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What is an affirmation? af·firm·a·tion /ˌafərˈmāSHən/ noun 1. the action or process of affirming something or being affirmed. "he nodded in affirmation" 2. emotional support or encouragement. "the lack of one or both parents' affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled"

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“You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often we are helpless, but we're not. We always have the power of our minds. Claim and consciously use your power.”

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Cancer

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Put those phalanges to work and tap on the answers!

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The Year of Tears with a Double Dose of FEAR

It's only April and we're 3 months into the year of 2019. I'm 35 and I feel like I have reached my midlife crisis. I'm not so much in a crises.I'm in a spiral of loneliness, heartbreak, and dismay. My nephew Thomas hung himself in his jail cell in March. I remember where I was when my sister Leticia called me. Sitting in the parking structure at Cal State Long Beach, I answered the phone. Something I always avoid doing. My phone hardly vibrates and if it does, I answer with a receptionist reminding me of an appointment I have with the doctor. I spent a whole week with my nephew while he was on life support awaiting to get his organs donated. Not only that two law enforcement officers were given the duty to stand by and make sure my nephew would not escape the perimeters. Let me repeat that: my nephew hung himself, is declared brain dead, on life support and law enforcement was still around me and my family during this nightmare. Since my nephew is gay, he was put into a jail cell alone for safety purposes. He was put in isolation and this gave him the opportunity to take his own life. Since then, I have been feeling pretty much how Thomas felt. I feel like I am in a dark room, and the four walls are closing in on me. I almost checked into a pychiatric facility. All in the middle of the semester. My friends have been there for me the most during this time. Nick, Josephine, Angelique, James, Lynette and last but my least my sister Leticia (Thomas's mom). Just last summer, my friend Vanessa Hash took her own life as well. She left behind her two sons and family. These dark walls and corners that closed in on them took over. I'm doing my best to keep my head above waters. This heartbreak and loneliness will not dominate me. I have proof! I finally faced my fears and went to the dentist. I have missing teeth in my upper jaw. The doctor keeps asking me "What happened?". What happened: Between the ages of 7 and 9 my biological dad raped me. He anally raped me, made me watch pornography, had me walk around with no underwear, would put his penis in my mouth and rub it all over my mouth and ejaculate. Where was my mom, siblings, teachers, and adults in my life to helpe me? My mom worked menial jobs to support her four children. She cleaned libraries, banks, homes, warehouses, AA locations. You name it, she cleaned it. My dad was very good at manipulating me and very good at making sure no one was around so he could have intercourse with me. Thankfully, he abandoned us. Its not like he was making any positive contributions to our family anyway. A lot of moments are spent pondering why he left. This is the first time I'll type this...THANK YOU DAD FOR ABANDONING US! Otherwise who know how much damage he could have added. When he left, we latchkey kids raised ourselves. Like I mentioned, my mom was working day and night so we wouldn't end up on skid row or in a tent. Who knows!?! My childhood was in a nutshell, morbid. A true living nightmare. I've made it this far. The journey through homelessness, fear, alcoholism, substance abuse, losing friends, burning bridges, heartbreak, fights, yelling, physical abuse, laughter, tears, poverty, lies, attempted suicides and self-destructive behavior got me where I am today. At Cal State Long Beach as a major in Child Development. I made it by remaining resilient. By sticking to education and finding the things that make me happy. Education saved my life. If I have to I'll keep going forever. What I learned the most is that if I am going to go into the field of early childhood education, it is up to be to practice self love. My teeth are a symbolism of that. My dental bill is 5,000. Yesterday, the doctor did a root canal and extracted some fragments of teeth left in the empty spaces. In two weeks, I will have bridges and crowns. My bill is high, but I am so happy that I will be able to smile and not hide anymore. My missing teeth symbolize the past and how all those bad things happened to me still impact me mentally today. Not anymore though!

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A better, more positive Tumblr

Since its founding in 2007, Tumblr has always been a place for wide open, creative self-expression at the heart of community and culture. To borrow from our founder David Karp, we’re proud to have inspired a generation of artists, writers, creators, curators, and crusaders to redefine our culture and to help empower individuality.

