One Magazine 2017 - Creative Media Production by Alastair Bartlett

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A magazine made by Year 13, Media Studies BTEC students.

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CAMERON DAVIES

CHLOE RHODES

EMILY FLETCHER

RYAN FLETCHER

DAVID HUMPHREY

ABBI WALDRON

BRADLEY SILETT

18-19 NICOLE WALKER

20-21 ALFIE VAUGHAN

22-27 CAMERON RAY

28-29 SASKIA RANSOME

30-31 ABE GRAHAM

32-33 CONOR MOYES

34-35 JAKOB KEMP

36-39 LAWRENCE THORP

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ADRIENNE HEDLEY

TOLKIEN DACK

NICK COOPER

INTRO TO COLLEGE WORKING ALONGSIDE STUDY STRESS RELIEF IPSWICH MUSIC CROWD FUNDING COUNTRY VS. TOWN FILM FASHION YOUTUBE ART: 22-25 / CREATIVE WRITING: 26-27 STUDY TIPS AGONY UNCLE INDIE GAMING GAP YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY PERFORMING ARTS ANIME NEW YORK 3

Suffolk One

What Is Suffolk One?

One is an inclusive Sixth Form College located in Ipswich, Suffolk. We offer an extensive range of Post-16 courses including: A Levels, BTEC Diplomas, GCSE re-sits and courses in Foundation Learning. The college has received an outstanding Ofsted Report, followed by excellent examination results for our first four cohorts.

Travelling to One There are many bus routes that run throughout the day that arrive at One from many key locations. If you want to bike to One, we have an undercover locked bike area where you can safely store your bike. We have designated motorcycle and scooter parking in our car park and there are also links with the nearby Park and Ride and the train station.

Catering At One The One Cafe is open throughout the day and serves a range of food and drink, including breakfast items in the morning and hot food during lunch. There is also the One Shop where you can purchase a range of snacks and drinks and also serves Costa Coffee. Payment is all cahsless, using the card based payment system which can be topped up either at the pay machines in college or online.

OFSTED OUTSTANDING

"The college has created an excellent environment for learners, including those who might be daunted by its size. Students feel completely safe and fully supportedâ&#x20AC;?

The Suffolk One Vision "To develop an inclusive and inspirational learning centre that sits in the heart of a collaborative learning community where all talents and achievements are equally valued.â&#x20AC;?

Progression After One During the academic year your son or daughter will have the opportunity to attend careers events such as employer presentations, visits from local recruitment agencies and careers talks in tutor groups. In addition in the second year the college will run a day in the life event where professionals come to the college and discuss with the students a typical day in their working lives. In addition staff are always on hand in Student Services to discuss progression opportunities and next steps in their future learning and employment.

Working alongside Do you want tips to help you

orking alongside studying is a factor which students struggle with on a daily basis. I know this because I am a student myself and have faced the difficulities of managing college work and exam pressures whilst having a part time job. THE MOSt IMPORTant part of being young is eduction. Yes, i would agree it is nice to earn money however it is only temporary and concentrating on work is very important. If you gain more qualifications it will enable you to more career choices and enable you to work your way up the ladder of education. qualifications matter greatly and understanding this is a very vital thing. From research i found out that Oxford University does not allow students to undertake part-time work during term time except under exceptional circumstances which shows how important studying is compared to wokring a part time job.

s e v i t s o P A

positive of working alonside studying is that you do earn money so you do end up with having freedom and you are able to buy you own things without relying on your parents. I feel like another positive is that working does really help you with life skills as usually a first part time job involves dealing with customers so a lot of social skills are taken place. In my opinion I am writing this article and finding it quite difficult to think of positives as i feel passionately that education is ten times more important. If a part time job is causing you stress on your education i would fully consider changing what you are doing and think majory about your future.

negatives I personally feel like there are a lot of negatives involved in working alongside studying. Firstly i am going to start off by saying that in your spare time if you're workng part time all weekend there is no time to catch up on your work or make it to it's best ability.

Whether you're doing a btec or a levels it is important that you are constantly working on coursework or revising. The next negative which i am going to discuss is that it mustn't stop you completeing the exams or coursework to the best of the ability. If you get the qualification needed it will enable you to get higher up the education track and therefore you can gain more opportunity which you may be bale to get later on in life which results in more pay than what youre on at the moment in your part time job. My final point is a question that i want you to ask yourself, would you want to be in the job your at now in ten years away from now... if it was me answering this i would say no as i want to do something i have a passion for and being a waitress for life is not what it is.

studying Study tips Here are 5 basic tips for you

Organise your study space.

Take regular breaks.

Have a healthy balanced diet.

Create deadlines for yourself to get work completed.

Discover what learning style is best for you.

It’s time to de-stress Are you stressed out? Need to chill? Then these are for you...

very year students go through a period of time where their lives are full of stress due to deadlines and exams to prepare for. Everyone deals with stress in a different way depending on who they are, some better than others. Stress is a natural feeling, it’s designed to help you cope in challenging situations and exams is a prime example in this situation. In small amounts it’s good, because it pushes you to work hard and do your best, including in exams. Short periods of stress are normal, and can often be resolved by something as simple as completing a task – which cuts down your workload – or by talking to others and taking time to relax. Lots of people will tell you this, because it’s true - exams aren’t everything. Whatever happens in your exams, you can still be successful in life afterwards. So if you don’t do as well as you’d hoped, try to keep things in perspective. Working towards exams can make us feel a lot of pressure. We might not have much choice over doing exams but we do have ways to help you to deal with it. There’s many way for students to cope with stress and here’s a few ways to deal with stress in a really easy way.

A few ways to deal with stress:

Have a little workout - exercise might not be for everyone at a time like this but exercise can reduce stress and make you less anxious about things, it will also do your body a lot of good.

2. Keep yourself organised - if you keep all your stuff neat and tidy then it will be one less thing to wor-

ry about in the future.

Listen to music - music can reduce anxiety and calm you down, try to avoid upbeat music, just keep it slow and calm.

