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#ScholarSpeak How does it feel to be back on Campus? - Class of 2022

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List of Some Education Blogging Platforms: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction:

Embarking on the journey of education blogging? Choosing the right platform is crucial. This article provides an in-depth exploration of a carefully curated list of some education blogging platforms. From features to user experiences, we've got you covered.

Exploring the Educational Blogging Landscape

List of Some Education Blogging Platforms

Education bloggers often face the challenge of selecting the best platform to share their knowledge. Here's a curated list of some education blogging platforms to simplify your decision-making process:

Exploring Raw Hindi

Raw Hindi stands out for its collaborative tools tailored for educators. The platform ensures seamless content sharing, making it an ideal choice for those fostering a community of learners. With intuitive features, Raw Hindi simplifies the blogging experience, allowing educators to focus on what they do best—sharing knowledge.

ScholarSpeak: Where Academia Meets Blogging

ScholarSpeak caters to the academic community with its specialized features. Bloggers can benefit from built-in citation management, making it easier to maintain academic integrity. The platform seamlessly combines the scholarly world with the accessibility of blogging, creating a unique space for educational discourse.

ClassConnect: Revolutionizing Virtual Education

For those delving into virtual education, ClassConnect is a game-changer. Offering virtual classrooms, discussion forums, and student progress tracking, this platform provides a holistic approach to online education. The easy-to-navigate interface ensures both educators and learners have a smooth experience.

LearnHub: User-Friendly Blogging

LearnHub prioritizes user experience with its user-friendly interface. Bloggers can choose from customizable themes, ensuring their content reflects their unique style. The platform also supports multimedia integration, allowing for diverse and engaging educational content.

EduEngage: Bridging Education and Social Media

EduEngage goes beyond traditional blogging by incorporating social media features. This platform recognizes the power of community building and offers social media integration for a broader reach. For educators looking to connect with a wider audience, EduEngage is the platform of choice.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How do I choose the right education blogging platform for me?

Selecting the right platform depends on your specific needs. Consider factors such as your target audience, desired features, and ease of use. Evaluate platforms based on their unique offerings to find the perfect fit.

Q: Can I use multiple education blogging platforms simultaneously?

Yes, many bloggers use multiple platforms to diversify their reach. Ensure that you can manage the workload effectively and provide consistent, quality content across all platforms.

Q: Are these platforms suitable for educators at all levels?

Absolutely. The featured platforms cater to educators at various levels, from K-12 to higher education. Explore each platform's features to find the one aligning with your educational focus.

Q: Is it necessary to pay for these education blogging platforms?

While some platforms offer premium features at a cost, many provide free basic services. Evaluate your budget and requirements before opting for a paid plan.

Q: How can I maximize engagement on an education blogging platform?

Engage with your audience through comments, forums, and social media. Consistent and high-quality content also plays a crucial role in attracting and retaining readers.

Q: Can I monetize my educational blog on these platforms?

Yes, some platforms offer monetization options. Explore each platform's policies regarding monetization and choose one aligned with your goals.

Conclusion

Navigating the world of education blogging platforms may seem daunting, but with the right information, it becomes an exciting journey. Explore the listed platforms, consider your goals, and dive into the realm of educational blogging. Your insights and knowledge deserve a platform that empowers your voice.

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#ducation Blogging #Raw Hindi #Raw Hindi Website

[oharascholar]

Why Sanji meeting Yamato has LGBTQ+ readers on edge - Scholar’s Summaries #1

(Image originally posted to Tumblr by user Rumenta)

As the Wano arc in One Piece progresses steadily, the cast of the series expands ever more. Amongst the unique cast of new characters, we meet Kaido’s Son - Yamato, a young man who wishes to be just like the beloved ex-hero of the country, a man named Oden.

Yamato is an exciting character to see for many LGBTQ+ people like myself. He is a man who was assigned female at birth, who has plump lips, long eyelashes, and breasts. This, to many LGBTQ+ readers, and definitely to myself, brings up the idea of masculine people being allowed to exhibit traditionally ‘female’ body parts, and a comforting reminder that you can be a man without paying for gender-affirming surgery or binding your chest. This speaks to me as a transmasc nonbinary person - I, too, was assigned female at birth, refer to myself as a man, and have a traditionally female body in the same way. I do not once think of myself as a woman.

(One Piece Chapter 984, page 17 of 17. First published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 31)

My opinion of Yamato thus far, as a transmasc nonbinary person, has been entirely positive - I enjoy seeing a man who is openly referred to as a man in universe (for example, ‘Kaido’s Son’), who has features which are traditionally seen as non-masculine. It is how I feel about my own body - I rarely give a second thought to the fact that I have breasts. They don’t make me any less masculine, and I tend not to dwell on them at all. It makes me feel happy to see a character who I can truly relate to on such a personal level.

