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Hello, my name is Ceilidh Buizer. My first name is pronounced like Kaylee though, it’s just a little tricky. I am a student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I am 16 years old, and I am in grade eleven. I have two dogs named Loki and Bosco. Bosco is […]

As my action project, I will be doing many nature cleanups in our surrounding parks, public areas, and anywhere our community needs it. I will be doing these nature cleanups along with my two other classmates and friends in my class, this being Dorra J and Chantal M. We will […]

In case you have not read my previous blog post, my inquiry question is: why do people choose/use Medical Assistance in Dying? The Three Steps of My Research The first step of my research will be dedicated to looking at the different chemicals mixed together to create a substance strong […]

My inquiry question for this second semester is: is humanity inherently “good’ or inherently “evil”? This question is interesting and fascinating for me because human behaviours have recently been one of my curious topics to know more about. Since there is not a clear answer for these type of questions, […]

Blog #2: Project plan 1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question.  What is the prison industrial complex?  This will help me and others who read my post really under stand the prison industrial complex. I think this […]

1. My three important values are equality, innovation, and helping. My three least important values are friendship, spiritual growth, and family 2. I definitely do agree with them and now looking back these are the exact same as the ones that I picked in September. One that I would disagree […]

hello! my name is Oceane Hubert, as you may be wondering my name is pronounced like this ( o-sea-Ann) but everyone calls me ocean… yes like the body of water. i’m 16 and attend the Middleton regional high school in Middleton nova Scotia, Canada (mrhs), and i think my favorite […]

a) What are your 3 most important values? Based on the choices I was given, I think my 3 most important values would be A) equality: I believe that everyone should have the same opportunities and rights. P) personal growth:  I believe it is important to continually pursue new skills […]

Hi everyone,   My inquiry questions this semester is: What problems do Canadian women face when using the Battered Woman Syndrome Defence in courts?  This defence, commonly known as the BWS defence, is a type of legal defence that is used by women who kill their abusers or/and batterers.   […]

Reflection  What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? The challenges I faced throughout my project were regarding finding and understanding the information for my research and communicating it in an easier way for people to understand. At the beginning I […]

My inquiry question: Why do we have stress? (stress) My three steps to research would be on these questions; what causes of stress, how we can prevent stress, and how we can resolve stress. These three questions are the ones that would give me the answer to my main question. […]

My inquiry question for the second semester will be, ” What impact did Napoleon Bonaparte have on our world.” because after studying the French Revolution, I had come to be very interested in how had Napoleon changed our world, and since he was a significant figure in the history.

Address the following questions: What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? During our action project, we faced several challenges, some more challenging than others. Some of the bigger ones we faced were the weather, finding locations where we would be […]

What are the reasons behind our concern for our physical well-being? Everything else in life depends on physical well-being. There is research that shows that our physical well-being affects mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, as well as our stress tolerance and cognitive abilities. I chose this topic […]

After doing the values activity, I learned my 3 most important values are equality, freedom & friendship. My 3 least important values are tradition, leadership & innovation. In my opinion, I somewhat agree with my results, however, I find that the statements are good descriptions of the values. The sole […]

Blog #1: Inquiry project 1. State your inquiry question.  My inquiry question for this semester is: How does the prison industrial complex affect marginalized groups? 2. Explain why this is a question of interest for you.  This semester I chose the question How does the prison industrial complex affect marginalized […]

My process for my Brainstorming session looked a little like this: self love is the most important kind of love??? how can one expect others to love them if they dont love themselves. no one except you knows what youve been through; others wont be able to help you better […]

Blog #1: Inquiry project TW: MENTION OF SUICIDE.  My inquiry question is what’s the relationship between social anxiety and suicide?  Social anxiety is a fast-growing phenomenon which is thought to be unfairly affecting younger people. Just like any anxiety, it’s a mental health issue that could leave serious consequences if not […]

Hi, and welcome to my first blog post of Semester 2. I have chosen to do an inquiry project this semester and even though I have never done one, I am excited to see how it turns out! I find the topic is always the hardest part of beginning any […]

Before I do state my inquiry question, I do want to let you guys know that my semester 2 question may or may not be a sensitive talk for some of you guys. So, please do know that you do not have to read mine at all I will put […]

a) What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about it? First and foremost, my inquiry was worthwhile, but I had to do a lot of research, which was stressful. One of the difficulties was finding reliable sources. Check if the resources have been corrected […]

