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baconcolacan · 5 months

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Ohmyg hihibemlohihibuvhi!uhubuhhii

Pictures from my friend btw😇😋☹️🥲😗🤪☺️🤗😋🤗😸😟🙏🤸‍♂️💁‍♀️🙇‍♀️

This feels like a loaded gun being pressed into my forehead

#asks #iluvtord #I was also about to sleep wow #got cursed just before bedtime #neat-o

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welshaphrodite · 2 years

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me furiously rearranging the plot of The Journey to Find Mimir so I can add in another scene of Hearthstone and Blitzen sharing a sleeping bag LMAO

#blitzstone #the journey to find mimir #magnus chase #literally thirty chapters in #I am going to be sad the day it is done #but then I will sit down with a cup of tea #and #from start to finish #I will read a #H*CKING #blitzstone origin story #!!!!#blitzstone fanfiction #writer #neat-o

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theattainer · 3 months

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How Today’s Students Can Become Great Writers by Using Thomas Jefferson’s Methods

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How Today’s Students Can Become Great Writers by Using Thomas Jefferson’s Methods

During my high school years, a number of my friends were homeschooled kids who belonged to a particular accrediting organization. This organization required each student to write an annual research paper, the length of which corresponded to their grade (i.e. a 10th grade student was required to turn in 10 pages).

Over the years, I heard many groans about these infamous papers, which made me quite glad that my school did not have the same expectations. In retrospect, of course, I see that my friends who did the torturous assignment likely had a jump on me in terms of writing experience.

As it turns out, those friends appear to have had the jump on not only me, but much of the American high school population. According to Jay Matthews in The Washington Post, “almost no U.S. high school students are required to do long research papers.” Other writing is also minimal, largely consisting of only a few paragraphs here and there. With numbers like those, it’s no wonder that only one in four seniors leave high school as proficient writers.

But Matthews has a theory on how to change this problem. He suggests:

“‘Require students to take at least one semester of reading and writing instead of their regular English class. A paper is due each Monday. In class, students read whatever they like or work on next week’s essay while the teacher calls them up in turn and edits their papers as they watch.’

Each student would get about 10 minutes of live editing a week, much more than the zero minutes usually allotted. A few teachers told me they were doing something like that, but I realize it is too radical a reform for most places.”

In brief, Matthews is encouraging a focus on the basics. Read good books. Devote lots of time to writing. Be mentored by people who know their stuff.

Indeed, this advice is similar to that given by Thomas Jefferson for the education of his grandson, Francis, in 1821. According to Jefferson, literature and rhetoric – the art of persuasion through writing or speaking – were two subjects in which Francis could educate himself. Jefferson noted, however, that good writing is particularly advanced when guided by “the judicious criticisms of a qualified judge of style and composition.”

Jefferson himself seems to have had the benefit of this type of mentor while in his late teens. As he notes in his autobiography, he became a close friend of Dr. William Small of Scotland during his time at the College of William and Mary. Although Dr. Small was a mathematics professor, he appears to have been well-rounded in various disciplines. Two of these areas were literature and rhetoric. Apparently, Dr. Small was such an expert in these areas that he was the first to give regular lectures on both at William and Mary.

So, did Dr. Small’s expertise in these subjects rub off on Jefferson?

It seems likely that it did, for it was these very areas which catapulted him to a position as drafter of the Declaration of Independence. Recounting the occasion, John Adams wrote:

“Mr Jefferson came into Congress in June 1775. and brought with him a reputation for literature, science, and a happy talent at composition. Writings of his were handed about remarkable for the peculiar felicity of expression.”

When Jefferson protested being made the head of the Declaration committee, Adams gave him three reasons he should take the lead. The third? “You can write ten times better than I can.”

One has to wonder if Jefferson would have landed such an important job if he had not spent extensive time reading and been under the mentorship of someone skilled in literature and rhetoric.

Would today’s students soar to greater heights if schools took the advice of Jay Matthews, devoted more time to reading and writing, and were mentored by teachers who did the same? Would such a practice not only turn out better writers and communicators, but better thinkers?

What do you think?

