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November 09, 2023 °Thursday

Well......well...well.... I'm back!!! Truth be told, I have been wanting to post and update you guys but I have just been really busy with work. I do miss this site and posting updates on here so I do hope to return to posting regularly.

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Progress Not Perfection

I’m still in the early phases of this research project - which feels daunting given my deadline is at the beginning of January. But I am happy with where I am at. I’ve laid a solid groundwork with lots of reading. The government White Paper on Levelling Up isn’t one I’ll be reccommending to a friend, but I’ve really enjoyed reading Mark Robinson (www.thinkingpractice.co.uk) and François Matarasso (www.aresstlessart.com). I’ve got interviews lined up, which both me and my supervisor thought would be unlikely so that’s a big relief. And I have put together the beginnings of a structure which puts me in a good place to start writing over the weekend.

In the quieter moments of this week, I’ve been agonising over my title after a friend commented on Monday: “you only have a working title? God, that stresses me out!” Whilst I’m trying to see the entire project as a work-in-progress (I have a post-it note stuck to my computer monitor which reminds me progress not perfection) I think I may also have stumbled across a suitably obtuse title: Placemaking in the Mainstream: Rectifying spatial disparities in access to arts and culture in England. 

The aim of the project is to investigate the relationship between Arts Council England’s Let’s Create strategy and the Government’s Levelling Up agenda in an attempt to assess how they both seek to address spatial disparities in the arts and culture sector. Currently, I’m finding myself quite torn about where I actually stand on some of the issues. In particular, the apparent closing of the gap between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Arts Council as an Arm’s-Length-Body is disheartening at best, alarming at worst. As someone who is usually quite uncompromising in her views, however, I’m enjoying this research process as one where I feel I am able to genuinely learn and have fun with that.

Really, this post has been quite rambly and I hope to write something more towards the academic side of the academic blogging spectrum next week. I said, though, that I would post every week - and that I have done.

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module 2, assignment 2: getting started with R in stats

In this week's assignment, we were asked to execute and understand the function myMean() (which is very case sensitive don't forget that!)

Calling the myMean() function passes through our list of numbers through 3 different types of functions to calculate the mean. The sum() function adds the value of any integer in the vector, the length() function returns the number of integers in the list while the return() function allows for any new function to return the answer/sum/total or quotient.

All of this to find out that the sum for our 9 values is 18.66667

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Tips for back-to-school shopping for teaching clothes + Old Navy try ons

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Konektado, Protektado, Edukado : Ang kahalagahan ng Internet at Social Media sa mga Layuning Akademiko

Sa tag-init ng taong 2020, binabad ko ang sarili sa daloy ng mga kuwento pagkat nais kong takasan ang nagbabadyang balita na maaring isa ako sa mga estudyanteng hindi makakapagtapos sa susunod na taon bagkos sa pagkalat ng pandemiya sa ating bansa. Dahil sa Internet at sa aking pagsisikap na mag-aral, nakuha ko ang aking diploma at ngayo’y nag-aaral sa labing-isang baitang. 

Kadalasan nating ginagamit ang Internet at Social Media sa pakiki-sosyo, pagpapalipas oras, at  walang katapusang pag-iiscroll hanggang pumikit sa pagod ang ating mga mata. Ngunit sa kabila ng pabayang paggamit natin ng internet, malaking tulong parin ito sa mga negosyo, mga OFW, mga estudyante, at sa mundo. Dahil sa kapangyarihan nitong panatilihing konektado ang lahat, ang daloy ng bago at lumang impormasyon ay napapadali sa isang pindot. 

Ang Internet ay isang aklatan, puno ng impormasyon, kaalaman, at pati narin mga libro. Kung alam mo kung saan ka titingin at kung mahanap mo ang  mahihiwagang salitang magbubukas ng mga pahina, tiyak na mahahanap mo ang nakakubli. Tignan na lamang natin ang mahiwagang Google at ang milyon-milyong pinto nitong gagabayan tayo sa mga sagot na ating hinahanap. Sa mga tanong at agam-agam, andiyan ang Google upang hanapin ang tamang pagkukunan ng impormasyon, intruksiyon, at gabay, lalo na sa mga estudyanteng katulad kong kailangan ng tulong. Malaking tulong din ito sa pananaliksik ng bagong impormasyon at paghahanap ng karagdagang impormasyon. Bilang isang estudyanteng nagkaroon ng asignaturang “Research 1 and 2”, napakalaking tulong nito sa paghahanap ng kalakip na panitikan at artikulong kaugnay sa paksa ng aming aral. Dahil na rin sa mga Quarantine Protocols sa nakaraang taon at sa kagustuhan naming maging protektado, nagawa naming makapanayam at matanong ang aming respondents sa tulong ng iba’t ibang online platforms kagaya ng Google Forms, Zoom,at  pati na rin Messenger. 

