Calgary

When my parents announced that we were getting a dog, I screamed my head off—not literally! I was so loud you could hear me on Mars! My dad explained that we had to go to Calgary, because that’s where the breeder lived. We left in my mom’s silver Acura to get the dog. My Dad said we had to get a boy because he didn’t want puppies. We got there around 1:00 p.m. The parents were a golden retriever and a poodle. The breeder explained to me and my sister, Maya, that if you cross a golden retriever…

When I was younger my neighbour, Matthew, was one of my best friends. Just like Gus, I haven't seen him for a long time, as when we were both in the fifth grade he was forced to move to Calgary as his dad got a new job. I always remembered him as the funny, happy and playful Mathew from the past, however looking at his Facebook and Instagram I can see that now he is moving into a negative future. Matthew would love to play outside with me…

Ao Dai is the traditional costume of Vietnamese people, and it is also one of the sets of clothes that I extremely like. Therefore, I often wear Ao Dai to go to the church. It happened on that Sunday as I wore Ao Dai to go to St Mary's Cathedral Calgary, in which most of Canadians attend. After the Mass, the Catholics went to the front lobby of the church to greet each other. When they saw my dress, they complimented me on my beautiful costume. I was highly privileged, honored as well as on…

Ever since I picked up my first marker as a child, I would draw until my countless markers ran dry. By the time I picked up my first sketching pencil, I started to feel more serious about creating artwork. It was an April afternoon, with my cup of tea that I realized being a professional artist is my path in life. Decisions came easily to me in grade nine, before most of my peers would even have the slightest clue about their futures. During my high school years, I had my full life planned ahead…

they will have, to resolve anything that may interfere with their healing. It is common knowledge that negative repressed emotion weakens the immune system." (Cross 2009). Claire Bramham is a clinical hypnotherapist with the Mind and Body Therapy in Calgary. Bramham believes that, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. It is a journey through the mind to help understand yourself better especially when you are gaining mental control over a disease or seeking help to relieve pain. Bramham does caution…

In its original form, “Norma, Queen of the Hotdogs” tells the story of a young and successful woman entrepreneur who upon being kissed by her accountant, decides to give up her business ambitions in favor of marriage and children. However when the warm, friendly colours used in the comic are replaced with cold blues, greys, and reds, a very different narrative unfolds. The blues and reds communicate the sub current tale of violence, and ultimately assault, which is being carried through this…

“The Pure Products of America Go Crazy” is a photo exhibition recently installed at Pratt Institute featuring the works of artists Lucas Blalock, Owen Kydd, and John Lehr. These photographers celebrate, as the name suggest, the pure products of America in their images; they find beauty in banal objects that represent the residue of a pursuit of American living. In doing so, they also emphasize the role that the camera itself, as well as post-production digital tools, have in creating value to…

Immigrants would rather live in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver as opposed to other places much more than native Canadians born. Because of less accessibility they cannot have better paying occupations like those in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Although, Calgary has already passed Montreal regarding visible minorities, in Saskatchewan visible minorities are getting better wages that native-born Canadians. In the last few years, the rate of the unemployment immigrations has raised. In 1981 the…

Originally born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, my family moved to Southern California when I was three. I initially studied music in primary and middle school, playing trumpet and percussion in jazz band and orchestra. Music ended up being the vehicle for me to attend and eventually graduate from Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan. By this time, I started shifting focus to the visual and liberal arts and was accepted to the Visual Arts department. This was an early opportunity to…

Oil sands, defined simply are a mixture of water, sand, clay, and natural bitumen. Natural bitumen is a heavily viscous oil, which must undergo specialized procedures in order to be extracted. While oil sands occur in many places in the world, the largest such occurrence is located in the forests of Northern Alberta. This area is referred to as the Alberta Oil Sands, or the Athabasca Oil Sands. Oil sands were not always included when estimating the world’s recoverable oil reserves. It is…