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A year in review

What a year it has been. 

That statement in itself is an understatement. So much happened that this is my first post for the year. In saying so much happened, not all of that was good nor bad; but a lesson from everything. 

On more than one occasion I was sexually harassed. This was by someone I knew and a different person that I was serving at work as I chose to cover a shift for a friend. In both situations I couldn’t stop myself from thinking about what I could have done differently or how things could have changed. Looking back now, I responded that same way each time. You always think about how you will react but it never happens as you expect. Both times I was too terrified to say something as it happened, but clung onto some close that I trusted to confide in. To those people I’m extremely grateful. 

From this I met someone who has become one of my closest friends. It started by challenging myself to make the first move and talk to the guy I was pretty sure I had class with. I was right in my guess that we did have class together, but also in that he was polite and kind and wouldn’t act the same as my harasser. Even now i’m still friends with him and have begun to trust him even more than I thought I would. This wouldn’t have happened without the fear I experienced. 

More than enough family issues happened as well. We lost a family member and are close to losing the relationship between my parents. Both are things I never thought i’d have to experience before I turned 19 years of age. In both I learnt the strength of my siblings and how we can support each other. The pain had individual impacts but we could always rely upon one another. Others would have become distant, but I became kinder. Just because I had experienced such pain and loss, it did not harden my heart. 

Even in my job in customer service, I still treat every single customer with the same kindness. Rudeness from one does not mean rudeness from them all. It’s always rewarding to positive comments from customers in how the kindness has made their experience more enjoyable and helpful. 

Throughout this all, I survived my first year of university. I started by doing a Bachelor of Arts with a major of psychology but over this year it has now changed to a major in Public Relations. The thing I liked most about the Bachelor of Arts was the freedom to explore options. Through this I was able to decide that research was not what I wanted to pursue and that applying the practices of communications was more important. 

For me, almost everything changed after high school. One thing I can say for sure is that it does get better. You do what you want to do and become who you want to be. You will become who you want to be if you work for it. 

Hopefully I’ll be back again next year and be more regular xx

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Reblog or your mom will die in 928 seconds.

I love my mom.

I am risking nothing

I AM SORRY FOLLOWERS, I LOVE MY MOMMY

Will not risk.

sorry followers :(

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So today is my first year anniversary of this studyblr; today also happens to be the day that I got accepted into university. I have been accepted into a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) at Deakin University Burwood. the course was not my original course in mind, or my first preference; but it has become the preference that matters. so i’m going to make damn sure i complete it to the best of my ability. 

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2016 in summary

so last year now i completed my final year of high school. the year was stressful beyond doubt. i started the year with a studyblr (this one) in the hopes of finding inspiration to do better. instead i found myself in a downward spiral in which i forgot the comfort of tumblr as a whole. i found myself caught in an anxiety inducing relationship and my parents spent the latter half of the year on the verge of separation. from the start of the year it was my goal to better the results of my older siblings and become a forensic psychologist; instead my results were over 20 points beneath their scores and the course i’m applying for is only option for me to discover what i really want to do and who i want to be. 

this isn’t a post saying how bad 2016 was; it’s here to say that it did happen and now i have to live with the repercussions. what i’m doing now is not what i planned to do, but what i need to do. 

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Good Things that Happened in 2016

·         New chemotherapy breakthroughs have increased the 5-year survival for pancreatic cancer from 16% to 27% (and is getting better)

·         Scientists figured out how to link robotic limbs with the part of the brain that deals with intent to move so people don’t have to think about how they will move the limb, it can just happen.

·         Child mortality is down everywhere and it keeps going down.

·         Thanks to the ice bucket challenge the gene responsible for ALS has been found, meaning we are closer to an effective treatment. Let me rephrase that: we are close to getting a treatment for a very bad disease because a lot of people (including really hot celebrities) got wet.

·         A solar powered plan circumnavigated the world.

·         Michael Jordan donates 2mil to try and help bridge connection between police and the community.

·         Tiger numbers are growing.

·         And manatees.

·         And pandas.

·         Pakistan has made strides toward outlawing honor killings.

·         70,000 Muslim clerics declared a fatwa against ISIS.

·         Pokemon Go players went insane with placing lure modules near hospitals for sick kids.

·         California is now powering over 6 million homes with solar power, a record in the US (and that is the tightest shit)

·         Volunteers in India planted 50 million trees in 24 hours.

·         Apparently world crime as a whole has drastically declined as a whole in the last couple of decades.

