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TOGA!

and the answer she’s looking for: a very long ramble. 

Toga! Toga Himiko! Her quirk lets her transform into anyone she wants, provided she’s got their blood. When she was 14, she reportedly stabbed a classmate she had a crush on to take a sip of his blood, and from then on, she’s been on the run. Spent the next two years on the streets, dodging Heroes and avoiding capture, until she joined the League of Villains. Now she’s 17 years old - still a minor, though, and that’s likely why Giran says her name has been kept under wraps, at least until Kamino:

So that’s 14+ years of her life living as a “normal” kid, going to school, having friends, living with a family— as far as we know, out of the League, Toga is the one member that had been living most adjacent to the standard norms of the world; been enculturated/socialized as a person living in a Hero society. (Shigaraki was raised from age 5 by All For One, Twice was on his own as an homeless orphan for more than half his life, Spinner was a hikkikomori, etc) She was from “the other side”, she was from the “right” side, part of the civilian population that Heroes had a duty to protect.

In other words, she would’ve learned, from an early age, that when she’s in trouble, a Hero will come save her. Heroes are good people, Heroes are there to help, Heroes protect everyone. Symbols of justice and peace, associated with fairness and kindness and all that nice stuff, etc etc. Heroes are people who save people.

So… why is Toga so scared of Heroes?

Ever since her attack on her classmate, she’s been running, desperate to avoid capture. When I say ‘desperate’, I do mean desperate.

Everyday she has had to run, and so she had to learn some street smarts, gain new skills, train her instincts. Within two years, she’s mastered her quirk and all it entails - like observing people, behaving just as the original person did or close enough, and measuring the exact amount of blood needed to finish her goal without killing the person (Camie). Within two years, she can hold her own in a knife fight and more, she has learned to be sneaky as heck and gain a frankly supernatural level of hiding, and who knows what else.

Which is understandable. She’s up against multiple Pro Heroes, which Shigaraki has said regular Villains don’t stand a chance against, probably because Heroes are trained combatants who have mastered their quirks and have years of experience. So she had to learn fast and quick. Toga says the trick is to not see the training as training - because to her, it wasn’t, it was like being thrown into a rushing river to learn how to swim or else drown.

But still— why? Why this amount of fear? Why throw her lot with Villains and the underworld at 14 years old, instead of going to juvenile court and rehabilitation?

Why in the world did she think she’ll be better off hiding among vicious, dangerous Villains than Heroes that are supposed to help her, like she’s been (supposedly, I admit) taught her whole life? Heroes, who are people who save other people.

And she’s still scared! She’s joined up with the nation’s most notorious terrorists, but she kept her wariness. Moment more Class A students - kids younger than her, still just trainees - shows up, she’s retreating, she picking flight over fight.

—saying she doesn’t want to die. It’s a statement that I think we can logically say comes from a belief of something like, “Heroes can kill me,” which then also logically means—

To Toga, getting caught by Heroes will mean she’ll be killed by them.

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MHA mangas(281, 289, 290, 291, 294) and movie spoiler warning

(226, 229, 233, 237 already played in season 5)

The frightening thing is that traditional hero society believes that the way people treat villains, heroes, and civilians is okay. After using violence to suppress criminals, putting them in a heavily guarded prison and taming their bodies and minds is the best way. They don't understand the fundamental social problems that these villains symbolize, and they have never planned to solve them.

Take the League of Villains as an example. They have represented many problems in hero society:

1. Shigaraki: Dehumanizes villains, turning victims into perpetrators, Quirks Discrimination, an unreasonably wide range of heroes' responsibilities, and reducing the moral obligations of ordinary people (These trivial, all-encompassing duties, generally speaking, "save others," have led to many people not being saved.)

2. Dabi: Deification of heroes, the combination of hero system and entertainment

3. Toga: Dehumanizes villains, Quirk Discrimination, and failed Quirks' education ignoring her attempts and efforts to socialize

4. Twice: Subsequent handling of the villain attack, misjudgment by the judicial system

5. Spinner: mutant Quirks Discrimination

6. Mr. Compress: Combination of hero system and entertainment, source of funds for heroes (MHA movie mentions that there are no heroes in poor places)

By defining heroes, civilians, and villains, the hero society establishes its own set of social order, isolating the "mad," "poor," and "mentally disordered" people out of society, ignoring the social problems that caused them. After they used violence to destroy the flesh of these villains, there are still countless "crying children" more than ten years later. They are villains as long as they are not weak and helpless victims.

