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Youth Are Awesome, commonly referred to as YAA, is a blog written by youth for youth. YAA provides the youth of Calgary a place to amplify their voices and perspectives on what is happening around them. Youth Are Awesome is a program of Youth Central.

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Yearly Archives: 2015

Weekly Pinterest Top 10 (#3)

{Original Image} Today, I am presenting to you some awesome inspirational posts to start off the new year. Yes, this post is not about new...

Egghead: or, You Can’t Survive on Ideas Alone by Bo Burnham (BOOK REVIEW)

Official Summary: " Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos,...

Leelah Alcorn and the importance of support and acceptance

Several days shy of the new year, a suicide note was posted on 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn’s Tumblr page. Earlier that Sunday, she walked into...

Weird Etiquettes (Global Edition)

To change it up from my recent Crash Course World History blogs, I wanted to write about something a little bit more current. At the Mnet...

How to deal with “goodbyes”

Original Image There's always a bittersweet twinge when you say the word "goodbye". It's when close friends move away. It's when break-ups happen. It's when loved...

New Cold War?

The Russians actions on Ukraine and other countries in its vicinity has put us at the brink or within the next cold war. We...

The Best and the Worst Fashion Trends of 2014

2014 marked a big year for fashion. From the return of turtlenecks to the evolution of menswear-inspired outfits, the range of trends that were...

Blogger of the Month January 2015: Zoey Liu

With the New Year comes a new blogger of the month, congratulations to Zoey Liu for becoming the first blogger of the month in...

Top 10 Alternative Songs of 2014

A lot of good music came out this year. Whether you're into pop, rock, R&B or Hip-Hop there were awesome new songs in every...

My Netflix List for A Lazy Day

Since this is your last weekend of freedom from school, I know a lot of people that would love to stay in bed all day...

Conscious consumerism: What you should do after Christmas

If you are looking for tips for a greener post-Christmas, then you’ve come to the right place. When you are looking for simplified techniques,...

The Best Teen Book Sequels of 2014

As mentioned in a post I wrote last year, (which you can read here) I'm an avid reader and much of my year is...

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