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My journey!

A hypertext narrative by

Mathilde Gagné-Roberge

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Word count: 1801

Choice count: 31

Section count: 21

Image count: 21

Error count: 5

Field Related Analysis:

Tourism : 24 matches (City, Connection, Control, Deal, Destination, Event, Journey, Opportunity, Party, Program, Restaurant, US, airplane, apartment, attractions, destination, door, event, pass, program, stop, to visit, transfer, trip)

Psychology : 20 matches (alienation, anxiety, class, family, harassment, interview, love, miss, need, patient, psychology, reason, schizophrenia, sexual harassment, sleep, stress, subject, sum, sweet, trip)

Law/Paralegal-Technology : 19 matches (accident, alienation, answer, assignment, children, club, Development, drugs, family, harassment, House, issue, living, month, offer, rent, Sexual, Special, transfer)

Target Structure:

alienation (1 match)

flirtation (1 match)

income (1 match)

maddening (1 match)

overtime (1 match)

put aside (1 match)

retirement (1 match)

sexual harassment (1 match)

straight A's (1 match)

time management (1 match)

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My journey!

What a big choice for my future!

Today is a special day : I have to make a big choice for my future. I just finished college, I studied Social Sciences for two years at the College of Thetford Mines. At the moment, I am not sure if I want to continue school because I am tired and a little exhausted. Consequently, I face two choices.

Choice 1 : To go to the university

Choice 2 : To go to the trip of my life

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Which university is the best for me?

I have been accepted in the Psychology program at two universities : Laval University and Sherbrooke University. Both tempt me, so I am a little ambivalent. On one hand, Quebec City is a very nice city with a lot of attractions and my family lives there. On the other hand, a lot of my friends are studying at the Sherbrooke University and I would live with one of them. Where should I go???

Choice 1 : Laval University

Choice 2 : Sherbrooke University

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I feel bad.

I have been studying at Laval University for one month. The school is huge and confusing. I am overwhelmed. I badly miss my parents. In addition, one of my teachers is not nice with me. For example, when we spoke together about anxiety, I explained that I am a very anxious girl, and he laughed at me because he thinks that an anxious girl can't help a patient who has the same issue. Ever since that event, I have been crying a lot. Today, I decided that I wanted to transfer to another university. I want to be happy and to try something new.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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I am living my best life!

I am very happy at Sherbrooke University. I am living with my best friend and I have straight A's in all of my classes, so everything is perfect. I do very well at school because I study a lot and my time management is good. In addition, Psychology is an interesting program: I learn about anxiety, stress, and mental health. However, I have a team assignment that I will have to hand in on schizophrenia and I don't know anyone in my class. But, I want to make new friends, so I ask two people if they want to team up with me. I have a problem : both want to do it with me, so I have to make the right choice because I want to have a good great.

Choice 1 : Team up with Simon.

Choice 2 : Team up with Sophie.

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What a night!!!!

Right now, I am going to Simon's apartment to complete the assignment. He is very happy to see me, but he seems very weird. He tries to kiss my neck and to grab my ass. Flirtation makes the ambiance very uncomfortable for me because I want him to stop. Even if I shout at him, he doesn't stop. This is kind of sexual harassment. I leave his apartment and I don't feel good at all. I don't want to go to school anymore. I fear to see him again. For this reason, I choose to drop out university.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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A very nice girl!

Sophie is now a very good friend for me. Since the day I chose to team up with her, we always do our assignments together. Tonight we have homework to do about the subject of our choice. We decide to do it about the behavioural approach because it is our favourite approach in psychology. However, tonight Sophie is sad. She explains to me that she lives with alienation. Except for me, she doesn't have any connection with someone else. In addition, University is not easy for her. To make her feel better, I offer to her to put aside our assignment and to go see some friends. We have to do a choice : do we go to the club or to my friend's apartment where it has a big party?

Choice 1 : To go to the party.

Choice 2 : To go to the club.

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Let's have fun!

We are now at the party. Everyone is happy and have fun. A nice guy that we don't know offers us a drink, so we accept it. We should not...Next thing I know is that I am at the hospital. The guy put some drugs in my drink, so I pass out in front of everybody. I will stay at the hospital for one month, so I will miss a lot of my classes. This event makes me realise that life is very fragile, so I should do things that I love. For this reason, I decide to drop out university and to take care of myself because school is not always easy.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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A night at the club!

