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@becausefuckuthatswhy

just here for 🤷🏽‍♀️ she/they, questioning-ish, Desi(gujarati), Kenyan BLM, ACAB, Feminist, pro-choice no racists, homophones, terfs, anyone in that area of bigotry also underage so yea

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I appreciate your transparency

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I do enjoy your clearness

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"I'm pansexual" ok panchod

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why are all my relatives human versions of period cramps

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

Might I add:

The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

The woman who raised the changeling alongside her biological child

The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

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The adventures of a space roomba

Cinderella finding Araura (and falling in love)

I don’t know a snappy description but the my nemesis cynthia story certainly lives in my head

hilariously, these are almost all in my fic tag. so, a compiled list from the notes (and some extras):

The God of Arepo (graphic novel 1 / 2 / 3) (ebook)

The Monster of Sentan

The Witch’s Cat

Raise Both Children

Stabby the Roomba (honorable mention)

Cinderella Marries the Prince (comic)

My Arch Nemesis Cynthia

Pirates and Mermaid

Eindred and the Witch

The Demon King

The Cornerwitch

Grandmother Beetroot

Apocalypse Daycare Worker

Grandmother Accidentally Summons a Demon

New Year Saga

A Story About Changelings

Ranger in the King’s Forest

The Difference Between a Hare and a Rabbit

Goblin Men (Canines)

I am in love with you /p

The curtains were blue because everything in the room was carefully colour coordinated, reinforcing the character’s stylish and controlled characterisation. The curtains were blue because everything in the room was a different colour, reinforcing the character’s eclectic and globe-trotting personality. The curtains were blue because the character is elsewhere established to hate the colour blue, subtextually implying that their deceased spouse was responsible for that decoration choice.

The curtains were blue because throughout their filmography the director consistently uses cool tones to mark moments of distance between characters. The curtains were blue to tie the events in that room into the broader oceanic motif of this particular novel. The curtains were blue because the assonance evoked a contrast with the following stanza of the poem.

Even the curtains looked expensive: floor to ceiling velvet drapes, in a flawless royal blue. She tucked the saucer up on the windowsill and tied back faded blue curtains with a loop of string. The narrow blinds were the same navy blue as the pinstripe suit of the man who served eviction notice that sent them to this office.

The curtains were blue because the author’s childhood home had blue curtains, which they discussed in their letters related to their feelings of comfort in that place. The curtains were blue because the author’s childhood home had blue curtains, which they discussed in their letters related to their feelings of grief in that place.

The curtains were blue as an allusion to the contemporary joke about literary criticism, an extension of the author’s autocritical approach that will be further discussed in section seven.

The curtains were red, as a pun on;

The curtains were read.

America has a weird relationship with cults where they’re terrified of small cults (or organizations they think are cults) but completely normalized massive cults that hurt many more people (eg: LDS Church, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Amish, Scientology, most Megachurches)

To anybody asking if the Amish are a cult, the answer is yes, very much so.

They’re a high control group that isolate you from society. The cult decides how you dress, how you behave, who you marry and how. They control what you know, blocking all information from the outside world. They control how you feel and what you’re allowed to think with threats of both social and supernatural harm. They’re a cult.

The best method to determine if a group is a cult, in my opinion, is Steven Hassan’s (cult expert and former cult member himself) BITE model.

BITE stands for Behavior Control, Information Control, Thought Control, and Emotional Control.

The more points a group “scores” on the model, the more of a cult it is.

I think this model is the best one for several reasons:

It’s more nuanced than “cult” or “not cult” and doesn’t make false equivalences between groups

It’s versatile, applying to groups big and small, and cults of all kinds, religious, political, financial, etc.

It focuses on what’s important, which is what the cult does to its members, and those members’ experiences, and not on irrelevant details like how uncommon their doctrines are or whether they have a charismatic leader

This is a great example of Thought Control used by cults whenever they’re confronted with criticism.

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#you might notice that there are a lot of similarities between cult techniques and those of abusive partners#and that is an important thing to be aware of

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apparently i lost followers for speaking up, so i'm gonna say it again.

racists are not welcome on my blog. anyone discriminating other human beings for their race, gender, disability or sexuality is not welcome. anyone thinking they are superior to other humans are not welcome.

thanks for unfollowing.

