#i am still not sure what grade levels id prefer

[aahsoka]

i am getting paid very little to sub but i very much do care about whats going on with these kids and i wanna leave them all with something good

[paradoxguild679]

Life Changing Experience

Prologue: 

Chloe is seventeen. She has black hair brown eyes and a small set of B-Cup breasts. She excels in school and she has many people that love and respect her. Chloe was always seen as nice, helpful and extremely kind. Chloe always had a love for the world of entertainment but has one terrible flaw, she is incredibly shy. She loves the field of acting and talk shows, she even has fantastic ideas, but never put them out their due to her shyness. For this reason, she has also yet to find a boyfriend. She would love to solve both problems but, she never could find a way to get past her shyness. One day, while going to an event of a webstar that Chloe greatly appreciates, she was about to walk up to have him sign something but, she then runs away and hides behind a column far from everyone. While running away, a woman in her 30s noticed Chloe and decided to follow her. “Excuse me young lady? Is everything alright?” Chloe only nodded as she was still in her moment of anxiety, the woman then cocked an eyebrow, “Are you sure? You look as if someone is trying to kill you.” “Y.. yes, I was j.. just about to get my poster signed when I just was too shy to go up there and meet him.” “Oh, you poor thing. I once was like you but, I’ll tell you what. Take this camera and start practicing making videos with it.” “*sniff* How will a video camera help me become less shy?” “Oh, it’s a special camera. Trust me, you start making videos with this and I promise you, that shyness will be a thing of the past.” The woman hands Chloe the camera, “Thank you so much miss…” as Chloe was putting the camera in her bag the woman had disappeared. “That was odd but, I have had enough public exposure for today, I’m going home.” While back at home, Chloe was trying her best to figure out what videos to make before opening the camera. She was more of a writer than a video maker, then she got the idea of making video logs. While trying to figure out how to use the video camera she notices a note on the screen after turning it on. The note stated, “To go back, just push the reset button” She had no idea what that meant but she started to record in her room, talking about herself and her passions. After a total of 40 minutes of her talking she finally watched it over and realized she doesn’t like. Chloe then deletes the video and falls asleep. 

Day 1: 

After Chloe wakes up she notices that, besides feeling slightly taller for some reason, nothing much else has changed. However, she cannot find her backpack for the life of her. [Damnit, where the hell is my bag?] Chloe thought. She then notices a bag in the corner of her room that she does not recognize. When she goes over to it she finds nothing but notes inside. “Hey mom, I’m ready to go to Gregland!” Chloe screams downstairs to her mom. “Oh, don’t you be a smart-ass with me young lady! Take your car and go to University or you’ll be late.” [Huh? Why would she tell me to get ready to go to college classes? Last I checked I was over a year away from graduating High School.] Chloe then grabs her wallet and checks her ID; she then sees that she is now 20 years old. [Oh my God! What the hell is going on?! How am I 20 now?! Did that camera have something to do with it? I wonder what else it can do?] “Chloe! NOW!” “Okay mom.” Chloe then steps in the car and somehow knows what to do and where to go. After she arrives at University, she then notices it is the Medical School that was her first choice. “HOLY SHIT! I can’t believe it! Not only am I now going to college. I’m at my first choice! Well, my mom’s first choice. I would’ve preferred to study in the entertainment industry. But, thanks to my shyness I couldn’t speak up to my mom and chose what she would have wanted.” Chloe then takes a look at her diary that she kept in her dashboard and confirms what she already knew. However, she did find that she had top notch grades in all of her courses and even found that she got a full ride because of her grades from high school. After making it into class just before the professor took role she discovered today was one of the last days to study for the final in her courses, Chloe knew she would have to study hard in order to pass the course with flying colors. When Chloe returned home, she found that her pajamas where missing. Chloe then asked her mom where they ended up and was told that her father has left for the whole week to work. “And I know that when he isn’t here you just love to walk around in nothing but your bra and panties.” Of course, Chloe was incredibly embarrassed and would usually never do that. However, since she didn’t want to sleep in her clothes she decide to give it a shot and finds that she feel extremely comfortable in nothing but her underwear. Chloe then walks up to her room and begins to study. While doing what she does best, Chloe couldn’t help but having her focus come back to the camera. [Well, I guess making another video won’t hurt, besides I can take a short break.] She then decides that instead of getting dressed that, since she’ll more than likely never post this and that the reality changes are over, she could just record in her bra and panties. While recording, she finds that she feels more comfortable and fluid in her vlog. And after looking the video over, she likes it but, will obviously never post a thing like that. After all, she’s still to shy to present herself for an audition, who knows what shame she would try to post a video in which she is half naked. 

Day 2: 

Chloe wakes up in a completely different room and panics. She then looks around the place and discovers that she’s in a small apartment and is completely alone. She then rushes to read her diary: the day and year are exactly the same as it should be. Except for one thing, the day that Chloe started University, she also decided to be more independent. She got an apartment not too far from the university and even got a job as a bartender in a simple place. As an alarm goes off, she discovers that she has an hour to get around and start her day at work. When she opens her closet after taking a shower, she notices that her clothes do not fit what her previous style was. Instead, the clothes are all tight fitting and revealing clothing. Her shirts all showed her naval, tops that showed her shoulders, very short jeans and miniskirts. “There is now way I am wearing any of this shit!” Chloe’s phone then goes off as she now is running the risk of being late for work. So, Chloe then forces herself to wear something that doesn’t feel like it was too revealing. As, she looks at herself in the mirror she does think that the clothes are much prettier than her normal ones even if they are mostly revealing. Chloe then heads off to work as a bartender. She manages to be very kind to everyone but, is often embarrassed by many guys and even some girls claiming how hot and sexy she was dressed like that. Chloe had never been so embarrassed before in her life yet, she also felt odd by the experience as well. When she returned home she took off her shirt and pants, as usual. “God today was probably the single worst day I had in my life. However, I also feel like I should…” Chloe’s eyes leered towards the video camera. For whatever reason, she desperately wanted to make a video about her day. In fact, she began to feel horny by just thinking about it. She then starts recording and talks about her day and grows more excited as she does. Then at her peak level of horniness, she stops talking and begins to masturbate. Chloe had never done this before in her life but, it feels incredible. She then stops recording after she came. While looking over the video, she turns red. Instead of deleting it, Chloe deicides to keep it, without publishing it of course. She doesn’t know why but she was proud of it. She then decided to get some sleep as she shut the camera off.

Day 3: 

Chloe proceeds to wake up in the same apartment. Nothing seems to have changed, except for one thing: the bed where she sleeps is no longer a twin but a king size bed. She doesn’t know why the bed changed but, she looks in her journal. She notices that many pages are gone. It goes to the day she started college but, the day is different. After reading, Chloe finds out that she never started university out of her pursuit to be working in front of a camera but does not specify what because her mother would never approve. After reading these words, Chloe tries to remember the lecture she had yesterday but finds nothing, she can’t even remember the name of her professor. In the diary she also sees that she found an apartment and she is trying to in every-way to overcome the specimens, but in the meantime has found a job to practice, yet there are no written details. At one point her phone rings and she sees that her mother is calling. “Hey mom.” “Hey sweetie, when are you coming home to start university?” “I don’t really feel up to it mom. Don’t worry though, I found a job.” “Oh really? And what’s that?” “A maid.” Chloe blurted out as a lie. “Oh, and what all do you do?” “Fuck off mom.” Chloe then immediately hangs up. She’s shaking from being so nervous but also feels great. [Holy shit! I have never spoke to my mother that way. But goddamn did it feel great! That cunt totally deserved it. Making me choose a career that I never fucking wanted. Oh my god, what am I thinking? I need to press that reset button.] Just as Chloe reaches out for that button, she hears a knock on her door. “Oh-em-gee, who the like, fuck is that?” She then opens the door to find a 25-year old guy who she had never met before. Even though that was the case she let him in, and she didn’t know why. The guy tells her that he couldn’t afford the full job and can only give her about $56. [Oh, he must be like, referring to one of my scripts.] Chloe then looks down and notices his erection in his pants. [OH MY GOD! This douchebag has a fucking boner! I should kick his ass out of here…] Instead of doing what she was thinking her body does something else, her body turns on the camera and hits record. After turning it on Chloe strips as she proceeds to take out the man’s cock and give him a blowjob. While doing the deed, Chloe begins to struggle on how to take what’s going on. [What the fuck am I doing. I mean I seem to be a pro at this, and it feels fucking amazing. No! What am I thinking? Oh god, I think he’s about to cum. Why am I getting off on this?] As the man cums, Chloe for the first time gets to experience the delicious majesty that is semen running down her throat. She had never tried it before, but now she wants even more. Chloe then gets up, licking her lips, and approaches the camera saying, “Nothing tastes better than this. Trust me.” Then she turns off the camera. After the man leaves, Chloe is shocked because that was her first oral sex experience. Originally, she would have never done such a thing… and she loved the hell out of it. Chloe then understood she needed to press the reset. After she does it a message pops up on the screen and says: “Reset will only work after the events of the last recording have happened.” “Fuck it,” Chloe states “I’m going to bed.” 

