A Walk Through Germany
Some buildings seen in Germany
How the Two Most Prominent Countries in the League of Nations Combated the Great Depression
The 1929 American Wall Street Crash caused the intertwined European economy to crash as well. After WWI, Germany was depending on America for loans so she could pay back her war reparations, and the money countries such as France and Britain received money from Germany and going back to America to repay the war bonds.…
Harry Potter Theory: Death Eaters and The KKK?
A little while ago, I was watching Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire and couldn’t help but notice something that struck me as interesting. The robes that the Death Eaters are wearing during the attack at the Quidditch World Cup are eerily similar in design to the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan’s robes. It…
Sick of winter yet?
Another drop in temperature this week again showed that winter isn’t over yet in Calgary. The past week had summery temperatures, but now we have to put on those hats and mittens that we had almost forgotten about. But despite of dwelling on how unpleasant winter is, let’s scoot forward and see how some countries…
Flight of the Right Wings – An Update on Germany
It almost seems like I am doing a series on this. We’ve seen right-winged shifts in France, Britain, Sweden, Denmark and other European countries long touted as being some of the most righteous supporters of human rights and freedom, equality, and fraternity for all. We would’ve all thought years ago that these nations would be…
The Globalfest Fireworks Festival Is Back!
Globalfest starts tomorrow (Aug. 20)! Globalfest is one of my favorite events in Calgary. Through volunteering with Globalfest through Youth Volunteer Corps (click here to get involved), I’ve not only enjoyed the fireworks show, the great purchasable food items, and dances, but the display of Calgary’s diversity as a whole. If you haven’t heard of…