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How I bullied a girl in elementary school (Blog Post #3)

Hey guys! Re-doing my blog post #3 here. I’m going to be analyzing the specific theories behind adolescent psychology and more specifically peer pressure. I made sure to include references to my own story as well! Exposition: Laura, a young girl visiting Vancouver for a short stay, finds herself in […]

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Blog Post #4-Recycling bottles

If you are just reading, let me catch you up a bit. Me and my friends are doing a bottle drive and donating the money to Wildlife Rescue Association of BC, and here is where we are at with it. So far, me and my group have done a little […]

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Blog Post Four; How can mental health disorders affect students’ participation in group activities, clubs, or sports?

Hello everyone, and welcome back to my second inquiry blog post! In this post, I will be discussing the impact of mental health disorders on a student’s participation in group activities. Beyond the complex relationship between mental health issues and academic performance, mental health disorders can significantly affect a student’s […]

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Blog post 4: How does the change in housing prices affect the economy

Image is AI generated. The inquiry question I will be answering is the change in the economy after a change in housing price. In the economy when housing prices increase there is a wealth effect (1) where consumer spending increases and paying mortgagee decreases because their house increases in value […]

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Blog #4 What is the relationship between social media engagement (e.g., likes, comments, and shares) and individuals’ self-esteem and body image perception?

Platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok have evolved beyond being simple displays of idealized visuals; they serve as battlegrounds for vigorous social comparison, where users perpetually assess their value against digitally improved representations of others. This omnipresent digital landscape fosters a culture of continuous observation and evaluation, where body image is endlessly judged against an ideal of curated perfection. The effects of this paradigm shift are considerable, influencing body image contentment and, in turn, mental health. Research indicates a complicated link between social media involvement and body image issues, showing that greater social media activity correlates with more body dissatisfaction, lower self-esteem, and increased anxiety regarding physical appearance. This trend is especially noticeable among teenagers and young adults, who represent a significant portion of social media users and are at a crucial phase in forming their self-identity and body image. (1) The desire for likes and validation on social media is grounded in fundamental human desires. Humans are naturally social creatures that desire acceptance and validation from those around them. This idea originates from our earliest forebears, who depended on social connections for their survival. The desire for social interaction has led to the emergence of a new platform: social media. (2)Social media addresses this need by offering immediate responses via likes, comments, and shares. Every notification prompts a release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter linked to pleasure and reward. This resembles the wave of contentment a person often experiences when they triumph in a game or are given praise. The promptness of this feedback is crucial, as it delivers an almost immediate feeling of achievement and validation. (2)Nevertheless, this pattern of pursuing validation can lead to both beneficial and detrimental outcomes. On one side, it can create a feeling of community and connection, especially for individuals who might feel alone in the real world. Conversely, it may result in an unhealthy fixation on online validation, frequently sacrificing genuine relationships and experiences in the real world. (2)Additionally, the effects of these likes and shares are both psychological and physiological. The dopamine triggered by social media engagement can foster an addiction, causing users to rely on these online validations for their self-esteem. This can result in what psychologists refer to as ‘reward dependency’, in which a person’s mood and self-worth become linked to the acquisition of these digital rewards. (2) When you already sense that your life is insufficient, social media merely intensifies what others possess and what is thriving for them. Ultimately, numerous individuals utilize their social media accounts to present an idealized version of themselves through selectively curated images, frequently featuring various filters. Consequently, you might start to feel more negatively about yourself. (3)Social media may also contribute to stress in your everyday life, particularly when assessing your own posts. Whenever you share a photo or status update, you may feel anxious about the likes, shares, and comments your post will receive. This fixation on visibility provides another chance for comparison, prompting you to question why another individual’s photos or material received more attention and favorable responses than yours. (3) As social media platforms evolve, they become increasingly interactive and more “addictive,” leading to a rise in opportunities for social comparison. This may also heighten the possible repercussions: depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, negative body image, and unhealthy eating habits. While it may be unrelated, it is important to highlight that mental health trends (such as depression, anxiety, and body image problems) among youth deteriorated during the same timeframe that teen smartphone and social media usage rose. Creating clear connections between social media usage and broader mental health patterns is difficult for various reasons, but it is evident that extensive negative social comparison probably contributes to these trends. (4)This is due to the fact that fabricating a fake persona on social media to gain likes or followers can make our real-life challenges appear even more daunting, causing us to overlook what is genuine. Even short interactions with social media can initiate social comparison, leading to lower self-assessments when individuals looked at profiles of healthy or accomplished people. (4) Individuals tend […]