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distantsonata · 7 months

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Daima looks great, but all it does is make me think they're planning something big. DB and Akira have always been about numbers - so I wonder if they're saving something up for the 47th anniversary. Which would SUCK, but I could fully see Toriyama being like "yeah that's fine!" for how long the series needs another break.

And they just fill the gap with filler movies that have a lot of heart put into them but little soul

#I hope it's good #but I was so hyped #just to be like #oh.#more of the same #neat-o #meaning like. super hero. sandland. original DB vibes #which I'm not dissing #but goddamn continue the story please :(#I did say “EVERYONE IS BABIES?” out loud very loudly lmao #if they don't throw at least one GT reference in there due to him being a kid again #I will scream so loudly

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columbidaehypoxia · 1 year

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Lol not 2 say so myself but my spotify wrapped is gr9

But bittersweet cuz I mostly listened to my music on my old commute (which was 7 hrs a day) so all these songs feel like the train and waking through nyc and the garden and it feels strange how places and emotions can be caught within sounds and still resonate a yr later

#like hey its all these songs i like this yr cool beans #neat-o #also my taste is so random i just see this list and I'm like damn bitch what is wrong????

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macfrog · 5 months

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sweet child o' mine | masterlist

neighbor!joel x f!reader | ao3 | playlist

joel miller has lived next door - since forever. you've been a pain in his ass - since forever. one drunken night changes everything - forever.

please check out individual chapter content warnings before reading!!! this series features adult content and themes which may be triggering.

series warnings: age gap (late 20s reader, late 40s joel), unplanned pregnancy, discussion of a car accident & dead parents, emotional cheating & some minor/one major instance of physical cheating, smut, angst, fluff.

main series

pt. i

pt. ii

pt. iii

pt. iv

duckie's baby shower

bonus

➵ replaying the wedding night

features

➵ sweet child o' mine moodboard by @sawymredfox

➵ joel and duckie by @knopes-waffles

➵ duckie vs. tomato by @dundienominee

➵ sweet child o' mine moodboard by @rarachelchel

#just a baby series but wanted to keep it neat #sweet child o' mine #joel miller #joel miller fic #joel miller x reader #the last of us #tlou #tlou fic #neighbor!joel miller #neighbor!joel #joel miller smut #pedro pascal #tw pregnancy

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wolfythewitch · 2 months

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Hey there pal if you like sad sad men screaming and horrific horrible things happening to people that don’t really deserve it THAT much. might I recommend Malevolent the podcast

#this is a joke but we'll see #i was not made for podcasts i zone out too much #wolfy tedtalks #neat o things

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sherbetyy · 4 months

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i think it’s funny he has a tie of himself

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 9 months

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ive had this in my brain for like. two weeks. What If....

#what if he had a lil heart patch on his chest huh... what then...#smh howdy is Struggling #his internal dialogue is 100% 'be normal be normal be normal be fucking normal-'#he is Restraining Himself from reachin out and touching the patch #howdy - in a high pitched voice: wow thats uhhh thats real neat barn so neat incredible neat-o #scribble salad #laughingstock #barnaby x howdy #howdy x barnaby #AGH THEY MAKE ME SO #*slams head into a wall* ok im normal again sorry #HAHA PSYCH THEY MAKE ME FUCKING INSANE #literally one of my first thoughts when seeing barnaby #was 'what spots are under the vest? Ohhh Is There A Heart Over His Heart???'#surprised ive never scribbled it before now! idk! the power of laughingstock!

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sugarflow · 7 months

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goojg through it

#my art #ultrakill #sugarflow #v1 #v1 ultrakill #im in art block superhell and im coping SO fucking hard #i think tjey are neat and o need them

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simplyender · 8 months

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just some gifs of spot making his own solar (spotlar?) flares

#across the spiderverse #miles morales #spiderman: across the spiderverse #gifs #my edits #inspired by discussions w fellhellion who ENABLES me #i just find it so neat how his spots start shaking with rage #screenshots werent doing it justice #the way dark energy flits out of him...hes got no face but every bit of darkness on his body expresses his anger PERFECTLY #also he crushes what appears to be a metal sign w his hands. neat!#also not showing up in thw tags for some reason? weird #johnathon ohnn #the spot #spiderverse spot #spot #atsv #as always yall can use my gifs as you please. id like credit tho. unless its a smut fic then by all means take it w/o tagging me

