Social media is a big part of almost everyone’s life today, especially for teens. In this post, I want to talk about three things social media affects that we don’t always think about: our behavior, our physical activity, and our sleep. We always hear about how social media can make […]
Hi everyone, this is my final story for my semestre long project. I Hope you enjoy reading it. Ding, ding, ding. It’s May 2nd, 2025. The day that marks 10 years since Zoya tore her ACL and had to end her cheerleading journey. The second day of the cheerleading worlds […]
In my final research post, I will be discussing solutions to income inequality and the positive benefits that may come from a society with almost no income inequality. Income inequality stems from many factors which means there are many potential solutions with varying effects. (1)One proposed solution to solve income […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to my fifth and final blog post for my research. If you have not read any of my previous posts, I am doing an inquiry project with the question “Should there be limits to freedom of speech?” In this post, I am going to be doing my […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Volunteering at Ranch Park Elementary is slowly came to a stop, with the completion of the last weeks of helping. Valeriya and I have helped the students for a long duration, since the start of November, and we’ve been able to gain much […]
This is my final draft of my story Unplugged! Hope you enjoy 🙂 Day -1 – Prologue “Lola! Get up you’re going to be late for school!” Lola’s mother yelled from downstairs. “I’M COMING!” she screamed back, rolling over placing her phone on her nightside table. She yawned while looking […]
Your biggest obstacles are often the ones you create yourself. Waking up in the mornings can be tough. Some days, your body wants to sink into the warm covers and never leave. However, responsibilities and tasks loom over your head while you get ready for the day, like a dark, […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog! As I delve into this week’s blog post, I hope to understand how those in positions of power have utilized moral and political reasoning in order to justify the act of killing (murder) throughout history. Leaders often claim that taking a life […]
In the past 100 years, humans have killed over 4.65 million elephants (5). This is why it is crucial that we help them. It is no secret that elephants are likely to go extinct, as well as many other animals like rhinos or lions (5). There are so many ways […]
Hi everyone! Thank you for sticking around for my last research round! For this blog post. my final research step will be focused on Finding the Balance Between Self and Society. This step will support my question, to understand if one’s personality is something we completely control, or if it […]
Hello everyone! Glad to see you all back on my blog for post #5! Today, we will be sharing and conversing about sexual violence, and how it is portrayed in the media. When have we seen it, who does it affect, and what solutions can we come up with today […]
This is my third and final round of reasearch concerning my above inquiry question. In this post is the information I found notable when resarching the third step of my three step reasearch plan. I found the points I cover in this post very beneficial and informative about the role […]
Over the past few weeks, our project teaching first aid and safety to elementary school students has been going really well. We’ve now completed two full presentations, and both experiences were so rewarding. We got to interact with kids from different age groups and hear their thoughts on what “safety” […]
This is a draft story. When we live, we perform. In Blancheur, truth is a document. Folded. Filed. Stamped. Put away. If it’s ugly, we call it “complicated” so it sounds less like someone lied. In Arenthe, truth is water. And water can be made to look clear even when […]
Hi, welcome back to my post! A lot has happened since I last gave an update. I wrapped up my action project during winter break, and have since been reflecting on it. In this post I will talk about what I did and what I have accomplished.😛 One of my […]
Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog! In my last post I focused on the mental impacts of social media, like anxiety, self-esteem, and attention span. For this post I will be focusing on a different effect of social media, which is the social and emotional impacts on today’s generation. […]
Unfortunately, this project is soon coming to a close, but there still remain a few more blog posts as well as opportunities to continue my work towards my action. Thus far, Vicky and I have gone to Ranch Park Elementary School several times -an estimate of around 8-12 times, and […]
Hello! This is my inquiry blog post #5 surrounding the question: “How does the changing season from summer to fall and winter affect our mood, what we eat and what we do?” In this blog post, I will be presenting my third (and final) round of research. In this final round, I will investigate how people can adapt […]
Solutions to Fast Fashion and How We Can Reduce Its Impact Inquiry Question:How does fast fashion impact the environment, and what can we do about it? Round 3 Research: Sustainable Alternatives and Solutions After exploring the environmental damage and human costs of fast fashion, it is important to focus on […]
Step 3: Research how these concepts are intertwined in our sense of self and core beliefs In my last 2 blog posts, I explored the topics of implicit biases and childhood perception. I looked at how these unconscious biases affect us in our everyday life and how it is embedded […]
For my third round of research, I will be focusing on the biggest impacts of climate change and what it has done to our planet and our communities. I will try to find out what it has done to marine life as well as animals on land. My main goal […]
