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The Pilot Light T H E PILOT LIGHT Lower and Upper School Academic Scholars’ Journal of South Hampstead High School ISSUE 01 Ignition IGNI TION As a Year 10 scholar, my first introduction to this journal It has been an incredible experience to The symposia for the Lower and Upper have been a part of the curation of the first School Academic Scholars provided the was helping my Year 8 buddies. I thoroughly enjoyed edition of The Pilot Light; hopefully this opportunity for the Scholars to share their will be the only edition to be published in a thoughts on ‘ignition’ in the form of a speech discussing their ideas with them and then seeing how they national lockdown! The Academic Scholars’ to other Scholars, followed by questions from programme has expanded rapidly in the past their mentors. It was a pleasure to mentor explored them individually in their essays. Their ideas also year with now three Scholars' Symposia and two of the Upper School Scholars during influenced me in choosing what to write about. I loved this two separate journals. This journal is a clear the writing of their respective articles and testament to the hard work by the Lower and I was struck by the creativity, diligence and opportunity to explore areas outside the curriculum and Upper School Scholars, especially given these dedication shown which shines through in challenging times. every article. allow myself to travel far down ‘information rabbit holes’. It was also fascinating to attend the two Scholars' Symposia At South Hampstead, something that all I hope you all enjoy reading through these students have in common is being passionate, essays and that they inspire and possibly and to see how all the other girls had interpreted the theme which is why the theme of ‘ignition’ was ignite your own passion to discover and of ‘ignition’ in such a variety of ways, really showcasing the so fitting. It has allowed the exploration of pursue! each scholar’s individual passion that had range and diversity of interests at South Hampstead. been ignited through their own research and personal experiences. This is shown through I hope you enjoy reading this journal and, hopefully, learn the broad nature and wide timeframe of the topics chosen, from 1900s fashion to the something new! future of stem cell medicine. No two articles are the same and each has their own unique AMELIE TODD take on the subject matter, demonstrating Lower Sixth, Chief Scholar their personal nature. LILLIAN SPARKS Year 10 Academic Scholar 2 THE PILOT LIGHT ISSUE 01 Ignition Lower and Upper School Academic Scholars’ Journal of South Hampstead High School 3 UPPER Contents 20 JESSICA LOGIE 36 MARTHA CHARLES 52 CRINAN POTTER How did the discovery of How fourth-wave feminism has How General Magic helped 06 LOIS CAMERON Tutankhamen’s tomb ignite ignited a new wave of theatre. ignite a new era in technology. What ignited in Lin-Manuel interest in the Egyptian era? Miranda the idea to write 38 SOPHIE CHRISTENSEN 54 LUCY SCRIMGEOUR 22 MARIELLA MICHAEL Hamilton the musical and why How World War II ignited How exercise ignites the brain. did the musical re-ignite wider The ignition of wildfires. practical women's fashion. interest in US history? 56 LILLIAN SPARKS 24 ISABELLA MULLICK NYIKA DUTSON 40 “We didn’t start the fire” by Billy 08 SOPHIA CAMIÑA How do volcanoes ignite? How stem cell research is Joel: a timeless, lyrical metaphor To what extent will globalisation igniting new possibilities in for the never-ending crises of ignite a new era in technology in 26 CHIARA SADD medicine. history. the next decade? What ignited the Lavender Scare? 42 CHARLOTTE FOBEL 10 CLARA COKELISS Why are young people ignited by How to ignite and control a horse. 28 GABRIELLA SURTEES political radicalism? How has the camera developed 12 CAMILLE GABBERT to ignite a whole new means of 44 AADYA GOENKA How can we ignite an interest communication? Space pollution. in classical music within young people? 30 KATIE WALTON 46 MANON GRAHAM How have doomsday predictions 14 ELEANOR GADOW How does literature ignite social ignited fear in people throughout change? What ignited a new era history? in espionage and military 48 MAE MACADAM intelligence? 32 MILLIE WHITMORE How #MeToo ignited a new What ignited the protests in 16 TALIA KLEIJNEN upsurge in feminism. Hong Kong? How does classical music ignite 50 VRINDA MAHTANI the brain? 