Summary - Choice of Clothes - Autumn 2015

The choice of clothes by adolescents is important because these clothes demonstrate who they are - they are an expression of young people’s identities and they can demonstrate that they are different. Type of clothes can also affect communication as looking the same allows peers to interact easier and this will allow youths to be accepted into groups. However, there are some negative effects. Others may look down upon people who are wearing different or unusual clothing. If young people, don’t wear a particular style of clothes, they won’t be accepted into groups. Therefore, young people make focus on brand-name clothing, leading to buying things that they cannot afford.

Seeing Red (Summer 2014)

One reason for the population of red squirrels to decline is that they fell victim to the ‘squirrel pox’ virus, which was introduced into England by the non-native grey squirrel. These grey squirrels are also more powerful than the reds, so they steal the reds’ territory and food. In addition, severe weather has further killed off the already weakened red squirrels. However, the number of red squirrels is rebounding due to efforts by environmentalists, such as the Wildlife Trust with their RSNE project, to stop the spread of grey squirrels into red squirrel territory, which ensures the reds have food and don’t catch deadly viruses. Furthermore, local landowners have assisted the Wildlife Trust to make their land more “red squirrel friendly”.