an aesthetic pre-law student

V // she/her // Legal Studies - Political Science double major

[academiix]

86/100 – ig: academiixx; instagram.com/academiixx

[isthsnametakenyet]

100 Days of Productivity | #6

18th August, 2019 | Day 21/100

Today’s to-do list is dedicated to revision for tomorrow’s History Extension exam – I’m very excited to whip out the pastel highlighters and make some colour coordinated summary sheets. 

Also, quick shout out to kiwi fruit aka the best fruit.

Insta @ isthisnametakenyet

Goodreads @ isthisnametakenyet

[siristudies]

07.10.19

Some of my favourite things: bullet journal, mildliners and avocado on toast📓🖍🥑

[brokenlockets]

“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?”

- Oscar Wilde

[study-van]

17.09.2019

Unpopular opinion but I really like chemistry!! (Plus one of the most delicious cheesecakes I’ve ever eaten in my life from Tatte) Btw I just realized that I’ve been posting a lot lately djdjd

🎧To My Youth, BOL4

[milkywaychronicles-deactivated2]

• september 7, 2019 •

the first week of classes is over, and wow i already have lots of things to do! but i’m super relieved because i really like my professors and TA’s and the material i’m learning is super interesting! i have to admit, balancing studying with chores and other life things like eating, cleaning, and doing the laundry can be a struggle, and my head is reeling because it seems like i have 20 deadlines to remember each week. but i’m going to stay positive and try to make the most out of my freshman year!

[ayetstudies]

wonderful-language-sounds:

This is a post about masterposts about resources and books for studying many languages. I made this since many new people/langblrs do not know about all the resources that have been posted & I see various masterposts for the same language. I did not include posts about music, vocab, etc. as it is too much.

Resources for Most Languages: → http://thelanguagecommunity.tumblr.com/ ←

General: Check here if the language has no masterpost

Language Library by @thelibraryofcontext

Free Online Language Courses by @wonderful-language-sounds  

Free PDFs by @srpskibre

Language and Linguistics by @languagenerds

Languages by @blogresources

Language Masterpost by @z-co

Misc Sites by @italian-desperating

Languages Masterpost by @a-student-life​

Language Resource Masterpost by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Helpful Websites for Languages by @les-langues-sont-ma-vie

Languages Masterpost by @hello-language-that-is-all

Language Families/Groups

Afroasiatic Resources by @lateralfricative  

Classics Resource Masterpost by @marshmallowtuna

Celtic Languages Resources by @a-second-soul  

Celtic Family Masterpost  by @travellingual

Dutch, Afrikaans, West Frisian, Limburgish by @travellingual

Finnish, Estonian, Saami, Voro by @travellingual

Germanic Languages Resources by @a-second-soul

Scandinavian Language Resources by @useless-scandinaviafacts

North Germanic Languages by @travellingual

South Asian Languages Resources by @reclaimthebindi

West African Languages by @welovewestafrica

Indonesian and Croatian by @obsessedwithlanguages

Alien Languages of Star Trek by @languageadventurer

Latin & Greek Masterpost by @studensdocere

Afrikaans

Learn Afrikaans Masterpost by @pinkmint-lang

Arabic

Complete Online Arabic Resources by @thewordcollector2

Arabic Learning Resources by @abigsteamingpileofcouscous

Arabic Language Resources by @rockinspired

Arabic Masterpost by @loreleirps

Language Resources by @royalautumnfrost

Learning Arabic Masterpost by @fearandwar

Armenian

Armenian Language Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

ASL

American Sign Language Masterpost by @languaging

Catalan

Resources to Lean Catalan by @proyectodetraductora

Chinese

Mandarin Chinese Masterpost by @floernce

Chinese Language Resources I by @adventuresofasinophile

Chinese Language Resources II by @adventuresofasinophile

Pinyin Masterpost by @linguastic

Intermediate Chinese Resources by @tiantianxuexi

Chinese Resources by @brbimstudying

Dutch

Dutch Resources by @languagesordie

Language Resources by @royalautumnfrost

Estonian

Estonian Resources by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Finnish

