Spring hit Halifax on Monday. It was so nice some people had spring jackets on. Other people had shorts and t shirts. Everybody though spring had finally arrived and winter was finally over. The next day winter was back again. People are still wishing for summer. It will arrive with all the hot weather. Some […]
Hi, my name is Melessa, I was around sixteen years old when I had my son on June 28; it was the late 1990’s and it was my birthday. My son’s name is Corey and my mom’s name is Lillian. We were living at 1 Crystal Drive apartment #4, in the North End of Dartmouth
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This cold month of February is for sure the time of year I’d rather be on holiday’s sun tanning with my colourful red sunglasses and lying on a large striped beach towel with my friends staring at the muscular hot stuff stretched out near us, while we bury our little toes deep in the lovely
I started school in a culturally and racially distinct community. My reflections revealed a social and academic system rooted in flawed policies and social misperceptions centered on race and equality. Most of the teachers came to the class only because it was their duty, and paid little attention to the people they were supposed to
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As a young girl I was very inquisitive and a little dare devil, destined to look for adventure. It took me two attempts at getting grade ten, failing all my public exams in grade eleven and giving up on school, from lack of interest. I then decided, to go to community college to get a
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In October 2011, Terry Wilson of Dartmouth was introduced to the Dartmouth Learning Network. He had attended many programs throughout his life with little success. “I realized that if I wanted to improve my reading and writing this place was the only place that was going to help me,” says Terry. For several years Terry
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My name is Mary-Anne. I grew up in Cook’s Brook. I went to Middle Musquodoboit Rural High until Grade 10. Then I thought I was smart to move with a friend to Sackville and finish high school in town. So I started going to Sackville High. I met lots of people there – too many
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Hello. My name is Laura H. I was born in Halifax. My childhood was good but we moved a lot so it made it hard to make friends. I went to so many schools it was hard to keep track of them all. I hated school because I was teased a lot. I was getting
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I have lived in Dartmouth all my young life. My Family at the time moved to Cole Harbour from North End Dartmouth. It was a big change for me. I didn’t like the people that lived out there. I was very happy in the North End. So when I went to school everyone was on
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I was born in St. Anthony, Newfoundland. I lived in a fishing village until I was six. Then my mom and dad moved back to St. Anthony. My dad got work at the fish plant. I started school in September in St. Anthony. I had already done grade 1 in the fishing village. I told
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