Jeanne Y, Author at Youth Are Awesome https://youthareawesome.com/author/jeanne-ye/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:14:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Presents 101: The Ultimate Guide for Last Minute Gifts to Anyone https://youthareawesome.com/presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone https://youthareawesome.com/presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:14:02 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117149   With finals coming up and the end of the school year approaching, it’s gift-giving time for a lot of students. And since nobody wants to add to their teacher’s cupboard filled with mugs, or to their best friend’s drawer of gift cards, finding the perfect gift is hard! If you’re like me and you […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/presents-101-the-ultimate-guide-for-last-minute-gifts-to-anyone/feed/ 0 A Guide to Boosting Your Youth Resume This Summer https://youthareawesome.com/a-guide-to-boosting-your-youth-resume-this-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-guide-to-boosting-your-youth-resume-this-summer Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:18:02 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117131   Summer is fast approaching – for many of us it’s only a few exams away! – and many of us are looking to polish up those resumes. Whether for a part-time job or for university, here’s a comprehensive list of ideas you could take on this summer and the skills they show. 1. Volunteer […]

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]]> How to Study the Endocrine System https://youthareawesome.com/how-to-study-the-endocrine-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-study-the-endocrine-system Sun, 11 May 2025 16:21:47 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116812 The endocrine system can be quite tough to study – it’s so many systems and feedback loops all at once! – and the exams on the endocrine system are mostly applicational, meaning you can’t get by through brute memorization. The endocrine system makes up the more difficult half of the largest unit in the Alberta […]

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]]> Huxley’s Brave New World: The Ultimate Thematic Guide https://youthareawesome.com/huxleys-brave-new-world-the-ultimate-thematic-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=huxleys-brave-new-world-the-ultimate-thematic-guide Thu, 24 Apr 2025 03:09:06 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116636   The pleasure cube experiment was the topic of one of my blog posts about a year ago, but in case you didn’t catch that, it’s a thought experiment centered around a single question: if you could choose to be happy forever and never feel any semblance of negative emotion, would you? Brave New World, by […]

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]]> Alcohol On the Brain: What Are Neuroadaptations? https://youthareawesome.com/alcohol-on-the-brain-what-are-neuroadaptations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alcohol-on-the-brain-what-are-neuroadaptations Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:23:09 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116215 Apart from caffeine, alcohol is probably the most normalized substance in most societies around the world. It is heavily integrated into many cultures and is associated with all social classes, probably because it is so accessible. Most people end up drinking at least once in their lives. While not inherently harmful in small doses, we […]

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]]> Why You Should Participate in the Calgary Youth Science Fair https://youthareawesome.com/why-you-should-participate-in-the-calgary-youth-science-fair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-should-participate-in-the-calgary-youth-science-fair Sat, 05 Apr 2025 22:15:24 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116329 Nothing feeds the mind like a good trip to a science fair. Especially if you’re participating as a contestant! There are truly so many aspects of the world that are being explored, and I feel astonished at the sheer number of young aspiring scientists and children with the drive to explore their inquiries. I think […]

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]]> Good News: A Compilation of Wholesome News Sources https://youthareawesome.com/good-news-a-compilation-of-wholesome-news-sources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-news-a-compilation-of-wholesome-news-sources Sun, 16 Mar 2025 02:51:27 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115947 When you think about news sources, the news you see is nearly never positive. Every day, we get closer to blowing up the planet with climate change; people are being hurt in countless ways; stocks are going down and the price of fresh food is stratospheric; natural disasters have occurred and been devastating to everyone […]

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]]> Reading Comprehension 101: How to Ace Reading Comprehension https://youthareawesome.com/reading-comprehension-101-how-to-ace-reading-comprehension/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reading-comprehension-101-how-to-ace-reading-comprehension Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:06:34 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115545 It is one of the main components you will inevitably encounter during high school English, and the only component that doesn’t involve writing. Reading comprehension tests seem to be one of those assessments that leave you either glowing with the knowledge of your adept literature analysis skills, or despondently mourning your GPA. Despite the common […]

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]]> Not-So-Hidden Gems of Calgary: Places to Bring Friends Pt. 2 https://youthareawesome.com/not-so-hidden-gems-of-calgary-places-to-bring-friends-pt-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-so-hidden-gems-of-calgary-places-to-bring-friends-pt-2 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:08:40 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115211 There’s a lot more to being a youth than meets the eye; we have the time, energy, freedom, and physical capability to participate in fun activities with friends in our free time. So why are so many of us spending it on our phones? Instead of continuing to doomscroll, visit some more of these spots […]

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]]> Top Book Recommendations For 2025: Pt 1 https://youthareawesome.com/top-book-recommendations-for-2025-pt-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-book-recommendations-for-2025-pt-1 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:03:20 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=114944 With a lot of new years’ resolutions being to improve English grades or to simply read more, I find it’s quite difficult to establish these goals without knowing what to read. BookTok isn’t particularly helpful when it comes to finding a book with actual substance, and going to the library to randomly pick out a […]

