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1. Are big cities better to understand a society

To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities. Agree or disagree?

     A society can be defined as a community of people with various aspects in terms of life and values. The most important characteristics would include its diversity, pace of progress, and ().

In this sense, the claim that the most significant characteristics of a society can only be captured by investigating the major cities, holds some level of truth for a simple reason : major cities host larger numbers of population. Diversity drives social change which then triggers political and institutional progress. How is this made possible?

First, It is far more likely for major cities to host people of all stripes, which enables the observers to capture the diversity and cleavages of a society and also how it evolves. For instance, major cities are sustained by infrastructure to suffice the basic needs of their population and factories to provide products people need on a daily basis, thus making it more likely for us to witness demonstrations by workers, public servants, and union. Universities augment the aspect of diversity, which can only be maintained by a steadfast influx of adolescent population, as is the case with foreign laborers and various brews of minorities.

Second, Incidents in major cities are also far more suitable to generate local and international media attention,

Third, major cities host bigger political institutions with overarching influence, such as congress and regional courts, which can transform political causes into legal and institutional change.

These factors, compounded together, expose the major faultlines and broad socioeconomic grievances of a society. Thus it is in major cities that an agenda is far more likely to be politicized, as opposed to small cities where obduracy is adamant in the face of change. The historic case of Brown vs Board of Education took place in Tempeka, but it was in Washington where the iconic speech of MLK was made. It was also in Washington where the events triggered by the Civil Rights Movement crystallized into the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Needless to say, minor cities hold significance, since they represent either the shadows of industrialization or the backlash of social progress which is imperative in truly understanding the broader social landscape of a society. Rapid industrialization in some parts of the world ensured that regions excluded from megalopolises such as Tokyo or New York will end up as a slum of these megalopolises. As such, it would be impractical to comprehend contemporary Japan without understanding Fukushima. Adding to the relative significance of minor cities is the aspect of globalization, since the rapid globalization of major cities makes it unviable for observers to trace the tradition of a society, leaving the rural regions a centerpiece of tradition.

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Star Wars Medley by Xiaoyu Yu & Hao Zhang (China), Pairs’ Figure Skating, 2017 Skate America

GUYS

😭😭😭😭😭😭

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I do not understand this “male privilege" bullshit.

What. Fucking. Privileges. Do. Men. Have.???????

Name them. I swear, I challenge you to name these “male privileges" and be able to prove them. 

Come on, I fucking dare you. 

Name them!

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Arabic names for your pets : Part 8 (Fish)

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Space/sci-fi words and phrases

Can I request space/sci-fi words and phrases? Both in msa and levantine (if there’s a difference)

Requested by : @diloolie​

Space vocabulary

Asteroid / كُوَيْكِبٌ /kuwaikeb / [audio]

Astrology/عِلْمُ التَّنْجيمِ / ‘ilmu attanjeem / [audio]

Astronomy /عِلْمُ الفَلَك / ‘ilmu al falak / [audio]

Aurora / الشَّفَقُ القُطْبِيُّ / ash-shafaqu al qutbiy / [audio]

Big Bang theory /نَظَرِيَّةُ الانْفِجارِ العَظيم /nathariyyatul-infijaaril-atheem / [audio]

Black hole / ثَقْبّ أَسْوَدٌ / thaqbun aswad /[audio]

Comet / مُذَنَّبٌ / muthannab /[audio]

Solar eclipse / كُسوفُ الشَّمْس / kusoofu ash-shams /[audio]

Eternity / الأًبًد/ alabad /[audio]

Galaxy / مَجَرَّةٌ / majarra /[audio]

Horoscopes / الأَبْراجُ / alabraaj/ [audio]

Light year / سَنَةٌ ضَوْئِيَّةٌ / sanatun dhaw’iyya /[audio]

Lunar eclipse /خُسُوفُ القَمَرِ / khusoofu-lqamar/[audio]

Milkey way / دَرْبُ التَّبّانَةِ / darbu-ttabaana / [audio]

Moon /  قَمَرٌ / qamar /[audio]

Nebula / سَدِيمٌ / sadeem /[audio]

North Star /النَّجْمُ القُطْبِيُّ / annajmul-qutbiy / [audio]

Planet /كَوْكَبٌ / kawkab /[audio]

Shooting star / شِهابٌ / shihaab /[audio]

Space /  فَضاءٌ  / fadhaa’ /[audio]