Yamato is a positively portrayed character in the series, and is a supporting character to our main protagonist, Luffy. He plays an important role in fighting against the main villain of this arc. He was even shown to be good friends with Portgaz D. Ace, one of the most beloved supporting characters in the series - even giving Ace the much important ‘vivre card’ which played a vital role in the Marineford Arc. Yamato is given plot importance within the story as a whole with this, linking him throughout the story.

(One Piece Chapter 1000, page 9 of 19 first published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2021, issue 5-6)

It is also easy, as a transmasc person, to read heavily into Yamato’s situation with his father. Initially, it seems positive - Kaido refers to Yamato as his son openly. To an outsider, Kaido accepts Yamato’s identity... Then enter the ‘Oden’ issue.

Yamato wishes to be just like Kozuki Oden on all fronts, changing his appearance to try and look just like him. This part of Yamato’s identity has caused contemption in Kaido, with Yamato even recounting that Kaido would beat him over it. Ever since Yamato first wanted to be like Oden, from the age of eight, Kaido has kept him shackled up inside of his residence.

Yamato states that he can’t truly be Oden until he is free of his shackles given to him by his father. To many, this strikes as a direct parallel towards living in a transphobic household.

When Luffy, a character who has represented liberation throughout the series, first tries to remove these shackles, Yamato is instinctively afraid. He explains that the shackles will explode, and that they’ve been on him for twenty years. He also ponders if he is being kept in by a lie - wondering if his father would really let his son be blown up for merely leaving the island.

(One Piece Chapter 985, page 9 of 19. First published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 33-34)

No matter how you put it, Yamato is transgender. Though it has not been officially stated as such, it seems to be heavily implied that he is a transgender man, without issue.

Yamato instinctively wants to keep the status quo, one which technically keeps him safe, at the expense of his identity and freedom. The danger, of course, is purely created by his father. This something which many transgender people can resonate with, the idea of staying ‘in the closet’ so as to not cause contemption within your family.

Luffy removes the shackles and throws them away, causing them to explode - this event causes Yamato to become enraged and upset, stating that he no longer thinks of Kaido as his father. This is a powerful moment, the act of breaking the ties with an abusive parent who does not accept his identity.

It is important to be aware of why Elizabeth or Tibany was so offensive, whilst Yamato feels progressive. Transgender women in media are often presented as predatory, as if they were men in dresses who only want to prey on young men, and Elizabeth is a prime example of the worst of this transmysogynistic stereotype. Had this character been on their lonesome, along a multitude of other transgender women with different body types, and had Elizabeth not been predatory, this would be a fine character. Transgender women and transfem people as a whole should not feel guilty to exhibit as much body hair as they like, and to have as deep of a voice as they like, without worry of being mocked or ridicule. 

… Or, without issue, so far.

Sanji appears to be on a direct collision course for one Young Master Yamato, which puts a lot of anxiety into LGBTQ+ readers. Rightfully so, as in the past, Sanji has been used as a vehicle for horrific transphobia in the series, as touched on by the One Piece Podcast in text and in audio. This alone brings up multiple concerns - the most worrying of all is the possibility that Yamato has been a long setup for a particularly horrific transphobic punchline. The author, Eiichiro Oda, has been more than capable of writing transphobia into his series before, such as with the character Elizabeth (or Tibany, as this character is known in the manga), a transgender woman coded character who is a walking offensive stereotype - even acting in a predatory way towards young men. There is definitely a certain validity behind such worries.

But, when the only representation in this part of One Piece is predatory people with deep voices and stubble all over, you can see why this is completely different to Yamato exhibiting breasts and such.

(Chapter 543, page 1 of 20. First published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2009, issue 26 / Chapter 994, page 17 or 17, first published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 48)

Another concerning path is that Sanji will see Yamato and fawn all over him - only for him to act horrified and disgusted upon hearing Yamato affirm that he is a man. During the infamous Fishman Island arc, Sanji had a life-saving blood transfusion given to him by two transgender-coded women - this alone was enough for him to start screaming and flipping himself around the bed in horror - a truly upsetting act of transmisogyny that many agree should never have been put in the series at all.

However, our combined worries may be for nothing. Oda has also written nonbinary and transgender characters who have been delightful to witness, and have been much accepted and adored by the LGBTQ+ community as a whole - Characters such as Bentham, a character who can shapeshift and monologues about their gender, or Kiku, a transgender woman in the current arc, who has been portrayed respectfully thus far, being in the series for almost 100 chapters. There is still hope that Oda has changed his ways from his dark Fishman Island Days.

In the most hopeful outcome, this meeting will serve as a character growth point - Sanji has matured as a character, and is ready to treat transgender people as human beings. This outcome seems tantalisingly possible to me, especially since characters will openly reffer to Yamato as male without issue.