I believe in free education, one that’s available to everyone; no matter their race, gender, age, wealth, etc… This masterpost was created for every knowledge hungry individual out there. I hope it will serve you well. Enjoy!

FREE ONLINE COURSES (here are listed websites that provide huge variety of courses)

Alison

Coursera

FutureLearn

open2study

Khan Academy

edX

P2P U

Academic Earth

iversity

Stanford Online

MIT Open Courseware

Open Yale Courses

BBC Learning

OpenLearn

Carnegie Mellon University OLI

University of Reddit

Saylor

IDEAS, INSPIRATION & NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)

TED

FORA

Big Think

99u

BBC Future

Seriously Amazing

How Stuff Works

Discovery News

National Geographic

Science News

Popular Science

IFLScience

YouTube Edu

NewScientist

DIY & HOW-TO’S (Don’t know how to do that? Want to learn how to do it yourself? Here are some great websites.)

wikiHow

Wonder How To

instructables

eHow

Howcast

MAKE

Do it yourself

FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS

OpenStax CNX

Open Textbooks

Bookboon

Textbook Revolution

E-books Directory

FullBooks

Books Should Be Free

Classic Reader

Read Print

Project Gutenberg

AudioBooks For Free

LibriVox

Poem Hunter

Bartleby

MIT Classics

Many Books

Open Textbooks BCcampus

Open Textbook Library

WikiBooks

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS

Directory of Open Access Journals

Scitable

PLOS

Wiley Open Access

Springer Open

Oxford Open

Elsevier Open Access

ArXiv

Open Access Library

LEARN:

1. LANGUAGES

Duolingo

BBC Languages

Learn A Language

101languages

Memrise

Livemocha

Foreign Services Institute

My Languages

Surface Languages

Lingualia

OmniGlot

OpenCulture’s Language links

2. COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING

Codecademy

Programmr

GA Dash

CodeHS

w3schools

Code Avengers

Codelearn

The Code Player

Code School

Code.org

Programming Motherf*?$%#

Bento

Bucky’s room

WiBit

Learn Code the Hard Way

Mozilla Developer Network

Microsoft Virtual Academy

3. YOGA & MEDITATION

Learning Yoga

Learn Meditation

Yome

Free Meditation

Online Meditation

Do Yoga With Me

Yoga Learning Center

4. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING

Exposure Guide

The Bastards Book of Photography

Cambridge in Color

Best Photo Lessons

Photography Course

Production Now

nyvs

Learn About Film

Film School Online

5. DRAWING & PAINTING

Enliighten

Ctrl+Paint

ArtGraphica

Google Cultural Institute

Drawspace

DragoArt

WetCanvas

6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY

Music Theory

Teoria

Music Theory Videos

Furmanczyk Academy of Music

Dave Conservatoire

Petrucci Music Library

Justin Guitar

Guitar Lessons

Piano Lessons

Zebra Keys

Play Bass Now

7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS

Investopedia

The Chess Website

Chesscademy

Chess.com

Spreeder

ReadSpeeder

First Aid for Free

First Aid Web

NHS Choices

Wolfram Demonstrations Project

Please feel free to add more learning focused websites.

*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.

The site is '12ft Ladder' found here:

Show me a 10ft paywall, I’ll show you a 12ft ladder.

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Tag Yourself as a Neotheater Song (Aka a Callout Post Depending On What Your Favorite Neotheater song is, aka what Neotheater Song you should listen to if you vibe with one of the descriptions

Next Up Forever: You're scared of change, either hate or hated the concept of growing up, you still watch Disney Channel Cartoons (complimentary) honestly just keep vibing man

Birthday Party: You're super cynical of the world, probably a socialist, thinks the Bernie memes are hilarious, you probably need to spend more time talking to other people, go out and do something fun & socially distanced

100 Bad Days: You're probably an optimist and stubborn as shit, your perseverance is very impressive tho

Don't Throw Out My Legos: You probably have anxiety and need to just relax man. There's good in the world, just keep being you and things'll be fine ;)

Break My Face: You're the mom friend that takes better care of your friends than yourself, chillax and don't forget to take care of yourself, drink some water or something