Over the past several months, and inspired by our storied past, we’ve given serious thought to who we want to be to our community moving forward and have been hard at work laying the foundation for a better Tumblr. We’ve realized that in order to continue to fulfill our promise and place in culture, especially as it evolves, we must change. Some of that change began with fostering more constructive dialogue among our community members. Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).

Let’s first be unequivocal about something that should not be confused with today’s policy change: posting anything that is harmful to minors, including child pornography, is abhorrent and has no place in our community. We’ve always had and always will have a zero tolerance policy for this type of content. To this end, we continuously invest in the enforcement of this policy, including industry-standard machine monitoring, a growing team of human moderators, and user tools that make it easy to report abuse. We also closely partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Watch Foundation, two invaluable organizations at the forefront of protecting our children from abuse, and through these partnerships we report violations of this policy to law enforcement authorities. We can never prevent all bad actors from attempting to abuse our platform, but we make it our highest priority to keep the community as safe as possible.

So what is changing?

Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance.

Why are we doing this?

It is our continued, humble aspiration that Tumblr be a safe place for creative expression, self-discovery, and a deep sense of community. As Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, and our understanding of our impact on our world becomes clearer, we have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. We spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of expression in the community that includes adult content. In doing so, it became clear that without this content we have the opportunity to create a place where more people feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content. We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.

So what’s next?

Starting December 17, 2018, we will begin enforcing this new policy. Community members with content that is no longer permitted on Tumblr will get a heads up from us in advance and steps they can take to appeal or preserve their content outside the community if they so choose. All changes won’t happen overnight as something of this complexity takes time.

Another thing, filtering this type of content versus say, a political protest with nudity or the statue of David, is not simple at scale. We’re relying on automated tools to identify adult content and humans to help train and keep our systems in check. We know there will be mistakes, but we’ve done our best to create and enforce a policy that acknowledges the breadth of expression we see in the community.

Most importantly, we’re going to be as transparent as possible with you about the decisions we’re making and resources available to you, including more detailed information, product enhancements, and more content moderators to interface directly with the community and content.

Like you, we love Tumblr and what it’s come to mean for millions of people around the world. Our actions are out of love and hope for our community. We won’t always get this right, especially in the beginning, but we are determined to make your experience a positive one.

Jeff D’Onofrio CEO

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How To Become A

Forensic Anthropologist!

Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology, and its various subfields in a legal setting. Forensic anthropologist assist in identifying deceased individuals whose remains are decomposed, mutilated, burned or unrecognizable.

Today, forensic anthropology is well established as a discipline in the forensic field. When physical characteristics (fingerprints, face, etc) which could be used to identify a body are tampered with, an anthropologists is called to investigate the remains and help identify individuals by using their bones.

Forensic anthropologists often assist in the investigation of war crimes (genocide, terrorism, etc.) and mass fatality investigations, like natural disasters or epidemics.

So, how do you become a forensic anthropologists?

The idea usually begins with a television show, or if you are like me, death and bones were fascinating to you as a child. There are various ways of arriving at the Forensic Anthropology career, I will explain the way we here is the U.S.A usually go about it.

High School Students:

Take all of your science classes, even physics!

• Biology will help you understand the human body, and how it works.

• Chemistry will help you understand the make up of life, and how the outside world can impact the remains.

• Physics will help you understand what happened the victims remains, example, how to determine if the person jumped, or fell off the roof prior to dying.

Math: Do not neglect it, you will be converting centimeters to feet/inches and so on. You will measure bones with various instruments, and you will need to understand some geometry when digging up a site, or sketching a room.

Arts: Drawing will be a lifesaver when it comes to osteology, not to mention if you must dig up a site. Photography, and working with clay is also good. Sketching the human form, and molding it will give you an advantage for the field.

