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On 16th May, sport fanatics supported their side by wearing shirts to

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excitable participants who spoke on the air!

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Far removed from

the college, Hull,

England and even

Europe there have

been events that will shake up

the geography of international

relations and foreign policy for

years to come.

ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and

Syria) have captured Mosul,

Iraq’s second city.

Iraq. Mesopotamia. Babylon.

Sumer. The ‘Cradle of Civilisa-

tion’ has been known by many

names over the millennia,

though in today’s climate many

would be surprised to find that

the land of the Tigris and the

Euphrates was known for any-

thing regarding civility. Now,

images of dictatorship, war, cor-

ruption, sectarianism and reli-

gious zealotry are what paint

the world’s imagination of Iraq.

The story of Iraq, in its modern

sense, can be traced back to the

First World War. When the war

came to an end, the Middle East

was carved up by its conquer-

ors: France got Syria and Leba-

non; Britain got Palestine, Jor-

dan and Iraq. A quick look at a

map can tell even the most

amateur geographer that the

borders of the Middle East are a

lot different to its Western

neighbours. They are not natu-

ral - they are lines drawn in the

sand. What the new bosses did

not take into account was the

differences between the frac-

tured Middle East and their

homelands. The schism of Islam,

between the Sunni and Shia

sects and numerous other

smaller factions like the Sufi,

Alawites, Wahhabis and Druze

was largely unknown or ig-

nored. Along with other agen-

das like the infamous creation

of Israel and the expulsion of

the Palestinians, all in all, it did-

n’t really build the modern Mid-

dle East on the surest of foun-

dations.

ISIS are the latest in a long line

of armed men fighting in an

area that the West don’t fully

understand and yet have defini-

tive opinions on - like waging an

illegal war, for example. The

2003

invasion received widespread

criticism from all

fronts, and rightly

so. Removing Hus-

sein, yet keeping

the out of date and

badly thought-out borders, cre-

ated a huge power vacuum. Is it

really any surprise that civil war

broke out in 2006? A bucket

load of political, religious and

ethnically based factions vied

for control, from the late Hus-

sein’s Ba’ath party followers to

Al-Qaida, American and British

troops stood as a paper flood

defence. Since its subsidence in

2007, the various insurgencies

have continued to the present

day, nearing three years after

we snuck out the back door and

declared freedom and democ-

racy was saved.

Iraq isn’t an anomaly. Since

2010 when the first sparks of

the Arab Spring crackled into

life, demonstrations and upris-

ings have spread like wildfire;

even allies of the West, like Bah-

rain, quelled the pro-democracy

revolts with live ammunition –

yet we didn’t hear much of that,

did we? However, the most vio-

lent conflicts by far spawned

from the ‘Spring’ have been

those in Libya and Syria. Again

the West intervened. Gaddafi

was toppled and promptly exe-

cuted by rebels; Al-Assad,

however, has held out for

three years. Syria and Libya

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OF CIVIL WAR

Iraq isn’t an anomaly.

If you can follow all that, perhaps

you should seek a job at the Foreign

Office - I hear they’re lacking in

experts. “

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Think on

This...

had never been friends

to the West - Gaddafi was in-

volved in the Lockerbie Bomb-

ings and Al-Assad had always

been closer to Russia, the un-

predictable “bear” that lurks

beyond the singsongs of the

campfire of Western govern-

ments. Is it any surprise that the

West should want to topple the

regimes and implement groups

of unknown rebels in charge? Of

course not, we’ve been doing it

for years. “Mission Accom-

plished” was shouted from 10

Downing Street as Gaddafi was

executed – I wonder if The

Hague would have done the

same?

Though now we see that the

peace was not golden, five

presidents and three years later

we see separatists holding the

oil fields in the West of the

country and shipping oil to –

who else - North Korea. In Syria

the cracks in the opposition be-

gan to show a lot quicker. ISIS

were originally fighting along-

side the pro-democratic Free

Syrian Army (FSA), until a split

between those groups politi-

cally and religiously motivated

leaving ISIS, and the Al-Nusra

Brigade fighting against one an-

other - the FSA and the Syrian

government. And yet, still, Wil-

liam Hague continues to ship off

material for the “good guys”.

Now the situation is so compli-

cated that it’s a wonder we

even know who we’re sending

the guns to... oh, wait.

The West,

specifically

the US and

UK, are now

in a

very

strange and unanticipated posi-

tion. Do they assist Al-Maliki,

their appointed Shia, president

of Iraq – known for his sectarian

style of governance – or do they

shake the sand from their boots

and forget about the whole hor-

rid affair? The choice would

have been a lot easier to make,

until Iran, perhaps the biggest

bogeyman of Western politics,

decided to throw their lot in.

Iran, the Shia superpower of the

region, has an interest in keep-

ing its Shia neighbour standing.

This is where it gets even more

complicated. If the US and UK

were to support Shia Iraq they

would be fighting with Shia Iran,

Shia Iran being the nemesis of

Sunni Saudi Arabia and Israel,

the West’s “most democratic”

allies in the region – because

what doesn’t shout

“democracy” from the rooftops

like gender segregation? And

not forgetting that other

‘warrior of democracy’ Israel,

whose policy of illegal settle-

ment building has really done

wonders for the housing mar-

ket.

Iran’s nuclear programme is

what really is stopping the West

from intervening. If they did

help Iraq, and thus Iran, not

only would they be abandoning

Israel but they would be under-

mining their ability to portray

themselves as being nuclear

responsible by working with

Iran, who they have derided as

being in the “Axis of Evil” since

2002.

If you can follow all that, per-

haps you should seek a job at

the Foreign Office - I hear

they’re lacking in experts.

So you see, ISIS have done what

no other insurgent group have

done, not even Al-Qaida; they

have made serious territorial

gains and forced the West to

make a choice: they must either

alienate their traditional allies

or abandon their Iraqi protégé

to its fate and allow Iran to have

even more influence over its

troubled cousin.

