Is the difference between what is morally “right” and “wrong” distinguishable? Different views of philosophers yield different answers; however, one common denominator that all answers are based on is the sheer complexity of life, and that there are too many factors involved in the question to answer it. A nihilistic view would be that since nothing matters…
About a month ago, the Keg replaced their plastic straws with a plant-based straw in an effort to minimize plastic waste. A restaurant in Banff, Magpie and Stump, is following the #StrawsSuck campaign and serving all drink without straws. Even Starbucks has planned to eliminate all plastic straws from their stores by 2020. Vancouver and…
If I were a ghost capable of time travel, there’s no doubt the first thing I would do is go back in time to various scenes of unsolved mysteries to witness the truth. Nothing would satisfy me more than to finally know what really went down. Don’t you want to know what happened? The suspense…
A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family’s future.
Empathy. As defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary, it is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. More specifically, it can be regarded as a measure of one’s ability to sympathize with others, to care about and see what they’re going through, and to feel strongly enough to try and help. Empathy…
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies” – George R. R. Martin
At this confusing, yet fascinating stage of our lives, we fail to place value on the aspects of life that truly matter. At sixteen years of life, that is over 834 weeks, or 5, 840 days, or 140, 160 hours, I am still unable to control my emotions wholly, to push all negativity out of…
These are a couple original short stories written by me over the past three years, so I’m practically sharing with you, my entire junior high life for your amusement. You are so welcome. Update: read part 2 here! Affinity Even though I couldn’t see her through the mess of people, I had an idea of…
This post contains no spoilers. If you have any sort of social media, you probably would’ve heard of the Netflix TV series which recently premiered, titled 13 Reasons Why. With Selena Gomez as an executive producer and former Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh being involved, the show had lots of promotion even before it came out on…
When I first picked up Khaled Hosseini’s most famous book, The Kite Runner, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The book’s description was vague and gave no indication of what I would be reading, so I opened up the first page, and became immersed in the story. While reading, I found that I couldn’t put…
Have you ever had an amazing idea that could benefit Calgary and the world around you but, the project seems out of reach because of those expenses that come with it? Calgary Youth Foundation (CYF) can solve those problems for you. What is the Calgary Youth Foundation? CYF is a youth-driven committee that offers grants…
Rethinking. They say that you’re an over thinker- that you pick and choose every word you say, that you never know how to make decisions, that you’re continuously wrought with anxiety. As cruel as their words may seem, it’s so easy to believe them. And now, only their words matter. No amount of comfort from…
There’s nothing like cozying up with a hot beverage (or cold), a fluffy blanket, and a good book — unless you can’t find the latter — then things start to go downhill. So today, I’ve decided to make a list of my go-to books when my current read doesn’t satisfy me. East of Eden, by,…
With Donald Trump now officially the 45th president of the United States (I cringe just writing that), the question that many Americans and others around the world are asking is, “What now?” As someone who admittedly knows very little about politics, never mind the seemingly backwards world of US politics, I am in no way…
Watching anime and reading manga has always been one of my favourite pastimes; it was a huge part of my childhood, where I would watch weekly episodes with my siblings (when anime still aired on television!). On November 27, one of my all-time favourite anime — Code Geass— announced a sequel to their first and…