Creative contributions from the Students and Staff of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Chester
Creative contributions from the Students and Staff of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Chester
un-disciplined is an alternative zine which showcases the creative talents of Students and Staff from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Chester.
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Black bags, shrouds, define the end of the story Hide the phenomena of life, cloud the glory Blocking the sun, masking the treasure Of lives lived, of sinful pleasure.
Black bags, road blocks to the highways
The cessation of feelings, silence and stone
Just bones and body on the path to the skyways The blankets of death, the body in a bag, alone.
Black bags, stifle the laughter Of joyous events, mischief and pride Experiences, places, friends ever after Black bags just mean someone has died.
Black bags, neutralise rainbows, turn gold to grey Eyes, blank, the screen turned off, no chance to reboot The soul, transparent water flowing away The candle extinguished, nothing to say, now mute.
Black bags, curtains to the vivacity of being Celebrations, high spirits, personalities glisten Voyages, mountains, rivers, the beauty of seeing Birds, music, peace, the opportunity to listen.
Black bags, I am here, beneath the dark I am human, I have lived, I do not cease to exist I am more than my bones, I have made my mark I have loved, I have laughed I have been kissed.
Black bags, you cannot erase my history
My accomplishments shine bright Enshrined in rainbows my persona an eternal mystery
I am not a black bag, I am me I am not just darkness, please acknowledge my light.
In the 1950s, scientists used the phrase “in the ballpark” while testing missiles. They saw the size of a ballpark (100m2) as sufficient landing range to be more or less close enough to a target.
IN GENERAL, GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP IS BETTER THAN GETTING TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH. MOST ADULTS NEED 7-9 HOURS OF SLEEP PER NIGHT TO FUNCTION AT THEIR BEST, WHILE TEENAGERS AND CHILDREN REQUIRE MORE. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUAL SLEEP NEEDS CAN VARY BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS AGE, GENETICS, LIFESTYLE, AND HEALTH.
GETTING TOO LITTLE SLEEP CAN LEAD TO A RANGE OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS, INCLUDING FATIGUE, DECREASED PRODUCTIVITY, AND INCREASED RISK OF ACCIDENTS, AS WELL AS LONG-TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS LIKE OBESITY, DIABETES, AND HEART DISEASE.
ON THE OTHER HAND, GETTING TOO MUCH SLEEP CAN ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, SUCH AS INCREASED RISK OF DEPRESSION, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, AND MORTALITY.
THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIND A BALANCE AND AIM FOR THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT OF SLEEP THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. IF YOU ARE CONSISTENTLY HAVING TROUBLE GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP OR ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE SLEEPINESS DURING THE DAY, IT MAY BE WORTH DISCUSSING WITH A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
SHOULD WE HAVE MORE OR LESS SLEEP? ASK CHATGPT
If an absent father dies, do I have more or less daddy issues?
Steph Coathupe - ‘cover’: p01
Gareth Price - ‘Brian’ : p02
Andrew Hooper - ‘More or Less’ : p03
Megan Allen - ‘Noodle Dinner’: p04
Model’s Own - ‘Noodle Doodle’: p05
Tracy Ross - ‘Black Bags’: p06
Listing... - ‘Moore or Less’ & ‘Moore or Less’: p07
Thomas Lyndsey - ‘More or Less’: p08
Dani O’Neill - ‘Embroidered Flowers’: p10
Harri Eccleston - ‘Women in Mythology’: p11
Megan Austin - ‘Death Map’: p12
Hattie Nichols - ‘Keeping your Place’: p14
Harry Page - ‘Just a Pinch’: p15
Steph Coathupe - ‘Ballpark’: p16
Rowan Mercer - ‘Design Issues’: p18
pedestrian - ‘The Positives of Negatives’: p19
Claudia Gambles - ‘Less is More’: p20
Stephen Clarke - ‘Cutter’: p22
Lewis Knight - ‘Suspects’: p23
Tracy Piper-Wright - ‘Collisions’: p24
Bernadine Murray - ‘Sleeping’: p26
ChatGPT - ‘Sleeping Text’: p26
Tasha Reed - ‘Dragon Path’: p27
Kee Rivers - ‘Daddy Issues’: p28
Drew West - ‘More or Less’: p30
Jack McKindley - ‘cake’: p32
Stuart Boyd - ‘What it takes’: p32
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