1.) Where are you with your action? We have basically completed our action. Rima and Dara were able to provide Baker Drive elementary students with a helpful presentation about First Aid. I unfortunately was not able to schedule a time, as I had classes. So, we decided to split the […]
Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog about waste. As stated before, my inquiry question is: How much do we really use and what are the impacts of all the things we don’t? In the first round of research I looked at what waste is, the different types of waste, […]
round 3 guiding question: How can people resist or cope with online comparison? What the Research Shows Social media is a big part of everyday life, especially for teens. While it can be fun and entertaining, it also creates a platform where people constantly compare themselves to others. Most influencers […]
Homelessness is a big problem in Vancouver, and many people do not have a safe place to live. The city has different housing programs to help, but it is important to know what the people using them think. Listening to their experiences and ideas can help make these programs better. […]
As a society, we continue to emphasize on wealth and financial success and that happiness is associated closely to money. When money is removed from the equation, we are revealed that fulfilment is influenced by a wide range of non-financial factors such as experiences and non-materialistic items. Happiness is an […]
Hi! Welcome to my fourth blog post. If you have not read any of my previous posts, I am doing an inquiry project with the question “Should there be limits to freedom of speech?” In this post, I am going to be doing my second round of research to understand […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to my third blog post. In case you are new, I am doing an inquiry project with the question “Should there be limits to freedom of speech?” In this post, I am going to be doing my first round of research to understanding freedom of speech and […]
1.) Where are you with your action? 2.) What are some successes that you have had? 2. One of the biggest successes has been actually finding a school and specific class that is interested in contributing to our project and learning something from it as well. In addition, we have […]
Welcome to my second round of research concerning my Inquiry question! Today I’ll be sharing my findings from the second step of my three step reasearch plan. This round really helped me understand the scale of which parents and parenting techniques can change a child’s life, and the way that […]
Hi everyone, in my last blog post, I focused mainly on what procrastination really is and the scientific reasons behind it. Today, I will be talking more about the emotional and psychological reasoning behind it. There are many reasons why someone might be procrastinating getting things done, for example, a […]
Hi! In this blog post, I will continue researching my story project. This time I am researching the second half of my story outline. This includes climax, falling action, and resolution. In this part of my story, I am focused on the political aspects of my story and the revolution in my falling actions. I will be researching other places […]
Hi, this blog post will the very similar to my previous blog post. I will be talking about how anxiety, overthinking and self sabotage can affect a person in a high stress situation. I will be focusing on the Climax, Falling action and the Resolution. Climax: Vaeloria (protagonist) is caught […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back to blog post #4! I loved reading all the comments on my last post, and I hope you enjoyed it! Today, we will be introducing a topic that has become international feminist jargon, patriarchy. What is it; how does it function; and is it all that […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog post! As I began exploring the justification of murder and a challenge in defining its complexity, I realized how deep moral, legal, and psychological factors intertwine when we try to understand why such acts occur. This week, I researched my second inquiry […]
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog post again. The inquiry project that I will be researching is “Do I shape my personality, or is it shaped by others?” In the last blog post, I researched more internal factors of personality development. In this blog post, […]
Hi welcome back! 😊So far with this project I have made about twenty-seven cards to put on cars. This week I have been trying to stick to my original plan and make just one card a day. It has been quite successful and I am on track to finish them […]
The Hidden Side of Fast Fashion: How Workers and Communities Are Affected Inquiry question: How does fast fashion impact the environment, and what can we do about it? Round 2 Research: Exploring the Human and Economic Sides of Fast Fashion Fast fashion’s impact goes far beyond environmental harm; it also […]
For this post, I am doing my second round of research to support the later parts of my story about Jorin, Arenthe, and their justice system. This time I am focusing on the more mythical and symbolic layers of the story, like gods of justice and time, curses, the idea […]
Hello! Welcome to my blog post! For my semester one inquiry, I have decided to research the question “To what extent does daily water intake influence skin hydration and acne occurrence in students?” In this blog post, I will be sharing my second round of research, focusing mainly on the reasons […]
Hello again, my name is Jennah (once again), and this is my fourth blog post! This blog post will be very similar to my last one, other than the fact that I will be covering the second half of my story. This blog post will include the research I did […]