4. Go for a walk - it will clear your mind and give you a good headspace. 5. Go to bed earlier - it’ll make you more refreshed and you’ll be in a better mood. 6. Eat and drink well - keep yourslef hydtared and have a few snacks. Socialising - good or bad?

here’s a discussion about socialising when studying during exams, people say it good to get out and take a break from studying so they can release their stress and have a bit of fun but then also others are saying it’s a bad distraction and will stop students from focusing on their exams, more like a procrastination than stress relief.

house to see your friends every now and again to have a break but not all the time. You need to release a bit of stress every now and again because it’s not healthy to bulid it all up inside as it could cause even more stress and then you won’t be able to focus on revision anyway because you’ll be thinking about too much. So this is why I think that going out to socialise one or two nights a week would be good for Teenagers, especially teens around the age of you as it’ll take your mind off of the subjects 16-18 are more likely to spend most of their that you are stressing about. Your friends will time with their friends to socialise and pass be stressing about exams just as much as you time, this is how it’s always been. There will will be so it would be good for you all to do be some people who will stop that to focus on something different and chill out for a few revision and exams then there will be others hours with each other. If your parents don’t that won’t and will still see their friends all the agree with you going out and expect you to time, this could be good and bad as it’s disrevise then you won’t have to because everyone tracting them but it’s also taking their mind will have their own opinion, they won’t underoff of exams and not stressing so much. I don’t stand the stress that you are feeling and won’t think you’ll ever get everyone to agree on get that you need a break from time to time. whether socialising is a good thing to do regu- Explain to them what it’s like as parents are larly during exam time or not but everyone usually the ones who think socialising is a bad will have their own opinion. I personidea. ally think it’s good to get out of the

Smokehouse

he Smokehouse, a small music venue based in the ipswich town centre, with an aim to bring back the popularity that once captivated the town with underground bands amd various types of venue’s promoting all sorts of bands within the town. although relatively new, the Smokehouse has received a large following from the ypunger generation craving a source of outside music, people as young as 14 are allowed to perform at the venue with shows being held weekly, although the Smokehouse holds more events than just music, including dancing, workshops and private functions, i feel it would only be right to stick with the theme of the page.

and how she feels one day Ipswich will definitely become a hotspot for music, ‘When you think of Ipswich, the last thing you think of is music, every now and then i get reminded of bands and singers who have performed in Ipswich but none i can remember, you always hear about bands performing in places like Norwich and Bournemouth, but its extremely rare Ipswich is given the recognition it deserves for hosting various genres of music over the years, and although very small and new, i think the Smokehouse will one day help open the town up to more bands choosing to perform here as a result of the growth of the scene.’

I recently caught up with a close friend of mine, Jessie Ingate, who has performed at the Smokehouse many times, we spoke about the venue and what it means to both her and the consistent sold out audiences.upon asking her why she began to perform there, she answered ‘It was a rather hard decision, i had performed infront of small crowds before, but knowing that my first time would be to around 80 people packed in the Smokehouse, it gave me the chills but it was something i was so excited to do’ she continued, ‘its quite surprising i even heard of it when it opened, it wasnt publicised, i only heard out it from my dad’. We then spoke about how the venue opens up a younger generation to local live music

as a result of the small chat i had with Jessie, it is clear to see that there is already a small following of people and it is evergrowing, with more and more local bands requesting to perform at the Smokehouse. I think its clear to see that sooner rather than later Ipswich will be a hotspot for bands touring the UK, its only a matter of time before the music scene in Ipswich finally gains the attention is rightfully deserves. Tickets for the June 24th show featuring skate punk band Vanilla Pods plus others are available now, to volunteer for gigs, visit the Smokehouse website at thesmokehouse.org

ortman Road is the home of Ipswich Town Football Club, but what you may not have known is the stadium has hosted quite a few big names over the past few decades, including bands like R.E.M, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and artists such as PINK, Elton john, Rod Stewart as well as others, but you’d be forgiven for not remembering them. Portman Road, possibly the most well known stadium in Suffolk and the east of England, second to Norwich of course, has spent many years overlooked by big names who are touring the country, in fact you can probably see it as a once in a life time experience when the Red Hot Chili Peppers came to Ipswich, with lead singer Anthony Kiedis shouting to the fans ‘Ipswich? Where the hell is Ipswich?’ after performing their hit song ‘By The Way’ You would think that a stadium that can hold up to 30,000 would be a golden sign for bands to earn a little extra on their tour, but sadly thats not the case, recently American pop rock band All Time Low toured the UK with Australian pop punk outfit Waterparks as well as SWMRS, a punk rock American band, and they hit up all sorts of venues and cities, including the O2 Academies in places such as Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and Bristol, and hit up smaller venues across the country including the Nick Rayns LCR in Norwich, which has also hosted the Kerrang tour starring American

shows including hosting comedians, obviously music, but this is usually cover or tribute bands which are not deemed worth the cost for bigger venues. June 3rd will see Jimmy Carr perform at the regent, a well known name in the comedy industry, hosting shows as 8 out of 10 cats and 8 out of 10 cats does countdown. although big names have come to perform in Ipswich, they come rarely, Michael Mcintyre once performed in the town for a 2 night sold out show in 2012.

Punk Rock band SUM 41.

happen eventually but not until his recent tour has come to an end, certifying that Ipswich still has some connection with what the locals want to see.

