When I was a just a kid, I could not wait for the day when my parents would trust me enough with the stove to leave me home alone. I couldn’t wait to be able to go places all by myself. I couldn’t wait until the day I would be able drive. I thought that…
The YouTube community has grown paranoid, overly protective of itself, fearful of even the smallest twitch from non-YouTube entities possibly moving into their domain. It was this mindset that caused this issue to blow up like this, the community immediately assumed that because of this franchise and the trademark they would all be hunted down…
In late January and early February, something happened within the Youtube community that truly challenged the nature of Youtube as a platform for entertainment. The Fine Brothers made an announcement video announcing the creation of ReactWorld, a company that offers the license to creators for them to begin creating their own ‘React’ videos. For those who…
I was one and a half quarters late to the Seattle-Carolina playoff game, and when I did finally tune in, it reminded me uncannily of the Brazil-Germany playoff game from the 2014 World Cup. Similar to the crushing 5-0 scoreline in favor of Germany after just a third of the game had passed, Carolina led 31-0…
The way to achieve happiness has been a answer long sought after by all of mankind, the focus of countless studies, theories and philosophies. And of course, everyone holds their own belief of how to be happy in their life. Yet, a new study in England seems to point not to our attitudes on life…
Just this week, I read an article which stated that Snapchat was slowly overtaking Facebook as the most popular social media app and service available. For those of you who don’t know, Snapchat is an app which allows users to send disappearing messages and pictures to any of their contacts in the app. On the…
Procrastination. The bane of all humankind. It is the tendency to put off important tasks until just before they’re due, but why do we do it? I mean it doesn’t actually make any sense if you think about it. Why would we put something off we know is important? What do we get out of it?…
At the beginning of the summer, I went to a debate camp where we talked a lot about some of the most common logical inconsistencies in debate. The one that stuck with me the most was this one called the “Gambler’s Fallacy“. This logical error is based on the idea that as long as you…
Welcome back to the last part of this mini-series on the 2015 NBA draft. This final post will take a look at some of the draft day trades and their grades. Personally, this year’s draft was rather tame in terms of moves, but some notable trades did occur, so let’s dive right in. 1. Portland…
Welcome back to my look at the National Basketball Association’s 2015 amateur entry draft. In this post, I’ll take a look at the remaining five picks from the top ten. This is part two of the mini-series of posts and part one can be found here. But, without further ado, let’s jump right into it. Pick…
Just this past week, the 2015 National Basketball Association’s amateur draft just occurred and some special young talents were taken by teams throughout the league. This short series of posts will look at the first ten picks made in the draft, draft day trades and their effect on the NBA. Pick 1: Karl Anthony-Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves Grade:…
Hello again aspiring debaters, I am back! This week, we’ll be focusing on how to write an effective and powerful speech. First things first, a speech is not meant for you to read off of word for word. If you ever go to a debate and recite a speech, don’t expect to win, no matter…
I haven’t posted in a little while, but I am back! And I am here to continue my mini-series on all of the debating basics you will need to start being a debater yourself. This time, I’ll be talking about how you should prepare for a upcoming debate. 1. Know the topic Whether you’re debating…
I’m back, and as promised, this week’s blog will be all about how you can form a debate team or club at your own school. Firstly, I would like to point out that there is a difference between a club and a team. A team will compete competitively through the ADSA, possibly going to provincials,…
In my personal opinion, I believe debate is something everyone should get into. It is one of the best extracurriculars you could do. I began debating in Grade 8 for Tom Baines Junior High, and it was an absolutely amazing experience. Debate is something that develops a bunch of your skills: it improves public speaking,…