Dear all, Upon inheriting the Looking Glass from our predecessors, we identified a number of key issues. Firstly, there were simply not enough articles being published, due both to a lack of submissions from the school community and limited responsiveness from the previous Academic Team. Secondly, the Looking Glass had not been advertised or explained effectively enough to the wider school community. As a result, we plan to implement a more consistent and engaging stream of articles on the Looking Glass. As part of this initiative, we are looking to recruit a select group of keen writers from across the lower school who would be willing to produce one high-quality piece of writing, discussion, or media each month for publication on the Looking Glass. We believe this will be hugely beneficial both to the school community, which will gain access to a wider range of opinions and viewpoints, and to prospective writers, who will be able to reference their experience contributing to the Look...
by Kai Gohil U6P "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world." The Good, The Bad and The Bystander: The Irony of Change Firstly, this essay would like to note that the proposed 'question' is a statement. However, technicalities aside, to introduce this question, one must establish why change is necessary. This essay's interpretation of human nature takes inspiration from Erving Goffman's Presentation of Self (Goffman,1959). Explaining that social situations influence and determine how one may portray oneself. Thus by following this same logic, it can be argued that an individual may portray a facade of thoughtfulness and commitment to their community - placing them in an (attempted) pitch-perfect portrayal. However, sadly enough (even with our own delusion) this is not the case - no one can truly be free from jealousy, greed or avarice. As established, deception and lies reign through human nature, and thus there...