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A quick talk with 3 outstanding
Jumeirah College has been consistently rated “ Outstanding ” by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau . Below , a a problem that they would solve that is currently impacting young people in a negative way . Meet Kazal Oshodi
Kazal Oshodi Year 11
Share one book that has had a lasting impact on you . Why ?
The book that has had a profound impact on me is the science fiction novel , The Martian by Andy Weir . The synopsis of the book deals with an astronaut called Mark Watney , who after a series of unfortunate events , becomes stranded on Mars with only a picayune amount of resources . Watney records a log of his experiences , which details the use of his skills as a trained botanist and engineer to adapt technology in order to survive on the inhospitable planet and alert NASA to transport him home against impossible odds . This book has had such a deep-rooted influence on me because of its unique blend of wit , fiction , facts and figures entwined with futuristic technology . From an early age , I have always wanted to become an engineer , and the idea of a manned flight to Mars being not only possible , but also conventional , is something that I would like to be involved in . I believe science can accomplish this in the future . For now , I will have to settle for re-reading ‘ The Martian ’ to feed my imagination and interest !
What do you do to overcome challenges in your academic studies ?
I regard every challenge as faceable and every problem as solvable . When I am faced with a challenge in my academic studies , my first course of action is to try and approach the problem from a different viewpoint . I use
Kai Dattani Year 12
Share one book that has had a lasting impact on you . Why ?
Charles Dickens ’ s eleventh novel , Little Dorrit , has always attained a level of prestige within my bookshelf . It is a text , which leaves an anchored mark on any curious reader who stumbles across it . The rich and succulent tale of imprisonment within Victorian London , both literally and psychologically , is fascinating , particularly when linking it to the issues that are so ironclad in our own society . In a sense , not dissimilar to Dickens ’ s characters trapped in the different substrates of Victorian society , we often feel this sense of entrapment academically .
What do you do to overcome challenges in your academic studies ?
Whether it is mentally trying to extinguish that irritatingly permanent mind block , which has been standing in the way of you and your French essay , or what feels like a life-long sentence , imprisoned in a grade boundary
Sara Parker Year 10
Share one book that has had a lasting impact on you . Why ?
The most impactful piece of Literature I have read would have to be a subversive poetry book called The World ’ s Wife by Poet Laureate , Carol Ann Duffy . The poems in the book are stories of history , myths and legends told from the perspectives of the omnipotent , yet invisible women and wives of refined heroes and villains of historical classics . All the poems featured are constructed around the concept that ‘ behind every famous man is a great woman ’ and give a deep insight into the feelings and thoughts that are not often considered , of the influential women behind the famous males .
One of my personal favourites , and in my opinion most poignant poem from the book would be ‘ Little Red Cup ’, a reinvention of the story more commonly known as ‘ Little Red Riding Hood ’ Grimm tale . Duffy retells the fable with a stimulating combination of feminism and fairy-tale where the female protagonist is a symbol of independence and resents the domination of a wolf as a male character . I found this book so moving and impactful due to the message of empowerment of not just women , but also to teenagers such as myself . The
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