General, uncategorised articles.
Question of the Session 6
QoS 6: If you could have lunch with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?
Top 10 Movie Soundtracks
Top 10 Movie Soundtracks: Lord of the Rings (LOTR) The LOTR soundtrack truly strengthens and blends in with the whole movie to greater portray the fantasy world that Tolkien created. Furthermore,the soundtrack has hours of original pieces which can be enjoyed…
How to improve your lifestyle
Believe In Yourself First and foremost, you have to believe in yourself. If you don’t believe you can do it, you won’t be able to do it. Start by letting yourself know that nothing’s too hard and that nothing’s impossible! 2. Get…
‘The Lost’- Book Review
“When I was a child, I was walking to school with my brother and a friend when we saw a fire engine go by. Our friend decided to run after it and find the fire. Of course he couldn’t keep up with the…
Yasmin Farms
On Saturday 18th of January, 2020, around twenty students went on a trip to Yasmin Farms in Al Wafra, about two hours away. When you first hear the word ‘farm’, what do you think of? The stereotypical image of a pink-faced, smiley…
Betty Shanks: Australia’s Oldest Cold Case
The Death of Betty Shanks: Australia's Oldest Cold Case Betty Shanks was a lively 22-year-old who studied psychology at the University of Queensland in Australia. Shanks was born in 1930 and by the time she got to university, she was still living…
Joker: Actor Review
The Joker is one of the most diverse characters in comic book history. This makes the character extremely difficult to play. The top actors to play the Joker in movies are Joaquin Phoenix, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romeo. To understand…
Primary Poetry Competition 2020
On the 16th Of January, the primary students had their annual poetry competition. Chosen students from each year group had the chance to go and perform in front of the whole school in hopes of winning. The school encourages this competition for educational…
Movie Review: The Phantom Menace
Title: Star Wars, episode 1: ‘The Phantom Menace’ Genre: Fantasy Director: George Lucas Description: ‘The Phantom Menace’, made in 1999, was the first episode released of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise. However, it was not the first movie made in the ‘Star…
‘Euphoria’
Euphoria Jungkook The single “Euphoria” came out on August 25, 2018. Jungkook wrote this song with the help of his group member, RM, and Canadian DJ, DJ Swivel. “Euphoria” hit 112 million views on Spotify and 54 million on youtube. Lyrics: (translated)…
Phobias
According to Google, a phobia is “an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something”. However, it is questionable how “irrational” some of these phobias really are. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words... At this point, they’re just mocking people…
Is ‘Social Media Influencer’ A Real Job?
This is a question that has been debated across generations, to which your answer depends on your mentality and thought process. My personal answer is: ‘If you can make money off of it, then it’s a job’, but I don’t want to explain…
Is Maths an underrated subject?
As we all may have seen on mainstream media, mathematics is portrayed as a difficult, horrible and all-around annoying subject- so we decided to explore the ‘pros and cons’ of maths as well as some opinions from teachers and students here at NES,…
