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 As funny as it may appear, I felt like I was sabotaged by these bees that I thought were here to
 hurt me but in the end they made me understand that its ok to let things go and every being does
 what it has to do to find its way of survival. The little habitat that they chose to create in my room
-seemed like a calling or a sign that I can aff ect another living being significantly without being
+seemed like a calling or a sign that I can affect another living being significantly without being
 aware of it. This goes for everything, no matter if some people leave us in this world, they have
 living matter in us that keeps pulsing. So then I started researching bees and their ecosystems. I
 read Alan Watts, Alan Lightman, Emily Dickinson, Maurice Sendak, Meghan O’Rourke, Oliver
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ the moment a certain story sparked for us.
 Nowadays storytelling takes many forms. For example, some readers’ story might even begin from
 here although it isn’t the beginning. Interactivity is one of the storytelling forms that can signifi-
 cantly improve children’s creativity. This is mainly because children as readers or listeners get to
-contribute and aff ect the story. This of course requires and improves creative and active thinking.
+contribute and affect the story. This of course requires and improves creative and active thinking.
 Getting the chance to choose a path for a fictional character gives the child the freedom and confi
 dence of constructing a world, a character or an adventure. Although this is essentially “writing”
 as we know it, children think of this as a game, yet to discover they are actually becoming writers.
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ to foster the love for reading.
 ### Loop 4
 Ways of using interactivity in digital platforms
 
-CASA theory, also known as the Cognitive-Aff ective-Social Theory of Learning and Development,
+CASA theory, also known as the Cognitive-Affective-Social Theory of Learning and Development,
 is a framework used in educational psychology to understand how learning occurs within
-the context of cognitive, aff ective, and social factors. Research on cognitive learning with keeping
+the context of cognitive, affective, and social factors. Research on cognitive learning with keeping
 in mind the limited attention span and memory factors. For children in specific, I think these are
 very important factors to keep in mind when trying to design an interactive experience. This is because
 children get bored very easily and can be disengaged because of failure of solving/understanding