What will our Heroes do this

time? Well, what can they do?

Kyme Walker-

Turner

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My general top ten for the year are, with College and City first;

Last summer's exam results, seeing student excitement at some fantas-

tic achievements - including Megan Wilson's straight A*'s.

The opening of the Atrium and new science labs.

Laura, Emma and Kacey being selected for summer schools at MIT, Har-

vard, Oxford and Cambridge.

Hull winning the City of Culture bid, and Siemens confirming their in-

vestment in the City.

Hull City in the FA Cup final.

My personal highlights are;

My daughter getting her university place - to study the same subject at

the same College as me.

My mother's 90th birthday.

Visiting the ruins of Palace of Knossos on Crete - something I've wanted

to do since I studied it at primary school.

True Detective - one of the best programmes I've ever seen.

And one that hasn't happened yet - being at the Grand Depart of the

Tour de France in Leeds in two weeks time.

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Podium, raised

Faces snarl and hands clench

Sprint, sprint young one

Defending your home, the glory

You’re only a child

The shell, chrome silver

Adorned with weapons inside

Of all sizes

Grab one, run for your life

The tail of fate, swishing behind

Ready to snap your back

A boy, a corpse

Hit in his heart

With a silver arrow

The bearer, holding a bow

Delight

Written across his face

Ready, aimed at you

Run young one

Run

This month’s ‘Well Done

That Student’ award

goes to Chloe Hamilton.

Chloe entered and won

a competition run by

Young Artist’s . Her

poem was selected from

hundreds of entries and

has been published in

their anthology.

f you're vaguely

interested in any-

thing celebrity-

related, then chances are

you'll have an opinion on Kim

Kardashian. The American real-

ity show queen is everywhere

and has been for a fair few

years now, ever since her sex

tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J

was leaked online in 2007. Kim

and her family are infamous for

revealing anything and every-

thing on their reality shows

(Keeping Up With The Kar-

dashians and Kim and Kourtney

Take New York), but Kim is the

most famous of the lot, mainly

because she is a publicity gener-

ating machine. So what has

been her most krazy and kon-

troversial moments ever?

Reality ‘star’ Kim Kardashian has

recently tied the knot for the

third time with hip hop phe-

nomenon Kanye West; the new-

lyweds married in Italy, a coun-

try of love, although it’s likely

that Kim will tarnish the city’s

romantic title in the next three

months when she files for di-

vorce. The bride was draped

from head to toe in a Givenchy

gown – undeniably stunning,

but a second choice after fash-

ion icon Victoria Beckham re-

fused to design Kim a wedding

dress as she ‘didn’t want to be

associated with reality stars’. Bit

embarrassing for you there,

Kim.

The wedding didn’t have a huge

turnout; friends of the couple

Jay-Z and Beyonce were notice-

able absentees, but Kim’s near-

est and dearest were all there

to support her - besides one,

that is. Kim’s younger brother,

Robert, did not attend ‘Kimye’s’

wedding allegedly because of

his recent weight gain. Well,

there will always be next time.

Unfortunately, drama queen

Kim wasn’t so relaxed about the

situation, accusing her younger

brother of making no effort to

lose weight before her big day.

I’m sure we could say the same

about the size of your derriere,

Mrs Kardashian-Lachey-

Humphries-West.

Self-absorbed Kanye West spent

most of his 45-minute-long

wedding speech talking about

himself, to the surprise of no-

body. The egotistical rap-

per reportedly bored

guests with his lengthy

monologue. It's reported

Kanye mainly spoke about

me, myself and I while he

and his new bride were

also said to have left their

loved ones under-

whelmed with a lengthy

first dance. Their showbiz

friend John Legend played

a custom-built marble

piano, and the couple in-

sisted on dancing alone to

five of his songs, with a

light only on them. Poor

baby North must have

fallen into a deep sleep

during their self-indulgent

swaying, though it has to

be said that the couple have

probably set their beautiful

daughter off to a bad start by

filling out the birth certificate

with compass directions. Alicia

Keys herself mocked the couple

over social networking by

tweeting: ‘Kim, that’s like me

calling my child Car!’

Maybe having a child together is

what will keep this marriage

stronger than the previous train

-wrecks; regardless, I’m sure we

will be informed about the highs

and lows of these newly-weds,

whether we want to know

about them or not!

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hope it’s third time lucky, eh Kanye?

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By the sounds of it, Arctic Mon-

keys have taken a different ap-

proach to their fifth album ‘AM’.

If it isn’t through the unex-

pected hip-hop inspiration, then

it’s definitely the way the Shef-

field lads have made previously

brilliant album, ‘Suck It And

See’, seem a tad bit rubbish in

comparison.

‘AM’ is sexier. The beats seem

morbid and melancholy as if we

are entering a room full of love-

sick, paranoid, teenage boys.

The album kick starts with “Do I

Wanna Know?”, which is the

ultimate statement track. The

enhanced hand claps and foot

stamps, mixed with Alex

Turner’s twelve-string guitar,

gives us riffs that even Black

Sabbath would be jealous of.

“Ever thought of calling when

you’ve had a few? / ‘Cause I al-

ways do” is a recurring line

throughout the track and isn’t it

just so god damn relatable?

We’ve all picked up the phone

and twiddled our fingers and

thumbs over their

name before deciding

that it’s probably that

last Sambuca shot you

had doing the thinking

rather than your

brain.

“R U Mine?” is the

second track. At a first

listen, you wouldn’t

be the only one to

mistake it for its

predecessor. Turner’s

vocal delivery in the

chorus - “Are you

mine? (Are you mine

tomorrow, or just

mine tonight?)” mixed

with Matt Helders ag-

gressive, pounding

drum beat give you

the feel of the groups

new found hip-hop style. The

lyrics make the boys seem

cocky, verging on the territory

of becoming that dickhead that

all girls fall in love with. The hip-

hop feel takes us back to the

days when The Rolling Stones

released the album “Let It

Bleed”, proving they weren’t

just a hard-rock band, they were

an every genre band. Oh,

Mr.Turner, your Mick Jagger is

showing.