Day 4: 

Chloe wakes up and sees nothing has changed around her in her room. She doesn’t have the time to properly wake up as she receives a video call from her mother. At first she’s nervous to accept the call, as of where they left off. Chloe then accepts the call and braces for a long, yelling lecture from her mother. “Hey sweetheart, how are you doing? Are things going okay?” “Yeah mom, things are totally fine?” Chloe says confused. “You aren’t like mad at me?” “Well, I cannot say that I’m happy with your choices so far but, I’m not mad at you, no. Why? Should I be?” “No! I mean no. I just guess I can have some blonde moments.” “Speaking of which, did you dye your hair?” “What are you like, talking about mom? This is totally my natural color.” Oh sweetie. Did I call you too early in the morning? You’re being really silly; we both know your natural hair color is blonde. Stop kidding around, did you dye your hair or not?” “Look, mom I’ve got to go…” “Oh did you finally get a job?” “I’ll tell you like, tomorrow. It’ll be a umm… what’s the like word?” “Surprise?” “Oh like, duh. Yeah a surprise mommy. I’ll call you tomorrow. Bye.” Chloe then hangs up not feeling well as she runs to a mirror and see her once raven black hair become sun ray blonde and branch out to her ass as it and her thighs begin to bubble up and expand. After her small changes, she ran over to her diary, where almost nothing is written, and discovers that she had dropped out at 4th grade after she was rejected, only to have found the possibilities for her dream job at the age of 19 and to have arrived in the apartment for her to be able to achieve it. Her dream job was always to write scripts and communicate with people on talk shows, but how could she do that without a diploma? Suddenly, Chloe got a notification from What’s App. It was many positive replies. She texts her friend what do they mean, and her friend sends her the link: Chloe almost screams as her blowjob video was uploaded yesterday on Pornhub and made well over 100,000 views overnight. It was the same in the video from yesterday except she had the long, blonde hair and the thicc thighs and ass. Chloe then understood; the camera was turning her into a porn star. “Shit! When I meant I wanted to be less shy, I couldn’t even fathom this!” Chloe decided to get some fresh air (in the same skimpy clothes she had from yesterday) and goes to drink in a bar. While in her wallowing self-disgust, a guy comes up to flirt with her. Initially, Chloe wants to refuse but, she instead begins to accept the man’s advances as they both run into a bathroom to have a quick fuck. She feels great! It was the best feeling Chloe had ever had in her whole life. After their sexcapade, the guy attempts to ask for her number, but Chloe instead quickly runs back to her apartment. She really did want to have more sex, but she immediately decides to press the reset button, fighting with herself. She then presses the button and click on the “First Phase: Body, Personality, and Clothing” option. Then everything goes back to normal. Her hair changes back with her clothes becoming her normal closed off style. Even her thoughts return to normal, she wasn’t thinking about constant sexual pleasure. Unfortunately, her shyness comes back at full force, Chloe almost crying for what all she did before. Chloe is ready to go back to being her shy and quiet self, having regained her old identity. Then she starts to think about one thing: She would never want to become a porn star however… she remembers that in the moments she had sex and published the video, she finally felt satisfied with herself by destroying her shyness. Chloe didn’t want to go bankrupt and lose all of her dreams because of her extreme shyness. [Is it possible that I always need a camera to fight it? I mean after-all pornography is a form of entertainment. And it is infinitely loads better than being shy… No! It must be to prove something else.] Chloe then turns on the camera and begins vlogging. This time she uploads it to YouTube. Later that afternoon, Chloe receives several glowing and positive comments on her approach in the video. She finally gained her self-confidence and is ready to press the reset again. Chloe remembers now that she can’t use the camera if the last recording doesn’t take place first. This time, Chloe isn’t scared, she is convinced that nothing can change her mind, whatever the effect. 

Day 5: 

Chloe wakes up to see nothing has changed in her apartment. She immediately gets up to activate the camera but, begins to feel strange and heads to the bathroom. She looks in the mirror to see her breasts grow in to natural D-Cup with her bras all adjusting to them. Her hair changes back into the long, flowing blonde hair it was before along with her face changing to becoming sexier than before. In fact, her whole-body changes into a hot body that any man would lust after. Chloe is surprised to see what she has become, and she loves it. While looking at herself in the mirror, her head becomes filled with memories of last night, she had heavy sex with a guy from a bar she met. Just thinking about it makes her masturbate. [I have to press the reset again. But, this feels so good and what about the talk shows? What about the experience on stage as enjoyable as her new job?] “And why would we like, ever go back to that like, lame, nerdy little loser of a body when we have this totally hot as fuck piece of ass right here?!” Chloe exclaimed while smacking her ass making it jiggle like Jell-O. She then found in her diary that she had fun picking on other girls who were less cute than her in High School. She also found the experiences on stage were a waste of time. Chloe then understood that the camera didn’t just change her physical appearance, but her personality as well. She became a total stuck-up bitch. [I should go back, this isn’t me. Oh, really? Well, like, weather it is or isn’t us, I like this one better. We were so totally useless as that little shy nerd. Now, we’re a like fucking force to be reckoned with! We do what we want, when we totally want, no matter who gets in my way.] Chloe has lost who she once was as her new self, had taken over. “Now, I need to find myself a morning fuck. I’m gonna go scout the bar! I’m gonna get my ass rammed good and publish the video after doing it. Goodbye shy Chloe-bear, hello sexy ass bitch Chloe!”

[sleepless-in-starbucks]

Suspend Your Disbelief

Note: Does this make sense? Unlikely. I wrote it instead of doing prep work for my finals. But I’m still posting it. Summary: Logan just wanted to eat lunch, not have some crazy hotshot sit down and start pushing the magic agenda on him. Good thing he was never going to see him ever again. Right? Warning: Non-consensual kissing (they both end up fine with it but it does happen), a few swear words

   Logan hated him. Utterly despised the smug bastard that was Roman whatever-his-last-name-was. Logan didn’t catch it and he currently didn’t care.

   “You have absolutely no proof of anything you’re saying.” Logan said angrily, gesturing around him. “I, on the other hand, have a plethora!”    “You only think you do.” The cocky arse replied with what Logan refused to describe as a winning smile. “But I can explain everything with one word.”

   “Don’t you dare.”

   “Magic.” Roman said with jazz hands, as if he were offering a movie option and not attempting to drive Logan mad.

   “Gravity?”    “Magic.”    “Plant growth?”

   “I’mma have to say magic.”

   “Rainbows?”    “Gay magic.”

   “Atoms!?”

   “You won’t believe me… but… magic.”

   Logan slid his seat back to faceplant in the table. Three science degrees, for this? To fight with some hotshot who recognized his face from his lectures and decided to ruin his lunch with this nonsense?

   “If you’re going to tell me you honestly, seriously believe this, this, insanity then why, pray tell, did you come over to talk to me?” Logan tilted his head to glare at Roman. “I’m a scientist. I actually use my brain.”

   “Not properly, clearly.” Roman replied, infuriatingly. Logan couldn’t even tell if he was joking or not.

   “I-”    “Oh, sorry Microsoft Nerd, but my ride’s here.” Roman interrupted, picking up his phone as it dinged. He patted Logan’s elbow with a smile. “Think about what I’ve said, would you?”

   “You’ve spoken only gibberish about magic.”

   “Only gibberish to some.” Roman replied while he got up, pulling a twenty out of his wallet and throwing it on the table. “Whatever you’re getting’s on me.” And with that, he twirled away from the table and headed off towards the parking lot.

   Logan resisted the unprofessional urge to growl as the near stranger wandered off. Sitting up in his seat, he crumpled the twenty in his hand. He hadn’t ordered anything yet, and after that conversation, he decided he’d prefer to eat at home. At least there was someone rational there.

   As he pulled out his own wallet to put the money in, he stopped when he found a white note coupled with the cash. He squinted at the excessively swirly writing.

   If you ever care to free yourself from the lies of big science, give me a call; xxx-xxxx

Prince of Magic, Gay, and Truth- Roman

   Logan frowned at the note as if it was Roman’s face and he was still blabbering about the world all being run by magic and nothing else. He was sorely tempted to rip it to shreds and let it blow away in the breeze.

   “Sir, are you ready to order?”

   Logan stuffed the twenty and the note into his wallet instantly, looking up to answer the waitress, “I’m just going, thanks.”

   Slipping his wallet back into his pocket, he headed in the opposite direction of the parking lot, trying not to think about the stupid note from the stupid man in his pocket.

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   “And you know what he said?”

   “Lemme guess.” Virgil deadpanned from where he was lounging on his bed, swiping through his phone. “Magic?”

   “Magic!” Logan rubbed his forehead. “Honestly, Virgil, he was the most infuriating person I’ve ever met! You two would get along splendidly, I’m sure.”

   “I’m insulted, Logan. I’m supposed to be the most infuriating person you’ve ever met.”

   “He’s an extremely strong contender.” Logan huffed. “Besides, you’re annoying simply because you’re annoying.”

   “Aw, thanks, Lo. I didn’t realize I meant that much to you.” Virgil cooed.

   “Just like that.” Logan said. “But Roman? He’s just wrong. Or pulling my leg. Or perhaps both. And he’s so cocky about it, like he knows everything, smiling the entire time, stupid winning smile and bright teeth he doesn’t deserve to have-”

   “Lo, have you considered you have a crush?”

   Logan jerked out of his position of existential crisis on the floor to face Virgil. “Are you mad?!”

   Virgil rolled his eyes. “God, Logan, you gay disaster, when’s the last time you had a crush that you can’t recognize one?”

   “I’ve not had a crush since first grade.” Logan responded. “And even then, really, he was just very good at drawing scales. Even with crayon, really, it was masterful-”    “I thought CIL-D (Classmate of Interest Letter- D) was just a good artist?” Virgil said with a shit-eating grin.

   Logan glared at him. “Shut up.”

   Virgil looked like he would not be shutting up about this for the foreseeable future. “Sure. That aside, I hate to break it to you, Logan, but you’re totally head-over-heels for this ‘prince.’”

   “I despise him with every fiber of my being.” Logan responded.

   “And yet, you still have his number.” Logan scowled at the white scrap Virgil was toying with in his hands. Showing him that was a mistake, apparently. “And despite the fact that he is, allegedly, an absolute fool, you won’t stop talking about him. Or thinking about what he said, even though it’s bullshit. And you just spent like a solid minute describing his smile.”

   “It’s a stupid smile.”

   “You called it winning and his teeth bright.” Virgil responded, flopping over on the bed to look at Logan while he taunted him. “You’re gay for him, Lo.”

   “Even if you’re right- and I am admitting on zero levels that you are- what does it matter?” Logan asked. “He just wanted to taunt me with his silly ideas. I highly doubt he’s interested.”

   “I’d say he’s super interested.”