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How I bullied a girl in elementary school (Blog Post #4)

Hey guys! I’m here to explain my story by offering some more detail on how it will go and backing my points with some research. Exposition: Laura, a young girl visiting Vancouver, Canada, for a short stay, finds herself in the unfamiliar environment of Chaffey Burke Elementary School. Raised in […]

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Blog post #4- How does anxiety affect our mental health?

Blog post #4:   Topic question: How does anxiety affect our mental health?  I noticed my peers and I are very anxious, especially in the final year of high school. I wanted to know why we feel anxious and if it is beneficial to our mental health. For example, I noticed […]

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Blog post #4- action

Summary of my action: Me and my two partners, Zoe and Ciara, will be running a bottle drive and do a park clean-up. Once we have collected all of the bottles that we need, we will be bringing them to the return it depo where we will receive money that […]

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Action Blog 4 – Cookies for a cause

Hi everyone! I had two meeting for the club, Cookies for a cause, we have talked about ideas and the bake sale coming up! I have also realized that I have not talked about what happened at the bake sale, so this blog post will be about those two topics. […]

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Blog Post #4 What are the benefit that Christianity can have on teens mental health

Hi everyone! Welcome to my fourth blog post! In this blog post I’m going to be going to break down my inquiry question into 3 more sub-questions. This is my inquiry question. “What are the positive effects on teenage mental health” I will first review existing studies and articles talking […]

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Blog post #4 – How Do Childhood Experiences Influence Our Identity as Individuals?

In this blog post, I will connect and piece some of my research together from my last blog post. I am specifically looking at childhood experiences, but diving deeper into memories. Good or bad. How do they affect our identity, personality and behaviour? Lets look at memory… Memories are combined […]

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blog post three: update on meetings and future plans (environmental education club)

hi everyone, im so sorry for the late post.  action overview: for people who have not read my previous blog posts, my action is helping future generation care for the environment by educating them from a young age about our beautiful planet and the problem’s affecting it ( I am […]

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About me! -Rylie D’Abreo

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog! I am 14 years old and a grade 9 student at Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam, BC but i live in Port Coquitlam. My favourite subjects at school are math and english. In my free time I like to play volleyball and take naps. I […]

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Blog Post #3 – Friends Forever

Hi everyone! My blog post may be a little jumpy, as one needs to know a little about a lot for my story. My story features landscapes in the subconsciousness, inspired by inside out(1). The mental figures and spaces, however, do not represent emotions, but parts of the brain. Two […]

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Blog post 3:Trend of housing prices in Canada

The trend of housing prices in Canada is based on many factors such as surrounding houses, size and age. First, to understand all the factors involved, I will start by providing a basic breakdown of the information. Supply and demand are one of the factors involved in the change in […]

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Blog Post #3; What is the relationship between mental health and academic performance indicators in high schoolers?

Hello everyone, and welcome back to my third blog post! In this post, I’ll be diving into one of my three inquiry questions to help me better understand the impact of mental health on high school students. Specifically, I’ll be exploring the relationship between mental health disorders and academic performance […]

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Isabella’s Story Post #3

Hi there! This is my revised version of the story plot for my short story. I have provided some citations that inspired me to create this story and added a few finishing touches to the plot Hope you enjoy reading it! Exposition:    Point of Attack:    Rising Action:    Climax: […]

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Blog post #3: “Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?”

