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[the-cinnamon-snail]

Decided to put this here, it's not published on Wattpad yet.

Chapter One, Godly Lovers. "I am Death."

"My job... isn't easy." A Tall person in a cloak walks through a hospital, no one notices them. "I am thought to be cruel." The figure phases through a door, and looks at a mother, a father, and a kid, all looking at a small girl, weak in the hospital bed. "But I don't kill people..." The girl gets paler and paler as her pulse on the moniter gets weaker and weaker. "I just make their trip into the after life-" The girl's pulse stops, and the family tears up a bit. The person holds out a hand, to which a blurry version of the girl takes, and steps out of her body. "-a little more bearable." The doctor, who was in the corner, monitoring the girl's functions walks to the family, and confirms the girl's death. "I... am the god of death, I'm not scary, I'm so you won't be scared when you pass." The family breaks down into tears, as the man hugs the blurry soul of the child, which fades, and dissapears after a few seconds.

"I don't mean, to be scary..." The man walks and fases through the door again, and walks out of the hospital. Once outside, he summons a scythe, and swings at the air, it opens up a portal. "But.. I am, maybe because of the skeletal mask I wear, it's just to show, that nothing comes after you die. They just bury your body, and your soul dissapears to who knows where. What we call the after life that mortals pass into, is a complete mystery, not even us gods know." The god of Death walks through the portal, and when he steps out, a man is waiting for him on the other side.

[kjefferiessoc-blog]

Re-socialization

When we think of re-socialization, we may think of prisoners,drug addicts, or children of war. We may even think of women and children who suffered from domestic violence. What about the men who carried out this violence? After the damage has been done how do they become a member of the family again. Resocialization is the process by which one’s sense of social values, beliefs, and norms are re-engineered.This process can take a long time and a lot of ups and downs to achieve. Many men who battered their wives did it because they could and got away with it. Others learned it from their own fathers, and felt it was the norm. After causing such heartache, and going thru their punishment, how do these men gain relationships again? How do they co-parent their children with the woman they once caused harm. I have found online many churches offer repentance and programs for men who battered. They use religion as a means of resocializing these men. One program I liked in particular was the FaithTrust Institute. They gave steps on how to reconcile and renew trust with the victims. The steps include: owning up and listening to the victims, paying child support and therapy costs, and learning to integrate their masculinity with femininity. They not only work on restoring the perpetrator so he may become a contributing member of society, but also work to make the victim feel whole again. There are not many programs like this, but i hope in the future many more are developed. As much as we may dislike those who exhibit violence, they to can benefit from socialization not just ostracization.

http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org

[memoirsofrkxjiyeon]

★ you know that you want me too ★  my house ★

@bambamrk center performance featuring minhee & @rkinho

Time to activated girl crush mode as she joins the boys in this performance singing about taking a girl back to their place. Minhee did the same choreography of the boys yet her movements were more soften and ladylike, unlike the boys as they were more slick and powerful. The female sang her lines she didn’t many as Inho but he was the better singer without no doubt, honestly, she wouldn’t care if she had no lines at all. Minhee thought the boys were looking fine dapper gentlemen in their formal style attire. 

Who doesn’t love men in suits?

Bam Bam had the final say on what the group would wear as he wanted them to look good. Originally was going to wear a suit like the boys yet it didn’t really work for her, she ends up wearing black shorts and a crop top with tight mesh over the top. It really shows off her body line and her toned physique ( thank god she’s been keeping up with her fitness ) The outfit goal was to be elegant and sexy at the same time, the pieces of jewellery added a little sparkle too. The boy had good taste in fashion, she really loves the outfit. 

Kunpi really did shine as centre stage, he really did take control of the situation and show how it’s done. There is no doubt he was a talented dancer as she always looks to him and follows his movements wherever she couldn’t remember a piece of choreography. The performance felt very much sauve and very sophisticated, she really likes how each performance she was doing were different in concept and testing her abilities plus finding what suited herself best. 

[co301d-blog]

Teacher Advocacy

What would being a young teacher leader/advocate entail/look like?

Teacher advocacy can look like a lot of different things depending on what you are advocating for. However, there are some things that happen across the board.

1. Waking up super early to prepare and collaborate.

2. Collaborating with colleagues. 

3. Connecting: online, in person, colleagues, parents, students.

4. Sharing stories authentically. This can look like blogging (such as like this), tweeting, lecturing, chatting, etc.

5. Collaborating with teachers online.

6. Being a union member.

7. Making connections. 

8. Sharing experiences. 

Did I mention how important connecting, collaborating, and sharing are? In order to get those done, we must have a certain mindset. This entails realizing that your voice matters, being passionate about your job, and taking back our stories. By that, I mean that people outside of the profession take it upon themselves to tell those stories, to determine where our schools succeed and fail, and what to do about it. We don’t want that to be the case... teachers need to stand up and to be the ones making and influencing key decisions. 

Can young teachers be leaders and advocates?

Heck yes! They can and they should. They... no... we are the future of the profession and we need to make it what it needs to be. We need to recognize the flaws in the educational system and do something about them. I feel young teachers are at an advantage in that area, sometimes a fresh pair of eyes is necessary. We all know something needs to be done about the educational systems in America, it’s time young teachers stand up and be that change.

[twowug]

Pardon my French

In December of 2013, Ohio was crowned the "state with the most cussing" according to one study (x).

To "commemorate" this, I decided to do some research on curse words--'fuck' in particular. I don't say 'fuck' at all (to avoid accidentally uttering it in inappropriate situations), although I will say 'frick,' 'fudge,' or 'frack' in its place--or 'Fach,' which is actually the German for 'subject.' Many of my friends use the notorious F-word quite often, but they don't use it to offend or be profane. They say it more often as a sort of intensifier or expletive attribute.

So why is 'fuck' such a big deal, anyway? What makes a word taboo to begin with? I learned that "what counts as taboo language in a given culture is often a mirror into that culture's fears and fixations" (x). Many swear words come from religion ("oh god"), bodily functions ("holy shit"), or sex ("son of a bitch").

On a related note, why do we treat 'f*ck' so differently from 'fuck'? What is it about that miraculous asterisk that makes the word slightly more acceptable? Censoring 'fuck' doesn't make it mean any less than 'fuck.' I suppose the asterisk may take away from the visual impact a bit, just as 'fudge' or 'frick' somehow change the sounds just enough to remove the strength of the profanity.

Where did the asterisk come from anyway? I found out it was first seen in the Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1785 as 'f**k.' Long after, in 1936, the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English published it as 'f*ck,' which apparently led to public outcry (x). I'm curious where the more ambiguous @$#*%! originates.