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  • Bright Places,  How To,  The Truth About

    Lessons in Community Service

    May 8, 2016

    It is very common for young people to feel like they cannot make a difference in the world. There are always too many problems to solve and not enough time to do everything. Although it may be unrealistic that you will be the next Mother Teresa or Gandhi, there are always small ways you can shake the world. Getting involved…

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    Benefits of Journaling

    Apr 29, 2016

    Having a diary or journal is a common enjoyment for children, and interestingly enough it is an ancient tradition as well. As young as children are, they have a way of being totally honest and present without holding anything back. However, as older individuals, we begin to think and process information to the point of repressing certain inconveniences or avoiding…

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    4 Truths About Being an Active Writer While in School

    Apr 17, 2016

    Being a journalist or writer can seem like a dream career path: contemplating new ideas while looking out the window or even scribbling notes in a tattered notepad. However appealing that may seem, there are some aspects of the career that go unseen to many newcomers, and there are also many important things you need to know when trying to…

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    The Truth About Pollinators

    Apr 14, 2016

    When you think of bees, you may think of them as some sort of nuisance, pestering you in the warmer months of the year. Yet bees are a crucial part to keeping our world’s food supply going — and bees aren’t the only ones working hard out there. There are many types of pollinators: bees, butterflies, birds, bats, beetles, moths, ants,…

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    The Truth About Losing a Friend

    Mar 23, 2016

    A collaboration of the memories of two important people. You don’t know it’s going to happen. You didn’t know the smiles shared from across your American Literature class were going to just disappear. You anticipated their disappearance with the inevitable graduation, but that kind of closure is expected. You know which smile is going to be the last smile. You know…

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    The Truth About St. Patrick’s Day

    Mar 16, 2016

    St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, and many of us are getting ready to celebrate with friends and family. This holiday is well known across America — as well as around the globe — and all who partake in the holiday are getting ready for music-filled parades and bellies full of corned beef. As someone with Irish ancestors, my family is…

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    Don’t Stop Being Independent Because You’re in a Relationship

    Dec 26, 2015

    Love, especially new love, can be a rush. It becomes an all-consuming part of our lives as our infatuation and connection to our significant other deepens. This emotional response is not a bad thing by any means, and while you should absolutely embrace your newfound love, you should also be sure to remember that you are important as an individual…

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    The Truth About Growing Up

    Dec 4, 2015

    Junior year is around when everything hits at once. People start asking you where you want to head off to post-graduation. Boys (and girls) ask you out. You go to the movies with the cutest one. Somehow, you make it through driver’s ed. Then it escalates. Suddenly, your friends go to parties, steal their parents’ wine, buy cigarettes from seniors,…

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    7 Things to Remember When Looking for a Job after College

    Nov 14, 2015

    Once senior year rolls around, the deeming thought of getting what they all call a “real” job creeps closer and closer to the deadline you never thought would actually appear. And when graduation comes with no job offers and no ideal career lined up, the feeling is very similar to that of dropping your freshly printed senior thesis, unstapled, on…

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    The Truth About Stigma

    Oct 10, 2015

    Yesterday — in one day alone — I received 121 messages from readers who wrote to let me know that All the Bright Places in some way saved their lives or made them feel less alone. Because of the book, they have sought help for their issues, learned to look at others and the world in a new light, or…

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