Sophie Germain (by Hattie Bates)
week. She has beaten Bernie Sanders and will now go up against notorious Donald Trump later this year in the American Presidential elections. Clinton is the first woman to reach this far in an American major party; which many have seen as a great milestone in feminism. Some have said that Clinton's success should be celebrated as a progression in gender equality even if you disagree with her policies.
The Mock Trial trip to a Costa Coffee branch not only provided students with delicious frappe lattes, but also gave us the opportunity to investigate how the law applies in a real life situation, in a stimulating and interactive way. Before our trip, we had considered the famous Liebeck vs. McDonald's Restaurants product liability law case (also known as the ‘hot coffee lawsuit’), in which an elderly woman was awarded $2.86 million after suffering third-degree burns as a result of accidentally spilling a cup of McDonald’s coffee in her lap. This thought-provoking case about the issues of negligence under tort law gave inspiration to our challenge to identify any examples of Costa’s compliance with its legal obligations that were evident within its premises.
The British Psychology Society (BPS) is running a psychology conference in London and Sheffield aimed at anyone wanting to study psychology at university. The talks at the events will explore some components of sixth form courses along with giving an insight into what it might be like to study psychology at uni, and will provide some information on what might follow a degree in this subject.
Lower 6 IB students visited the Arch and Anth Museum in Cambridge on Tuesday this week in order to find a Theory of Knowledge related question to follow up back at school. There were some fascinating artefacts in the archaeology and anthropology sections of the museum, the most eye catching was the gigantic totem pole that towered over the whole exhibition. The collection included items collected from people all over the world, from many different periods of history. We saw a lot of intricate jewellery, coins, clothes, tools, religious items, toys and practical items. This was my second visit to the museum, I enjoyed it just as much as last time, but by thinking critically about objects and trying to think of Knowledge questions related to objects, exhibitions or the museum as a whole, I got so much more out of it. We came up with some really interesting questions which we discussed back at school the following morning.
ng ceremony taking place on Monday and the first British gold medal being awarded to Micky Yule on Tuesday. Along with this, the week also saw the first Diamond league athletics meet of the season in Doha, bringing British success for Eilidh Doyle in the 400m hurdles and multiple seasonal records. Other British success this week includes Johanna Konta, who has progressed to the second round of the Italian Open after defeating Johanna Larsson, and Joe Root, scoring a double century against Surrey before the game was halted by rain.
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