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L’Évolution Créatrice: Une Exploration de l’Élan Vital et l’Intuition
L’Évolution Créatrice : Une Exploration de l’Élan Vital et l’Intuition Amber (Year 10) explores Henri Bergson’s ‘Creative Evolution’ in this piece, delving into two concepts: the vital momentum and intuition to gain a deeper understanding of Bergson’s ideas of orthogenesis and the vital impulse of humanity that drives evolution. L’Évolution créatrice est un livre écrit… Read more
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Fables, folklore and fairy tales
The annual Modern Languages Symposium during MFL Week was an absolute highlight. We were lucky enough to welcome DPhil student Ms Marie Marine from Oxford with her engaging talk on the ‘Mermaid Myths Across Oceans and Eras’ which provided insight into the cultural significance of the figure of the mermaid across the Globe and throughout… Read more
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Gregor Samsas Verwandlung – ändernde Einstellungen
Veronika (Year 12) explores Gregor Samsa, the protagonist of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, and the evolution of his relationship with his family. She explores how his transformation caused them to develop and change after he woke up one day as a cockroach, and the relevance this had to Kafka’s own life. Die Erzählung ‚Die Verwandlung‘… Read more
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Traducción de Gotham
This is a translation of Gotham, a rap song by Gata Cattana, that Ms Ortiz submitted for the Stephen Spender poetry translation competition. She received a commendation! Original No quiero que me digan lo que quiero escucharescribo lo que quiero escuchardame tregua que ya estoy cansá’ de lucharpero esta lengua mía se desataSaliva cotizda como… Read more
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Au cours d’une année
Une Histoire Courte In this short story, Anya (Year 12) writes a moving tale of a year in the garden, embodying a tree and its observations each month. It’s melancholy and hopeful at the same time, and a beautiful exploration of a perspective from nature. Janvier. Je vois un petit garçon qui fait un bonhomme… Read more
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Die Entwicklung der Bauhausbewegung
Olivia (Year 12) gives us an insight into the Bauhaus art movement, its origins, and how it remains a prominent influence across the world today. She eloquently details how historical events helped to shape the art movement, and briefly touches on Vkhutemas, a state-funded art school that is often compared to the Bauhaus. Die Kunstbewegung… Read more
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