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Plus getting rejected for 3 years but make it aesthetic?

your academic FYP 30th January, 2025
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Hey Scholar, here's what we have for you this week:
Hey Scholar, here's what we have for you this week:
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The Critic saw some pretty dark days during the initial phases of her thesis-writing: writer's block, not seeing the end of the tunnel, finding the will to write that damn thesis, you get the vibe. To inspire herself, she created this desktop wallpaper:

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