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"She wants love"

#music #guitar #spanish #Spanishrock #love #gig #livemusic #friendship #riverside #saturationfest

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It serves me right for wishing on stars. The ONLY way to get what you want in this world is through hard work. 💫

#disneyland #disney #princesstiana #princess #disneyprincess #mickeyandthemagicalmap #dca #princessandthefrog #digalittledeeper #blackexcellence #blackgirlsarelit #blackgirlmagic #blackgirl #love #beauty #blog #disneyblog #disneypictures #cosplay #blackcosplayer #blackgirlsrock

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Last weekend I had the pleasure of helping friends by taking photos at their intersectional youth conference! I had a lovely time making connections and reestablishing some in the LGBTQ+ community! Here's one of my favorite shots of @pharaohlashe during a yoga exercise! #IREC #IREN #ieintersectional2018 #ieintersectionalityyouthconference #rsbcihi #rypa #yoga #yogapants #lgbt

#irec #ieintersectional2018 #yoga #rsbcihi #iren #ieintersectionalityyouthconference #rypa #yogapants #lgbt

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Tips on writing an essay from my history professor

1. If you approach writing as a mystical event where you sit down at a blank page and expect to be visited by divine inspiration, you’re fucked. Writing is not a talent, it is a skill. It is a muscle. If you don’t use it, it dies.

2. Be comfortable with writing absolute garbage. Get all your thoughts down: write shit. Then edit; devote 50% of your time or more to editing. This is when you write your thesis. This is when you decide where paragraphs are.

3. Know how to use a comma. If you use more than two in a sentence, it’s too many. You’re doing something wrong. In American writing, beauty is not in the length and complexity of a sentence. Beauty is in short sentences, with a variety of structures.

4. If you can cut a word, cut it. Ask yourself, do I really need all these words? Keep only what is necessary, leave room for the important stuff.

5. Avoid canned expressions. The phrase ‘a needle in a haystack’ was effective the first time it was used in an essay – it no longer is. It would be better to write the most boring sentence than to write a cliche metaphor that serves no purpose.

6. When you use the word “which” you should probably be using the word “that.” If you don’t know, assume it should be “that.”

7. Avoid obscure vocabulary or jargon. Obscure vocabulary displays nothing about your intelligence or academic success.

8. Read good writing with the intention of absorbing how those authors write successfully.

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PSA

If you know a person’s deadname, don’t use it.

Don’t say “their real name is [deadname], but they prefer [actual name]”

Also, don’t ask what their “real name” is. Don’t insist. Their real name is the name they chose, and this goes for when you’re asking about someone’s trans friend/partner too.

Telling someone about a trans person’s deadname is betraying their trust. Don’t be this sorta person.

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Visited my buddies over the weekend!

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Idk, I just thought these flowers were pretty 🤷🏾 (at Downtown Riverside, California)

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180312 // Mental hygiene. Here are some tips to keep your mind cleand and positive that helped me a lot.

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hey uhhhh has anyone done this yet

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I'm Just too hard to love.

Thanks for the everyday reminder.

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Halloween time at the Disneyland Resort

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Jennifer Connelly