Turning Out Pt. ii: Tbh, you probably have commitment issues and/or trouble communicating particularly when it comes to expressing your feelings. Either that or it's probably real easy to peer pressure you

The Entertainment's Here: Hyperfixate much? Yeah, that's what I thought. You probably can't fall asleep without making up fantasy scenarios in your head

Karma: Stop overworking yourself!!! The world will not end if you take a break to sit and relax sometimes!! Just chill bro, it'll be okay. Also stop helping people that take advantage of you! That's a toxic relationship babe

Beats: You're probably a middle child and are afraid of being forgotten. It's okay man, not everything is go big or go home

Wow, I'm Not Crazy: Bruh, no need to psychoanalyze everything all the time, sometimes the curtains are blue because the author liked the color blue, go read some 19th/early 20th century literature and take a nap

Dear Winter: You've personally adopted a bunch of fictional characters and would probably be cool with raising a bunch of children in a cottagecore setting in the woods

Finale (Can't Wait To See What You'll Do Next): Stop trying to one up yourself/your friends!!! You don't have to be the best at everything just relax man

Renaming my favorite Korean Dramas to titles that accurately explain them.

- “Melting Me Softly” is changed to “#TraumaBonding”

-“Cinderlla and The Four Knights” is changed to “Literally Every Stereotype”

-“While You Were Sleeping” is changed to “Corruption and also Psychics”

- “Pinocchio” is changed to “Not Technically Incest (But Still Feels Wrong)”

- “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” is changed to “Horny Fear”

- “Suspicious Partner” is changed to “Ultimate Enemies To Lovers”

- “Goblin, the Lonely and Great God” is changed to “Death Isn’t Too Scary”

- “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo” is changed to “Long Lost Lovers and also Sports”

- “Hello My Twenties” is changed to “Five Different Plots”

- “Romance is A Bonus Book” is changed to “Ageism in the Workplace”

- “My First First Love” is changed to “Communication Is Important”

every drama i’ve seen so far ever pt.1

i’m not that new to k-dramas i just haven’t seen very many because i watch a lot of things so it’s spaced out over years

boys over flowers

2/5 stars

my first drama

it was great when i first watched it but definitely not good as a rewatch

will always have a place in my heart

the heirs

3/5 stars

i watched this because i wanted more Lee Min Ho

i really enjoyed it, it’s just a very basic stereotypical drama

my first case of second lead syndrome, Kim Woo-bin stole the show

strong girl bong-soon

5/5 stars

another case of second lead syndrome, Ji Soo is so hot in this

i just love the entire vibe of this drama

really cool concept and keeps you engaged

i haven’t seen this in a long time but from what i remember, it’s solid

oh my venus

4/5 stars

another cool premise

main guy is super alluring

there’s more to focus on than the main relationship

is very refelective

my first, first love

2/5 stars

idk how to put this but i was so incredibly disappointed by this show

i had no interest in any of the romantic relationships with the lead

i really wanted a Ji soo lead drama but this fell flat for me

i didn’t see any chemistry between the leads and the second lead was just a terribly written character

the show’s premise was nice but the execution didn’t work

i watched both seasons but i could have gone without it

i didn’t even mind Ji soo’s character that much but the main female lead was not a good pairing for him

love alarm

5/5 stars

i really liked this show as a whole

the female lead has chemistry with both male leads

i wouldn’t be mad or dissappointed if she ended up with either

really cool premise

beautiful cinematography

broke a lot of unwritten kdrama rules and pulled it off successfully

the leads have a good dynamic

cinderella and the four knights

3/5

once again it follows th stereotypical kdrama model

i think i would have loved it more if i had watched earlier than i did

it made me fall in love with Park So Dam

i really liked the male lead, he did a good job portraying a more damaged character

very memorable

it was well written

bride of habaek

2/5

the premise was absolute flaming trash

it was a half assed premise with terrible execution

the second lead sucked

the absolute best part of this show was the chemistry between the leads and even that was lacking

