Archive for November, 2008
Video: Tips for the Scholarship Application – Queen’s Major Entrance Awards
Series: Tips for the Scholarship Application Name: Queen’s Major Entrance Awards Length: ~38 minutes Requires: Adobe Flash Player Important Links: Scholarship Website,
Secret Project Revealed: New Video Series
So this is the secret project I have been talking about the past week. I’ve decided to start creating some Video Series that I think you guys would find helpful. To do this, I went to Future Shop the other day to purchase a pretty good microphone: the Logitech USB Desktop Microphone. I heard some [...]
Work and Happiness
A few weeks ago in my Social and Political Philosophy class, we learned a bit about some of the theories of Karl Marx. He is probably most famous for his work on communism, and although many people might disagree with that aspect of his writings, his reasons for communism are based on a very interesting [...]
Strikeeee!
Yup, so it was officially announced that the York University contract faculty, teaching assistants and graduate assistants have decided to strike for an indefinite period of time. I actually don’t think this could’ve come at a better time for me, personally. If there’s one thing I learned this year, it’s that there’s so much about [...]
Essay Writing: The Importance of Writing with a Purpose
I am sure there are many extremely qualified candidates for medical school. In fact, I think there are probably significantly many more people who would make fantastic physicians than there are spots. And in some cases, I think it is possible for some of the most promising physicians to not get into medical school. I’ve [...]
So it Looks Like I Won’t Have Class for a Bit
Apparently, the Teacher Assistant’s Union at York University is planning to go on strike this Thursday, Nov. 6 for an indefinite period of time. I honestly don’t know much about the situation. All I know is that an agreement between the Teacher Assistant’s Union and York University could not be reached, and they are in [...]
Achieving Your Potential
The basketball player you see above is LeBron James. For those of you who don’t follow the sport, LeBron James is arguably the most gifted player to have ever played the game. The amazing thing is that he is only 23 years old, has many years left to play, and can only get better. I [...]
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