I remember getting introduced to someone about Chi Alpha, otherwise known as Campus Christian Fellowship at Western Washington University, a public university in Bellingham, Washington. We just hit it off for a bit and he introduced me to CCF. I was so hyped. I had yet to find a group there that I connected with, and had an organization I felt included in. Oh how naive I was.
First off, I want to share some benefits of CCF. I found some great friends through the organization that while we never got that involved, we still knew people and it was so great at least meeting some people. This however is where the positives end.
My group leader last year was manipulative, controlling, and sometimes even bullied me. He kept convincing me to go to the retreats and other stuff and I believed...
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Dear young fashion consumers
This letter is to those who are into fashion or starting their journey in fashion. This letter is to offer those in fashion a reminder or an option for those entering fashion that thrifting can be beneficial. Let me be the first to say that fashion and what we wear can be a huge part of our identity. The clothes we wear is what people see and can give hints into who we are. If you see a person who has on an athleisure attire and wears nothing but gym clothes, it is safe to assume that they are into some kind of fitness. What about a person who wears suit or designer brands on a constant basis, we can assume they are a person of business or someone of higher status. What about a person who doesnt care about what they wear, can we assume that they care less...
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My intention, until a few days ago, was to remain silent and never return to speak on this site but, I am forced to have to break this silence because, if I did not do so, this same silence could be interpreted by you as consent on my part toward your words. Actually, the speech I am about to make is purely hypothetical: you are very intelligent and clever, and you often write on this site simulating other people's stories which, however, have many things in common with what we have experienced. I don't know why you do this, however I care very little to find out. Let's go into detail: several times you have written that perhaps, in another life we might have our "Happy Ending" assuming that I am consenting. The point of the matter is that I am not consenting at all. What if there was...
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Dear stranger,
Today I realize you've passed away and my heart can't quite process this feeling. Six months ago when we met I only wanted to focus on your disease. It´s funny how at the beginning all I knew about you was what I could read on a computer screen. I knew every single detail of how your body was working and what medical problems hunted your chart. Your mind was elsewhere and your loved ones were hard to pin down. The weeks passed and all of a sudden when your medical conditions were no longer a novelty, when you had taught me soo much about medicine that my brain could not keep up, I really started to know YOU. I think back about what I knew about you and it feels like little pieces of your life puzzle. You see, you shared with me small details about small days in your...
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Dear Lefo,
I spent a lot of time thinking about which time in our life should I send this letter to. Should it be in our high school senior year? Our first day in elementary school? Or to the best day of our lives? But honestly my choice was much easier than I thought. Every person has a moment in their life when they realize that they are growing up. A moment when they think that their lives will change forever. That moment for us, was our 7th birthday. Even if we were very happy about our party and birthday cake, we were also very confused… Confused and afraid about what the future had for us. However, I will not go into further details about that day, instead I want to talk to you about your coming times. You probably have a lot of questions to ask me, but unfortunately, this is...
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I'm sleeping on the side of an asphalt road near a round about where I could see and hear heavy gun shots. Instinctively, I believe everyone slept flat on the spot. But then a bunch of government soldiers reached upon us along with the sound of heavy gun fire. Out of the blue, they started hacking people with machetes. Some who thought of running were met with brutal machine gun shots or several soldiers striking at them. Others who kept on their stomach were checked for their breath with a stab on their back and involuntary reactions were met with repeated hacks or bullets. I kind of put a slit through my sleeping position to see what was happening from my behind so that i could make of what to do next. As they neared my spot, I could see no one was spared. But my legs froze and chose...
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Do you know how defeating it is to have your own body work against you? I am so frustrated because I feel like I’m doing my best and I don’t even have body dysmorphia but it is still a struggle to eat, to stay at a healthy weight. I’ve lost 8lbs in 2 weeks because I guess I simply have been doing too much and not eating enough. And my body can’t keep up. Do you know what it’s like to be so low on energy your whole body feels shaky and all you want to do is sleep? Only when you finally get the chance to lay down your body won’t let you sleep so you feel even more low on that precious energy you want so bad. Or even at some points in time you can’t even stand up without your whole head spinning and spinning and it’s even worse when you close your eyes because they feel like they’re...
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While I was on my way to school one morning, I heard that Harvey Weinstein had serious allegations made against him. He was being called out on national radio because society saw it as an opportunity to call out his poor behavior. This was the first time I had heard of a prominent figure enduring the effects of cancel culture. I saw this as a chance to give his victims a voice.
I am writing to you today to express concern over the spread of cancel culture as the movement has shifted away from its main intentions. As mentioned in the story above, I defined the moment that Harvey Weinstein got called out as the beginning of positive change. The origins of this culture are rooted in calling out poor behavior, which is a positive aspect because it brings attention to issues that are being...
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Many parents make the mistake of not enrolling their children into some sort of early care and education program with the excuse that the children are too young or so that they would start school later.
What they fail to see is that this is hurting their children in more ways than they can imagine. Early childhood care and education can be of significant importance to children’s development and they can also be very helpful to families with young children.
Moreover, research has shown that early childhood care and education can also lead to significant improvements in short and long-term health-related outcomes for children.
What is early care and education?
Early care and education (ECE) are settings in which children are cared for and educated by people other than their parents...
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Lots of excitement, tension, and adrenaline are something that everyone feels before the first date. First of all, you must have good communication with your partner to feel relaxed in their company. It is natural to want to show yourself in the best possible light in a comfortable environment. And that's why you should start planning where you can go and what you can do, perhaps something more original than going to a coffee shop or a movie theater. While that sounds like quite a good idea, there are a few ways you can spend your first hours with your boyfriend and have a great time with him.
Cultural events
Use the internet and check what cultural events are currently in your city. Whether it is a visit to a museum or an interesting exhibition of paintings. The theater is also a good...
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