ancient Olympics ended in 393 AD. However, in 1896, in Athens, Greece, the first modern Olympics was held. It was somewhat different to what we know today. For a start, silver medals were given to the winners and bronze to the runners-up. Naturally, Greece won the most medals.
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Respect, excellence, FRiendship
these are the three Olympic values which will be the core of the upcoming Olympic games.
but this prestigious tournament wasn’t always as we know it
today. every host city has brought something new to the Olympic legacy, whether four years ago
or one hundred years. We take a look a some of the best, weirdest and the worst Olympic moments.§
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There are some things we may find hard to believe today. For example, China didn’t win its first medal until 1984, no black athlete had won the marathon until 1960 and in 1900, winners received paintings instead of medals since this was considered more valuable!
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What about the moments we are too young to remember? There are many Olympic events which have been discontinued. These include croquet, tug-of-war and ‘Jeu de Paume’ (a game like squash but using your palm instead of a racquet). They also had club-swinging in 1904 and 1932- consisting of athletes swinging a club, decorated with ribbons, around their heads and bodies.
We’ve certainly seen it all at the Olympics, including Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals, Dame Kelly Holmes’ Olympic double and Usain Bolt’s lightening quick world records in the 100m and 200m. Applaudable achievements have come from the likes of ‘Eric the Eel’ of Equitorial Guinea. The swimmer won the first heat of the 100m Freestyle at the Sydney Olympics despite swimming one of the slowest times ever recorded simply because the other swimmers in the race were disqualified for a false start.
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m any of you will have experienced that dreadful ‘I-must-be-the-unluckiest person-in-the-world’ feeling as you realise you are the only one still waiting at the
airport for your luggage which is probably half-way around the other side of the world.
What has this got to do with double Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes you ask? Well, if you know how this feels, imagine being a young aspiring athlete flying in to Berlin to compete at your first World Athletics Championships, only to discover the airline have in fact lost your luggage containing your spikes, energy drinks and ankle support. Now that is a cause for panic.
This is just one situation the Aviva sponsored ‘On Camp with Kelly’ (OCWK) initiative helps athletes to prevent against, teaching
all its young aspiring athletes to keep all essentials on person at all times when travelling to competitions. OCWK offers training and advice for a selection of the UK’s most talented young middle distance athletes and aims to prepare them socially, emotionally, physiologically and psychologically for success on the senior stage. Sessions are given at regularly held camps on topics such as nutrition, anti-doping, competing in foreign countries, financial planning and, perhaps most importantly, it teaches the athletes how to prevent against injuries and how to train while injured, for example by aqua-jogging.
Dame Kelly Holmes recently held a camp at Tonbridge School and while she was there, we were able to interview a member of her team, Emily Lewis, and one of the young athletes, Dani Christmas, about OCWK and the upcoming London Olympics.
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Why is OCWK so important and beneficial to aspiring young athletes?
Emily: In the past many of the UK’s extremely talented junior athletes did not make it to the senior stage because there was a lack of support in bridging the gap. Kelly wanted to help young athletes make that transition by preparing them for what is to come. For example, most young athletes have never had the media spotlight on them so it is important to teach them how to handle the press. The key thing OCWK offers is a friend and a mentor in Dame Kelly Holmes. Not many athletes get the opportunity to work so closely with someone with so much experience, both good and bad, of an international athletics career.
What advice can you give other young athletes?
Dani: My advice for any young athlete is to try to make sure that you are doing a sport that you really, really enjoy. To be successful, you have to put in a huge amount of time and effort and you won’t want to do this if you don’t enjoy it. Secondly, take every opportunity you are presented with. Oh and good luck!
Who are you looking forward to seeing on the athletics track this summer at the Olympics?
Emily: Hannah England, a young athlete who has been involved in ’On Camp with Kelly’ since the very first selection of athletes, finished 2nd in the World Championships in 2011 so I can’t wait to see her do well at this year’s Olympics and hopefully there will be one or two other OCWK athletes in the team too. I’d like to see all the British athletes perform to their potential. It is going to be a fantastic summer, that’s for sure.
FOR MORE INFORMATION vISIT WWW.OnCAmpWithkelly.CO.uk
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l During a camp at Tonbridge School ( July 2011) the OCWK athletes ran a training session for local young athlete.
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The Scripted Guide to the Olympics and Paralympics 2012
1 If you are lucky enough to have tickets for any events at the Olympic Park, why not make the most of your day out, and do some shopping as the new Westfield
Shopping Centre - only a few hundred metres away from the Olympic Park! With around 250 different shops and around 80 places to eat, we’re sure you’ll find something to do! Remember, there are some restrictions on what you can and can’t bring into the Olympic park, such as bottles over 100ml or ‘excessive amounts of food’. If you haven’t got any Olympic Tickets, there are still Paralympic tickets available for fairly reasonable prices-although be quick, as tickets are selling rapidly!
2 Most people (like us) will be watching the majority of events on Tv. BBC will be covering the Olympics, with live coverage from every event and 24 HD streams. You
will even be able to watch it on your phones and computers! Channel 4 are the Paralympic Broadcasters, so unfortunately we’ll have to put up with some ad breaks. There will be over 150 hours of all day coverage on Channel 4 and More 4 as well as online.
the Scripted Guide to the Olympics and paralympics 2012
Everyone knows that this summer, London will be even busier than usual, as both the Olympics and Paralympics come to the city. It’s already hard to avoid, with the torch starting its tour around the UK and imminent arrival of the Australian Team at Tonbridge School. With so much going on, we’ve decided to give you a few ideas of what we think will be worth watching!
So, if you have any free moments during the summer, there will always be something for you to watch! Whether you want to invite some friends over to watch it together or just pull the curtains, reserve the best chairs and be a bit anti-social, or even do both, there will be plenty of opportunities to watch the Olympics and Paralympics from the comfort of your own home!
3 If you want to make the most of the Olympics happening so close but don’t have tickets, there will be a series of Live Screens across the country, so you can watch
the Olympics with the atmosphere of hundreds of people on a massive screen. In London, there will be screens in Potters Fields, Waltham Forest and victoria Park. You can book tickets for Guaranteed Entry for the Live Screen at Hyde Park, where there will also be live music and ‘have a go’ sports!
