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“A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.”
Journal Prompt In 1984, The Party tailors their torture techniques based on each individual’s biggest fear. Discuss your greatest fear and why you think it makes you so fearful. Include any encounters you have had with your fear or anytime you have had to overcome it. (Not-so) Random Trivia Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiais the fear of long words. (Now that’s irony!)
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