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What Word Is You?

December 27, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Impression, Image

Word associations have powerful effects.

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December 27, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Word, Association, Connotation, Hinterland, Lexical Field, Impression, Image, Identity, Brand, Self
Language, Impression, Image

How to Brainstorm Your Personal Statement

September 06, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Ideas, Craft, Image, Impression, Writing

Brainstorm your personal statement with these quick activities.

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September 06, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
How To, Brainstorm, Personal Statement, University, Application, UCAS, Activities, Ideas, Notes, Writing, First Step
Ideas, Craft, Image, Impression, Writing

The Capacity of Poetry: Maria Popova

April 19, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Language, Image, Media, Expression

Maria Popova, writer of The Marginalian, describes the expressive capacity of poetry.

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April 19, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Maria Popova, The Marginalian, Brain Pickings, William James, Poetry, Function, Expression, Communication, Ineffable, Complex, Abstract, Thoughts, Feelings, Language, Overspilling
Idea, Language, Image, Media, Expression

On the Strength of Silence: Ryan Holiday

March 01, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action, Language, Image, Impression

Stoic philosophy warns against the social tendency to express every thought we have to others.

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March 01, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Ryan Holiday, Discipline is Destiny, Expression, Clarity, Purpose, Virtue, Temperance, Style, Concision, Silence, Strength
Idea, Action, Language, Image, Impression

How to Embed Quotations

January 25, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing, Teaching and Learning

Embedding quotations into analysis is a key English skill.

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January 25, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Embedding, Embedded, Blending, Blended, Quotations, English, Analysis, How To, Flow
Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing, Teaching and Learning

How to Use Sensory Imagery in Creative Writing

January 18, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Image, Impression, Writing

Sensory imagery enlivens writing with descriptive detail and ambiguity, allowing the reader to imagine and infer.

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January 18, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Sensory, Imagery, Creative, Writing, Telling, Explicit, Narration, Showing, Implicit, Description, Visual, Sight, Auditory, Hearing, Olfactory, Smell, Gustatory, Taste, Tactile, Touch, Kinesthetic, Movement, Body, Action, Position, Feeling, Emotion, Inference, Imagination, Detail, Ambiguity
Language, Image, Impression, Writing

Language Devices: The Rule of Three

October 26, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Image, Impression, Persuasion

The device is employed to have a reinforcing effect on the receiver.

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October 26, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Rule of Three, Language, Device, Rhetoric, Speech, Tripod, Tricolon, Triadic Structure, Reinforcing, Effect, Rishi Sunak, Image, Impression, Stability
Language, Image, Impression, Persuasion

'A pattern to all princes living'

September 21, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression

Queen Elizabeth II embodied and exemplified what a leader should be.

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September 21, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Queen Elizabeth II, Servant, Leadership, Legacy
Image, Impression

5 Thoughts On... Transformation

August 31, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Image, Action

Five thoughts on the concept of transformation.

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August 31, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Thoughts, Transformation, Change, Form, Art, Personal, Global, Imagination, Reality
Idea, Ideas, Image, Action

How to Write Your Personal Statement in 4 Steps

August 03, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Writing

Here are 4 steps to help you write your personal statement.

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August 03, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Personal Statement, University, Application, Writing
Image, Impression, Writing

Imagine... Space Cathedrals

July 13, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Media, Image, Idea

The Webb images have stoked the will and the capacity to imagine what lies beyond our scope.

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July 13, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
NASA, Webb Telescope, Images, Imagination, Space
Media, Image, Idea

The People's Queen and Paddington

June 08, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Media, Image, Impression

All very British, indeed.

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June 08, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Queen Elizabeth II, Platinum Jubilee, Paddington Bear, Sketch, British, Iconic
Media, Image, Impression

Unburnable

June 01, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Image, Media

Penguin Random House has made a resounding political statement in support of free speech—of the female persuasion.

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June 01, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, Penguin Random House, Unburnable, Limited Edition, Campaign, PEN America, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression
Idea, Image, Media

The Power of Privacy

April 27, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Reflection, Idea, Action, Impression, Image

Writer Michelle Ruiz highlights an empowering benefit to guarding one’s privacy.

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April 27, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Privacy, Power, Self-empowerment
Reflection, Idea, Action, Impression, Image

Great Lines: William Carlos Williams

April 13, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Image, Language, Writing

‘The Red Wheelbarrow’ comprises a mere four lines which carry a weight of meaning.

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April 13, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Imagism, Modernism, Poetry, William Carlos Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow
Craft, Image, Language, Writing

'Let's Keep Working Our Corners'

March 02, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Image, Action

An inspiring, collective call to action from teacher Ursula Wolfe-Rocca.

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March 02, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Ukraine, Current Events, Anxiety, Action, Analogy, Work, Good, Corners, World, Globe
Idea, Image, Action

10 Tips to Ace Your Oxford Interview

November 24, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Action, Image, Impression, Self-styling, Speaking

Tips brought to you by Oxford student Tabi Brewster.

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November 24, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
University of Oxford, Interview, Tips
Action, Image, Impression, Self-styling, Speaking

How to Action Your Speech Message

November 10, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Action

In these challenging times, a speech needs to ‘walk the talk’.

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November 10, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Action, Speech, Message, COP26, Simon Kofe
Image, Impression, Action

In Transit: Pause for a Moment

October 20, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Image, Action

You are in transit.

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October 20, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Self, Self-Care, Pause, Moment
Idea, Image, Action

How to Boost Your Credibility

September 15, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Action, Impression, Image, Self-styling

Credibility is a function of two factors: reputation and authenticity.

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September 15, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Credibility, Persuasion, Trust, Reputation, Authenticity, Integrity
Action, Impression, Image, Self-styling
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