And now you tell me that Tomura's death is the solution to problems :)

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Given that the first time missiles were brought up as a way to ‘defeat’ Villains was by the Tartarus guards who were portrayed as absolutely terrible and cruel, dehumanizing their inmates + dismissive of accusations of human rights violations—

I think it’s safe to say the manga might be conveying that sending missiles at Shigaraki - who is so undeniably human and sympathetic and portrayed so (hell, in this chapter, we’re reminded that he had a childhood pet, Mon-chan the corgi) - is supposed to be a bad thing. Not okay.

not to mention the “kill him with ways that are illegal in Japan”.

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Something that always made me feel sad about Toshinori is that All Might took every part of his life, I don't know how to explain it but Toshinori could never live, from the moment he lost Nana and became the symbol of peace, he embraced his duty as OFA user and symbol and Toshinori was relegated to the point that most people never call him by his own name and by losing the OFA, he had to find himself again, no longer as All Might but as Toshinori the former symbol of peace, the former hero. I think that's why I like his relationship with Izuku because it gave him hope and a way to move on, both of them making mistakes and learning from them but Midoriya was the starting point for him to want to fight for his life and destiny.

Absolutely agree, Anon. I would say that I think Toshinori felt like he knew what he was getting himself into as a kid when he was offered OFA, and I don't get the sense that he regrets becoming All Might at all (although I'm sure he wondered from time to time what his life would have been like without being All Might), but his difficulty in creating his own identity outside of the public eye is one of the parts of his character arc that I'm most drawn to.

I do also agree that Izuku is the first person who Toshinori really wanted to be someone besides All Might with. He kind of did a "trial run" through his friendship with Tsukauchi, but I don't think Tsukauchi offered him enough "life beyond All Might" to really want that for himself. And perhaps it would be better if Toshinori wanted to live for himself more, but at the same time, I think we all live, in one way or another, for the relationships we form.

Anyway, I totally agree. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Anon!

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I’m still upset about Momo

…And it’s not about her outfit.

Okay so like.  I caught up in bnha recently, and it’s great and fun and much better than your run of the mill shonen. The characters are great and engaging, and all that, but I just want to make a comment about my gal momo:

And like, I know the subject of her outfit has been beaten to death, and that is definitely one of the things that pisses me off because it’s 100% designed to sexualize a 15-year-old, but that’s not even what has pissed me off the most.

It’s not even Mineta’s lecherous actions during the Tournament Arc, or even that stupid pointless cheerleader scene.

That’s all run of the mill genre grossness, and I hate it but it didn’t piss me off nearly as much as her internship:

For all intents and purposes, this is probably the most benign form of sexism Momo’s dealt with so far, but it struck a particular chord with me…and I honestly think it’s far more insidious than the more blatant displays.

So, basically, at the start of all this, Momo is reeling from a blow to her self esteem after the tournament arc, and signs on with a well known Pro Hero, Uwabami, for her internship. However, she and the other intern are quickly brought into Uwabami’s glamorous lifestyle, acting as PR people and background props in her commercial.

This is the first female-female mentorship that we see in an entire series about mentorship, and I was sorely, sorely disappointed.

I work in a male-dominated field, and let me tell you it is not a compliment to be told:

“Yes I know you’re smart and capable, but I don’t care. I hired you, first and foremost, for your pretty face.”

So here we have a brilliant 15-year-old girl, who is already struggling with her self-confidence, brought under the mentorship of a powerful and influential woman. And instead of creating a situation that would help foster these students, it’s instead communicated that none of their efforts really mattered. That it matters most that they look nice, and put on a show. And it’s played off as a joke, as though this is the way things are and it’s hilarious that Momo should hope for anything other than that.

The fact that it’s a female mentor figure sending these messages? It’s like a kick in the teeth.

And maybe at this point it seems like I’m hounding on a small plot point, and it’s true that I had an intense rush of empathy for Momo due to personal experience, but I think that here lies the core issue with sexism in BNHA. The concept of, “Yes you’re smart and capable, but I only hired you for your pretty face” is the recurring theme with almost every female lead.

Do any of the female characters get seriously beaten and battered in conflict, to the extent that we see happening to Deku? No.

Do any of the female characters have to face inner demons and potential darkness like Iida? No.

Do any of the female characters struggle with physical and emotional abuse like Todoroki? No.

Heck, do we even get to see any of the girls being outright bad, and portrayed with the same villainous inclinations we see in Bakugou? No.

