1. World’s most expensive hyphen: NASA In 1962, NASA prepared to launch the Mariner 1, America’s first interplanetary probe. The mission was meant to get a close up image of Venus. The absence of a single hyphen in the coding of this probe made the mission blast off – into pieces. The dashed mistake cost…
These are a couple original short stories written by me over the past three years, so I’m practically sharing with you, my entire junior high life for your amusement. You are so welcome. Update: read part 2 here! Affinity Even though I couldn’t see her through the mess of people, I had an idea of…
Last month, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dawson Ellis, who was awarded in the Duke of Ed Award ceremony for his silver level achievement. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award empowers young Canadians to develop positive skills and habits. Participants benefit from their own effort and develop self-confidence, motivation, and friendships. There are four components of…
I know it’s not a word – or is it? Welcome to the world of languages.
It has been quite a while since I made my last post as I have been quite busy with many different activities and events both in school and outside of school, so I will be sure to make this post as worthwhile as possible. An Introduction In recent years in Calgary, the performing arts and…
You know you’re prepared. You’ve been studying for days on end, but you finally get to that exam and you think to yourself, “I’m probably going to fail.” Why is that? Our brains are so hardwired to think negative that we don’t even realize the magnitude of the effects on us. Most of us would say…
She was writing about her life, what had happened, and how she had felt during those two years. She was scared and alone, but she had hardened up to the world and so she sat there, with her tea and pastry beside her, knowing her writing was what would save her. She was in a…
There is never a correct answer in hypothetical scenarios that question an individual’s morals and ethics. However, these hypothetical scenarios are able to evaluate what somebody considers important in life. Dilemmas are predicaments in which undesirable choices are given and a choice has to be made, unfortunately you are at a loss in both cases. If…
Dear High School Me, Congrats on your graduation! Grade 12 is nearing its completion at long last. While for some, high school graduation holds the significance of the completion of 12 years of education, it is a culmination of all the hard work, difficulties, and successes that has turned you from that shy 7 year-old who…
This post was delayed a little bit longer than expected however let’s not waste any more time! During the last weekend of April the annual Calgary Expo was held and within the wonders of geek culture. Amazing spectacles and figures of pop culture were all present during this enormous gathering of people who all share…
This post was delayed a little bit longer than expected however let’s not waste any more time! During the last weekend of April the annual Calgary Expo was held and within the wonders of geek culture. Amazing spectacles and figures of pop culture were all present during this enormous gathering of people who all share…
When the trailer to Logan came out I was excited to say the least. The Wolverine was my favorite superhero. I loved his ‘don’t care, get out of my face’ attitude, and oh did I mention he has ADAMANTIUM, A D A M A N T I U M claws and bones and regeneration. But…
Luckily these past few years have done wonders to raise awareness for the pressing issue that is mental health. If you didn’t know already, Mental Health Awareness Week happened on May 1-7th. The week helps teens become more aware of mental health, at least by a little bit. First off, what is a mental illness? If…
Friday, April 21st My dream was about to come true. Finally. After nine years, I would finally be able to play in the Chan center in UBC. My dad graduated here, and I hope to as well one day. We worked with an amazing conductor (and I won’t say who, just for confidentiality purposes) on…
Nothing beats reminiscing about fun past memories, whether than be your childhood, school days, or any other fun times. I had a humanities teacher one-time ask my class: if your house was burning down and you could choose to save one thing, what would it be? Sure it was one of those generic, icebreaker questions…