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by Sarah Stook · Published July 12, 2021 · Last modified July 10, 2021
Ah, the classics. They’re beloved by some, whilst others angrily slog through them in GCSE English. From Tolstoy to Hemingway, classics reach across the globe and bring us exciting stories. During lockdown, reading soared...
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by Sarah Stook · Published June 29, 2021 · Last modified June 28, 2021
When we read books about politics, many of us may be more inclined to read about what happens in the Anglosphere. It’s natural really- it’s our language, closer to our culture and what we...
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by Guest Contributor · Published May 31, 2021 · Last modified May 30, 2021
Africa, with its 54 nations, is not a monolithic place, however, many of its countries are bonded by dictators, national resources, and corruption. This is what drives Paul Kenyon’s book. Divided into several chapters,...
I loved history at school. Along with English, it was my favourite subject. GCSE, A-Level and even a year-long elective course at university. I still remember a lot of what was taught, even from...
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by Sarah Stook · Published March 25, 2021 · Last modified March 24, 2021
‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ The words engraved on the Statue of Liberty were meant to welcome the ships that arrived at Ellis Island in New...
International Women’s Day means lots of different things to different people. For some, it’s a public holiday in their country. It can be a day of protests or remembering strong women both alive and...
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by Sarah Stook · Published January 23, 2021 · Last modified January 25, 2021
A recent tweet encouraging people to read theory had mixed reviews from those who encountered it. The most prevailing view was that theory…doesn’t really matter that much. It seems that politics had become too...
The focus on the US state of Georgia did not end when the 2020 Presidential election happened. On the 5th January 2021, Georgia voters headed to the polls again in order to choose who...
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by Sarah Stook · Published November 30, 2020 · Last modified November 23, 2020
On the 17th December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi had enough. A young Tunisian street vendor, his family lived in near-poverty and he was working to keep the family afloat. His problem was that the authorities...
Every year, Christian persecution charity Open Doors ranks the worst places in the world to be a member of the faith. Here we’ll discuss entries 10-1 and why it’s so hard to be a...
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