The only other really noteworthy venue that has been used in recent years that has hosted a range of events is the Regent, which is highly regarded as being the biggest venue in Ipswich for its high profile

Portman Road, although still used as the home of Ipswich town to this day, is almost always blasted as being run down and out of the flow with the rest of the town, it hasnt been referbished in a number of years, opening in 1884, only being renovated in 2002, the same year the football club was relegated rom the top division of English football, the Premier League. Although Ipswich has a lot of energy for live events such as concerts and stand-up comedians, its clear to see that due to its decline of popularity with the locals, Ipswich wont be seeing any high profile gigs anytime soon, the only silver lining to mention would be to mention a recent interview with singer songwriter Ed Sheeran, who recently said he’d ‘definitely’ play at Portman Road, also saying it will

Tickets for Elton John’s upcoming show at Portman Road can be found at: ticketmaster.co.uk

PORTMAN ROAD

Crowdfunding

rowdfunding is the new way to fund your own projects so let’s look into what crowdfunding is and how you the viewer can fund your own gift to the world crowd finding is the idea of asking people for money to fund your own project or enterprise crowdfunding can come in two different forms the first being physical and this is the one which can be seen most in society such as when people go door to door asking for money for a cause or doing bake sales. There is also the digital form of crowdfunding which comes in the forms such as Indiegogo, Kickstarter and Patreon which are all sites which allows you to create your own page and on this page you are able to make your own pitch which is where you can either write out what you want to do or make or to really make it stick with the audience you can record yourself because this then allows you to show yourself off, the creator and it also gives you a chance to show off any prototypes. this layout can most commonly be seen on sites like kickstarter and go fund me, you also get sites like patreon and this site is very similar to the others where you can still get people to donate to you but with this site is mostly

for you funding people to do jobs and in most modern media you will see a lot of youtubers with their own patreon accounts to help fund their channels or project they want to do.

ow reader you maybe asking can i do this, can i crowd fund and i’m here to tell you, you can and it’s really simple that’s why it’s also very common to see student at university crowdfunding to help with their course and it’s as easy as a few click .this writer tried it out for myself i found it extremely easy to make a patreon account and this is how you can as well. To start off it brought me to their main page and it has a button at the top of the page saying “Start your page today” it then takes you further into the site where you click up in the right hand corner and click sign up where you can make a personalise account or you can simply sign in with facebook i was surprised about how simple that was it then takes you into your own page which you can set up yourself and set rewards if people donate a certain amount of money.

his is amazing it’s a income of money you don’t need to work for.... is what a lot of people think

though when doing online crowd funding you have to remember all crowd funds work on promises and not always are promises upheld so you have to be very carefull when you set up one and if you are donating to one to make sure that you are doing it for a honest reason and or the person you are donating to is doing it for a honest reason and that you aren’t just getting scammed.

he pebble was the new smartwatch which became the competitor to the apple smartwatch though the price different is light and day. the pebble when it first started its crowd funding achieved £7,800,000 which at the time put it into the top 5 biggest crowdfunded items, this item in general is a great item for students as it is a cheap smart watch which comes in at £40 but this tells you the time and you can get different background and styles for the watch to suit you, you are able to link it up with your phone the pebble support android and ios so this means that you can link it up and receive notification from your phone and whatever other notifications you would get on your phone as well as this it can measure your speed, it’s waterproof up to 30m, it backlit, it has a battery life of 7 days.

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Crowdfunding isnt about collecting money. Its about making something hapen with a crowd of people who belive in something. - Jozefine D

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you can get different background and styles for the watch to suit you, you are able to link it up with your phone the pebble support android and ios so this means that you can link it up and receive notification from your phone and whatever other notifications you would get on your phone as well as this it can measure your speed, it’s waterproof up to 30m, it backlit, it has a battery life of 7 days.

lio Motors is the 3rd largest crowdfunded item in history which come in getting £84,000,000 to get their idea off the ground, the Elio motor is a three wheeled car which can achieve up to 84 miles per gallon and in late 2016 they had 60,000 reservations already for this car but there goal is to get at least 65,000 reservations before they start putting them into full production and can buy one for £5800. the car comes with

most standard car features such as ac, AM/FM radio, door locks, cruise control and 3 air bags. but the car also comes with a reinforced roll cage as well as side intrusion beams, disk brakes, stability control. The company Elio motors is based in North America in Phoenix, Arizona where they are starting to prepare the cars to be built in louisianna.

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COUNTRYSIDE VS CITY LIFE A lot of people called it prison when I was growing up, but these are my roots and this is what I love. Because everyone knows me and I know them and I believe this is the way were supposed to live.

I wouldnt trade one single day living in a small country village!

I would say the answer to whether living in the country or a city being better depends on what kind of life you prefer. People are always fond of changing and longing for something new to happen. For those who live in city, life in village is attractive. On the other hand, life in the city could be a paradise to some people who live in village. If you’ve experienced both,you may be able to decide which one is possibly better. In terms of differences to life in village and in city, below are some I have summarized according to people i have interviewed from both types of areas.

5. You will never feel alone Most people living in cities would have the same feeling: they’re surrounded by people only 10 meters away, but they feel alone. There’s little communication between neighbors, and friends may be tens of kilometers away. However, while living in villages, you will never feel alone. Every morning you could say hello to your neighbours and you may live within only 20 feet away from your friends. You meet strangers everywhere in a city but the whole village is not strange to you at all.

1. You take fresh air everyday If you haven’t lived in villages, you could not image how fresh the air is. There’s no car exhaust, drainage ditches, smelly waste… While you almost have to wear a breathing mask to go out in city life, you take fresh air every day from dawn to dark by living in villages.

6. You do more physical exercise

While there are a lot of traffic tools that could save physical exercise in cities, life in villages can be very physical. Every activity in village life requires physical exercise, like working with the land, sowing seeds into the land, chopping and collecting wood for the winter, walking along old path, or going to a nearby shop. It is said that a thirty 2. You can live a peaceful and quiet life minutes active walk will tone your system for the next 4 hours, while The city is always busy and noisy. There are a lot of vehicles and people village life produces more opportunities for you to do more than a in the road. Noises come from everywhere: traffic noises, industrial nois- thirty-minute active walk. es, construction building noises, and noises from your neighbors and living area. However, in villages, you never need 7. You don’t have to worry about parking to worry about these noises. You could get deep If you have a car, you will know how sleep at night and enjoy a quiet stroll difficult it is to find a paid at daytime. parking spot in crowded cities, not even to say a 3. You eat fresh, green and free parking spot! Howclean vegetables ever, if you used to live All food needs to be in villages, you will purchased from superknow how easy it market or local malls if is to find a free and you live in a city. To eat easy parking space. fresh vegetables, you There’s no traffic police have to get up early and who writes a ticket and rush into the market. then mails it to you in villagHowever, the situation es for a roadside parking. There’s no traffic is totally different if you light and no traffic jam. live in villages. You could grow various kinds of vegeta8. You are safer in villages bles by yourself. You control the The huge pressure of city life makes a lot of people corrupted. fertilizing and pesticide to make sure There are lots of crimes in the city. Many thefts and murders the vegetables are green and clean. often take place in the city. Meanwhile, there are much more vehicles in city, which results in frequent traffic accidents. While in 4. You spend less in villages villages, few traffic accidents happen. Another element that brings Undoubtedly, living costs in villages are much lower. The danger to you is disease, most of which extend from one city to price of everything is lower in villages than that of city another city. People living in cities are more vulnerable to many lifestyle. That means to purchase the same quantity of diseases because of the lifestyle and fast food intake. These things something, you spend less money in village lifestyle. Also, become less possible in villages. since there are less consumer options, you could make a big saving to keep your money stayed.

