I have a confession to make. I haven’t written for General Overflow for over a month (since the 13th April); and what’s more, my last article was already late! Why have I been so lax? How did it slip my mind? I think it’s partly because I submitted that last article and then went [...]
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How should I vote? What should I have for breakfast? Where should I live? What colour tie should I wear? Should I have a child? What colour tie should they wear? Life is never-ending stream of choices. Some decisions are big and important; “What career should I choose?” – and some are small and trivial; [...]
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Recently I read a news piece reporting that the rapper “Jay-Z” had decided not to use the word “b*tch” in his future lyrics as a response to the birth of his first child, a baby girl.* This got me thinking about how the world treats women, and what attitudes and preconceptions they face as a [...]
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A Note from the Editor: With Lent fast approaching we asked our writers the following exam question, and gave them freedom to record their own unfinished thoughts. For many of us, “religion” is a particularly personal area of thought to record, let alone discuss. So we are glad to post a number of articles offering a broad [...]
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On 10th January 2012, Transport Secretary Justine Greening announced the go-ahead for phase 1 of HS2, a new high speed rail network connecting London to Birmingham in a first phase, with later phases extending to northern England and possibly Scotland. The idea is that it will cut down journey times between the major cities of [...]
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Democracy is great. Adult members of a democratic nation get to vote and influence the course of that nation’s governance and law making. It’s a very popular form of government, for obvious reasons. In fact, a lot of people seem to like democracy so much, they say they want more of it. They argue that [...]
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We’ve all seen the rise and rise of the war-themed shooting game. The latest peak in this trend is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3officially one of the fastest selling entertainment products of all time, raking in over $775 million dollars in 5 days. It is estimated that over 25 million people have played the [...]
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My Favourite Christmas Memory is the first Christmas I had with my first child, my daughter. My memory of the precise details is a little vague, she was born in July and it turns out that the first year of parenthood is a bit of a blur (as I’m sure other parents will agree!). However, [...]
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I have to admit, when I was invited to contribute to this site, I didn’t really know what “Generation Y” was, or who a “Millennial” might be. My first instinct was to turn to Wikipedia – a typical “Millennial” response, I now understand. Born in the mid-80s, I am a Father, Husband, Civil Engineer, and [...]
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