Nightdragons

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Suddenly overtaken by a swelling of affection and warmth for the hoomans around me. A tiny reminder that life is so, so worth living for the moments spent talking and laughing and learning from them.

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Is there a word for when you pick up a book, and you finally remember what it's like to read something good, what it's like to finally come home?

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Craving academic validation but doing nothing to validate myself academically

[pinkangelhoney]

There is something so special about teen superhero team dynamics, from Power Rangers to magical girls and everything in between.

I help you fight evil. I let you sleep on my lap when we get back home. I know everything about you, things your parents never will. We've almost died together. We study for tests together. We are discovering ourselves. I hope I still know you in ten years. You turned evil once. I still got you a birthday present.

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Omg YES

[writing-prompt-s]

Dragons used to be able to travel between worlds using fire so hot it burns through the fabric of reality, creating a temporary hole between two realms. Today dragons have long since lost this cosmic fire, but one grumpy old wyrm is determined to have one last adventure.

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Currently Reading

The Goldfinch

It's chaotic, yet so aesthetic and calm? It's slow, yet so very fast? It's frustrating yet so gripping at times? I'm so done, and I'm not even close to the end right now??

[somerabbitholes]

reading goals for next year —

read everything published by jonathan franzen

read course readings entirely: most of my assigned readings tend to be excerpts of books; after i’ve finished my masters (which is around may), i’d like to read the books i missed out on/only read parts of

reread the harry potters

carry on the lord of the rings reread: two towers is up next

read ulysses? maybe? hopefully? i found a copy at a sale, so we’re definitely one step closer to the project + it’s the book’s centenary next year so it feels like a good occasion

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2022 reading goals:

Definitely read more than last year.

Donna Tartt! Finish all!

Same goes for Dostoevsky.

Want to read course readings entirely too, but present goal is to actually finish the excerpts assigned for class.

Babur Nama and Kohinoor (they've been languishing on my shelf for too long)

Did I mention read more than last year??

Experiment with more genres, especially non-fiction.

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tips on writing papers

as a college student, i write a lot of papers. it usually sucks.

however, now i'm a peer tutor and the book i'm reading for the class has a great guide on writing papers. i'm going to transcribe that guide and include the citation for the book at the end (always in mla format ;])! hope you find it useful.

planning

1. decide on a working title, topic, and thesis.

2. start a document for your paper.

- just use the document as a brain dump. put the title, topic, thesis, and any citations you have so far on it.

3. start taking notes for your project.

- use that document from before to add your notes!

drafting

1. create an outline.

- seriously. do it. it's so helpful, especially whenever you are writing long and complex papers with multiple parts.

2. create a draft.

- i learned freshman year that first drafts will always suck. they are for you to get the words down in some semblance of organization and for you to see where gaps may be. don't beat yourself up over a draft.

reviewing

1. seek feedback.

- go to tutoring or a writing center, or even ask your professor or classmates about it. getting fresh eyes on a document is always better than just staring at it, hoping you see the errors.

2. revise based on said feedback.

3. repeat steps 1 & 2 as many times as possible.

4. edit.

works cited

Sanford, Daniel R. The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.

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#college #essays #writing

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WHY isn’t the Air Awakens series talked about?? The original series and the two spinoffs honestly deserve so much more attention.