1.) Where are you with your action? So far i have completed my action. I went to the river walked around and picked up some garbage some of the things i found were a hand warmer and a piece of ribbon. There wasn’t much garbage but I expected that because […]
In this blog post I will be researching and talking about what other schools do for breaks during the school day and how does it affect their students? To start off almost every country around the world does something a little bit different from each other. One of country’s with […]
Step 2: Research more about childhood perception In my last blog post, I looked at implicit and social biases that can affect our everyday life and the decisions and judgments that we make. I looked out how these biases make us assume things of groups of people that are different […]
Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog about waste. As stated before, my inquiry question is: How much do we really use and what are the impacts of all the things we don’t? In the last post I looked at what waste is, the different types of waste, where it […]
When I wrote my story about the squirrel being chased out of the forest and returning with hatred, I realized that it wasn’t just a fable about “revenge.” It was really my way of thinking about how prejudice grows and becomes powerful. In real conflicts, people often begin to dehumanize each […]
Welcome to my blog post 4, today I will be addressing why elephants are so important to wildlife and our earth. Last post I addressed why certain species of elephants are going extinct and my next post I will be talking about how we can help them (my final question). […]
For my second round of research, I will be more focused on the biggest factors and causes of climate change and how they affect the speed of its growth. I will try to find ways to reduce these key factors and develop a better understanding of why these factors have […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! As discussed in my previous post I researched the mental and psychological impacts on both the patient and their family when receiving a cancer diagnosis. Now, I am researching the emotional impact on both the patient and their family. This round of research will dig […]
Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog! In my project plan, I mentioned that this post would focus on the mental impacts of social media on today’s generation. I’ll be looking at how apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat affect things like self-esteem, body image, anxiety, depression, and even our […]
What’s up, guys! As the semester continues to go by, weeks of projects, assignments and studying do too, but within the stress I have been able to do some incredibly cool stuff, like this project. Thus far, Vicky and I have kept up our consistency and we have been visiting […]
Homelessness is something that is still a growing problem today in many parts of the world, Vancouver included. A large part of why this is, is because housing prices are to high for people to afford, leaving people on the street. So what if the housing prices were lower, would […]
1.) Where are you with your action? In our efforts of helping schools and tutoring students in our neighborhood, Valeriya and I have volunteered for approximately six hours total. During that time we more activities with the learners, answering their questions and helping teachers feel less stressed and overwhelmed in […]
Inquiry Question: How does constant comparison with online content affect people’s confidence and self-worth?Round 2 Guiding Question: How does online comparison impact a person’s confidence, body image, and mental health? The Role of Social Media in Comparison Social media platforms encourage users to share the best moments of their lives, […]
As we continue to see that money plays a major role in our lives and dictates many of our choices, I have decided to determine whether the amount of money that s being spend, is able to control the amount of fulfilment we feel in our lives. It has been […]
For this blog post, I’m doing some research to support the first half of my story about Jorin, Arenthe, and its justice system. This research round is mainly about how real courts are starting to use technology, how those systems can become biased or corrupted, how people lose trust in […]
Hi it’s jennah. This is my 3rd blog post and I’m so excited to share my info with you guys. Today I’m going to be doing research about cheer to help justify and show evidence for my story. I’ll be covering half of it, this being, the exposition, point of attack […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back to blog post #3! I hope you enjoyed my last post, but today, we will be expanding on a topic that is not only quite controversial to many, but is a lasting talking point for debaters across the globe. Sexism in Science: How Does It Work? […]
Hi! In this blog post, I am going to be doing research for my story project. To be more specific, the first half of the plot outline. This includes exposition, point of attack, and rising action. This section of my story focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of digital technology […]
For my first round of research I will be addressing why certain species of elephants are going extinct. Below I have used multiple resources and I will assure to list them below. There are two main reasons why elephants have been going extinct. Those are relentless habitat loss and human-elephant […]
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog post again. The inquiry question that I will be researching is “Do I shape my personality, or is it shaped by others?” In this blog post, I will be focusing on my first round of research, which will be […]
Welcome back to my blog post 3! In this post i will be sharing some very interesting results that i have found from doing some student interviews. I asked them 3 questions, 1st was, what do you think more breaks during the school day would do for you, the 2nd […]