·         Coffee consumption has been proved to help curtail cancer and suicide rates.

·         Speaking of coffee Starbucks figured out how to donate perishable food in a food safe way.

·         500 elephants were relocated to a better, safer and bigger home.

·         We made massive strides in Alzheimers’ prevention (my grandmother literally told me that scares her more than getting cancer this is very good news)

·         The ozone layer is repairing itself and all the work we did to get rid of those aerosol chemicals was actually worth it.

·         A new therapy developed in Israel could cure radiation sickness.

·         The Anglican church resolved to solemnize same-sex unions the same as opposite-sex unions which required a super majority of all three orders of the church (lay, clergy, bishop).

·         The Rabbinical Assembly issued a resolution affirming the rights of transgender and non-conforming individuals.

·         Precision treatments for cancer are hitting clinical trials and WORKING (as someone who’s had relatives with cancer this is the best news)

·         Dentists are once again providing free care to veterans who need it.

·         The Orlando Shakespeare Festival showed up with angel wings to block funeral-goers for the Orlando Pulse victims, view from anti-gay protesters

·         We may have cured MS

·         Rise Women’s Legal Centre opened

·         Death by heart disease has decreased by 70% in the United States

·         Two brothers saw color for the first time thanks to specially-designed glasses

• Portugal ran its entire nation solely on renewable energy for four days straight

·         A retiree is launching a project to transport 80 endangered rhinos to an Australian reservation to save the animals from poaching

·         An Afghan teacher has been delivering books via bicycle to villages that lack schools

·         Harriet Tubman is going to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

·         200 strangers attended the funeral of a homeless WW2 veteran with no family

·         A teen battling cancer married his sweetheart

·         Bank firm pays for college tuition for the children of employees who died in the 9/11 attacks

·         New medicine has been shown to increase melanoma survival rate to 40%

·         Over 800 Boko Harem Hostages were rescued by Nigerian Army

·         Toys R Us is Offering Quiet Shopping Hour for kids with autism this holiday season

·         Volunteers made special tiny Halloween costumes for NICU babies

·         A 4-year old befriends a lonely man and helped him heal after losing his wife

·         Families grew

·         People survived c ancer

·         People overcame depression

·         Any kind of victory, even if it affects only one person,  is a victory

·         Now for the pop culture good news

·         LEONARDO DICAPRIO WON AN OSCAR! EVERYONE READING THIS LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE LEO FINALLY GET WHAT HE DESERVED

·         There’s a new Harry Potter book

·         And a movie

·         Harry Potter has no plans on vanishing with time

·         This sweet father gave candy to passengers on a flight so his little girl could trick or treat on Halloween

·         LET ME TALK ABOUT ALL THE KICK ASS MOVIES WE GOT THIS YEAR OH MY GOD

·         Kung Fu Panda 3, this franchise is still going strong despite that its about a panda played by Jack Black

·         Jungle Book. The amazing remake none of us saw coming

·         Finding Dory. I haven’t seen it yet but I’ve heard good things

·         Kubo and the Two Strings. Haven’t seen that yet as well but its Laika so I know it’s a masterpiece

·         Deadpool. The beautiful and super accurate R-rated marvel film

·         Captain America: Civil War. Seriously is the best marvel movie yet in my opinion I need more.

·         Zootopia. Oh don’t mind me I’m just a movie that tackled the issue of racism and not only game changed animated films but also made a billion dollars

·         The Hamilton Mixtape is coming out. Which is a bunch of artists singing songs from the musical (Sia, Usher, Regina Spketor, etc.) I’m excited.

·         A personal victory for myself, I joined Tumblr and met angels in blog form so…that’s uplifting.

·         And I met my favorite voice actor at a con which was a bucket list accomplishment.

Good Things that have yet to happen this year

·         Birthdays

·        Thanksgiving

·         Black Friday

·         Moana

·         Christmas

Good things that have nothing to do with the year but will hopefully make you feel better

·         Puppies

·         Chocolate

·         Rainbows

·         Rain (I like listening to rain it’s one of the most calming sounds)

·         Cartoons

·         Kissing

·         Music

·         Friends

·         FF: If you are a religious person you are an imperfect masterpiece

·         FF: If you are not then you are a splendid coincidence

·         Any year spent with loved ones be they family or friends is a good year. Trust me.