Star /  نَجْمٌ / najm / [audio]

Sun / شَمْسٌ / shams / [audio]

Universe /كَوْ�� / kawn /[audio]

Science fiction vocabulary

Advanced society /مُجْتَمَعٌ مُتَقَدِّمٌ / mujtama’ mitaqaddim / [audio]

Alien / فَضائِيٌّ / fadhai’yy / [audio]

Another world / عالَمٌ آخَرٌ / ‘aalam aakhar/[audio]

Apocalypse / نِهايَةُ العَالَمِ / nihaayatu al’aalam /[audio]

Astronaut /رائِدُ فَضاءِ / raa’edu fadhaa’/[audio]

Brain washing / غَسيلُ دِماغٍ / ghaseelu dhimaagh/ [audio]

Cloning /استِنْساخٌ / istinsaakh /[audio]

Conquering space/ غَزْوُ الفَضاءِ / ghazwul fadhaa’ /[audio]

Cyborg/ سايبورغ / cyborg/ [audio]

Dinosaurs / دَيْناصورٌ / dainasor / [audio]

Dystopia/ الواقِعُ المَريرُ / alwaaqi’u al mareer / [audio]

Endangered species/ كائِناتٌ مُهَدَّدَةٌ / kaa’inaatun muhadddada /[audio]

Expedition / حَمْلَةٌ اسْتِكْشافِيّةٌ / hamlatun istikshaafiyya /[audio]

Experiment /  تَجْرِبَةٌ / tajruba /[audio]

Flying cars/ سَيَّاراتٌ طائِرَةٌ / sayyaraatun taa’ira /[audio]

Laser beam / شُعاعُ ليزِرْ / shu’aa’ul laiser / [audio]

Lost city / مَدينَةٌ مَفْقُودَةّ / madeenatun mafqooda / [audio]

Mind control / السَّيْطَرَةُ عَلى العَقْلِ / assaytara ‘ala al’aql /[audio]

Monster / وَحْشٌ / wahsh / [audio]

Mutant / مَسْخٌ / maskh/[audio]

Parallel universe / عالَمٌ موازٍ (العالَمُ المُوازِي) / al’aalamul-muwaazi /[audio]

Pirate / قُرْصانٌ / qursaan / [audio]

Radiation / إشْعاعٌ / ish’aa’ /[audio]

Robot / رَجُلٌ آلِيٌّ /rajulun aaliy / [audio]

Rocket / صاروخٌ / sarookh / [audio]

Science fiction / خَيالٌ عِلْمِيٌّ / khayaalun-’ilmiyy / [audio]

Science / العِلْمُ / al’ilm / [audio]

Ship / سَفينَةٌ /safeena / [audio]

Space ship / سَفِينَةٌ فَضائِيَّةٌ / safeenatun fadhaa’iyya / [audio]

Steam punk (victorian science fiction)/ خَيالٌ عِلْمِيٌّ بِطابِعٍ فِكتورِيٍّ /khayaalun ‘ilmuyyun bi taabi’in viktoriyy / [audio]

Sub marine / غَوَّاصَةٌ / ghawwasa / [audio]

Survivor/ ناجٍ (النَّاجي) /an-naaji/ [audio]

Telekinesis / التَّحْرِيكُ الذِّهنِيًّ /attahreek ath-thihniyy / [audio]

Teleportation / تَنَقُّل / tanaqqul / [audio]

Time machine / آلَةُ سَفَرٍعَبْرَ الزَّمَنِ /aalatu safarin ‘abrazzaman / [audio]

Time travel / السَّفَرُ عَبْرَ الزَّمَنِ / aasafaru ‘abrazzaman / [audio]

Treasure island / جَزيرَةُ الكَنْزِ / jazeeratul-kanz / [audio]

Treasure planet / كَوْكَبُ الكَنْزِ / kawkabul-kanz / [audio]

Treasure / ٌكَنْز /kanz / [audio]

Utopia / المَدينَةُ الفاضِلَةُ /almadeenatul-faadhila / [audio]

War/ حَرْبٌ /harb / [audio]

Zombies (the living dead)/ المَوْتى الأَحْياء/ almawtaa al-ahyaa’ / [audio]

Notes :

The diatrics/harakaat at the end of the word changes depending on the placement of the word in a sentence.