Hello and thank you for supporting my previous research. For this semester I’ve decided to research stress. The main research is going to be on what causes us stress, how we can prevent stress, and finally, what is stress. This is a problem everyone is facing and a topic I’m […]

a) what challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about it?  My topic question was what are the greatest stressors and factors on children of low-income families? Generally a wide question revolving around poverty, homelessness, and low-income. The number one challenge I was faced with […]

During this project, I had a bit of writer’s block, and had to overcome it. I did this by relaxing myself, taking time for self-care. This story challenged everything I thought I knew about sexual assault cases. I severly underestimated the ratios. I think that this information will make me […]

Hello! And welcome to my last blog post/ reflection for this semester. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about When researching about my topic some of the challenges I overcame were related to looking for my 3 mini questions. That was one of […]

Inquiry Question: What Happens In The Mind Of A Serial Killer  1.What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? A challenge that had to be overcome was researching my topic and deadlines. I didn’t like using the same sites that I […]

The challenge I faced throughout my inquiry project was to make sure that all my questions were answered clearly and in detail. For example, for my second question about how e-waste endanger animals, humans, and the environment, I also wanted to find out if it affect children, teenagers, adults, and […]

Blog #6: Reflection a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? While working throughly this inquiry project, one of the challenges I had overcome was the lack of finding various information about the topic. I would find lots of repetitive […]

Blog #6: Reflection a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Throughout this inquiry project, some challenges I had encountered were the lack of information and clarity on specific topics. For example, how much genetics influence the occurrence of psychopathy. […]

Blog #6: Reflection a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?  Throughout this inquiry project one of the challenges that I had to overcome was sometimes a lack of information and resources that were easy for me to comprehend. Sometimes […]

What challenges did you overcome throughout your story project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? One of the hardest challenges for my story project was actually coming up with an idea for what my story should be about. I knew I wanted to do a story project, but […]

1. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? As my group (Dorra J, Chantal M) and I started our nature clean-ups, we noticed the same difficulties were re-occurring. The first difficulty was scheduling. Since we all had different classes and […]

Inquiry question: Intorvert or extrovert? a) What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Some of my research was difficult. There were many questions I wanted to answer, but it was difficult to find the response because there wasn’t a precise […]

In Blog Post 4 I talked about the signs of a serial killer and the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised that was created by Dr. Hare, a psychologist. The checklist can be used to conduct a clinical evaluation of someone who has a psychopathic personality disorder. The tool will help determine the amount […]

1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) Our main goal from the start was to complete at least 5 cleanups being in different local areas. I am proud to say that my group and I have already passed the […]

1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) So far, my group and I have completed 2 ocean cleanups. This time, we decided to clean up a small community park near Eagle Ridge Pool. Since we did not feel like […]

Hollywood Dreamer (Part 1) By Julie Wang Tic tok, tic tok, tic tok. The last few minutes of school seemed to drag by as Delilah sat at her desk, impatiently waiting for the bell to ring. It was finally Friday, and Delilah couldn’t wait to get home where she could relax […]

In Blog Post #3, I did some research on the first half of my story and today I will be doing research on the second half, which includes the climax, falling action, and resolution. To begin my research, I will be looking at different kinds of child abuse and what […]

Currently my partner and I are a on the right track with our action project. We are currently talking to Kristi about further dates to do things. We wanted to make a plan over the weekend to make care packages for this holiday season. That unfortunately got cancelled because none […]

im doing great on my project, for the last 2 weeks ive been fostering two pups, named Eli and Que. Que got adopted yesterday, he went to a great family. Eli is currently up for adoption and has an appointment next week, but untill then hes staying with us. one […]

1) So far, I have completed three nature clean-ups along with the other members of my group: Dorra J and Chantal M. We have cleaned up Mundy Park previously, however, we cleaned it up in a specific area. Since Mundy Park is a big park we decided to clean up […]

Blog #5: Round 3 of research  My inquiry question is: Are humans naturally selfish?   In my last blog post, I wrote about how it is not just the systems that we live by that make us selfish but also our society and culture affects the way we act , and causes us […]