The Cinema Industry A

s many people know already films and the industry have been around for so many years that companies have been trying to compete by creating streaming sites for people to watch their favourite films on as they would be able to drive customers from going to the cinema to watch them. The amount of money made by these companies is a lot which makes it harder for the cinema industry as they have to not only made changes to the way they show the films. Obviously with the introduction of 4DX at participating cinemas around the globe but with the way they show

them as a buisness as it is easier for people to watch films on any device in the comfort of their own home. These streaming sites are making more a lot of money as they provide users with a varitey of old films and new films, even their very own TV shows which have become very popular over time including Netflix's newest show "13 reasons why" which having seen myself was worth the time to watch. After looking at the films that Netflix and other of these similar sites show it makes sence that people are not going to the cinema to see them.

etflix has really made an impact on the way people watch films and they way they pay to watch them aswell. Netflix allows people to watch on the go and also at any location people choose, as with portable devces the results are endless with this service. Not only have they managed to make this a big success but they have also developed Netflix for games consoles making it easier to access your favourite films and also some classics.

WHICH DO YOU PREFER -

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Style edit S

uffolk One students express themselves everyday through their own individual styles. It’s clear that their clothes tell you a bit about their personalities. These hints are usually linked to trends. Many trends have come and gone throughout the years I have attended One. One such trend is double denim, fish net tights, chokers and road man hats (which hit up a storm with both genders.) But I have learnt that how you dress is a form of expression and creativity. That being said, I comment the students who put themselves out there and wear whatever they want without care.

Chantelle Dorling Young Interview -

Would you say you’re fashionable? I would like to think so. What do you think of the style around college? It’s very different but everyone seems comfortable. What are some of the trends you don’t like so much? Too many to mention! Are there any you have used yourself? I have done the double denim before and I have also rocked the thigh high boots. What is the weirdest style item you have seen at One? I think it was like a fox tail keychain on the back of someone’s jeans. Do you get inspiration off others? Yeah, of course. I often see other students and think ‘That looks great, I might try that.’

In order to be irreplacable one must always be different - CoCo Chanel

fashion is something that comes from within you Ralph Lauren

hits and misses hits and misses hit and misses hit and misses hot and misses ............. Sufollk ones styles - suffolk one style..........

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YouTube At some point in their lives, most young people experience the feeling of not being heard or people not caring what they have to say. This can lead to a sense of isolation and uselessness. That’s where a site like YouTube steps in. These days all you need is a camera and a computer or even just a phone to make a video and put it online to be viewed by the world. Getting views on their videos can help people feel like they have the voice that they’ve been denied elsewhere! The site allows absolutely anyone to create an account and be uploading content in minutes, sharing their passions and experiences with anyone that watches the video.

I spoke to a student that has a YouTube channel with a considerable amount of success, achieving video views upwards of 50,000 in some cases. Here are his responses to my questions about YouTube: “The thing I like most about YouTube is the ability to get straight into it. You can express yourself and make what you want no matter what it is.” I then asked if he thinks YouTube gives people a voice that they wouldn’t find elsewhere. Here is what he replied:

“My channel gives me a voice and an audience that I’ve never found before!”

“Yes definitely! However, I see YouTube as a building block that needs other components to make it work. I make use of other platofrms along side it (for example Discord and Twitter) in order to interact with my audience on a more personal level. This really helps to give me a voice as well as it’s another opportunity to connect with the peple watching my videos. It’s a really fulfilling experience.”

distribute and share your work?

My final question was this: If YouTube didn’t exist, what would you do and where would you go/ what would you use to

It was really interesting to talk to someone about their perspective on what YouTube empowers people to do.

“If YouTube didn’t exist I would probably learn SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) or work as a graphics designer on a site like Fiverr. It’s a website that allows you to offer services such as designing logos for people in exchange for money. It’s a great way for people to start out, get experience and make a bit of a name for themself by distributing their work!”

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I’ve personally been uploading YouTube videos for a little over 5 years now. It was a slow start I’ll admit, taking me almost 18 months to gain 100 subscribers. But soon 100 became 200, 200 became 500, 500 became 1000 and so on. I now sit on a grand total of 3,700 subscribers and over 1,000,000 minutes watched. This is significant to me and it’s something I’m extremely proud of and the lessons I’ve learned in the 5 years of making content have had a big impact on the person I am today. In High School when I first started people mocked me for making videos, even some of my close friends! It was never malicious but I definitely got a sense that no one around me cared about my passion. This was something I found really difficult to deal with and it was very frustrating. And that’s where YouTube really came through for me... Soon after reaching 1,000 subscribers my views started to snowball and my videos were getting more and more attention. Today I have an international audience and each day I get over 2,000 views. People leave comments on all my videos with questions and feedback and it’s incredible. It’s allowed me to find an audience and it’s given me a voice as well as the people to listen to what I have to say. Thank you YouTube!

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;In spite of the new technologies which dominate our lives; AA students at Suffolk One still persue the aquisition of the traditional artistic skills of drawing, painting and sculpture, which have engaged artists for many centuries. I am certain that will prepare them well for an uncertain future by maintaining a continuity with the pastâ&#x20AC;?