Even in the tournament arc, the girls are more often pushed out of bounds, rather than suffer the heat of battle. And I know that Ochako has a moment to shine in her fight with Bakugou, but that is the first and only chance we really get to see her or any of the girls in that capacity. 

All of their character arcs are short and sweet, dealing with simpler issues of self confidence and image. We, as an audience, are not allowed to see them as anything less than cute, pretty, and pure–both physically and in their ideologies. They aren’t allowed to suffer from murderous rage, or be seriously injured, because that would sully that perfect image.

In other words, as interesting as they are, they’re literally only there to fill the space. They’re only there to look at. They’re fascinating characters, but underutilized to the point that it’s hardly worth praising as ‘progressive.’ 

Basically, the theme of the female characters of this series is:

“Yes I know you’re smart and capable, but I don’t care. I hired you, first and foremost, for your pretty face.” 

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agency+sexuality=villain

What to do about Himiko Toga? She gets quite a bit of attention from all fans, and it’s not too difficult to understand why. Both her personality and design are pretty cute, and as the only current female villain, she’s difficult to ignore. I’m pretty partial towards her myself, though some of it has to do with projection and extrapolation from canon rather than how she’s actually written, and I don’t think I’m alone in that. In that space between interpretation and canon lies some very interesting discussions about what makes her interesting and appealing, particularly to different audiences of readers, and I kind of want to get into the middle of that by discussing what she represents as a villain and how she is represented by canon (in my opinion). Female villains are always interesting case studies given what they reflect about societal anxieties of women, and Himiko is no exception, so let’s get into it:

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i’m always of two minds when it comes to the way Rei and Fuyumi are written. like it’s absolutely not devoid of misogyny that it’s the Todoroki women who are accepting/forgiving towards their own abuser, because women are never allowed to be angry or hateful or have any of those baser masculine emotions lol, even if they’d be totally justified for ostracizing or doing violence unto their abuser. on the other hand there’s a tendency in at least the West to throw women under the bus who haven’t ‘fought hard enough’ and i definitely see that in the way the fandom sometimes rewrites Rei and Fuyumi’s characters for them to be less—for the lack of a better word—complacent. and while i understand that this may be a reaction to the whole misogyny thing, it does feel like another flavor of what a ‘good victim’ is in trying to ‘correct’ the way they react, or what they did and didn’t do, etc. but i also understand that this probably isn’t a reaction to the characters themselves so much as the narrative box horikoshi puts women in, but also changing the characters to deal with a narrative problem like this inevitably advances some kind of opinion about what abuse victims should be, but also—

it goes on. obviously these problems are not mutually exclusive and i don’t think there’s, like, one solution to what must be done, but it really is a dilemma🤔 wait nvm lmao i think the solution is to not allow men to produce any more content but yah does anyone else have thoughts on this??

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The fact that Horikoshi uses the villains much more than the heroes to grapple with the problems of society just… consistently makes them so much more interesting to me. Admittedly this is a problem that plagues many, many stories, but like I don’t think I’ve seen many others that make it this easy to sympathize with the antagonists over the protagonists. It’s to the point where I kind of think the LOV would make better main characters at this point, especially since they tick so many boxes for tactics to make readers sympathetic and root for them.

-The LOV are the ones who are constantly in peril—living in abandoned buildings, struggling to find cash, hunted by law enforcement. Sure the protagonists might need to “fix” society, but they’re almost never in direct personal danger (they were more often in the earlier part of the series, but it’s still a far cry from the constant peril of the LOV).

-The LOV are the ones with complicated, constantly changing relationships—fighting amongst themselves, needing to learn how to cooperate for survival—which obviously makes us very invested in the development of those relationships. There are elements of this between the heroes, but the situation is, again, not nearly as dire.

-FOR SOME REASON, the LOV are the ones who constantly come up against and have to address the injustices of society. All of the above could be antagonist territory as well, but this is important for the moral center of the story, it’s important for the heroes to see and understand what they’re going to change in the world. But rather than introducing things like anti-mutant prejudice (and the implied transphobia and ableism wrt Magne and Twice) with the heroes for them to grapple with, we wind up with the villains giving a speech against the injustices of society and the need for change for… very good and valid reasons! And they are apparently the only people worried about those reasons? So far there’s been no reflection on Quirklessness whatsoever, despite our main character having BEEN quirkless!

Like I can’t really take the LOV seriously as being morally in the wrong here in the universe of BNHA. I just barely feel like their tactics are excessive, and even then I think they just need a heavy dose of theory and then I’d be happy to release them into the wild to destroy society like the chaotic feral dumbasses they are. Like. They’re broke and stupid and they’re right!!!