Gaya nga ng sinabi ko sa unang bahagi ng blog na ito, ang paraan ng pag-aaral ng mga estudyante sa buong bansa ay nagbago dahil sa pandemiyang ito. Kung hindi dahil sa pagkakaroon ng Internet, tiyak na dadami pa ang mga estudyanteng hindi nagpatuloy mag-aral sa taong 2020. Sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng mga online platforms na Zoom, Google Classroom, Canvas, Edmodo, Google Meet, at marami pang iba, hindi nawala ang koneksiyon ng mga mag-aaral sa kanilang guro. Ang online learning ay hindi na bago, may mga online resources nang makikita sa iba’t ibang sulok ng internet bago pa ang pandemiyang ito gaya nalamang ng Khan Academy, Math Papa, Mathway, Quizlet, at marami pang iba na siya namang pinapalawak ang kaalaman ng mga estudyanteng katulad ko na maaring dahil sa kuryusidad o di kaya’y upang mas maintindihan ang isang paksa. May mga Youtube channel din na nandiyan upang magturo ng karadagang kaalaman para sa lahat ng nais makinig. Sasabihin ko rin na sa pagsusulat ng blog na ito’y nagagamit ko ang Internet upang magbahagi ng aking kaalaman. 

Malaki ang tulong ng Internet at Social Media sa mga mag-aaral na katulad ko ngunit alam kong kaya kong gumising araw-araw at magsumikap sapagkat ako’y nananatiling konektado, protektado, at edukado kasama ng mga kaibigan ko sa kabila ng pandemiyang ito. Minsan, nasasabi nating nagiging hadlang at distraskyon ang internet sa ating pag-aaral ngunit hindi ba’t sa huli’y nasa atin pa rin ang kapangyarihan kung papano gamitin ito?

-B, 11 STEM 

Mga Kahulugan ng mga Salitang Teknikal 

Internet - ay isang sistemang konektado na ginagamit ng mga kompyuter, mobile phone, at iba pang pangkasalukuyang devices.  

Social Media - ang mga applikasyon o website na pinahihintulutan tayong magbahagi at gumawa ng posts at makipag-ugnay sa mga taong ka-parehas natin ng mga interes o sa ating mga kaibigan 

OFW - Overseas Filipino Worker, and ating mga kabayan na naghahanap-buhay sa ibang bansa

Quarantine Protocols - mga gabay na ibinibigay tuwing quarantine upang malimita ang transmisyon ng virus 

Respondents - interviewees, mga taong tinatanong upang makahanap ang interviewers o researchers ng data na kaugnay at angkop sa kanilang mga pag-aaral

Online Platform - o Digital Platform, ginagamit nito ang internet upang pahintulugan ang mga gumagamit na makipag-ugnay sa isa’t - isa, kasama na rito ang mga Social Media platforms na kagaya ng Facebook at Instagram

Online Learning - pag-aaral online/ paggamit ng internet upang mag-aral 

Online Resources - mga mapagkukunan ng impormasyong makikita sa Internet 

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first end & second beginning while feeling saudade

my first week as a 4th-semester gal was definitely more troubled than I expected, but, for some reason... also more exciting?! I spent way more time thinking about IFMSA than I expected to; but I feel it was for the best. I've been learning a great load about myself and my needs as an academic; throughout this process, I realized I am happier and way more productive when I have fewer "empty moments" during the week. it's as if the fact that I have no time to stop and stare at everything I have to do actually is a relief, and keeps me blind towards it all. in the end, it helps me keep thinking and looking forward instead of dwelling and drowning in existential crisis and anxiety-driven thoughts that occur daily. who could've thought I'd turn out to be kind of a workaholic (academically speaking)? I definitely couldn't have. anyway, the second week of the semester starts tomorrow, and, despite the fact that I haven't accomplished every goal I stipulated for last week, I am, somehow, quite pleased with myself and my organizational skills. which, to be honest, is not something I'm used to feel; so, hell yeah! congrats to me!

despite all this great new dynamic I found myself diving into, I've been truly missing my S/O. I've been with my boyfriend for almost 5 years; and what a journey it has been... that "can't-put-into-word" cliche feeling truly is a bitch, since I love talking and writing about everything and everyone around me. and the fact that he's not really a verbally romantic person (he speaks and shows his feelings and thoughts way more deeply through the little things; the everyday actions) doesn't help at all. I've always been the king to build notepad drafts, blog posts and unsent messages as an archive of pretty much all my relationships. I never really gave it much thought until a few years ago, when I realized I was able to actually write my entire hurting AND healing process related to my first "relationship" - I mean, I was a naive, sad teen; enough said. this realization came when I actually stumbled upon dozens of texts on my phone, containing deep, complex feelings and thoughts. naturally, I couldn't remember going through that much when I read 'em... but I was glad that I registered it all anyway.