   Logan leaned back on the nearest wall, which wasn’t very near, leaving him with just his head propped up as he met Virgil’s eyes and said, “Really? Virge, buddy, I know it’s hard living with a genius when all you do is dance-”

   “Now is not the time to mock my job and you’re just trying to avoid the real topic at hand.”

   “-but this is just getting to be a bit too far of a reach, don’t you think?” Logan finished, ignoring the interruption.

   Virgil rolled his eyes. “Logan, you’re one of the top scientists in the country, and yet, you refuse to talk to practically anyone.”

   “I speak with those who can stimulate my intellect.” Logan responded. “And you.”

   “Ha ha. Logan, those who stimulate your intellect are down to about five other scientists and people who ask super weird questions to frustrate you.” Virgil waved the phone number. “This Roman guy probably thought you looked cute and knew the only way to catch your interest was to be so incredibly stupid you couldn’t let the matter drop.”

   “I disagree entirely.” Logan replied, offended. “I don’t continue interactions with crazy fools for the sake that they’re incredibly foolish.”

   Virgil raised an eyebrow. “The concept of the sun is just a lie that the government uses to convince us that the ‘sun’ warms us, and not the radiation they leak into the atmosphere.”    “...There are so many things wrong with that, just to start with ancient peoples beliefs and sun gods before the government could exist to do anything about it,”

   Logan went on for a good three minutes before he recognized the grin on Virgil’s face. “I’ve been played.” He said immediately, cutting off a rant about how does one even fake the sun.

   “Yep.”

   “I hate you.”

   “Sureeee.” Virgil replied, swinging his feet off the bed and dropping the number on Logan’s lap. “Listen, Rem and me’s dance number starts in fifteen, so I’ve gotta go, but you should call the cute idiot while I’m gone.” Virgil winked as he reached the doorway. “Who knows. Maybe I’ll be the right one for once.”

   And with that comment, Virgil was out of the apartment. Logan frowned, turning back to look at the paper.

   He did not have a crush. Roman was infuriating. He didn’t have a nice smile, he didn’t look cute when he mocked Logan, he didn’t walk with a perfectly exaggerated swagger, and he wasn’t at all deserving of the princely title he had given himself.

   But it was Logan’s duty to at least and try to crush ignorance. And if Roman was going to be the most ignorant fool of them all, than Logan was practically legally responsible to properly correct him.

   With a deep sigh, he picked up his phone.

