Hi everyone! My name is Sofia and I live in Coquitlam. I’m 17 and I go to Charles Best Secondary (gr 12). This is my second year in Social Responsibility, and I’m very excited! My passion is reading, especially non-fiction. I really like reading about social issues, such as women’s […]
Hello!! I am Anannya Balachandran, a 14-year-old, Grade 10 student currently studying at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, Coquitlam BC. Now for a little more about me and who I really am. I was originally born in New Delhi, India and moved to a neighbouring city a couple years after. […]
Hello! My name is Ava Vukovic and I am a grade 10 student at Charles Best. This is my first year of Social Responsibility and I am excited about learning more about the world around me, as well as asking questions and taking action through projects done in this course. […]
Hi there! My name is Sanam Moazed and currently, I am in grade 11 at Charles Best Secondary. Some interesting facts about me are, I have a twin, I was born in Iran and immigrated to Canada when I was 7 years old, I have a pet cat named Chito, […]
Hi my name is Natalie Owen, I am 14, I live in Coquitlam, I go to Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, my favorite subject is science and I would like to become an engineer. Something that may surprise you about me is I like to build lego and I adore […]
Hey everyone! My name is Mahdiya Adnan and I am in grade 10. I attend Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and this is my second year in Social Responsibility. I can’t wait to learn new things, play a part in helping our community, and make new friends this year. Basketball […]
Hey, my name is Itzel Curiel. I’m 17 years old and I am a senior at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in french immersion. I took this course last year and enjoyed it greatly. This year I’m excited to be in this course again because I find that it’s a […]
Hello, my name is Mai Kadora. I am currently attending Dr. Charles Best Secondary, as a french immersion grade 12 student. This is my first year taking Social Responsibility. I am excited to learn more about what this course has to present. I am looking forward to meet new people, […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? My original challenge was the heavy rain and how it was flooding the areas I was trying to clean but I temporarily fixed it by bringing an umbrella and rain boots. Now more […]
The inquiry question I researched was: What is stress? I faced some challenges finding different information about each question I answered. Many resources had the same information. I overcame these challenges by going through many different sources to find some info that differed. This inquiry question helped me change the […]
My topic was: The relationship between social anxiety and suicide. While researching my topic, I found that a lot of the resources were repetitive and either really in-depth or had little to no scientific backing to it. But after reading multiple journals and articles on the same material, I found […]
My question was “What impact did Napoleon have in our world”. During the time I was researching for details and proof of my guesses, I discovered many bright and dark sides of Napoleon, although his positive impact was great, his negative impact on our world was huge, too. And when […]
1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? One of the challenges that I overcame throughout my inquiry project is that it was difficult to find the specific information that I needed for my research. […]
This is my reflection from this semester: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about The main challenge I had a hard time overcoming was looking at reliable sources. I find it is very important to look for reliable sources when doing research […]
Blog Post #7: Reflection (a) what challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Unfortunately, I had originally planned to interview some professionals in the immunology and rheumatology department however the more I tried to send emails and keep communication strong between […]
Blog #7: Reflection 1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Throughout my inquiry project a challenge that I faced was finding information and sources that was both unbiased and that was at a level […]
Just to reshresh everyones mind, for the last few months, i have been researching the best methods and best ways of studying, because we are in school for such a long time, if we do not have a good study habit, it will become much harder to “survive” your school […]
1. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? It was difficult to find current information about the BWS defence because most articles about it were from the 1990’s to early 2000’s (when it was created and used for the first […]
1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? During our action project, my partner and I faced a number of obstacles. One of the challenges was actually identifying a large number of people in downtown […]
1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? This is my second semester doing this action project with my group. Because of this, I believe I have learned a lot from our past experiences and […]
There was one main challenge throughout this inquiry project for me. Possibly due to the planning of my three parts for my question, I found myself doing research that was giving me the same information. I really had to browse online, try to reword my questions, and think from different […]