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sugarcoatedrattrap · 1 month

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happy siblings

#bobs burgers #calvin fischoeder #felix fischoeder #I have t h o u g h t s #normally I’m not into like character pasts or family histories #but it plays into their dynamic really nicely and honestly makes me more interested #hot take but I don’t super wanna know more about their parents #more interested in just how they were as siblings as kids or just younger adults I think that’d be neat

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kittnpotato · 9 months

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Peter you can run but you cannot hide

artist: jadedazes on TikTok

#miguel o'hara #peter b parker #across the spiderverse #atsv #spiderdads #dunno if this already exists on here #lifted from tiktok #not my video #I just thought it was neat-o

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theattainer · 4 months

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Charlie Brown’s Christmas Message to America

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Charlie Brown’s Christmas Message to America

Simple, timeless, and unpretentious, “A Charlie Brown Christmas Special” became a holiday tradition since its first airing on Dec. 9, 1965. Its beginnings were simple: a television producer approached cartoonist Charles Schulz with a general idea for an animated special featuring the Peanuts gang. Soon, the idea for a Christmas special, written by Schulz himself, became a mission for the man. Having seen the commercialization of the Christmas holidays, Schulz decided to focus his project on the true meaning of Christmas: Christ. When asked why, he responded, “If we don’t do it, who will?”

What was it that drove him to relentlessly invest his time and talents in this project? Perhaps he was compelled by the events he saw unfolding on the national stage.

In 1951, the New York State Board of Regents approved a nondenominational prayer that was to be recited at the beginning of each school day. It read, “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our Country.” The purpose of this 22-word prayer, according to the Regents, was partially to encourage the development of good, law-abiding citizens. Participation in the prayer was voluntary.

After almost a decade later, some parents said the prayer violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by establishing a state-imposed religion. However, the New York State Supreme Court upheld the legality of the prayer. This ruling was appealed, and the appellate court said, “The state is not imposing a religious belief by using this prayer.” This ruling was also appealed, and the New York Court of Appeals agreed with the other two courts, stating, “There was a sufficient separation of church and state so that the First Amendment was not infringed.”

The case then was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and in 1962, the Engel v. Vitale decision held that the lower three courts had been wrong: The prayer did indeed violate the Establishment Clause. The majority did not cite a single Supreme Court case in its opinion (except in a footnote) and overturned more than 200 years of public-school practice.

The dissent argued that the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment was designed to prohibit the establishment of a state-sponsored church, not to prohibit government involvement with religion. It said that the majority decision denied schoolchildren “the opportunity of sharing in the spiritual heritage of our Nation” and noted numerous instances of religion in the public square, such as “In God We Trust” on money or “God Save This Honorable Court” at the opening of Supreme Court sessions.

Engel v. Vitale was the beginning of a series of like-minded decisions. The next year, in Abingdon v. Schempp, the same court ruled that Bible readings and recitations of the Lord’s Prayer likewise violated the Establishment Clause.

It was in this precedent-upsetting milieu that Charles Schultz wrote the script for “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

Linus, in the climax of the show, recites Luke 2:8-14. When he comes to the phrase “Fear not,” he drops his blanket. What a poignant symbol of reliance on God! Casting away his dependence, he shows that his true security is in faith, not in things.

In these secular times, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” might be the only way some children will learn the true meaning of Christmas:

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’”

Linus concludes his recitation by saying, “That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”

It sometimes takes time for cultural changes wrought by the Supreme Court to trickle down to actual practice. For example, a look at the beliefs of public-school administrators over time demonstrates how these Supreme Court rulings impacted the goals of public schools. The National Association of Secondary Schools Principals (NASSP), which polled middle and high school administrators in 1966, found that the development of “moral and spiritual values” was the second most important task of public schools, ranking only after the acquisition of basic skills (reading, writing, math). By 1992, it was at the bottom of the list.

Thus, in our recent past, school officials recognized the importance of instilling common values and a common heritage. So, apparently, did the entertainment industry. In 1966, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” received the Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Program.