   ~~~~~~~~~

   Logan kicked another pebble. He was slightly (read: extremely) early for his meetup with Roman. Only because it worked better for him to take the earlier bus. Not because he was nervous. As he had pointedly told Roman multiple times via text, this was an informational conference to discuss his awfully flawed view of science and the natural world.

   Roman had eloquently responded with, “So, a nerd date?”

   Logan told him to come to the park if he cared or not before promptly turning off his phone. He felt foolish immediately afterwards, and turned it back on to check Roman had confirmed he’d be coming.

   Not that Logan cared if he came or not. He just didn’t have that much time in his life to waste.

   Logan realized he had been glaring at the poor kicked pebble for a few minutes at the same time he realized a car was entering the parking lot. It was a bright blue minivan. Logan wasn’t one hundred percent it was Roman’s style, per say (not that he cared what Roman’s style was), but when the idiot himself bounded out of the passenger side, he was forced to accept this was his ride.

   Out of the driver’s side came an equally energetic person wearing an oversized sweater and a ridiculously large smile.

   “See, Pat, I told you he’d beat us here.” Roman said while looking at Logan. Logan rolled his eyes.

   “I like to be punctual.”

   “If you say so.” Roman said, same stupidly egotistical etched on his face. “See you in a bit, Patton!”

   Patton waved at both of them. “Okay, Ro! Have fun on your date!”

   “It’s not a date!” Logan protested immediately.

   Patton giggled. “My mistake. Bye you two!”

   Logan turned his glare upon Roman while Patton drove off. “A date? Really? I thought we went over this.”

   Roman shrugged. “Patton gets the most absurd ideas in his head.”

   “Why do I have a sneaking suspicion you’re the reason he had that idea in his head?”

   “No clue, I’m sure.” Roman replied. “Now, shall we stroll gayily through the park and discuss matters of magic and fake science?”

   “Gayily?”

   “You know, happily?” Roman said, arching an eyebrow smugly. “What? Haven’t heard the definition?”

   “You’re a twat.”

   “So I’ve been told.” Roman started heading into the park. “Onwards!”

   Logan huffed before hurrying to catch up with him. As they walked past the flower beds that were planted at the park’s entrance, Logan took in disdainfully the casual dress Roman was wearing. Not that there was anything wrong with dresses, but the light pink-and-white colours with golden crown designs splattered across it were about as professional as a picnic.

   Roman apparently caught him staring, smirking at Logan as he said, “See something you like?”

   Logan immediately fixed his gaze forward, replying, “You’re dressed quite casually.”

   “It’s a walk in the park, literally.” Roman replied. “Unlike someone here, I don’t enjoy taking those in pressed slacks and ties.”

   “I had a meeting before this.” Logan lied. He didn’t have a meeting beforehand, he just refused to in any way, shape, or form play into Roman or Virgil’s fantasy that this was a date. “We don’t all have time on our hands.”

   “I’m insulted.” Roman said with an exaggerated gasp. “Us actors as very busy.”    “You’re an actor?” Logan said before mumbling to himself, “That explains a lot.”

   Roman caught the whisper. “Does it?”

   “I see now your imagination has run away from you, as I’m sure it’s prone to do living in the land of make-believe, and has given you the foolish idea that magic rules the world.” Logan explained.

   Roman rolled his eyes as he moved off the path to stand on the small observation deck sticking out of the park land and over the little lake that bordered it. “You know, I’m not the only one with these ideas.”

   “The world is sadly filled with a lot of weirdos.” Logan said, not minding the stop on the deck. It was slightly humid and he was starting to regret the slacks, anyways.

   “Well not everyone who believes it is a weirdo.” Roman responded. “Ever heard of Dr. Emile Picani?”

   Logan waved a hand. “Pretty top notch psychologist, yeah. Don’t tell me you think he believes this nonsense.”

   “No, I don’t think so. I do know so, however.” Roman grinned as if he had won the whole argument. “Talked to him a few days ago.”

   “Listen, I respect Emile. The fact that he’s so heavily incorporated Disney into everything he does is great. But it only stands that if he’s willing to be so deeply invested in such silly tales, then he might be swayed to believe in a world of magic.”

   “Silly tales? I’m sorry, are you insulting Disney?”

   Logan raised an eyebrow. “What? Irked they’ve yet to pick you up for roll of Evil Stepmother, Princess?”

   “An insult and a complimentary nickname?” Roman winked. “Careful, Teach, I might start thinking you’re flirting.”

   “That wouldn’t be very professional.”

   “That was a weak excuse.”

   “It’s not an excuse.” Logan corrected. “It’s the reason why I cannot currently be flirting with you. That’s not even getting into the fact you’re a self-centered, egotistical, half-brained fool who thinks he can prove any stupid idea with a nice smile and confident attitude-”

   Virgil had always said Logan ranted enough the only way anyone would ever be able to shut him up was by kissing him, teasing that would be his first kiss. Logan would roll his eyes and point out that no one these days had that type of confidence or desire to kiss a talkative nerd. Besides, slapping people was much more fun.

   Apparently, Roman whatever-his-last-name-was was part of the small percentage of people who had that confidence and possibly the only person who wanted to kiss a talkative nerd.

   Logan had just barely became aware of the fact that lips were pressed to his when Roman pulled back, lacking, for the first time around Logan, confidence.

   “I shouldn’t have done that.” Roman all but stuttered, blushing as he apologized. “God, I’m such a-”

   Logan wasn’t completely processing everything at this point but he had figured out not kissing Roman had left him feeling very put out and, hey, turnabout’s fair play, right? Roman seemed just as surprised as Logan was but neither of them pulled away before they needed to take a breath.

   Logan had instantly turned crimson before he turned to face the lake. Roman was the first to speak, with a light chuckle, saying, “Not flirting with me, eh?”

   “You kissed me first.” Logan responded, still not facing him.

   A beat of silence before, “Want to do it again?”

   Logan faced him once more, the front of his dress crumpled from where Logan only realized now he must have pulled him down to kiss him back (it wasn’t fair, really, Roman being a head taller than him) and that smug smirk back on his face.

   “You really are insufferable.”

   “You realize I did make up the whole ‘everything is just magic’ thing, right?”

   Logan pulled Roman down by his dress again, stopping right before the third inevitable kiss to ask,

   “Then what do you call this?”

   Roman’s mouth was immediately too preoccupied to answer this question, but to Logan, this time magic might have been the only realistic answer.

[millyivybloom-blog]

University

Hi all,

So I’m currently deciding on which university I should attend. I have received offers from all 4 I applied to but now I have to choose which one I want to go to the most so I thought id share the process I use to make these decisions. There are lots of universities out there so how do you decide which to apply for let alone your favourite? Here is my advice.

Step 1: Choose the course.

There is no point even considering a university if they don’t offer the degree you want to do. Use university guides which are available from the times and guardian etc. to find the rating of universities as well as a list of schools that offer the subject you’re interested it. Use UCAS to search your course as well because that is likely to be the most up to date recording of the courses offered by universities.

Make lists of the universities that offer your course, how good they are considered both academically and by the students, how far from home they are and what grades they are asking for. If you can only find the UCAS points they require, a quick google should show what grades you will need and ask your teachers if you are still unsure.

For courses such as psychology, there is a society (the British psychological society or BPS) which accredits courses. This accreditation is a requirement to start training to be a chartered psychologist and will cost your a few years of study if you don’t have this and want to be a psychologist. 

*Check websites for both the university and the body or society that controls the area you want your study to lead you into so you are sure if your course needs any form of accreditation and ask the lecturers on visits.*

Step 2: Visits.

University open days exist for a reason. Most of them are on Saturdays but if you still cannot make it to one email the head of departments asking for more information on the course and if you have ay questions they should be happy to answer them. You can also tour the university digitally for most schools or request a private tour. It is important to know you feel comfortable and safe at the university you are considering as you could be living and studying there for 3-5 or more years depending on your course. There is no point going to a school in the middle of a city if you prefer living near open countryside or in the middle of nowhere if you feel isolated. Get a feel of the location, town, campus, accommodation, study spaces and anywhere else you would be likely to find yourself over the years you will be studying there.

For example, one university I was considering was taken off my list when I visited and felt incredibly unsafe and unhappy there. I am a country girl at heart so an open campus in the centre of a city was no going to make me feel at home or allow me to be productive in my learning.

Step 3: Talk to people.

Talk to lecturers, asking any questions you have and discussing areas of interest. This is how you get a feel of the teaching at the university. Are the teachers engaging? Do they care and are they willing to talk to possible students at length about their subjects? Chances are, if they are willing to take time out of their day to talk to a perspective student they will be happy to do the same with their actual, committed students. 

Talk to other students. These are people who are living the life you want to be living in a year or two. They are having the experience you are dreaming of right now so ask about classes, social aspects of university, the nightlife if you are interested in that, where the good coffee is and how crowded the laundrette can get. Even if they are at an open day and probably being paid to be there, they are likely to have a very different perspective to any of the staff at the university so take the time to have a chat to them.

Talk to our friends and family. Remember that this is your decision but it is always good to get a second opinion. Parents are often focused on your safety and how far away you will be moving whilst friends are probably going through the same problems you are right now. Do not base your decision about who will be where and what other people think but it can be good to have other ideas presented from different perspectives.

Step 4: Make pro-con lists.

Once you have cut down your list to your favourites make a pro-con list for each one. These don't have to be long but they can help you decide which ones are at the top of your list and which aren’t your favourites at all. UCAS allows you to apply for 5 universities but you don't have to fill all 5 spaces if you don’t like that many places. 

Step 5:Apply.

Even if you’re not sure you will get the grade some places want they might still consider you with a good personal statement. Make sure you have universities with a range of grades so you have a back up if you don't get the grades you wanted. 

Once you have applied you just need to wait. Regularly check your emails and UCAS account for any updates. Some universities may get back to you incredibly quickly and some might take weeks, just keep calm and think positive.

Step 6: Exams.

Taking your A-Levels can be stressful so take time to focus on preparing for them as early as year 12 and revise right from the beginning (you’ll thank me later).

Some universities offer merit scholarship and entrance exams so make sure to check when you apply. Even if you doubt you will do well on these tests, take them anyway, you might surprise yourself and it will show the university that you are committed to them and the course. Not all places offer these exams though so check. Your college should be happy and able to help you to apply for and take these exams but they are often earlier than A-Levels, around January to March so check early if you want to take them.