Hello, Here is my final blog post! What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? To be honest, I struggled with motivation throughout these final months. I was on the verge of failing this class, however, I pulled through and now […]
a) What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? The main challenge I dealt with during this inquiry project was encountering conflicting opinions and information. The topic I chose to research is hotly debated and scientists and researchers have yet to […]
1. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project. How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Throughout this semester’s action project, the same problems as last semester started to occur. As my group and I began trying to plan the nature clean-ups, we found that scheduling was still […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? A challenge that I had throughout this inquiry project was that I kept on repeating certain words or phrases inside of my posts. After reading and rereading my articles, I realized how dull […]
GMOs have been and still are a very controversial topic throughout the world. There are many misunderstandings on what a GMO is: many people believe that anything manipulated or changed by people falls into this category. [1] This is in fact not the case, as the US Food and Drug […]
When taking a closer look at the statistics it is obvious – the population is growing and growing (1). But what happens when there are too many people? What happens when we don’t have enough resources to supply everyone and what even is overpopulation? To answer all of these questions […]
The Atomic Bomb The atomic bomb is one of the most environment-devastating things ever created by man. It has the capabilities to wipe out cities and civilizations. Some things that need to be highlighted are the mechanics of […]
This essay is about understanding what xanax is, what impacts it has on people who use it and what you can do as a solution to xanax. There’s tons of information about all three of these things and that’s what the point of this essay is. Xanax or Alprazolam is […]
Water Systems- What are the thing people can do to keep people, ecosystems, and other organisms safe? Water systems are used commonly throughout the world and have many beneficial factors. Although they are extremely useful, problems can occur. When problems arise from water systems, solutions and impacts can be discovered […]
Deforestation is a bigger problem than you may presume it to be. How could cutting down a few trees hurt? The problem includes more than just a few trees. This essay will give you a more in depth understanding of the topic, discuss a few of the impacts the problem […]
Essay: Approximately 50% of the products sold in supermarkets are made from palm oil.(1,4) It is needed in society because we frequently use and purchase products that include palm oil(1,4). Palm oil comes from the fleshy fruit of oil palms.(4) Palm oil is a highly versatile product, it is often […]
Poaching has been a problem since the 1800s and it still continues to be an issue [1]. In the 1970s-1980s, poaching reached the point where it became a severe problem [1]. There are so many reasons why poaching is an issue and how it affects not only wildlife, but humans […]
My research question for semester 2 was ” Why are dreams so hard to remember?” To answer my big question, I came up with 3 mini questions that would help further my research. For research round 3, my big question was “What can we do to remember dreams?” I have […]
My inquiry question is “What are some concerns of law in different countries?” In my second round of research, I will be looking into honor killing or what some countries call shame killing. I only notice this terrible law recently, from a news article I read online, which is about […]
Unfortunately, at the beginning of the semester, I had decided to interview a few professionals within the immunology field for my research, but due to unseen circumstances that won’t be happening! Instead, I will be answering some of the questions that I had prepared for the interview through online research! Who […]
1.) Where are you with your action? My group and I have done 3 nature cleanups this semester. In total, we completed around 6, but I can’t really remember. For this cleanup, we decided to go to Glen Park. A location we have never been to. It was a nice […]
How can changing the timeline could affect the reality as we know it now? Is there any risk of creating paradoxes? Undo mistakes, well that’s what parallel times are much about. Time travel could be possible, but only with parallel timelines, creating a parallel universe right next to use with […]
Have we been affected physically by the pandemic? As a result of COVID-19, many people stay at home and sit more than they usually would. There are a lot of us who have trouble doing the sort of exercise we usually do. For those who don’t usually exercise is even […]
Hello! My inquiry question is “What are the effects of stigma against mental health?” For this blog post, I am going to be researching “How does stigma against mental health affect our education system and how does this affect our students? The lack of resources is due to stigma against mental health. […]
My inquiry project is: Why do people choose/use Medical Assistance in Dying? Today, my research will be focusing on what goes on within a patient’s mind during the whole process. I will be looking at the feelings of the patients and further explore how they feel. I will also be […]