Nam Joo-hyuk looked very good

i hated the cinematography, the script the premise, the side characters, the setting; basically everything

there were some good lois scenes and i like some scenes tho

moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo

4/5

one of the most flushed out dramas i’ve ever seen

the leads have chemistry that is off the charts explosive

the drama that made me fall for IU

it takes you through all the emotions

it feels like you’re going through a journey as you watch

perfect cast all around

character developement for almost every character, some for the worse

i took a star off because i felt it could have been done with an episode or two off

it made me ball my eyes out like 5 times

the main cast is incredibly god at acting

crash landing on you

5/5

might be my favorite drama of all time

i literally didn’t have on complaint

the leads have great chemistry

the script is great

the premise is great

it didn’t drag at the end

it has the found family trope

the side characters are flushed out and entertaining

every scene was engaging

the side romance was just as good as the maini r

i experienced all ranges of emotions

the cinematography was just wow

i really enjoyed the female lead’s interactions with the male lead’s friends

the villain was also convincing

Advice for IGCSE English Literature

Hi there! So, I recently finished my final English Literature examination and I wanted to share some tips and resources! Hope you guys find them useful :)

Please note that not all of the tips provided below may suit you but I suggest trying some of them to see if they work :)

During the exam

1. Remember that you’re supposed to provide an ANALYSIS and not a summary for an answer

2. ADDRESS the question and only the question — it’s easy to drift away from it and ramble so watch out for that

3. Identify the KEY TERMS in the question and which sections of the poem/story/play you are going to use — for my mock examination, this was the question I received for the poetry section in Paper 1:

How does Hopkins vividly convey thoughts and feelings about the bird in The Caged Skylark?

the key terms here are “how” and “vividly convey” so focus on that when answering the question

4. Ensure that you have a sustained personal response throughout the paper — avoid making statements like “his/her work is quite brilliant” and try to focus more on the effect the author intended to evoke with a particular phrase/quotation and comment on how said phrase/quotation would affect the reader

5. WHY? — don’t just state that the writer has used imagery. Talk about WHY they used it in that particular moment in the piece and their intentions

6. ALWAYS mention the:

themes

tone: gloomy? lighthearted?

structure: this is especially important for poems

literary devices: imagery, repetition etc

7. You can also score more marks by commenting on parallels — it shows that you have a good critical understanding of the story and that you’re able to show individuality and insight!

8. Further to this, you can also mention contrasts in scenes and their impact on the overall effect of the piece

9. Don’t use lengthy quotations, examiners detest this!

10. Time — You’ll have two tasks in each paper so devote 45 minutes for each one and stick to this plan! It becomes really easy to add some extra points but it ultimately affects the quality of your second answer so avoid that at all costs! BALANCE your time!

Some websites I found useful:

1. https://www.enotes.com/ — I suggest typing the title of your story and “enotes” along with it for immediate results

2. http://sittingbee.com/ — like enotes, just type the title of the story and “sitting bee” along with it in the search bar

3. https://poemanalysis.com/educational-syllabus/cambridge-igcse-literature-english-0475-2020-21/

4. https://www.litcharts.com/

5. https://www.ibdocuments.com/LitCharts/ — this site contains litcharts guides which you can download free of charge!! it saves you a lot of money and hassle so I highly recommend it!

6. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/

7. https://igcse.school.blog/category/literature/

8. https://igcserevision.wordpress.com/english/english-literature-0486/

Some extra tips:

1. I highly recommend going through as many notes or analyses online as you can! They really help you get different interpretations of the text from a variety of perspectives which widens your overall understanding. However, it’s important to ensure that you’re not too reliant on them as it restricts you from providing an informed personal response in your paper

2. Read on characters, especially for paper 2 because sometimes the questions are based on the character and their significance within the story

3. GET FEEDBACK FROM YOUR TEACHERS! — This is so important because when doing past papers and trying to mark them yourself, you’ll find that the mark schemes just provide a rubric for reference. So, try to do some past papers and get them marked by your teacher for some detailed feedback and so that you know which strategy is working for you and what you need to work on

4. Go through some example candidate responses — Cambridge provides multiple pdfs filled with different candidate responses and you can even see the examiner’s detailed comments on the common mistakes the candidate made and how they could have improved their answer! You can find some at this link: https://learning.cambridgeinternational.org/classroom/course/view.php?id=3198

5. Annotate your texts and focus on aspects of language, structure and form used to convey ideas or experiences — I usually avoid annotating since I don’t find it particularly helpful, but for literature, I focus on the important bits of the story/poem/play and note down a few points on the significance of that particular moment. It really helped making my revision for my final examination a LOT more easier since I could just skip to the parts where I had made the annotations and reinforce those concepts in my mind!