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]]> The 5 Best Tips for Grade 10 Students https://youthareawesome.com/the-5-best-tips-for-grade-10-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-5-best-tips-for-grade-10-students Sun, 12 Jan 2025 06:49:18 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=114698 I’m currently halfway through semester two of Grade 11, and there’s a number of things I did in my Grade 10 year that I found immensely helpful. Without them, I probably would be totally overwhelmed and lack direction in my high school career. So if you’re entering the second semester of Grade 10, or even […]

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]]> 3 Steps to a Perfect New Years’ Resolution https://youthareawesome.com/3-steps-to-a-perfect-new-years-resolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-steps-to-a-perfect-new-years-resolution Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:43:58 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=114543 New Years is only a few days away, and it’s likely we’re all thinking of new goals that we want to achieve in 2025. But whether it involves writing a new journal entry once a week, going to the gym more often, or improving your grades, it’s well-known that New Years Resolutions are difficult to […]

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]]> Current-Day Misogyny: What Happened to Andrew Tate? https://youthareawesome.com/current-day-misogyny-what-happened-to-andrew-tate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=current-day-misogyny-what-happened-to-andrew-tate Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:44:10 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=114367 Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of rape, sexual abuse, and human trafficking. Andrew Tate, a 38 year old former boxer, is a well-known Tiktok influencer infamous for spreading extreme misogyny and sexism across the internet. He went viral over Tiktok in 2022 for making derogatory comments about women. An example of this would be […]

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]]> AP vs IB – 10 Year Update https://youthareawesome.com/ap-vs-ib-10-year-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ap-vs-ib-10-year-update Sun, 01 Dec 2024 04:02:28 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=114007 Ten years ago on this blogging program, a student compared the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs that are available here in Canada. Ten years later, I’m going to give you a more current update on the two. If you’re in Grade 9 or even Grade 8, and you’re considering taking a more rigorous courseload […]

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]]> Opera is Boring… Right? An Interview With Anna Theodosakis https://youthareawesome.com/opera-is-boring-right-an-interview-with-anna-theodosakis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opera-is-boring-right-an-interview-with-anna-theodosakis Sat, 16 Nov 2024 22:02:03 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=113513 It’s expensive, outdated, and dull. Watching a bunch of people in powdered wigs sing in foreign languages at insanely high pitches for hours… where’s the fun in that? Actually, there’s a lot of fun in it. There’s also a lot more to opera than what meets the initial thought. This initial thought process is a […]

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]]> Exam Cramming 101: Tips for a Last-Minute Cram https://youthareawesome.com/exam-cramming-101-tips-for-a-last-minute-cram/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exam-cramming-101-tips-for-a-last-minute-cram Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:27:57 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=113369 Whoops. It’s the night before, or the period before, your big unit test or final. You find that you haven’t even learned any material that’s going to be on the test tomorrow. So then you Google “how to cram last minute”. It’s okay. It happens to the best of us. Shockingly, although everyone has advice […]

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]]> 3 Lessons Learned from the Youth Volunteer Corps Summit 2024: Virginia Beach https://youthareawesome.com/3-lessons-learned-from-the-youth-volunteer-corps-summit-2024-virginia-beach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-lessons-learned-from-the-youth-volunteer-corps-summit-2024-virginia-beach https://youthareawesome.com/3-lessons-learned-from-the-youth-volunteer-corps-summit-2024-virginia-beach/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:39:34 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=113228 As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, volunteering provides a plethora of opportunities. An opportunity I was recently offered was to travel to Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States for the YVC Summit Conference. This blog will discuss the most important lessons and my personal favorite experiences that I’ve gained while attending the youth conference. 1. […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/3-lessons-learned-from-the-youth-volunteer-corps-summit-2024-virginia-beach/feed/ 1 3 Things Everyone Can Gain From Volunteering https://youthareawesome.com/3-things-everyone-can-gain-from-volunteering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-things-everyone-can-gain-from-volunteering Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:33:20 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=113092 Whether you do it for personal enjoyment, for the resume, or for school, volunteering is all about helping give back to your community. That’s why it’s also called community service. But what does volunteering do for you? Apart from perhaps filling some gaps in your resume, giving you something to do with your time, and […]

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]]> 3 Steps to Gamify Studying – How to Make Studying Fun https://youthareawesome.com/3-steps-to-gamify-studying-how-to-make-studying-fun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-steps-to-gamify-studying-how-to-make-studying-fun Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:18:28 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=113061 Wow, summer went by real fast! Now that the new school year is approaching quickly, many youth (including me) are trying to find different ways to help stay afloat and on top of their studies this upcoming school year. One of the most common ways of maintaining our grades is to study. And to make […]

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]]> 3 Important Tips for a Student: Balancing Your Time https://youthareawesome.com/3-important-tips-for-a-student-balancing-your-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-important-tips-for-a-student-balancing-your-time Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:43:12 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=113044 If you’re someone who works hard in school to get good grades, but also has the aim to be a well-rounded youth who has a lot of extracurriculars, then learning to balance your time is essential. Otherwise, you might burn out! 1. Ask Yourself Why If you’re someone who has a hard time saying no […]