I’ve always wondered whether or not ADHD was a hereditary mental disorder, and after researching deeply through many articles and peer reviewed journals, I’ve came to the conclusion that ADHD is impacted by the genetics of a person, and that current research in the field suggests that certain genes does […]

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Blog post #3-Bottle drive research

Right now, we have a rough plan on are action project so far. We talked about are ideas of what were planning on doing and researched a lot about are action, but we aren’t fully clear and affirmative of are main plan now. Successes: One of the main and best […]

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Blog post 3- Plan and research bottle drive

So far, for my action I have made a plan, gotten a few details for the day down, and confirmed everything with my partners. Like Robert Collier once said, “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” (1). All of this has been very successful. […]

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Blog #3 -How does the frequency and type of social media use impact levels of anxiety, depression, or loneliness in individuals across different age groups?

My Inquiry question is: How social media influences mental health and self-perception Social media gives users the ability to add “friends” to their network and share personal information with them, including pictures and thoughts. Young adults’ usage of social media facilitates social comparison, which can result in poor mental health […]

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Blog post #3- Cookies for a cause

Hi everyone! I wanted to share how my progress has been with the Cookies for a cause. I have been part of a bake sale. I advertised, baked, and sold treats at an autumn bake sale to earn money for BC Children’s Hospital. Meetings are bi-weekly on Thursdays but in […]

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Blog post#3 – recycling project and teaching elementary schools about the environment

Hello, and welcome to the third blog article for my action project. I intend to continue the recycling project I started last year, which involved teaching elementary school students about the importance of recycling.Making recycling enjoyable and engaging by combining a presentation and an activity. This year, however, we intend to teach them about the environment and climate change, as well as recycling. So far, we have compiled a list of suitable schools to which we can deliver our presentation.We have successfully recruited additional persons who are interested in forming an environmental club at our school.  This community helps us find other elementary schools that they can contact. However, some challenges are managing the club and keeping it active while trying to contact the schools as scon as possible. So, we can have as many schools as possible. My classmate (savannah) and I who are both working in this project are planning on meeting up […]

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Blog Post #3 ( What are the benefits that Christianity can have on teenage mental health?)

Hello everyone, Welcome to my third blog post! In this blog post I’m going to be going to break down my inquiry question into 3 sub-questions. TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide, Depression, Substance Abuse. I will first review existing studies and articles that discuss how religion, Christianity, helps improve emotional well-being by […]

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Blog post #3-What Is Anxiety?

Topic question: How does anxiety affect our mental health? I noticed my peers and I are very anxious, especially in the final year of high school. I wanted to know why we feel anxious and if it is beneficial to our mental health. For example, I noticed anxiety sometimes motivates […]

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Blog Post #2 What are the positive effects that Christianity can have on teenage mental health?

Hello everyone! In this blog post, I will walk you through my plan to answer my inquiry question, “What are the positive effects that Christianity can have on teen’s mental health?”. I will be approaching this question in three steps, to research the mental health benefits of Christianity for teenagers, […]

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Blog post #2

For my action project, I am doing a bottle drive with two of my friends. We will be picking up bottles that we find and recycling them at Return it Depop. We will pick up bottles from the streets, parks, and wherever we can find littered bottles. Once we recycle […]

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Blog post 1( What are positive effect that Christianity can have on mental health?)

Hi and welcome to my blog! This semester I selected the Inquiry project, and the question I will be exploring is, what are the positive effects that Christianity can have on teen mental heath? This question has been stuck in my brain for a few months now, being a teenager […]

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blog post two action summary (environmental education)

the action I am planning on taking is the same action that I did last semester, the action is educating kids on how to better take care of our planet. For the starting fazes I will be discussing with the other members in the club on the schools we would […]

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Action blog #2 TEDX talk

The action I are taking is the process of educating younger children on the importance of recycling. So far we have had two meeting and are looking for more dates people are available to discuss and plan future events. We are looking to have one meeting a month. We are […]

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Blog post 1-Ciara Fenrick

The three most important values I picked are equality, risk and responsibility. Firstly, the reason I picked equality as one of the most important values is because without equality, everyone is treated differently and compared to others and they don’t deserve that. It’s not fair for people to get treated […]

