RELIGIOUS STUDIES Why do you think you care about others? Is it biologically driven or a moral obligation. Morality is affected by many different things but Patricia Churchland, a female Canadian American philosopher, has researched the biological side to morality. She founded the idea of ‘neurophilosophy’ in the late 70s to early 80s driven by the idea that understand the nature of the mind requires understanding the nature of the brain. Her belief is that morality and ethics are influenced by biological features in the brain such as care-giving behaviours. Her prolific work has paved the way for people to understand the complex topic of morality and for people to understand the human brain more fully, making her 6 awards and honours be very justified. Even today she still works in the field of neuroscience, working to develop a better understanding of morality and the brain at the age of 82 who is going to remembered as a pioneer in neuroscience and understanding the brain, a figure who redefined moral philosophy and more. Risikesh Biswas, Year 9 MATHEMATICS John Forbes Nash Jr (American 1928-2015) was one of the most influential mathematics of the 20th century known for reshaping economics, game theory and mathematics itself. He also created the Nash Equilibrium. This idea is widely used in economics, politics and evolutionary biology. He received the Nobel memorial prize in economic sciences in 1994 for his work on non-cooperative games. In 2015 he also received the Abel prize for his work on the nonlinear partial differential equation. Eesaa Plummer, Year 9 ENGLISH Mark Twain was a school dropout who became one of USA’s most famous writers. HHis eal name was Samuel Clemens and he drove riverboats and much of his time was taken up with avoiding debt. His book Huckleberry Finn in 1884 gained the attention of the country, along with his most famous novel Tom Sawyer which shows how real kids misbehaved back then. His most famous quotes are, ‘If you think you can, you will,’ and ‘Youth is wasted on the young.’ Daniel Chintala, Year 9 WHAT HAVE NORTH AMERICANS done for us? Citizens of Mexico, the United States and Canada have made enormous contributions to every curriculum area. Students from Year 9 choose some of their favourite examples. PHOTO: VERA DE KOK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons PHOTO: PETER BADGE CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Abraham Zapruder was just an ordinary clothing manufacturer. He wasn’t a journalist or a spy, but just a man who brought a home camera to film President Kennedy passing through Dallas. Then, a plot of mystery and murder unveiled itself. The assassination of John F. Kennedy happened right in front of him, but he continued filming. This 20 second clip revolutionized not just American history, but global history. That short film, now called the “Zapruder Film”, became the most famous footage of the assassination, and has been analyzed for decades by investigators, historians and conspiracy theorists. This footage caused him to go from a clothing manufacturer to the man who filmed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, highlighting his name and establishing a legacy for hundreds of years to come. Aayan Pirani, Year 9 HISTORY PHOTO: FBI, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 26
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