Over all, it is good to start early and stay organised and committed. Keep a notebook solely for university information so you can keep it all organised. When in doubt ask your teachers for advice as they help students apply for university every year so probably have some good advice by now.

Good luck. xoxo

[charliesimss]

50 Questions for your Sim

Hiiiii everyone, im back from the dead to do this questionnaire 😍

I was tagged by @mada-didi, thank you so so much, if you’ve ever saw my posts you know I love these things.

I’ll tag @clannad03, @sunshinepixels and @bubble-sims, sorry for any double tags 😇

I’mmmmmm gonna do Gemma cause shes my main rp character and Im trying to develop her.

1. How old is your sim? 20

2. When is your sim’s birthday? December 25th

3. What is your sim’s zodiac sign? Cap ♑

4. What is your sim’s ethnicity? I always have just classified myself as white/american. I should get myself an ancestry DNA thing

5. Does your sim have any nicknames? Just Gem

6. Do they have a job? Im a receptionist at a spa

7. Where does your sim live? Sunlit Tides 🌴

8. Who does your sim live with? My two loves, Will and Alistair

9. What environment did your sim grow up in? (strict, loving, cold etc.) I’d say very loving. I was born as the youngest of four already excited and loving siblings, with parents who had stable jobs working with kids, so they had lots of love to share. Sure, we had our fights with each other, and I definitely went down the wrong path at first, but they were always there for me to come home to.

10. What are your sim’s favourite foods? Can’t go wrong with pizza

11. What is your sim’s favourite drink? Mimosas and coffee, sometimes in that order 😜

12. If they have one what is your sim’s favourite color? Red, always

13. Does your sim believe in any clichés? (love at first sight) I believe in the one about having cats walk your path and then having a good day or something? Other than that not really.

14. What is your sim’s sexuality? Straight

15. What is your sim’s gender identity? Female (she/her(s))

16. Is your sim type A or type B? I really have no idea, i don’t really do much psychology

17. Is your sim introverted or extroverted? Extroverted

18. What is your sim’s favourite woohoo position? Lmaoooo uhhhm, anything that has me wrapping my legs around his waist, that’s so comfortable for me lol

19. Is your sim a pet person? If so what is their favourite animal? Dogs of course!! I grew up with 4 of them and I can’t wait to get another with my kids one day 😇

20. Does your sim have a best friend? Adriana, Meadow, Evelynn, Will ?

21. What is/was your sim’s favourite school subject? I didn’t really go to school long enough to have a fave subject 🤦‍♀️ But in grade school I really liked our poetry sessions we had in writing. Don’t think i could write anything above third grade level in poetry now tho....,

22. Is/was your sim a high, mid or low achiever in school? Most of the time I was skipping class to smoke in the back parking lot, so that might give you an idea of who I was then

23. Are they planning to go or have they already been to college? If so, what would be or what was their major? I’m not in college at all but I am in hair styling school, taking the time to get my certificate for that though, cause theres no rush 

24. What are your sim’s political beliefs? (if they have them) ((I feel like there are no political rulers in sims ???? except Me™)) I kind of try to stay out of that area.

25. What is one thing your sim wants to do before they die? Swim with dolphins 💙

26. Does your sim have a favourite TV show (cable) and/or movie? Does it have to be a cable movie? Cause those are no good. Im a sap, I like This is Us and The Village. 

27. Is your sim a Netflix viewer? If so what are their top 3 shows. Nailed It, Girls Incarcerated annddddd, Nailed It

28. Does your sim like books? Most of the books I read are for kids 😭 29. Does your sim enjoy video games, if so what is their favourite one and do they play on PC or console? I had enough brothers in my house playing video games without me while growing up, so I never really felt the need to get into it ?

30. What is your sim’s personal style? I like to get insp from the so called ‘instagram baddies’, thats not really working out while Im pregnant thooooo

31. Does your sim have a lucky charm? nah

32. Is your sim religious? I go to church sometimes and we went growing up, I believe in mostly Christian taught stuff as far as the religious side of it goes.

33. What kind of music does your sim listen to and who is their favourite artist? I like G-Eazy, Panic!, mcr, emo bands ? 34. Is your sim a festive person? If so what’s their favourite holiday? I really like christmas for obvious reasons 😜

35. What is your sim’s favourite type of weather? Snowwww, which we barely get in Sunlit Tides

36. Does your sim prefer to start fights or finish them? Being a capricorn,,,. I do both just when Im bored 

37. Does your sim have a dream job? Ive always just wanted to have a little family of my own, never really thought about a real career

38. Does your sim have any siblings? YEs❤ 3 brothers and a sister. Jayden, Mason, Emmett and Ainsley

39. Does your sim get along with their family? Absolutely

40. What is your sim’s favourite hobby? I like to draw out outfits for me to wear, or listen to music or work out

41. What does your sim look for in a romantic partner? Someone who can keep me grounded and calm, who makes me feel like im Home

42. What is a secret about your sim? I guess not many people know Isabelle is my first born? 

43. What is a wish your sim has? Get married one day

44. What is a flaw your sim has? My birth mark Id say

45. How do others generally perceive your sim? I dont get very nice looks when Im out with Ali what with being so young and all, the bump I have now isnt helping. I wish people would just mind their business and know Im not just a messed up teen mom..... anymore

46. Does your sim have a greatest achievement? Graduating high school, a year late but I made it 👏

47. If they have one, what is your sim’s greatest regret? Sometimes I regret not having an open adoption with Isabelle. I mean, I get to see her but she still thinks Im her aunt Gemma :(

48. Does your sim have a favourite emoji? 💋💎🤦‍♀️

49. Does your sim use Simstagram? I use this one ?

50. What is the last text your sim sent (and who did they text)? Texted Will saying “Babbeeyy, can we have thai food tonight?😇” He said of course ❣

[mysurveys]

Random Qs

Survey #7 on the Countdown to 2019!

Since my last survey I’ve been sick, busy, lazy... It’s been a long time, but I felt up to doing another right now. I’m not promising any more as a follow up to this tonight, though. I’ve been too into anime lately.

Air Conditioning - At what level or temperature is it on today?

I don't know exactly. It's usually on 68-70, though.

Pet - Where does your pet sleep at night?

Our dog Chloe sleeps on my parents' bed and my cats will be in the house or outside at night.

Laptop - Is it in your lap, on the table, or somewhere else and is it charging?

It's on a table in our living room and it's charging.

Smartphone - Who do you only use your smartphone to talk to without texting or otherwise?

I still don't own or want a smartphone. It’s not something I require because I hate talking on the phone and I'm not interested in texting.

If I go out then I like being unplugged so I can live my life. Being obsessed with some kind of tech is a codependency I really don't need.

Pillows - How many pillows do you actually use while sleeping, not just on your bed?

I'll use two for sleeping every night.

Candles - What's your favorite scent that you own and how often do you light it?

I prefer LED tealights, especially since I have cats. Scented items usually bother me too. I'm allergic to a lot of things.

Cigarettes - Who in your house smokes?

My father used to smoke off our property when he was stressed, but he hasn't done that in years to my knowledge.

My mother and I would never tolerate someone smoking in our house. That shit can kill you, including secondhand smoke.

Couch - How many people could sit comfortably on it?

We only have a love-seat in our living room. My parents and I only have recliners in the den. Mine is extra-spacious.

Glasses - Who wears glasses in your house and are they near or farsighted?

I wear glasses daily because I'm nearsighted and I can't wear contacts. Both of my parents will sometimes use cheap reading glasses, though. They're over 65 now, so their vision isn't as good as it used to be.

Toothpaste - What brand do you like best?

I have to use Sensodyne. My teeth are sensitive to hot, cold and sweet items. My whole body is hypersensitive.

Pencils - Do you prefer using regular or mechanical pencils?

I'd rather just use a pen, but I'll use either of those if they're available.

Coffee Mug - What kind of hot beverage do you drink the most?

I’ll mostly drink coffees that I make at home, although I'll drink ryokucha (green tea) too.

Television - What's your favorite television channel and what're the best shows on it?

My go-to channels are Investigation Discovery and The Weather Channel lately. I'm partial to A Crime To Remember and Evil Lives Here on ID right now, but TWC is something I watch no matter what's on.

The actual weather reports in the morning during AMHQ are really soothing to me and I like So You Think You’d Survive? and SOS: How To Survive.

Chap-stick - Do you get chapped lips a lot, and when was the last time you had them?

I don't often get chapped lips, but it occasionally happens in the winter. It happened sometime during the winter, probably before the new year.

Musical Instrument - What instrument is your favorite and what's your favorite song on it?

If I'm going to listen to only one instrument then I'd choose the ocarina. I like the drums, guitar, piano, harp. It's still better for music to be played with multiple instruments, though.

Trashcan - Whose responsibility is it to take out the trash at your house?

My father often does it, but sometimes I'll do it for him.

Plants - What kind of plants do you have in your house and how often are they watered?

We don't keep any plants.

Hair Dryer - Who in your family has the longest hair and how long is it?

My parents have very short hair, so mine is the longest. It's a bit passed my shoulders right now.

Chocolate - What kind is better, milk, dark or white?

I prefer white, but I'll also eat dark chocolate sometimes. My faves are Hershey's Cookies & Creme Drops if I'm having a real treat, or just the sugar-free Russell Stover Dark Chocolate Medallions.

Shoes - The last time you went out, what shoes did you wear?

My Wolverine hiking shoes. They're the best I've ever owned. I like sturdy footwear that encompasses my feet.

DVD Player - What do you have more of, VHS tapes or DVDs?

I think I tossed out all my personal VHS tapes years ago. I mostly have DVDS, but I’ve got some Blu-Ray discs too

Insects - When you find an unwanted insect inside of your house, do you kill it, take it outside, or leave it alone?

If it's just an insect then I prefer to put it outside if it doesn't have a stinger. If I find a lizard then I'm the same way.

But if I spot a spider, I'm going to try killing it because those can be dangerous. I can't really spot the difference, so it's better to just be safe.

Spiders are specifically arachnids and not insects, though. I'm not lumping them together, but some people call them "bugs" just because the word evokes the image of a pest that bugs them.

Obviously lizards are reptiles, but they're common here. That's why I had to mention them too. They often get into our house through the garage.

Razor - What are all the areas of your body that you shave?

I don't constantly shave, but I'll take the hair off my legs, arms and armpits if I feel like it. I won’t use razors, though.

Webcam - When you go on webcam, who do you chat with the most and do you use any specific sites or programs?

I don't use my webcam.

Refrigerator & Freezer - Does yours have an automatic ice cube maker, and do you prefer cubed or crushed ice?

We don't need one of those and we only use cubed ice. It's just that we rarely use ice at all.

Sunscreen - What SPF do you use?

I haven't used sunscreen in a long time, but if I do go outside for a while then I tend to stay in the shade. I burn so easily and I'm pretty allergic to a lot of things outside too.

It's been a big problem up until recently, but I've finally found a good allergy doctor now. Maybe I can go outside more soon.

Sibling - Do you get along with your siblings, and if you have more than one then which are you closest to?

I'm an only child.

Cereal - What kind of cereal is in your house right now, is it your favorite and if not then what is?

I think there's just some corn flakes. My fave is Cinnamon Toast Crunch even though I rarely eat that or any cereal.

Pain Relievers - What kind of pain reliever do you use when you have a headache?

We have some off-brand Tylenol with pain reliever. It's the only thing that really works, but if it's an allergy headache then I'll take one of those and a sinus pill of some kind as a decongestant.