If you want to stay a bit closer to home, a Community Live Screen is planned in Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells between the 27th and 29th of July, so you can make the most of celebrating the Opening Ceremony and the first couple of days!
how to watch the games
Written by MAEvE HEALY
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27th July Olympic Opening Ceremony; although some events start a couple of days before this, this will definitely be an event not to miss! Directed by Danny Boyle (Director of Slumdog Millionaire) it is sure to be spectacular so make sure you are one of the 4 billion expected to tune in!
July 28th Swimming; this is the first day of the swimming where Michael Phelps will start his campaign to add to his Olympic Medal Collection, which already is at 16! Look out for him in particularly in the 200m butterfly!
2nd August A very successful sport at TGS, the Gymnastics Women’s Individual All-Around Medal Events will definitely be a highlight!
3rd August The first day to see Team GB’s golden girl, Jessica Ennis, going for gold in the Women’s heptathlon. These 7 events include; 100m Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, 200m, Long Jump, Javelin and 800m.
4th August Hopefully one of Team GB’s biggest medal hopes will be in the 10,000m on this day, so keep an eye out for Mo Farah!
5th August 100m Men’s Final; watch out for Usain Bolt and potentially a new world record!
5th August Marathon; one of the events that you can see for free as the athletes run through the city streets!
7th August Take a look inside the velodrome with the Men’s Keirin heats and final all on one day! Scotsman Chris Hoy is tipped to win gold in this event after his success at the World Championships.
11th August Women’s Basketball Final; another lesser known event but due to the success of our own TGS Basketball teams this year, this could be an indication of where some of our players are heading…
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29th August Paralympics Opening Ceremony; Another chance to watch some fireworks and see all these incredible athletes parade round the Olympic Stadium.
31st August Watch the women’s 400m freestyle where one of GB’s biggest medal hopes, Ellie Simmonds, will be competing. At only 17 years old she won 2 paralympic gold medals in Beijing!
1st September South African Oscar Pistorious is the only athlete who plans to compete in both the Olympics and the Paralympics, as he has been able to meet the required time for qualification in the Olympic 400m and 4x400m relay. On the 1st September he should compete in the 200m.
2nd September Start of the Boccia heats, a game that only happens in the Paralympics and one of the few mixed gender events in both the Olympics and Paralympics! It resembles boules and was based on a sport in ancient Greece where rocks were thrown.
4th September Don’t miss one of Britain’s greatest paralympians, David Weir, who competes in the T54 1500m. He currently holds the British records in every distance up to 5000m and has won the London Marathon 6 times!
9th September Wheelchair Rugby Final; This is arguably one of the most aggressive Paralympic games and very different to what many of us think rugby is, as it is played with a round ball on a basketball court! There is even a welder onsite to repair the damage done to the wheelchairs during the action.
9th September The last opportunity to enjoy the Olympics/ Paralympics in London 2012 at the Paralympic closing ceremony, concluding what will be an incredible couple of months this summer!
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Kim Jong Un Will Compete!
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has qualified as the wild card for this year’s team entering the Olympics. In a surprise announcement from North Korea’s only news channel on Friday, the leader will be competing in many events including swimming, diving and 1500m. Kim Jong Un is now favourite to win with a surprising one hundred percent of North Korea’s population showing support in a recent poll, conducted by his army.
Sergeant Boris’s Safety Strategy
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced the next step in his plan to defend the Olympic stadium. In addition to the placement of surface to air missiles, also known as Boris Bombs, on the roofs, the mayor plans to offer further security to visitors by offering free AK47s to all ticket holders. He also plans to replace the regular London taxi with panzer tanks. “Safety is of incredibly high importance to us” said the Mayor during an interview with a BBC UN reporter, in a sandbag reinforced Starbucks on the Strand.
Please note: these articles are fictitious, a construct of the imagination and therefore should not be taken seriously.
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Cameron’s Budget Benefits All
In the budget announced by the Conservative Party earlier this year, a serious reduction on spending was put into effect when David Cameron discovered Boris Johnson’s plans to coat the Olympic stadium in gold leaf. In an interview with Sky News, the conservative leader and his secretary, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg, suggested that “greater focus should be on equality in the games”. The squeeze on funding has resulted in a tossup between giving medals to the winners and turfing the stadium. Gold medals have now been abolished with high quality plastic participation trophies now being the award of choice for all athletes. “Life is not all about competition,” said former Gold medallist Sebastian Coe upon hearing of this development and Nick Griffin has commended the move as “a major step forward in establishing cross cultural equal opportunities at the Games”. Disclaimer: These stories are fictional and have been created for your entertainment only’
Olympic News
Written by SEB TRIBE
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E very country has its own spectacles and traditions respected by history and devoted citizens who, in admittedly most cases, chivalrously abide by what their homelands demand of them. Although,
once in a while, their blessed country throws them a boon, as the seemingly docile Spanish town of Bunyol is fully aware of when the day of La Tomatina dawns.
The reason I am aware of the connection between this terracotta city’s name and that of its most renowned, and publicly seen as greatest, occurrence is that I was lucky enough to witness it. It happens between 11am and 1pm on the last Wednesday of August: namely their own – unsurprisingly, unusually random- TOMATO FIGHT!
And yes, I did just say Tomato Fight. Every year a colossal crowd of townsfolk flock down the street, tightly compressed together, whilst truck loads of ripe tomatoes empty their contents upon these expectant people; and so the war begins.Husbands, wives, children and enemies of old, all seek common allies to take aim upon each other; the event has become one of
the highlights of Spain’s summer festival calendar with thousands of people flocking to this little valencian town for this chaotic event.
Bunyol is a small village of some 9000 people whose population swells to some 30,000 on the day of La Tomatina; as clothing of pale colours are recklessly destroyed by the spray of tomato juices and it is unfortunately not uncommon for pulp to occasionally end up your nose or in your eye ... Even still, with a spare change of clothes, so that their attire looks somewhat presentable at the end of the day, this enthusiastic array of public citizens and the occasional horde of tourists brave the blurs of red gunk (or gung, whichever you prefer) and attempt to take down that person who just so happens to look like your ex-boyfriend. Hmm. Tempting, but I’d stick with just hurling tomatoes at someone random so that you’re not confronted by his mother about it later.
I pity the poor souls however who are on the receiving end of a tomato which was not crushed before being lunged towards them; thankfully that will not be me seeing as I will be laughing hysterically in the corner of a deserted alleyway at the fool who would then be suffering from concussion… What a life I lead.
