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Endings and Beginnings

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Saying Goodbye... When you say goodbye to someone that us moving away or is sick and might pass away soon, it is heartbreaking. Saying goodbye to someone moving away is still sad but it's almost like saying goodbye for now, because you will see them later in life or visit them. But, sadly when you say your last goodbye to someone who is dying it is a very depressing moment no matter who it is. some people don't even get to say goodbye to they're loved ones who passed away while they were at work or at home or away on a trip. So saying goodbye to them means a lot because it is the last thing that you will ever say to them and you can't ever see them or visit them the next week.  So saying goodbye is a very painful experience no matter who it is to or what the situation is. Anyway, saying goodbye is better than not saying anything at all or missing an important goodbye.  

Tests are Stress

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Why do tests even exist? Tests are basically a compiled list of very hard questions meant to stump students and create stress. When you hear a teacher announce that there is a test coming  up, you freak out. There is now a whole list of stress leading up to that test. For example, "When is the test? What do I use to study? How do I study? Should I tell my parents about the test? What if I fail? Will I have to retake the grade? What if I don't get into a good college?" and those are only a few of the many stress questions that all the students ask ourselves. The stress that students face when they are taking a test or studying for a test is honestly not healthy. Students can experience anxiety, depression, sleep deprivation, stomach aches, acne and breakouts, migraines, and maybe even drug or alcohol addiction. Tests are a torture device written on paper or  typed on the computer. All of these tests are meant to rank children and sort them based on a single standardized te