S.R. Spencer, Author at Youth Are Awesome

How hard is it to learn guitar?

S.R. Spencer — Fri, 30 May 2025 23:01:03 +0000

Learning an instrument is one goal many strive for, but unfortunately, one goal many give up on. Learning an instrument, especially from scratch, can be difficult for many reasons, and the guitar is no different. First off, the arrangement of the strings. The guitar requires you to press down on its strings for extended periods […]

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How does polling work?

S.R. Spencer — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:13:58 +0000

Canada is in the midst of a general election campaign, which will ultimately end at the ballot boxes today on April 28, 2025. In the time before that date, however, it is important for both citizens, parties, and candidates to know who’s in the lead. This is accomplished by polling, which gives us a clue […]

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Another Historical Figure Who Should Have His Own Hamilton: The Life of John Quincy Adams Part II

S.R. Spencer — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:32:34 +0000

For someone who remains as relatively unknown as John Quincy Adams, his impact on how governments across the world run today is enduring. This article serves as a follow-up to an article published several months ago about the life of Frederick Douglas, and serves as an introspect into another influential historical mind who’s life story […]

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What does a new government mean for Calgarians?

S.R. Spencer — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:34:44 +0000

Canada has a new Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau, who announced his decision to step aside on Jan. 6, 2025, lost his job as Leader of the Liberal Party on March 9, 2025 to Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, and U.N. Envoy for Climate Change. Carney easily […]

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Another Historical Figure Who Should Have His Own Hamilton: The Life of John Quincy Adams Part I

S.R. Spencer — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:19:33 +0000

For someone who remains as relatively unknown as John Quincy Adams, his impact on how governments across the world run today is enduring. This article serves as a part two for an article published several months ago about the life of Frederick Douglas, and serves as an introspect into another influential historical mind. Early Life […]

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Who was Canada’s 18th Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney?

S.R. Spencer — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:11:22 +0000

On Feb. 29, 2024, Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada who served for two terms nearly a third of a century ago, passed away surrounded by family at the age of 84. What followed was an outpouring of condolences and tributes to the late statesman, from public figures on both sides of the […]

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Appreciating Music: Vienna by Billy Joel

S.R. Spencer — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 04:47:13 +0000

Although it never was released as a single, and remained in obscurity for many years after the release of the album, “Vienna” has become one of Billy Joel’s most well-known and popular songs in modern days. The song serves as a metaphor for growing older, with Joel telling the listener to slow down and enjoy […]

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Major Causes of Loneliness in Students

S.R. Spencer — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 04:45:02 +0000

In the past few years, across Canada, a growing number of students have reported feelings of loneliness and isolation. In 2023 alone, nearly 18.6% Canadian students reported always feeling lonely, while an additional 38.5% reported sometimes feeling lonely, both figures surpassing the average among all Canadians by over 5%. Behind each of these statistics are […]

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How To Change Your Music Listening Habits

S.R. Spencer — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 23:23:51 +0000

We all have our favorite songs. Unfortunately, if we continue to listen to those songs, it is inevitable we will eventually grow sick of them, requiring us to find new songs we like to avoid this problem. Here are five habits to develop which could help you find more songs you enjoy Listen to Albums, […]

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One Historical Figure Who Should Have His Own Hamilton: The Life of Frederick Douglass

S.R. Spencer — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 09:32:12 +0000

It’s hard to find anyone these days who can honestly say they’ve never heard of “Hamilton”. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2015 hit Broadway musical, which was later released on “Disney+” during the COVID-19 pandemic, has already cemented itself as the fourth highest grossing theatre production of all time, with nearly 3,000 world-wide viewings raking in just shy […]

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Homelessness in Calgary: How to Help

S.R. Spencer — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 07:11:31 +0000

In 2022, nearly 3,000 Calgarians were reported to have been experiencing homelessness. Meanwhile, in the same year, the city itself reported only having 1,861 beds to service this homeless population. With such a disparity between government services to alleviate homelessness and the actual homeless population, the question remains: What can ordinary citizens do to […]

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