Welcome to TikTok University
Things Tik Tok has taught me that school didn’t
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3 Reasons to Learn A Foreign Language
During my first two years of high-school, I took Spanish and hated every second of it. I would dread coming to class and counted down the...
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Poet Gabriel Angrand’s Relationship With Science and Religion in Love, God
In his recently released book of poetry, Angrand dives into his faith, knowledge, and curiosity about the world to strengthen self-engagement and collective responsibility.
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UTIs and Hallucinations Among the Elderly
Yesterday night, I was on the phone with my Great Aunt. As if often the case with family members you haven’t seen in a long time, we began...
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Things I Wish Were Taught in High School
I grew up in a setting where I learned to write before speaking, respect others before respecting yourself and consciously invalidate...
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Despite Popular Opinion, Emotions are Useful!
We are told lots of things about being emotional. First and foremost, we are ALL told (despite whatever gender we may be) that being emotional is bad. No one wants someone who is over dramatic or too emotional because those people aren’t reasonable. We are told that people who make decisions based on emotions aren’t as smart, that they’re impulsive, and they aren’t rational. What we aren’t taught are that these notions that emotions < reason are typically damaging to our wellbeing. Let me elaborate.
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Astrology 101
Astrology is known as movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the...
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Falling in Love With Learning
The more I learn about things, the more I want to know about the world and the knowledge that it holds.
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Fifteen Tips from your Local Cosmetologist
My Background in Cosmetology: I went to Blackstone Valley Tech in Upton, MA where I studied Cosmetology alongside my academic classes. My...
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Banks of Knowledge: 10 Things My Grandparents Have Taught Me
In honor of National Grandparents Day on September 13, I am going to share with you some knowledge that has been passed on to me. Some...
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Fighting for My Beliefs: How Do You Know What You Know?
It’s scary to think that up to this point in my life, I’ve just been letting other peoples’ views define my own. My parents have always...
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Quarantine Reads: Books You Should Read to Pass the Time or Actually Learn Something!
So, as it stands, we are about a month into social distancing or lockdown, and the end does not appear to be anywhere in sight. So while...
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What The Average Person Doesn't Know About Service Dogs
This semester, I am taking a course entitled Canines Assisting in Health. This course is considered a nursing elective which is required by...
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The Importance of Having Too Many Books
If you’re anything like me, the intrigue of reading what feels like it may be the best book ever has you buying books faster than you can...
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Why I Love Learning French
Moi? J'adore parler le français...et toi?
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Can I Interest You in this Old-Fashioned Personality Quiz?
Check out the Proust Questionnaire, a widely adopted and varied list of questions to really get to know someone.
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I Took a Quiz to Find Out Who I Was, and It Worked
Ask yourself, “Who am I?” If you can answer it, then you’re doing better than I am.
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Things that have changed as I've gone into my twenties
It scares me massively that I turn 22 in the summer and within this decade I'll be in my thirties. Whilst the thirties is something I'd...
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Things I Learned This Week that I wish I knew Last Week
In honor of an impending Monday, here are some things I wish I knew last week that I learned this week:
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Why Finals Should Not Be a Thing
Finals are the worst. Here are some reasons why I believe that they shouldn't exist at all. They are extremely stressful, and they are just...