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Blog #1 values activity and United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Hello, my name is Eden Geddes and this is my first blog post. After doing the values activity I discovered my three most important values are equality, compassion, and belonging. My three least important values are risk, responsibility, and innovation. Personally, I agree with the results of the most important […]

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blog post one action: environmental education

After completing the values activity my results where my three most important values where recognition, reliability and power my least important where Equality, responsibility and courage. I somewhat agree with most of these values, I don’t feel like the least important values entirely represented me accurately. For example, I do […]

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Blog Post #2 – Project Plan & Sub Questions; The Impact of Mental Health On Adolescents

Hello everyone! Welcome to my second blog post of the year! For this post, I will research and identify my three sub-questions which connect to my main inquiry question “How do mental health disorders impact academic performance, social interactions and the overall well-being of high school students?”. Answering these sub-questions will help me better understand […]

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Blog post 2: How do housing prices affect the economy?

For this inquiry question I will be able to find the answer through these three pieces of information. The first piece of information is the trend of housing prices over a period of time in Canada. The second piece of information is the change in the economy after a change […]

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About Me – Eden Geddes

Hello. My name is Eden Geddes, and I am a grade ten student who attends Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. My favorite block in school is lunch because I get to spend time with my friends and just talk and have fun. When I am not […]

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Action Blog Post 2

As I stated in by Blog Post 1, I will be running a bottle drive. I will post on Instagram and around the school about the bottle drive to try and encourage people to participate. We will also do a park cleanup to collect even more bottles. Once we have […]

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Blog #2- How social media influences mental health and self-perception

The three research steps are: How does the frequency and type of social media use impact levels of anxiety, depression, or loneliness in individuals across different age groups?By examining the correlation between social media use and mental health symptoms across various age groups, this information will reveal how different patterns […]

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Blog post #2 (cookies)

Hi everyone! I am planning help the cookie club in making money to give Children’s hospital by spreading awareness for the sales in social media, making cookies, and helping sell cookies. Some of the complexity I may face is if my cookies end up not looking appetizing or being appetizing. […]

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Blog Post #2-How Does Anxiety Affect Our Mental Health? 

Big topic question: How does anxiety affect our mental health?  My 3 sub-questions: 1)What is anxiety?  My peers and I are very anxious, especially in the final year of high school. I wanted to know why we feel anxious and if it is beneficial to our mental health. For example, […]

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Blog Post #1- Values and Development Goals

After completing the values activity, I have learnt that my most important values are equality, tolerance and opportunity. My least important values were tradition, power and spiritual growth. I agree with these results. I think that equality, tolerance and opportunity are very important in the world we live in. I […]

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Blog #1- Inquiry project (How social media influences mental health and self-perception)

My inquiry topic is on how social media influences mental health and self-perception. I chose to research this topic because of how much I realized social media consumption took over my high school years. Social media plays a crucial role in shaping how individuals view themselves. The constant exposure to […]

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Blog post #1-action (Parmis)

My three most important values are equality, helping, and compassion. Equality is an important value for me as I believe everyone is equal to one another no matter your race, gender, what you’re going through, what you, or even what you were. Everyone is equal to one another. Another important […]

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Blog post #1:Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?

Hello everyone, my name is Scott Lyu, a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My inquiry project of choice is “Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?” I chose this because I’ve had ADHD my entire life, and what caused me to […]

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Blog Post #2 – How does social media and influencers affect the fashion industry when it comes to teenage girls?

Hello, Welcome to my blog post!! My inquiry question is “how does social media and influencers affect the fashion industry when it comes to teenage girls?”. I will be sharing three questions that revolve around my topic to help me find my final answer. As for any research project, I […]

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Blog Post #2: “Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?”