34 RACHEL XIANG What ignited the partition How music ignites sparks over 18 KARISSA LEWIS between India and Pakistan? societal issues. How did World War II ignite? LOWER 4 THE PILOT LIGHT ISSUE 01 Ignition Lower and Upper School Academic Scholars’ Journal of South Hampstead High School 5 What ignited in Lin- reading, he felt a great affinity with The book, which was on the New York Manuel Miranda the idea Hamilton as they were both outsiders Times’ best seller list for three months in and immigrants, Hamilton from the 2006, returned in 2015, immediately after to write Hamilton the Caribbean and Miranda from Puerto the release of Miranda’s musical. The musical and why did the Rico. Both had to make their own book then stayed on this best seller list musical re-ignite wider way in new worlds and both began for over 100 weeks. with very little. Miranda had also interest in US history? lost a best friend while Hamilton The 2016 presidential election, combined was orphaned, so Miranda felt a with the musical, ignited a newfound connection of bereavement and BY LOIS CAMERON interest in American history and genuinely appreciated the struggles encouraged people to “look around”. “Look around, look around at how lucky that Hamilton had faced throughout his Trump’s arrival at the White House we are to be alive right now”. This is life. Miranda was struck by Hamilton’s made Americans remember the national a quote from the song, The Schuyler relentlessness, mental brilliance and values by which Hamilton lived. On Sisters, from the musical, Hamilton. linguistic dexterity, as well as his revisiting these values, Americans sought Opening on Broadway in 2015, after self-destructive stubbornness. These information about the foundations taking Lin-Manuel Miranda seven characteristics were, in Miranda’s of these values. In response to this years to write, Hamilton is now one mind, easily adaptable to develop a demand, museums started putting on of the biggest musicals in the world. compelling and iconic musical character. new exhibitions about Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton, the main character, his life. In 2018, the American Postal Museum put on an exhibition about him and at the National Museum of American “LOOK AROUND, LOOK AROUND AT History, an exhibition called the Eliza HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ALIVE Project, about Hamilton’s wife, opened in 2016. Also, The Smithsonian National RIGHT NOW.” Museum of American History (SNMAH) was prompted to publish more of was a great statesman, politician, legal Hamilton the musical is all about Hamilton’s writing. That year, 4.1 million scholar, military commander, lawyer, personal values. Miranda greatly people visited the SNMAH. On Broadway, and, most importantly, one of the seven admired Hamilton’s beliefs and the hundreds of thousands went to watch founding fathers of America, as well as way in which he tried to teach his Hamilton. the creator of the Bank of the United children the idea that life can be hard States. The show boosted interest in and that you can’t always control what To quote Angelica Schulyer, Hamilton’s both Alexander Hamilton and American happens or determine how you may be best friend and sister-in-law: “History is history, in general. remembered, or how your story is told. happening”. Miranda was on holiday in 2008 The popularity of this musical started to Bibliography when he came across Ron Chernow’s arouse deeper curiosity and interest in • Chernow, R., Hamilton biography of Hamilton, which was Hamilton who, at that point, was fading • ‘Interview with Ron Chernow’, London Evening Standard • Miranda, L.M., Hamilton, An American Musical: Vocal published in 2004. As Miranda was into obscurity, according to Chernow. Selections • Best seller lists, New York Times 6 THE PILOT LIGHT ISSUE 01 Ignition Lower and Upper School Academic Scholars’ Journal of South Hampstead High School 7 To what extent will an effect like that of the space race In terms of businesses, most of the In conclusion, globalisation can and globalisation ignite a new between the USA and the Soviet Union. time it makes sense for companies to will play a huge role in igniting a new era in technology in the If there is a race to create innovative expose their products to the global technological era in the next decade, technologies first, the new era will market. If a product is advertised across faster than ever before. This new era next decade? come about faster. Others argue that the world, it is being seen by more will pave the way for better standards people will feel morally inclined to potential customers. Generally, this of living where everyone has access spread ideas to developing countries, means more money for the business to everything they need through new BY SOPHIA CAMIÑA in order to help them develop at a in question. Some argue that this drone delivery services, or online In the past, globalisation has played faster pace. As a result, most people will cause problems such as local platforms that deliver medicines and a large role in aiding the spread of worldwide would have access to businesses not earning what they would clean water. The future will be a global, technologies throughout the world, similar technologies.
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