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Indentured Client Service
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16 min read
Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work until they have paid back a debt, usually a specific number of years. The arrangement, common until the late 18th century, was unlike slavery in two important ways: it was not predetermined by birth, and it was not lifelong. It…
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Disillusionment
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14 min read
Disillusionment is a process that varies by context (relationships, careers, major events) but generally moves from idealization to disappointment and is characterized by a loss of enthusiasm, the identification of meaningful flaws, and a search for coping mechanisms potentially leading to detachment or a crisis point. See also: early adulthood. GETTING STARTED Transitioning from college…
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False Summit
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14 min read
In hiking, mountaineering, and other alpine pursuits, a false summit refers to a point initially perceived as the final destination or apex, but, having been reached, instead reveals a new vantage from which the true destination, further still, can be observed. PRE-ORIENTED From the beginning, I knew what I was at college to do. Academic…
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Escape Velocity
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12 min read
In celestial mechanics, escape velocity refers to the minimum speed a body must achieve to escape the gravitational pull of a planet or other object. GRAVITY I first felt the tug of gravity when I was five years old. Until then, I floated in the protective bubble of a two-parent home, unaware of the strong…
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Walk With Me
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13 min read
Our paths converge in the wilderness. A TWIGGY BUNDLE Hello and welcome. Imagine for a moment that we have come upon each other in the woods, both journeying in the same direction at a similar pace. We exchange nods and perfunctory greetings and find after a short while that our strides align. The question soon…