As school begins to end for Year 13, it feels only right to take an opportunity to look back on the past year of Unconquered Peaks, sharing our highlights as we turn towards studying for our A-Levels – it’s not that we’re scared… promise…
This is a fundamental idea that guarantees the internal consistency of mathematical systems. Many branches of mathematics including algebra and geometry use reflexivity. For example, in algebra, x = x is always true. Similarly, reflexivity is used in geometry to prove equality, as in the case of Angle A = Angle A, to make sure that the reasoning of the comparison between geometric objects is logically consistent.
Seven lessons left in A+
And then what next?
Seven is not a particularly large number
Odd and prime
But not large
Over in an instant
Six lessons left in A+
And then what next?
Decisions decisions
UCAS submissions
Firm and Insurance
The future decided in an email
Five lessons left in A+
And then what next?
It’s a countdown you see
To impending doom
Or the promise of freedom
Maybe both
Four lessons left in A+
And then what next?
Into the real world
Independent at long last
No bedtime or rules
What could possibly go wrong
Three lessons left in A+
And then what next?
Taxes, mortgages
What’s for dinner?
How do you change a lightbulb?
Help
Two lessons left in A+
And then what next?
Let the maths go slowly
Another hour of matrices
Or differential equations
Stretch the time
One lesson left in A+
And then what next?
I don’t know
But to steal a line from my favourite show
I don’t want to go
I don’t want to go
“If I have created 10 more animal lovers on this earth, I will have done my duty” said Dr Anjali, a fierce animal welfare advocate based in India. “The most impactful changes are made through altering people’s attitudes.” This insightful learning I gained during my time working with stray animals in Kolkata, India, in the February half-term.
Last weekend, I was truly lucky to have attended the 15-year anniversary of WOW (Women of the World) celebration at the Royal Albert Hall. It was an unforgettable amalgamation of some of the fiercest women who have been and are fighting alongside us in the journey towards gender parity and who, in their individual acts of rebellion within the fields of music, theatre, literature, politics, and more, have helped us to accelerate action for a better tomorrow. And after this spectacular celebration, there was no way I could return empty-handed.