Monopoly - When you play Monopoly, what game piece do you choose?

I haven't played in so long, but I used to pick the thimble or the dog the most. It’s been ages and I want to play again.

Now I’ve bought the Mario version since I’ve been having game nights with my mother, Miss Cindy and cousin Julie. We haven’t played it yet, though.

It’s got Mario, Peach, Yoshi and Donkey Kong. My preference would be Peach out of those followed closely by Yoshi, although you can buy others.

I would certainly love a Bowser, but my other faves from what’s available right now are the Boo, Tanooki Mario and Luigi figures. I’d say my number one is really the Boo figure, though. It’s my fave Mario baddie!

Bookshelf - What books, if any, have you read more than once?

I tend not to revisit books. I'm also much more fond of nonfiction.

Card Deck - What's your favorite card game?

The only one I really enjoy is Uno and I've got the Mario edition too.

Umbrella - Do you mind walking in the rain without one?

I really don't mind getting wet most of the time.

Mood Ring - What mood are you in right now?

I'm mostly good despite being pretty stiff since I woke up that way.

Hoodie - Do you prefer the kind with or without the zipper?

I'm good with zips and I like them more than pullovers.

Calendar - What's the picture on your calendar for this month?

The one in our kitchen is a Thomas Kinkade calendar. It's just some spring scene for May right now.

Pajamas - What do you usually wear to sleep in and are you comfortable falling asleep in jeans?

I would hate sleeping in jeans. My usual outfits are PJs, nightgowns or just a tee if it's hot out.

Backpack - Are you in school this year and if so, what grade are you in?

I'm turning 32 later this month, thanks.

Alarm Clock - What time do you have to get up tomorrow morning?

I don't have a specific time to be up, especially since it’s Saturday, and it's currently 12:55 AM too. I might go to bed in the morning.

Jewelry Box - What's your most expensive piece of jewelry, and if it was a gift then who got it for you?

It might be a heart charm necklace I got in a shop on the Kemah Boardwalk here in Texas near Galveston. I’m not really sure, though. It was something I wanted for my birthday from my parents.

Game Console - What's your favorite video game to play by yourself?

Animal Crossing! Any of the main ones, but not the offshoots.

I didn’t care to try out Happy Home Designer and Amiibo Festival. In fact, I never purchased the shitty Wii U system at all. I could’ve played HHD, but it looked lame too. No one I know liked it either.

Mirror - How many times a day do you tend to look in the mirror?

I don't look in mirrors all that often, but I'm not averse to them.

Basement - Is your basement used just for storage, or is it used as another room?

We don't have basements here.

Sports Jersey - What professional teams do you and your family root for?

No one in my immediate family is a big sports fan these days.

Dictionary - What was the last new word you learned and what does it mean?

I kind of rediscovered the word "grimoire" because of the Black Clover anime along with a lot of words based on the character names.

I think the last brand-new one was the name for Licht which means "light" even though there are several I've learned about now.

[dreadnought-despair]

[CHAPTER 1 - Library - 016]

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As expected from going to bed so soon, I woke up at butt'o'clock in the morning. At least the first thing I heard today didn't have to be MONO-9000’s annoying cackle… I could take a shower in peace!

The blaring alert went off a few minutes after I stepped back out into the bedroom– just in time to drown it out with my hair dryer. It was highly unlikely that MONO would have paid any attention to my petty act of defiance, if he was watching at all, but sometimes it’s the little things that keep you going.

By the time I’d finished drying my hair (why did it have to be so thick) it was time to head over to the library. Things seemed weirdly quiet as I made my way through the hallways and the cafeteria… it wasn’t that early in the morning, was it? Surely people would be eating breakfast by now, under ordinary circumstances. I opened the door to the library to find…

…well, not a whole lot. Honoka was there of course, and Riko and Yusra, Kapono, Aoi… Sal, too, despite his earlier protesting. Even Tiffani had managed to drag herself out of bed before noon. But… that was it. I could see why some of the others would be hesitant to come, but where was Vash? Or Jurou? Or Nik?

They all sat around the small round table in the corner, and I dragged one of the empty chairs over there for myself.

“Well… that’s half of us!” Honoka piped up, her voice sounding a little hollow amidst the smaller-than-expected crowd.

“Figures.”

“I-I’m sure some of them just overslept…”

“…”

“…”

I was reasonably sure that’s what Ishi was doing, at least, but the others didn’t seem terribly convinced. Salvatore seemed to deliberately avoid eye contact as he twirled his pen.

“… I don’t want to have to repeat myself. Should we wait for the stragglers?

"Hmph! I got 2 hours of sleep last night and I still dragged my ass out here! If they aren’t coming, they aren’t coming. Get on with it, I’m here for some drama.”

We looked around at each other nervously as Tiffani munched on some popcorn.

“…I suppose we should get started.” Yusra folded her hands neatly in her lap.

“Just… around the circle, then? Like it’s show and tell?”

“Why don’t you go first, Tiffani, if you’re so excited about it?”

“No.”

“Oh c'mon darling, it’s only fair! If you want in on the gossip, you gotta be ready to spill some beans of your own.”

After some badgering from the rest of us, Tiffani finally relented with a snarl.

“Fine! Fuck you guys. Fine.”

“…I was cheer captain in middle school.”

“Y-you were what?”

“You fucking heard me! I’m not saying it again.”

I, unfortunately, was the first to break the stifling silence. I had sworn before I even stepped in the room that I wouldn’t laugh at anybody’s secret, but I just– a cheerleader? I couldn’t help but let out an undignified snort.

“Pfft– oh my god? I-I’m sorry I– I’m sure you were great at it I’m just–”

“Hey Tim. Guess what? Guess what I got right here?” With a vengeful grin, she waved her letter in my face and began to read loudly. “‘Timaeus Woodworth stole a book from his school’s library–’”

“Hey! I was in the third grade! A-and I paid the replacement fee!”

“Third grade...? What book was it?”

“…Magic Tree House #7...”

Maybe I should’ve been a little more miffed as the huddled crowd erupted into laughter, but I found myself laughing with them. There was an unspoken relief that maybe all our worrying had been over such childish secrets– I could feel the tension in the room start to dissipate. I didn’t mind being the laughingstock if it put the others at ease in a dreadful time like this.

“Okay, seriously though, we should probably just tell our own secrets.”

“Yes, it would be unfair to the absentees to not allow them a chance to explain themselves.”

“…I s-suppose that’s fair.” Honoka’s brow furrowed a little, but she nodded in agreement. I wondered briefly whose secret she knew.

“Whatever.” Tiffani crumpled up her paper and tossed it to the garbage bin. She missed by a few feet.

“…Yeah… Who’s next?” Kapono peeped up from his scarf at the crowd.

If we went in the current order around the circle, then Sal would be next… But surprisingly, Riko spoke up instead. She glanced around the room, her face flushing a little.

“I, uh… I... cosplay sometimes. I won second place at a cosplay contest last year. At San Diego Comic Con…”

“At SDCC? Wait– holy crap!” Aoi gasped and clapped a hand to their cheek. “I thought you looked familiar! I watched that contest! W-were you the Voyager-era Romulan commander with the scalemail sash–”

Riko’s face lit up like a flashlight.

“Oh my god you recognized it? That’s my favorite uniform design but no one ever knows what it is–”

“The craftsmanship was amazing! I’m so jealous! All I’ve got is a crappy storebought Next Generation science officer uniform–”

“Thank you! Scalemail is such a pain in the ass to work with but it was totally worth it–”

She froze as if she just now remembered there were 7 other people in the room with her. We were all too stunned by her sudden shift in demeanor to say anything.

“…Of course, if you people breathe a word of this to anyone I will murder you in your sleep. Understand?”

“Y-yes ma’am!”

“My lips are sealed, dear. But there’s nothing wrong with having a hobby, y’know!~”

“It’s, um… Y-you don’t get it.” Riko sounded unusually subdued as she leaned back in her chair. Yusra piped up quickly, as if to spare her further embarrassment.

“…I’m afraid my secret is not quite so interesting! Papa’s corporation is a regular donor to Hope’s Peak Academy. I prefer not to tell people that, for fear they might think I bought my way into the school… but your trust is far more important than my pride.”

“Hmm… you think that’s why you were kidnapped with us?”

“It could be? I fear I don’t remember enough of my time at Hope’s Peak to say for certain.“

Sal was silent for a moment, then started writing in his notebook again. He’d been taking notes almost nonstop through this whole meeting, even when no one spoke, as if his pen had a mind of its own. It was a little strange, I thought… was he even taking notes?

Ah well, none of my business. Next in line was Aoi, who seemed to hesitate a little more than usual before they spoke.

”…Uh, well, my given name was Akiko. I was designated female at birth. Suprise?“

"Akiko…? Huh.”

“Yeah. It’s a nice name, just… too feminine for my liking. I’ve been Aoi for a few years now.” They shrugged. “I’m more annoyed that MONO was petty enough to dig that up than anything else, really.”

“He does like the petty bullshit, doesn’t he? This isn’t even, like, fun gossip. You guys are so boring.”

Sal laughed humorlessly, more like a scoff. "In a situation like this, I’d say boring is a good thing.”

Honoka was next in line, though I already had a pretty good idea what her secret might involve. She wrung her hands nervously as she spoke.

“I’ve… never actually performed a full show on stage.”

“Huh? But what are you all dressed up for then?”

“B-because I like to dress up... And it’s important to look professional for my students!” She brightened up again-- she must care about them a lot.

“Students? Well no wonder you’re a SHSL! It takes twice the talent to teach others than it does to perform.~”

“Ah...! That’s--” she stammered over Yusra’s kind words-- “y-you’re really giving me too much credit...”

Honoka nodded quickly to Kapono, trying to divert attention from herself as her cheeks turned red.

“A-pha-si-a… from…” Kapono rapped his knuckles on his forehead a few times. “Injury… at a dig...” He paused for a few moments, and his gaze sank to the floor.

“I… don’t like, um… talking about it.”

“That’s okay, I understand.”

“Yeah, we don’t need the details. Just making sure you aren’t a serial killer or something.”

"Did you have to put it like that...?" Why did everyone just assume there was a serial killer? It wasn’t funny...

And finally, we found ourselves staring at Salvatore, the last one in the circle. He looked back at us with an uncharacteristic silence, then pouted comically.

“Ah, I was hoping I wouldn’t be the only one with a big showy confession to make… I’m not used to being in the spotlight! But here we are.”

“What’s that supposed to mean–”

“My name and talent are fake.”

You could hear a pin drop in the silence that followed, if it weren't for Tiffani crunching away at her popcorn.

“Er… pardon?”

“Aha! I was wondering about that.”

“…Wh-what?! You can’t be serious!”

“It’s true. As far as you all are concerned, I don’t have a name. Sal is fine. But to the corrupt and despot rulers of this world, I am known by my penname… Janus. SHSL Investigative Journalist.”

Wait wait wait. Hold the phone. That Janus? Not the two-faced Roman god of beginnings and endings, but the-- the one in the news--

Tiffani’s grating cackle snapped me back to reality.

“Holy shit! Oh my god! What kinda shitty B-movie am I watching right now?”

“Laugh all you want, darling, I can prove it! Who wants to see notes on my latest international child trafficking ring takedown? You won’t believe which high-profile politicians were involved this time!~”

His laugh had a strange, bitter edge to it. He might have been ribbing Tiffani, but there was no question he was deadly serious about his confession.

And the contents of his notebook left no room for doubt– each page he flipped through was chock full of intricate notes and diagrams that would put a conspiracy theorist to shame. I caught a glimpse of the map of the Dreadnought from the Electro ID, covered in words… how much had he learned about this place?

“Or you can just ask Riko– you’ve got my secret, right?” He snapped the notebook shut and leveled his gaze coolly at the tall girl.

“…How did you…”

