Category: General
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A Sports Portfolio by Osaro Omo-Bamawo
My brother Osaro is studying Sports Journalism. If you’re interested in sports, particularly football, here is his portfolio, which consists of his interviews, new reports, long pieces, and media work. Interview – Adam Hussains Journey with Bromley-By-Bow FC My interview will be on a player who plays for local team…
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Visiting Nigeria: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In June I had the opportunity to travel to Nigeria with my family for a couple of weeks. The last time I had visited was in 2004. I was 4 so I’m classing this as my first proper time experiencing Nigeria. We spent 2 days in Lagos, 3 days in…
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Hay Festival 2024: My Highlights
23 May – 2 June 2024 was the Hay Festival. For those of you who don’t know, the Hay Festival is one of the biggest literary festivals in the UK, and I was there as an events management intern. It was an amazing 11 days, managing artists, liaising with stage…
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Childhood Favourites: Book Recommendations
I was the biggest bookworm as a child/teen. When my parents gifted me a Kindle when I was 12 (the same Kindle which I still have now at 24), I would use any spending money I had buying books for my Kindle. Even now, I still love rereading all those…
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See You Soon – A Bad Omen
A short story of a woman who feels ill but determined to get to work and has a strange encounter at the train station. Enjoy! I didn’t feel good. I had to go to work but I didn’t feel good. The pain was unbearable, but I had already called in…
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Torn By Jealousy
This story is inspired by Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, if you haven’t read it, I highly recommend you do. This story is based in Nigeria, and so I have put definitions for the words you may not understand. Definitions Igwe– chief/king Tufiakwa– Igbo for God forbid Chai– An exclamatory Ebe…
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I Am Me and You Are You
Our identity is defined through our individuality, we should embrace our uniqueness as it is what draws people in and makes them want to learn. By doing this, we break down stereotypes and barriers between people. Besides religion, there are 4 main things which represent me: Hair As Solange sings…
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Religion and University: Does it work?
(written in 2019) As the title says, I will be sharing my experience of being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints whilst being in university. One of the main things which were important before university started in September 2018 was where the church was and…
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