Adopt Our Community Foundation

Initiating Our Voices

Initiating Our Voices is an online journal founded by Adopt Our Community Foundation that seeks to provide information on current events or social issues from students’ perspectives. Published pieces range from scientific articles to opinion pieces to personal essays. We hope that through this journal, young people can be empowered to use their voices to create positive changes in their communities.

Dec 4, 20223 min read

Motivation: The Key to Success

Have you ever set a goal for yourself, like getting straight A’s every term of the school year, going to the gym every day, or being...

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Nov 27, 20222 min read

Ordinary Extraordinary

Have you ever harbored dreams of becoming a successful leader, a billionaire, or the most respected businessperson in the world? When I...

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Nov 27, 20222 min read

The Social Dilemma (Netflix documentary)

Why is social media so important nowadays? Why is there such a great social dilemma regarding this issue? Social media forms a large part...

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Nov 27, 20222 min read

Racial Discrimination in Saskatchewan

Racial discrimination is terrible. Unfortunately, in 2022, racial discrimination still exists in many places around the world. Although...

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Nov 27, 20223 min read

The Dominating Impacts of Beauty Standards

“Looks are everything” is a cliche most people have probably heard of before. While this belief is often criticized as incorrect and...

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Nov 27, 20223 min read

The Clash of Artificial and Natural Minds

For many, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) poses the pressing question, “Will robots replace humans?” In recent years, this...

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Oct 2, 20222 min read

Parental Pressure

Parental pressure is a problem that I am facing right now. It has been one of the biggest problems during my school year, since my...

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Oct 2, 20222 min read

'Very' Organic, Natural Eating

Unhealthy eating is becoming a more critical problem than ever. Having meals with ingredients from the great outdoors is a free and fun...

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Oct 2, 20223 min read

Trash & Where it goes

Trash can be found anywhere, from the bottom of the ocean to the streets in our neighborhood. Trash can also be really dangerous both to...

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Oct 2, 20223 min read

Silent Cry

Generally speaking, there must be some unpleasant experiences in one's life. Often unhappy social relationships lead directly to these...

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Oct 2, 20222 min read

REMEMBRANCE OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Listening to music, drifting off into your own mindless thoughts…How about combining drama and music at the same time? The Broadway...

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Mar 18, 20222 min read

Intersection of Art and Society

Nick Cave is an American contemporary fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist. Cave's family was large in size and always...

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Mar 18, 20224 min read

Inequality in BC’s Legal System

In the words of Chief Justice Wagner, "All Canadians should be able to see themselves reflected in their justice system. Justice should...

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Mar 18, 20222 min read

Celebrating National Holidays Abroad

Every year, on September 18th, here in Chile we commemorate the “First Junta of Chile”, or in other words, the Chilean National Day. To...

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Oct 21, 20213 min read

How a Deadly Pandemic Is Saving Our World

During a period when our human world has ceased working, the natural world continues on. Over the past year, COVID-19 has led to a...

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Oct 21, 20213 min read

The Correlation Between Happiness and Socialization (1)

Seeking connection between friend groups Have you ever felt that you’re forced to fit in, make many friends, and hang out with “cool...

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