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practicum
noun
1. A school or college course, especially one in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of previously studied theory.

essay
noun
Analytic, interpretative, or critical literary composition, usually dealing with its subject from a limited and often personal point of view. Flexible and versatile, the essay was perfected by Michel de Montaigne, who chose the name essai to emphasize that his compositions were “attempts” to express his thoughts and experiences. The essay has been the vehicle of literary and social criticism for some, while for others it could serve semipolitical, nationalistic, or polemical purposes and could have a detached, playful, earnest, or bitter tone.

distraught
adj.
1. Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict.
2. Mad; insane.

exhaustion
noun
1. The condition of being extremely tired

freedom?
noun
1. The condition of being free of restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
3a. Political independence.
3b. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will: We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon.
6. Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels.
8a. The right to unrestricted use; full access: was given the freedom of their research facilities.
8b. The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference


"Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face." - Michel de Montaigne