Finnish Resources by @teacupful-of-languages

Finnish Beginner Resources by @nimeni-on-hopo-hopo

French

A French Masterpost by @organisaticns

Intermediate-Advanced Resources by @languagestudyblr

French Resource List by @openstudynotes

French Masterpost by @nathalliastudies

French Resource Masterpost by @highschoolering

French Masterpost by @jenaipassommeil

German

German Learning Resources by @dieaerzte

German Resources by @studying-for-the-future

Free German Learning Resources by @99says

German Resources by @germanbrothers

German Resources by @meltingpotpolyglot​

Free Online Resources by @languageoclock

German Sites by @italian-desperating

Learning German by @thisisgoingonmyresume

Dani’s Guide to German Language by @baernat

Greek

Learn Modern Greek by @katlearnslanguages

Greek Masterpost by @progressiveresistance

Ancient Greek Masterpost by @clyternnestra

Greek Resources by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Hawaiian

Learn Hawaiian by @beautyofoceania

Hindi

Resources for Hindi by @speakswithbutterflies

Hindi Resources by @polytheistpolyglot

Hungarian

Hungarian Learning Resources by @honestlymassivecupcake

Hungarian Resources by @enventor​

Icelandic

Icelandic Resources by @icelandicreverie

Icelandic for Everyone by @islenskafyriralla

Icelandic Resources by @sauerkrauts

Italian

Learning Italian Resources by @languagegirl

How to Learn Italian by @studyingnath

Italian Resources by @langsandlit​

Resources for Learning Italian by @linguadolce​

Italian Masterpost by @studybowie

Italian Resource Masterlist by @randomfatechidna

Irish

Irish Resources by @linguastic

Japanese

Japanese Dialects by @nihongogogo

Japanese Resources by @somestudy

Studying Japanese by @fuckstudy

Learn Japanese by @solarstudy (reblog to see it)

Free Japanese Resources by @nihongogogo​

Learning Japanese by @learningjapaneseandgreek

Japanese Learning Resources by @deskowl

Resources for Learning Japanese by @owca-vs-languages

Ultimate Japanese Resources by @nadinenihongo

Japanese Resources by @japanese-revision​

Japanese Studying Resources by @nihongotime

Japanese Resources by @gachagachagogo

Beginning with Japanese Masterpost by @mielkie-studies

Kannada

Kannada Resources by @ancastersfinest

Kazakh

Kazakh Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

Korean

Korean Textbook Masterpost by @korean-adventure

Self-Studying Korean by @somestudy

Let’s Learn Korean by @hanguk-eo

Korean Resources by @nerdloveswords

Korean Resource Masterpost by @bitesizekorean

Korean Language Masterpost by @study-mochi

Ultimate Korean Masterpost by @adoredmingyu

Latin

Learning Latin by @learnal

Masterpost of Latin Video Resources by @nathanielthecurious

Latin Resources by @whatshouldwecallhomer

Malay

Malay Language Resources by @unboscoconfiori

Maltese

Maltese Resources by @maltese-boy

Nahuatl

Nahuatl Language Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

Norwegian

Norwegian Resources by @jeg-savner-norge

Portuguese 

Portuguese Resources by @wanna-be-polyglot

Brazillian Portuguese Resources by @languageek

Romanian

Romanian Resources by @svnnystvdent

Romanian Resources by @godswounds

Useful Romanian Resources by @balkanstudyblr

Romanian Masterpost by @oanatoseoul 

Top Romanian Resources  by @romanianwordoftheday

Russian

Masterpost for Russian by @educaution

Russian Resources by @royalautumnfrost​

Russian Language Resources by @journeyinlanguages

Some More Resources by @pycckuu

Russian Books by @thelibraryofcontext

Russian Resources by @thy-lexicon

Resources for Learning Russian by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic Resources by @hey-its-dodger

