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I would describe myself as ambitious with a constant curiosity and a desire to learn new things.

• Reflection of a mature student: On asking questions

  By The bored journalist on September 15, 2019 • ( 2 )

  Is there such thing as asking too many questions in college? Short answer yes! Nothing worse than the mature student who asks too many questions, am I right? Always asking questions that just don’t make any sense, “Okay Susan we… Read More ›

• Reflections of a mature student: Dissertation supervisor part 2

  By The bored journalist on September 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  This blog post is going to look at what the supervisors expect from the student. Some supervisors may ask to meet with you or for you to submit your ideas to them for consideration. Each supervisor will fill half of… Read More ›

• Reflections of a mature student: Supervisors for your dissertation part 1

  By The bored journalist on September 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  As my final year is fast approaching I wanted to find as much information and then to make sure I understand it as best as I can I figured the best thing for me to do is create a blog…. Read More ›

• Robs Notes:

  By The bored journalist on September 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Introduction into communism ‘The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.’  Communist Manifesto (1848). While there were many theorists of various kinds of communism both before Marx (e.g. Henrde Saint-Simon, 1760–1825; Charles Fourier, 1772–1837) and… Read More ›

• Interesting links for journalists

  By The bored journalist on September 11, 2019 • ( 2 )

  A question I’m always asked and indeed asked myself a lot of the time when I began to be an engaged journalist was how do you stay on top of the news.  Like most things it takes time to stay… Read More ›

• Bedtime stories

  By The bored journalist on September 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Under the reign of Cecrops, men and women could vote equally.  Society in Athens at that time was sexually freer.  This freedom was undermined when Athene and Poseidon raced for patronage of the city of Athens. While the men voted… Read More ›

• In the News: 09-09-2019

  By The bored journalist on September 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Taoiseach  Leo was in his first face-to-face talk today with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussing Brexit, the talks which lasted more than an hour, were described as “positive and constructive”. The talks centered around Brexit and the Irish border… Read More ›