He who tells you that one must celebrate war, is either one of two things: joking or simply psychotic. Humans over the ages, have developed this ideology where we feel the ultimate urge to take up arms and pay seldom attention to reason, to …
It seems that with each new level of education we reach, we are told that the worse is still to come. The transition from High School to CEGEP was about becoming independent, bringing about a brand-new set of challenges and responsibilities. The transition from …
On the morning that I am writing this article, and I kid you not: I am half asleep sitting in the library. It’s an unusually cold Monday, and I have an oral presentation and a midterm. Tomorrow presents me with another exam at 8:15 …
People love to speak about success and the tumultuous pathway leading up to it. I was talking with a friend about Model United Nations and prestigious scholarships and I mentioned the fact that I would love to attend Harvard. His response was simple: “And …
It’s undoubtedly easy to see over exaggeration in the face of someone who is struggling, even when that is the furthest assumption from the truth. Clearly, these occurrences happen daily. Specific topics relating back to sore spots and personal experiences are always subject to …
As a part of Mental Health Awareness Week, I figured it would fit right in to publish a summary of the TEDxMarianopolisCollege Talk I was responsible for over the course of last semester. Here are 5 Things About Grieving Suicide. It’s okay …
One of the worst misconceptions that I’ve seen happen is the belief that self harm comes from a place of attention-seeking and stupidity in a choice of solution to deal with issues and pain. The list goes on and on about self inflicted pain; …
In the context of the last day of Mental Health Awareness week at the College, I wanted to discuss something quite serious and potentially help someone out there dealing with these types of issues. Some 2nd year students may know that I gave a …
Generally, depression as a mental illness is often associated with the individuals that are moping at the back of the class; the silent ones, those that make their sadness obvious. However, mental illness is an individual issue that can affect anyone, and that does …
Everyone gets discouraged sometimes. It becomes hard to look at the world as a happy place when I get a discouraging grade or when my sister eats that piece of pie in the back of the fridge that I’ve been dreaming about all day- …
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