Bird's Eye View

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  • 7 Facts about the European Union

    And here it is! To kick-start A Bird’s Eye View’s #EuropeanWeek, we will be posting random updates with some short facts derived from the several documents published on the 60th anniversary from the Rome treaty. They are intended to make us more aware of the achievements a united Europe has reached and the potential it has…

  • Earth Overshoot Day 2018

    Today is Earth Overshoot Day, people. Humans have used a planet’s worth of resources in 2018 already. This day is getting earlier every year. Earth Overshoot Day, previously known as Ecological Debt Day, is the calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that…

  • “With great power comes great responsibility.”

    Nowadays, many leaders all around the world may be characterised as greedy. The greed for power and money has overtaken these leaders’ personalities. This has not only been going on for the past few years, but it seems like nowadays it is becoming a trend. But why do many leaders decide to go down this…

  • Trump’s trade deal with the EU: a marriage of convenience or a recipe for disaster?

    When one thinks of thinks of US President Donald Trump, one most probably instantly associates the politician with the infamous campaign slogan which won him the 2016 presidential election, “Make America Great Again”. Not that much time would pass before the whole world got a taste of the message behind Trump’s campaign being put into…

  • Bonġu Malta

    Just when I thought I had heard it all, and just when I believed that rock bottom had already been digged into, I happened to log into my Facebook account, and whilst scrolling through my newsfeed a flashy headline hit my eyesight. Mrs Michelle Muscat, the beloved wife of our country’s Prime Minister, had just…

  • We live in Europe, but are we European?

    “We are Maltese”. “We are European”. Often do we hear these phrases in our everyday lives here on our little rock, but how many of us really know what Europe is, or can appreciate what we can take from it? We asked a few Maltese youths to see what came to mind when ‘Europe’ is…

  • Flint Water Crisis

    In a world currently filled with war, migration problems and controversial leaders, sometimes, some relevant news stories go overlooked in space of other headlines that will supposedly get more views. This article has been written to shed a spotlight onto the citizens suffering from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA.

  • How to tell you’ve been manipulated

    Like many people in Malta, I watched the Prime Minister’s press conference last week. One thing which struck me was how manipulative it was. If you believed the Prime Minister, you may want to read this article to understand how he brainwashed you. I For those of you who haven’t followed Maltese news, here’s some context.…

  • Milk and Honey – Rupi Kaur

    Milk and Honey – Rupi Kaur

    For my first review, I would like to start off with “milk and honey” by Rupi Kaur. This book was nothing short of brilliant and inspiring and it left me itching to grab a pen and write. The imagery present was raw and vivid and her message of self-love and acceptance was very uplifting. It made me stop and…

  • My Favourite Fantasy Books

    Hope this week has treated you well :3 So Fantasy is one of my favorite genres to read, and whilst there are so many books that I can talk about, some that have been a craze and now aren’t so much anymore, there are a few that I would definitely recommend to anyone and everyone…