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Addiction fundamentally changes how a person behaves and thinks. Priority changes and self-care can sometimes be neglected in some ways. Recovery not only focuses on helping a person rid themselves of the mind and mood-altering substances but also prioritises helping a person obtain a…
What is ‘Inside Out?’ Inside Out is a movie made by ‘Pixar animations’. It was based around an 11 year old girl named Riley who was moving to San Francisco from Minnesota. Within Riley’s head were 5 emotions: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and…
Big companies have struggled with representation for years; casting the wrong people for the right roles, being inaccurate with their information, and missing out on small yet essential details of cultures to the point where cultural appreciation has become cultural appropriation. To fully…
It was raining. Not the gentle drizzle that had so lightly kissed the soil yesterday - no, sheets of rigid water pelted the gravel, and ragged chunks of hail spattered around her with thunderous cracks. Where the ankle-deep mud had given way,…
If you’ve ever felt the need to join Shopaholics Anonymous, then you know what it’s like when your favorite stores launch their ‘Biggest Sale Ever’, or their ‘End of Year: Christmas Sale’. However, if those don’t excite you, then maybe the Black Friday…
On the 4th of July, 1971, Koko was born in captivity at San Francisco Zoo. She was a Western Lowland Gorilla, which is ranked as critically endangered according to the IUCN. Francine ‘Penny’ Patterson, an animal psychologist, was studying for her doctorate at…
We all know that there is a dangerous, deadly virus taking over the world and we also know it’s horrible habits and all it’s symptoms. We all probably HATE this virus, and of course, why wouldn’t we? This virus has claimed lives and…
Music is not just an art form in which artists display their vocals and piece together random words and rhythms made to attract your attention. That is not at all what music is about - excluding the generic music which is produced for…
June 22nd, 1941. The day everything changed. Over 3 million German troops cautiously cross over into the Soviet Union. This was the beginning of the end. Stalingrad was one of the Soviet Union’s key industrial cities. However, Adolf Hitler didn’t want it for…
A rubber ducky tie is a bold choice. Boring men don’t make many bold choices, aside from one: one moment of self expression, one thing to show that, perhaps, they are more complex than meets the eye. For Willow, ties are his bold…
We have all heard family members from much older generations start a story with “back in my day,” which was followed by an endless list of ways things have changed since then. Life has completely transformed over the last 50 years. New technology…
Welcome to this series of articles about mythology! Mythology, as you may have guessed, is the study of myths from a certain culture. From ten-headed demons to magic sheepskin rugs, mythology is a diverse and intriguing subject. This first article will introduce you…
The building of the pyramids is still a mystery to archeologists and scientists. Because it’s almost impossible to imagine how they could carry such heavy stones, and then layer them on top of each other like they did. Science back then they didn’t…
Here, in our school, there are many avid fans of the famed Japanese entertainment industry. And who could blame us? Japan provides all sorts of entertainment, for all sorts of people. There are beautifully animated movies and titles. But of course, if you’re…
It was a cold and blithering winter morning when Patricia Ramsey and John Ramsey walked into their house to find a ransom note and the end of their stairs. Their daughter, Jonbennet Ramsey was gone. John Ramsey was a businessman and Patricia Ramsey…