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How (I Think) Quirk-based Discrimination Works In BNHA

I've seen a lot of claims about how people interpret the quirk-based discrimination from an ableism allegory (not quite) to actually comparing it to Jim Crow laws, which is completely out of pocket. Quirk based discrimination in BNHA is very unique, especially with quirks not existing for very long in the grand scheme of things. Trying to compare it to existing forms of discrimination (that, mind you, exist in the fucking show) is simply put, not accurate in the slightest. Racism has existed for long enough for it to be embedded into our everyday lives and systems. Ableism has existed long enough that it affects how we view disabled people as people and how doctors view their disabled patients. Quirk-based discrimination has not.

PART 1: Comparing and Contrasting: Ableism

I've had this conversation a couple times with my friends, and typically we find that ableism doesn't match up with qbd. First and foremost, let's define a disability.

[Image ID: disability: a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities. A disadvantage or a handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law. End Image ID]

Quirkless people do not meet this standard definition unless they are already disabled. Being quirkless does not limit movements, senses, or activities in any way shape or form. Being quirkless is not a hindrance in every day life when it comes to these specific criteria.

But why would people thing that being quirkless is the same as being disabled? Let's take a look at accommodations and accessibility.

In the BNHA universe, quirks have existed for long enough that people with mutation quirks that alter their body significantly can comfortably buy clothes as seen with Shoji in some occasions.

[Image ID: Shoji is wearing baggy, patterned pants tucked into laced boots and is wearing a tank top. End ID]

He is able to buy shirts with bigger sleeve holes rather than having to fix his clothing so that he may be able to wear it himself. This is also seen with UA making a uniform so that he can fit without him having to work excessively for it.

[Image ID: Shoji wearing UA uniform. The uniform has no sleeves. End ID]

Why does this matter? Because Shoji is a perfect example of how small accommodations for people mutation quirks exists idly in the BNHA universe. Everyone has a different quirk and require different accommodations, and with Quirkless people, when it comes to buying clothes, or walking up steps, or going comfortably to a restaurant it's never a problem! Assuming they are able-bodied/neurotypical, they truly won't have a problem with getting by in day to day life.

However, there is one thing I will say is similar to ableism in this aspect: how doctors would treat quirkless people. With the opening episodes/chapters of BNHA we see firsthand how a doctor treats a child who is quirkless. Uncaring, cold, and straight to the point as to let them down as hard as they can saying "you might as well get used to it." The doctor had little to no belief that Izuku would become a hero, saying that he should pursue other careers instead. It's not a perfect match up, but I'd say in my personal experience it's pretty similar.

PART 2: Racism in BNHA

I'm not going to dwell long on this one because it's frankly very tone deaf and not very thought out to be comparing qbd to actual racism.

[Image ID: White text on a black background that states: What was worse, he would now be forces to keep his family from visiting or even living in America. It was never talked about openly, but the way quirkless were treated in the States came very close to how they handled different races with the Jim Crow laws of the past. He would never subject his Izuku to that kind of hatred. End Image ID]

There's a lot to unpack here, but let me preface this by saying this: qbd and centuries upon centuries of racial discrimination are not the same thing, especially considering racism exists in the show/manga itself. Big Yikes.

Let's start by defining what Jim Crow laws were.

[Image ID: Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Named after a Black minstrel show character, the laws—which existed for about 100 years from the post-Civil War era until 1968—were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the right to vote, hold jobs, get an education or other opportunities. Those who attempted to defy Jim Crow laws often faces arrest, fines, jail sentences, violence and death. End Image ID]

So lets make a hypothetical and say quirkless people were treated like this. Okay, what would be an identifying factor in discrimination? Would quirkless people have to tell employers their quirk status? Possibly. Would the right to vote be revoked? Due to what? Would they be held back in educational places? Why would they be?

There are too many unanswered questions as to why these things would happen. The Jim Crow laws happened due to white entitlement after the enslavement of an entire race. Qbd happens because of inherent power dynamics (which I will get into later), and while racial discrimination has that factor, it has existed way longer and is more prevalent in society. What if a quirkless person was a quirkless person of color? Think on that.

There are also heroes of color that exist in the show, and racist caricatures of people of color.

[Image ID: Pro Hero: Native with a shocked expression and some sweat dripping down his face. End Image ID]

This fucker right here.

