10 Must-Attend Festivals Before the 2018 School Year

Are you looking for a festive place to spend time with your friends this summer? August is already here, and Calgary has a collection of lively events planned out! Here is a list of 10 must-attend festivals before the 2018-19 school year: Calgary Fringe Festival The popular annual film festival event is ready for its next August events in Calgary from…

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Dulce et Decorum Est: Poem Analysis- Post VPA 2018 Part 5

The Vimy Pilgrimage Award is an educational program that takes twenty Canadian youth to Europe for one week to learn about Canada’s efforts and the First World War. I was fortunate enough to be chosen to go this year and I was truly moved and honored to go with such a wonderful group of people.…

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Interesting Pieces of Modern Music

Music is an essential part of human history, with different styles present in different societies throughout different eras. Some pieces of music are mind-bogglingly difficult to play, some evoke strong emotions, and some are just background noise. However, new ideas are constantly developing, which leads to the composition of some odd pieces in the modern…

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My Time At Stanford’s Summer Institutes!

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Stanford’s Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes for creative writing! It was such an extraordinary, and, not to sound cliché, but, life-changing 3 weeks that I consider myself lucky to have experienced. To introduce the program, Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies (SPCS) offers numerous courses in which middle and high schoolers…

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Things You Should Know About Heatstroke

Heatstroke is the most severe heat illness. It occurs when the body’s temperature rises above 40oC. Left untreated, heatstroke quickly affects the muscles and internal organs like the brain, heart, kidneys, and liver. These organs stop functioning properly, which rapidly leads to death. There are two types: exertional and non-exertional (or classic) heatstroke. Exertional heatstroke can…

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