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It's a fair to say that Instagram has now become a central part of our vacations. With the rise of social media, and the simplicity of taking a photo these days, we all go on holiday and aim to take the perfect photo for "the gram". Travel accounts are some…
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A trip to the circus is often seen as a fun day out but anyone who attends an event like this needs to be aware of what life is like for circus animals. For them, rather than a fun day out, it is a lifetime of confinement where they are…
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Though relationships might begin and end with the brevity of a candle, friends might move on, move away or fall out, dogs will always be there for you. As we moan and groan our way through life, lamenting each tiny inconvenience that affects our existence in some imperceptible fashion or…
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Outside of there finally being sunshine and some decent weather, there are plenty of other things to enjoy about the summer months. It becomes acceptable to spend all of your leisure time in parks picnicking and day-drinking, outdoor sports suddenly become a thing that people do again, and yes, there…
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As things stand, there are very few things from Game of Thrones that you can safely own in real life. Science hasn't yet advanced to the point you can recruit a seven-foot-tall zombie to vanquish your enemies (or do your laundry), wolves are wild animals that are notoriously difficult to…
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In the aftermath of the violent protests in Charlottesville this past weekend which left three dead and 33 others injured, it seems that everyone has something to say about America and its complex history with institutionalised and systematic racism. Whilst US President Donald Trump denounced the violence, he did not…
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You are naturally much more aware of your belongings when you go on holiday. I don't know what it is, maybe it's just British people, but you automatically become so much more suspicious that someone is going to break into your hotel room/apartment and steal your stuff than you are…
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The millennial generation have grown up with the the implications of climate change being very much a tangible reality. Alongside creating papier-mâché volcanoes in Geography, we also studied the hole in the ozone layer and the properties of greenhouse gases. But despite our increasing education on the topic, it's becoming more…
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Are you ready, sports fans? The monumental mashup of MMA and boxing is almost upon us: Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will be facing off against each other in a little more than a week. The two fighters, who are at the top of their respective games, had been teasing…
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A 25-year-old woman from Alabama has miraculously been found alive after spending over a month in the wilderness with no food, phone, or money. Lisa Theris got lost in the dense forest after she had been with two men who had broken into a hunting lodge in Midway, Alabama. Apparently…
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Although I was born in the United Kingdom, I spent a significant portion of my childhood growing up in Qatar. Situated just off of Saudi Arabia, Qatar is a pretty tiny country, but it's also a country dominated by Western expats. As a result, I got to go to an…
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It's estimated that 1 percent of the world's population are psychopaths; people born without the ability to comprehend empathy, guilt, remorse, kindness or compassion. You don't have to be an axe-wielding maniac to be a psychopath either - serial killers usually constitute only a small proportion of psychopaths. Many hide…
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Whilst we have all heard of the dangers than can arise from extreme dieting, comparatively little is known about orthorexia. Rarely put in the same camp as eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, orthorexia refers to a condition wherein sufferers become obsessed with achieving an overarching sense of health…
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After the tragic events that unfolded in Charlottesville last Saturday, it is more important than ever for us to band together to condemn the hateful actions of white supremacists. Violent clashes broke out after a Unite the Right rally held by white nationalists was met by thousands of counter-protestors. The…
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Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May 2017, according to a toxicology report that was released on Monday. Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving last Wednesday, and he has agreed to enter a diversion program…
