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Rocket Science R.D.S.Wednesday, 6th FebruaryOn Wednesday 6th of Febuary our class went to
the R.D.S. It was the second time that week that we were there, this
time it was for a Rocket Science lecture. The lecturer's name was Dr. Paul van Kampen. He obtained his first degree in Engineering Physics from Eindhoven University of Technology in 1994. He then got a Ph.D. in Atomic Physics in the Department of Experimental Physics at U.C.D, graduating in 1998. He then moved to D.C.U where he worked as a postdoctoral researcher and now as a lecturer in th School of Physical Sciences. The lecture was about the basics of Rocket Science. Dr. van Kampen took us through how Rocket Science affects us every day. He asked us how many of us have mobile phones (in a hall of teenagers nearly everyone would have a mobile) but Alan Burke was the only one who put his hand up! He then told us how the mobile calls other phones, by a sattelite. He then went on to the more confusing aspect of the topic and told us how rockets work. I don't have the energy right now to go through it again. He also did a bit about Newtons 1st and 3rd laws of motion. At the end he got a water rocket and set it off using a bicycle pump. In conclusion I thought the lecture was better than I expected; I expected a old bald guy on the stage in a white jacket, talking slowly! We got out of the R.D.S at about 2 o clock.The amount of girls was unreal (just as well Whelo wasn't there) but unfortunately about three of them were nice looking and weren't going our way. We had a laugh on the way home when Alan Burke robbed Keith Alfords shoe in Tara Street station. It took us about 4 hours to get home. Some Class Reaction"I thought it was all right,
although nobody else sems to think so. "
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Opportunities 2002Monday, 4th FebruaryOur class went to the RDS, Opportunities 2002, sponsored by FAS, early in February. Most of the class arrived outside the RDS at 9.30 am. We were waiting outside and just having a laugh with some girls from Colaiste Bride when Ben Clarke was sent to the ground. Everybody just erupted laughing. That really set the tone for the day! We went inside and what caught our attention was the excellent army display. The new Piranha, which is an all terrain vehicle with wheels bigger than Mick Bergin, really caught our eye. It was a really worthwhile day with colleges and companies from all over Ireland. Everyone took advantage of the free pens, rulers and key rings. We left at about 2.00 p.m. and had a laugh with some girls on the bus home. It was one of the best days out our class enjoyed this year. Definitely! Thanks to Ms Harris for organising the day. Some Class Reaction"FAS had a skills area
where people could try out such things as brick laying, tiling and hair
dressing. "
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INLAND WATERWAY CENTREWednesday,
23rd January
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CINEMA: THE LAST CASTLEWednesday January 16thOur class went to see The Last Castle where Robert Redford starred as a famous General sent to an army prison for disobeying a direct order which cost lives. At first all he wants to do is serve his ten year sentence and leave. But the treatment of prisoners by the guards and the prison governer, played by James Godolfino, appals him and influences him to start a revolution. The film is, in my view and in the view of most of the class (see below) greatly underrated as the revolution of the prisoners brings hope where there was none. The class and I really enjoyed the film. Some Class Reaction"It showed us just how
vulnerable the school is."
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Seal ReleaseWednesday, 28th November
Some Class Reaction"It was wet! It was wet!
It was cold! Apart from that it was a laugh messing in the sand dunes
and it was wierd seeing the seals returning to the wild."
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LEISUREPLEXTuesday, 27th November
Some Class Reaction"It was a good laugh. The
bus was great craic."
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EnfoThursday, 22nd NovemberWe finished school at 10.30 a.m. and took the bus from Clondalkin to the Enfo Centre in St. Andrews Street. When our Environmental studies teacher, Mrs Lowry arrived, we went inside and were greeted by a lady called Clara who gave us a talk about the Greenhouse effect, Global Warmimg and what we could do individually to help the environment. We learned about the Kyoto Protocol and the way the U.S.A. has pulled out, saying they do not agree. On display there were photographs of the environment which were on tour. They had previously been shown in Germany and in Greece. When we finished the tour we were allowed use the library and the internet there. Outside the centre we took a group photo and were invited to return when we commence our environmental project. In all we had good crack and it was worth a half day. Some Class Reaction"It was a very educational
trip. I learned much about the environment in a wide range of topics."
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CINEMA: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEThursday, 27st September Our class
went to see A.I(Artifical Inteligence) a Stanley Kubrick film directe Some Class Reaction
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LEISUREPLEXTuesday, 28th August
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Our
class was invited to a seal release by the Irish Seal Sanctuary out
in Bull Island on the cold afternoon of 28 November. We left school
at 11.00 a.m. and headed out there for 1.30. Even though many of us
did not have a clue where we were going we somehow made it out there
with an hour to spare. The wind made the weather very cold. When a reporter
from TV3 arrived we were excited, not only at the the fact that we were
going to be on television but also because she looked so well! She interviewed
Michael Ormonde and Robert Keane about the event. We all helped to carry
the seals and watched them go back into the sea. Later we found out
that one of them refused to go back and had to be taken back to the
seal sanctuary. That trip was an expewrience to remember as it is not
something you witness everyday.
Our
class went bowling with Colaiste Brid in the Tallaght Lesiureplex. Our
lanes were booked for 12.00 p.m. and we were split up into different
teams mixing with the girls' school. Our bowling trip was a reward for
receiving excellent reports on our 
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by Steven Spielberg. We went to the UGC cinema in Parnell street on
the 27th September. The Film is set sometime in the distant future when
the Earth's ice-caps have melted and half of New York is under water
including the Twin Towers. Robots with the ability to learn co-exist
with humans but David is the first artifical child who can love. His
love is so strong it sends him on a crusade to try and find his mother
after she abandoned him. His journey lasts years and has an unexpected
twist at the end. It is one of those films where you either like it
or lump it.
"Speilberg
has really lost the plot on this one. Francis O'Connor tries to show
emotion but I've seen dogs cry better."
Our
class was invited to the Leisureplex in Tallaght on our induction day.
It was part of a programme to help us to get to know one another as
we were all previously in different form classes. We went bowling there
and had a great time. It made us all pleased to be doing transition
year. Most of us stayed behind and had a game of Quaser which was also
enjoyable.