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]]> Animal Abuse and the Calgary Stampede https://youthareawesome.com/__trashed-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=__trashed-3 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:53:50 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=112915 The Calgary Stampede is no small event. In 2024, it experienced record-breaking admissions. People come from all around the world, crowding the streets of Downtown Calgary, in order to enter the famous event. You could even say that Calgary’s culture owns the week. There’s strangely flavoured foods, wild rides, concerts, and shows, but the Calgary […]

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]]> Atomic Habits – A Summary of the Most Famous Productivity Book https://youthareawesome.com/atomic-habits-a-summary-of-the-most-famous-productivity-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atomic-habits-a-summary-of-the-most-famous-productivity-book Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:15:08 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=112787 Ironically, I found out about this famous productivity book while rotting in bed, scrolling on Instagram Reels. Although I was a bit skeptical at first, I managed to get it on Libby as a Skip-The-Line book and tried to read a chapter a day. It changed my life. But the book is quite hard to […]

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]]> Bird Flu… in Cows? https://youthareawesome.com/bird-flu-in-cows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bird-flu-in-cows Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:44:33 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=112749 The avian flu, more commonly known as the bird flu or H5N1, has been around for over a century. It’s caused outbreaks in birds, namely poultry livestock and some bird wildlife, and hasn’t posted much of a threat to humans… until now. A few weeks ago, on May 23, 2024, a 59 year old Mexican […]

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]]> 10 Summer Activities For The Student Resume https://youthareawesome.com/10-summer-activities-for-the-student-resume/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-summer-activities-for-the-student-resume Thu, 23 May 2024 02:22:20 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=112480 Summer is approaching, and as youth many of us have a lot of spare time because school is out. Most of us are in or approaching high school, and a lot of us are worrying about university application and resume appearances. After all, some universities and most scholarships don’t only look at academics now: extracurriculars, […]

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]]> TTPD – A Review on the Top Songs for Taylor Swift’s New Album https://youthareawesome.com/ttpd-a-review-on-the-top-songs-for-taylor-swifts-new-album/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ttpd-a-review-on-the-top-songs-for-taylor-swifts-new-album Sun, 12 May 2024 14:19:24 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=112436 A few weeks ago, on April 19th, an incredibly exciting event occurred. Taylor Swift’s long-awaited new album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released at midnight EST. The fact that 258.3 million adults in the US alone consider themselves Swifties, this drop of this album has been anticipated eagerly for months. As a Swiftie myself, I am no […]

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]]> Instagram’s Viral New Policy to Limit Political Content https://youthareawesome.com/instagrams-viral-new-policy-to-limit-political-content/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=instagrams-viral-new-policy-to-limit-political-content Sat, 06 Apr 2024 20:00:32 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=112061 It’s no lie that as youth, we spend a large portion of our time on social media. According to Forbes, the average teenager spends nearly five hours a day scrolling. With this information, it’s no wonder these platforms have such an influence on the opinions of youth. When we spend a fifth of our day […]

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]]> The 3 Most Common Eating Disorders https://youthareawesome.com/the-3-most-common-eating-disorders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-3-most-common-eating-disorders Sat, 02 Mar 2024 16:23:44 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=111766 Please note that the information in this post is not meant to diagnose eating disorders. It is only meant to spread awareness. If you think that you may have an eating disorder, please contact your doctor to get a formal diagnosis. What is an Eating Disorder? Psychiatry.org defines an eating disorder as “behavioural conditions characterized […]

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]]> Celebrate Black History Month: Daisy Bates https://youthareawesome.com/celebrate-black-history-month-daisy-bates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrate-black-history-month-daisy-bates Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:28:59 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=111605 February is Black History Month. A time to commemorate the contributions of important Black figures in history, as well as a time to respect and remember the difficult fight for diversity and racial equality. This article will be celebrating the life and contributions of a nationally recognized black American woman by the name of Daisy […]

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]]> 5 Easy Recipes to Celebrate Lunar New Years https://youthareawesome.com/5-easy-recipes-to-celebrate-lunar-new-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-easy-recipes-to-celebrate-lunar-new-years Sun, 11 Feb 2024 18:38:50 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=111576 Welcome the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar Calendar with a few traditional celebratory dishes! Commonly known as “Chinese New Years,” this holiday is actually celebrated all over Eastern Asia. These countries include Vietnam, Japan, and South Korea. Similar to the Gregorian New Year (which is celebrated on the first of January in many […]

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]]> Would You Choose Infinite Happiness? The Experience Machine https://youthareawesome.com/would-you-choose-infinite-happiness-the-experience-machine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-you-choose-infinite-happiness-the-experience-machine Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:54:08 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=111253 Most people enjoy happiness. It’s a common belief that happiness and pleasure are good things. Sometimes, one might say that they live to experience joy and peace. However, is experiencing this kind of pleasure all that matters? This is the question at the root of the thought experiment called “The Experience Machine.” In this experiment, […]

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