- Jake Robson, Director Of Curriculum

AMSTERDAM In November 2016, art students had the opportunity to partake in a trip to Holland, where they visited prestigious galleries including the renowned Van Gogh museum. This museum included some of the most famous of Van Goghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works of art, as well as his sketchbooks, notebooks, and even letters written to and from him. More than just a gallery, the museum offered a deeply personal insight into the life of an artist with whom the students were already familiar. Other galleries visited include the Rijks museum and the Kroller Muller museum, which featured works by the artists Monet, Picasso and Seurat. With access to these exceptional galleries, as well as time spent in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and the Hague, the students found inspiration in every corner of the trip, and will look back fondly on these memories for years to come.

Ella Bowden

Tasha Davies

Matthew Ranson

TUDENT

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When I first came to Suffolk One, I took a keen interest in graphic design.After being at Suffolk One, I decided to involve art more into my career aspirations. I really like hyperrealism, I like the concept of creating something that looks more than it really is.I want to go to the university in Ipswich to study graphic design and I couldn’t have come this far if it wasn’t for doing A level art at Suffolk One.

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In my first year, I wanted to do something different, that no one else was doing in my year, so I did landscapes mostly. Now, I have kept my technique and started exploring people, faces and concepts and giving my work a concept and a story. I based a lot of my work on Monet, his use of colour astounded me and I have kept that in what I started doing now. I have been accepted into Winchester School Of Art to study fine art, and I think doing art at Suffolk One has prepared me well for this.

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I never really considered art that extremely, I actually wanted to do psychology in the future. I have always been very involved in art and doing it at Suffolk One has brought me to a different path of ambition; now I want to become a tattoo artist. I like to compare my art to famous tattoo artists, and base my art on traditional tattoo designs, but I want develop my own style. I have a job opportunity as a clothing designer, but I’d still like to work towards becoming a tattoo artist.

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POTLIGHT

Tasha Davies Oil On Board

Matthew Ranson Colour Pencil On Paper

Chloe Radley Acrylic on Canvas

Rob Borrett Clay Sculpture 25

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God’s Election

My psychotic rapture: A natural gamble; a bet lost in sleep My curative capture: May the heir of bipolar reap My distant perception: Christ in his heart, Hitler in his head My unfound inception: Marooned; still neglecting his plastic bed

The local mental-prison: A ward; peopled and amused The certain medicine: May routine be introduced The hourglass-jail: Cost of sand, shares of alienation The mania’s exhale: Regressed; befriending hallucinations

A marching sedation: A thankless gesture; necessity’s plight A handshake of medication: May he gulp pills daily by night A seasonal personality : Lost in spirit; uncrowned in affection A calendar of normality: Abided; until God’s next election 26

Archie Gault, Winner Woodbridge Young Poets, 2016

Willow Butler, Winner Suffolk Young Poets, 2016

Villanelle on Inferiority- Fool’s Gold Why do my eyes dress you in robes of gold? I lift your veil and underneath I find Your eyeless visage shivers in the cold When all your beauty fits one perfect mould Unflawed, pristine, yet somehow still maligned Why do my eyes dress you in robes of gold? I thought once I might venture in the fold And in the unseen light I left behind Your eyeless visage shivers in the cold This mask for which your virgin soul was sold Is but the sunrise of a dirty mind Why do my eyes dress you in robes of gold? The flowers will wilt as time turns young to old You rot, desist, you rust, you change, unwind Why do my eyes dress you in robes of gold? Your eyeless visage shivers in the cold.

Bus Stop Woman at the bus stop smiles, says “there’s nobody English anymore all black, brown, yellow.” Woman’s friends laugh, agree, ponder how my generation copes with all the colour. I feel sick I say nothing. 27

Exam Tips!

xams and coursework deadlines can put a huge weight on your shoulders, therefore I have provided 10 useful tips which have been backed up by students in their second year at One College who will know first hand whether these tips are useful.

For A Level students these tips will be fully suitable and helpful. Revision starts at the beginning of the year and with lots of exams to get their results, whereas for BTEC students coursework is ongoing throughout the whole year, with each piece going towards their final grade. Personally I find there isn’t as much help with how to cope with the stress of constant coursework for BTEC students. Therefore I

interviewed one who is in their second year of studying Media Production. Do you find studying a BTEC stressful? Yes and no, it depends how organised I am for deadlines.

Do you find there is a time in the year of your course that is most stressful? Towards the end of the year because the deadlines are stricter and you want to finish for summer! What techniques do you use to stay on top of your work? Do you find that this helps? Be organised, don’t leave it to the last minute. Also I do a lot of work at home as I can get distracted at college.

What would you tell yourself last year that would keep you with a happier workload and environment? If you’re working in a group try to make sure you’re with reliable people as it can affect your work.

Do you prefer working at home or within college? At college, it’s a better working environment. I then have help from teachers if I need it.

Do you find that BTEC is possibly easier than A Level? No, there’s a lot more work to do and it’s a lot more hands on. There is constantly coursework throughout the year.

“Don’t stress, do your best.”

Eat nutricious foods! Try to keep away from junk food, what you eat can have an impact on your energy levels and focus. Keep your body and brain wellfuelled by eating nutritious foods - which have been proven to help with concentration and memory - such as fish, nuts, seeds, yogurt and blueberries. Try to eat a good, nutritious meal before your exam.

Practise on old exam papers! This is a very popular revision technique. It ables you to familiarise yourself with the layout of the paper and the types of questions that are likely to come up. Furthermore, it will allow you to practise how much time to allow for each question. Doing this is also helpful because it allows you to find your weaknesses in the paper and will help you with which topics you need to work harder on.

Organise your study area! Make sure you have enough space to spread your textbooks and notes out. Make sure you have enough light, that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re comfy and have no distractions. For some people this means almost complete silence, for others, background music helps. Some people need everything completely tidy and organised in order to concentrate, while others work harder in a more cluttered environment. Think about what works for you and take the time to get it right.

Use flow charts and diagrams! Visual aids can be really helpful when revising. At the start of a topic, challenge yourself to write down everything you already know and then highlight where your weaknesses are. Then condense your revision notes into one-page diagrams. Getting your ideas down in this brief format can then help you to quickly recall everything you need to know during the exam.

Take regular breaks! Go and do something more fun or relaxing for a while! Doing this enables your brain to have a rest from fousing on revision and re-gain energy, which is proven for better concentraion.

