April 29th, 2011

Business Law

Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 11:46

I have registered to take Business Law over the summer. I’m not excited about the prof, but I am excited about the course. The description is as follows.

A foundation course in law that aims to introduce the student to the fundamental concepts of the common law. It comprises a study of the Canadian [...]

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March 25th, 2011

High School Fees in Ontario

Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 2:29

I read a few articles today about high schools in Ontario charging fees for some classes. One of these articles was the Globe’s Most Ontario high schools charge illegal course fees. Before today, I had no idea this was going on.

Let me share a story with you. When I was in my first [...]

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March 18th, 2011

General Updates

Filed under: Motorcycle, News — Ryan J. Allen @ 22:33

Hello, world. Here are some general updates.

Last night I woke my motorcycle from hibernation. Immediately it felt familiar and comfortable. I took it around the block a few times, as did Adam J., and it was generally a great experience. I rode to work this morning and the weather was beautiful. It was [...]

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September 26th, 2010

First and Second Grade

Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 18:41

First and second grade for me happened at Duncan McArthur Public School in Kingston. My teacher both years was one Ms. White. Ms. White was a fine teacher–not especially noteworthy one way or the other. She would let us play games at the back of the classroom if we had completed items of work [...]

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April 28th, 2010

Another Semester Finished

Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 16:44

As of last night, I have finished another semester of school. I had two classes this semester, which meant two exams. My Managerial Accounting exam was held last Friday evening, and my Financial Management exam was last night.

I was nervous going into both exams. I had many weeks to prepare leading up to [...]

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