The Charleston Chronicle Respect Others, Work Hard, Challenge Ourselves

The Charleston Chronicle Respect Others, Work Hard, Challenge Ourselves. www.charlestonacademy.co.uk Thursday, 31st of October, 2019 Foreword: Hello and welcome to the second issue of The Charleston Chronicle! After the excellent response to our inaugural issue, we knew that we had an audience to provide for - and so we’ve been working hard to produce another issue that you all will (hopefully) love. We bring this October edition to you on the 31st instead of the date that we had originally planned, the 28th - this was due to unforeseen circumstances that were out of our control and we can only apologise. However, Halloween is as good a time as any to publish. To mark the occasion, we’ve got some seriously spooky content lined up for you; from the latest Brexit news to fun bakes you can do at home! I hope you had a lovely holiday, and I hope you enjoy this month’s issue - be sure to keep your eyes peeled for November’s issue! - Katie Gillies (5L1), Co-Editor-in-Chief. C o n t e n t s : (Includes; Brexit In A Bottle: October [page 1], Feminism In The USA [page 1]) News (Includes; Mental Health Week [page 2], Upcoming Dates in November [page 3], Charleston Community Academy’s Window Wonderland; Celebrating Cultural Diversity [page 3], This Month At Eden Court [page 4]) (Includes; Book of The Month [page 4]) Entertainment (Includes; Advice On Making A Halloween Costume Affordably At Home [page 5], Halloween Crafts Lifestyle [page 6], Halloween Bakes [page 6]) (Includes; Tottenham Hotspur vs Crvena Zvezda [page 6], Maggie Murphy: Creating Equal Playing Sports Fields Everywhere [page 7], Premier League Catch Up [page 9]) (Includes; How to Successfully Procrastinate Writing Articles [page 10], In Order To Help Others, Opinion You Must First Help Yourself [page 10], Modern Day Obesity - Easy as Pie [page 11], Did You Know; The Opening Day of DisneyLand Was A Disaster [page 12]) (Includes; Words of the Term [page 13], Bethany’s Banter [page 13], Tricky Trivia [page 13], Interactive Scottish Slang [page 13]) over 10 million Brexit 50p coins, with the slogan, N e w s ‘Peace, Prosperity and Friendship with all other Brexit In A Bottle: October (Bethany Morris Nations”. The coin was first designed for March 29th, 5L1) [accurate at the time of initial release date] and was adapted to suit the most recent leaving date. October 2019 has been uncertain for Brexit. The Some of the March coins were released into Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed that Britain circulation, and are now worth a lot of money, so would leave on the 31st of October and that he check your pockets! would not ask for an extension. That claim however seems to be almost impossible to keep without On the industrial side of things, whilst the outcome of leaving with a no deal. Let’s take a look at what has Brexit is vitally important to the future of our country been happening in October: and should not be rushed, the prolonged decision is not healthy. The lack of decision leaves businesses On the 17th of October Boris Johnson announced with no idea of the direction that their future is that he had a new deal between the UK and the EU. headed, so they cannot prepare for it. The Food and This deal was not dissimilar to Theresa May’s Farm industry will almost definitely struggle, proposed deal in 2018, however to please some of whatever the conclusion. The finalisation of Brexit the hard brexiteers, Mr Johnson eliminated the Irish will at least allow some industries to adapt even if the Backstop. What is the Irish Backstop? Well, the trading deal isn’t in their favour. Without knowing Backstop is a negotiation between the UK and the EU what will happen in the near future the farms are not that allows the passage between Northern and The able to plan ahead, leaving many of them uncertain Republic of Ireland to remain open. The Irish border as to whether their business will continue much is the only land border between the UK and the EU, longer after Brexit. therefore the decisions made on trading are highly important. The backstop would mean that the UK Boris Johnson had to send a letter to the EU to ask for would stay in close trading with the EU. This was an extension which, if it is accepted, would mean that disagreeable to the MPs looking for a hard brexit as it we would have till the 31st January 2020 to agree a means that the UK is still in close contact with the EU, deal. This will be the third extension. However, he did which could potentially make it harder to trade with not sign the letter showing his opinions on the other countries. Boris Johnson’s current deal has matter. The outcome of this request will be discussed removed the Irish backstop and replaced it with in the next issue. customs and regularity border. This would mean that some of the products going to Northern Ireland from (Katie Gillies 5L1) Great Britain would have EU import taxes. These Feminism In The USA taxes, however, would be refunded provided that the Are you a feminist? This is the question that, when products do not leave Northern Ireland. asked, can only really receive one of two responses - either the vehement shake of the head and a The new deal was given to Parliament to vote on the distasteful grimace, or the proud smile and forceful 19th of October but the Prime Minister stalled the nod that makes one’s hair flop all over the place. The vote. However, on the 22nd of October, MPs voted in feminist movement is only getting stronger and is favour of Mr Johnson’s withdrawal agreement. The growing at such an exponential rate that now 30% of bill passed with 329 against 299. 19 MPs were from all Americans declare themselves to be feminists - the Labour Party. Mr Johnson had the advantage of 38% of women and 22% of men compared to 30% and fear as so many MPs would vote for any bill over a no 19% back in 2016. deal. The Prime Minister then proposed a timetable of three days to proceed; a shockingly short amount But what exactly is feminism? And what makes a of time to carry out such a big task. The vote feminist? outcome was not a huge surprise- it lost 322 - 308. Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights that is It is interesting that Boris Johnson thought it would practised in the wish for equality between each sex. go ahead; it is clear that he intended to leave on the It’s a movement that campaigns and fights for 31st October due to the plans for the production of women’s rights from a political, economic and social 1 standpoint. This means that a feminist is a person that women’s annual earnings compared to men’s are fights for the equality of all people. It's important that drastically lower - especially for women of colour. The one’s feminism is intersectional. This means that it average annual earnings for a White man in the USA is should not exclude people based on their gender, $53.6k; for an Asian woman it’s $51.8k, for a White race, socioeconomic status, ability, or sexual woman it’s $42.6k, for a Black woman it’s $36k and orientation. for a Hispanic woman it’s $31.4k. These major discrepancies in pay are another reason why feminism You would think that equal rights would be a given - is such a vital movement. that such a movement wouldn’t have to exist because it’s 2019, not the 1830’s, right? You’d be wrong in Yet there’s more to it than that. The biggest problem thinking that though, wrong for many reasons. The women face in the USA is the patriarchy. Professor rights of the women are still not at a stage where they Keisha N.Blaine teaches history at the University of are on par with those of the man. Some countries are Pittsburgh and currently serves as president of the doing better than others -Norway, for example, was African American Intellectual History Society, and in voted the best place to live if you’re a woman. With a an interview with the Politico magazine she summed Gender Inequality Index score of 0.048, it doesn’t up her thoughts on the issue, “Regardless of a come as a surprise. However, Afghanistan is one of woman’s experience, education or abilities, the the worst places - with a score of 0.653. The Gender patriarchal nature of U.S. society fosters the Inequality Index (GII) ranges between 0 and 1. Higher perception that women are less qualified and less GII values indicate higher inequalities and, therefore, competent than men. What patriarchy has done is higher loss to human development. There is no convince people that a strong and intelligent woman country with perfect gender equality. represents a problem; a disruption to the social order rather than an integral part of it. Biased media The USA is currently ranked at number 13 on the GII, coverage of women politicians—stories that focus on with a score of 0.189 - that will, however, change for women’s fashion and looks at the expense of their the worse if things keep going the way they are. By ideas on policy—underscores this point. It is therefore that I mean the rights of the women have taken a hit no coincidence that the U.S.

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