We had a very nice night, but now it is over. Sophie is happy, so I am too, she met nice people. But now we have to leave. Should we go home with one of our friends that was at the club with us, or we should call a taxi?

Choice 1 : Go home with a friend.

Choice 2 : Go home with a taxi.

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A dangerous decision.

My friend drank too much during the night at the club, so he shouldn't have driven. He lost control of his car, and we had a big accident. We all died.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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A beautiful life!

We are finally home. We had a very nice night. When I think about it, my life is very nice and I feel good at the University. Psychology is a very nice program and I know I made the right choice. My favourite class is about children development, so I think I want to work with them. I am grateful to live a beautiful life like that. I'm going to sleep.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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Where should I go???

I want to explore two countries but I don't have enough money to visit both, so I have to decide. Where should I go?

Choice 1 : Paris

Choice 2 : Tokyo

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I need to find a job.

I am in Paris for one month and I have visited a lot of pretty places. Right now, I have spent a lot of money and I don't have much left, so I have to find a job here. I drop some résumés to every store near my house and two called me for a job interview. I have to be ready, they will ask me a lot of questions to know me better. Where should I go first?

Choice 1 : Fashion store

Choice 2 : Pet store

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A nice job!

My job interview went very well. I was engaged. I have been working at the fashion store for one month, but today is a very sad day : The boss, Caroline, is leaving for retirement. She has been working here for 20 years and today is her very last day. She has a lot of projects for the future years. She will take the opportunity to travel around the world because she will not have to work anymore. Even if I am new here, everyone loves me and Caroline offers me to take her position. I'm not sure it is a good idea, but my income would be better. I have to decide, should I accept this offer?

Choice 1 : Yes.

Choice 2 : No.

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So disappointed!

My job interview didn't happen like I would. I was too stressed and I didn't respond to their questions with confidence. When they said to me that I would have to do some overtime on weekends, I answer that it won't be possible. It is maddening to think that I won't have a lot of time for me to relax on the weekend and I wanted to be honest with them. I did the interview two weeks ago, and they called me today to say that I don't have the job. I am disappointed, but when I think about it, it is probably better for me. I have to have time to take care of myself on weekends.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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Airplanes tickets.

Airplane tickets for Tokyo are way too expensive. I can't afford it. I need to choose another destination.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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That's terrible!

I didn't make the best decision. I wasn't ready to be the boss of this store, I made a lot of errors. The worst one was that I forgot to lock the door when I quit on a Friday night, a thief stole a lot of clothes. For this reason, I was fired. Now, I have to go back home in Canada because without a job, I am not able to pay my rent. My trip in Paris was short and sweet.

Choice 1 : Start again.

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A pretty boy.

I am happy with my decision, I wasn't ready to become the boss of the store. I love fashion, so I am in the right place. Today, a very pretty boy named Samuel came to the store, and he gave me his number. He wants to go on a date on Thursday night. Should I go?

Choice 1 : Yes.

Choice 2 : No.

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My beautiful life!

Fifteen years later, I am still in relationship with Samuel. Since our first date, we are so in love. I am pregnant, we will have a little girl in three months. We will name her Charlotte. For these reasons, I still live in Paris. Even if I miss my family a lot, I am very happy of my decisions. I have a beautiful life!

Choice 1 : Start again.

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A great match!

Luckily I didn't accept Samuel's offer. I met another boy at a restaurant the week after named Yohan, and we are together for three months. Today, he offered me to move to his apartment. Should I accept?

Choice 1 : Yes.

Choice 2 : No.

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A great move!

I just move to Yohan's apartment. I made the right decision. I am so in love with him and my life in Paris is perfect. My job makes me feel good. I won't go back to Canada soon for these reasons. Life is good!

Choice 1 : Start again.

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I am sad.

I declined Yohan's offer. He was very mad at me and decided to break up. I am very sad and I feel depress. I have to go back to Quebec because I can't deal with the situation. I need to see my parents, they will take care of me. Bye bye Paris!

Choice 1 : Start again.

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