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The supposed history behind this event is that of it being sparked in 1945 when a parade of enormous figures with big heads (Gigantes y Cabezudos) was passing through the streets of Bunyol. Apparently a group of children attempted to join the procession, yet incidentally knocked over a giant who then began thrashing wildly at innocent passers-by. Due to his violence, the children started to hurl tomatoes from the roadside at him before the giant of a man was arrested: How I wish I could have been there, I wish cameras had been more common back then.And so the 2nd banger of the day then announces the departure of moderate violence revolving around this certain fruit; which is a nightmare to get their stains out by the way. (And for you people who are now grumbling and shaking your heads like a very strange person, tomatoes are indeed fruits. How do I know this, because they have seeds! Okay, tomatoes have seeds, there I said it!) And here my mere, petty statement of three hours of a city’s reckless, carefree nature come to a close (it is not okay for you to be relieved by the way), and with that I must say one more thing to conclude my revelations of this country’s vast array of outlandish and oddly beautiful, tourist related festivals:To remove tomato induced stains from school uniform(s) please seek the help and/or advice of responsible adult before attempting to lick it off. Believe me, I have learned from experience.
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going global
DiD yOu heAr the One AbOut the rubber ChiCken?
Lots of people, all over the world, want to travel to space. And it looks like they might be able to in a few years, when space travel becomes [a hell of a lot] cheaper. Nowadays, you might expect the likes of Richard Branson to beat you into space… but a chicken? Not only that, a rubber chicken? Just recently, students from California used a helium balloon to send a rubber chicken, called Camilla, 120,000 ft. into space. She even had a knitted space suit! You’ll be happy to hear that after two and a half hours in the sky, the balloon popped, as planned, and Camilla parachuted safely back to Earth.
hOW tO rOb A ShOp – nOt like thiS
A man walked into a Circle-K in Louisiana, USA, put a $20 note on the counter and asked for change. When the cashier opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the cashier promptly pro-vided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled from the scene, leaving the $20 note on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer was $15. The question remains: if someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?
COuCh… CAnineS?
Television is pretty ordinary for us humans… but now it looks like we’re spreading the couch potato culture to our beloved pets as well. Television companies are calling DOGTv a new breed of programming - an on-demand cable Tv channel designed to keep your dog “relaxed, stimulated and entertained” while you are at work. The advertising-free programming is aimed at stay-at-home dogs (as opposed to commuter dogs?) and their worried owners to whom the channel “offers a promise that our beloved best friends should never again feel alone”. Although it is nice for pets to feel less alone, please let’s not turn our dogs into human couch potatoes…
LOSER!
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Written by SONIYA AMBADKAR
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internationalFor those of you travelling abroad during the summer holidays, why not try and practise some language skills. here are some phrases, tongue twisters and jokes
that are sure to go down well, and you could even make some new friends! Even if the pronunciation isn’t perfect, they’ll definitely appreciate the effort.
How to iMpress tHe locals…
http://WWW.bbC.CO.uk/lAnGuAGeS/ http://WWW.beGinninGWithi.COm
cHat up lines
tongue twisters
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J’aimerais mieux te connaître - I would like to get to know you better
¿Crees en el amor a primera vista o me tengo que acercar otra vez? Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?
estar hasta las narices de – Fed up with something Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca – To have your cake and eat itich bin wie im siebten himmel – I’m in seventh heavenJe suis aux anges – I’m over the moontheater machen – To make a scene/fussFaire du cinéma – To make a scene/fusshacer buenas migas – To hit it off with someone
trentatré trentini entrarono a trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando.Thirty three people from Trento entered the city, all thirty three waddling.
un chasseur sachant chasser sans son chien est un bon chasseur.A hunter knowing how to hunt knows to hunt without his hunting dog.
una cacatrepa trepa tiene tres cacatrepitos. Cuando la cacatrepa trepa trepan los tres cacatrepitos.A climbing caterpillar has three baby caterpillars. When the climbing caterpillar climbs the three baby caterpillars climb.
C’est un chien qui rencontre un crocodile. Le crocodile dit au chien :“Salut, sac à puces!”Et le chien lui répond : “Salut, sac à main!”
Un éléphant et une souris sont dans le désert. Ils ont très chaud. La souris dit: “ Est-ce que je peux marcher dans ton ombre pendant une petite demi-heure? On pourra changer après...”
many thanks to all our linguistically talented
friends, particularly those at the international
magazine, for their help in this article.
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i n history we remember many great people for speeches made, wars won and the promotion of liberty; and yet the contribution of dogs, man’s best friend, has been somewhat overlooked. Here we will honour
the most heroic dogs in history, recounting their stories and demonstrating why we must never forget them.
For our first dog hero, we ask that you ask yourself: how many saints do I know? Can I even remember what most individuals did to earn their sainthood? Have I, or someone I know, done anything worthy of sainthood? If the answer to this is no then you, my friend, have been shown up by a dog. Saint Guinefort was a greyhound who lived in the 13th century. One day he was charged with the care of a young child, by his master who went out hunting. Upon his return, he found the dog covered in blood and saw the child’s nursery in ruins; fearing the worst he killed the dog, believing him to have murdered the child. Only after having killed Guinefort did the man find the child still alive, with the dead remains of a poisonous snake wrapped about his body. The dog had killed the snake, saving the child, and had then himself
perished, in a cruel twist of fate, earning him his sainthood.Among the most famous stories of dedication from a dog,
is that of Hatchiko (Hatchi for short) who was bought by a professor at Tokyo University in 1924. Every day he would walk with the professor to the station in the morning, and meet him off of his evening train; for this they became quite the local celebrities. However, one day, whilst at the university, the professor suffered a stroke and died; needless to say, he did not get the evening train home, and so, never saw Hatchi again. Yet Hatchi was so devoted that everyday he continued to go back to the station in the evening and wait, in the faint hope that the professor may return; even after he was sold on to new owners, he would escape and return to the station. Until his death, ten years later, Hatchi returned daily to the station and he quickly became known across Japan for his dedication and loyalty to the deceased professor, for which he is still very famous today!
There are many famous soldiers throughout history, but you may question whether our canine friends were involved in warfare. Was there a Spaniel who earned the Silver Star? A
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Poodle decorated with the Purple Heart? A German Shepherd worthy of a statue? The answer is YES. Dogs were intensively used; and two of the greatest were Sgt. Stubby and Chips!Stubby was found abandoned on the campus of Yale University by John Conroy; a trainee military officer. When Conroy was sent out to fight in The First World War, he smuggled Stubble along with him. Over 18 months Stubby proved his worth in the terrible conditions of the trenches, using his sense of smell to alert the troops of Gas attacks and incoming artillery; additionally, he could locate soldiers and even accomplished the feat of capturing a German spy. In his 17th Battle he was honoured with many medals, including one giving him the rank of sergeant; he was, and is to this day, the most highly decorated military dog in history.