Elvis Costello drummer, Pete

Thomas, features on the lullaby-

esque track “Mad Sounds”. His

slow drum beats take you back

to those times when you were

forced to go to the caravan park

disco and dance with your nan

whilst the guy you like danced

with somebody else. Alas, your

realisation of the fact you’ll

never get the guy “hits you with

an oo, la, la, la.” This track along

with “No.1 Party Anthem” gives

us some of those haunting lyrics

of perfection that only Turner

can pull off.

One of the most criti-

cally acclaimed al-

bums of the year is

revisited this issue.

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made your top ten?

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“So you're on the prowl wonder-

ing whether she left already or

not” opens track six, “No.1 Party

Anthem”. The simple drum

beats and slow guitar plucks

give the impression of a tear-

jerking track were Turner is

pouring his romantic side out,

whereas, in reality, we are lis-

tening to Turner’s late night

horny thoughts. See, it’s sexier.

Well, kind of.

As flawless as the majority of

the songs are, ‘AM’ stops itself

from becoming a classic by giv-

ing us some drony, filler tracks.

The band must have been feel-

ing a little lazy when producing

sloppy track ‘Fireside’. The sin-

gle itself would have been com-

pletely forgotten if it wasn’t for

ex-Coral guitarist, Bill-Ryder

Jones driving the bass line along

melodically. Additionally, if it

wasn’t for the dramatic opening

on ‘I Want It All’, it could easily

be mistaken for another num-

ber on the album. There is an

obvious similarity through all

the tracks. We want an impact.

We wanna be wow’ed, not sent

into a 100 year sleep, boys.

Luckily for the band, the album

picks up again towards the end

of the album. The drum beats

on track, ‘Why’d you only call

me when you’re high?’ have

managed to capture the exact

rhythm of your footsteps on a

drunken walk home. So not only

do the lyrics describe every end-

ing to a night out ever, they also

recreate the choreography of

the stumble to your bed.

The band owe their new sound,

in no small part, to Mr. Josh

Homme. Not only did the

Queens Of The Stone Age front

man co-produce the bands most

popular album to date, Hum-

bug, he’s put his own spin on

this album too. Homme was

quoted describing AM as “a

really cool, sexy after-midnight

record” and this is instantly rec-

ognisable on the track ‘Knee

Socks’.

‘I Wanna Be Yours’ is the final

song and what a pinnacle. The

lyrics are tweaked from a John

Cooper Clarke poem. The song

tells the tale of love versus ma-

terialism. It uses some of the

strangest metaphors ever to

describe how much they wanna

be yours – “I wanna be your

vacuum cleaner, breathing in

your dust.” Yeh. Strange. I sup-

pose it could be seen as sweet if

you’re into some vacuum

cleaner lovin’. I suppose. ANY-

WAY, the song finally answers

the opening question of the al-

bum, ‘Do I Wanna Know?’ and

yes the band do wanna know

and they wanna be yours - “I

just wanna be yours (Wanna be

yours).”

At times this album can feel

very studio-like and you begin

to raise that dreaded question

that always comes across when

statement bands release a new

album – “Are they copping

out?” However, we can proudly

confirm that the boys are not

with AM. It looks like they’ll just

have to settle with album of the

year, or of their career, what-

ever works.

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On the 13th

February, we held our largest career’s fair to date; with

over 30 employers and 28 universities taking part. Our exhibitor list in-

cluded rugby team Hull FC, and the Universities of York and Notting-

ham and many others.

The Premier League season, yet

again, did not fail to deliver.

Whether it was beautifully

crafted goals, refereeing per-

formances (or lack of) or even

moments of red mist (ask Alan

Pardew), the Premier League

season had it all. Brimming full

with euphoric excitement,

drama and sorrow, this season

was the pinnacle of footballing

history and to be adorned and

awed at by deprived overseas

fans.

However, without the individual

qualities of certain players, the

Premier League wouldn’t be the

same. These players are the

cause of actual tears from gruff,

middle-aged men, damage to

many domestic products, and

many oddly-named newborn

children.

Daniel Sturridge

Just a greedy, arrogant, show-

off. This is often how Daniel

Sturridge is known, but he was

quite clearly a misunderstood

little boy who just wanted to

play football. The lack of

chances given to him at Man-

chester City and Chelsea, both

times to accommodate an influx

of cash strapped names, meant

tha---t he was unable to fulfil his

potential and blossom in to the

dancing mercurial he is today. In

response, at his new club Liver-

pool, he has taken like a duck to

water to smash in 21 goals and

become the highest English

scorer. The incompetence of

English clubs choosing exotic

foreign names over British tal-

ent has highlighted Sturridge’s

rapid development at the Mer-

seyside club. Oh, and the boy

can dance. He wouldn’t look out

of place on Step Up 2. It’s quite

fitting that he will now dance

his way onto the plane to play

for England in a country so re-

nowned for their expressive

Samba dances. Maybe he can

teach Roy a move or two.

Wayne Rooney

From the fatal car crash that

was Man Utd’s season, from the

debris of debt and the destruc-

tion of David Moyes’ career, out

steps Wayne Rooney. Questions

were asked about his possible

decline, but he came back with

a bang. I’m not talking about

the phenomenon that IS his

hairline, but his precarious tal-

ent that was the saving grace of

Man Utd’s season. Due to the

absence of many of the older

heads at Man Utd, Rooney

found himself in a position of

responsibility, which allowed

him to thrive. He carried Man

Utd through his sheer dedica-

tion; while often played out of

position, the maturity shown

was immense. He managed to

score 19 goals with 10 assists,

playing out of position, not to

mention his 45 yard goal of the

season contender, being just

the tip of the iceberg that Utd

were about to crash into. Al-

though to Wayne’s advantage, it

would be quite easy to look

good in the worst Man Utd

team in years, many of whom

couldn’t tell their over inflated

heads from their arse. Commis-

erations, Dave.