The BNHA universe has existing racism in and out of canon, seeing as the black/brown characters are underrated outside of the show, and microaggressed within the show.

PART 3: Kacchan vs Deku 3: How Did Deku Being Quirkless Affect Their Relationship And Why?

The line "not all men are created equal" really stuck with me while writing and thinking about this meta. Deku has understood and worked through social dynamics and understandings since he was four years old. He's understood that since he's quirkless, people with quirks hold power over him that he can't defend himself against. He understands this, and chooses to roll with the punches.

Bakugou also very much understands how social dynamics work, and chooses to use it to his advantage. He bullies Deku as a boast of power rather than a boast of privileged. It's been drilled into young Katsuki's head that quirkless people are weak, and that he is strong, His teachers are seen encouraging this behavior and the adults around him tend to not view him as a person, but as an existing beam of potential. Propaganda probably exists even in his Sunday cartoons. The strongest people he looks up to all have quirks, and he makes that correlation of quirk = strong at a very young age. He learns that quirkless ≠ strong. A part of me feels like this is intentional.

Izuku being quirkless would put him at the bottom of the food chain, in a sense, and anyone who had a quirk would be listened to more than he ever would. Izuku learned that not all men are equal because of the inherent power dynamics that come with having the ability to fly, or create explosions, or use fucking fire and ice on command, because he realizes he will never be stronger than Kacchan (at least for now). Even Izuku's idols who he considered to be strong and amazing and admirable were people with quirks. People with power over him.

When Izuku got OFA, the playing field shifted, and Katsuki was afraid and confused. Just because Izuku got a quirk, that doesn't mean Katsuki's view on quirkless people changed. We don't know if it did because its never addressed. He has made significant character development and is working to atone with Deku, but would that still happen if Deku had stayed quirkless? We don't know.

PART 4: Conclusion

The BNHA fandom has a lot of views on how qbd might work, but these are just my thoughts. These are all my opinions and if you'd like to add something feel free to! I just hate the fact that qbd is being compared to actual racism when that just doesn't apply and wanted to weigh in my two cents. Qbd, in my opinion, is all about power dynamics and how easily that can be abused.

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Realistic consequences of Endeavor’s parenting – a post-chapter 301 write-up

(I accidentally deleted this post from Reddit, and since you can’t recover it, I decided to preserve it on my back-up Tumblr blog)

Disclaimer: THERE ARE GOING TO BE SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 301 AHEAD. It also features only information from up to chapter 301, without the entire backstory of Todoroki family being finished.

The write-up is going to be long, so if someone wants a tl;dr, here it is: despite some fans claiming that since Endeavor was a good parent because he didn’t want Touya to be hurt and he didn’t beat him up like Shouto, so Touya’s behavior must have been due to his insanity from the start, I’m actually elaborating on why I don’t think it is the case, and why Touya’s actions were sad, tragic but also realistic consequences that were in fact rooted in Endeavor’s parenting.

I also apologize for mistakes in my text, as I’m not a native English speaker.

I decided to write this post after seeing how chapter 301 actually split the fandom – between people declaring that Endeavor was a loving and a good parent to a difficult, attention-seeking kid, and people who were upset and claiming it made no sense that Endeavor would care about Touya and then treat Shouto like he did in his childhood. I personally find myself between these stances, but what actually motivated me to write this post, is some people saying that “Endeavor was a good parent and Touya was an 8-yeard old psycho who destroyed this family”. I really disagree with these takes, as not only Touya’s actions are natural consequences of young parents exceedingly mishandling their raising of children, you can’t also assign everything that happened to him **only** to his personality traits or inherited evilness/insanity, because for me, it seems to shift the blame from the parent, who had the power to do anything in this situation, to a child, who was a victim in it.

In my opinion, as someone who is studying psychology, and thus learning about a child’s development, trauma and responses to abuse, Touya’s behavior, as a child, makes perfect sense, considering how Endeavor treated him, how Endeavor perceived his own actions and how Touya perceived his father’s actions.

I think this chapter showcased and underlined this really well, and claiming that not beating a child is not abuse or that it was a small kid who was crazy from the beginning and ruined this family himself, **actually does a huge disservice to Horikoshi’s writing**, that proved itself to be extremely realistic when it comes to portraying the results of child abuse, that doesn’t turn out “pretty” (when the child gets saved “in time”).

I hope my post clears up some confusion that arised after this chapter was released, and maybe even will allow a greater number of people to appreciate Horikoshi’s writing more.