·         ”A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have” –Roger Rabbit

#NeverForgetTheGood

*Plz feel free to add other good news (even if it’s something small like you ate cheesecake THAT is good news)

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starting a girl gang of girls aggressively supporting other girls so reblog if you want in because if we get enough people we’re getting jackets

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reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

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The long-awaited Biology masterpost is finally here!! I am so excited to share this post with you as a few of you guys have been asking for it, and because Biology is my absolute favorite subject. Here goes nothing!!

STUDYING BIOLOGY AND TAKING NOTES

how to study biology

Sparknotes study guides

Georgetown college advice on notetaking

my post on study advice

MY ADVICE

In class: Pay attention to your professor/teacher, ask lots and lots of questions, and take avid notes! It’s one thing to listen, and a totally different thing to remember. Your notes will help you retain all of the information you are taking in! If you can, stay after school whenever you need help with a certain topic. My bio teacher holds after-school tutorials that help so much, and I would totally recommend using this resource if it’s available to you.

At home: Rewrite your notes; watch tutorials, videos, and models online to get a better understanding of the lesson you are learning; and try teaching the concept you are learning to a family member. 

CELLS

eukaryoticvs prokaryotic cells

cell organelles and their functions

cell membranes and explanation of passive/active transport

great osmosis animation

mitosis (animal cell)

differences between plant and animal cell mitosis

DNA, RNA GENES, AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

DNA structure and base pairs

DNA Replication

v simplified gene explanation

great DNA replication animation with added notes

protein synthesis-transcription

protein synthesis-translation

codon wheel 

three types of rna

MEIOSIS, FERTILIZATION, AND OFFSPRING VARIATION

meiosis animation w added notes

crossing over

fertilization

monohybrid crosses

dihybrid crosses

sex-linked traits video from Khan Academy (Khan Academy is my lifesaver)

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

photosynthesis overview

Light Dependent Reaction

In-Depth Calvin Cycle

CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Cellular respiration overview

glycolysis overview

glycolysis for dummies

glycolysis (cheesy but great) music video

Krebs/citric acid cycle animation

Electron transport chain music video

ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION

crashcourse ecology

evolution 101

speciation

understanding phylogenetic trees

adaptations

natural selection crash course video

mutations

homologous vs analogous structures

vestigial structures

half-lives

embryology

nitrogen cycle

carbon cycle

water cycle

ecological communties (with internal links to separate ecology topics)

ecological succession crash course vid

all the webs and chains explained simply

population growth

limiting factors

bioaccumulation and biomagnification

BIOMOLECULES

proteins

enzyme interactive

carbohydrates

lipids

nucleic acids

MY FAVORITE RESOURCES

Mcgraw Hill: Great animations and mini quizzes

Khan Academy: LIFE SAVERRRRRRR!!! Goes into so much depth on topics, but very easy to understand.

Crash Course: Not only funny, but also dumbed down for easy understanding

Quizlet: Quiz yourself on whole topics while on the go!!

Sciencemusicvideos YouTube Channel: Super cheesy, but such a great resource. The songs are very catchy and not too hard to learn!

Well, I guess that’s about it!! If you guys want another masterpost, let me know!! (Also let me know if I missed a topic, and I will make sure I add it ASAP)

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26 Reminders for Going to School Like a Badass

1. Your attitude dictates your experience, so start finding things to get psyched about.

2. Stock up on healthy snacks in your house!!! You’ll be glad you did when the study-munchies roll around (and they always do).

3. Invest in a good planner. Especially if you take part in multiple extra-curriculars, I can’t stress how helpful it is having a place to check back on deadlines and big events.

4. Write down all your teachers’ names and emails as soon as you get them, so you’re not searching for them when you’re absent.

5. No one is having as much fun as their snapchat story makes it seem.

6. Don’t believe what your peers tell you about tests they take before you, study how much YOU need to.

7. Be nice to your math teacher. Partial credit on math problems might save your grade.

8. Don’t throw out syllabuses/first day handouts!!!! Theres a good chance they have information on the late policy and a gazillion other helpful things.

9. In fact, try to hold on to as many papers as you can for when finals inevitably attack.

10. No one knows you wore those jeans yesterday.

11. Be conscious of how you smell. Don’t be B.O. kid, but also try not to suffocate your lab partner with the scent of artificial fruit/flowers.

12. That cookie in the cafeteria is probably not worth 95 cents. Pack snacks from home to resist overpriced school treats.

