Attention all of your Mortal Instrument Series book lovers out there! First off I would like to apologize, my witty title making skills are lacking in the humour department. The American clothing store Hot Topic is releasing a clothing line inspired by the book series by Cassandra Claire. They will also sell merchandise such as tattoos,…
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As a child, or even as a teenager, we’ve always wanted to be some sort of super hero. Batman, Spiderman, or Super Man were our role models, people who we looked up to and fantasized we could be like. I mean, flying is pretty awesome, isn’t it? But we’ve grown to recognize that we can’t…
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By now, most grade 12 students have already received decisions from the universities that they have applied to. The long wait extending from the moment when you first clicked that submit button until now is finally over, and yet, a new problem arises: which of the schools that has offered you admission should you register at? To…
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An intricate mandala, while utilizing plenty of other shapes, forms unity in a circular fashion with often radial balance, like you saw in that video by blackfamesofmystery. In fact, mandala is loosely translated to “circle” in Sanskrit. This scared concept is significant in role in both Hinduism and Buddhism; it was also a form of expression we…
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With our cities so well lit during nighttime, it’s hard to appreciate the world beyond our busy lives. What better else than electricity to light the way to success on a late study night? What would we do without the soft glow of our cell phones that enables us to connect to those who we…
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This weekend my family and I went to Fernie B.C. I love the beauty of the mountains and the landscape of B.C. so I decided to go for a walk and take pictures of it. Of course, instead, I got hung up on this cool, derelict old bus thats been planted in a field next…
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A couple weeks ago, I was able to catch a glimpse of one of the last penguin walks of the season. The King penguins at the zoo actually come out and “march” for spectators if they are feeling up to it: the temperature must be perfect, not too hot and not too cold. If you…
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Looking for new inspiration? Or something funky to do with you hair, well this is the next new thing in style! Whether you have dark hair or blonde hair chalking is easy, effective, and comes out easily and quickly. We all know the dip-dye hair colouring is what everyone is in desperation to get! But…
DetailsSuch a delicate and fragile photo of a snowflake before melting. Perfectly acceptable seeing as spring should be making a late entry right around the corner, right? (fingers crossed)
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Are you tired of getting waken suddenly by your sharp alarm clock sound every morning? Well, you should be. Researchers have shown that being woken up suddenly like that can be very harmful to your health in long term. Then, you may ask, what is an example of a healthy way to wake up? Researchers…
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Do you love poetry? performance? Do you love talking? listening? Creatively expressing yourself out loud? If you like anything creative, expressive, and inspirational, than the Calgary Spoken Word Festival is for you! You’re probably wondering what the heck this festival is. My words couldn’t justify it, so check out the website here. I will, however, somewhat…
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Youth need the ability to express themselves – doing this is an important part of growing up. The Mayor’s Youth Council has begun to contribute to this by creating the Mayor’s Youth Council Art Contest, a contest which allows youth to explore what Calgary truly means to them. The contest simply asks the question “What…
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Feeling artsy? Calling all aspiring artists and passionate doodlers, the Mayor’s Youth Council wants to see what makes Calgary your home. You can show us with pencils, paints, in color or in black and white, we just want to see your artistic expression. We also want to know what your art means to you, so…
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Literally translated as the “Fragrant Harbor” in Chinese, Hong Kong enjoys high economic status in Asia as a metropolis. That’s not without the period of rapid growth under British colonization. With this growth came a fusion of Western elements in the local cuisine, improvising many British staples. Instead of regular milk in the black tea…
DetailsSo today my class and all the other grade eight classes did a dissection of a cow’s eye, we split into groups of two or three to examine the different parts of the eye. In some of the other classes people were crying and some even vomited at the sight of the eye, in my…
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