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Dear Areeve,

Today is January 13, 2025. It is the beginning of a new year.

At this point in time, I am mostly focused on my studies and on my school. My main focus right now is to make it into a good university, such as UBC or USyd. I am happy with the current state of my life, and although I am worried about the future state of Canada, I hope that everything goes well.

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I remember when the Olympics officially began back in July. I was on a cruise to Alaska, and although I didn't watch most of it, nor the opening ceremony, I do remember watching the gold medal rugby match between Fiji and France. Sitting on the bed, I was hopeful Fijij would come out victorious. When Fiji got a try, I was very excited, however from there on France took the lead to secure the gold medal. I was sad, but at least Fiji had won second place. After we returned home, the mens basketball had started. I remember watching the US win against France in the gold medal match, and Steph Curry was hitting 3 point shots to secure the game. The US mens basketball won gold, securing their victory against France.

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Artifact 2 (Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef)

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Artifact 2 (Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef)

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Breaking his silence for the first time in 2 years, Kendrick Lamar ignited a beef that broke the internet. A short verse on a song titled 'Like That,' by Metro Boomin and Future led to an all out war between himself and Drake. I remember listening to the song for the first time, it was a song featured on Metro Boomin and Futures collab album, titled "We Don't Trust You." The verse was out of the blue, and within minutes, I still vividly remember the internet going berserk over the disstrack. Soon after, Drake responded, then Kendrick did again, all the while everyone on the internet was dissecting both of the diss tracks, trying to figure out what each verse means. Then, Kendrick dropped 'meet the grahams' a 6:32 song where he talks about how horrible of a person drake supposedly is. His gambling history, drinking problems, his relationship with his son about how he is a horrible father. They kept going back and forth, firing shots at each other, and it seemed as it every day was a new song. Then, Not Like Us, the biggest and most catchiest rap song of 2024 dropped in May. I remember coming home from biking and seeing that another song had dropped. Kendrick was going at Drake, and while I wont go into detail, this is the song that broke the internet. It has become the most streamed diss track of all time, and the only diss track to rack over 1 billion streams. After this, the hype slowly died down. In my eyes, this was the most entertaining and impactful moment in music this year.

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November 5th, 2024. The day that America would vote for its next president. I remember watching the election night, waiting to see who won what state. Trump reached the 270 margin by securing all 7 swing states, (and flipping the blue wall states). This was a shocking win, and although I wasn't sure who would end up taking office, I wasn't expecting Trump to win by such a huge difference.

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One major prediction I have for the year is that Pierre Poilievre will win in a landslide victory and win Prime Minister of Canada. I'm not too happy with the current state of Canada, especially Vancouver, however I am optimistic for a brighter future.

Down South, I believe President Trump will stop funding Ukraine, which may lead to their defeat, and I also believe he may be able to make a ceasefire between Palestine and Israel. While I am netrual on American politics, I do believe that Trump will do wonders for the American economy and provide many new economic oppourtunities and jobs. However, with that, I am a little pessimistic regarding Trumps ties with China and Russia, and how all three leaders are very close to one another.

Another prediction I have is that there will be huge leaps in technology, especially regarding AI. Advacements in artifical intelligence will enhance, and with that, it will be able to act more sophisticated and accordingly. It will be able to answer deeper questions, give more detailed responses, etc... We have also seen an increase in robot development over the past years, and with proper coding, who knows whats possible?

Finally, I believe that new studies conducted around medicine will grow largley this year, and with that, new vaccines, antibiotics and drugs will be made. 2025 will be a year full of advacements in technology and medicine, and I believe that new studies that will be made will improve our understanding of modern medicine.

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Looking back at this year, would you consider it successful. Did you grow as a person, did you accomplish your goals, have you been a better person?