After a pause (fullstop or comma) the last diatric isn’t pronounced (becomes a sukoon)

I decided to add a cut because the post will get too long, below the cut are the same vocabulary lists in the Palestinian dialect, along with some notes and audio files.

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“No one loves life more than we do, in a way, because we are so conscious about death. The preciousness of life standing side to side to the one place we’re all going to. Everybody in this planet boarded a train that was, final destination, death. So [in] the train, we’re gonna live, we’re gonna have beauty and love and freedom. And I think that when you eliminate one of the two sides of the ecuation, it’s a panflet. When you take in account the dark to tell the light, it’s reality.” - Guillermo del Toro

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I would kiss you if I could.

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Doesn’t matter if I’m right or wrong - if I’m hungry or hot, I’m probably arguing with someone about something. Especially if that someone is rude. 

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dealing with the worst case scenario

your condom breaks

you feel a lump on your breast

your friends are ignoring you

you’re stranded on an island 

you got rejected by a crush

you get into a car accident

you got stung by a bee/wasp

you got fired from your job

you’re in an earthquake

your tattoo gets infected

your house is on fire

you’re lost in the woods

you get arrested abroad

you get robbed

your partner cheated on you

you’re on a ship that’s sinking

you fall into ice

you’re stuck in an elevator

you hit a deer with your car

you have food poisoning

your pet passed away

you fall off of a horse

you or your friend has alcohol poisoning

you have toxic shock syndrome

your house has a gas leak

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Tighter gun laws = less gun violence.

Lax gun laws = more gun violence.

More guns = more gun deaths.

Fewer guns = fewer gun deaths.

“Fuck your hobby. Grow up and think of someone else.”

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hermione is deffinitely white because at the end of the books her children are describes with red hair and green eyes so it's biologially impossible hermione to be black. so jk rowlling saying the skin was never statedis bullcrap. she said it because sjw would call her racist foe making hermione white. also jk rowlling said that dambledor is gay in one interviev only lmao attention whore.

phew i’m so lucky a real life certified biologist found their way to my inbox to tell me what black people are and aren’t capable of bei–

…………………….🤔 on second thought, i’m going to have to take another look at those biology credentials of yours because I’m starting to suspect that you might actually be talking completely out of your ignorant ass

Some fun additional reading:Documenting Gingers of Color

The Boy with the Sapphire Eyes

(those links aren’t so much for you, anon, as they are for my followers that aren’t completely illiterate)

Your impotent attempts at haranguing me into accepting your interpretation that Hermione can only be white are completely pointless, to say the least, because I don’t actually give a single flying fuck what JKR says Hermione’s race is??? I’m not looking for canon justification to draw Hermione as black; I draw her that way for the plain and simple reason of that’s how I want to draw her.

But even if that weren’t the case, I dunno how you’re getting skin color from the descriptors “red hair and blue* eyes” (*fixed that for u btw), unless you’re drawing upon your own personal life experience:

in which case, I’m so sorry for your genetic condition. 😢  You’ve been so strong and so brave through it all, anon, even managing to earn that bachelor of science in biology from what I presume to be trump university, all while enduring your butthole actually being an eyeball  😢😢😢

stay strong anon 😢😢😢😢😢😢

p.s. dambledor

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Dec 26, 2017

The argument that I should be grateful since everybody else would kill to have my job is such a hackneyed claim unworthy of my time. My education and my upbringing is also what most people would kill for and yet I don't have a single moment in which I didn't feel like clawing my eyeballs out. I'm just surprised it was a dear friend who suggested it.

I'm quitting anyway, sooner or later. No questions unanswered. Nobody told me that growing up also entails outgrowing people you love, and becoming impervious to unjust criticisms sometimes thrown by the people you love most. Being more or less self-contained feels odd and yet not unpleasant. Just odd.

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Expression : لا شكر على واجب / Laa Shukra ‘Alaa Waajib / [audio]

Translation : A duty shouldn’t be thanked

Meaning : it’s a nice way of telling someone that there’s no need for them to be grateful for the help that you’ve given them.

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some of my fav carrie quotes for a little carrie positivity that we need now ❤

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BB-8 is the luckiest droid in the galaxy

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The term diversity actually turns me off a little bit, it makes it sound like a luxury, like a bit of spice sprinkled on the top, but we need to understand that it isn’t an extra, it is representation. Every time you see yourself reflected in the media it’s a message that you matter.