TW: Mention of suicide and alcohol abuse Hello! My inquiry question is “What are the effects of stigma against mental health?” For this blog post, I am going to be researching “Why is there a stigma against men’s mental health and how does this affect men?” Traditional masculinity is linked to poor […]
TW: MENTION OF SUICIDE What is the relationship between social anxiety and suicde? This is where I gather my notes and extra information to answer my inquiry question, what is the relationship between social anxiety and suicide? To conclude, Social anxiety is related to high rates of suicidal ideations. (Buckner […]
Hello everyone, for my final round of research I will inform you about what is stress. Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed, pressured, and more negative emotions. Stress is our body’s response to negative energy. Stress can come from many different situations or life events. It is often triggered […]
Hi everyone! In this last round of research, I researched about the battered women that choose not to use the BWS defence. I will also give a quick answer to my inquiry question: What problems do women face when using the BWS defence in Canadian courts? To begin with, many […]
Why Do Plants Differ From One Another? – Nearby Animals What Animals Live Near Desert Plants? Arabian Oryx The oryx is one of the largest mammals in the Arabian Desert [3] The oryx can endure temperatures of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celcius [3] Desert plants may also […]
My inquiry question is “What are some concerns of law in different countries?”. The Emergencies Act, a term that we often hear in recent news. It is a law introduced by the Canadian Parliament in 1988 that allows the government to adopt extraordinary temporary measures in response to public welfare, […]
Law is a big part of modern society and helps maintain the order of our community. Laws were meant to protect and improves our lives, and most of the case they are. Unfortunately, there might be holes when they are made. For my inquiry question this semester, I have chosen […]
For this round of research, I researched the reason behind the Napoleonic wars. The reason why I decided to research this is, is because of the giant impact the Napoleonic wars had on Europe and the whole world. He wouldn’t have just been like “hmmm, I want to start a […]
Studying is an action all humans use most of their life because of school. Because of this it is important to use methods that will help you otherwise for the amount of time students are in school, if they are not using a study method that works for them, it […]
1.) My partner and I traveled downtown POCO by ourselves to distribute our care packages, which included water bottles and granola bars. First and foremost, we offered the care packages we produced last week, and then we purchased additional sweets from a nearby grocery and handed them out as well […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) Throughout this class, I have completed two beach cleanups by myself or with my family members because I have not been available to meet with my group on the days they’ve scheduled […]
So far, my group and I have completed a total of 3 nature clean-ups. This semester we have not been able to complete one as a group all together. Either two members were away, or one could not make it. We were so pleased when we were finally able to […]
1.) Where are you with your action? My group and I have now accomplished 3 park clean ups this semester, and I believe 6 in the entire year so far. This past cleanup was done in Glen park, a park with a playground, small forest and open field. We were […]
Is conflict hardwired in human nature? We’re finally here, the blog post that will help us answer the essential question we’ve been building to throughout this inquiry process. In my previous two research rounds, I looked into the history that our species had with conflict and the reasons for which […]
My inquiry question is: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions? Round 3 research: Why is it important to be mindful of our emotions? No one likes pain. So you might wonder, why would you want to remain open to feeling these painful and uncomfortable emotions? Well, turning […]
Just as a reminder my question is how the prison industrial complex affects marginalized groups. In my last blog post I talked about what groups are affected by the prison industrial complex and how people’s intersecting marginalized identities play a role in how they are affected by the prison industrial […]
My inquiry question for my semester 2 project: “Why are dreams so hard to remember?” To answer my big question, I came up with 3 mini questions that would help further my research. For research round 2, my big question was ‘What makes us remember some dreams and forget others?” […]
Inquiry Question: Why Are Suicidal Rates Higher for Teenagers My second research for this inquiry question is about how one with suicidal thoughts feels and shows toward others. So, please make sure that you are comfortable with this topic when reading this blog post and if you are not comfortable, […]
Firstly, physical activity helps you stay healthy, fit, and live a healthier lifestyle. As well as that, it also reduces your risk of chronic health problems such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancers, depression, anxiety, and dementia (1). This is why tertiary prevention focuses on individuals who have already […]