Drink plenty of water! Being well hydrated is essential for your brain to work at its best. Drink plenty of water throughout your revision and on your exam day.

Create a schedule! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave it until the last minute, set out a timetable for your study. Write down how many exams you have and the days on which you have to sit them. Then organise your study accordingly. You may want to give some exams more study time than others, so find a balance that you feel comfortable with. Organising this will lessen your stress and will make sure you do a fair amount of revision per exam.

Explain your answers to others! Explaining and answering your questions to others will help make it clear in your head. Doing this will also highlight any areas that you need to do more work on.

Organise study groups with your friends! Get together with friends for a study session. You may have questions that they have the answers to and vice versa, it will be a good way of testing each other.

Plan your exam day! To avoid being late, plan how long your journey will take and allow some extra time to get there if you can. This will keep you relaxed and focused on your exam.

Ask Browny Q

Hi Browny I am currently struggling with all my exams and it is stressing me out! Most people call me a genius, in which I am, but studying 4 A levels and preparing for all of my exams are getting to me. I can’t handle this and it’s too much for me, I am only 12. Can you help give me some idea on what to do or how to revise?

Q Hi Browny I am an Arsenal fan and I’ve been depressed, I don’t know whether to be Wenger In or Wenger out! He’s the best manager that has graced this game but is it time for him to go? My family have been torn in half, let alone the fans. Arsenal Fan TV has become a instant hit over the internet due to rants over Wenger not being good enough. However what he has done is amazing. What do you believe should happen and how should all Arsenal fans deal with this?

Well, what I will suggest you do is see your progress tutor. There are also relaxation sessions which are running at Suffolk ONE for students who are feeling stressed. Also think about how many hours you are doing studying per subject because if you revise for too long then most of the information will not stay in. The best ways to study would be to possibly create a time table and plan out what you are studying. You may have to consider studying one hour a night. Another thing would be to go to revision sessions. However if you are getting really stressed then please visit you progress tutor for

A Personally as a comitted Arsenal fan myself I think that it is best to support your team through thick and thin. The legacy that Arsene Wenger will leave with Arsenal if and whenever he leaves is that he has brought some fantastic memories. I know recently it has not been all sweetness and light but I think if you compare Arsenal to a lot of other teams we are in a lot healthier position. So best thing to do is hold on to the positives rather than the negatives. Arsenal are in a cup final and we are 5th in the league, They are a well run club financially and they promote from within their youth teams, so There is a lot to shout about.

Hi Browny, I have a girlfreind, but I also have another girl who’s a friend, I keep on getting the impression that she is flirting with me though. This girl did tell me that she does like me, and both my girlfreind and her are really goodlooking but I am not sure what I should do. What would you have done if you were 20 years old?

The issue is, are you a honest, upstanding gentlemen? How much do you like this girl and is this freindship of this other girl worth sacrificing? What would happen if you got caught? or alternitavely what if your girlfreind did this to you? Yes i understand the need of what some people have with side things, however the main thing is how would she feel? and how would you feel if that happened to you. Me, I have always been loyal to my girlfreinds, How you need to look at it is that your girlfreind is posibly your bestfreind. So is it worth damaging both relationships with both these girls?

Hello Browny, with all this politics happening I am not sure what to think of it all? Everything has been crazy in the past year with Brexit and Trump to new elections and conflict with North Korea etc. Is the world falling apart? I do not know what politicians to believe, what party to vote for or what to think. How are you coping with this political state and what would you advise is the best thing to do?

Best thing to do is to attend the political debating seshion at the college. The best way to find out who you would like to vote for would be to watch the news and read newspapers but read newspapers that you think go with your beleifs. The easiest way to make your mind up on who you want to back for is looking at manifestos by looking at their policys and what they say they are going to do and go from there. The most important set of voters have to be young voters, because it is thier future so I think they should take some contorl of it. Best thing to do is to find out as much information as you can and then make that decision on who you would like to vote for.

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I’m not saying, I’m going to change the world but I guarantee that I will spark the brain - Tupac Shakur

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What are Indie Games? Indie Games (Independent Games) are games which were made without the financial support of a publisher. These games often rely heavily on innovation and digital distribution, through clients such as Steam and websites such as Gamejolt. Many of these games have been very financially successful, such as Braid, Super Meat Boy, Minecraft and Shovel Knight.

Why are Indie Games so popular? When you simply take a glance at most AAA, big budget games today, it is plain to see there is an obvious drain of creativity and originality. As with such a huge market, it is difficult to be original and unique, with games, scenarios, and even characters looking very similar. - Dont’t Starve Gameplay (Klei Entertainment, 2013)

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It has also been brought to attention that publishers are practically scared of anything ‘new’, and would prefer to cuddle up to the safety of what they know already has and probably will still work. However, without the restrictions by these publishers, indie developers are given a whole lot more freedom and creative flow, allowing their imagination to run wild when making their games. This leads to much more original and unique looking games with pretty original concepts.

“They represent game development for its own sake, creative works by people who care about something more than money.” - Inventorspot.com

There is also the price of these games to consider. It is a rather well known fact that most people don’t like to spend money. Due to not having to create a huge marketing campaign for their game or a thousand-man team to pay and support, indie games are, more often than not, a whole lot more cheaper than AAA games, so it is simple to see who the winner in this category is!

Two years ago, a Swedish games programmer by the name of Markus Persson walked out of the development studio where he’d spent the last four years of his life making free-toplay flash games, went back to his apartment, and created Minecraft. His impulse was guided by the simple notion that game developers should only make games they care about. Less than two years after its release, Minecraft has been purchased by more than 1 million people around the world. There are more than half a million YouTube videos dedicated to the sandbox building game, numerous 24-hour live streams, and more than 3 million registered online community members.

The video game industry has enjoyed phenomenal growth over the last decade, with success set to continue. According to Digi-Capital, it’s on track to be worth $100 billion by 2017. This total will be aided significantly by new sales in China, after the entertainment format had its government imposed ban lifted in July 2015.

