Month: March 2009
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Discovery
A lot of you reading this are probably about to graduate. If not, read this again in a year or two (or three, or four). You have just spent approximately four years of your life at an institute of higher learning. You have probably taken some classes that you enjoyed, some that you didn’t, some…
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Untitled
Now is a time of exploration and discovery for myself and my peers. Many of us share the uncertainty that is inherently associated with what are the final months of our post-secondary experience. We’ve (hopefully) earned our degrees and are now trying to figure out which path we follow next; naturally a much daunting task.
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Discover, Damnit!
Whenever I get going enthusiastically about science, and especially about space exploration, giggles are a pretty common reaction. The reasons for derision vary, of course. Some of us think that money spent on exploring and understanding the universe would be better spent solving problems here on Earth. Aside from being a red herring of an…
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Find It at a Medium Pace
Why is it that perceptions of discovery usually revolve around far-away make-believe lands with a history insignificant to a western context? You pack up your Heys 360 spin-wheeler to the brim and hustle to the airport to get on a flight where you fasten your seatbelt, eat your shitty meal, then put your seatbelt back…
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Life Beyond Barbie
In high school, I gave a presentation on Cosmopolitan’s representation of men. I acknowledged the fact that the way Cosmo portrays and addresses women is problematic, but I believed it had been discussed to death and that everyone was already aware that it was potentially harmful, thus they did not allow it to harm them.…
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Above & Beyond
I was watching a program on the Discovery Channel last night about the universe and the major discoveries that scientists have made in terms of our knowledge of the great abyss that is space. As I watched and tried to take in the marvels of not only the reality that we live in, but also…
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Positive Discoveries
Activists tend to be seen as formidable. Serious people, they deny themselves pleasure based on a strict moral code, and are hell-bent on stripping you of all your luxuries. They are seen as acting out of, and through, guilt, theirs and yours. Before I felt comfortable identifying as an activist I felt this guilt daily.
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Freedom to Discover the Limits of Freedom?
I won’t claim first discovery of the limit of free speech in Canada, just as colonialists should stop claiming Columbus was the first to discover what is now known as the amerikas. No, my discovery was one of the personal kind which solidified my recently affirmed notions which were gained through observation, discussion, and having…
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In the Interim
There were a handful of times this winter where I stood on my balcony willing the cold weather to end. Now that we’re nearing spring, I’m realizing that it wasn’t the winter that I wanted over, it was the awful feeling I’d had in my heart since my girlfriend and I broke up.