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.
Throughout history, the human race has progressed drastically. Our leaders, important figures for our progression, have often facilitated this societal progress through speeches, where they explain to society how how to make this progress. Some of these speeches may be relatively drab while others may make profound impacts on society and its progression. This list…
I’m sure that throughout your life, you’ve looked at a car and a word ran through your mind. Whether the word was “cheap,” “ugly,” “pretty” or “expensive,” you probably had no idea that there were cars at the far end of the spectrum that you have probably never heard about. Top 5 Cheapest Cars 5.…
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…
I recently moved into the northwest community of Sherwood. I went around for a bike ride with my buddies and couldn’t help but take some pictures. This proves that every neighborhood has an inner Banff.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Last week, I received a notice from my school explaining the criticism the local community was expressing towards the proposal of a 20 meter cellular tower near the premises of our school. Our school, housing more than 800 students from the surrounding communities, is adjacent to the Church ground where…
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 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.…