Over the last few years, the game market has been taking by storm by the rise of the Indie Market. With more and more creative, unique and original games being made by the day. They have found both commercial and critical success all across With the increased usage and growth the world, as well as launching many small companies of digital distribution and the ever into the public eye. The indie higher demand for great games to play, as well as some competitive spir- genre has been twisting and it among developers, there has never transforming the possibilities of gaming into as many been a better time for indie games forms as they can, with a to thrive. Indie games are no longer huge array of varying and being approached with caution, but unique games. instead being hailed as a wave of brave and risky game making, along The mainstream gaming with a huge multitude of creative game makers, designers and develop- market, consisting of AAA ers who are fully embracing the DIY games, was having a major creative dilemma. With ethos in game making. With games like Minecraft, Super Meat Boy, Braid shooters and sports games practically becoming all that and Spelunky being hailed in both can be found, with very few the indie and mainstream gaming games daring to venture into market. With this the indie market thrived and improved, becoming one unknown territory, it has been difficult to come past of the best and most profitable markets in the world, even though these a AAA Platformer or Puzzle game. Indie games then games are made just for making a came along and fixed this good game, not for profit. dilemma. Joining and soaring through the gaming market with a massive variety of games, genres, characters, designs and concepts. Indie games brought the gaming industry out of a dark, creativity-less void and back into the light of diversity and unique ideas. Many will argue that Indie games have saved the gaming industry and pushed it forward, whilst others think they are lazy and have nothing on the big AAA games. What do you think?

Suﬀolk One provides a very creative environment. Student photos are constantly on display around the college, as well as other pieces of art from other disciplines such as painting, drawing, and sculpture. The photography department is headed up by teachers Gordon Hawes and Nancy Blick, two very passionate and motivated teachers, guiding the students to access their creative potential. With a full suite of iMacs, all loaded up with photo editing software, and several shooting areas and studios, it’s hard not to be inspired by the surrounding artworks to utilise these facilities and take your own creative photos. In the next few pages i’ll be looking at the emotional ideas behind student work, and the rise of film photography as a current medium.

Done as part of an A2 level study into Environment, this photo shows a bike abandoned by the side of a road, seemingly in the middle of the countryside. It shows that even though things can be very useful to their enviornment, there is going to come a point where they are no longer needed.

This photo is work from an AS level student, and is based oﬀ the artist Gianpaolo Tucci’s work. By providing the mixture of faces amongst the shapes, it challenges the way that people look at human emotions, and how we could say one thing but mean another.

Rise of Film Photography

Film photography experienced a massive fall in the amount of people using it as a medium when the digital market was developed further, and became more accessible. Recently however it has seen a surge in the amount of people using it, due to apps like Instagram and the use of filters to get a more classic and authentic film look. While most digital users use filters and presets to achieve these styles, the more advanced photographers are picking up film cameras again because of the high quality images they are able to take, and the relatively low

costs that accompany it. Initially, it can cost photographers in the range of £70-£150 to find a decent film camera, with a few rolls of film being £6 - £8. Film has an added benefit of being able to take extremely high quality photos, similar to 24MP images. A digital camera of the same standard would cost £800. 37

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Performi RENT was one of this collage biggest shows. The production and acting was spetactular. Teens ages 16-19 really did this justice. Such amazing young talent I truley look forward to seeing there next production. Overveiw on RENT story line. In this musical, set at the dawn of the 1990s, a group of New Yorkers struggle with their careers, love lives and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their community. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger an HIV-positive musician, scramble for money to pay rent to their landlord and former roommate, Benny Meanwhile, their friend Tom a professor, has fallen for Angel who is slowly dying of AIDS.

An interview with Charlotte Deverell. Charlotte is 17 years old and after nearly 2 years she will have compleated her performing arts extended dipolma course currently being taught by Tanya, Miceal, garath and louise who she examples to all be wonderful teachers and who haev really helped her gain her confidence and elevop her talent. When cahrlotte first came to her suffolk one induction day she explained how she kknew she wanted to do [erofromace but as sufflk one offer such a range of courses it was haed to choose the rght ine for her to grow as a performer. After 2 years

charlotte has expressed great interest in the course and hughly recomends anyone waned to do a performance arts course with a array of subjects. during charlottes time here she has done many performances from dance showcases, concerts, and a vartiy peformance let alone her part in RENT. Chalotte is also part of two theatre groups outside of collage and she shows great enthusias when aksed about this. This highley talented young girl hopes to leave suffolk one with ditection stars and with her highly possitve attutitude i have no doubt in her achiveing this. Chalotte wishes to attend gilford school

Arts Avalible courses

A level Dance A Leveldrama and theratre studies A Level Music Diploma level 3 extendenced music performance Dipoloma level 3 extened cetificat Diploma level 3 perofming arts extended

of acting in septemeber 2018. As well as larger performances such as the college production, BTEC Performing Arts showcase and music concerts we also have ‘exam performances’ where students perform their exam work in dance, drama, performing arts and music subjects to selective audiences. What We Offer There are many performances held throughout the college year that students can get involved in and also for the ‘general public’ to come and watch. Tickets are available leading up to the larger performances to purchase online from the One College Shop and you can find more information on our Facebook page and Twitter feeds in the lead up to them.

Music On The Bridge – happens fortnightly on a Friday lunchtime in the college atrium. It is run by the music students and gives them experience of performing, organising and sound-engineering an event.

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or regular consumers of anime, anime isn’t just about the cartoons but rather for the technical sense in that it is a more stylised version of cartoons geared towards a more mature audience. Many shows contain a lot of explicit and mature themes but are presented in an exaggerated manner. The word ‘anime’ in Japan refers to all form of animation, however within the Western culture, the word is used to refer specifically to Japanese style animation. The word abbreviated from the pronunciation of the word “animation” in Japanese. The production of anime can drastically increase in other countries other than Japan due to the culture’s abstract approach to the word’s meaning.

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THE RISE OF anime

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OVERVIEW An overview on the anime cuture

Brief History

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1917 is when Japanese animation began. However the Japanese took inspiration from other countries and thus influenced the animation techniques seen by Japan today. Japan played around with animation techniques from many such as the French, Germans, Americans and Russians. Shimokawa Oten, Junichi Kouichi and Seitaro Kitayama were some of the early pioneers of the genre.