Most Americans do not realize that Linus’ recitation of the nativity narrative takes place on a public-school stage and likewise do not recall a time when prayer, Christmas pageants, and Bible readings were allowed in public schools. It’s time we remind them.

“If we don’t do it, who will?”

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A version of this article was published at Intellectual Takeout in December 2020.

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What do you think?

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hunterrrs · 5 months

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doc and zohorna’s answers to the what’s your biggest pet peeve survey… boys flirting…

also the rest of the answers, we stan a team that obsessed with dining etiquette and keeping things tidy (little miss suzy homemaker would be so proud)

#my team of neat freaks #sidney crosby #kris letang #tristan jarry #radim zohorna #drew o connor #pittsburgh penguins

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luck-of-the-drawings · 3 months

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my TWO FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD, VAMPIRES N COWBOYS... deacon keller is SUCH a fun character, hes charming and funny but ALSO formidable and STRONG when he feels he needsta be. i hope him and arthur can get a chance to talk more and be better friends. l ike really good friend s. . like. like really good f. hangon i gotta go i think i hauve rabies.

#jrwi fanart #jrwi show #jrwi suckening #jrwi suckening spoilers #deacon keller #arthur bennett #OOUGUGHHAAOGUguguhh i feel so cringe whenever i ship two characters. like theyre not even REAL #why cant i be more 'hyperfixated' on getting bitched or something. CHRIST. anwyay i want em to hold hands or smth. yknow. freak stuff.#SO DEACON KELLER!! HE OVERHEARD ARTHUR TALKIN ABT THIS PLACE GETTING ATTACKED.. WE SAW HIM APPROACHING #AND THEN THE WHOLE FEAST PORTION OF THE PARTY HAPPENED N HE GOT STUCK #BUT HE KNEEEWW HE OVERHEARD ARTHUR SOMEHOW!! i just think thats neat. hes dedicated to protecting his people. hes respectable!!#GOD he doesnt even have that much screen time but i LOVE HIMMM n his silly lil shadow steed named Sunshine.. like cmon.... ugh.....#hes sweet n hes funny and he CAARES about the things hes in charge of on some levels. he certainly does his best to look after his own.#god idk what else to write here other than how much hes been on my MMMIND lately. the doctors are still running diagnostiscs #i just think hes so neat... also i think its funny that hes afraid o snakes. OH YKNOW lemme just talk abt my damn art. first o all this too #SSSOOO LONG. WEEKS EVEN.IVE BEEN WORKIN ON IT SINCE EP 5 WAS ON PATREON.it was sposed to be justa buncha doodles but then it Evolved #idk man...cowboys are just so cool...especially w VAMP POWERS..fastest shot in the west for a REASON BABY...n with the red smoke #n the glowing eyes..CMOn thats so cool i hadta get my visions into reality. the eyes were inspired by the music video for RATTLESNAKE (kglw #that where the IM THE SERPENT lines come from.lyrics from tha song.ooh yeah i love kglw so much...i also have other hidden messages here #i like to hide things...ALSO ALSO. I HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE W SO MUCH O THIS. the two bits with arthur n deacon biting eachother. AGONY #POSES ARE SO HHARRDDD SAME WITH THAT doodle o arthur slammin deacons head into the ground. WEEKS to get that pose RIGHT. I BLED SO MUCH #OHH AND GUNS???COWBOYHATS?? HIS GAY LIL JACKET? W THE DANGLIES?? AGOONYYY IT TOOK SO LONG TO PERFECT IT..especialy guns. OUUUHH #i also dont draw mustaches enough... which sucks bc im weak for a good mustache... BUT i think im doing pretty well on that.#it was hard but yknow what!! i think i did good! i rly like how this all turned out!! EXCEPT FOR THA FUCKIN RIBBON BOW THING I FORGOT TODRA #IN THE TOP RIGHT... THAT I JSUT NOTICED...its fine its fine i dont care that much. this is good enough to FEAST upon so im content n happy.#anyway i gotta leave ina few hours to start TRAINING for my NEW JOB!! CHEER FOR ME!! TRUCK IS A BLACKJACK DEALER NOW!! IEAAAHHH BABYYYY!!!!#thanku for reading my weird lil scrolls i bury beneath my posts. if u leave tags i WILL absorb them. and feel joy.

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