Ashamedly, I can say that the first thing that happens when I roll out of bed in the morning is reach for my phone. One thing we can all agree on is that phones are a dominant component in our lives. But have you ever wondered what life would be like without your digital friend in your pocket?
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Did you know that noise can be associated with colour? It goes unnoticed by many that there is an entire spectrum of sound available to the human ear. Coloured noise is ambient sound and is commonly used to drown out any other noise.
Time is objective. Nevertheless, an hour in a lesson you hate will appear to pass much slower than an hour with your friends. So, why has time "sped up" recently?
Awareness surrounding mental health has rapidly increased, specifically over the past few years with the surge of social media, meaning society has become a lot more educated on their wellbeing. However, this has resulted in the spread of misinformation across many media outlets people rely on to see if their bad day is going to turn into multiple. Ultimately, it diminishes actual mental disorders because people minimise the severity of them by mistake.
For students taking A Levels, it is important to study and revise correctly, one way to help improve our cognitive abilities is to lead the right lifestyle: sleeping correctly, eating healthy and having the right work to study ratio. There are certain foods that help with the ability to retrieve knowledge, this is known as Brain food. Brain food is food that is beneficial to the brain and can increase intellectual capability. In this article I will walk you through how small changes to your diet can improve your schoolwork.
As students, finding a café that offers both affordable drinks as well as the right environment to work in can be difficult, time-consuming, and overwhelming. With so many options, how can we easily decide where to go? Cafés can be extremely convenient on a cold day, especially when the library or other study spaces are crowded. They provide a great study space and social space, as well as food and drinks! Cafés are extremely popular, with over 7000 in the UK, and over 10 in Stourbridge, so this article will provide the rundowns on Stourbridge’s many cafes, is Coffee No.1 really No.1? Despite being a franchise, is Costa the most affordable, or should we turn to independent businesses? Whilst some places can be convenient, such as Costa being so close to college, having a second location in the Rye Market, and having affordable drinks, I believe that it all comes down to the atmosphere of the café.
Winter Blues? There might be a solution.
Whether it is on the several types of abuse, ways to protect yourself and others from encountering abuse or how to recognise a victim or abuser, there is always room to learn more.