Learn Scottish Gaelic Masterpost by @scholarpaces

Serbian

Serbian Masterpost by @srpskibre​

Language Resources by @polytheistpolyglot​

Slovene

Slovene Resources by @useless-sloveniafacts

Spanish

Spanish Resources by @notquitenightingale

Spanish Resources: Oxford by @productivebuddy

Spanish Resources by @funwithlanguages

Learning Spanish by @thisfloralys

Spanish Resources Masterpost by @highschoolering

Swedish

Swedish Learning Resources by @langsandlit

Swedish Resources by @teacupful-of-languages

Swedish Resources by @nopoetryinmysoul​

Tibetan 

Tibetan Resources by @language-obsession

Turkish

Turkish Resources by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Language Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

Again, this is a list of masterposts made by tumblr users, so I will not add masterposts from outside sites.  Hopefully, this makes it easier for people to respond to asks and/or fewer people ask because they found what they were looking for.

**Last Updated: March 6, 2016**

[kalelaurentstudies]

snowy mornings at our student-run, on-campus zero-waste cafe with readings and a soy latte bigger than my head ☕️🗞🌨

[ron0tes]

23.06.19 | I’m alive! Just getting used to summer lessons and getting organized for them as well. It’s gonna be a rough year to graduate but I changed classes and now I’m studying things I really enjoy. No more physics, yay!

(Also, don’t judge my calligraphy I’m learning😂)

[motifs-poems]

0 6 . 2 4 . 1 9 ✨ Throwback Day 14 / 20 

”A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” - Sir Winston Churchill 

check out my studygram!

[polemicandcontent]

10 unusual language learning tips !

i see a lot of the same (sometimes unhelpful) tips being thrown around, so here’s my two cents:

1. write shopping lists/to do lists in your target language - often you don’t learn this vocab but it’s conversational & v useful! also writing yourself notes (lil pep talks on the bathroom mirror, for example) can work.

2. buy a small whiteboard and practice verb conjugation (esp. romantic languages) or script writing 

3. talk to pets in target language if possible!

4. look for quotes in your target language - often the turns of phrase are  more colloquial, and is a good opportunity to see how things are translated from your native language 

5. find a fairly easy news headline (in target lang) and try to re-write it w/ vocab you already have. you’ll quickly find gaps - this is a good thing! (if you’re feeling extra spicy, try writing a small subheading or description about the article).

6. create an imaginary friend who you speak with on the shower, or on the train, doing the laundry etc. talk w/ them in your target lang (in your head, obvs) about your day, future plans, etc etc.

~for more advanced learners~

7. when you’re more advanced, and have some grasp of past/future tenses, buy a children’s/tween’s/YA book that you’ve already read. highlight and annotate the shit out of it. you’ll know the general gist already, which makes context clues easier to find.

8. change wikipedia settings into target language - same goes for any social media site. this can be a mega challenge, but is so good for vocab, plus you’re more likely to remember the info since you worked so hard for it.

9. write a review for a book/film/record/whatever you’ve most recently consumed. maybe start a diary of them, or just have an ongoing word doc.

10. find a bilingual edition of poetry/literature if possible. you might find you can spot translation differences, but you’re sure to find some new vocab.

[reblog-thisif]

Reblog this if its okay for your followers to introduce themselves to you.

[jamausis]

Just come to my ask box and tell me stuff about yourself. Your pets. Your favorite music. What you had for breakfast this morning. Literally anything you want, I love making new friends

[taylorswiftville]

I MADE ACTUAL FRIENDS DOING THIS BEFORE

[aperfectlygoodswiftie]

PLEASE DO

[butchprinxe]

SCREAM YOUR NAMES IN MY INBOX

[hoshis-got-me]

please do!~~

[acaiteaa-blog]

YASSSSSSSS DO EET

[decaffs]

HOW TO WRITE A HIGH-GRADE RESEARCH PAPER

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The first time I had to write a research paper for university was one of the most stressful experiences I’d ever had - it was so different to anything I’d ever done before and caused me so much anxiety! It turned out that I’m pretty damn good at writing research reports and I’m now looking to pursue a career in psychological research. 