Chips saw many victories during his time on the field in World War Two. Among the greatest, was when he dragged a phone line and receiver through a live battlefield to his cornered platoon; allowing them to call for backup and see off the attacking Germans. Furthermore this war dog managed to assist the capture and forced surrender of an Italian force in Sicily when he sprang from his handler and headed straight at the enemy, before subduing and subsequently dragging two men from their artillery-placement. This heroic dog’s actions continued to amaze as he alerted his squad to some Italians approaching under cover of darkness and aided in their capture. Like Stubby, Chips received war medals such as a Silver Star and Purple Heart but he had them cruelly stripped away when dogs were reclassified as Equipment and not as individuals. He remains the last canine to receive a war medal.
As serious scholars in history, we cannot simply ignore the contribution of dogs belonging to the great and the good people of the past. The famous liberator of venezuela and Colombia, Símon Bolívar himself, had a dog named Nevado. Nevado was somewhat of a mascot among the soldiers, famous for never leaving Bolivar’s side in the eight years that they were together; regularly he met with foreign diplomats and supporters of the cause, as well as taking to the battlefield to fight for freedom against the Spanish. Nevado fought in the famous battles of Boyacá and Carabobo, the latter of which was where he met his demise when he was separated from Bolívar by enemy forces. After the battle Bolívar rushed to Nevado’s tent to see his final moments before the dog died. In venezuela, Nevado remains a symbol of freedom, particularly in his home town of Mucuchies, where there are bronze and gold statues of Nevado on each road entering the city.
Having read of the deeds of these great canines, we sorely hope that you will remember the contributions of man’s best friend to our history and our lives. From St Guinefort, to Chips, remember the heroes among dogs and not the “Kardashians” of the canine world, who sing and dance on television for our entertainment.
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How to
make money wHile still at scHool
Become A tutor/BABySitter If you live in an area full of families, where the parents are often going out and looking for someone to look after their children, babysitting can be a good way of consistently earning money. And if you find that you’re really good at a school subject too – consider being a tutor for younger children. That way, you’re helping your community and making money at the same time!
Sell Stuff online If your room is full of childhood toys or things you don’t need, why not clear up some space and earn money both at once? Another idea is also to buy inexpensive things at yard fairs or car boot sales and sell them online too!
Selling A Service Are you good at typing? Are you good at cutting grass or running at cutting grass or running errands? Well, if you are then consider starting a service business for yourself. Make some flyers, get a small site, and create some forms. Once you have done this, do some promotion for both yourself and your service and make sure to encourage referrals and repeat business.
SAvingS It’s true that at the moment in the economy, there isn’t a massive focus on this. But it is very important in the long run, and that old saying “a penny saved is a penny earned” still rings true. Set a goal (or focus on an object you want to buy), start saving up, and just be patient till you get there.
Become A Blogger This idea has been around for quite a few years now, and isn’t just for any particular age group. Anyone can do it – it’s pretty simple, just write about whatever interests you, make sure it’s interesting and people will want to read it. You do have to stick to it though – once you start posting regularly, you’ll get regular visitors and then you can make money out of it by using something like Google Adsense. As with all things on the internet though, do remember to be careful and don’t reveal details that are too personal. Make sure your parents know what you’re up to, try to get your friends involved if you can and try to be discreet about your identity – maybe assume a pen name if you can, and use a different email address to your personal one. Also think carefully about the contents of your blog – it’s always best to avoid posting unpleasant or potentially libellous content. Aside from that, have fun with it!
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last issue we told you how you could spend £1 million if you were lucky enough to possess such riches. In today’s society, increasingly so, nothing seems to be free; everything has a price. Of course, there are some
exceptions. Take friendship for example. You cannot buy a friend as the act of doing so would corrode the value, making it far less valuable than a friendship that has not been paid for. Now imagine your best friend has asked you to give a speech at their wedding. You are stuck for ideas. You CAN buy a wedding speech. Bung a few dates and details into the internet and voila - three days and £100 later, and you have a seamless wedding speech ready to go. But what if your friend discovered your cunning plan? The haphazard ramble you could have created would suddenly seem the far more valuable good, wouldn’t it?
Although the consequences of this example may be no more than a few harsh words, what happens when money starts to corrode even more important human values? Today you can buy an Olympic torch at auction, prisoners can pay $80 in California for a cell upgrade and charities are offering drug-addicted women $300 if they agree to sterilisation. Did you know that you can now buy advertising space on students’ foreheads at a price of
£4.20 per hour? It seems ridiculous doesn’t it? But this is the reality of today’s market society and our intense focus on the power of money.
Where does the boundary lie? Should we use cash incentives to get children to read more books or increase the supply of blood for transfusions? Should we use money to solve global problems such as obesity or is this approach simply degrading human morals? While markets are essential in the distribution of scarce resources, surely we must draw the line somewhere before income determines almost every factor of life and reduces moral value to nothing.
Perhaps it is this intensive focus on money and what it takes to be rich which caused the London riots. Young people cannot internalise their morals as they feel their actions are irrelevant in the wider society due to a lack of power. Perhaps they feel this lack of power is due to a lack of money since we seem to need it for everything and anything nowadays.
Whatever your view, one thing is for sure, this debate needs to enter the public domain and be solved before the answer to my title is: nothing.
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Written by SOPHIE CAPEWELL
wHat can’t money buy?
Written by SONIYA AMBADKAR
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GRACE HODGES, 8TTHIS ISSUE’S WINNER OF THE PHOTO COMPETITION
For your chance to win Scripted’s Autumn Photo Competition, take a photo and send it to [email protected]
T echnology is a rapidly developing, ever expanding, and ridiculously dominant feature of everyday life. If it wasn’t for the computer revolution that occurred more than a quarter century ago, the net-happy pre-teen popularisation of the emoti-
con and acronym language that exists today wouldn’t be as it is. The scarily obsessive, absurdly brainy, and endlessly inventive people known as “hackers” realised that computers could be used for more than breaking the enigma code; word processing, video games, and the internet, to name a few innovations, making the case that hackers – brilliant programmers who discovered worlds of possibility within the coded confines of a computer – were the key players in a sweeping digital transformation. The rebel engineers of the Homebrew Computer Club in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, were the first to take advantage of the new low-cost chips to build personal computers. They may have begun as a fringe cohort, but hackers alchemised the hard math of Moore’s law into a relentless series of technological advances that changed the world and touched all of our lives. And most of them did it simply for the joy of pulling off an awesome trick.
