THE IG NOBEL PRIZE NOMINANTS: Illia Khilko, 10C
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Fork with A Timer
A fork with a timer is a very unusual and interesting invention. This device can be attributed to health tracking devices.
It is not difficult to arrange. A timer is built into the plug, which counts the time necessary for thoroughly chewing food. When the time runs out, the plug beeps and the light comes on.
LIFE USED TO BE DIFFERENT: Angelina Dikina, 10a
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The Story of My Great-grandmother
Nowadays, people constantly complain about their lives. They don’t even think that many years ago humanity was thinking how to survive, and not about comfortable conditions that it didn’t have.
My great-grandmother Vera went through ordinary everyday difficulties, but through two wars, which cast doubt on the existence of humanity. Soon after she had been born in 1923 in Ukraine in a German settlement, the famine began during which her father died. Therefore, the family was forced to move to Georgia, where they used to work hard on tea plantations. For this work, the recruits gave them shelter and paid very little money. Every day they would eat onions, dolphin fat, tea, water and potato peels. They had been working for two years and the Georgians were very pleased with them. Good people over time even allocated them their own house. Of course, their life became a little better, because in Georgia there was not such a terrible hunger which they had used to suffer from in Ukraine. Of course, the grandmother and her brothers got used to new people and their language and life began to improve. But grandmother didn’t get used to new climate and got malaria. The disease worsened, and the medicines she couldn’t get used to, didn’t help at all. And in the end, the doctor said that if Vera didn’t change her place of residence with a comfortable climate for her, she would die. That’s why all family was made to move to Ukraine, in Kirovograd where their relatives lived.
LIFE USED TO BE DIFFERENT: Alex Bobrova, 10c
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How Was It In The Eighties?
Now on the Internet, such a trend as nostalgia is gaining popularity. In the USA, internet users are re-experiencing the sunny 80s, which is facilitated by relevant games, music and movies. Many people recall those times with a smile, as many lived their best years in the 80s. Young people, like me, want to find out more about what they themselves didn`t catch, but what they constantly heard about from adults who spoke of the 80s, some with a shudder, some with a laugher. So what were the eighties like and how do they differ from nowadays?
LIFE USED TO BE DIFFERENT: Roman Bryzhatyi, 10a
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My Grandfather’s Work
My grandfather was born on the 22.06.1959. Now he is 60 years old and he is pretty old now. He went through many things in his life. And one of these things is his work as a sailor. Thanks to this work he visited a great number of countries and saw many interesting things.
My grandfather didn’t use to live in rich family but they had money for happy life. He was the second child in family out of three. His father was a sailor too. When his mother gave birth to his youngest brother he had to get used to taking care of him because their mother always was on work. When he was a teen he used to catch fish in an interesting way without fishing rod and sell it. I’m used to sitting at home he is used to saying that his childhood was more interesting and after these words I always go outside for a walk with my friends. After graduation he decided that he wanted to be a sailor like his father and entered university in Odessa.
LIFE USED TO BE DIFFERENT: Alice Golovchenko, 10a
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The School Years of My Parents
Pupils of the 80s and pupils of nowadays are different. Our parents were more diligent, went to school in any weather conditions, in any condition, we are more fortunate. It has seemed very interesting to me to ask my parents a couple of questions to find out what the difference between schools of different years is.
Did you find it easy to study? Were you an excellent student? What medal did you graduate with ?
Mother: Learning used to be easy. In elementary school I used to be an excellent student, graduated from school with 3 fours.
Father: Yes, I used to be an excellent student and graduated from high school with a silver medal. Learning used to be easy.
LIFE USED TO BE DIFFERENT: Max Glinka, 10a
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Changes in My Mom’s Life
I would like to tell about the period in my mother's life when she graduated from school and went to University. In high school, my mother used to be visited by thoughts about what kind of life she would have at University. It seemed that the 11th grade was already adult life, but it was only the beginning.
The choice of the Institute was difficult. When she entered the Institute, everything changed. Student life was not the same as it used to be at school. Interesting people, interesting subjects, everything was much more serious. It took her a long time to get used to the new team, to the new teachers, to the new city. Until now, she is getting used to self-studying working materials. You have to learn all your life. There used to be strict parental control, and at University she felt free. It was hard, but she got used to this independence. There used to be a lot of time to see friends, and at the Institute she was sorely lacking it. At the Institute, my mother got married and her life changed dramatically. She didn’t use to understand what having a family meant.
I AM BACK: Sofiya Nedbay, 10a
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My Impressions of Thailand
Śwaśdī will be the first thing you hear if you come to Thailand, which means “hello, you're welcome”. Living here for 3 months seems like I live on another planet because everything is different here.
To begin with, the Kingdom of Thailand is a country located in the centre of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula, constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy and the main Buddhist country because 95% of people are Buddhists. Buddhists believe in their god Buddha and often meditate. There are plenty of ancient Buddhist temples in Bangkok which many people attend. As I have said, Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, so the main figure in the country is the King - Maha Vajiralongkorn. Thai people love and appreciate their king so on every street you can see his portrait or the portrait of the queen. Local people know that the king’s favorite colour is yellow so when the king had a birthday almost all the people were wearing yellow clothes. The same was on the queen’s birthday but everyone was wearing purple. Thai people also appreciate their culture and history so every day at 6 am and 6 pm plays the national song of Thailand is played and every person must give up their activities tasks, stand up or just stop if you are going somewhere and listen. It is so weird because it seems like the time stops for 1 minute as everyone freezes Thailand is a tropical country consequently the climate is tropical here. It is very hot, around 30-35 degrees every day, and wet. I came here in July right when the rainy season starts. The rainy season lasts till the end of October, so every day it rains. Because of the temperature of the air, the rain is warm but heavy. Because of wet and rainy weather plenty of tropical plants which need a lot of water grow here. I often see palmas, pandans, different kinds of ferns. Local animals were the most difficult thing to deal with at first. To notice a lizard or a cockroach on your ceiling is normal in Thailand. There are many rats on the street but people are not afraid of them at all because they got used to them. It will be more weird for them to see a cat on the street than a rat. In Bangkok there are many public parks where such dangerous animals as monitor lizards and snakes coexist with people. The main rule is not to annoy them by touching or feeding and then you'll stay safe.
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT: photo project, 7th form
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We are what we eat. But how do our diets actually reflect us?
To find out, photographer Gregg Segal has traveled around the world to shoot a photo series of kids from different cultures surrounded by the stuff they stuff themselves with. Over the course of 3 years, the professional photographer has visited 9 countries (the USA, India, Malaysia, Germany, France, Italy, Senegal, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil). Why kids?
"I focused on kids because eating habits start young and if you don't get used to a healthy diet when you're 9 or 10, it's going to be a lot harder when you're older," Gregg said. What was his conclusion? Do kids from rich countries have a healthier diet than kids from India and Africa?
Surprisingly, they don’t. They have enough money to buy junk food, while poor African and Indian children eat homemade food which is mostly made from vegetables, fruit, nuts and grains grown in their own gardens.
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT: nutritionists' diet
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Do you want to know what professional nutritionists eat?
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