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Wall, you are very wise.

What is the source of your knowledge. I seem to view you as an all-knowing being

Aw, thanks. I am fortunate to live in a top-notch research library, with access to almost all the information available in the world (through BC collections and Interlibrary Loan.) I have the generous help of library staff (special thanks to our brilliant translators!) and staff from other areas at Boston College (and beyond.)  I don’t go it alone.

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Death Penalty? ¿Si o no?

Death Penalty? ¿Si o no?
Death Penalty? ¿Si o no?

As a Wall, I don’t have an opinion about the death penalty. However, if you are pondering your own viewpoint on the topic, we have a number of books on capital punishment; arguments FOR are in the HV8697s and arguments AGAINST are in the HV8698s. Browse around in O’Neill and probably also the TML.

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Why do people stigmatize cutting as one of the many self-injury behaviors? Why can’t that just be embraced as a neutral behavior? Who says that cutting should be pathologized? Hmm…

If you’re cutting, I do recommend getting help, and that’s not because I think it’s morally bad. Developing alternative less harmful coping strategies to dealing with emotional pain can be difficult but ultimately more lasting and effective. Cutting can leave lasting physical impacts in physical or emotional scarring. It can also become addictive as a result of the physical and emotional responses. IOW, it can often dull or distract from emotional pain temporarily… but the pain returns, doesn’t it? And there are other ways to get beyond that pain.

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Hi wall I’m seriously wondering…how can I become a human assistant? I love answering ppl’s questions and responding to their random thoughts. This job is like being a secret agent in the BC universe, which is sooooo cool!!!!!! I’d be super happy if applying to be a can be real! Also I speak Mandarin so I’ll be able to do some translation work :)

Hmm… If I had a chin, I’d be rubbing it thoughtfully. Meanwhile, I’ve been hearing rumors that a young cousin of mine, the Question Wall, might visit sometime later this spring. Watch this space for developments!

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Hey wall! Can we have Alpaca visit the library too? We have them occasionally visiting different colleges and departments here from abroad! https://www.theoxfordblue.co.uk/2020/03/05/photo-story-alpacas-at-trinity/

Oooh, alpacas! They are so much fun. But alpacas are outdoor animals, and the outdoors is beyond the scope of this wall (and most walls for that matter). I’ll seek out the advice of some fence colleagues and see what’s possible. If can manage transportation, there is this: bit.ly/VisitAlpacas
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