The inventiveness of these computer wizards, these hackers, who in just a decade created both a multibillion dollar industry and a culture phenomenon, inspired a generation of programmers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs. Everyone who has ever used a com-puter, a mobile phone, a video game console has benefited. But behind the inventiveness was something even more mar-vellous – all real hackers shared a set of values that has turned out to be the dogma for the information age. The internet itself exists thanks to the hacker ideals. Some of the notions now seem obvious, but at the time were far from accepted. Take rule number five, “You can create are and beauty on a computer”. A concept such as this would have seemed unbelievable until the release of the Macintosh 128K in 1984, the first computer to use a graphical interface instead of a
command line. Other hackers spoke to the meritocratic possi-bilities of a digital age, where “hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position” as defined by rule four. The third axiom identified computers as instruments of insurrection, which granted power to any individual with a keyboard and sufficient brainpower; “Mistrust authority - promote decentralisation”. However, the precept of the most central of hacker culture turned out to be the most controversial; “All information should be free”. The word hacker entered the popular lexicon, although its meaning has changed: In the mid-’80s, following a rash of com-puter break-ins by teenagers with personal computers, true hackers stood by in horror as the general public began to equate the word, their word, with people who used computers not as instruments of innovation and creation but as tools of thievery and surveillance. The kind of hacker who was motivated by the desire
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SO EMBRACE THE ART OF HACKING, THINKING, AND INNOVATING – AS HACKERS WILL BE THE HEROES OF THE NEXT REVOLUTION, TOO.
SO EMBRACE THE ART OF HACKING, THINKING, AND INNOVATING – AS HACKERS WILL BE THE HEROES OF THE NEXT REVOLUTION, TOO.
to learn and build, not steal and destroy. On the positive side of the ledger, this friendly hacker type has also become a cultural icon – a the fuzzy, genial whiz kid who wields a keyboard or the brainy billionaire in a t-shirt – even if today he’s more likely to be called a geek. These ethics, the crusade for free software and the thinkers provided the intellectual framework that led to the open source movement, a critical element of modern software and the internet itself – its expansion was lubricated by a design that enabled free access. With that, a new generation of hackers emerged, geeks who saw business as no enemy, but as the means for their ideas and innovations to find the broadest of audiences. Take Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, who has welcomed 800 million users to share their personal lives online.
Access to computers – and anything which might teach you something
about the way the world works – should be unlimited and total.
All information should be free. Mistrust authority - promote decentralisation.
Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as
degrees, age, race, or position.
You can create art and beauty on a computer.
Computers can change your life for the better.
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Access to computers – and anything which might teach you something
about the way the world works – should be unlimited and total.
All information should be free. Mistrust authority - promote decentralisation.
Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as
degrees, age, race, or position.
You can create art and beauty on a computer.
Computers can change your life for the better.
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tgs Bake offCake is an important part of school life at
TGS, with both many talented bakers within the school and the rest of us, who regularly enjoy their creations. Consequently, the Scripted Team were very excited to help a year 12 student, Julia Wolfle, run a baking competition to raise money for charity. As well as being an excuse to use the (relatively) new food tech rooms, we secretly wanted to be judges.
Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case. However, it was still incredible to see the number of entries we had in the first round, with over 70 different creations ranging from a rather incredible 2-tiered masterpiece to chocolate macaroons! After a few worries, including unset cheesecakes, we tentatively moved all the cakes to a separate room, and begrudgingly left them in the care of
the number of teachers who were lucky enough to taste all the cakes.
Select bakers were then shortlisted from each mini-school to recreate their treats in timed conditions, having only two hours to make, bake and decorate! There were, as you can imagine, a fair few dramas; batter going all over the oven and a bowl smashing being our particular favorites! Nevertheless, I’m pleased to say all the cakes managed to come out safely (well, most of them).
Although only a few winners could be chosen, the standard and number of entries was incredible as was the support by everyone buying the cakes (the less stressful way to help a charity) so thank you all very much!
OVERALL WINNER: Jemima Silver Year 12 (Chocolate macaroons)
YEAR 7+ 8 MINISCHOOL WINNER Mia Lintott, 7F (TGS Shield Cake)
YEAR 9,10 + 11 MINISCHOOL WINNERAnnabel Buxton, 9T
(“I can’t believe you made that” Chocolate Cake)
SIXTH FORM MINISCHOOL WINNER Sophie Marjoribanks and Poppy Raine Year 12
(Bakewell Tart)
Other PrizesYEAR 7+8 MINISCHOOL
most inventive and delicious cakes - Eben Lenton 8M (Inside Out Black Forest Cake, Cookie Dough Cake)
most beautifully and carefully presented - Charlotte Rye 7F (Summer Strawberry Stacks)
best tarts - Lauren Hogan 8T (Chocolate Tarts with raspberries and marshmallows)
most patriotic and supporting of the upcoming Olympics - Isobel Ellis 7F (Going 4 Gold)
most interesting way of baking a cake - Scarlet Lewis 8A (Three Tier Chocolate Cake)
YEAR 9+10 MINISCHOOL
Best flavour combinations - Josie and Leah West 7C/9F (Strawberry and Rosewater vanilla Sponge)
YEAR 12 + 13 MINISCHOOL
best team work – Katrina and Naomi Hindley
best cookies – Rachel Hannah
best Gluten Free Option – Alex StClair
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Coming Together ALL THE MEMbErS Of 8f
When everyone comes together, like the pieces of a puzzle,The picture is much more vibrant than before,
Each person who helps, each person who contributes,Will make the finished result a masterpiece to remember,
If you strive to reach your goal,Achievement will draw closer.
With every step you take,The finished product will be greater,
However hard the journey,Bring a suitcase full of determination and inspiration.
If it splits and your will fades away,Look to tomorrow, not yesterday,It may take months, or even a year,
But eventually the finish will draw near.So don’t give up, even if you fail,
Keep at it and success will prevail.
Everything will come together. However long it takes,What is there is to be learnt from, even mistakes
Remain to what is true,But always be you.
Just put on a happy face, and keep the pace.From the start, to the finish, the end of the race
Like finishing a marathon, that utter joy and pride,Speak from the heart and enjoy the ride.
The Scripted Team have held a creative writing competition based around the theme of achievement.
