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Introduction post

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Hey, my name is Ciara and I'm a twenty year old student from Drogheda. I'm a capricorn sun, Leo moon and Taurus rising for my fellow astrology enjoyers.  Photo of me Taken by me I am also an artist and when I finish college I would love to pursue a career in graphic design. In terms of the art I create I like to focus on the mediums of ink, gouache, digital and oil. Prior to starting this course I spent a year working on a portfolio in a local PLC college.    Gouache painting By me In addition to art I also love music, I play guitar, sing and write music. Some of my favourite artists are Paramore, Phoebe Bridgers, Deftones, Architechts, La Dispute, Rage against the machine, Pup and Lorde. I would consider my music taste to be quite diverse and I listen to a little bit of everything but I mostly live in the circle of ' alternative ' music as I grew up on a lot of punk, metal and grunge music. I am also pretty active in my local alternative music scene. I'm also very

Growth mindset

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Prior to today I had never heard of  Carol Dweck or her work on growth mindsets. I found the idea of growth mindsets very interesting and beneficial for learning successfully. I believe that this way of thinking would be a benefit to everyone in the education system. If everyone was to use this method of thinking when they are faced with a challenge I think they would be more likely to feel fulfilled in their education. growth mindset link

My favourite game

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  My favourite game The game that I've chosen to write about is Bloodborne. Bloodborne is an action role-playing game by From Software, it was released in 2015. Bloodborne falls under the umbrella of ' souls-like ' games, this name came around shortly after the release of Demon Souls in 2009 another action role-playing game by From Software. Bloodborne is a spiritual successor of sorts to Dark Souls, it takes elements from both Dark Souls and Demon Souls and makes adjustments to them to create a similar yet completely different experience. Bloodborne cover art: From Software link Unlike it's predecessors Bloodborne takes place in a gothic and lovecraftian horror inspired world that evokes Victorian London. The game centers on an outbreak of a bloodborne illness that has turned the citizens of the town of Yharnam and the surrounding area into monsters. The main selling point of Bloodborne is it's difficulty. Much like the other games in the series Bloodborne became k

Test post

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  This is a test post THIS IS MY CAT :)