Spring break is over, and our final it’s right on the Thursday after the spring break. Final are always exciting because contestants will always gave all they got to fight for the final prize which is a $100 gift card at Market Mall, isn’t it fascinate? From the 4 performances I picked out two very…
This week I’m reviewing a novel for a younger audience. Here’s a novel that raises an interesting question. Is it possible to create a perfect society and what should be sacrificed if this was to be accomplished? The story follows a protagonist named Jonas he lives in a world of sameness and obliviousness, a world…
Hey everyone, Here’s another poem; this one’s about body image. Let me know what you think in the comments section! For more info on anorexia, visit here. That’s not me, the mirror says, What happened to the skinny girl those other days? Eat less, throw it up, eat even less, Don’t ever tell anyone, don’t ever…
Everyone is always looking for a balance, be it between school and social activities, or religious and material wealth. When it comes down to having time for our selves, we often spend it working or taking on more than we can handle and forget about this balance. I decided to research a simple question that…
Hey YAA-Universe, this is Phung-Bot and I’m currently in Washington, DC. I’ve traveled here as part of a cross cultural exchange titled – Volunteerism: United We Stand. There are 100 countries being represented and yours truly is representing Canada. Washington, DC is fantastic! It’s so clean and there is so much to do. I arrived…
” Everything that’s coming into your life you are attracting into yout life. And it’s attracted to you by virtue of the images you’re holding in your mind. It’s what you’re thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you.” ” Every thought of yours is a real thing —- a…
I recently came across an interesting blog which makes it its mission to objectively review animal species and award each a letter grade. Here’s an excerpt from the jellyfish review. (Important preliminary knowledge: Jellyfish don’t have brains.) Not only have they traveled the world and done fairly well despite their brainlessness, jellyfish also manage to…
I know this is what you’ve all been waiting for… an actual photography contest where you could win a prize! (albeit a small one). There will be four contests in all, encompassing the skills you have learned as students of the Perspective series. The winner each week will be announced prior to the next week’s…
To welcome our new page layout, I thought I’d share a lovely song to get the NeRd in you flowing 😉 Please enjoy the song entitled “The Elements”. [youtube r7hO-1ItqXw]
After the long spring break, school is finally back. homework notes tests and quizes friends they are all back school LIFE April in school
We’re back again with another Everything You Need To Know From… Youth Are Awesome recently stumbled across Vancouver based band, Timothy, who claim to being “dedicated seekers of honest, singable, and gutsy rock, performing paragraphs of clean rock melody, sweeping the audience along in ambient sound and taut, searching vocals.” Some of the bands answers…
Earth Day is still a couple of weeks away, but the City of Calgary is supporting a number of events throughout the month to help you “make every day Earth Day”. One of the first goings-on this month is “Down to Earth Week“, an event “showcasing the best in local food & responsible business”, and…
I was cleaning out bookmarks (favourited websites) when I found a bookmark for Petals Around The Rose. I’m not entirely sure if I’m happy or sad that I’ve stumbled across this again, so I thought I’d share my thoughts (read: frustration) about it… I believe my friend sent me this a while back, as we…
Relient K is one of my favorite bands. After talking to a couple of friends, I realized that many of them do not know that they even exist! I browsed a part of their website and found out a bit more about them. Take a look below to see the information I read about them…
Nonono, I am not talking about EU the European union, eU is my new acronym — Not exactly an acronym, but close enough =) for extraordinary Youth. What do I mean by extraordinary youth? Simply put, they are groups of people who have achieved something greater than what most adult would, for instance, young artists…