Here are the results of the competition
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Blade Runner jEnnY STEvEnS, 9T
Steady, steady, start running,Hold back – don’t want to fall.
So different from the army,So much harder.
Cut off from the knee,Replaced with sleek blades.
Hold back – don’t want to fall,Steady, yet as fast as I can.Over the line, don’t fall,
Slow down carefully.Paralympics champion,
Yet, only great relief at the lack of pain.Amputation hurts,
The mental acceptance is harder though.No more toes, no more feeling the sea round her ankles,
No more leg below the knee.At least she can say ‘I achieved’ and hold her head high,
At least she has a life, when others are no more.
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Nelson’s Case cAiTLin bEnSOn, 9T
(Continued From Scripted Spring 2012)
T he man stooped and paused, waiting for the guards to indicate his next direction.
Nelson was a prisoner, incarcerated by all he believed and destined to see little of the freedom he so hopefully spoke of. Yet whilst he may only sit and stare through the bars, Nelson Mandela had achieved far more than he had hoped to do. He had planted the seed and all it needed was nurturing, Africa wanted change.
De Wet may have thought he was the one to walk free but in fact Mandela had a far greater success, he had inspired change above all politics, he was the face of equality, an unbeatable achievement.
The walk down the corridor was slow and the guard’s methodical step harmonised with the birdsong of his supporters singing from outside the wall. They had come in number flocking the street, wanting to be part of the revolution as they had a right to and Nelson knew no one could stop them being part of it. And so it was a smile that the guards saw of him last as they locked tight cell 5.
Days can take years to pass, but only seconds when one can savour the sound of change. Within his mind, banners flew above the roves, voices spoke of dreams and children rebuilt the country. It didn’t matter if he was here for years or even forever, he had achieved all that was needed to send the next generation forth: hope. The hope that they can make a difference and that equality is a right not a liberty. It would take more than a cell to stop these thoughts and Nelson knew it. A few square metres, a camp bed and a low table is all one will ever need to dream of change and dream is what Nelson did.
De Wet mopped his brow and reshuffled the papers; it had been a short case yet the most difficult in his life. He didn’t want to catch anyone’s gaze and left the room flustered and hurriedly. A car was waiting for him outside the court and it provided the essential protection from the protesters swarming the streets. If he wasn’t so high in power De Wet knew this was what he should rightfully be doing. Campaigning, standing for what is right not what has been. But the decision he had made was final and one he must always live with. In the back seat of the car he wrote a letter to Mandela, one he would never receive but however still necessary. It explained the reasons for his judgement and his true belief of what he wished to be achieved. With a flourished signature he proceeded to fold and seal the letter, his finger tips pinching the folds crisp and straight. He wouldn’t sleep properly that night nor be able to concentrate on tomorrow with the nagging reminder that the figure of change and an inspiration to many was, due to his decision, sitting behind bars.
Seven in the evening is the time when the sun begins to soften and sink below the dusty horizon, the time when the people slowly ebb from the cities and return scattered across the towns and the hour at which Mandela received his first visitor. It was his wife Winnie, tears welled in his eyes as she advanced down the corridor before embracing him. Winnie was not sad or upset by the end of Nelson’s freedom, in fact she was proud; she too knew what had really been achieved. And for the five short minutes they were allowed together, husband and wife refuelled their hope in the fight for equality.
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Fun STUFF
At the TGS Sports Day, five teachers broke long-standing TGS records in a variety of sports. However, for one reason or another, all five teachers were disallowed the record and disqualified. From the clues below can you work out which teacher broke the record in which sport, from which year this record had stood, and why their record was disallowed?
1. Mr Covarr, the unsung high jumper, did not break the 1999 record. The longest standing record was broken by the sack racer.2. The 1990 record was broken by someone who’s surname begins with a ‘T’, and Mr Barker’s record was the next longest standing after this.3. The record that Mr Tothill broke had stood from the mid to late 90’s, and he wasn’t disqualified for bribing the umpire.4. The long jumper hid another competitor’s shoes, so was disqualified. The long jump record hadn’t stood from 1990 or 1999.5. The javelin thrower was wearing the correct kit.6. The record from 1998 that was could have been broken, was saved due to the participant showing unsportsmanlike behaviour.7. Mr Sarson was disqualified for having cut a hole in his sack before the race.
Put the symbols S, C, r, i, p, t, e, D, ! into the grid so that they appear once in each row, column and 3x3 grid.
A conference room contains three separate wall-mounted spotlights – right, left, and front of stage. Each is controlled by its own on-off switch. These three switches are labelled 1, 2 and 3, but they are in a back-room which has no sight of the spotlights or the conference room (and there are no reflections, shadows or mirrors, and you are alone). How do you identify each switch correctly – right, left and front – if you can only enter the back room once?
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Scripted and the english Department ran a competition asking students to take a picture of themselves reading their favourite book in an unusual place. here is the winning entry by Annie terry and some other photos of both staff and students joining in!
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1 Waterproof and wellies! The slightest drizzle can cause a busy site to become so muddy! You will totally regret not bringing your waterproofs if it rains.
2 A hoodie…nights get oh so cold.
3 Hats – hopefully a sunhat will be all that’s necessary (boat-ers are quite in now if you don’t think you can pull of the baseball cap), but you never know when a woolly hat can come in handy.
4 Socks, socks, plenteous socks!
5 Shorts, for the mini heat wave that’s bound to strike.
6 And of course all of your other clothes… please.
What to wear!What to wear!
Don’t forget... Don’t forget...
Assuming your festival is in the UK…well, you know as well as I do how temperamental the British weather is, and how quickly it can change, so you’ve got to be prepared for both extremes!
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Festival
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Written by RHIANNON CLARKE
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At every festival, from the biggest to the smallest, there’s always so much to do and trying to plan your days can be a pain. I’ve always found it best trying not to plan too much, picking a couple of things I want to do, or bands I really want to see, and spending the rest of the time wandering around, which often results in the most interesting finds, and less stress to keep to a schedule. Basically, just remember you’re on holiday, and you don’t have to see that band.Have a great time!
1 Tent and sleeping bag. If you don’t want to take these back home at the end, many sites have a donation point you can give them to. Also make sure that upon setting up your tent you’re totally aware of its whereabouts…it’s never as easy to find in the dark.
2 Sun cream – I know we’re all told about how unsafe get-ting burnt is, but frankly, it just doesn’t look cool when you look like a tomato.
