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Muses from the North celebrated her second year birthday this fall. We are proud to release this current issue, the third in the series for your reading pleasure. Our students continue to take advantage of the MFTN platform to relate their culture, tradition, struggles, challenges, aspirations, and achievements to the reading public. So far, more…

Illustrations by Ellora Reddy Text by Ying Kong (translated and adapted from Zhangs Yawen’s Autobiography Battle for Life) Yawen was born and raised in a poor and illiterate family in the mountains of Northeast China. There is no electricity, running water, or friends to play with. There is no school in her village. She can…

by Khushboo Puri I had a close relationship with my grandmother who lived in India all her life. We used to talk for hours on the phone, telling each other how things were going on with us in two different cultures. In my culture, I was taught from my parents to spend more time with…

Can you imagine a feeling of loneliness so strong that it forces you to seek human connection with a non-human creature? In Marry Shelley’s award-winning novel Frankenstein she tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a man who begins the story as a respected, mentally stable man until the death of his mother triggers grief that…

The main reason as to my desire to peruse a career in nursing is the road to diverse, endless life long opportunities. Just like some other professions, I believe that nursing is one of the many noble professions which may not only grant us the opportunity to nurse those who are sick, but also to…

By Jessica Gendereau Her hands wrinkled – 22 years of serviceAiding the sick, this was her purpose.Her goal was to make a changeCarefully, intently, she tried to arrangeHer deadlines and duties, to achieve her dream“Impossible!” said everyone, “that’s how it seems”Against the odds – a drunk husband and six childrenShe beat their doubts, she was…

by Daniel John Werstroh Conflict and tensions are a certainty in life. These conflicts may be long-term, short term, easily solvable or unsolvable. In Death of a Salesman, the primary conflict is the unsolvable struggle the salesman, Willy, has against himself. His inability to control his pride and to care for himself and others grows…

by Amy Jackson 1914 was a tumultuous year for all of Europe as the First World War was being waged. While the eyes of the world were on those engaging in hostilities, the Ottoman Empire was engaging in a secret war of their own. The Ottoman mobilized in the First World War, while simultaneously launching…

by Brie Phillips Many Indigenous groups were traditionally matrilineal societies–women existed wholly sacred in many different Indigenous cultures; they were respected and honoured: their divine power was understood and held high. The power, wisdom, and importance that all women hold had been recognized, yet when European colonizers came they neither see this power, nor they…

​by Allison McLeod There is an abundance of controversy that surrounds Aboriginal deaths in custody. Only recently the issue has been getting more attention; however, Aboriginal deaths in custody continue to be often overlooked. Deaths in custody can happen in multiple locations other than just prison; they can occur in hospitals, fields, highways and streets…