I have never received less than a First (or 4.0 GPA for you American studiers) in my research papers so I thought I’d share my top tips on how to write a kick-ass, high-grade research paper.

*disclaimer: I am a psychology student, my tips are based on my personal experience of writing up psychological research (quantitative and qualitative); therefore, they may require some adaptation in order to be applied to your field of study/research*

These tips will be split up into the different sections a research paper should consist of: abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references and formatting.

ABSTRACT

The aim of an abstract is to summarise your whole paper - it should be concise, include key-words, highlight the key points of your paper and be written last.

When I say concise, I mean concise! The abstract is what other students and researchers will read in order to decide whether your research is relevant their own work and essentially determines whether or not they’ll read on - they want to know the key details and don’t want to be overwhelmed with information.

I always aim to keep my abstracts under 250 words. I set myself this limit to stop myself waffling and dwelling on unimportant points, it helps me to be really selective of what I include and ensures I’m gripping the reader from the start.

Your abstract should discuss the research rationale, the methods and designs used, your results and the general conclusion(s) drawn. One or two sentences on each of these topics is enough.

Make sure you’re using key-words throughout your abstract as this will also help the reader decide whether your work is relevant to theirs. You can make key-words super obvious by highlighting them in a key at the bottom of your abstract (see below) or just used jargon consistently. Using key-words is also important if you’re looking to get your work published, these words will help people find your work using search engines.

Finally, write your abstract last! An abstract is a summary of your whole research paper which makes it practically impossible to write well first. After writing the rest of your paper, you will know your research inside and out and already have an idea of what key things you need to highlight in your abstract.

INTRODUCTION

For me, the introduction section is always the most intimidating to write because it’s like painting on a blank canvas - massively daunting and leaving you terrified to make a mistake!

The aim of an introduction is to provide the rationale for your research and justify why your work is essential in the field. In general, your introduction should start very broad and narrow down until you arrive at the niche that is your research question or hypothesis.

To start, you need to provide the reader with some background information and context. You should discuss the general principle of your paper and include some key pieces of research (or theoretical frameworks if relevant) that helps your reader get up to speed with the research field and where understanding currently lies. This section can be pretty lengthy, especially in psychological research, so make sure all of the information you’re including is vital as it can be pretty easy to get carried away.

This background should lead you onto the rationale. If you’ve never written a research paper before, the rationale is essentially the reason behind your own research. This could be building on previous findings so our understanding remains up to date, it could be picking up on weaknesses of other research and rectifying these issues or it could be delving into an unexplored aspect of the field! You should clearly state your rationale and this helps lead into the next section.

You should end your introduction by briefly discussing your current research. You need to state your research question or hypothesis, how you plan on investigating the question/hypothesis, the sample you plan on using and the analysis you plan to carry out. You should also mention any limitations you anticipate to crop up so you can address these in your discussion.

In psychology, references are huge in research introductions so it is important to use an accurate (and modern as possible) reference for each statement you are making. You can then use these same references in your discussion to show where your research fits into the current understanding of the topic!

METHODS

Your methods section should make use of subheadings and tables where necessary and should be written in past tense. This can make the (potentially) lengthy section easier to navigate for the reader. I usually use the following headings: participants, materials, design, procedure.

The participants section should describe the sample that took part in your research. Age, gender, nationality and other relevant demographic information should be provided as well as the sampling technique. Personally, I use a table (see below) alongside my continuous prose as an alternative way of viewing my sample population. Please note, if you’re using a table make sure it adheres to your university guidelines.

The materials section of your methods should include any equipment, resources (i.e. images, books, diagrams) or any other materials used in your data collection. You should also reference the program that helped you conduct your analysis. For example, if you are writing a qualitative research paper, you may want to include Microsoft Word in your materials if you use the program to transcribe interviews.

