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Is this the new cat’s home?

submitted by The Archbishop's Seminary School : Matthew Ellul  for 11-14
filed under Photos

Wied Blandun is situated between Fgura and Paola. It is abandoned and nobody cleans it up. There are lot of dirty stuff, like this cupboard and there are a lot of other things like shoes thrown away in the grass. This cupboard is now used as a home for the cats that live outside the streets. It would be nice if somebody would take care of this and for example instead plant some trees. The Local Council can do this. If somebody took action it would be a more beautiful place and people will visit it more often and finally it will be renovated from this thrash that make it unsuitable for people to walk in this small valley’s passages.



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Brighter Sustainability Effort

submitted by The Archbishop's Seminary School : GABRIEL LIA  for 11-14
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The massive cardboard structures painted in an explosion of screaming colours were giving a spectacular show on the Granaries of Floriana. The carnival floats obey the three rules:RECYCLE, REUSE, REDUCE because they use a lot of recycled material.The floats are made by wood,paper,iron,newspapers and cardboard.When the five-day festival is over they break the float and take the material that can be recycled.Then the participants start working to produce another elaborate float for next year. These brightly coloured floats dominate the local scenery during Carnival, whilst sending out one of the most important messages to public- that of sustainability since most of these floats are made from recycled materials. These floats are giving an example that recyling is useful and we can be creative and come up with innovative ideas from materials that otherwise end up piling our already massive landfills.



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Hidden Energy

submitted by The Archbishop's Seminary : Antonio Polidano  for 11-14
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos

Humans look at things in different perspectives: some would say that the photo above is beautiful, some would focus on the large wave and say that it simply shows a rough bay but we are missing the positive aspect that really concerns us. The photo (taken at Saint Julian’s) shows a very small and beautiful bay that is covered with large and colorful pebbles. All moving man-made objects rely on energy but the thing is that the energy used may harm us and our environment. An example is fossil fuels that are used too often and in a very large amounts. We are currently running out of fossil fuels and we have to start using other sources of energy. One alternative source of energy is that generated from natural forces such as waves. Wave power can be used to turn turbines to generate electricity!



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The River of Truth

submitted by The Archbishop's Seminary : Benjamin Dalli  for 11-14
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos

Wied il-Qlejgħa, or more commonly known as Chadwick Lakes is a place many Maltese are familiar with. Although it is not really a lake, but a valley, Chadwick Lakes still has more or less the same beauty of a lake, with an exception of streams, reservoirs and farmland. The streams one can find at Wied il-Qlejgħa consist of clear, fresh, filtered water. Unfortunately, some people who visit this valley are not touched by its beauty, and pollute the land to suit their liking. Other visitors illegally catch frogs, cut uncommon flowers and plants, and some others even capture insects and other animals to keep in captivity. Disgracefully, hunters only visit to hunt rare birds that rest during migration. Still, the Maltese people can’t admit that there are still people that disturb both the peace of the place and distort the course of nature. This is the River of Truth…



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A breathtaking view

submitted by The Archbishop's Seminary : Nico Aquilina  for 11-14
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos

Siġġiewi (or Città Ferdinand) is a village in the southwestern part of Malta. It is situated on a plateau, a few kilometres away from Mdina, the ancient capital city of Malta, and 10 kilometres away from Valletta, the contemporary capital. Many people in this quaint village used to work as farmers and in fact some of the rural aspects prevail. Indeed this photo is taken from a field and shows a breathtaking view that surrounds Siggiewi. The maquis area shows pristine natural surroundings which are an asset for tourism. Tourism in Malta is important and many tourists who come to Malta come to Siggiewi to see the magnificent natural environment and its overwhelming beauty.



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