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Howe Sound Unmasked
Apr 29, 20217 min read
EMPRESS ELISABETH OF AUSTRIA
By Vienna Strub It’s rare for random historical figures to have so much of an impact that they’re still a topic of conversation almost...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Apr 23, 20213 min read
GETTING "ZUCKED"
By Vienna Strub Everyone feels safer when they’re anonymous, right? Stuck securely behind a username and a password containing at least...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Apr 13, 20215 min read
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
By Alex Murphy With the inauguration of American president Joe Biden being a few months behind us now, the world has moved on from it’s...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Mar 9, 20212 min read
NOTES FROM A STRESSED STUDENT
By Emily Rice We all know the coveted question, “Is this gonna be on the test?” I’ve heard teachers and students alike laugh when we hear...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Dec 17, 20206 min read
ANGELA DAVIS: ALTERNATIVE AMERICAN HERO
By Alex Murphy Over the past six months many people have compared the current Black Lives Matter movement to the Civil Rights movement of...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Dec 10, 20202 min read
THE DAMAGES OF MARKETING
By Emily Rice We are living in a marketing crisis. There are ads on a large percentage of apps, programs, and websites. Many of them...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Nov 27, 20204 min read
THE INNATE BIAS OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
By Lucy Gill As a high school student aspiring to perhaps one day work in a scientific field, I have always been very dedicated to my...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Mental Health in Schools
By Zoe Carter Mental health education should be a mandatory class in all schools. When, and who, decided that there should be a class in...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Making a Halloweenie of Things
By Tallula Russell 2020 has been what the youth would call, a "big oof" so far, and it isn't really looking up, especially not for...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 15, 20209 min read
You Can't Pray the Gay Away
It is widely agreed that acceptance and equality are corner stones of Canadian values; however, there is a glaring hole in the...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Young, Gifted, and Black
By Lucy Gill Behavioural racism is an issue that has in recent decades become quite prevalent in societies all around the world, yet is...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Why Stockholm Fashion Week Was Cancelled.
By Annie Malpass Recently in the fashion world, ethical and environmental fashion has been on the rise and supported by many. Though it...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Feb 20, 20202 min read
Life, Uh, Finds A Way
By Evie Jordan 136 000 years ago, a small island in the Indian Ocean, off the south-east coast of Africa, almost completely disappeared...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Feb 18, 20205 min read
Summer Camp 2020: A Look at Mike Pence's History of Homophobia
By Kate Murphy Mike Pence is often seen as a more calm, more composed, less unhinged and more intelligent version of President Donald...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Feb 13, 20205 min read
CRISPR Cons
By Sage Roeder As of 2015, it is now possible to genetically modify your child in your image. This new science called CRISPR/Cas9 (an...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Jan 30, 20204 min read
Adopt - Don't Shop
By Briana Burke I arrived for my shift at the SPCA, where an adult Siamese mix named Simms had recently been placed. Simms was a...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Jan 9, 20204 min read
The Positive Effects of Social Media
By Amelie Francisco We’ve all been told time and time again how bad social media is. People think that it is ruining teenagers and...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Jan 7, 20203 min read
Gay Love: Good Medicine
By Sage Roeder “The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats.” -Alfred Kinsey. As we ease into the year 2020, it is easier to...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Dec 19, 20193 min read
Walking the Fine Line of Cultural Appropriation, and Cultural Exploration Disney Needs To Learn
By Lucy Gill We are living in an age of change. In the past decade, along with the help of increased media outlets, and online...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Dec 10, 20194 min read
How the Impeachment of an American President Actually Works: A Step by Step Guide
By Kate Murphy How the Impeachment of an American President Actually Works: A Step by Step Guide Kate Murphy PRE IMPEACHMENT NOTE:...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Dec 5, 20194 min read
The Effects of Casual Homophobia
By Amelie Francisco We’ve all heard it before but maybe some of us don’t quite register how much it affects the LGBTQ community to...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Nov 21, 20195 min read
The Sexual Objectification of Queer Women in Media
By Kate Murphy Despite what we, as a society, seem to believe, women do not, in fact, exist purely for male satisfaction! Surprise! But...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Nov 19, 20192 min read
Two Steps to Having an Eco-Conscious Christmas
By Annie Malpass Though it may still be November, we cannot deny the feeling of Christmas sneaking up on us. It’s a time of showing love...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Nov 14, 20197 min read
Yellow is the New Green
By Sophia Katramadakis It all started when a forest green pick up truck pulled up to our neighbour’s house. The truck was framed by a...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Nov 5, 20193 min read
Decriminalization of Drugs
By Aquinnah Flores Drugs are one of the most controversial topics out there, it seems as though they’re either good or bad. Canada has...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 29, 20192 min read
In Defense Of Alberta
By Sage Roeder Alberta is a hot topic after the recent election. The voters of the province voted almost entirely blue, with a few...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 22, 20193 min read
The Doctors Behind Saviour Siblings; Superheroes, or Censurable?
Lucy Gill The Birth of Saviour Siblings It all started in August of 2000 when Adam Nash was born to save his sister’s life, and the world...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 10, 20192 min read
The Importance of Climate Rallies
By Amelie Francisco All across the world, people are striking for climate justice. Rallies and protests take over the streets of major...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 8, 20193 min read
The Bullying and Extortion of Amanda Todd
By Aquinnah Flores The story of Amanda Todd is one that took the world by storm in 2012. She became a household name just six years ago...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Oct 1, 20193 min read
Who is Andrew Sheer?
By Sage Roeder As the election begins, it is time to familiarize ourselves with the people that will be popping up on the news for the...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
May 13, 20192 min read
Earth Week: Cowspiracy Recap
It’s earth week at Howe Sound Secondary, and to spread awareness the entire school watched the documentary, “Cowspiracy: The...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
May 13, 20193 min read
The Dangers of Conversion Therapy
Amelie Francisco Conversion therapy is the harmful practice of attempting to turn an LGBT+ person straight or cisgender. People who go...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Apr 18, 20193 min read
Small Changes with Great Impact
Annie Malpass When we address problems such as climate change and pollution, it’s easy for one to get overwhelmed. Such worldwide...
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Howe Sound Unmasked
Feb 27, 20192 min read
Fast Fashion: Friend or Foe?
By: Annie Malpass Runway looks and the latest trends are what our generation wants, and what the fashion industry readily provides. As...
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