“Don’t tell me you haven’t figured it out yet, darling? The distribution isn’t random at all! If you anglicize our given names and put them in alphabetical order…”

Our new resident detective cracked his notebook open again, to show us a list he’d already written on a fresh page:

...He was right, wasn’t he? Riko had Sal’s secret, Tiffani had my secret, I had Vash’s secret... Was that really all it was?

“That seems… unusually straightforward.”

“I’m sure MONO wanted us to figure it out fairly quickly. Makes it easier to pick a target if you know who knows your secret, doesn’t it? And it gives you an advantage over the ones who haven’t picked up on the pattern yet…”

“He must not have expected us to work together as much as we have--”

“Th-that’s all well and good but… why should we trust you?” Honoka’s voice was shaky as she spoke up, but she stood her ground. “Why can you just– tell us all this? Won’t you get in trouble?”

"More trouble than getting kidnapped and forced into a murder game?” he snapped.

“…Fair.” After a few moments’ deliberation, she backed down, but some of the others still seemed pretty wary.

“It is a bit, um, far-fetched, you know…”

“You can fucking say that again.”

“Of course I can’t make you trust me, dear. But I simply have no reason to hide anymore! If our kidnapper knows this much about me already, then lying to you doesn’t do anything but make me look more suspicious. I’d rather lay all my cards on the table.”

Another hesitant silence, finally interrupted by Riko.

”…I believe you.“

”…Me too...“

“So what?” she growled, cutting Kapono off. “Are we supposed to just stand around gawping at your superior intellect, Mr. Holmes? Or are you going to do something about all of this?”

“Now now, is that any way to treat your new informant? You can’t rush this kind of relationship!~” He giggled coyly-- apparently that flamboyant personality wasn't all just acting-- but quickly grew serious again.

“I’m just as eager to escape this place as you are, but I won’t divulge any theories until I have more information. Panic over mere conjecture won’t help us. And when the time comes, I’d rather speak to a full audience... Everyone has the right to know what’s going on.”

“...Can’t argue with that.” Aoi nodded and tucked their hands in their sleeves. I didn’t blame them-- what on earth could we say, in the face of such a bizarre claim? Tiffani, however, was not so easily swayed.

“I’m still not buying any of this bullshit. We’re not in a fucking spy movie.”

“I-I’m not sure either... We barely even know each other, and you just told us all your secret identity?”

“I mean, our kidnapper already knew who I was. My cover’s apparently been compromised from the start. But once we get back to terra firma, all I need is a new name and a new face and I’m back in action.”

“...N-new face?”

“Tim, honey.” Sal-- Janus? laughed and drew a circle around his face with his finger. “Look me in the eyes and tell me you think any of this is real.”

Now that he mentioned it, I could see tinges of plastic in his hawk-like nose, the roots of his bleach blond hair... I didn’t have much reason to doubt him anymore. My problem was more conceptual than anything else-- if this was really Janus standing before me, the vigilante whistleblower who’d evaded capture or even recognition for years, then how the hell did our kidnapper get ahold of him in the first place?

That wasn’t something any of us could answer right now, though. Instead we sat in awkward silence, mulling over all this new information, till Yusra finally spoke up.

“So... that’s all of us, huh?”

“All of us that showed up.”

“What do we do now...?”

"Well, I don’t know about you, but I think I’m gonna go check on Ishi... just to make sure nothing’s wrong.”

“A-alright.” Honoka looked like she was about to say something else, but stopped herself. Instead she stood up and looked around the table. “Everyone... stay safe, okay?”

“...”

“...”

“...Yeah.”

We didn’t have to say anything to know exactly what she was worried about.

I dismissed myself from the room and headed back to the dorms, still pondering the events of the meeting. Aside from Sal's dramatic revelation, the others didn't seem to have much to hide-- that was comforting to know, at least. But it only made me more worried for the students who didn't show... Some of them might have overslept, but we couldn't know for sure.

Not unless I asked them myself, anyway. Maybe after I found Ishi, I could go check on the others, too?

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And The AWRD Goes To... (Part 22)

Instead of upwards to the heavens like the rest of the R&D building, Freya and her intern’s laboratories went downwards, into the foundations, and indeed, the mountains that Mistral was built on. The view from the clear sides of the elevators was like peering into a vast, complex, and gigantic ant farm, human and Faunus all busy working on various projects, all arranged in a neat grid.

They were all sectioned off or opened up by sliding wall panels, made of modern materials and proofed against pretty much any sort of accident or disaster short of a highly coordinated, intentional attempt at destroying them, or a catastrophe that would likely take the rest of the academy with it. But, true to Mistral’s love for aesthetics and tradition, they still looked like paper fusuma, even if it tended to clash with the increasingly modern and sleek equipment they were importing from all over Remnant or constructing and developing on-site.

Weiss had been down here exactly twice before, both visits years apart, but she could never truly get rid off the feeling of awe, of dread, of nervousness washing over her as she stepped out of the elevator and to the laboratory at the very bottom of the lift.

She supposed Freya’s personal robot secretary/security turret never really helped matters.

“Good morning. Weiss. Sucy. Winter.” Al said in his mechanical and monotone voice, his dozens of optic sensors glimmering slightly. “I hope you had an—enjoyable—trip down here?”

“What, not going to point your guns at me again?” Sucy asked calmly as they made their way out of the elevator.

“Again. Sucy. That was just an—honest—mistake. I sincerely apologize.” Al said, a few of his many robotic arms unfolding, the claws pressing together and his spherical body nudging forward as if he was bowing.

“Should I ask…?” Winter said as they stopped before the blast doors at the end of the hallway.

“Two days ago, one of my potion vials happened to leak before I got here,” Sucy replied as they were scanned. “Al detected the fumes, then threatened to turn me into Mantle cheese with the help of miniguns.”

“Again. I sincerely apologize.” Al said, repeating the gesture from earlier. “It is just that Dr. Freya prefers her security—extremely—thorough and cautious.”

“More like ‘paranoid and trigger-happy,’” Sucy muttered as the doors opened with a groan, a fog of cold, misty air poured out the crack as they slid apart.

“Well forgive me for wanting to ensure the safety of the oftentimes sensitive and valuable research and equipment I have down here!” Freya snapped as she stepped out, waving the clouds out of her face. “Also, you do realize that there’s a live video and audio feed of everything that happens in this hallway, yes?”

“Yes, yes I do.” Sucy replied flatly.

There was a brief moment of silence as Freya and Sucy looked at each other, before the former turned around and beckoned for them to follow. “Come in, time’s a-wasting!”

Like her office above ground, Freya’s laboratory was stuffed floor to ceiling with all manner of projects, equipment, supplies, screens, indicators, and wall partitions keeping it organized, if claustrophobic. The various experiments she had going on varied, but they all had one thing in common:

Dust.

In power cores, flowing through tubes as powder, crystals being fused together in new configurations or broken apart, catalysts for experiments and reactions on materials, or reagents themselves, it was like the whole facility was actually a miniature refinement and processing plant than a single scientist’s personal sanctum, the bright overhead lights and the natural radiance of dust casting almost everything in vivid colours.

Weiss, Sucy, and Winter passed through a green haze, steadily spinning orange bars, and a humming crystal in a tube that seemed to be sucking the light out of the immediate surroundings, before they finally came to one of the most important sections of her lab:

The Operating Room.

It really was just a reclining chair with an Atlesian “Auto-Doc” surgery apparatus above it, but Freya, Nick, or any of the other subjects strapped to it cared much about the name. Weiss gulped as Freya manned the console and the chair started to contract and readjust for a much less massive occupant, Winter squeezed her shoulder and gave her a reassuring look, Sucy grinned as she saw the Auto-Doc booting up, a few of its many arms unfolding and getting its hydraulics flowing again.

“On the chair, please, Weiss,” Freya said. “This won’t take more than a minute, I swear,” she continued, smiling.

Weiss tried to smile back, found she couldn’t, and just sighed as she put her feet onto the metal step, and hauled herself into the seat. She laid one arm on the metal armrest, straps appeared out of hidden crevices, robotic arms pulling them over to the buckles on the other side.

Click. Whirr…

The straps tightened, one of them acting as a tourniquet, the rest holding her in place. Weiss whimpered as she watched a robot arm with a sprayer attachment, and a second with a syringe had a freshly unsealed needle affixed to it. A third arm descended from the main body and reached out to Weiss’ free hand, its claw holding a stress toy in the shape of a smiling snowman.

Squeaky-squeaky!

The snowman’s eyes bugged out of its head with each squeeze. Weiss took it from the claw, closed her eyes, and gritted her teeth.

Fsshht!

She felt hospital-grade disinfectant on her skin, ice-cold, heard the arm with the syringe move into place and wait for a few moments, before it began to move in.

Squeaaaaaakkkk-kkkyyyy…!

The snowman’s eyes slowly shrank back into its head as Weiss released her grip, a cotton swab was placed over the tiny exit wound.

“And now, we play the waiting game...” Freya said as the syringe had its needle removed, the blood sample was handed off into a machine.

Sucy and Freya stood before a nearby screen, their scrolls in their hands as results came in; the two sisters sat on a nearby bench, Weiss resting her head on Winter’s shoulder and getting her hair stroked as they waited.

“Well, that’s really interesting...” Sucy muttered.

“What is?” Weiss asked as she sat up.

“Seems like our semblances work even better than I thought they would,” Sucy replied, still looking at the screens and her own notes. “Maybe a little too well.”

“Gee, ya think?!” Weiss snapped.

Winter gently held Weiss back. “Can you please explain that?” she asked.

“The Infinite Energy is still in Weiss’ bloodstream,” Freya replied. “It seems that even the minute infusion of raw dust in it was enough to be activated by her semblance, thus vastly amplifying its effects and longevity.

“In short, it seems we seriously overdosed.”

“Would you happen to have an antidote for the Infinite Energy drink?” Winter replied. “Surely, someone like you would have something as a fail-safe for that?”

“I don’t,” Sucy replied flatly. “Surprising as it may seem, even my brilliance has its limits, and I haven’t somehow unlocked all of the mysteries of caffeine and how it affects the human brain. Your genes don’t help, either:

“It seems like whatever it is the doctors fixed about your DNA thanks to all your grandparent’s mutated chromosomes, it left behind or possibly even severely amplified the stimulant-sensitivity on your Faunus side...”

“So what am I supposed to do now?” Weiss asked.

“Just ride it out, I guess,” Sucy replied. She looked back, and grinned. “Well… unless you want me to start experimenting with your liver, and how quickly it breaks down certain chemicals...”

Freya’s ears and tails twitched as she glared at Sucy. “Manbavaran, as the top authority of this facility, and the one giving consent in Weiss’ stead for the moment: there is no way in hell you are performing any such procedure on her, and especially not in this facility,” she said flatly.

Winter protectively clutched Weiss to her chest as the two of the nodded in agreement, their expressions saying much the same.

“Oh, and like you haven’t done worse things to your own husband?”

“That’s because I’m of the unshakable belief that absolutely nothing in Remnant can kill Nick,” Freya replied coolly. “He has suffered FAR worse than my rooting around in his internal organs and skeletal system, making modifications and repairs with the help of an autodoc or my own two hands, in the lab or out in the field.

“However, like myself, Weiss is FAR less durable.”

Sucy was about to counter, before one of Al’s many extensions in the walls and the ceilings activated, a glowing blue spherical optic sensor extending out on a metal arm. “Dr. Freya. You have a visitor at the—ground-level entrance—requesting access--” he began.

