Notes from: The Classroom Starter

"handing my homework in first//like the classroom starter"Fellow humans, it is with the utmost pride and sincerity that I present this recording, as a living testament and recollection of history in the making during our generation. 26. Aquarius. MBA. 2L....

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I’ve accepted the fact that she’ll be underrated for life.

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I refuse^

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That rasp & range is undefeated 😍

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Queen Sugar + Favorite Shots | S2E2: To Usward

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me sitting in the other car 

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I’m bawling my fucking eyes out

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Ether…

[oldbae333]

You see how taken aback he was…. he talkin bout santa clause and the Easter bunny, we talkin bout the lie of equality ……: the disconnect is so obvious.

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aunties and their nephews

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How to spot a misleading graph (Vol.1)

A toothpaste brand claims their product will destroy more plaque than any product ever made. A politician tells you their plan will create the most jobs. We’re so used to hearing these kinds of exaggerations in advertising and politics that we might not even bat an eye.

But what about when the claim is accompanied by a graph? After all, a graph isn’t an opinion. It represents cold, hard numbers, and who can argue with those? Yet, as it turns out, there are plenty of ways graphs can mislead and outright manipulate. Here are some things to look out for.

In this 1992 ad, Chevy claimed to make the most reliable trucks in America using this graph. Not only does it show that 98% of all Chevy trucks sold in the last ten years are still on the road, but it looks like they’re twice as dependable as Toyota trucks.

That is, until you take a closer look at the numbers on the left and see that the figure for Toyota is about 96.5%. The scale only goes between 95 and 100%. If it went from 0 to 100, it would look like this.

This is one of the most common ways graphs misrepresent data, by distorting the scale. Zooming in on a small portion of the y-axis exaggerates a barely detectable difference between the things being compared. And it’s especially misleading with bar graphs since we assume the difference in the size of the bars is proportional to the values.

So the next time you see a graph, don’t be swayed by the lines and curves. Look at the labels, the numbers, the scale, and the context, and ask what story the picture is trying to tell. Look out for more tips on reading graphs coming later this week!

From the TED-Ed Lesson How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz

Animation by Mark Phillips

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The function, the very serious function of racism, is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language, so you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly, so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Someone says you have no art, so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdoms, so you dredge that up. None of that is necessary. There will always be one more thing.

Toni Morrison, A Humanist View, 1975. (via zamzamafterzina)

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Andrew H. Walker explores the public and private personas of your favorite actors

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Chadwick lmao

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Chadwick just changed positions lmao

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you can actually see him go through all five stages of grief 

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Tiffany Haddish Took Will & Jada Pinkett Smith on a Groupon Swamp Tour

I don’t think I’ve laughed so much in my whole life as I did watching this. So funny

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Jay Z - 4:44 (Official Video) (New)

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Ryan Coogler & Michael B. Jordan Reunite for ‘Wrong Answer’ - Scripted By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan will reunite once again for an adaptation of a 2014 essay in The New Yorker titled “Wrong Answer,” written by Rachel Aviv, which explores an adult standardized test cheating scandal at Atlanta Public Schools through the lens of one middle school. If Coogler reteaming with Jordan wasn’t thrilling enough, Ta-Nehisi Coates is attached to write the screenplay based on Aviv’s article. In addition, Brad Pitt’s Plan B (producer on Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight,” as well as “Selma,” “12 Years a Slave” and more) will produce “Wrong Answer” with Coogler, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Keliner. New Regency will also produce and fully finance the picture. Jordan will star as math teacher Damany Lewis, who struggles under the pressure imposed on his students and school to meet unrealistic standardized testing scores as part of the No Child Left Behind project. In order to save their jobs and prevent their school from shutting down, he joined in an effort to cheat the scores. The scandal led to 11 teachers being convicted on racketeering charges. [Source]

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The best talk show entrance ever

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