(One Piece Chapter 979, page 14 of 17. First Published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 23.)

Another hopeful outcome is that Sanji will simply not address it - but it certainly seems intentional that Oda has sent Sanji specifically towards Yamato, and I am certain that there is a reason. But, notably, Sanji had a meeting with Kiku in a similar vein, and nothing of note happened in that interaction.

I myself dearly hope that the day will not come where I look at this article and think, ‘This has aged horribly.’. I have a lot of faith in Eiichiro Oda to do the right thing - especially since almost 10 years has passed since his last major act of transphobia and transmisogyny. Surely, in today’s climate, and with the progressive nature of One Piece as a whole, he has learnt and is ready to write the LGBTQ+ characters that are respectful and progressive as a whole, without falling back on poor-taste punchlines.

As for now, only time will tell the true nature of Eiichiro Oda in 2021. Or, as many of us like to put it … "Who knows with this guy?!"

-

The Ohara Scholar / Róisí “Puppy” Law, 17th April 2021

#One Piece #Not Archival #Scholar's Summaries #ScholarSpeaks

[faithfulnews]

Updated Current Research and Book Reviews

So, my PhD must be going well because I have just spent the morning updating my blog pages for Current Research and brand spanking new Book Reviews page. But it is not just procrastination, it is good to stop and and get an overview. I had totally forgotten about half the book reviews I had done on this blog, they go back to 2009! I am still working on writing the sort of reviews I really enjoy reading, but now that I'm regularly doing reviews for journals it is great to also review books on this blog where I have stylistic freedom and no space limitations. I had always hoped this blog would be a good source of free books, but while it was a source of free books they were not good ones. Reviewing for journals (as a PhD student) has been much better and is helping me keep my broader education going even as I delve deep into my PhD subject. Looking at my old book reviews helps me realise how far I have come. Hopefully, much growth as a blogger, scholar and human being (perhaps not in that order?) still to come. Also I should probably let my long suffering blog readers know that I now have two pieces of work (a journal article and a book chapter) "forthcoming", that is scholarspeak for saying they are going to be published, the editors have accepted them, but because the wheels of academic publishing grind exceedingly slow, I really have no idea whether that will be this year or next year or sometime further off. But this blog is now written by a *nearly* PUBLISHED SCHOLAR, so let's have a little more respect around here then, OK? Let me know what you think :-)

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[oharascholar]

Happy Trans day of Visibility! (31st of March, 2021)

Not a usual post to this blog, I know. But as a transgender person, I had to make a post...

To my fellow transgender people: Stay strong and unified, we are wonderful, and together, we are making differences in the world every day.

(Volume 39; Chapter 375, Page 4 of 20)

- Your Prideful Scholar

#Not Archival #ScholarSpeaks

[oharascholar]

Scholar Speaks - Q&A #1

Hello, wonderful readers of my blog. I have recieved a lot of Questions to this blog, so I decided that I would answer them in batches, rather than unique singular posts.

Have a question? Send it to https://oharascholar.gay/ask

Q: Hey Scholar, [message contents have been removed by Ohara Scholar]

- Anonymous

A: HEY!! SANADA!! Do not post such vulgar content to my ask box! Be a Timmy Ueda amongst Sanada’s... Or, don’t - I don’t want Q&A being started without me!

- Scholar

Q: Scholar!! What the hey is ‘Drinkable Ice Cream’??!!

- Anonymous

A: I will be honest - that was possibly not the best translation work on my behalf. It is ice cream, in special packs so that you can carry it easily. I believe that they were invented, when Japan started switching over to bottled drinks. Ice cream was difficult to transport, so they invented special pouches to make it easier to eat ice cream on the go. Neat, huh?!

- Scholar

Q: Hello, Scholar. Why do you use ‘Zolo’ instead of ‘Zoro’? Even if it’s the official translaton, isn’t Zoro used still in the Anime??

- Anonymous

A: What a good observation! You are correct - ‘Zoro’ is used in the Official anime subtitle, and is a valid option. However, since we use the Official Viz Translation titles in refference to chapters, we decided to use ‘Zolo’ in all posts, to keep one uniform translation. I hope this helps to answer your question!

- Scholar

Q: Will this blog be safe for Ramadan?

- Anonymous

A: To our best ability, yes. Any suggestive figures or artwork (I.E Ver.BB Portrait.Of.Pirates figures) have been moved back in the queue until after Ramadan is over. These will also be tagged on this blog, for filtration when using a browser extension.

- Scholar

Q: Where do you find your content, Scholar?? How do you choose what to post?

- Anonymous

A: I find content from all over the internet. Some days, I browse through indexed URLs of old One Piece websites. Other days, I may look through the news sections of One-piece.com and see what is interesting.