You should then describe the design used in your research. All variables should be identified in this paragraph, if relevant. You should also discuss whether your research is within-groups or between-groups, again only if relevant.

Last is your procedure section - the most important one! You must write this section with enough detail so that anybody could pick it up, read it and conduct the same experiment with ease. You should describe what participants were required to do, how data was collected and it should be written in chronological order! While it’s important to provide enough information, try not to overwhelm the reader with lengthy sentences and unnecessary information.

RESULTS

Your results section’s sole purpose is to provide the reader with the data from your study. It should be the second shortest section (abstract being first) in your research paper and should stick to the relevant guidelines in regards to reporting figures, tables and diagrams. Your goal is to relay results in the most objective and concise way possible.

Your results section serves to act as evidence for the claims you’ll go on to make during your discussion but you must not be biased in the results you report. You should report enough data to sufficiently justify your conclusions but must also include data that doesn’t support your original hypothesis or research question. 

Reporting data is most easily done through tables and figures as they’re easy to look at and select relevant information. If you’re using tables and figures you should always make sure you’re stating effect sizes and p values and to a consistent decimal place. Illustrative tables and figures should always be followed by supporting summary text consisting of a couple of sentences relaying the key statistical findings in continuous prose.

DISCUSSION

The discussion section should take the opposite approach to your introduction! You should start discussing your own research and broaden the discussion until you’re talking about the general research field.

You should start by stating the major findings of your study and relating them back to your hypothesis or research questions. You must must must explicitly state whether you reject or accept your experimental hypothesis, if you have one. After stating your key findings you should explain the meaning, why they’re important and where they fit into the existing literature. It’s here that you should bring back the research you discussed in your introduction, you should relate your findings to the current understanding and state the new insight your research provides.

You should then state the clinical relevance of your research. Think about how your findings could be applied to real-life situations and discuss one or two practical applications.

After this, discuss the limitations of your research. Limitations could include sample size and general sample population and how this effects generalisability of findings, it could include methodological problems or research bias! These limitations will allow you to discuss how further research should be conducted. Suggest ways in which these limitations could be rectified in future research and also discuss the implications this could have on findings and conclusions drawn.

Finally, you need to give the reader a take-home message. A sentence or two to justify (again) the need for your research and how it contributes to current understanding in the field. This is the last thing your audience will read so make it punchy!

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That’s it folks! My tips for writing a kick-ass, high-grade research paper based on my personal experience. If you have any questions regarding things I’ve missed or didn’t provide enough detail of, then please just send me an ask!

Also, if any of you would like to read any of my past research papers I would be more than happy to provide you with them :-))

[mormstudy]

a bitter sweet letter to myself whilst i indulged in the croissant craving i had this morning + using my new tv dinner table that i bought for my reading corner (unreasonably happy with my purchase) ↓

‘to the future me that feels too ugly to leave the house,

maybe you are, maybe you are ugly. but guess what? it doesn’t matter! you could be the ugliest being in the entire universe & it still wouldn’t change the amount of value and worth you have as a person — what matters is your favourite book, your favourite song, the way your dog reacts when you come home, the way your heart feels full when you achieve something. what matters is not how beautiful you are, but how beautiful life is.’

ig: @mormsyy

[blacklinguist]

spanish phrases

las más de las veces - most of the time

mañana a primera hora - first thing in the morning

añadí para mis adentros - i said to myself

me callo - i will shut myself up

escoltar…hasta la puerta - to see someone out

ahora que lo menciona(s) - now that you mention it

deslúmbrenos - illuminate us [let us know what’s up]

la mala sangre - bad blood

x caer en saco roto - to not be heeded

váyase a la mierda - go to hell

una punzada de inquietud - a twinge of worry

ante mí - before me

[zariest]

ig: kinuszz ☁

[jagborimumindalen]

Don’t know how people deal with rough days when they can’t be surrounded by all their favourite things. It’s the only thing that’s getting me through.