Anime has found its way into the Western world! Many parts of the world such as Europe, Asia and Latin America, enjoy its popularity. Anime exports within the United States are a $4.5billion worth industry. The internet is also a big credit to anime’s spread across the world.

The fanbase of anime is a community spanning over many forms of media. The fanbase is usually referred to as ‘otakus’ with which means an obsession with anime or manga. However this meaning is strictly targeted towards just anime and manga in the Western culture. The word is a Japanese term used for those with obsessive interests and is used a lot more strictly within Japan.

This style of animation took off and appealed to the Japanese market, so by the 1930s, the style of animation became a credible source to which tell stories with. The Japanese utilised this style to help educate the public about various campaigns and propaganda. The popularisation of the media was thanks to the support of the Japanese government. They helped shape the popularisation of the media today with it becoming part of the norm with the style being shown on signages to express a message - such as the expression of warning or the expression of welcoming a customer with a smiling anime character.

The local culture has adapted to what is known as anime. To appeal to the younger demographic, during the dubbing process of anime, violent themes are cut out or censored such as in the anime series Volton. However there are series accepted by audiences outside of Japan with their scripts and original formats having not much tampering done to them, such as in the series Robotech or Star Blazers. Universal themes of evil being fought off by good or being the underdog resonate with a lot of audiences. Anime is widely known with its gravity defying physics in which large films such as Avatar: The Last Airbender took inspiration from. The development of other animation has been influenced from the popularisation of the Japanese stylised form of animation. Power Puff Girls and Kim Possible are good examples with the way they are drawn: large eyes and big heads. The adaptation of large eyes allows forms of media to have more emotion and character to their animations. The influence of anime has had a drastic influence on animation such as the exaggeration of facial expressions; bulging veins to portray stress or anger, a bloody nose to show attraction to the opposite sex, squiggly lines or deep blush to portray nervousness or embarrassment.

The fanbase is widely considered to be one of the biggest communities to ever be formed with many Anime Expos, Animethons and Otakons around the world being based around anime with which fans attend dressed up as their favourite anime characters; this is known as Cosplay - another spinoff influence of anime. Grown men and women, as well as children and teens are often found walking around the Akihabara district in Tokyo wearing Cosplay. Many anime clubs and online communities have been formed around the internet and in schools to accommodate for the ever growing fan base. These online communities often are driven by sub-cultures within anime with which share their favourite interests or share fanart they have drawn on their favorite animes.

Camera work is also influenced by anime with the Western culture playing around with more angles. Single points of view aren’t used as often any more with animators taking inspiration from the anime format of various angles to portray different scenes. Extreme closeups, panning or zooming in are some techniques used today that were popularised by anime. Anime has become mainstream with it now being seen on cable channels such as Cartoon Network, the Disney Channel, Anime Network, Jetix and Animax. The United Kingdom has AnimeCentral. There’s also subscription based formats now available providing professional subtitles episodes of thousands of anime being available after just an hour of airing in Japan, such as Crunchyroll and Funimation.

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t 7.00am on a cold Monday February morning, a group of year 13 film and media students arrived dragging their cases in the Suffolk One carpark. Five tutors and forty seven students were lucky enough to be on their way to the experience of a lifetime. A late morning flight from Heathrow saw us arriving at JFK airport that evening (having gained our five hours and now running on Eastern Standard Time). After checking into the hotel Pennsylvania - what it lacked in luxury it made up for in location - we were able to wander on foot to the iconic sight of Times Square.

Welcome to New york!

The five day trip took in all of the most famous and memorable tourist sights. “There was a feeling of slight disbelief the entire time that we were actually there” was a sentiment of many of the students. Being in New York makes you feel like you are standing on location on a film set. Film is of course a shared passion of all of us. The location brought our minds to films we had seen as we walked in the footsteps of great actors and memorable backdrops from Manhattan. Before long, someone had latched onto the famous Midnight Cowboy scene, and after that none of us crossed from one sidewalk to the other without a raised hand and a sharp shout; “Hey!! I’m walkin’ here!!” The week began with a trip to the Rockefeller centre and Top of the Rock, which gave us a breathtaking view of Manhattan. Every day involved a visit to a wonderful setting and great photo opportunities.

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There were educational visits as part of the trip, so we went to the New York Film Academy to take part in a workshop and to the Museum of Moving Image. Both these were an inspiring experience for all the budding filmmakers and film enthusiasts on the trip. It’s always a little special when you are able to do something that everyday tourists don’t do, and to find ourselves out in Battery Park with our camera gear and a filming brief was a good feeling. For a little while we were a part of the New York scene, not just visiting...

Food wasn’t included at the hotel, but our money went surprisingly far, when spent on street food. There was every type of cuisine you could think of. Philly cheese steak subs were a big hit and of course, there were plenty of burgers, pizzas and other delicious treats. But we were in the US, and not just the US, but Manhattan. Why buy a Big Mac, when you can have a Grand Mac?! We lined them up, and knocked them down; Shake Shack, Five Guys, the world of calorie-laden, saturated, tasty, delicious, memorable food was our oyster. But the holy grail? For me a cool pizzeria just off the famous Madison Square Garden in the heart of Downtown. We cruised up and down the counter picking off ingredients…. Ground beef, pepperoni, chicken, anchovies, olives, or maybe some of each. Sold by the slice, we watched our pizza sizzle and soon were enjoying our fresh New York pizza, laden with cheese, the size of a carpet tile, and great value. One gigantic slice was just not enough…… Other great tourist experiences included a river cruise which took us to see the famous New York skyline of Manhattan island, a hop on hop off bus tour, a chance to go shopping, a walk in Central Park and the Museum of Natural History. But probably the most magical part of the whole trip was our late evening visit to the top of the Empire State Building. Many people took advantage of this fantastic photographic opportunity. It was a cold, clear evening and we could see for miles around, taking in the magnificent view of New York at night. From that famous viewpoint, we could look down into the concrete canyons, lit with a million lights and looking like a pulsing, thrumming, vibrant, metropolis. Which it is; New York, one of a kind.

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