                  Hello everyone, my name is Scott Lyu, a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My inquiry project of choice is “Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?” After the research, hopefully I can use the knowledge of the cause of ADHD […]

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Blog Post #1 – Project Topic Description; The Impact of Mental Health On Adolescents

For this semester’s Inquiry Project, I decided to focus on the impact of mental health disorders on the academic performance, social interactions and overall well-being of high school students. Mental health is an ongoing issue individuals worldwide face daily. Research shows that 70% of mental health disorders emerge during adolescence […]

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Blog post 1: How does housing prices affect the economy in Canada

My inquiry question is how does housing prices affect the economy in Canada. My reasons for choosing this inquiry question are I am interested in finding more about the economy in both places and how housing is affecting it, I also want to learn more about housing and how housing […]

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Isabella’s Story Post #1

Hi there! Here are some ideas for the first part of my story:  How I felt when brainstorming ideas for my story:  During the process of brainstorming my ideas for the story, I experienced both excitement and frustration. Sometimes, I could feel a rush of excitement as I thought about all […]

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Action Blog Post #1

My 3 most important values are risk, reliability, and equality.  My 3 least important values are tradition, leadership, and power.  I somewhat agree with my results. I believe all of my important values were correct. This is because I believe it is crucial to take risks to become a better […]

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Blog Post #1-How Does Anxiety Affect Our Mental Health?

Inquiry question: How does anxiety affect our mental health?  I was inspired to choose this topic because I am currently reading “101 Essays to Change the Way You Think.” This book encouraged me to research how to change our mindset to become less anxious. Furthermore, I was curious about what […]

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blog post 1 – values and development goal

After completing the values activity, I learnt that my most important values are equality, responsibility and compassion. My least important values are tradition, spiritual growth and power. I agree with these results. I think that equality, responsibility and compassion are very important. I also think that tradition spiritual growth and […]

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about me post

Hello everyone, my name is savannah, I am 15 years old and I go to Charles best.  I love sports, at one point I had 5 going at the same time but, sadly I no longer have time so for now I’m just doing soccer. I have been playing soccer […]

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Ciara’s about me!

Hi, my name is Ciara Fenrick. I’m 14 years old and just started at École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, Coquitlam BC, Canada. My favorite thing at school right now is Science and Lunch. Something I love to do is travel. I have traveled to many different places with my […]

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About Me-Sarah Kim

My name is Sarah Kim, and I am 17 years old. I go to Dr Charles Best, and I live in Coquitlam, BC. My favorite subjects are Biology, English and French. I am Korean, but I was born in Ottawa. I love eating tteokbokki, kimbap, dakgalbi, bulgogi, Korean popsicles and […]

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About me

Hi everybody! My name is Parmis Deishidi and I am 14 years old. I am attending Charles Best Secondary School. English is my favourite subject because I love creative writing. I can speak 2 languages fluently, and two I am currently learning. I can speak Persian and English fluently while […]

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About Me- Yula van Leuzen-Heideman

Hi! My name is Yula van Leuzen-Heideman. I go to Dr. Charles Best secondary school in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. I will be in the graduating class of 2028, so I am currently in grade 9. I like almost all my classes but so far, my favorite has been math. My […]

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About Me

My name is Ishani Balachandran, and I am a 15-year-old grade 10 student attending Charles Best Secondary. I currently live in Coquitlam, BC, with my parents and older sister. My favourite subjects at school are either English or Social Studies, as they share many similarities, and I enjoy expressing my […]

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About me—-Scott Lyu

Hello everyone, my name is Xiaoyu Lyu, preferred name being Scott, I am currently 17 years old, and I live in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. I am currently attending Ecole Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and my favourite subject is any subject that I can learn from! As a grade 12 […]

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About me

By Laura Hey! My name is Laura on the birth certificate, and I go by this name as well. My dad was obsessed with a character from Little House on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder. That’s how I was named. Not very cool. I think she was a white woman. […]

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About me: Andre Au

Hi. I am Andre. I live in Canada, British Colombia and I attend Dr. Charles best secondary. I am currently 13 years old, and in grade 9. Some of my interests are reading, chemistry and finances. My interest in chemistry started when I did my own research on what an […]