Eden Hazard

The young prodigy at the centre

of Belgium’s golden generation

is the crème de la crème of the

world’s young players. He has it

all. At just 23, he possesses that

exceptional close control that

makes it seem a stroll in the

park, showing technical ability

beyond his years. Many times

this season he wandered casu-

ally through defenses, buying

himself enough time to buy a

newspaper, coffee, score a goal,

drink the coffee, then wipe the

goalkeeper’s arse with the

newspaper who has inevitably

pooped himself at the whirl-

wind bearing down on his goal.

Even scarier is that, under a

world class coach like Mour-

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inho, he can only get better and

many expect him to reach the

heights of the two untouchable

players, Ronaldo and Messi.

Hazard gained 16 goals, 8 as-

sists, 8 Man of the match dis-

plays and was rewarded with

the PFA young player of the

year award, an unbelievable

feat for a young, foreign player

who was deemed too light-

weight by many so-called ex-

perts. Unreal.

Luis Suarez Records have been not only broken, but destroyed, burnt to a pulp and then excreted on by Luis

Suarez. The footballing community have ran out of superlatives. No words can describe the next

level performances put in by someone who has so often been criticised for his finishing. After missing the

first 5 games, being embroiled in controversy and a summer of flirting with Real Madrid, Suarez came back

with a series of performances that would send shockwaves through not only the Premier League, but

world football. Not only did he finish the Premier League top scorer, with 31 goals in 32 games, he also

scored the most goals in Europe joint with Ronaldo, exceeding football’s golden boy Lionel Messi, to earn

the European Golden shoe. However, the Uruguayan all time top scorer isn’t all goals, as he combined te-

nacity, skill, work rate, and flair to pull in 14 seemingly effortless Man Of The Match awards. Of course, he

went on to win the prestigious PFA

player of the year. A complete turn-

around has seen a troubled man go

from Public Enemy number 1, to the

Premier league poster boy. However,

this could all change as Liverpool will

be praying to the heavens that Ma-

drid don’t come calling, as the sunny

shores of Spain will be hard to turn

down. It may take at least another

generation of performances to see

anything similar again. Of course, he

could be around next season...

Lewis Bower

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Yaya Toure Just like fine wine, Yaya gets better with age. The Ivorian

talisman has gone from being labelled average by Arsene

Wenger, who many deem to have best eye for talent in football

(well...), to bathing in medals - and cash. Many eyebrows were

raised when Yaya became the first of those extravagantly paid City

players on £220,000 a week, as Man City

paid Barcelona £24m for the then under-

rated superstar. He has left the doubters

red faced as he has appeared to be

worth every penny. He is the dynamo,

the core, and solidifies the spine of this

City team. The brute strength that this

warrior possesses is unrivalled in world

football; he makes the midfield his own,

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with no opposition player daring to try challenge him. The midfielder man-

aged to score 20 goals (yes, twenty) from the centre of midfield, an achieve-

ment almost unheard of in footballing history. It’s no surprise that City saw a

slump in form that coincided with Toure’s injury, just highlighting the impor-

tance of not only his individual quality, but his affect on the dressing room

mentality.

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imprisonment and

freedom, blushing a

shade of miserable

beetroot, watching

your peers pass you

You hear a mechanical roar,

look around, and prepare your

feet against the carpet. A bead

of sweat rolls down your face.

You know you’ve only got a

matter of seconds before you

say good bye to your leg privi-

leges. All those nights you

spend jigging your leg around

on the sofa, annoying the rest of

the family during TV time. Gone.

Bracing your arms above your

waist in order to keep them safe

from the transparent snapping

jaws that thrive on your fear.

You run through, only to realise

it was a second too late. The

jaws know it’s time to eat and

of hell that lay just inside the

borders of college. Protection I

hear you say? No... No not

these. Normally at a station you

would do the jargon you do

with your travel card and push

your way through the metal

turnstiles safe and sound, free

of anxiety and sleepless nights,

but no, not these things. They

only give you about seven mea-

sly seconds to throw yourself

through them in some kind of

swivel hip salsa move to the

other side. Not only are these

things a waste of money, but

cause more injury than protec-

tion! All I know is, protect your

lower half from these sharks.

Stay safe. Take another exit.

The only thing those damn turn-

stiles do is send me into a sham

of a being and a nervous wreck.

So for the love of health, leave

through a damn window.

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by with ease. The eyes of stu-

dents passing you by, bore into

your soul along with shredding

sounds of giggles and laughter.

You’ve been trapped and from

that moment on, you’ll never

feel the same about your safety

ever again...

So perhaps this is an exaggera-

tion, but is there really any need

for the snapping teeth that sup-

posedly “protect the college”

from burglars and other unde-

sired riff raff from the outside

world? Yes, I’m talking about

the x-men reinvention of the

evil turnstiles that I believe

were born from the fiery bowels

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This top 10 is all about tips for new students looking to study at Wilberforce Sixth

Form College. These top tips will offer some helpful advice on how to approach Col-

lege and what things to watch out for.

Make sure you’re organised when it comes to times and how you’re going to

get to college, in order to be punctual at your lessons.

Attend all tutorials whether it’s group or independent as your tutor will help

you with important things and will be able to provide you with any guidance you

need.

Make sure you have your Student Card for when you enter college through

the turnstiles and it may take you a few times to get used to the turnstiles

but don’t worry, we all couldn’t use them properly at first.

Remember to organise your folders for your lessons because losing impor-

tant work when you need it will cause you to be behind in class.

Revise, revise, revise, revise.

Watch out for the automatic doors as some of them don’t always open.

If you do literature then make sure you read your novels in advance and don’t

leave it to last minute! This works for all subject though, be prepared!

Make sure to attend all lessons, in order to keep your attendance high.

Remember to bring a spare pen.

Research your course choice thoroughly in order to make good

decisions for your future.

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AS Media have been looking at

Disney’s Frozen and the most

obvious feature of the film –

Feminism.

