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A Psychological Exploration of Repression and Self-Actualization in Literature and Film

     Psychology is the study of the human mind, its purpose is to understand how people think, feel, and act. Compared to almost every other subject, it’s still relatively new, in fact psychology only started in the late 1800’s, while most other subjects were created long before the birth of Christ. Then in the late 19th century, psychology branched into many different forms of psychology, each exploring different theories that try to explain human behavior. Among the many different branches, there are 2 very prevalent ones, psychoanalysis and humanistic psychology. Psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund Freud, and it emphasizes the influence of the unconscious on the behavior of humans, while humanistic psychology focuses on personal growth and self-actualization of humans. However, the theories of psychology aren’t extended to just us humans, I believe they can be extended to our works of literature where they help us understand how a characters' inner desires shape th...
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Fru Fru Ball

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I wanted to explore the concept of POV so I created a story where each paragraph represents a different POV. The first paragraph is the first POV, the second Paragraph is the second POV,and third Paragraph is the third POV. Ever since we were little, my brother and I enjoyed to play hockey. We obviously didn’t have a rink, so we sort of made one in the basement. This is how we invented our own game "Fru Fru ball". It was like hockey, but one of us would wear goalie knee pads, and the other would put on roller blades and try to score. We were too lazy to put on all the pads, but we still didn’t want to get hurt, so we swapped out the puck for an angry bird stuffed toy hence the name fru fru ball. We thought it was genius, it was basically hockey, and it was as fun as it. You’re in the middle of it now. Your brother, despite being the goalie, has decided to make a extremely rash and bold decision. He suddenly rushes out of the net, with his stick in hand and eyes locked on yo...
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Short-form content has cooked me

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  To be honest, I’m not sure what makes me laugh anymore. I’ve been consuming so much short-form content that I feel like I’ve lost the meaning of what what truly m akes me laugh . I have relied on what’s trending on social media for so long now, it has complete control over what makes me laugh.  This short form content hasn’t just been from the Tiktok and Instagram era. It started back when I was in elementary school. Back then, it was those Vine videos and “try not to laugh” challenges. Those moments of instant dopamine release where fun, but now, it feels like that constant quick humor has overpowered my authentic feelings for humor. Obviously, I still have good hearty laughs with my friends and family, but besides that, there isn’t one specific thing that will always make me laugh. It has evolved into my laughing at whatever’s new and slightly interesting. It could be anything; Some new trending meme, some new type of slang, or even a stupid video. At this point, I...
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Attack on titan is peak fiction

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During quarantine, when I would just rot in my house playing Valorant and watching tik tok; I would keep seeing these edits about Attack on titan. People kept calling it “peak fiction”, and because I had nothing better to do with my life, I decided to watch it. After watching it I can confidently say Attack on Titan is the epitome of peak fiction. From the very first episode to the final season, it is continuously reinvents itself in different ways. What makes the structure of Attack on Titan so compelling is how each season feels distinct, yet all of them are intricately woven together to form a complex and layered narrative. In the beginning, Attack on Titan begins is a pretty cliche survival story: humanity is trapped within walled off cities, where they have to live life in fear of the man-eating titans. However, this premise is just the surface of what the show has to offers. By the time you reach Season 4, what started as a story about simple survival has transformed into a ten...
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