Project semicolon website

Project Semicolon

After struggling with depression for more than 15 years, Cheyenne May said she decided to take her life into her own hands in a positive way and raise awareness to help others and herself through the use of Project Semicolon.
According to their website, Project Semicolon is a faith-based, non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction and self-injury. It exists to encourage, love and inspire.
May explained that she first heard about Project Semicolon when she was browsing through Pinterest, an application that shares photos and websites.
Amy Bleuel started it two years ago, May said.
“The idea behind it is that the (tattoo) can help start a conversation about suicide, mental illness and addiction,” May explained. “One reason I liked it is because it is faith based.”
May explained that Bleuel came up with the idea for Project Semicolon because she dealt with depression herself.
“She said she came up with it because her dad committed suicide when she was 18 and she suffered with depression too,” she said. “She said she struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts for 20 years, which I could relate to.”
May explained that Bleuel used the semicolon because it represents both a stopping point and a continuation.
“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life,” May said as she read a pin from Project Semicolon that she found on Pinterest.
May said she feels that the semicolon body art allows her to be more open about her depression.
“You don’t want to tell anyone you have depression because you don’t want them to think you are crazy or have pity on you,” she said. “Depression runs in my family, and I wanted to be that one child that got out unscathed.”
May explained that while she dealt with depression for more than 15 years, it was around that time that she realized she was suffering from the dark unrelenting disorder.
“I was bullied in school and at home it was no better; my parents fought all the time, my dad was in and out of jail, and I was molested when I was little,” she said. “I go to a psychologist once a month. The psychologist found that I had repressed those memories.”
After dealing with these challenges for years, May said she started having suicidal thoughts around the age of 15.
Though she said this will likely be a lifelong struggle, May said she didn’t start fighting back until last year.
“I know this sounds crazy, but I was doing laundry when I heard a voice clear as day that said, ‘You are going to die by your own hand,’” she said. “That was when I chose to seek help. Tiffany Gibson at Kernersville Family Practice referred me to Psychiatrist Dr. Shaji Puthuvel.”
As to why she dealt with the burden on her own for so long, May said she didn’t want to “burden anyone else.”
“I think the reason I didn’t seek help was because I didn’t want to put the burden on my family, and I don’t think I truly wanted to admit I was depressed,” she shared.
May shared that she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depressive disorder and type II bipolar disorder.
“I still have manic episodes. It’s not something I can control. I’m on medication, but it only does so much,” she said. “It’s a daily struggle and a lifelong battle.”
May explained that before she was prescribed medication, her suicidal thoughts raced all day long, but since seeking help, she only has about one a day.
“It’s gotten better,” she remarked.
While some semicolon body art is just a semicolon standing alone, others chose to include it in art or with a quote, as May did. Her quote reads, “You are never too lost to be saved.”
“I wanted to get the semicolon tattoo because I wanted to raise awareness and create an open dialogue about mental illness because it’s not something people talk about; there’s a stigma attached to it,” she said. “When you tell someone you are depressed, they think, ‘What do you have to be depressed about? You have a great family and a great life,’ but they don’t know about your past or what is going on in your head. Even my husband still has trouble understanding what I am going through.”
May shared that the body art is also a reminder to herself to try to be positive.
For more information about Project Semicolon, visit www.projectsemicolon.com.
Editor’s Note: Project Semicolon is not a help line nor do they employ trained mental health professionals. Their purpose is solely to serve as an inspiration.
If you are in need of assistance or know someone that may be at risk for suicide, call (911), a mental health professional or 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433).

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The use of semicolons in JavaScript is one of the most hotly debated topics (right after spaces and tabs…two spaces, please). Here are three links straight away why semicolons are not needed. But is it really so?

The very first thing you need to know about semicolons is the “Automatic Semicolon Insertion (ASI)” thing. This is the feature that, in fact, allows you to discuss the need or uselessness of semicolons. Read about it if you haven't already. Like Kyle (post) I believe should not be trusted with ASI. This is not a good idea, for many reasons.

The problem with complex ASI logic disappears as soon as you start using a transpiler or minifier. For example, Babel and UglifyJS2 automatically add a semicolon to the generated code.

When they tell me that semicolons can be omitted, I agree - as long as the guys are sure that during the deployment these semicolons will be returned back.

There are several very unpleasant moments in the ASI logic. But as long as you use ESLint with the no-unexpected-multiline option, you are safe. It is enough to make sure that your build system will not build the project if one of the developers violated the rule. Also, you might be interested in another rule, semi.

With that said, there is now no need to discuss when semicolons can and cannot be used. Now it's a matter of developer's taste. nine0003

Semicolons or not - personal preference

Why do I prefer not to use semicolons? Not because my right little finger is broken. And not because I like typing one less character so much. The thing is, I don't want my editor and linter to tell me to put something in the text that I don't really need (so I told them I didn't want semicolons - and now they , on the contrary, warn me when semicolons do end up in my program). nine0003

Also, when I write code, I like to focus on the problem. And so that I would not be distracted from it by the need to add something that has nothing to do with it. After I started ignoring semicolons (and got used to how "horrible" the code looked at first), I perceive my code as more "cleaner".