Disney has recently

begun taking a feminist

approach to their

films. First it was Tan-

gled, where a man ac-

tually cries; then came

Frozen where the love is based

on family, not strange men; and

now Maleficent has been re-

leased to our cinema screens

showing women bringing peace.

But most people aren’t shocked

by this, it’s normal. It seems like

Disney is trying to make a state-

ment – Is anyone actually both-

ered by it? Or is it just the way

things should be anyway?

Frozen is based around

the main characters Elsa

and Anna, who are of

course, princesses. So

not only are Elsa and

Anna female, they

are also royal and

are shown

throughout the

movie to be inde-

pendent women.

The relationship

between the two

sisters is the pin-

nacle of the film,

showing love and

care... Perhaps this

is ‘different’ for

Disney but it is normal for us, so

no shock there. As the sisters

grow up, they grow apart, yet

the connection between them

stays strong; admittedly this is

refreshing to see after decades

of Disney showing princesses

falling in love with men they

have only just met, but still,

not shockingly liberating.

The movie shows Anna is her

worst state (when she’s only

just woken up), humorously

showing little girls around the

world that NO woman is per-

fect. But the problem is, she still

doesn’t look bad, the character

is not generically ‘ugly’. Anna

meets Hans, falls in love in-

stantly, and asks Elsa for her

blessing in their marriage. This

does not make Disney seem

reformed at all. So where is the

pro-feminism in this? Well, Elsa

says a line that a Disney movie

has never used before. ‘You

can't marry a man you just met.’

Now this is revelation for Disney

and children’s movies, but is

this feminism or just

common sense?

Throughout the remain-

der of the film, Anna

and Elsa are shown as

strong girls who are very capa-

ble of making their own way

without being ‘saved’ by a man.

In fact, Anna saves a man from

falling to his death. So generally,

this film really is a great por-

trayal of women, I’ll give Disney

that. And it’s not often amidst

the sexualisation and objectifi-

cation of the female race that

you see female characters with

such personality and likability,

especially in a children’s film.

Perhaps Frozen is a film that is

made to be enjoyed and cele-

brated, not analysed and picked

apart by clever and opinionated

feminists. Although the hit song

‘Let It Go’ did win an Oscar, and

is classed as the first feminist

song to win, this is nothing out

of the usual; an ‘independent

woman’ is not a rarity anymore.

This is 2014. Frozen and its ap-

parent feminist values are not

relevant, it’s a good Disney film,

let’s leave it at that.

Amy Wadsworth

Feminism and Frozen

AS Media have been preparing

for their second year in the

subject by looking at various

films and the issues they ex-

plore within them. Frozen, Kick-

Ass, Skyfall and The Social Net-

work were all selected

because of their explora-

tions of feminism, post-

colonialism or post-9/11

issues.

Hilarious, satirical, and at

times very dark, Kick-Ass

takes the already satu-

rated superhero genre

and gives it a much-

needed kick up the arse.

Set in the hustle and bus-

tle of New York City, the

film asks what most chil-

dren, or comic book

geeks, have asked at some

point in their lives “Could

anyone become a super-

hero, without any actual

powers?” The answer, in

the shape of the films

main character Dave

Lizewski A.K.A Kick Ass, is

well... sort of.

But it’s not our wetsuit wearing,

witless wonder man that is the

real selling point of the film; it’s

the cape-donning, C word using

11 year old Hit Girl, played by

baby-faced Chloe Grace Moretz.

The purple wig-wearer is the

perfect example of a post-

feminist character. She never

speaks about boys, can hold her

own against all the male charac-

ters in the film (better still she

reduces many to quivering

wrecks) and has her own story-

line without an utterance of a

childhood romance. Hit Girl is in

no way a damsel in distress. If

anything, Aaron Johnson’s Kick

Ass is the character who needs

saving throughout the film. And

that’s what makes this film a

block-buster; it’s not afraid to

go against the grain and stand

out from the crowd.

Even Nicholas Cage’s Big Daddy

is an obvious copy-cat of DC’s

Batman, right down to his yel-

low belt and black bat-winged

mask. The parody-style of direc-

tor Matthew Vaughn is a huge-

winner in the eyes of this re-

viewer, it’s ironically what

makes it so original, because

there’s little else to explore in

the superhero world than

cheap knock-offs of what’s

already out there.

Even its hapless antagonist,

who actually isn’t as bad as

he tries to be, Red Mist,

played by Christopher Mintz

-Plasse, goes against most

supervillian stereotypes,

and this all adds to the

laughs.

So what if the plot is a little

hard to believe in places? I

mean how does Nicholas

Cage’s character afford to

buy gun firing jetpacks and

huge bazookas? And how

does nobody trace Kick

Ass’s IP address and find

out his identity within 2

minutes of him setting up

his new webpage? But it’s

easy to ignore those few

questionable plot devices

while you’re crying with laugh-

ter.

Some may find the film cringe-

worthy in its violence, strong

language and comic book in-

jokes, but for most it’s a light-

hearted, parody of a very

crowed-genre.

Sophie Webster

“She never speaks about boys, can hold her own against all the male characters in the film (better still she reduces many to quivering

wrecks) and has her own storyline without an utterance of a child-hood romance.”

Awards CeremonyAwards CeremonyAwards CeremonyAwards Ceremony


On the 9th January, we hosted a special evening to celebrate the

fantastic talent and achievement of our students. Hundreds attended

and the ceremony featured some brilliant one-off performances.

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Rock ChallengeRock ChallengeRock ChallengeRock Challenge In April a team of students and staff represented Wilberforce at

performing arts competition Rock Challenge. After an incredible dance

medley centred on the theme ‘Take flight, aim high’ we won 3rd place!


I know what you are think-

ing...How, on this vast and ex-

pansive planet, do spaghetti

Westerns ever coincide with an

A level Business Studies course?

Well, I will tell you.

This term, we have begun re-

searching the aims and objec-

tives of big companies. And,

more to the point, the deep

dark truth of the matter.

