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Is It Acceptable To Own Stuffed Animals When You're 21?

Asking for a friend.

University of Dayton

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Is It Acceptable To Own Stuffed Animals When You're 21?

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I've always had way too many stuffed animals. From a young age, my parents would buy me stuffed animals for almost every occasion. I'm not sure if that's because my mom was living vicariously through me (she loves stuffed animals) or if that's because I always asked for them. Either way, I grew to love stuffed animals with a burning passion.

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Arts Entertainment

Short Hair, Long Hair, Who Cares

Stop with these gender norms.

Shippensburg University

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Men with long hair are still looked down upon in society for whatever reason. Some view it as unprofessional and others see it as unkempt. Some people don't care and those people are the ones people should follow.

I have what is considered long hair for a male and I already know that my future will have some downsides because of it. I have heard of men that weren't hired for jobs because of having long hair. Society has this idea of what a man should look like and long hair doesn't fall into that category.

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Student Life

Waiting Until After Death Is The Wrong Time To Forgive And Forget

Being indifferent about someone's death is okay but it's also acceptable to keep hating them too.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Waiting Until After Death Is The Wrong Time To Forgive And Forget

Jazmin Aguilar

There is a number of people that boldly ask why we have to give up our own feelings for the sake of someone else. Usually, we want to forgive and forget for good and honorable reasons but why do we have to cave into the routine? Arguably, this is an issue about the topic of death and how the living must cope with that.

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Health and Wellness

Despite Being Surrounded By Insensitivity, I Am Still Sensitive

It's hard being the most sensitive person in a room, especially when no one else seems to care about your feelings.

Temple University

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Despite Being Surrounded By Insensitivity, I Am Still Sensitive

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Throughout my life, I've purposefully held things in for the simple reason of not wanting to look weak to others, but as I grew older I realized just how harmful it was for me to bottle up and suppress all of my insecurities and hurt, so I began to let it out.

The only downside to being vulnerable with someone is them not really caring about what you have to say, and that can be brutal. It makes you want to bottle up your emotions again too, doesn't it?

It's okay to be sensitive. It's okay to want to express your feelings and emotions to another person, but what's not okay, is making a person feel bad about being sensitive and vulnerable with you.

This day in age, people love to shun the idea of being sensitive. Now, it's all about being 'hard' and 'heartless.' I remember when society told me that's what I should be too, so I tried it.

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Friendships

7 Times When It Is Socially Acceptable To Listen To Christmas Music

The most heated debate of the century.

University of Virginia

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7 Times When It Is Socially Acceptable To Listen To Christmas Music

Matt Owen photography. Plus a little holiday twist.

As the Christmas Season rapidly approaches, the controversy has sparked in the hearts and souls of people all across the globe inevitably must be addressed. This red-hot topic has broken friendships, destroyed marriages, and even put the world on the brink of an apocalyptic frenzy. All the drama stems from one simple question: At what time is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music? Everyone thinks they have the right answer—specific dates between which Christmas tunes may exclusively be played; I am here to shed my own light on the subject. Through scientific research, done by me without the aid of scientific methods at all, I have come up with a conclusive calendar of times when listening to Christmas music is socially acceptable.

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Politics

It's OK To Say 'No'

You don't have to say 'yes' to everyone and everything.

East Carolina University

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Do you ever have one of those weeks where you just feel like you are being pulled in every direction and you just might break? I think it's safe to say everyone has felt like that at least once in their lifetime.

This is one of those weeks for me and I just got to thinking. Is it really healthy for you to try and please everyone while doing some harm to yourself?

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Asking for a friend.

Stop with these gender norms.

Being indifferent about someone's death is okay but it's also acceptable to keep hating them too.

It's hard being the most sensitive person in a room, especially when no one else seems to care about your feelings.

Throughout my life, I've purposefully held things in for the simple reason of not wanting to look weak to others, but as I grew older I realized just how harmful it was for me to bottle up and suppress all of my insecurities and hurt, so I began to let it out.

It's okay to be sensitive. It's okay to want to express your feelings and emotions to another person, but what's not okay, is making a person feel bad about being sensitive and vulnerable with you.

As you go throughout life, you will meet a lot of people trying to hide their sensitive side, because too many, being sensitive is not socially acceptable, but don't let that turn you into a heartless person too.

The most heated debate of the century.

1. The Christmas season

2. Thanksgiving

3. The entire season of winter

4. Halloween

5. Easter

6. End of summer/back to school season

7. All summer long

You don't have to say 'yes' to everyone and everything.

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