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In this quarterly magazine from U:Bee Online, read more about the skills that could help you achieve more, start life-long interests, lead to careers or become your new hobby! Buzz - Be the best you can be!

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THEATRE<br />

APPRECIATION<br />

COMIC<br />

COLLECTING<br />

INSPIRATIONAL<br />

PEOPLE<br />

YOUNG<br />

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You Heard Of These<br />

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spread news and record<br />

entertain,<br />

history.<br />

Well, 'just enjoying'<br />

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school and amateur dramatic<br />

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of years to ancient societies who<br />

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End play there are hundreds of<br />

Some of the greatest works of<br />

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filling their seats! But appreciation<br />

of theatre means looking at some<br />

of the hidden meanings, source<br />

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They take a very different<br />

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It's also interesting to compare musical<br />

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Musical theatre has been dominated<br />

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most important thing is to get<br />

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London Film & Comic Con will<br />

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Can Do You<br />

you Anything....if<br />

keep trying!<br />

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Team<br />

Work is<br />

Dream<br />

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can you collect comics when you<br />

So,<br />

some of them are worth millions?<br />

hear<br />

COMIC<br />

COLLECTING -<br />

IT'S A POPULAR<br />

HOBBY ALL<br />

AROUND THE<br />

WORLD<br />

Comic collecting has gone through<br />

ups and downs in popularity through<br />

the years.<br />

Big Value Titles Sell for Millions<br />

Some of the rarest titles have recently<br />

It could have been a hobby that lost<br />

millions of followers with the rise of TV<br />

sold at auction for millions of dollars.<br />

and cinema. However that has only<br />

Those comics are out of the reach of<br />

added to the appeal of collecting<br />

comics.<br />

most of us but does that stop you<br />

enjoying the collecting? No, not atall.<br />

The first printed comic came onto the<br />

market in the USA back in the 1930's.<br />

Comic collectors are a community all<br />

of their own and attend events such as<br />

the world famous Comic-Con in San<br />

Diego, California every year.<br />

THE WORD<br />

"DICTIONARY" WAS<br />

INVENTED BY AN<br />

ENGLISHMAN CALLED<br />

JOHN OF GARLAND IN<br />

1220 — HE HAD<br />

WRITTEN A BOOK<br />

DICTIONARIUS TO HELP<br />

WITH LATIN "DICTION"<br />

those collectors, they are enjoying<br />

For<br />

world of the superhero or maybe<br />

the<br />

the artwork that forms part<br />

admiring<br />

the production.<br />

of<br />

and the best way to start is to<br />

Yes<br />

what you like in comics? Are<br />

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interested in a certain superhero<br />

you<br />

like Batman or are you interested.....<br />

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Frank Miller or Steven Ditko or do<br />

Lee,<br />

like a particular TV show or film<br />

you<br />

Make sure you don't put them<br />

titles?<br />

a carrier bag under your bed! They<br />

in<br />

the worth of a comic is<br />

Unfortunately,<br />

down to it's condition. If it's torn<br />

100%<br />

creased, it's value falls very quickly.<br />

or<br />

shops sell protective sleeves<br />

Comic<br />

Make sure you don't leave them<br />

flat.<br />

in the sun as well!<br />

sitting<br />

Well, there is a worldwide<br />

condition?<br />

of 'comic grading'. Research<br />

system<br />

....in the artwork of some of the most<br />

famous illustrators of comics such Stan<br />

and want to collect comic featuring<br />

that subject (IronMan, Batman or<br />

Justice League)<br />

There are thousands of titles so if you<br />

narrow it down to one you are<br />

interested in to begin with, it will help<br />

your collecting skills.<br />

Another top tip from comic collectors<br />

is to do your research. You can never<br />

know TOO much about comics! This<br />

tip applies not just if you want to make<br />

So you've collected all these great<br />

a valuable collection but also if you<br />

want to enjoy you collection more.<br />

might get creased or mouldy or you<br />

Another top tip is to get involved with<br />

might spill something on them!<br />

the Comic Community. There are lots<br />

of people ready to share their<br />

knowledge and passion for the comic<br />

world at properly organised comic<br />

selling events.<br />

with a stiff cardboard insert in them<br />

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tears<br />

How do you tell if a comic is in good<br />

Happy collecting!<br />

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IF YOU CAN<br />

DREAM IT, YOU<br />

Remember....<br />

W A L T D I S N E Y<br />

DO IT<br />

CAN<br />

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LIST<br />

SHOPPING<br />

tbsp olive oil or sunflower oil<br />

2<br />

beef mince or protein alternative such as Quorn or Soy<br />

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onion, 1<br />

2 garlic cloves,chopped<br />

diced<br />

carrot, grated<br />

100g/3½oz<br />

x 400g tin chopped tomatoes<br />

2<br />

oz stock (made from stock cube)<br />

400ml/14fl<br />

dried spaghetti<br />

400g/14oz<br />

and pepper<br />

salt<br />

COOKING!<br />

START<br />

Using a large frying pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil or sunflower oil and once hot<br />

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the<br />

Add another tablespoon of oil to the saucepan you browned the mince in and turn<br />

2.<br />

heat to medium. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and fry gently for 5-6<br />

the<br />

or until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.<br />

minutes,<br />

the grated carrot then pour the mince pack into the pan.<br />

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When you bolognaise sauce is nearly ready, you can start cooking the spaghetti.<br />

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establishing the Malala<br />

education,<br />

just one year later.<br />

Fund<br />

find out more go to:<br />

To<br />

https://malala.org/<br />

By AzamStudio - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,<br />

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47110232*credit to Wikipedia<br />

BEING A<br />

GLOBAL<br />

CITIZEN -THE<br />

INSPIRATIONAL<br />

MALALA<br />

YOUSAFZAI<br />

BY JANE GRANTLEY<br />

You may have heard of Malala - she is<br />

the youngest Nobel Prize winner.<br />

Malala Yousafzai is undoubtedly one of<br />

the most inspiring, and well-known<br />

teens and her story is extraordinary.<br />

In this issue we<br />

"PERFECT FOR<br />

are taking a look<br />

PARTIES at a truly AND<br />

CELEBRATIONS"<br />

Who is Malala?<br />

Inspirational<br />

Teen<br />

At just 12-years-old, Malala was already<br />

outspoken supporter of girls’<br />

an<br />

rights in her Taliban-<br />

education<br />

controlled hometown in Pakistan.<br />

A very brave thing, as the Taliban are<br />

violently opposed to girls being<br />

educated in any form.<br />

After quickly rising to prominence<br />

through her campaigning, she<br />

received death threats from the<br />

Taliban and, was shot by a gunman on<br />

a school bus in 2012, aged just 15.<br />

After surviving the attack Malala<br />

moved to the UK, and despite her<br />

near-death experience, continued to<br />

be an inspiring ambassador for female<br />

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Want to Learn More?<br />

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Essential Cookery,<br />

Comic Collecting,<br />

Stamp Collecting...<br />

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