Warning: there is graphic language in this post which may be triggering to some readers. “You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything – as long as it is true and you have never shared it…
With great pleasure and extreme excitement I’ve received the fortunate opportunity of introducing to all of you the newest edition to our Junior Editor team, Kandace Peroramas! Kandace is a versatile blogger who is taking up the position of the News Junior Editor with excitement and ambition, we welcome her with warm hearts to our…
{Source} Late last month, President Barack Obama visited Nairobi as part of his historic trip to Africa. His family’s longstanding ties to Kenya brought cheers upon the 4,500 students, government officials, and civil society leaders who gathered at Safaricom Indoor Arena. Part state address, part commencement speech, Obama’s 40-minute talk started with a personal reminiscence of…
Chances are, none of you are big fans of sharks. But maybe you can see through my point-of-view of just how important these beasts are. Sharks are frightening creatures that apparently lurk in shallow waters of the oceans waiting for us to walk right into their territory and take a bite out of our limbs. The…
With summer quickly coming to an end, check out these local events taking place this weekend to help make the most of the remaining weeks before school begins! Taste of Calgary What: Taste of Calgary is the city’s most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample the city’s food, beverages, music and…
On March 26, 2014, a post appeared on the Youth Are Awesome homepage titled ‘Why do we need writers?’. Being a writer myself, I was naturally drawn to the article. After being blown away by an insight I had not yet seen before, I began to await eagerly for the weekly blog posts from the…
Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes are sometimes more attracted to some individuals more than others? The common belief behind why mosquitoes like certain people more is that some blood types are more attractive to mosquitoes, however, this theory is actually false. Mosquitoes are, in actuality, allured by a person’s body heat, sweat production…
What Does Privilege Mean To You? As defined by Google, privilege is “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.” To me, it means being able to go to school every day, to live in a democratic country with freedom of speech, to have money in…
I have never been a fan of weight goals and standards set by the society we live in, I believe in being healthy and happy with our bodies. On a day to day basis, I make choices to keep my body healthy by putting good food in it that gives me energy and protein.…
Sometimes, I need to slap myself hard because I cannot seem to be capable of reminding myself of such simple things. Listed below are 3 things I wish I could remember to remind myself. 1. Always save my work after typing something out, whether it’s relevant at the moment or not. I remember times when I…
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?…
To end off the year, Bishop Carroll‘s Mental Wellness committee did a project on labels. We asked various people to finish the sentence “There’s more to me than…”. From some people we received one word answers, and from others we were able to film them telling us what’s truly on their mind. It’s amazing how insightful teenagers and…
The most lethal sort of ideological cocktail I’ve seen is the often contrived mixture of a positive attitude with fake optimism, shaken vehemently and rimmed with lime and denial. Not surprisingly, people like danger, and positivity culture is full of these “attitude fanatics” with strict “feel-good” regimens. At its core, positive thinking involves the mindset that…
Au Revoir, Arrivederci, Namaste, Auf Wiedersehen, 안녕히 가세요. No matter which way you say it, I have finally reached the end of my term as Junior Editor with Youth Are Awesome. I have endlessly enjoyed this journey with YAA. For three years, YAA has been a platform for me to voice my opinions in a free and accepting space,…
(Original Image) “A different language is a different vision of life.” – Federico Fellini I am multilingual. Growing up here in Canada, I learned English as well as my parents’ native language of Chinese. Through my own choice, I took French as a Second Language courses throughout school, having just finished FSL 31 IB this year.…