When I wrote the story of the squirrel that is forced to flee and then returns centuries later to exact revenge, I was really thinking about how deep wounds from displacement persist in real conflicts. In my mind, that squirrel’s journey represents communities that are driven out of their homes and carry […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog post! This semester, I began exploring whether “the act of murder can ever be ethically justified under certain moral frameworks.” This week I researched my first inquiry sub-question, focusing on various moral theories and their impact in defining the morality of murder. […]
For my first round of reasearch concerning the question stated above, I inquired and reasearched the first step of my already created three step reaserch plan. This information really helped give me context on the potential developmental differences for children in different countries based on their education, and how that […]
Hey guys! I am going to bring you up to speed with my project this semester. I haven’t made as much progress as I hoped I would but it’s okay!! So far I have made about 20 cards to give away and decided on the flowers that I will pair […]
Understanding Online Comparison: What It Is and Why People Do It In today’s world of TikTok videos and Instagram Reels, many people constantly compare themselves to others online, which ois believe it or not, normal. This process is called social comparison and it happens when we evaluate our own lives, […]
Inquiry Question: How does fast fashion impact the environment, and what can we do about it? Step 1: Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion Production Fast fashion affects the environment in many parts of the production process, especially when it comes to the materials used to make clothes. Cotton, which is […]
Hey, guys! I’m incredibly glad to be back and writing posts, like this one! As of late, we had received a bit of time to work on our projects, the other week, we had the amazing opportunity of speaking with a member of PA-MOJA, Sarnaver Mwende, she has answered our […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) For my project, I visit a dog park near Chilko every Wednesday to assist with trash cleanup. The task is pretty straightforward, mainly picking up litter. So there’s not much more to […]
1.) Where are you with your action? I am in the planning and preparation stage of my action project. I decided I will go with my mom to the Coquitlam River to do a small clean-up. Since my mom is busy, it’s easier to go somewhere close. We also go […]
Step 1: Research more about implicit bias, social biases, mental shortcuts and cognitive blindspots First, let’s look at what biases are: a bias is a inclination, prejudice, preference or tendency against something or someone. (1) Biases are usually lacking in real evidence, knowledge or experience, rather they are based on […]
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my third blog post. My inquiry question for this semester is “How do our passions shape who we are and influence the choices we make?”. In this post, I will be focusing on the sub-question “what is passion and where […]
The question I chose to answer for my inquiry project this semester is “How might climate change affect life in my community in the next 50 years?” The first step I will have for my research is finding out how climate change and global warming has evolved in the last […]
Money has always been an important part of life shaping our daily actions and goals. Many people often believe that having a better financial situation than another will lead to more happiness in our future. Although money supports financial stress and can gives our lives stability, it doesn’t always end […]
1.) Where are you with your action? So far, in the action of helping local schools in tutoring students, Valeriya and I have selected one school, Ranch Park, where we volunteer through second grade to kindergarten. In which, we focus on filling in the cracks of their base, to create […]
Hello! Welcome to my blog post! For my semester one inquiry, I have decided to research the question “To what extent does daily water intake influence skin hydration and acne occurrence in students?” In this blog post, I will be sharing my first round of research focusing mainly on the effect […]
Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog about waste. As stated before, my inquiry question is : How much do we really use and what are the impacts of all the things we don’t?. In the last post I organized my reasarch into three parts. This is part 1, in […]
1.) Where are you with your action? So far, all 3 of us have started contacting different local schools, and explaining our project with details like the cause, and benefits. We have not heard back from any schools yet, but we are planning on contacting other areas as well potentially […]
Money has always played a major role on our lives, shaping many of our daily choices and aspirations. Many often believe that having more money with lead to being more happy in our futures (5). While money may remove the daily financial stress, stability, and opportunities, it doesn’t always guarantee […]
My name is Amelia and i am 14 years old.I attend Charles Best Secondary and my favourite subject is english because it is calm and i am able to socialise and discuss many different interesting topics. My passion is cheerleading. I love cheer and it is basically my whole life.My […]
For my action project i have decided that i will clean up our environment by garbage pickup in areas outside that are in need of cleaning up.Cleaning the beach or the sidewalks can help our community be clean. Some problems or complications that i might face is the weather.Because we […]
My story outille in point form: Beginning: Middle: End: 2-year jump. 13-year jump. THE END!