Does time travel really exist, an illusion, or just theories studied in books? Even though it is more likely to believe that time-travelling is just an imaginary idea, it can actually turn out to be, with adequate equipment and technology, a way beyond our imagination. There is more than just […]
1.) Where are you with your action? My group and I have completed another cleanup in a park. The same park as the previous cleanup, Lafarge Lake park, but in several areas. Some of the areas we covered were the grass area, the amphitheater, and the walking path around the […]
Why Do Plants Differ From One Another? – Resource Availability What Resources Do Desert Plants Have Access To? Plants that live in the desert require special skills to survive in such a hostile environment [1]. This is a resulting reason that some desert plants grow extremely long roots in the […]
This week I went to Cancun Mexico, so I took it upon myself to do some cleanup there. With this plan in mind, I walked down to the beach from my hotel with a plastic bag and some gloves. I also went with my parents so we could clean even […]
1.) Where are you with your action? For our action project, my group has completed 1 clean-up so far. Unfortunately, I was sick the entire week and was not able to go out with them. They went to Lafarge lake park. According to my group, the cleanup went very well. […]
1.) My partner and I have begun to put together care packages. We went to Walmart and bought essential items people experiencing homelessness would need. We decided to create two large care packages, one for a man and one for a woman. I was in charge of the female one, […]
What are the effects of auto-immune diseases on children of various ages? For this round of research, I will be comparing two autoimmune diseases, one rare and one common, that mostly affect adolescence (between the ages of 10 and 19). Research the inner workings of the disease, the medications needed, […]
What Marginalized groups are affected by the prison industrial complex? Just as a reminder my question is how the prison industrial complex affects marginalized groups. In this blog post I will be talking about what groups are affected by the prison industrial complex and how people’s intersecting marginalized identities play […]
My inquiry question is: Why do people choose/use Medical Assistance in Dying? This week, my focus will be on looking at why people will actually choose to use this way of passing away. There are many different possible answers to this question. Researchers have found that the main reason for choosing […]
Hello everyone. My topic for this semester’s inquiry research is on stress. This round of research would answer how we can prevent stress. We can handle our stress by: Eat and drink to optimize your health There are people who try and cope stress by eating unhealthy food such as McDonald’s. […]
TW: MENTION OF SUICIDE What is the relationship between social anxiety and suicde? As mentioned in the previous post, I will be discussing suicidal ideation and its effect on teens. Suicidal ideation includes suicidal thoughts or ideas, describing a range of thoughts and wishes related to suicide and death. It can […]
Why do humans start conflicts? Don’t lie. This topic has crossed your mind at one point or another. And I can’t blame you for it. It’s incredibly intriguing as it helps guide our understanding of the reasons behind key events in our history. As I mentioned in my previous blog […]
For this round of research, I focused my research on the bad influences of Napoleon. Napoleon’s victories had based on the 15 years of the endless suffering of the European people, although he was not the only reason that Europe was at war for 15 years straight, he was a […]
My main inquiry question is: Is humanity inherently “good” or inherently “bad”? My fourth blog post will comprise all the evidence and how or who came up first with the idea based on the points which were made that proves humanity is originally good. First of all, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, plays […]
So far, last Monday we completed our second nature clean-up. Although, we would have liked to do more due to the different schedules we’ve had at school and our own personal different schedules. Despite this, Chantal, Dorra and I went to clean up lafarge lake/town center park last Monday. We […]
1.) Where are you with your action? This week my group and I completed another park clean up. It went pretty well and we had fun even with some challenges. This park clean up was the second one we did in Lafarge lake park. We circled the lake, the amphitheatre […]
My inquiry question is: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions? Round 2 research: How can it impact our lives? How can mindfulness help identify and manage our emotions? Mindfulness can impact our lives in many aspects. As discussed in the previous post, it can help us improve […]
This fourth round of research is about the changes made in the law of self defence and the remaining difficulties of interpreting these cases. I will analyse interpretations and procedures taken in legal cases involving battered women in Canada and the laws behind it. Amendments in Self-defence laws to […]
The question I will be researching today is which method of studying out of the retrieval Method, the Feyman technique, and the SQ3K is actually useful, and accurate for students, as I’m sure many of us have searched up ways to study and found something that we spend our time […]