3 Money – make sure you keep it with you all the time, and sleep with it on your person or in your sleeping bag too!
4 Food, even if you don’t fancy having to cook it it’s best to bring some easy stuff, buying it at the site is usually very expen-sive.
Okay, so you still have room in your bag?Okay, so you still have room in your bag?
What to do…What to do…
5 Baby wipes and dry shampoo. These can be substituted for normal toiletries and a towel if you can be bothered to wait for hours in the queue… Don’t worry too much about your ap-pearance, everyone’s in the same boat.
6 Toilet roll/tissues. The portaloos always run out.
7 Some paracetamol is a good idea, but obviously you should drink lots of water throughout the day too.
8 A good sense of humour! (okay should I stop being cheesy now?)
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T he Odyssey of Homer is a book regarding a journey of epic proportions. It takes place subsequent to the war between Troy and Greece after the walls of Troy have fallen. Each warrior
has taken their portion of the many treasures, mourned their fellow comrades in arms, and each is eager to return to their homeland victorious. However, Odysseus, wisest amongst the Greeks and inventor of the wooden horse, has merely one desire which is to be reunited with his young son, Telemachus and his beloved wife, Penelope and return to his homeland, Ithaca.
At the outset of his journey, Odysseus unwittingly seeks shelter in the eerie lair of the cold-blooded Cyclops, Polyphemus, whom he encounters and subsequently blinds. After barely escaping his clutches, Odysseus then underestimates the power and wrath of the God, Poseidon when, diverted off course, he
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must face ten long lonely years away at sea. During this time he encounters cannibalistic Laestrogonians, merciless monsters, the captivating goddess, Calypso, the seductive Sirens and, finally, power hungry suitors.
Despite the fact that The Odyssey was written around 800 BC, I found this book hugely entertaining because its many themes echo down through the ages and are given voice in classics including Shakespeare and Dickens through to popular contemporary fiction read worldwide today such as The Hunger Games, the Twilight saga, Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. These themes comprise love, loyalty, redemption, temptation, power and deception; for example, the way the players are control-led in The Hunger Games is resonant with the gods on Mount Olympus manipulating Odysseus and his men and treating them as their play things. These are the main reasons that I found this book so gripping and enthralling and would recommend it to those who enjoy a particularly challenging but rewarding read.
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H ow could a group of 15 year olds understand the ideas and motivations inherent within the play ‘Steel Magnolias’ where a group of women try to deal with normality when faced with
the starkness of death? One student was asked by Scripted to explain how she used her own experiences to develop her understanding of a role; whilst another student was asked to imagine the audition process using an extended metaphor taking a stance very different to what she really thought.
‘It’s always hard moving to a new place, starting again with no friends and no bearing of where to go. This is what happens to Annelle in Steel Magnolias and somehow I had to put myself into that position if I was to play her with any degree of realism. ‘Steel Magnolias’ is a comedy-drama about a group of women from Louisiana who, over 3 eventful years, learn to support each other through a variety of events. Annelle is the new woman in town, whose cautious manner finds it difficult to adapt to the wild and wondrous ways of the Chinquapin gossipers, based in the local beauty parlour. I had to try and show this bewilderment but also to develop over the play the moments when she learns to trust the other characters and to finally come out of her shell.
By the time of the climactic ending of the play, Annelle has adopted a strong Christian belief and even in times of grief she seizes the chance to promote the holy teachings. I had to decide whether to play this for laughs, pathos or to show the emer-gence of a new steely character. I found this characteristic of hers
quite easy though, as I often find myself preaching to my fellow classmates in RS about the words of the Lord. It is this quality of Annelle which made me most fond of her; her belief that she was part of something greater than herself. I am now looking forward to playing her in the Year 10 production next week and hope that I portray her with justice.’
‘Shaking, I dare to peek through the glass window in the door to confirm that the loud, echoing footsteps that made the class sick with anticipation was the teacher. We are about to fight like savage animals for out desired roles in the upcoming perform-ance of ‘Steel Magnolias’. To be successful is survival of the fittest; every one of us on the prowl to stardom and constant death looks coupled with secret bickering are prevalent. As he enters the room, every fame obsessed student projects her voice and swaggers across their imaginary stage with the utmost confidence: this is war.
Throughout the play ‘Steel Magnolias’, the women are sur-rounded by other inspirational women whom add not only a sympathetic ear to the main characters, but also laughs and tears. Oh, the irony – here is a play about the strength of women who can rely on friendship but will this be evident in the auditions? We are predators waiting for the King of the Pack to shower us with praise and glory. To the outsiders of the theatre world our perfected smiles and charming ways may trick them, this is not a light-hearted situation – it’s a food chain. You eat your competi-tion or become eaten. Only one can be the best and when the curtains draw open on our performance, only one actress can take the crown. Let the games begin.....’
Written by CATT HURMAN AND BETHANY WILLIAMSON
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T he Hunger Games is like marmite: you love it or you hate it. Whilst the book is marketed at those in their young teens, it is itself a science-fiction novel intertwining both an adolescent coming-of-
age tale with a critique of common society that provides a page turner for youths and adults alike.
The real success of the novel, I believe, lies in its ability to intermingle the flaws in our society with the common themes provided by the gripping plot. Through the idea of community, illustrated by Katniss’ realisation of strength in numbers, both through her alliance with Rue, and that with Peeta, Collins dramat-ically highlights the reclusive and individual nature of our society (how many of you really know the people who live on your street?). Through the concept of a spectacle, provided via the Games, she also criticises our sickening fascination with programs such as Big Brother, and other reality Tv shows.
The writing itself is, as many critics have pointed out, is pretty
focused on describing the action, and little else. Yet the charac-terisation of the heroine provides a strong driving force for the novel, and in this way the words seem to dissolve, creating a close relationship between the reader and the strong characters, which inevitably leads to an exhilarating read.
If, like me, you found the hype surrounding the book suspi-cious, intriguing and yet off-putting, I can thoroughly recommend the novel as something to slot in among the Olympics and beach holidays this summer, and I can happily dispel the comparisons to the Twilight series as superficial nonsense. On the other hand if you enjoyed The Hunger Games and are looking for something else to read, I can wholly recommend a similar post-apocalyptic novel, Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer, that explores its own themes in an equally commendable way.
