Author: Elizabeth Rosalyn The

Elizabeth is a Vancouver-based writer and editor. Her first book “Beyond Black and White” is available now. She is an old soul who's young at heart, a human jukebox, and a corgi lady in training.

Film Review: “Brave” Strikes a Bullseye

On By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn FilmLeave a comment

Hear ye, hear ye! Disney and Pixar’s latest animated feature film hits right on target!

From the dream team that brought us classics such as Toy Story, Up, and Monsters, Inc. comes Brave, a tale set in a medieval Scottish kingdom with Princess Merida of the Dunbroch clan at the helm of all the action. Merida is an unconventional princess who defies the prim and proper ways of a young lady, as she prefers exploring the great outdoors to practicing her royal duties within the walls of her family’s castle. When she discovers that she is soon to be betrothed to a suitor from a neighbouring clan, the headstrong heroine is determined to do whatever it takes to change her fate, leading her to unleash a magical spell that may threaten the lives of her family and her kingdom. Merida sets off on an adventure to undo the curse and faces the most challenging test of her boldness and bravery.

If that synopsis is not enough to incite you into the theatres, here are my seven reasons as to why Brave deserves a big ‘Bravo!’

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YWiB SFU

YWiB SFU

On By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn 2011, 2012, LifeLeave a comment

At this year’s International Women’s Day Conference at SFU Woodward’s, there stood a cherry blossom tree decorated by green paper leaves. On these leaves were the names of the people – mothers, sisters, friends, and mentors – who have had an influential role in the lives of the attendees. As I thought about my cherry blossom tree contribution, the first name that came to my mind was YWiB SFU.

YWiB SFU is a university chapter of the Young Women in Business (YWiB) network, a non-profit society for emerging female leaders in Western Canada. The network acts as a central forum to connect ambitious young women in their quest to develop their professional and personal selves by providing them with a wealth of opportunities, resources, and support. YWiB SFU brings together over 100 of the university’s most talented minds and passionate hearts, from a range of faculties, and strives to empower their members by guiding them in learning new skills and perspectives, exploring their interests, finding their passion, making a difference, and building their stories on the way to reaching their full potential in their careers and lives.

Read the rest of my article, “YWiB SFU: Building Stories with the Leaders of Tomorrow” in Issue 2 of SFU Beedie BASS‘s The Executive. Click here!

Carrie Underwood Blown Away

Album Review: Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away”

On By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn MusicLeave a comment

Consider me “Blown Away” by Carrie Underwood’s latest album! The reigning princess of Country music infuses a little bit of a pop-rock into the darker, more-attitude filled songs (“Blown Away”, “Two Black Cadillacs”, “Good Girl”) while maintaining a traditional country sound into the nostalgic tracks (“Thank God for Hometowns”, “Forever Changed”). And then there are songs like the tropical jam “One Way Ticket” (which will surely be making its way onto many summer mixtapes!), the sassy “Cupid’s Got a Shotgun (featuring Brad Paisley on guitar!), and the beautifully-written “Wine After Whiskey” (one of Carrie’s best songs) which all help to make “Blown Away” a stellar fourth record!

1. Good Girl
2. Blown Away
3. Two Black Cadillacs
4. See You Again
5. Do You Think About Me
6  Forever Changed
7. Nobody Ever Told You
8. One Way Ticket
9. Thank God for Hometowns
10. Good in Goodbye
11. Leave Love Alone
12. Cupid’s Got a Shotgun
13. Wine After Whiskey
14. Who Are You

Oh Wells and What Ifs

On By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Life, Words Of WisdomLeave a comment
 

“I’d rather have a life of oh wells than a life of what ifs.”

It is better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all.

There Is Only One Tree Hill

On By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn TelevisionLeave a comment

It’s the oldest story in the world. One day, you’re seventeen and planning for ‘some day’, and then quietly and without you ever really noticing, ‘some day’ is today. And then ‘some day’ is yesterday. And this is your life.

In English 10, we were asked to read our favourite poem or song to the rest of the class. One of my classmates recited the lyrics to a song called “I Don’t Want To Be” by a singer named Gavin DeGraw. It was the theme song of a show she liked called One Tree Hill. As a teenager who was struggling to figure out who I was amidst the pressures of people telling me who I was supposed to be, the song’s message of finding the courage to just be you resonated with me.

Out of curiosity, I decided to check out One Tree Hill and see what it was all about, and from that day forward, I was hooked.

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