by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Standard People
There is a wonderful, and very telling, scene in the hugely popular 1993 film Cool Runnings (a film loosely based on the true story of Jamaican sprinters who, having failed to qualify for the Seoul Olympic Games, decided to qualify for the Calgary Winter Olympics of...
by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Sports Articles
When we choose a sports team, we select players primarily on their ability in their specific position; that is fair enough. The problem comes, however, when we come to consider their personalities. It is all about PD. Imagine, therefore, this team: In goal we have the...
by admin | Nov 18, 2024 | Education Articles
Charles Schulz first introduced the world to Charlie Brown in 1950 in his Peanuts cartoons. While in later years Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s dog, received more attention and popularity, Charlie Brown remained the poor victim of the circle of friends and family he had. His...
by admin | Nov 18, 2024 | Sports Articles
Remember the topic of ‘inequalities’ in Maths? We know what the sign for, as well as the meaning of, ‘equals’ is; the one side is balanced fairly, accurately and equally with the other. It means both sides have the same value. Equally, we will no doubt recognise the...
by admin | Nov 13, 2024 | Education Articles
When we go for an interview, we will no doubt appear in jacket and tie (for the men) or skirt and blouse (for the women) — the impression that we want to give, and may perhaps be received, is that this man or woman is smart! By that, we mean we consider ourselves to...