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Danila Jonnud, Hampshire In lockdown many of us had more time on our hands. Certainly, with school holidays, I’ve discovered how much of my day was taken up with homeschooling. When worries about COVID-19 make leaving the house difficult, the sense of purpose in making plans has lessened. On top of this is great mental…
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford. I don’t think I know how to forgive. I used to be proud of my inability to hold a grudge. But then I realised I had nothing to be proud of. I wasn’t forgiving my grudges, not really. I just wouldn’t think about them. I would forget, not forgive. It might seem…
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Nadia Ghauri, Oxford As human beings, it is in our nature to make mistakes. Forgiving them, by contrast, can be anything but easy. It is no wonder, then, that the poet Alexander Pope was to claim, ‘To err is human; to forgive, divine’1. The highest form of forgiveness, as Pope alludes, is exemplified by Allah…
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn The announcement of the latest iPhone arriving in market undeniably attracts attention from people across the world. Some rush to stores to buy them in person and some pre-order them to have them delivered as soon as they are released. To think of it, we do not need a new phone…
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Sarah Ward, London Control. That elusive, enigmatic feeling which helps us to feel secure and confident in the world we build around us. Many people spend a large amount of time, money and energy searching for the feeling of control. You can see this human trait even from a child’s earliest experiences when they exercise…
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