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Stuff I like on Tumblr: How to fix the educational system

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:55 +0100

Stuff I like on Tumblr: How to fix the educational system:

Figure out what is the skill set needed in order to become a successful human being. Also bring back basic training in cooking, sewing, plumbing,electrical repair, how to build a chest of drawers, etc.

Develop a subject template based on that + what already works within the current…

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Tue, 14 May 2013 22:23:57 +0100

babyheroin: “Do not fall in love with people like mewe will take you tomuseums and parksand...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:21:43 +0100

babyheroin:

“Do not fall in love with people like me
we will take you to
museums and parks
and monuments
and kiss you in every beautiful
place so that you can
never go back to them
without tasting us
like blood in your mouth”

John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:09 +0100

John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address:

fishingboatproceeds:

Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is.

My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…

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fishingboatproceeds: edwardspoonhands: pondamypond: omg go...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:20:12 +0000

fishingboatproceeds:

edwardspoonhands:

pondamypond:

omg

go you guys

go

You have to have Chrome, and you have to have your speakers on. Sam Rudge is a genius.

My expectations were exceeded.

lizziebennetdiaries: First fan made animated gif!!! - Thanks...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:24:44 +0000

lizziebennetdiaries:

First fan made animated gif!!! - Thanks @blueboringers

“You like me, you really like me…” *CLAP CLAP CLAP*

berecca: Do you know what I love about The Lizzie Bennet Diaries? The fact that, despite knowing...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:20:16 +0000

berecca:

Do you know what I love about The Lizzie Bennet Diaries?

The fact that, despite knowing the story by heart, I’m still anxious to watch the next episode.

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Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:18:19 +0000

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Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:17:33 +0000

ehmeegee: Let me preface this by saying people are entitled to...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:43:33 +0000

ehmeegee:

Let me preface this by saying people are entitled to their opinions. I came into the YouTube universe knowing that 1. I was very very new at it and there would be a learning curve, and 2. People are rude on the Internet, and I have to steel myself against their negativity and basically realize that haters gonna hate. Fine. Done.

What I do have a problem with are comments like these: not because they are focused on or directly for me, but because they are about women everywhere. I make it my objective to be a role model for young people (especially women) to feel as though science can be an accessible field that they have the ability to be successful in — something based entirely off of their talent and intellect, and not focused at all on their gender or looks. These comments insinuate that the viewers are only listening because I’m a woman on a science channel, not because the content is interesting, and whatever is coming out of my mouth is second only in importance to the objectified body that’s saying it. I don’t care that people don’t like my clothes — I care that young women will see these comments and feel as though they can’t be ‘good at science’ or smart or revered or respected unless they look attractive, or play up their sex appeal. As if we have to appeal to the male demographic by being sexy, or risk being unheard.

I’m not going to go away or be deterred, and I’m not going to change my clothes or dress sexier to get more viewership. I am, however, without a doubt going to spend every fiber of my being celebrating young women and men in encouraging them to follow what drives them, motivate them to research what they are passionate about, and support them in making the world a better place… one un-sexy cardigan at a time.

I am applauding with all my might.

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Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:38:06 +0000

The Fault in Our Stars, The Metatext: The Last Good Kiss

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:31:28 +0000

The Fault in Our Stars, The Metatext: The Last Good Kiss:

metatfios:

“Then he told me that the sixth Price of Dawn book, The Blood Approves, begins with a quote from a poem. It took him a minute to find the book, but finally he read the quote to me. ‘Say your life broke down. The last good kiss/you had was years ago’” (71).

The quote beginning The Blood…

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