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About me: Isabella Wang

  Hi there! My name is Isabella, and I am 14 years old. I live in Coquitlam, BC, and attend Charles Best High School. This is my first year as a member of the Social Responsibility Course, and I am looking forward to being a part of it. I hope that […]

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About me – Ariana Rehmat

My name is Ariana Rehmat and I am 14 years old. I live in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and I attend Charles Best Secondary School. My family consists of my dad, my mom and my 18 year old sister. I have a good relationship with my family as we are […]

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About Me – Chloe Mah

My name is Chloe Mah, Im currently 14 but soon to be 15 in October. Im in grade 10 and attend Charles Best Secondary School, and live in Coquitlam, BC. I live with my family, which is my mom, dad, brother, dog, and I. When I attend school, my favourite […]

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About Me Biography – Perla Halime

Hi! My name is Perla Halime and I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and I am in the French Immersion Program. This is my 3rd year taking the course Social Responsibility. My favorite part about the course is getting to learn new things from […]

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About me – Zoe

Hi! My name is Zoe Popa. I’m a grade 9 student at École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, which is in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. My favorite subject is usually art, but I don’t have it this year so it’s math. My family is from Romania. I speak Romanian, English, and […]

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About Me Biography – Ava Vukovic

Hello! My name is Ava Vukovic and I am a grade 12 student at Charles Best; this is my third year taking Social Responsibility. This class taught me about abstract topics that often aren’t touched on in core classes, all within independent research. Therefore, I am extremely excited to come […]

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About me- Kiara Chang

My name is Kiara and I am in grade 12. I attend Dr. Charles Best secondary school and this is my fourth year taking the IDS course. My favourite school subject is Spanish.  What might surprise others is that I had/have four geckos so far. The first one died after […]

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Blog Post #7: Reflection

For my second semester inquiry project, I chose to research the topic, “How does the portrayal of beauty standards by the media contribute to the ongoing presence of body dysmorphia?” I really enjoyed researching this project as it taught me a lot more about the topic that does affect many […]

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Blog Post #7; Reflection

While working on this project, I faced countless challenges and worked hard to overcome them. One of the main challenges was creating sub-questions to help answer my main inquiry without being repetitive. To overcome these challenges, I had to alter and change my sub-questions as I went along with my blog posts. […]

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Reflection -Blog #7

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?One of my challenges in this inquiry project was that I had trouble finding enough information for my second round of research. The second round of research was on How much influence the […]

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BLOG#1: “How can advancements in transportation technology contribute to reducing environmental impact while enhancing global connectivity?”

Advancements in transportation technology have the potential to revolutionize both environmental sustainability and global connectivity. By innovating cleaner energy sources, optimizing vehicle efficiency, and improving infrastructure, these advancements aim to mitigate environmental impacts such as carbon emissions while fostering greater global integration through faster, more efficient travel networks. This inquiry […]

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Blog Post #7: As a society, why do we revert to past trends?

Blog #7: ReflectionAddress the following questions:a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout my inquiry project, I had two main struggles that I had to overcome while researching. Firstly, my topic of choice for my inquiry research is a very […]

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Blog Post #7 – Reflection

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? During this inquiry project, one of the main challenges I faced was gathering relevant and reliable data. I overcame this obstacle by analyzing a variety of sources, including google scholar articles, journals, research […]

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Action Blog Post #7 Pt.2

I have faced multiple challenges, but I have overcame each one while doing my action project of park clean-ups. One obstacle I faced was picking up the litter effectively because I was only wearing gloves and each time I had to bend down to pick a piece up. I overcame […]

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blog post five, response and presentation

as a mentioned we reached out to meadowbrook, they sent a response letting us know that they have some classes to present to. so after some organizing and discussion we agreed that the best presenting day would be Thursday . after som finishing touches and some scrambling on our presentation […]

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blog post 4. emailing

since my last blog post we have decided on a school and reach out to the administration. after looking at our options we decide on meadowbrook elementary, which Dara, Karan and me all attended. in our email we explained our plan to present to as many classes as they would […]

