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wealth of knowledge, if possible to those who struggled within the education system. Upon the highest peak of his discovery, a beacon of hope would be shone.This was genuine hope, not the empty hope marketed by politicians in advertising campaigns. This was real hope for the dying breed of the intellectual man. ‘It’s an electromagnetic wave,’ he stated in a cold voice after a long silence.This was the natural sciences at its most fundamental level and not a single flicker of recognition was to be seen across their faces. In fact, the very moment after he had spoken, the room descended again into noise and conversation. He would not have minded had they been discussing Physics but rather they were nattering away about both the most mundane and trivial of matters. One of them made his way out of the room.Mr Hirsch reckoned that it was his own loss; people should take their own responsibility for their learning.The fact that this dissenting pupil was in the minority encouraged him and he continued. ‘Let us move on with the topic then. Can anyone give me examples of some common forms of electromagnetic waves?’ Again there was no response. How could he possibly inspire them, or rather, how could he possibly not be inspiring them? Perhaps they were of a lower calibre than he had thought, but to be so devoid of interest for learning was a phenomenon which had previously gone unwitnessed by him. This was nothing but a setback upon his journey, which he realised was also one of self-discovery. He could learn from them, and they could learn from him (most likely to a larger extent).He had to persevere and resume his uphill struggle. ‘There is a very important one which we use every day. Anyone? You’re using it to see me now...’ ‘Light,’ burst out a voice.

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