The businesses up on the chop-

ping block include the Body

Shop, Ryanair, McDonalds and

Coco Cola. I looked at the first

and the fourth in the list, and oh

boy, oh boy, I discovered some

dirty home truths.

Body Shop, with their squeaky

clean reputation and squeaky

clean soap, may not have a

squeaky clean focus after all.

Upon conducting some re-

search, I came across an article

detailing how a manager, at a

branch of Body Shop in Cam-

bridge, forced a job applicant to

speak Chinese to get a job. Un-

fortunately, this was but the tip

of the iceberg.

Since L’Oreal took over, things

have taken a turn for the

worse. I stumbled upon a web-

site bellowing at me to boycott

The Body Shop. I am not an

expert on cosmetics, but ac-

cording to the makers of the

website, Body Shop profits

indirectly fund L’Oreal’s animal

testing.

After doing all this research, I

put it into a presentation. This

involves much clicking and drag-

ging. In a few prods of a mouse,

I turned blips of information

into a flowing amalgamation of

words and transitions and an-

imations. Body Shop, it may

seem, is a two sided affair, with

the eco-gooey outside, and the

blackened L’Oreal core.

This project made me think; I

guess every company, no mat-

ter who they are, has a skeleton

hiding in their wine cellar. It’s

capitalism I guess. I mean, we

shop at bigger and meaner com-

panies, to fuel our insatiable

habit for the new fashion, a Big

Mac or some new lippy. So

maybe we should boycott capi-

talism and return to a simpler

life.

Jake Allerston-Brockwell

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...

Body Shop

The Good

Mission Statement: we will

operate our business with a

strong commitment to the

wellbeing of our fellow hu-

mans and the preservation

of the planet.

Corporate Aims:

� Against Animal Testing

� Support Community

Fair Trade

� Activate Self Esteem

� Defend Human Rights

� Protect The Planet

The Bad

Critics say some of The Body

Shops products are implied

that they are tested on ani-

mals, despite the ban.

The Verdict

Weighing up all the good

and all the bad, The Body

Shop is a very ethical busi-

ness. It has donated hun-

dreds of thousands of

pounds to charities, making

environmental and other

charitable causes, for exam-

ple, they gave £800,000 to

Teenage Cancer Trust over

the year.

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Visit from AfricaVisit from AfricaVisit from AfricaVisit from Africa


On 5th March we welcomed African visitors, Ransford Okopu from

Ghana and Florence Abosede from Nigeria, who joined the Lord Mayor

in cutting the ribbon to officially open our new Wilberforce Room.

Have you ever stood staring in

awe at a 100ft building and

thought to yourself ‘how inspir-

ing?’ Well, you’re free to think

that, but I wouldn’t stand there

too long if I were you. Never

know; you could end up like

poor Doctor Edward Slaney,

who was murdered by Bridge-

water Place (also known as ‘The

Dalek’) in Leeds. You heard cor-

rectly!

There’s a lot of technical, Geo-

graphical stuff involved in the

process of his death that I

shan’t bore you with. However,

you need to be aware that sky-

scrapers aren’t as innocent as

they seem. The height of these

buildings can cause extremely

strong winds at their base, due

to the deflection of wind down

towards the ground.

Pressure exerted on buildings

quadruple as the wind speed

doubles, which effectively gives

the building its own microcli-

mate. Cool, right?

As you well know, when it’s

windy, its harder walk in a

straight line – or cycle in Ed’s

case. The pressure from the

wind exerted on Bridgewater

Place was just too much for

poor Ed to handle. He was

blown straight in front of a lorry

and that was the last of Ed –

dead.

So when people ask you - “what

has a guy getting hit by a lorry

got to do with Geography”- now

you know. It is true, skyscrapers

CAN kill!

You were warned.

Bridgewater Place (The Dalek) –

building or murderer?

The Daleks

never seem

to get it

right –

now they’ve

killed the

wrong Doctor!

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Catherine Gawthorpe

MicroclimatesMicroclimatesMicroclimatesMicroclimates

A2 Geography

Sleep EasySleep EasySleep EasySleep Easy

In support of YMCA Humber’s annual ‘Sleep Easy’ event, students and

staff swapped the comforts of their own homes for a cardboard box

and braved the elements overnight, raising awareness and vital funds!


Holocaust MemorialHolocaust MemorialHolocaust MemorialHolocaust Memorial To mark Holocaust Memorial Day , artist Martin Waters created an

extremely moving installation in the Wilberforce Room, drawing

inspiration from the Jewish tradition of placing pebbles on graves.

he common and- I can now

confirm- accurate perception

of Henry VIII, is that of a

rather rotund ruler, desperate

to get his imposing leg over with

any bird that might give him a

son. Although he’d need to get

it up before he got it over… I

mean his leg of course. But is

there more behind this flabby

façade than meats the eye? For

decades historians have been

debating whether Thomas

Cromwell truly was the master

strategist behind the infamous

reign of Henry VIII. On reflec-

tion, it seems slightly harsh to

totally discount Henry’s contri-

bution in the Dissolution of the

Monasteries and his subse-

quently funded foreign forays.

As a result of Royal Supremacy,

Henry found himself as one of

the most powerful rulers of the

western world; he had control

of the Church and the Realm.

This seemingly unchallenged

authority finally allowed Henry

the chance to marry Anne Bo-

leyn– the fire that burned his

desire. Surely, without his com-

mitment and determination to

get sweet Anne into his Bed-

chamber, the mere idea of Dis-

solution would have dissolved

along with Cromwell’s Lutheran

tears.

