Phobia Parade: From A to Z Fear Names and Folly
A humorous survey of human fears and phobia names featuring a hypothetical man with multiple anxieties. It explains how avoidance can reinforce fear, notes flying and heights anxieties, and ends with a nod to arachibutyrophobia the fear peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
List of common phobias and their fears
A compendium of phobias with full names for common fears including Acrophobia fear of heights Agoraphobia fear of open spaces Androphobia fear of men Arthophobia fear of bees and Anthophobia fear of bees Aquaphobia fear of water Claustrophobia fear of enclosed spaces Ergophobia fear of work Nosophobia fear of disease Nyctophobia fear of night Ophidiophobia fear of snakes Phobophobia fear of one's fears Necrophobia fear of dead bodies Phobia types cover both specific objects and situations across daily life.
College Sage Knows Ropes Of Laundry
A college graduation reflection recounts freshman and sophomore year jokes about dorm life. It laments the humor and mischief of campus living while offering wry observations on maturity and responsibility gained through four years away from home.
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Junior and Senior Year Oddities in Dorm Life
A quirky reminiscence chronicles freshman year laundry chores and roach hunts with sharp wit. It notes seniors facing eighteen unpaid tickets and a library note threatening a blank diploma if a book is not returned.
Mental Barriers Create Real Invalids
A reader challenges the term invalid used for a paraplegic and explains what a spinal cord injured person can do with proper support. The letter emphasizes abilities over disability and urges not to let attitudes create barriers to living fully.
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Abby
Joe Butler
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Dear Abby Question on Social Obligation After Wedding
A reader asks if hosting the parents of the bride creates a social debt after a wedding reception with 200 guests at a top hotel. Abby notes no obligation to repay a dinner invitation and warns against implying a debt from social hospitality.
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Veteran teacher Bertha Nichols spends 42 years at Vaucluse School
The Newberry County native arrived at Vaucluse Elementary 42 years ago after Winthrop College graduation. She has been principal for 12 years while continuing to teach social studies and math to fourth through sixth graders. She recalls past routines, shifting methods, and the impact of television on students.
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Vaucluse
Bertha Nichols
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Winthrop College
Newberry County
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