Christmas holidays never fail to excite me, but I also dread awkwardly following my parents around during family dinners. If you are an individual like me, who enjoys reading novels with dystopian settings or who just enjoys the works of George Orwell in general, I would highly recommend reading “1984” by George Orwell during the…
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Tis the holiday season. Sure, “Christmas isn’t just about the gifts”. But in reality, the presents do play a big part in Christmas celebration. Whether you’ve been invited to a last minute Christmas party, or you got the invite for the party two months before hand, and still managed to leave the gift buying until…
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This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to watch Theatre Calgary’s newest addition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; with a new script written by Caglary playwright, Jeffery Simon Brown. For the twenty sixth consecutive year, Stephan Hair continued to play the character of Ebenezer Scrooge, but this time with a brand new set,…
DetailsChristmas is a holiday filled with joy for families around the world. Over time, different areas have come to develop very different customs for how they celebrate Christmas around the world. 1. Kentucky for Christmas On Christmas Eve, hundreds of people would line up in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants all over Japan to…
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Are you looking for something to make your Christmas special this year? Do you want to make the finale of 2019 dazzling and memorable? If yes, then the Noël Christmas Light Park and Market is the place for you! Noël Christmas is Calgary’s only (and Canada’s largest) indoor light park and Christmas market that will…
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Esports is a billion-dollar industry that is growing rapidly. Youth are presented with countless opportunities in an industry that didn’t even exist at the beginning of this short century. Professional esports athletes are making salaries comparable to athletes in other professional sports. Esports organizations are being valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. Companies are…
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The holidays are now underway, and if you are a student, you might find yourself with a sudden abundance of free time on your hands. Upon opening Youtube, however, you see a similar abundance of red progress bars under the video thumbnails on your home page… Fear not! If you find yourself running out of…
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Share a Coke with Santa this Christmas! There he is: jolly old Santa Claus, smiling joyfully, and holding a bottle of Coke for all to see. The legend that “Coca-Cola created Christmas” circulates every holiday season. But the reality of what Coca-Cola did to Christmas is slightly different from the legend. Instead of creating a…
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The Best Esport Counter-Strike Global Offensive is a competitive first-person shooter game released in 2012. This installment of Counter-Strike is a complete modernization of the Counter-Strike series developed by Valve. Counter-Strike, better known as CS, has always been a competitive esport. The release of Counter-Strike Global Offensive, shortened to CS:GO, was timed perfectly to the…
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“Dad,” Lucas came home one afternoon with tears in his eyes, “we broke the vase of tulips.” For the last twenty years, I have lived with a sort of guilt that was never to be revisited. The sort that I locked in the deepest, darkest part of the attic. The sort where, in those late,…
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In this blog, I will talk about the marine mammal summer program I attended this summer, and why I would recommend it to anybody. I was researching science-related summer programs one day when I came across St. Mary University’s website. It described a hands-on marine biology program that was 10 days long at St. Mary’s…
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It’s undeniable we all possess fears. The prospect of failure, especially when confronting moments with unexpected outcomes, heightens these moments of insecurity and doubt. It could be a crucial exam, financial struggle, or perhaps a rejection? I’m the same. “Want to go out… want to g-go out with me?” To my past self, and all…
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How do you validate a life? How does one determine the value of a life and what are the indicators of a well lived life? The question of the good life has been considered for the entirety of human existence, resulting in the erection of various religious institutions and a changing understanding of human existence.…
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Foreword: Book covers are a great source of inspiration for a short story or anecdote. Simply browse the internet, find a book cover image that stimulates your curiosity, and begin writing. This is a creative writing piece based off the “False Dawn” book cover (above). Enjoy! An engine revved in the distance. Eriq couldn’t see…
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A Quick History on Baby Boomers What are Boomers? The term “boomer” is in short of Baby Boomers, individuals born between 1944 and 1964, which is after the World War II. Collectively, boomers were born more privileged than any other generations, especially because they were born at the right period of time. The world was…
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