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i n an excellent adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestsell ing trilogy The Hunger Games, this grim vision of the near future will have you shocked, frightened, moved and thinking from the first few scenes. Jennifer Law
rence portrays the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers to take her sister’s place as Tribute in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Along with fellow Tribute Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), she travels to the Capitol, the ruling city of Panem, to fight in the Hunger Games. A boy and a girl from each of Panem’s twelve districts are forced to join in this twisted form of Tv entertainment that was designed as a punishment for a past uprising. Thrown together into a huge, televised arena, with a single winner coming out, the Tributes have only one rule: kill or be killed.
But Katniss is a born survivor. Using her sharp instincts and the skills she has learnt whilst hunting in the woods of District Twelve, Katniss must do the impossible if she ever wants to return home.
Lawrence’s admirable interpretation of Katniss gives the teen-
age film market something it has needed for a long time: a strong, female lead. Josh Hutcherson makes an excellent Peeta, and the two team up to lead a superb cast of supporting actors. The hand-held shooting brings the audience right into the action, and the brilliant fight sequences give the movie a thrilling and intense feel. The juxtaposition of danger and heart-wrenching emotion are sure to bring a tear to your eye.
The omission of some details and characters for the addition of new scenes has left a few fans a little irked, but the new se-quences bring a deeper understanding of the series to unfamiliar audiences.
A thought-provoking marriage of reality Tv and war, this is a story of power, identity, love, friendship, freedom and, above all, conquering the unconquerable odds.
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B lackeyed Theatre Touring Company are currently performing their rendition of Steven’s Berkoff ’s “Trial” througout the country and you should go and see it if you have the chance. The “Trial
was originally written by Franz Kafka but was adapted for stage by Berkoff.
The plot revolves around a man named Joseph K who becomes a victim to a higher authority and “one fine morning” gets arrested without reason. K’s journey is followed throughout the show as he attempts to clear his name against a faceless authoritarian power. Five actors play a host of 25 characters, Paul Taylor, Derek Elwood, Naida Morgan, Simon Wegrzyn and Robert Snell use physical movements to resemble their eccentric parts. An example of distinct mannerisms being displayed in the performance is the double act of the policemen who arrest the protagonist, the use of slapstick comedy and stylised actions highlights the surreal nature of the play, and adds comedy to a political dark plot.
The trial could be viewed as a religious allegory, although Kafka’s book eschews from specific religious references; the Blackeyed production centres one scene in a church environment instead of a predictable court or prison backdrop, suggesting that the omnipresent authority is related to the church. This theory is supported by the idea that, similarly to God, the higher officials of the court are inaccessible to mortals. In contrast to this, K could represent an inconsequential figure whose insignificant life has no effect on the rest of the world. The novel is set constantly in dark rooms, and the production design echoes this by mainly consisting
of black frames, thus whole idea revolves around darkness and K being kept in the shadows. An example of lack of light is shown when the protagonist attempts to view a picture with a light, however no matter where he holds the light the whole picture is not visible, this could be a metaphor for life.
The ambiguity of both the novel and the script is reflected in the performance, as the sound and lighting used evolves rapidly to create an atmosphere of humour and fear. Additionally the set is minimal with white and black frames enclosing the stage, which are constantly adapted to the scenes, suggesting that nothing is what it seems.
The production is thought provoking, however, its use of extensive sound, at moments, overpowers the still tabloids, and distracts the audience from the stylised movements. Additionally the eccentric acting at times creates unbelievable characters, and diverts the audience’s attention from the political message. Despite these faults, the actors still convey a complicated message successfully through physical theatre.
The ensemble’s strongest point is its use of humour and comic timing, its ability to match dark plots with slapstick comedy allows the show to be accessible for all ages. Overall the production is intriguing and fascinating and, although the plot is ambiguous and the true authority is never revealed, the show still leaves the audience challenged with its refreshing take on politics and authority.
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More, Roll Away Your Stone including great moments for singing and dancing driven along by the banjo, possibly my favourite song of the night. Another great moment was the performance of Ghosts That We Knew, a song set to be on the new album. Also a quieter song, it showcased the brilliant songwriting abilities of the band, with the chorus “So give me hope in the darkness and I will see the light/Cause oh they gave me such a fright/But I will hold as long as you like/Just promise me we’ll be alright” leaving me a bit mesmerised and more than a bit in love with Marcus Mumford.
Another highlight of the set was Dust Bowl Dance, the penultimate song on their album and the last song (well, before the encore anyway) of the night, it was basically an excuse to go a bit crazy, both in the audience and on stage. For this song Ben took to an actual piano (not the keyboard) and Marcus to the drum kit. One of my favourite things about this song, and others too, is the lyrics. As well as beautifully crafted original ideas, the Sons include allusions to famous writers such as Shakespeare and John Steinbeck (and occasionally simply stealing lines from their work) and also biblical references in their lyrics.
For the encore, they played two songs: another beautiful new ‘un, Lover’s Eyes (“I’ll walk slow, take my hand, help me on my way”) and of course The Cave, the band’s best known single.
I personally think the song is a bit over-rated, but as much as it pains me to say it, it was probably the song of the night simply because of the crowd’s reaction, with nearly everyone singing along and jumping together the atmosphere was amazing and left me wanting so much more. I wholeheartedly recommend going to see Mumford & Sons if ever you get the chance.
J ust in case you’re one of the few people that haven’t heard of Mumford & Sons I’ll give you a bit of back ground on them: I’ll call them a folk-rock band, but it’s kind of difficult to pin a genre to them. Comprising
of Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Country Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane they formed in late 2007 and released their first album, Sigh No More, in 2009. In the US alone the album has now sold over two million copies, achieving more commercial success than I think even the band anticipated. As well as their impressive album sales, they are well known for their live performances. Having only seen them at festivals previously, I was lucky enough to be one of about 1500 people to get tickets to see Mumford & Sons on the 31st of May, in Folkestone.
Before I start gushing about how brilliant The Sons were, I’ll speak a bit about the support acts. Support came from Pete Roe and Slow Club, both acts I had previously seen but not fully appreciated at the time. Whilst I know that others in the crowd were eager for both acts to finish, I really enjoyed them and think that Mumford & Sons chose perfect acts to kick off their gig, with Pete Roe combining acoustic guitar and brilliant songwriting, and Slow Club providing a more rousing, electronic feel that got the crowd going. If you’re a Mumford fan these are definitely acts worth checking out.
Enough of that, on to the show! Mumford & Sons kicked off their set with a new(ish) song called Below My Feet, one of their slightly less “hoe-down”-esque songs, with a chorus that allowed everyone to fully appreciate their four-part harmonies. Next came more of a foot-stomper, their fourth single from Sigh No
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