I guess loneliness is something I have always dealt with. that classic "surrounded-by-people-but-still-feeling-isolated" type of girl; nice to meet you, that's me. I've come to love, support and lean into my loneliness during my teenage years, as well as my few adult years. it's quite hard to have to learn to let go of it once you need to open up and clean up some space of new people to come into your life; but I guess it's worth it in the end... I hope so, at least. 'lonely' is still my go-to mood when I'm tired and simply can't stand talking to people some days. it is, simply put, my comfiest "me"; the most relaxed version of myself. a few days ago, I had a major meltdown thinking about how I have not one single person in my life with which I can be 100% honest and comfortable with. talking about it now makes me feel kind of dumb to cried to much over this feeling, but it sure was a painful couple of hours. loneliness is a bitch and a good, old friend at the same time. I'm proud to say it is, also, literally the most healthy relationship I've had for some time now. yes, a relationship; ups and downs, highs and lows, fucking rage and petrifying boredom. all adding up to make me able to actually not be so affected by all others relationships I've built. (ok, I would be lying to say that my boyfriend and my family don't affect me; but other than them, it is quite true!)

I should be doing some reading for the physiology lesson I'll be having tomorrow afternoon; but trying to cope with the absence of my boyfriend in the present moment (since he goes to sleep quite earlier than I do) somehow led me here. I'm glad, though; it is nice to feel like I still haven't abandoned this blog.

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Delving deeper into the world of parallel universes: The Max Tegmark classification

Delving deeper into the world of parallel universes, this week we talk about Max Tegmark classification and try to understand how science deals with the problem of multiple universes in more detail.

Continued from previous article… Multiverse is as vast a topic as the universe itself, and the possibilities this theory presents are enormous and well beyond what we can imagine. Wrapping up all of that in one article is a Herculean task that this writer is simply incapable of doing. So here is a follow up to feed your alternate reality fantasies. As mentioned earlier, Max Tegmark and Brian…

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Plath Zoomposium Talk: The Influence of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales in Sylvia Plath’s Life and Poetry

Plath Zoomposium Talk: The Influence of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales in Sylvia Plath’s Life and Poetry

My presentation discusses the influence of the Grimms’ fairy tales in the poetry and life of Sylvia Plath which is a section of my PhD research on the supernatural in Plath’s poetry with a specific focus on the literary and language of the supernatural. Here, I argue that the literary

magic, magical narratives and themes portrayed in fairy tales function as poetic inspirations in Plath’s…

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How to Start an Educational blog - The complete Guide

How to Start an Educational blog – The complete Guide

When it comes to blogging, education is one of those evergreen niches that’ll keep growing in leaps and bounds.

This is because on a regular basis, institutions are embracing virtual learning. And more people’s confidence in the online world is growing.

Also, new innovations are coming up almost everyday. And for this reason, on a regular basis people will need to be shown how to use these…

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March 27, 2023 ° Monday| 02/30 Ramadan Posts

It's spring break, and I can finally sleep in. I have been wanting to commit a notebook for motivational quotes and creative spreads and I finally did it. I'm really happy with how this turned out ✨🌸

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Blog post reviewing the podcast Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! and the Lysistrata

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My newest blog post on why I chose to study Fantasy Literature and my experiences so far! 💫📚👩🏻‍💻 https://halfarsedacademic.home.blog/2019/05/03/why-i-chose-to-study-fantasy-literature/

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this morning, reading “the well of loneliness”

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Complete Guide and Solution for Academic Writing Issues | Papers Planet

Complete Guide and Solution for Academic Writing Issues | Papers Planet

Guide and Solution for Academic Writing Issues | Papers Planet

Whether you are Writing a Thesis, Research Paper, or an Article/Essay for your Undergraduate or a Masters certificate/Degree, the main thing you are stressed over, whether will you have the capacity to finish it on time? Subsequently, you don’t feel sufficiently certain about it. However, there is no compelling reason to stress,…

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Multiverses: The idea at the cutting edge of human imagination

The idea of multiverse has been toyed with in sci fi for decades now. From huge franchises such as DC and MARVEL to one off novels...it never fails to capture people’s imagination. Read on to find out what the science says about this. Is it possible that we are only one universe of an infinite number?

You may have seen one or the other adventurous character suddenly appear in a “parallel universe” by some strange magical or extremely high tech “portal”. You might’ve wondered about it at some point. What exactly is a parallel universe? How are they supposed to exist? The idea was originally conceived by Isaac Newton in his book Optiks. In an excerpt from the book, he writes, And since Space…