Alas, as we know, Dissolution

did occur, and with it came un-

told riches that provided the

potential for Henry to become

financially independent of par-

liament…

TudorsTudorsTudorsTudors A2 History

HENRY VIII: HIS

ROLE/ROLLS

HENRY VS. CROMWELL

THOMAS CROMWELL:

BUT JUST HOW WELL?

plendidly well, in fact, right

up until 1540. Cromwell

proved himself to be one of

Henry's most trusted servants,

which was reflected in the

prestige and quantity of the

roles he was granted in

parliament. Cromwell

revolutionized the management

of Royal finances by helping to

create a bureaucratic court

structure. Essential, this was to

keep Henry’s greasy mitts out of

the Royal Coffers and ensure

any chance of Henry

spontaneously waging war on

his best friend- King Louis of

France– was kept to a

minimum.

In addition, Cromwell’s

esteemed position allowed him

to push through a few Acts and

laws here and there, to aid his

eventual conquest of the

English Catholic Church.

Notably, an Act for their

Dissolution; he didn’t beat

around the bush. However, as

was the case with most of

Henry's close friends, he lost his

head… not due to a lack of

composure you must

understand. Although I can

imagine there were times when

working with Henry that he had

to take a deep breath and bite

his tongue. Well, on this

particular occasion, that breath

deemed to be his last.

Matthew Taylor

SUPERSIZE VS. SUPERWISE

”

...we’ll just cycle be-tween our floating iPads and our apple trees for

all eternity!

Over the course of the past few

centuries, we – the human race

– have seen our quaint towns

expand into sprawling cities,

seen our huts and cottages

climb into skyscrapers of ridicu-

lous magnitude, as though our

nations are hectically engaged

in some global pissing match.

Since as early as the 1920s, and

potentially earlier, we had al-

ways dreamed of those me-

tropolises we saw in the movies,

read about in books - well, if

you ignore the countless coun-

try workers who damned the

whole notion to hell. So, I for

one, find it strangely ironic that

our people – the lucky genera-

tions who reap the benefits

from the graft and toil of our

ancestors – seem quite so eager

to go back out there, fall at

Mother Nature’s knees and beg

her to take us back. Perhaps it’s

simply human nature to desire

what we never had, and we’ll

just cycle between our floating

iPads and our apple trees for all

eternity. How about we all just

head out to space? It’s outside,

and it’s high-tech!

I may have gone off on a bit of a

tangent there, but the issues

remain the same. The debate of

city vs. country has been around

ever since humanity took its

first baby steps into urbanisa-

tion, and will continue to exist

so long as the world has flow-

ers, trees and a Starbucks on

every corner. In my short ex-

perience with A2 Literature,

we’ve explored this debate in

great detail, from the Edenic

purity of “In a Garden” to the

Arcadian fun-loving character of

Alec D’Urberville. Looking into

how these values have altered

over the course of the past cou-

ple of centuries has been an eye

-opener to the sporadic changes

that human values can undergo,

and I would highly recommend

this interesting course. Though

then again, maybe I’m biased. I

have something of a soft spot

for the 1800s.

Callum Young

Yes, Dubai, your Burj Khalifa is lovely.

Are you sure you’re not compensat-

ing for something?

This looks tree-mendous!

I’ll show myself out...

A Trip to Arcadia...

“

A22 Literature

This term in A2 Language

and Literature we have

been using the poetry of

Larkin, Duffy and Plath

to create The Tree of

Sorrow. In this work we

have explored linguistic

and literary techniques

which reveals the au-

thor’s intentions and at-

titudes.

the tree of

Sports AwardsSports AwardsSports AwardsSports Awards This year we celebrated the achievements of our sporting stars at a

special black-tie presentation evening, handing out awards for Sport-

ing Excellence, Sports Personality and Team of the Year.


uring this last

term of the year

I have recently

been intro-

duced to doing

my own re-

search in psychology. It may not

sound exciting, but it’s some-

what interesting in terms of

tasting A2. On another note it’s

supposedly giving me experi-

ence in thinking like a psycholo-

gist, and that it is.

Firstly I threw myself into a

group with a friend, because

everyone knows that work

shared... Well, it’s less work. We

spent about an hour and a half

searching through piles of end-

less, blue, laminated sheets con-

taining promises into a magical

wonderment in the world of

experimental Psychology, until

finally I got my card, which hap-

pened to be “The opinions of

smokers against non smokers”.

We then had to change it to

make our own study, so natu-

rally, in a world of ideologies,

everyone knows that the oppo-

site of smoking is in fact drink-

ing.

Our hypothesis became some-

thing like “The opinions of regu-

lar drinkers on non drinkers will

be negative and vice versa”.

Next we deciphered our sample,

which had to be 40 participants,

20 non drinkers and 20 regular

drinkers. It came as a shock be-

cause neither of us had 40

friends, let alone put together.

As teenagers the harsh prospect

of talking to other stray teenag-

ers arose, only to be pushed

down by the idea that we could

just fill in some twice(!) Next

was the Everest like task of

drawing up the questionnaire. It

came out something like this.

In order for people to display

their opinions on drinking, the

graph had an opinion scale from

one to ten, something even us

college students can under-

stand. In today’s modern soci-

ety the pressure for teens to

drink is rather high, and al-

though one can easily say no,

it’s still interesting to look into

their opinion of the opposing

categories, i.e. drinkers against

non drinkers. It shows the juxta-

position between the two sub-

cultures of wild party animals

such as Snookie, and those who

like to stay at home, eat a lot

and cry tears of sorrow into

their pizza. Such as myself.

After gathering all of our data,

we put it into four charts, and

were two teens ready to create

a colour splashed psychology

poster like no man or woman

has ever seen before. Unless

you’re a poster expert, then

you’ll probably have seen bet-

ter.

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College: a new start. New peo-

ple, new subjects, and the start

of a new journey towards the

hazy but not-too-distant pros-

pect of University or the work-

ing world. Valuable knowledge,

learning experiences and qualifi-

cations are all on offer, but the

real question on the lips of most

students who enrol is this: how

do you achieve a balance be-

tween good grades and a good

social life?

