The Turnt Up Block Party was a vibrant celebration held at Shaw Millennium Park, filled with youth speakers, entertainment, an all-styles dance competition and much more. Spark your passion for change! was the motto for the event and that’s what I’ll also try to do here even if you didn’t go. You can also check out…
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My job (I apologize to all of you who work during the school year–you’re all amazing), far from proving that I’m not lazy as I expected it to, has only vaulted me into a whole new dimension of procrastination and other such symptoms. It seems I’ve begun to use it (despite my extremely short hours) as…
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I have always been a fan of Vihart, a YouTuber who explains math in fun ways that are easy to understand. If you are looking for an educational way to pass your time and have a passion and interest in math, subscribing to ViHart and taking a look at her posts is definitely worth the…
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Most people don’t have time to go to the pool every time they want to swim or practice their skills. So here are some exercises to help you work on your swimming skills while on dry land. Start out with some simple jumping jacks. These just warm-up your arms and leg muscles for the rest…
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Warning: Journaling may need you to express your feelings, doodle and is for the creative and artistic. Summer, summer, summer. A two month break that we spend 10 months looking forward to each year. Yet, when we get those two months, we generally tend to spend most of that time with ourselves. So, why not…
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My absolute favorite thing to do during my summer vacation is to go see all of the great movies that are released in the summer months. I am a movie fanatic and have created a list of the five biggest movies that have or are coming out just in time for summer vacation! 1. The…
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Alright, so I am 80 per cent sure that summer is here to stay and doesn’t disappear in the dead of night. That’s what my dreams do (ba dum tss). But with summer comes with the awful creations put here on Earth in order to turn me into a gross puffy mess – mosquitoes. Also…
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The World Cup in the past week has been a really exciting event. So here are just some of my top 10 choices of pictures from FIFA 2014 so far. 10 : English Fans Cheering 10 : Ecuadorian Fan Cheering 8: Two Japanese Fans kissing replica of the FIFA trophy 7: Brazilian Fan holding up…
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On June 12, 2014, as the world tuned in to watch the commencement of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the first kick off to the games was done by a paraplegic man. Check out this video of the ceremonial kick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZrvdODe1QI The 29 year-old man by the name of Juliano Pinto was joined by…
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As we all know, summer is arriving! Many of us will be busy with all kinds of different things, from visiting your relatives overseas, to just sitting down and watching TV. Today, I will look at some of the great things you can do to make excellent use of your summer time. 1. Relax For…
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You don’t usually associate dessert with health, but even though we want to be healthy, we should also have a little fun and eat something really delicious. Dessert is something I don’t think anyone can pass, so let us be as healthy as we can while having some scrumptious deserts! Check out the last few…
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I am writing this blog post this week because my absolute favorite YouTuber, Miranda Sings, is coming to do a live show in Calgary! She will be here on October 23 at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary for a night full of comedy, magic and of course, singing. Miranda Sings is a character…
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Didn’t we all do really strange stuff when we were younger? Some of my fondest memories come from doing things that I would probably not be caught dead doing now. With all this childhood nostalgia, here is my list of the top five odd things that most of us did as kids. Hopefully you can…
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Last week, Bishop O’Bryne High school had the opportunity to be apart of the We Create Change tour, (Check out the video above) hosted by the notably young amazing changemaker Hannah Alper, the motivational speaker Spencer West, and the Canadian music band, Neverest. I was aware that there was going to be some kind of…
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Welcome to Shots of Awe, a YouTube channel where filmmaker Jason Silva explores the wonder and beauty of life. We were all children once, with heads full of wild imagination and curiosity of the world. Who says we have to forget that when we grow up? Jason Silva blends breath-taking cinematography with deep philosophical discussions to…
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