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ratliker1917

i have to admit it’s actually extremely funny how game of thrones completely collapsed as a cultural phenomenon basically overnight due to how fucking bad the last season and ending were, and also how like the showrunners specifically rushed the ending so they could move on to some disney star wars project but the rushed ending was so fucking bad they actually were removed from the star wars thing too.

no-longer-another-bondi-blonde

In 1990, the high school dropout rate for Dolly Parton's hometown of Sevierville Tennessee was at 34% (Research shows that most kids make up their minds in fifth/sixth grade not to graduate). That year, all fifth and sixth graders from Sevierville were invited by Parton to attend an assembly at Dollywood. They were asked to pick a buddy, and if both students completed high school, Dolly Parton would personally hand them each a $500 check on their graduation day. As a result, the dropout rate for those classes fell to 6%, and has generally retained that average to this day.

Shortly after the success of The Buddy Program, Parton learned in dealing with teachers from the school district that problems in education often begin during first grade when kids are at different developmental levels. That year The Dollywood Foundation paid the salaries for additional teachers assistants in every first grade class for the next 2 years, under the agreement that if the program worked, the school system would effectively adopt and fund the program after the trial period.

During the same period, Parton founded the Imagination Library in 1995: The idea being that children from her rural hometown and low-income families often start school at a disadvantage and as a result, will be unfairly compared to their peers for the rest of their lives, effectively encouraging them not to pursue higher education. The objective of the Imagination library was that every child in Sevier County would receive one book, every month, mailed and addressed to the child, from the day they were born until the day they started kindergarten, 100% free of charge. What began as a hometown initiative now serves children in all 50 states, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, mailing thousands of free books to children around the world monthly.

On March 1, 2018 Parton donated her 100 millionth book at the Library of Congress: a copy of "Coat of Many Colors" dedicated to her father, who never learned to read or write.

holefoodsmarket

Dolly Parton is a national treasure

hydro-homies

starlightandtears

Coconuts have only been in the Caribbean for 500 years. They just….floated on over from Asia and took root. That’s…hilarious.

borntomezmer-deactivated2021011

Wait really? I always thought they were if not native at least brought over on purpose

starlightandtears

Right??? I’m watching this nature doc and when the narrator said that I nearly spit my drink giggling. They’re remarkably buoyant and just bob their way to a new shore. So carefree. Truly a fruit destined to be in the Caribbean.

thisisnotacatblog

are you suggesting coconuts migrate

paper-mario-wiki

the reason healthcare is free in the Pokemon world is because every time some corporation starts hoarding all the wealth some 13 year old comes in with a team of literal gods to stop them

thenineofus

Me 2 seconds into any episode of The Mandalorian

cinemove

sunriseofflutes-deactivated2021

adult emailing culture is overthinking how polite you sound and forgetting to send the attachments

thecommonchick

anxiety: beware

me: ?? can u be more specific

anxiety: :)

hydro-homies

Tbh I still don’t know

nocturan

They were just an art collection for me

just-shower-thoughts

I hate that SEPTember OCTOber NOVember and DECember aren’t the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months.

advanced-procrastination

Whoever fucked this up should be stabbed

brunhiddensmusings

good news!

outofthewood

sunriseofflutes-deactivated2021

adult emailing culture is overthinking how polite you sound and forgetting to send the attachments

krisaliss

The burned tower was once a breathtaking sight, built as a symbol of the friendship between people and Pokémon.

When the fire struck, all but three unknown Pokémon were able to escape the flames. They died amongst the tower’s debris, succumbing to the smoke and embers.

It was only after the fire was killed that the townspeople of Ecruteak City were able to grieve the charred, lost bodies of the deceased Pokémon.

They say that during that tragic moment of mourning was when the darkened sky was suddenly brought alight.

A mighty, bird-like beast appeared, their very presence seeming to clear the smoke from the sky. They cast their shadow upon Ecruteak City, the beast so large that they blocked out the sun like an eclipse. But their vibrant feathers reflected the sunlight like crystal prisms, and the burned tower was bathed in the light of the most beautiful rainbow.

No one can quite explain how Ho-Oh was able to give life to the deceased Pokémon. But Ho-Oh’s rainbow is mighty, and the Pokémon were imbued with this power. Whether it was some sort of legendary evolution, or simply the price of resurrection, may never be known.

What we do know, however, is that the light of Ho-Oh’s rainbow was so vibrant, so gorgeous, and so pure, even the three Pokémon who had perished within the flames reared their heads to gaze upon Ho-Oh.

All beheld Ho-Oh and the three Pokémon as they witnessed the ashes of the tower rise and breathe.

These three Pokémon were undoubtably powerful.

And although it was a gift Ho-Oh had given, it is common for us to fear the unknown.

The villagers did not welcome the resurrected Pokémon. They reacted out of fear, and violence ensued.

But the Pokémon did not fight back. They simply turned their backs and ran off into the wild.

They were not afraid of the villagers. They were ashamed.

Ashamed that the townsfolk mourned their deaths but threatened their lives.

Disappointed that the people of Ecruteak City had taken Ho-Oh’s gift so ignorantly, Ho-Oh took their leave as well. Thus marked the day that the race of man lost Ho-Oh’s respect.

Ho-Oh was never again seen by the eyes of man. According to the elders of Ecruteak, Ho-Oh will only appear once more to a trainer whose heart is gold and soul is silver, to a pure being who can redeem the people of Johto.