CREATIVE & CRITICAL REVIEW 2019
ISSUE #10
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. - Confucius This magazine, the 10th edition of King Edward’s Creative and Critical Review, marks a decade of celebrating in this way the achievements and high-quality work that our students produce. From musical compositions to Psychology projects, Design and Technology products to extended essays and poems, there is a huge range of industry and creativity abounding here at KES. This magazine serves to highlight the excellence that can be realised if students embrace academic endeavour and respond proactively to the guidance afforded them by their teachers. The striving for such excellence is something that we consistently aim for here at KES and it is fitting that we recognise this: I hope that you will enjoy perusing the results. The QR codes provide an opportunity to transcend the physical limits of the magazine and explore pieces of work in more depth through our website, or to browse the on-line gallery of art works. The preparation of this publication requires of the staff involved many hours of diligent application. This year, Alfie Wright of the Lower Sixth contributed the bulk of the design work, helping to build his portfolio. I am sure you will agree that he has produced an inventive and engaging design layout for the magazine. Supervised by Mr Blow, they have worked tirelessly to produce a top-quality magazine. My own contribution of editing the submissions was, by comparison, a far more prosaic task.
Within these pages, I am sure that any discerning eye can find something of interest and plenty to reflect on. The work re-produced here stands as both testimony to the skills and talents of the students involved and as an open invitation to new and existing students to rise to the challenge next year too‌
Dr D. Filtness Co-ordinator for the Very Able
Page 1 - Rosalind Dye, Alice Kimmance, Rachael Holebrook, Bella Finlay - Geography Page 2 - Bella Finlay - Geography Page 3 - Ellie Dunlop - English Page 4 - Ella-Jay Mallon - English Page 5 - Aelfred Hillman - Art Page 7 - Charlie Aspinall - English Page 8 - Bronty Thomas - English Page 9 - Suheera Ebrahim - History Page 11 - Alex Houghton - English Page 13 - Sophie Kileff - History Page 14 - Alice Leather - English Page 15 - Sophie Kileff, Kobe Stavonhagen - Music Page 17 - Jackson Taylor, Daniel Simojoki - Music Page 18 - Sophie Englyst -Charlotte exchange project Page 19 - Christian Price - Photography Page 21 - Hannah Gawne-Cain - Classics Page 22 - Samantha MacNaughton - Religious Studies Page 23 - Ben Gavin, Sava Heron - Computer Science Page 25 - William Rose - Computer Science Page 26 - William Atherton - Computer Science Page 27 - Ed Sheppard - Physics Page 29 - Oliver Daniels - English Page 31 - Isabel Smith - History Page 32 - Evie Bulstrode - Classics
Page 33 - Iona Howells - Fashion Page 34 - Millie Downes - Art Page 35 - Mia Kanani - Psychology Page 36 - Will Wickham - Psychology Page 37 - Jack Wergan - Psychology Page 38 - Isi Browning - Psychology Page 39 - Eilidh Williams - Spanish Page 40 - Sophie Braakenburg - Classics Page 41 - Harriet Wheeler - Art Page 42 - Lucy Kernick - Photography Page 43 - Ned Clarke - Design and Technology Page 44 - Anthony Rogers - Design and Technology Page 46 - James Harden - EPQ Page 47 - Hannah Woodward - EPQ Page 48 - Prachi Patel - EPQ Page 49 - Jianghan Lu - EPQ Page 50 - Omar Al-Ghomy - EPQ Page 51 - James Harden - Economics Page 53 - Jeremy Hill - Art Page 54 - Sophia Olive - Art Page 55 - Lila Whatley - Classics Page 57 - Catherine Thomson - Art Page 58 - Marianne Brabazon - Art
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Rosalind Dye Alice Kimmance Rachael Holebrook Bella Finlay Geography
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Bella Finlay Geography
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Ellie Dunlop English The King Lear essays were written for the English Literature A-Level Tragedy module. The course requires an essay and a response to a dramatic excerpt. The text is commonly regarded as one of Shakespeare’s most challenging works, exploring loss, grief, power and what it means to be human - ‘Is man no more than this?’
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Ella-Jay Mallon English
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Aelfred Hillman Art ‘Boys and a magpie’ was selected as the Royal Academy prizewinner for the most inspiring artwork.
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Charlie Aspinall English The First Year were tasked with writing poetry in response to various themes and titles, with some very imaginative and well-constructed results.
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Bronty Thomas English
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Suheera Ebrahim History/Design & Technology
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Alex Houghton English The Second Year practised their persuasive writing in response to the capital punishment case of Derek Bentley, whose life was in the hands of Lord Chief Justice Goddard. Derek Bentley was an Englishman with a troublesome background, and on the 2nd November 1952, he and his friend Cristopher Craig decided to rob a sweet shop. After a police chase ensued, Cristopher shot and killed one of the pursuing police officers. Derek was accused of being an accomplice to the crime, having declared, “Let him have it” just before the fatal shooting. In this essay-letter, Derek’s mother tries to convince Chief Justice Goddard, the man who sentenced Derek to death, to change his mind before it is too late….
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Sophie Kileff History Students in the Second Year were presented with a range of information and evidence as to Richard III’s complicity in his nephew’s disappearance in 1483. They had to weigh up whether Richard III was deserving of his stately re-burial in 2015. Sophie wrote a cogent, thorough essay, with sophisticated explanation of her persuasive point of view.
