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A.D.D.

A girl who sneezes 12,000 times a day. Forget the story, it doesn’t matter… oh wait… yes it does. This 12 years old girl sneezes 12,000 times a day. According to the story on CNN, this started about 2 weeks ago when she had a cold. Now the family is just [...]

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November 12th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity, Psychology Tags: , , , , ,

Self-Esteem

There are a lot of news stories that focus on self-esteem. Self-esteem is the ability to think highly of one’s self and to cope with everyday situations. People always view this ability as a necessity for life, but is it really? According to most psychologists, self-esteem is absolutely necessary to cope with the world. I [...]

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September 5th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity, Psychology Tags: ,

The Past Lies

As a society, we base a lot of what we think and do on the past. We look to it for ideas, actions, even possibilities for the future. We base our entire existence on events and ideas that came from the past. In the general matter of existence, this is a good [...]

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August 11th, 2009
Topic: All, Psychology Tags: , , , , , ,

Naturally Sick

Thank you, Mom! I got sick as a child, and I owe that to my mother. I am proud of that fact though. I like germs. I’m glad I faced my fair share of infections and sickness. I am in college now, and I can stand my ground versus any virus that faces my peers. [...]

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July 4th, 2009
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