That’s all I have for now! I really hope this was helpful to anybody struggling with literature. If anyone has any other questions or more tips feel free to reblog or send me an ask/message! :)

brown parents be like “how dare you make decisions based on what’s best for your own happiness?? what about the opinions of your extended family and complete strangers?!!”

If you're ever bored, here's a list of Studio Ghibli films you can watch for free.

Castle In The Sky (1986) Grave of the Fireflies (1988) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Only Yesterday (1991) Porco Rosso (1992) Pom Poko (1994) Whisper of the Heart (1995) Princess Mononoke (1997) My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) Spirited Away (2001) The Cat Returns (2002) Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Tales from Earthsea (2006) Ponyo On A Cliff From The Sea (2008) The Secret World of Arrietty/The Borrower Arrietty (2010) From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

If any of the links stop working, please let me know so I can fix it.

For Castle In The Sky, wait for the free user button to be clickable and it will send you to the video.

how do I not share this, though (HIGHLY RECOMMENDING HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE IT’S MY FAVORITE)

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) The Wind Rises (2013)

In case anyone is having a bad night:

Here is the fudgiest brownie in a mug recipe I’ve found

Here are some fun sites

Here is a master post of Adventure Time episodes and comics

Here is a master post of movies including Disney and Studio Ghibli

Here is a master post of other master posts to TV shows and movies

*tucks you in with fuzzy blanket* *pats your head*

You’ll be okay, friend <3

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i will reblog this everytime it shows up because any of my followers could have a bad night right now

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All these links, besides the first, are broken. So here’s some more.

Here’s an emergency compliment

Here you can play 2048

Here’s a playlist of Bob ross

Here’s a website to watch movie’s and shows for free

Here’s a website to watch documentaries for free

Here you can to nothing for two minutes

Here you can break something. It’s good for anger

Here’s a button to press to make everything okay

Here’s a site to cut something up (TRIGGER WARNING)

Here’s a site that makes you a website depending on a song you choose

Here’s a gay comic. It’s adorable

Here you can spend Bill Gate’s money

Here you can draw your own island

Here you can learn about patterns website’s use

Here you can get your life stats

Here you can listen to the Tucker Zone (Headphones needed)

Here you can see how fast you’re moving

Here you can see the progress of time

Here you can see the future of the universe

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Want some more?

Here’s the butterfly project

Here’s a snickerdoodle mug cake

Here’s a link to some free audiobooks

Here’s something to read when you feel like a burden

Here’s a secret

Here’s my playlist of some sea shanties

Here’s another secret

Here’s a link to some cool websites

Here’s a blog that gives you recipes for when you’re low on spoons

Here’s some Brony Headcanon’s

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Some more? I’ve got plenty

Here’s 100,000 stars

Here you can control the weather (TW FLASHING IMAGES)

Here you can weave silk

Here you can make a castle of your own

Here you can make a kaleidoscope drawing

Here you can explore recursion

Here you can play a jelly block game

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I’m back with some more!

Here you can draw with pasta

Here you can draw logo’s from memory

Here you can play this is sand, here you draw cool sand designs

Here you can play The Organ Trail

Here’s a customizable white noise website

Here you can simulate gravity

Here you can create your own guardian of the galaxy

Here you can make your own galaxy

Here’s a website you can get some support at.

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to find later

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so anyone can find this easily :)

take care out there <3

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Just in case any of you guys need it!! <33

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Ooh this is so perfect!

I’ll tag everyone I can think of…don’t know who might need it <33

@ru1hless @livelistenlove @time-is-the-stuff-of-dreams @vixenwerr @anxiousmoonflower @chai-tea-isnt-real @maccharfucker @panic-at-the-nico @pantasticpans @persephcned @pukicho @lellsinthesky @creative-girl @holding-infinity-and-a-book @mishti-doi @mango-pickle @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses @bakwaaas @crazyas-hell @high-warlock-of-brooklyn @igiveanonlovetopeople @khaleesiofalicante @kabiraaa @persephcned @queer-as-frikc @randomreasonstolive @real @that-strange-girl

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