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Alice Leather English In the Upper School, students engage in more in-depth critical analysis of literary texts, such as this penetrating and well-written essay on the coming-of-age novel A Separate Peace, published in 1959 by John Knowles.
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Sophie Kileff Kobe Stavonhagen Music
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Jackson Taylor Daniel Simojoki Music
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Elgar Cello Concerto Op 85 Movement I Adagio performed by Daniel Simojoki during the Spring Concert was an inspired choice of repertoire, emulating the soulful humanity of the occasion. Daniel performed this virtuosic concerto movement with exceptional expression and musicality.
The Last Post performed by Jackson Taylor during the School’s Remembrance Service was delivered with poise, clarity and serenity. His solemnity in performance and elegant phrasing was admirable.
Sophie Englyst
Charlotte exchange project This creative response to the Charlotte American exchange programme demonstrates dedication and imagination and is an impressive model.
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Christian Price Photography
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Hannah Gawne-Cain Classics
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Samantha MacNaughton Religious Studies A very fine piece from a Second Year student, this creative news report based on studying the life and teachings of Jesus showed excellent subject knowledge and a sophisticated style of writing.
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Ben Gavin Sava Heron Computer Science
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William Rose Computer Science
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William Atherton Computer Science
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Ed Sheppard Physics I wrote this article for a Phyics A-Level project entitled; ‘How Does a Camera on a Mobile Phone Work?’. In my answer I attempt to describe the basic principles involved in the operation of cameras used by mobile phones, covering the physics of camera lenses, simple focussing methods, sensor technology and the storing and manipulation of captured images.
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Oliver Daniels English An excellent critical essay exploring the development of character. In Oliver’s words: The Woman, the monster, the wreck of Louise Walker is now the Warden. The woman’s cruelty will haunt the dreams of each and every youth she has, let’s say “re-educated”. But between you and me, she is more of a torture master than a Warden to these boys. We will explore the origin of this contempt, and if the scared little girl from years before still abides within... In this Essay, I explore the language that Louis Sachar uses about the warden, the villain of his book ‘Holes’. I try to look past the the exterior, I try not to focus on the Warden’s cover but to read into her behaviour.
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Isabel Smith History
It was her love of both English and History that compelled Isabel Smith to write this story. Fascinated by what she had learned about the Tudors in History class, she took it upon herself to read more about Anne Boleyn. Her English skills enabled her to write this piece of historical fiction to a very high standard.
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Evie Bulstrode Classics
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Iona Howells Fashion
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Millie Downes Art
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Mia Kanani Psychology
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Will Wickham Psychology
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Jack Wergan Psychology
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Isi Browning Psychology
A well-planned and carefully executed Research Project is an important component of the A-Level Psychology course. Several students in the Upper Sixth excelled with these this year, producing insightful and carefully evaluated findings.
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Eilidh Williams Spanish The essay is about the play La Casa de Bernarda Alba by F.G. Lorca, which is the set text for A-Level Spanish. The essay discusses where the balance of power lies between the men and the women in the fundamentally sexist Andalusian society in which the play takes place. It argues that despite the oppression that the women face, they do in fact have a powerful role in society.
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Sophie Braakenburg Classics Impressively thorough and perspicacious analytical annotations of a Latin poem from GCSE Classics.
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Harriet Wheeler Art
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Lucy Kernick Photography
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Ned Clarke Design and Technology 43.
Anthony Rogers Design and Technology
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EPQ The EPQ gives students an opportunity to pursue an in-depth exploration of a topic of their choice, often pushing beyond A-Level standard in terms of the detail and complexity of subject matter and rigour of analysis. Projects can be a dissertation, an investigation, an artefact or a performance, with each stage of the process evaluated and conclusions drawn. The project is closed by delivery of an oral presentation and students often find that the EPQ not only proves an invaluable preparation for university education but also represents some of their best work from their time at KES. The projects included here particularly impressed the EPQ supervisors with their breadth of knowledge and the reach of their findings.
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James Harden EPQ
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Hannah Woodward EPQ
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Prachi Patel EPQ
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Jianghan Lu EPQ
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Omar Al-Ghomy EPQ
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James Harden Economics James explains his excellent A-Level Economics essay: The first part of this essay focuses on the difference between economic growth and economic development. The second element, requiring evaluation, was completed as part of my preparation for the final examinations. I had previously given a talk to Economics Society and hosted a visiting speaker on the wider issues of development.
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Jeremy Hill Art
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Sophia Olive Art
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Lila Whatley Classics
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Catherine Thomson Art
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Marianne Brabazon Art
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A note from the designer: For a while I’ve been saying to my friends that before I leave KES I want to have an opportunity to leave my mark on a place that has played such a big part in who I am and who I want to be. When I was offered the chance to work on this publication I knew immediately my answer would be yes. Creating this book has been such an amazing and invaluable experience for me and I’d like to thank everyone who helped and supported me along the way - my family, friends, teachers and especially Mr Blow and Dr Filtness for their amazing work and perseverance. I’m so grateful for the opportunities this school and everyone in it has given me. I’ll never forget my time here and this book is the perfect way to represent not just for me, but for everyone here, exactly what we are good at and passionate about, all that we’ve worked towards and all that we’ve accomplished. I can’t wait to see where we all go next.
Alfie Wright