In his post, Kyle discusses not only ASI, but also his own preferences regarding the use of semicolons. I strongly recommend reading. nine0003

In my opinion, the important thing about what Kyle said is that he considers the semicolon to be the key to more "unambiguous" and readable code. Especially for beginner developers. This may be true, but for me the code did not become less unambiguous or readable after I abandoned the semicolons. And now I don't even think about them.

If you are not using a transpiler/linter, then I strongly advise you not to give up semicolons (in this case, this is not a matter of personal preference - it will just be the correct use of JavaScript). I highly recommend using either a transpiler, a linter, or both. In such a case, you will be able to use or not use semicolons, and it will only be your preference - the code will not be affected in either case. See you on Twitter!

9 cases where commas are not needed, but many put them

January 13, 2022 Education

Sometimes it seems that the comma should definitely be there. But the Russian language would be too simple if not for the nuances.

1. There is something to say

I really want to put a comma before “what”, but expressions that are integral in meaning, which consist of the verb “to be” or “find”, an interrogative pronoun (“who”, “what”, “where” , "where" and so on) and the infinitive are not separated. This applies to all forms of the verbs "to be" and "to find": "will", "is", "was", "found", "I will find", "find". nine0003

• "I have something to say."
• "He had somewhere to go."
• "We will have someone to turn to."
• "She found something to write."
• "I'll find someone to turn to."
• Find something to live on.

That is, the scheme is as follows: “to be” or “to find” + interrogative pronoun + infinitive = without commas.

2. Come whenever you want

Another type of expressions that are integral in meaning is a combination of an interrogative pronoun with the verb “to want”. In this case, the comma between parts of the expression is also not needed. To make sure that you have exactly such an expression, try replacing it with a synonymous word or phrase:

• “She does whatever she wants” = “…anything.”
• "Come whenever you want" = "... at any time."
• "Walk wherever you want" = ". ..everywhere".
• "Show off as he wanted" = "... in every way."
• "He will draw whatever picture you want" = "...any picture".

3. Of course yes

At the beginning of a response expressing confidence, a comma after the word “of course” may be omitted.

— Have you already arrived?
- Of course, yes.
- Did you manage to eat?
- Of course not.
- Will you have soup or cake?
- Of course a cake!

If after “of course” there is a detailed sentence, and not a short answer, then a comma is definitely needed: “Of course, I will have a cake.”

4. If (and) not... then

Homogeneous members of a sentence can be joined by a double conjunction "if (and) not... then...". In this case, the first part is an unrealistic condition, and the second is an assumption. In this case, a comma is placed only before “then”, before “if” it is not needed.

• "Your presence, if it didn't upset her, certainly didn't make her happy. "
• "I would buy if not all, then most of the things."

5. Finally it's over

The word "finally" can be introductory, then it is separated by commas. In this case, the author sums up everything that was said and reports that after “finally” there will be a final phrase: “Firstly, it’s too late. Second, it's cold outside. Finally, we are very tired today.”

But "finally" can also be a circumstance. Then it means "in the end, as a result, in the end." Commas are not needed: “I have been waiting for you all day, and finally you have come.” nine0003

It is easy to check whether we have an introductory word or a circumstance: replace “finally” with “finally”. If it fits the meaning, then commas do not need to be separated.

• "He was picking at his plate and finally finished his porridge."
• "He was picking at his plate and finally finished his porridge."

6. I don't know where

In a complex sentence, a comma is placed between its parts. But not always. For example, it is not needed if the subordinate clause consists of one word - a subordinating union or an allied word: “I lost my hat, but I don’t know where.” nine0003

Compare with a complex sentence with more than one word in the subordinate clause: "I lost my hat, but I don't know exactly where it happened."

A sentence can contain several subordinate clauses from one word, in this case the comma is also not put: “They will call me - find out who and why.”

However, the isolation of a comma or a dash is possible if the author wants to logically and intonationally highlight the allied word.

• “I don't know how to do this! Explain how? nine0063
• “Are you mumbling something? Repeat that."

7. Not that

There may be a situation where we have a negative particle with a pronoun and a conjunction that already refers to another part of the sentence. In this case, a comma is needed: "He brought not something to play for time. "

But very often these three words are used as a particle or as part of a compound union "not that ..., but (a) ...". In this case, they refer to one part of the sentence, you cannot separate them or skip one of the words without changing the meaning. There is no comma inside this indecomposable combination. nine0003

• "We're not really against..."
• "I'm not exactly hungry, but I would eat."
• "It's not that far, but I don't want to spend so much time on the road."

8. I bought a lot of things, for example a garland

Introductory words, as a rule, are separated by commas. But not always. When the introductory word is at the beginning or at the end of a separate turnover, only the turnover itself is highlighted, but not the introductory word.

Often we attach some kind of clarification with the help of the word "for example". In this case, there is no need for a comma after it: “I bought a lot of all sorts of nonsense, such as a garland and incense sticks.

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