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Blog #7 -> Reflection

Through my inquiry project, I had difficulty being able to find answers that were different from each other because most of my research was found from only a few articles and this caused me to not be able to find different professional opinions, for me this was important because depending […]

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Reflection

Hi, this is my final blog post about my journey working on my inquiry project about how foods affect your body. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?During my inquiry project, my main issue was that there are so many […]

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Blog #5: Research round 3

For my inquiry project, I chose to research the topic of “How does the portrayal of beauty standards by the media contribute to the ongoing presence of body dysmorphia?” I chose to research this by breaking my inquiry question into 3 sub questions, and I will be addressing the third sub-question today. […]

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Action Blog Post #7

Welcome back to my blog! For my final post of this year, I am going to be reflecting on this semester’s action project that I have recently completed. For this action project, me and a small group of my classmates went over to Meadowbrook Elementary to give a presentation about […]

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Blog post 7: How do people gain respect from others, and the effects of culture on how one gains respect?

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog post 7, where I will be answering questions about my inquiry project. a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? I had a lot of trouble researching the differences in respect between countries, as there […]

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Blog post #7 Reflection on What are the Effects of Urbanization

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog post, in this blog post I will be reflecting on the process of answering my inquiry question of “What are the Effects of Urbanization”. Some challenges I faced a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go […]

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BLOG POST 7- “What defines a car as a good car?” REFLECTION

As the semester comes to an end I have finished researching my essential question and have found a broad answer to it through my subcategory research. Reflecting on my experience I will talk about the challenges I overcame, how the inquiry changed my thinking, how it impacted my future decisions, […]

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Blog #7 – Action Reflection – Marisa Ciulla

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Through out this project I encountered many struggles along the way and in the process; for example, running out of some supplies, and others in the community being unreceptive to what we were […]

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Blog #7- Reflection- Inquiry

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges Sometimes when I wrote my blog posts, I found it difficult to express my ideas on the blogs because I could not find the words to fully communicate the message I wanted to […]

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Step 7 Blog Post- Metamorphosis (Reflection) – Combatting food insecurity in my community

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?  I discussed some of these challenges in my blog posts. One major challenge I faced during this action project was falling ill when I was scheduled to volunteer. Unfortunately, there was no […]

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Blog Post #7 – How do sports benefit people?

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I found many sources that talked about a topic that were slightly different than what I was initially going to research. If the majority of websites and sources talked about another subject […]

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Blog Post #7 – How Does Physical Activity and Nutrition Impact Individual Brain Chemistry?

This topic is one in which I have shown increasing interest in over the years. I am fascinated by the idea of movement and fuel working simultaneously to sharpen cognitive abilities, and overall functioning as a human being. I look forward to implementing some of my findings into my own […]

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Blog Post #7 Reflection

In this blog post I will be reflecting on my inquiry project by answering the following questions:  1. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?  The concept of social media addiction is extremely broad, and different resources allude to different […]

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Blog Post #5: As a society, why do we revert to past trends?

Welcome back to my inquiry research! Today I will be conducting my last research round for my inquiry question and hopefully gaining a better idea of the answer to my question and getting one step closer to understanding more about this topic! For my research round today, I will specifically […]

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Blog Post #3- Community Volunteering Update

Hi everyone, I just want to apologize for the tardyness of my last post quickly, I had a family emergency. Everything is well now and I’m back to posting! As some of you may remember, I am continuing my project from the first semester and carrying it into the second […]

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Blog Post #5 -> Why is caffeine so addicting?

Hi everyone, this is my last blog post, and I will be explaining my last sub question, why is caffeine so addicting! Caffeine is something many people rely on in the morning, and during the day, it ensures that some get energy in order to do their daily activities, and […]

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Blog #4: Research Part 2

Hello, and welcome back to my blog! For my inquiry project, I chose to research the topic of “How does the portrayal of beauty standards by the media contribute to the ongoing presence of body dysmorphia?” I chose to research this by breaking my inquiry question into 3 sub questions, and I […]

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