Howdy! I'm Sunand Kannappan. I've just started with Youth are Awesome (January), but I really enjoy blogging, and reading about other people and their opinions/interests. I'm an eighth-grader at Tom Baines Junior High. I would consider myself interested in Math and Science at school and fairly good at basketball and singing(yes, I know). I feel that blogging gives me a chance to express myself and my opinions without being scrutinized for difference in opinion. I really appreciate Youth Are Awesome providing us with the infrastructure to fulfill our dreams.

5 Most Infectious Diseases

The biggest mistake in life could be shaking an unwashed hand. Especially considering the modern arsenal of viruses and biological threats. From influenza to smallpox, many viruses have been silenced or moderated, but throughout our earth, unimaginable biological threats are peering over every corner waiting to ignite the next pandemic. Here is my list of…

Thank You Madiba!

Over the course of the last few weeks, Nelson Mandela, the out-going South-African anti-apartheid activist has been admitted at a hospital due to a recurring lung infection. The past South African president, whose life represents courage, hardship and perseverance, has been treated for his ailment before, but not quite to the same extent. Over the…

For That Reason, I’m out

  Upon hearing that, many of you, will have recognized that cringe-worthy phrase from one of Canada’s most famed TV shows: Dragon’s Den. A reality television show, revolving around business ventures, Dragon’s Den is a entrepreneurial gateway for the next big thing. People across the country, pitch to some of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs for…

The Wonders of the Science Fair

                Truly, for the first few years of grade school, science was my worst, detested and most hated subject. Despite the primitive learning, with gigs of excitement like classroom demonstration, explosions and goo, I truly did not understand how science was interesting. That was before I met the…

Why I love TED.com

                Whenever I’m feeling down, my favourite novels are waiting in the library, my movies have been watched a sickening number of times, my videogames prove incompetent for my intellect, and the weather is utterly undesirable, TEDDY BEARS.com, always seems to cheer me up. Most people, upon hearing…

The Transformation of Videogames

The release of the Wii U marked the first entry in the 8th generation of video gaming, and the 46th year since the inauguration of the world’s first home video game console, the Brown box. Both of them are undoubtedly what we describe as videogames, one of the most cherished pieces of technology in a…

Christmas – Society’s Arch Nemesis

         Christmas has passed.        Many people, upon reading that, would have, undoubtedly, broken into thought. Some would have thought of the prayers they offered. Some would have thought of the money Christmas stole from their wallets. Some would have thought of the awkward taste their mother’s turkey left in their mouths.…