For this round of research we were focusing on the impacts that our topic had. Either negative or positive impacts. My topic was air pollution. I chose to research the impacts of air pollution on people. Mainly POC and how air pollution affects them more and why. As well as […]
for this round of research i will be talking about the impacts volcanoes have on our environment. although you may think volcanoes only have negative effects which it mainly does but unexpectedly enough, volcanoes also aid our earth. first lets start with the negative impacts of the eruption of volcanoes; […]
For my second round of research I focused on the impacts of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb is known to be a very deadly to anything that gets in its way. In this round I will be looking at how the atomic bomb affects wildlife, humans, and the globe. […]
A while back I was able to further my understanding of what the concept of war even is, but now I’ve had the chance in furthering how it affects both us as a people and us as a planet. Throughout this process, I was able to learn things one may […]
Hello, it’s me Karl and I will be talking about the impact on tendons and ligaments. If you want to understand them you can see my other post on understanding tendons and ligaments. My first point for tendons is. If you have a higher B.M.I; body mass index. You are […]
For this round of research I have done the different impacts that pesticide have, as bad as peticides are for the environment they can also be very helpful and good, I will talk about this throughout my post. I am going to start with some of the downsides of pesticides […]
This round of research is all about the impacts of xanax and there are a lot of bad impacts but there are a few reasons why xanax is helpful. I feel like a lot of people didn’t know that xanax was actually good and bad […]
For my post I will be talking about three main impacts that I think are most important when talking about Tsunamis. First I will be talking about the Impact Tsunamis have on people and their lives. In 1782 more then 40 000 thousand people were killed from a Tsunami which […]
Now that I understand many components of water systems, I have now looked into some impacts of water systems and the things that impact the water systems themselves. Some of the most common things that are impacts or are impacted are waterborne germs [1], exploitation dumps[2],and hard minerals in water.[2] […]
For my impact section on the inquiry project, there are many impacts, both good and bad that can be taken into consideration. For the most part, the impacts of deforestation are bad. For this post, I will be explaining 3 of the main consequences. I chose to do distinction, global […]
For my impact round of research, I have found many consequences of poaching. The three that stood out the most to me were the endangerment/extinction of wildlife, imbalances in ecosystems, and the impact it has on humans and tourism [1][2]. I think that the endangerment and extinction of animals is […]
Now that I understand how GMOs work and how they are made, I have begun researching some different impacts that they have on our world. The effects range from health problems to environmental concerns, and here are the three that I think are the most important to know. When GMOs […]
1.) Where are you with your action? For our action project we have completed one park clean-up so far this semester. Due to scheduling conflicts Itzel and I were the only ones who were able to clean up Lafarge lake park this specific day and it went great. We spent […]
Step Three Action Blog Post: (and ongoing) – reflection (Charles Best) 1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g., what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) Well for the past five days I have taken my dog for a walk down by the Fraser River and collected garbage. […]
My inquiry question is “What impact did Napoleon Bonaparte have on our world?” First, I will talk about the good changes that Napoleon had made to make France a better country. France had been in bad shape ever since Louis the 14th had drained the country economically by building the […]
How does stigma against mental health affect people with mental illness? First off, what are the different types of stigma? There are two, public stigma and self-stigma (3). The former relates to prejudices attitudes are formed by others. The latter is when prejudices attitudes are created towards oneself. Furthermore, stigma varies depending […]
My inquiry question for this semester is: Is humanity inherently “good” or inherently “bad”? As I have previously mentioned in my last post, I will be addressing the moments and at what kind of situations we are seemed to be inherently evil. Additionally, I will explain how Thomas Hobbes, an […]
Understanding Of Palm Oil Palm oil is used for 50% of the packaged products we find in supermarkets, which is a high percentage of packaging, which can cause higher demands of products and deforestation.(1) Palm oil is needed in society because we frequently use products that include palm oil. Palm […]
My inquiry question for semester 2 is: “Why are dreams so hard to remember?” My first step towards finding an answer to my inquiry question is finding an answer to my first mini question. “Are realistic dreams easier to remember than fictional ones?” Many of you might have heard of […]