Take Maths, for instance. You

learn all the algorithms you’ll

rarely need to use in real life,

and equations that you’ll only

ever use within the lesson itself,

but this makes you wonder:

where’s the solution to the puz-

zling equation which is College

life? I’ll tell you one thing, the

Chinese Postman (an algorithm

for all those wondering what

I’m going on about) can’t help

you find the route to success

inside and outside of the class-

room, that’s for sure!

But maybe some basic arithme-

tic could help solve some of

your problems. Try and divide

your time wisely between work

and play: pay attention in les-

sons, but when you’re out,

make the most of college life!

Spending time with your friends

is important and reduces stress,

so a healthy ratio split between

socialising and studying will only

multiply your productive out-

put. Just make sure that revising

for exams takes a little more

than just a fraction of your free

time!

Of course, it is different for

every person. College life is

what you make it for yourself;

no one can tell you what to do

and how to do it, and maybe

there isn’t a straightforward

formula to follow that will result

in success. But one thing you

can do is give yourself the best

chance possible to meet new

people and to enjoy yourself

while you’re here. Even if you

are a Maths geek.

Tom SalehTom SalehTom SalehTom Saleh

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Much like Walter White, the Science department at Wilberforce like to keep things

a mystery. Be the one who knocks on their door today to find out what they’ve

been up to...we have it from reliable sources that there will be fire!

SCIENCE FICTION?

Rhys DaviesRhys DaviesRhys DaviesRhys Davies ####wwwwiiiillllbbbbttttoooopppp11110000 Not necessarily in order....

Holidays abroad

Listening to music (Indie, Alternative Rock)

Students who succeed despite adversity

My kids

Going to the gym

Going out with my wife

Good Coffee

Manchester United

American Football

Anything with Philip Glenister in it (Mad

Dogs a particular favourite)

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September, with facilities so slick that Hull Daily Mail came over to re-

port on them!


Pictures in motion: Public Services will be present-

ing a video about the trips and visits we have

done this year and how it has been embedded into the curriculum.

Art Foundation Students’ Exhibition

On the 19th July our Art

Foundation students

hosted an exhibition.

Here you can view just a

selection of the beautiful

work that was displayed.

For a better look at the

wonderful pieces, visit

the Art Department.

his year I chose to study

Fashion and Clothing at

Wilberforce Sixth Form

College because, let’s

face it, what 16 year old

girl doesn’t want to

learn how to design

their own clothes? Throughout

the course of the year I have

designed and created both a

skirt and a dress (we won’t talk

about the skirt because it was a

disaster from start to finish).

Anyway, my dress however was

something to be slightly more

proud of. Unlike my skirt, I man-

aged to sew this garment with-

out stitching up the hem to

make more of a bag rather than

a skirt, it was my first project

though so cut me some slack.

However, even though I am

proud of my dress, I don’t

reckon Chanel will be sporting it

for their Spring/Summer collec-

tion anytime soon.

No but seriously, it took a lot of

hard work to get my dress

where it is today, on a rail in the

classroom, not exactly London

Fashion Week I know, but it’s a

start. My dress is skater style

with a sweetheart neckline, de-

signed specifically for Vera

Wang’s perfume ‘Princess’ (Vera

herself obviously isn’t aware of

this) and just to incorporate the

‘Princess’ theme a bit more I

decided to jazz up the bust of

my dress with a diamante

crown.

After three long weeks of sew-

ing and unpicking, my dress was

finally finished and what a relief

it was. A couple of days later

when everyone else’s garments

were also finished we were then

told we had to model each

other’s dress (not exactly my

strong point). However, the

modelling of my dress went

pretty well surprisingly I had to

attempt using Photoshop to

incorporate my model on to an

idyllic setting of Disneyworld,

just to tie in with the ‘Princess’

theme a bit more.

The whole experience of being

able to design and create my

own dress was very inspirational

and I would highly recommend

this course to anyone thinking

of a career in fashion, I am now

carrying on the course to my

second year and will hopefully

carry it on at university too.

Ebony SmithEbony SmithEbony SmithEbony Smith

TTTT

A2 Photography stu-

dents have experi-

mented with sun print

and photogram tech-

niques using tradi-

tional photography

methods in the dark

room. Aim of mini pro-

ject was to produce a

successful image with-

out using a camera.

Photograms Photography...but not as you

know it!

See the

finished work

at the Summer

Showcase.

So...I’m a swimmer. I have been

for the past 10 years. Person-

ally, I think I’ve served my club

well. Though I may have quit a

few times, and also probably

angered a lot of the coaches as

well, I would definitely still say

that I love it and I am proud of

what I’ve achieved over my ten

years.

From Yorkshire medals to NER

finals; when I think about it, I

probably was quite good. I

probably sound a bit big headed

but it definitely hasn’t all been

good! I’ve quit twice and had

coaches hate me for messing

them about. I suppose that’s

what you do when you’re

younger! But at the minute, I

don’t think I could not swim,

partly because I wouldn’t do

any other type of exercise due

to looking like an absolute

dweeb when I run (I would defi-

nitely turn into a complete

couch potato), but mostly be-

cause I am passionate about

what I do. And, as a bonus, it

keeps me fit. This meant choos-

ing the focus for my PE course-

work was an easy one!

My PE coursework is a huge es-

say (fun I know) it actually ends

up about 30,000 words all in all.

So far I’ve done 2,000 and it’s a

completely time consuming

task, it definitely doesn’t help

when people in your class seem

to be a lot further ahead!

It starts by doing a personal pro-

file, so here I write as much

about myself and my swimming

career as possible, basically

make myself seem amazeballs

so when the examiner marks it

they think I know my stuff.

From here, I go on to everything

else, from components of fit-

ness to information processing.

Like, did you know, you can only

store 7-9 pieces of information

in your short term memory for a

maximum of 30 seconds before

you forget them? Well I did,

and now you do too, even if you

didn’t want too!

But in all honesty, PE isn’t bad,

if anything it’s actually fun, defi-

nitely the most interesting of all

my lessons, even if I do have to

do a 30,000 word piece of

coursework!

Ellie McKay

Just keep swimming...

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