Most things that I post, are things which I have an interest in - and have looked into on my own time. For example, I am moving in with my partner soon, and we are talking about the possibility of getting married. So you will soon see an influx posts of the Placole Wedding Planning Service x One Piece crossover!

- Scholar

#Q&A #Not Archival #scholarspeaks

[oharascholar]

Scholar!! AAAH!!!!!!! It's almost the 31st!!!! How is the race against time??! HEY! You saved me money on buying nail clippers, because I've been biting my nails!!

I am always willing to help... HEY!! Don’t bite your nails like that! Buy some nail clippers, won’t you?!

Yes, it’s been an almost constant effort for the past three days, but I’m almost done! I have moved across 718 of the 1,000 pages, with all of the information on them - publish dates, and Oda’s comment. That’s only 282 left! I’m hoping that it will be done this evening, or perhaps by tomorrow afternoon... Then I’ll be able to manually post more interesting content to the blog again.

Well, there are still a lot of blanks that I’ll have to fill in afterwards, but these are just aesthetic... You can take a look at how far things have come here: https://oharascholar.gay/coverpages/

It’s all going on behind the scenes! Hey, promise you’ll tell your friends when it’s done?! No, I’m just kidding. Do what you like!

- Your Hard-Working Scholar

#ScholarSpeaks #not archival #Anonymous

[oharascholar]

Scholar!! You haven't spoken in a few days. Hey!! Also what is 'beleive in Stephen'??

Hello! Yes, I have been letting the queue run on autopilot for the past few days, as I concentrate fully on archiving all of the information from the ‘1000-logs’ site before it goes offline on the 31st. You can take a sneak peak at https://oharascholar.gay/coverpages/ - but it is very unfinished!

As for Believe in Stephen... A new motto for preventing the theft of One Piece! One Piece chapters officially are posted on Sundays, both in original Japanese, and in English. Please do not read Friday scans! Stephen Paul is the official VIZ translator of One Piece, and he is incredibly skilled at his job - you are guaranteed to have a much better experience in reading and understanding One Piece by sticking with the official translations on Sundays. Believe in Stephen!

- Your Dedicated Scholar

#ScholarSpeaks #Not Archival #Anonymous

[oharascholar]

DOMAIN CHANGE - oharascholar.tumblr.com - > oharascholar.gay

The Archive will continue to be on tumblr, and all URLs such as /search/ and /tagged/ will continue to work.

- Your 🏳️‍🌈Prideful Scholar

#Not Archival #ScholarSpeaks #Comment: I was going to go with .co.uk.. But I wanted a way to say that I am LGBTQ+ !!

[oharascholar]

I miss chopper!!!! Can we see him? Hey, can we?! And I like to see how much you have walked! You never stop! GO GO GO GO OHARA SCHOLAR!! GANBARRE!

GO GO GO GO-- Oh? I was half way out the door!! Hey, be careful what you say, I’ve already been for a walk today!!

Chopper ... He has missed you too! I have been phasing out the daily Chopper Pedometer and Birthdays post, as I am not sure how much longer they are going to be supporting the One Piece Everyday app... The other 1000 Logs celebration sites have been going offline! I worry for the longevity of this app.

Now, without further ado, here he is! I am saving up to put the Portgas D. Ace hat on him... So very cute! Right now, he has Buggy the Clown’s hat.

“Hey, let’s walk a lot today!” (0072143 steps; Current Location: Kingdom of Arabasta.  Next Goal: Jaya)

What do you mean ‘let’s walk a lot today!!’ ??!! HEY!! I’ve done 7,000 steps today!!

- Your Tired Scholar

#Not Archival #ScholarSpeaks #Chopper Pedometer #One Piece #Anonymous

[oharascholar]

Hello Ohara Scholar, Why Do You Post Wayback Machine Links To Websites That Are Online Today?

Hello, that is a very good question, thank you for asking it. I personally index webpages as a form of future-proofing my archive!

A webpage can be updated or removed at any point in time, so I personally index webpages so that viewers of Archival Posts can see them as intended, at any point in the future that they may view it.

I hope that this answers your question ^^

- Your Devoted Ohara Scholar

#Not Archival #ScholarSpeaks

[oharascholar]

You removed the Merry and Sunny :(

Yes, sorry! We are working on making the archive accessible on screen readers, and the ascii art was causing discrepencies. We figured that the cute aesthetic was not worth the accessibility issues.

Here, I will immortalise them for you in this post;

(The following content is Screen Reader innaccessible. It is an Ascii depiction of the Going Merry-Go and the Thousand Sunny-Go)

Merry:

@  ◉  ꈊ )

Sunny:

< (◉ ㉨ ◉)ゝ

(Screen Reader Innaccessible content end)

- Your Faithful Ohara Scholar

#Not Archival #ScholarSpeaks #Anonymous

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