What is unfortunately not as obvious to many people, is the fact that even a loving parent can be abusive. Whether it’s intentional or not, there are a lot of other ways than getting physical, that can affect your child with a trauma, especially if these situations aren’t addressed later and the wounds are left to fester.

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I hope, and pray, and scream inside,

that we will make it out alive

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Hey, I think either you or one of your followers posted about it before, but what's that one help book with the cleaning/organizing tips for people with ADHD? I'm having trouble remembering it, and unfortunately tumblr's not letting me search on your blog

Ah, good old tumblr. I'll avoid adding links this time in the hopes Tumblr won't hide it from the search.

The book I recommend fairly often for organization and ADHD is Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD by Susan Plinsky.

René Brooks also has good resources/books she's written on her website BlackGirlLostKeys.

How to Keep House While Drowning is also a good short read from KC Davis, which does offer some helpful tips, but is more about helping you rationalize the tips and hacks that help folks with ADHD better manage their living environment, but many of us can struggle to implement because we feel guilt over not being able to do things like "normal" people. It's very short, but also very validating and cathartic. Or it was for me, lol.

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Today's study corner for an online class and studying day. Weird enough, I have no idea what to do but my brain is focussed on the idea that "I have a lot to do". Not sure what's happening inside of my sub-consciousness but bullet journaling might be a great idea to sort it all out. I'm also thinking of going back to yoga (at home) and bake some Japanese and Korean desserts. I used to eat so much Japanese and Korean food but it's impossible to find where I live now. So baking and diy-ing it is!

Instagram: @mervederyayazicioglu

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tips for writing a thesis

Disclaimer: I’m currently writing an honors thesis in the department of political science for my undergrad in university. so i dont know everything

gather your sources

I like physical books, so after I’ve found some sources through my library, I request 3-5 at a time. to get more resources, check out the notes/citations in the book to see where they got their info. and repeat. 

stickies 

i love sticky notes. when initially combing through a book for info i will write down the first and last word of a quote that supports my thesis on a sticky and stick in on the page (so you dont have to underline/deface the book itself)

a dedicated notebook

it can be a physical notebook or a virtual one. here you can write down all the page numbers / chapters / quotes / key ideas that you want to dive back into. this lets you skim through a lot of material pretty fast and see what you have before really analyzing the texts.

mind maps

these aren’t for everyone, but if you’re juggling a complex topic it might be helpful to organize your ideas after going through your source material. You can do this with mind map websites, a white board, or simply a piece of scratch paper.

index cards

this is a trick my mom taught me (she has a masters in political science). if you’re struggling to organize your ideas in a manner that flows nicely and builds off itself, try writing down the topics you’ll discuss / the titles of graphs or charts / section titles on index cards. you can then move them around to outline how you want to approach the paper before you begin writing.

talk to your advisor

they are smart, talk to them.

take a break and reflect

after absorbing a ton of info, i like to talk a short walk to gather my thoughts and reflect on what i’ve gathered and exactly how i should apply it. this really helps me process my ideas.

I hope these suggestions help you out if you’re starting/considering/in the middle of this process. good luck!

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French Prepositions

and how else they can be used

I don’t know about y’all, but prepositions are the WORST. They hardly ever directly translate between languages and when they do, there are so many exceptions it doesn’t even matter. So, I’ve done some research and I’ll try to make the list as comprehensive as possible :) 

OKAY ! So here is the most basic “to and from” list. 

But as you know, French is not that easy. You will also see de and à frequently interspersed between verbs and even used as adverbs and adjectives. Below I have listed a few verbs that take these prepositions. 

Verbs that require the preposition à

Aider (quelqu'un) à (to help someone to)

S’amuser à (to amuse oneself)

Avoir à (to have to)

Apprendre à (to learn how to)

Avoir de la peine à (to have difficulty)

Commencer à

Continuer à

The preposition à can also be used to indicate place, time, manner or possession

À droite (on the right)

À loisir (at leisure)

À la compagne (in the mountains)

À la française ([in] the french way)

Cette voiture est à toi? (This car is yours?)

Verbs that require the preposition de

S’arreter de

Cesser de

Choisir de

Décider de

Se dépêcher de (to be in a hurry

Essayer de

Finir de

Oublier de

Refuser de

Verbs that can be followed by both

Conseiller à (quelqu’un) de (faire quelque chose)

Défendre à… de

Demander à…de

Dire à… de

Offrir à … de

Permettre à… de

Promettre à… de

Proposer à… de

Suggérer à…de

Hope this helps !!