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To write a History Essay
The task of writing a History essay is often thought of as an excruciatingly painful exercise. It can be, but hopefully with this simplified guide it won’t be! A History essay is different from an English essay in that rather than expanding your brilliant, flowery points, you need to get to the point already! Keep [...]
Gina – Television Producer
Gina Phillips is Television Producer for the entertainment show Inside Jam airing on Sun TV in Toronto.
Blake – Author
Blake Fleischacker is an Author and Professional Speaker who inspires students across North America and offers advice on how to approach the challenges of being a student.
To prepare for life after high school before you graduate: Travel
When students graduate from high school they face many situations where they feel unprepared. If you read advice books and blogs you find the same line over and over again: ‘I wish I knew this back then.’ Because of this, FYIhigh has decided to run a series of ‘know how’ articles specifically tailored to knowing [...]
To write a cover letter
How important a cover letter is when applying for a job is debatable. Some sources cite is as a crucial part of your application package while others indicate that it is only read if the resume meets the criteria first – or isn’t read at all. Regardless, a cover letter is one more chance to [...]
Sheree – Canadian Author
Sheree Fitch is a widely celebrated Canadian author who was born in Ottawa and raised in New Brunswick.
To take good notes
I’m not going to lie; I was never the best note taker. But sometimes the best way to learn something is to learn what not to do. So here are four of my biggest mistakes that you should avoid: Don’t Doodle a picture of a cat – or a picture of anything really. I can’t [...]
to save money in high school without even trying
Being a student, you’re probably not rolling in the dough, but that doesn’t mean you can’t work towards getting what you want. Of course before you can save or spend money, you’ll need to get your hands on some. The best way to do this is to get a job. You could get a fast [...]
Top 5 Novels that you HAVE to read!
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk By the same author who wrote Fight Club, this book changed how I perceived life. The official plot sounds trite; a model gets her face blown off by a stray bullet on the highway and teams up with a transsexual on a North American road trip to figure out if [...]
To Overcome Shyness
Getting over being shy is not as easy as picturing a room full of people in their underwear, but there are a few tricks in the form of “The 3 P’s” that can help: Prepare: A lot of shyness stems from a fear of doing something that you don’t normally do. Whether that’s making a [...]