In my second blog post, I will be choosing the three steps in which I will reach a satisfactory conclusion to my inquiry question. Instead of addressing a question which requires multiple different answers in a confusing process, I will be splitting the workload via splitting the current question into […]
Hello everyone, welcome to my blog post #2. My inquiry question is “How do changes in the environment affect whether a species adapts or goes extinct?” In this post I will be Providing three steps for my research. My first step would be to research what it really means when […]
Hello my name is Dylan and welcome to my second blog post this course! My question that I am working with is “what effects does social media have on today’s generation?” For this post, I will be showing my steps for research and how they will reflect on my overall […]
Step 1. Understanding Freedom of Speech and Its Importance In this first stage, I will research what freedom of speech means, and why it is considered a human right. I will research how different countries use freedom of speech and if they are like ours and how they are not […]
Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start: To start the action of volunteering and helping around schools, Valeriya and I are going to firstly start by emailing schools. We will select a few schools in our neighborhood, preferably in a walking […]
Hey everyone, and welcome back to my second blog post of the semester! For this post, I will be exploring and introducing my sub-questions while expressing the relevance of this topic. My inquiry revolves around the justification of murder and the complexity of human morality. I beleive this is an […]
In your post, address the following:1.) My action is is cleaning up garbage of a beach to start this action i will bring garbage bags and something to pick up the garbage with so i don’t touch it.2.)Since I’m picking up garbage outside a problem i can face is the […]
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read my second Blog Post. For my semester 1 project, I have decided to research into the inquiry question “Do I shape my personality, or is it shaped by others?” In this blog post, I will be exploring three different steps of […]
(So, I decided to do a fictional story. Still deciding on title though.) To live is to perform. Exposition: Who and what is my story about? My story will revolve around the costs and burdens of having a technologically advanced society, particularly of the justice system. It will be focused […]
1. Three Steps for Research Step 1: Investigate the environmental impact of fast fashion production.I will research how fast fashion companies produce clothing—focusing on water pollution, carbon emissions, and textile waste. This information will help me understand the scale of the problem and why fast fashion is considered harmful to […]
The first step that I would do is to interview some students at school to see what they think would be best as students. The second step I would do is look up what other schools do around the world and see how it affects their students. The final step […]
I plan to explore three sub-questions related to my central theory: “Is true happiness something money can buy or does it come from somewhere deeper? ” Many people grow up hearing that money is not everything, and that certain aspects of life—like love, purpose, and contentment—cannot be measured in dollars. […]
My inquiry question I plan to research is, “How much influence does social environment have on the advancement of women?” Firstly, I plan to answer three main questions in my research plan: what is the problem (?), how can we find a solution (?), and what is a feasible way […]
Research Round 1: How has climate change evolved in the last 50 years? For my inquiry project, the first step I will have for my research is finding out how climate change has evolved in the last 50 years. My main goal for this round will be to get a […]
Hi there! This is my blog post number 2 on my inquiry question: “How does the changing season from summer to fall and winter affect our mood, what we eat and what we do?” In this blog post, I will talk about my three steps to research the relations between […]
Hello! This is my second action blog post for semester 1. I’ve actually already started my action project, which is Adopt a Park. What I do there is pretty simple. I go to the dog park near my area and pick up any trash that I find lying around. It’s […]
