Thought Essays
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Stages of Grief
The five stages of grief, as psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross proposed, describe the progression of the brain when dealing with loss. The five stages are: 1) Denial2) Bargaining3) Anger4) Depression5) Acceptance (I decided to switch steps 2 & 3 for reasons to be explained later) This process is commonly known due to its accuracy but I’d…
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Ignorance
“What in the world was I thinking?” Everyone has said this at some point about a decision they made in the past. That “past version of you” is a few years younger than you are now, perhaps only a few weeks or hours younger. Regardless, that person has less experience than you do now. In…
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The Magic
Think back to the first time you saw a puppet show. You were probably young but it felt magical. Strange, fuzzy creatures are putting on a wacky performance for you, and they’re usually hilarious. If you dared venture away from the audience and take a peek behind the stage, you might be surprised to find…
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Legacy
Legacy. What is a legacy?It’s planting seeds in a garden you’ll never get to see. A legacy is both our simplest and most complex desire in life. A legacy allows us to escape the one inescapable part of life: the end. As living creatures, we are bound by death, but our ideas are not. While…