Gym/PE Class: Stay fit! I repeat, stay fit! You will be working in odd conditions at times. Take on yoga for balancing and strength. Sometimes remains are in hard to reach areas, or you must squat for a long time to observe prior to moving. Fitness will help your back and legs to become strong and not hurt as much. We also spend a lot of time on a desk, so moving and being active is good for us.

English: learn to write proper emails, and the difference between how you write text messages and papers/professional emails.

Also volunteer in hospitals, morgues, old people homes, etc. You are probably used to being around the dead things, but don’t forget to keep in touch with the living and their needs. You need to know both the living world and the dead world, you are going to become the bridge between the two. Build your resume, do good in school and find a university or college that is right for you.

College/University:

Join the anthropology club, first semester, first week, first meeting, be there! (if there is no club, start it!) Go on trips (zoo, cemeteries, visit other schools/their anthropology departments, and go to conferences) ask professors to teach a five to ten minute lecture for the club, bake goods, fundraise, teach other departments and students about us. The friendships made within the club will become your network.

Take all of your general requirement courses seriously! (yes I know it feels like a repeat of high school, but your GPA matters for later on.)

Have a social life! Go out, but be safe. (College will not last forever.)

Make studying fun, create study groups, study outside and test each other.

Meet with your professors, go to their office hours, ask them about their research, a favorite book, or their favorite bone!

Start a dermestid beetle colony (if there is none)!

This is where you start to understand if you are a good fit, and if the work really is for you.

Visit the library, learn to research and write proper documents and papers. You will inevitably write grant proposals and thesis papers that will go way beyond 20 pages, it is normal.

If you can, take up a minor (forensic science is a fan favorite). Even a biology or art minor can help. Minor in something that is like a hobby for you, this will keep you mentally active and distracted for when you need a break from anthropology.

Again, stay fit! And try your best to eat healthy. And network, network, network.

Towards the last two years of your undergraduate degree do research! It can be something simple, like determining the sex between a female pelvis and a male pelvis, but make sure to present it, like at a conference where the Anthropology club will go and see it (winks). Professors might let you tag along and do research with them. Try and see if you can get something published, it can even be for the university’s newspaper, or magazine.

Take undergrad to make yourself distinct, and learn as much as you can.

Get your moneys worth!

Also, find a part-time college job to fund your partying and unhealthy food orders at midnight/three AM.

Plan your future, whether involves moving to a smaller location for work, or getting a higher degree.

Graduate School:

Not everyone will find an anthropology job with a BA or BS degree, the economy is not really our friend here. It might help to move, or relocate out of the big cities.

To PhD. or not? This is a big step that can take years to accomplish. It does not need to happen right away.

Getting a Masters degree is a great option. This is why your GPA, research, papers, and extracurriculars during undergrad were important. Distinct students make it into good graduate programs to do research, and to better learn the field.

Try not to pay for graduate school, often times the programs are funded through scholarships, assistantships, work, or even merit. Graduate school should not get you into more in debt, find the way.

Keep doing everything you did for undergrad, but amp it up. You have more free time to select and narrow your area of expertise (do you want to focus on children, adults, the pelvis, the skull, the process of decomposition, etc.). Make a killer thesis, and present your case. Show the world that you are here!

Also, keep a part-time/full-time job to fund your social life. Make time to hang out with professors (they are human just like you), colleagues, and friends.

Master’s are about two years, Ph.D varies by university or program and are a lot longer. Expect to educate as a Ph.D candidate, you will be teaching others, and make it fun.

Remember that you are more than your research, and your studies, they are a part of you, not the other way around.

Simple Steps:

Step 1: Graduate high school.

Step 2: Earn a Bachelor’s Degree.

Step 3: Complete a Master’s Degree Program. (Optional but you might need it.)

Step 4: Enroll in a PhD Program. (Optional.)

Aspiring Forensic Anthropologists:

• Need at least a master’s degree in anthropology or forensic anthropology to find suitable work.

• Note: A doctoral degree (Ph.D) is needed to pursue research and tenured teaching opportunities in academia.

And Have Fun!