13. If you’re carrying around a travel mug of coffee, people will usually leave you alone. 

14. Don’t spend more time planning your study schedule than actually studying. Just get your books out and do it.

15. Never underestimate the amount of motivation you can get from watching Legally Blonde (movie or musical). 

16. Try to attend at least one school sporting event per season, even if thats not really your scene. Some teachers even offer extra credit for going to big games!

17. Don’t be that kid that asks the teacher when you’re getting your tests back. They have like a gazillion to grade. You’ll get them when they’re done.

18. Have a pump-up playlist for the ride to school and the walk to your first class. Nothing feels more badass than walking through crowded hallways while listening to Halsey’s “New Americana”.

19. Set up a back-up study zone for when you need a change of pace.

20. Don’t put off creative projects because you think they’ll be less time consuming. There’s nothing worse than glitter gluing a scale model of the U.S. Senate at 3 AM because you thought it would be quick and easy.

21. That extra 10 minutes of sleep is not worth the risk of oversleeping completely. Get up, splash your face with some cold water, and get this show on the road.

22. Find a school inspiration, whether it be a really hardworking friend or a studyblr you follow. Check their progress whenever you need motivation.

23. If someone only ever talks to you when they need to copy the homework, they’re using. Don’t indulge them.

24. Doing your own work is so SO important. Plagiarism can destroy careers.

25. Creative outlets can be so refreshing, like a diary, a private tumblr, a sketchbook, whatever floats your boat.

26. When all else fails, remember how lucky you are to be getting an education. School isn’t a punishment, its an opportunity for you to create a kick-ass foundation for the rest of your life. 

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CALLING ALL STUDYBLRS!

If you yourself are a 99% studyblr, please reblog this. Spread it all around. I will literally follow every single one of you. :)

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Since my English teacher disapproves of how personal I made a personal essay, have a little read through the paragraphs that were discouraged.

If we do not understand the situation correctly, it may create a larger conflict and enable from moving forward. Understanding how we’re feeling may be the clarity we are searching for. This can be in terms of how do we really feel about someone? Should I draw the line here? Or even is this person supposed to make me feel like this? Only you can answer these questions for yourself; even if it is simply knowing that you don’t feel the same way towards someone or knowing that their presence is toxic in your life. Toxic people do not deserve to have an impact on your life; they only do if you allow them to. Even deciding this is a struggle within itself. You constantly seem caught between enjoying their presence, and despising how often you dislike the words that come out of their mouths. These people are in your life for a reason, discover it and learn from it. They can’t have any power over you if you don’t allow them to; no one can make you feel small, or worse without your consent. Your battles are your own, you will grow past them, allow yourself. The only person stopping you from overcoming fear and conflict is yourself.

Personally I don’t know what it feels like to have to face an internal conflict then try to overcome an external one. I’ve only struggled internally; and that was enough for me. I know exactly what it’s like to want to believe that something is right but also morally wrong. Looking back on it now, I should not have been so willing to get involved, but I was. I was willing because he was. He scared me but always made me want to not be afraid; to change my perspective and mature. I was so willing to grow up and move forward that I didn’t care who it was with. It was all an illusion with strong arms and pleasant words; but underneath that, it was nothing but false hope. Hope that things would be better if I was positive; or hope that being with him would fix every problem in my life. It didn’t fix any problem; if anything, it created more. Things got messy and I started hiding things from my family. I couldn’t tell anyone, no one would understand or approve. The only I was certain of was the judgement it could create. It was judgement where I needed support. My fear of moving on too quickly and not being able to come back stopped me from progressing; but the clarity I feel now is the strength I needed. I needed to believe in the truth of the situation and stick true to it order to overcome the authority of that little voice in my head.

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I've honestly been way too stressed out to be studying in s pleasing way and it makes me so sad. It's not even because my final year is causing so much stress, it's because of a bloody guy. How I let myself become so wrapped up in him I don't even understand. He just took over my life, even school stuff; and now I'm to stressed to think straight. Pls send help

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Dear anyone I guess,

We all want to save someone, to be a hero. To be acknowledged for doing something good. That's enough, even if the only person you save is yourself. We all need to spend less time trying to please people; and more time trying to please ourselves. It doesn't matter what you believe, because right now, it only matters right now. Please don't spend your entire life hating yourself and who you are. Who you are is who you're meant to be. So embrace that. It's time to be your own definition of smart; your own goals, and more importantly, your own role model. Embrace who you are, as be the person you desire to be like most. If you do that, I can promise you will live a healthy life. What's more important in life than to be healthy and happy? Sincerely, someone who wished they knew all of this a long time ago, and actually believed it.

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