So I wanna quit piano. And you’re probably reading this right now thinking “Big deal, you want to quit. Why do I care?” Well, I should probably give you some background info. You see, piano was the first instrument I learned. My sister played it, and she taught me a few basics,…
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Perhaps you have something you have never told anyone about yourself… perhaps there are thoughts you have never shared… what do you hold in the deeper areas of your heart, soul and mind? My secret is that although I may seem confident, I often doubt myself too. There is a constant internal tug of…
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| Featured Image Here | Part 1 Here | Environmental Science/Agrology Employment Prospects: B- in 4 years Courseload: 7.5-9/10 Ensci is an applied Science, which in essence means jobs outside research. In Canada, environmental Science positions often require the professional Agrologist (P. Ag) designation. The designation is obtained through experience in the industry and careful…
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Introducing: Hafsah Syed, April 2016 Blogger of the Month! Not too long ago, I had the enlightening opportunity to get to know outstanding Youth Are Awesome blogger Hafsah Syed. (actually, we chatted on her 17th birthday!) We sat down at Good Earth Coffeehouse, and didn’t end up eating or drinking anything, but I still learned…
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Other than Kpop, I am a huge fan of KDramas. I know, I know, I hear all the sighs and eye rolls through the screen. How much more Korean can I get, right? Turns out, KDramas are not just popular in Korea. Generally, everyone thinks KDramas are a pastiche of cliche elements of fiction. I…
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The first step to solving a problem is admitting that you have it. Sigh, fine. I AM LAZY AND I PROCRASTINATE AND AP EXAMS ARE IN LIKE TWO WEEKS PLEASE HELP ME. Alright, alright, listen up. This isn’t going to be a walk in the park. Two weeks is plenty of time to prepare for…
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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…
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I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Storybook Theater’s rendition of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. I walked out of the theater with a single collective emotion: horror. The audience was able to journey with the characters through their spiral into insanity and with the close proximity of the actors to the audience,…
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Science programs can be divided by their research methods. Due to the nature of the respective majors, much of the research in Chemistry will be through lab work, while much of mathematics research would be through computational methods. This divide is significant due to the fact that the majority of “lab” sciences courses require you…
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Last Friday, April 8, the dynamic duo by the name of Twenty One Pilots put on an incredible show at the Big Four Building right here in Calgary as part of the Canadian installment of their Blurryface tour, Calgary being their second last stop in Canada. The band, consisting of drummer Josh Dun as well as…
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For part I, see here. Beach House If there’s any band that makes me feel like I’m cruising on the West Coast, Beach House is it. The Baltimore-based band specializes in “Dream Pop”, a subgenre of alternative rock that has a distinct ethereal and light feel; just listen to any of their songs and you’ll…
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Youth Are Awesome is proud to announce that we are giving away a prize pack for the upcoming film The Huntsman: Winter’s War. The package includes a t-shirt, notebook, mirror compact, flash tattoos, and nail file. The film hits theatres on Friday, April 22nd. If you’re interested in the giveaway, please enter below by Friday, April 15th…
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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…
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Happy Army Day everybody! Did YOU know that today is Army day? I posed this question to a lot of my friends, and their answers mainly consisted of… “no”‘. I was also unaware of this day of appreciation until recently, and it’s safe to say that the significance of those who form the army is…
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Over the spring break, I was fortunate enough to visit my favourite city: San Francisco. I actually used to live there for about three years but my family never quite explored the city and saw all that it had to offer. So on this trip, we did it all and enjoyed the various wonderful things that…
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