“And who is it?!” Freya snapped. “They better be important, and have an appointment on my record that I’ve somehow forgotten about!”

“According to their—student ID—scan: it is ‘Rose. Ruby.’ Cross-referencing the database reveals that she is—Weiss’--teammate. That is why I did not reject her outright. Should I let her in? Or simply proceed as normal?”

Freya turned to Weiss. “Your call, vnuchka,” she said.

“One moment,” Weiss said, before she turned to Al’s extension. “Did she say why she was here?”

“I did inquire. Her reply was that she wanted to—check up on you and see if you were okay. Should I start compiling a report of your—medical examination—and send it to her?” Al paused. “I am assuming from your—sudden and dramatic—change in facial expression and body language that this would be the—incorrect—course of action.”

“You haven’t told her yet, have you?” Sucy asked.

“Not yet!” Weiss cried. “But I will! In time! When I’m ready!”

“Weiss. Your decision...?” Al asked.

Weiss looked back at Sucy and Freya. “Is there anything in particular I might need to know?”

“Nothing I didn’t already warn you about yesterday,” Sucy replied as she returned to her scroll. “Might want to make doubly sure about having someone to carry you back, just in case, though.”

“Then I’ll meet her at the lobby,” Weiss said as she got up, Winter following her.

“I will inform—Ms. Rose—that you will be coming back up shortly.”

“Thanks, Al,” Weiss said as they made their way out of the laboratory.

“Take it easy for the rest of today, Weiss!” Freya called out.

“I will, grandma!” Weiss replied, before she and Winter stepped out of the blast doors.

The two giant metal slabs slid back into place, its locking mechanisms groaning and whirring as it reactivated.

“Is there anything you want me to do?” Winter asked as they headed back to the elevator.

“Can you… please pretend that it’s not nearly as bad as it is?” Weiss asked. “I don’t want Ruby to freak out. And especially not find out about… you know.”

“I’ll put my theater electives to good use,” Winter said, beaming with pride.

“Thanks, Winter,” Weiss said, a small smile on her face. “I owe you one.”

“Don’t even think about it, little sister,” Winter said, ruffling Weiss’ hair before she called for an elevator.

“Weiss!” Ruby cried, brightening up as she saw her and Winter step out of the elevator and back into the lobby. She frowned. “Oh… wow… you look terrible.”

“Sleep deprivation tends to do that to a person, yeah,” Weiss said jokingly.

“You want to head back to our dorm, and try and see if you can catch some more Z’s?” Ruby asked. “Maybe stop by the dining hall and grab some moon bloom tea to go? Because you look the aftermath of finals week, and it’s only just the start of school, so I’m really worried.”

“She’ll be fine, Ruby, we just need to wait for the Infinite Energy’s effects to wear off completely,” Winter said, smiling. “I’m really, very sorry for ruining your team’s plans, but I believe Weiss is in absolutely no shape to do any sort of studying or tutoring right now. Can we please just get the whole day off together? Sucy and Grandma mentioned that she might just suddenly crash again like last night, so someone needs to be with her all day.”

“I promise, come the weekend, I’ll be back to normal, and will be doing most of the legwork for the assignments we’ll inevitably have,” Weiss added, forcing a smile.

“Oh, sure, that won’t be a problem at all!” Ruby replied. “I’ll go tell Akko and Diana, and I’m sure they won’t have a problem either; you managed to finish most of the homework and reading assignments we had, anyway!”

“I did...?” Weiss asked.

“Yep!” Ruby said. “Your notes got kinda screwy and weird by the end, but you’ve got outlines or complete first drafts for all our papers, and Diana and Akko say they can totally fix the bad parts, AND start figuring out how to help Akko study better now!

“We’ve… basically got pretty much all of today free, all thanks to you!”

Weiss blinked. “… Huh.”

“Well!” Winter said, beaming. “Isn’t that incredibly fortunate?” Her scroll suddenly beeped, she opened it up, and frowned. “… And it seems I just successfully tempted Fate just now.”

Weiss tensed up. “What happened?”

Winter sighed. “It looks like Qrow’s attempt to recruit a ‘grade-A spelunker’ he knew for our next expedition to the Hills went horribly awry…”

“Did he only give an address?” Ruby asked.

“Yes, yes he did, and don’t worry, Ruby, I already know exactly what that means...” Winter said as she dejectedly cleared her entire day planner.

“What does it mean?” Weiss asked nervously.

Winter put her hands on Weiss shoulders, and brought her face level to hers. “It means I’m sorry, Weiss, it looks like I won’t be able to spend the day with you after all; duty calls in the form of a drunk in distress...” she kissed her on the forehead. “Come on, I’ll see you back to your dorm...”

Weiss sighed as Winter got up and put a hand to her back.

Ruby noticed, and frowned. “Actually… you want to spend the rest of the day with me, Weiss? I usually don’t get to my schoolwork till the afternoon because all my errands back home were always in the morning, and I actually have some stuff Diana and Yang wanted me to do down in the city.

“You know, shopping for supplies for Akko, meeting up with some friends of Yang’s, stuff like that.”

“Are you sure you want me coming with you?” Weiss asked. “I might just pass out in the middle of the street.”

“Eh, I’ve got a cart with a bicycle, anyway, and getting out of school for a while might be good for you; worst case scenario, I’ll just throw in an umbrella and a sleeping bag, and get you back home along with the rest of the stuff!” Ruby said.

“And you won’t be overloaded when you’re done?” Weiss asked.

“I’ll just do the supply runs last, and like I said: sniper-scythe muscles!” Ruby replied, pulling her skirt up and showing off the parts of her leg uncovered by the short shorts underneath.

Weiss looked, her eyes widened and her eyebrows rose.

“Sounds like a solid plan to me!” Winter said, unaware of Weiss’ reaction. “Seems like it might be a good time for you and your new teammate to do some bonding yourselves.”

“What’d you say, Weiss? Interested?” Ruby asked. “I’ll understand if you want to just stay back at our dorm and just try to get back to sleep ASAP...”

Weiss shook her head. “No, you know what? A change of scenery might be good, let’s do it; it’d be nice to talk something other than economic concepts and graphs with you, anyway.”

“Yay!” Ruby said, throwing her hands up in the air.

“Then it’s settled: you two have fun out there, and hope I’ll be back here with Qrow in time for dinner,” Winter said as she made for the exit.

Weiss laughed. “We will, Winter!” she called out, before she turned to Ruby. “So, what’s first up on the list?”

“I was planning on hitting the bathhouse first!” Ruby said. “I don’t want to be all stinky and awful to all the crowds there, and well, you can REALLY use a bath and a change of clothes… I’m pretty sure that’s the same uniform you’ve been wearing since yesterday morning and slept in last night...”

Weiss looked down at herself, and blinked. “Oh, dust, you’re right!” she groaned. “I knew I was forgetting something…!”

“Don’t worry, Weiss, it happens to all of us—especially my Uncle Qrow!” Ruby said as they began to leave. “You know, this one time, while he was staying over at our house, he was so hungover and sleepy he missed his pants and put on one of Yang’s skirts instead—and it was one of those black and red plaid skirts, really short with metal studs on the belt.”

“Oh my gosh, how did you find out?” Weiss asked as they passed by the benches at the lobby.

“We were all at the breakfast table when he walked in wearing it. Dad tried to tell him, but we all couldn’t stop laughing—I mean, even our dog Zwei looked like he couldn’t breath.”

Weiss smiled “Then what happened next?”

Ruby stopped by an empty chair. “Then, he figured it out, so he put his leg on our kitchen table like this”--she put one leg up in a seductive manner--”and he went, ‘So, how do I look…?’” she said in a poor imitation of a gravel-voiced man trying to be sexy.

Weiss covered her mouth, her cheeks turning red.

Ruby put her foot off the chair. “He totally did, I swear! It gets even better: turns out, that was the SECOND time he ever wore a skirt without realizing it.”

“What was the first time?” Weiss asked.

“Back when he and dad were studying at Beacon,” Ruby replied. “Turns out, Qrow’d never worn a uniform before, and they told him it was a kilt...”

Weiss shook her head, smiling. “Oh, that’s just mean.”

“He got the last laugh, though!” Ruby said as she opened the door for Weiss. “He said all the girls couldn’t stop talking about how great his legs were,” she said, grinning.

Weiss snorted and shook her head. “… Thanks Ruby, I needed that,” she said as she they began to descend the stairs.

“You’re welcome!” Ruby chirped. “Since you didn’t get much sleep last night, I thought you could use a little pick-me-up.”

As the two of them headed back to their dorm to get a fresh change of clothes for Weiss, she started to think to herself, maybe that terrible, sleepless night was just the prelude to a good, if groggy morning together with Ruby, running errands with her in Mistral.

And with that, Fate was tempted once more.

Note: Assume that Winter talked about Qrow while Weiss was in the hospital, and showed a picture of him, at least. She did not show the several others of him she’s saving for blackmail, and times when she’s sad and needs a laugh at his expense.Believe me, those two skirt incidents mentioned are only the ones Ruby is aware of.

[the-healing-hero]

★ BASIC DETAILS AND OUTWARD APPEARANCE ★

1. Name: Alice

2. Nickname(s)?: Many. Bunny a lot lately! 3. Gender and pronouns?: Female, dont care 4. Age?: 19 5. When is your birthday?: march 14 6. Nationality: finnish 7. Race: white as ur whitest white bread 8. Have any special features?: i got long eyelashes 9. How tall are you?: 5′9 10. Body type?: tol. kinda fat. idk. pear shaped 11. Do you have any moles / freckles?: so many 12. Do you have any significant scars, birth marks or other marks on your body?: surgery scars on my leggy 13. Do you wear glasses?: occasionally 14. If not, do you wear contact lenses?: no... 15. Have any facial hair?: probably 16. If not, would you like to have facial hair?: no 17. Do you regularly shave your legs or arms?: no 18. Are your ears pierced and how old were you when you got them pierced?: I do but uh. idk like 14? 19. Do you have any other piercings / body modifications?: nop and never 20. Do you have any tattoos? If so, how many and what are they?: nope but i wanna get one or two or three someday 21. Is your hair currently its natural color? Or is it dyed?: natural i guess. dyin it costs 22. What color is your hair right now? dark brown 23. Is your general outward expression masculine or feminine, or is it more androgynous? What do strangers most often recognize you as?: androgyne im pretty sure but i do have feminine qualities 24. Skin tone: pale and acne ridden. gros 25. Do you wear make up?: nno ★ RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LIVING ★ 26. Do you prefer to have many friends or hold close just a few good friends?: i hold close to a few close ones 27. Do you have a best friend? What's their name? (List as few or as many as you'd like): yeppo froze who im living with rnnnn also otter 28. How / where did you meet your best friend(s) and for how long have you been friends?: froze ive known for like 10 years met on the internet. otter a bit less but samestory 29. Do you still live with your parents?: nope actually 30. Are your parents still married?: ya! 31. Were you raised by your biological parents or were you adopted?: biological parents. love them, lit the best parents 32. Do you get along with your parents?: ya i love them to bits  33. How about with the rest of your extended family?: I love most of my family tbh we’re mostly good folk 34. Do you have any pets? If so, how many?: I got 2 cats 1 dog and 1 hamster. the doggo and hamster live at my parents’ tho 35. Do you prefer to have cats, dogs or both (or neither)?: cats I think but I love my doggo to bits... 36. Are there any animals you don't have but would like to have someday?: possibly? im pretty content with these asshairs rn 37. Do you have any siblings?: yeee 38. If so, how many?: one big brother 39. Are you an only child, the youngest, oldest or the middle child?: youngest boy 40. If you have a sibling / siblings, do you get along with them? What's your relationship with them like?: we get along really well! my brother is such a sweetheart and i love him so much 41. Are you in a relationship?: yes 42. What's your romantic / sexual orientation?: uh confusing. im just into some people 43. Are you monogamous or polyamorous?: mono. pls. im too jealous for that stuff 44. If you're in a relationship, what's your partner's name?: Dandan 45. Are they a boy or a girl?: boyo 46. How long have you been together?: lil over 6 months 47. Where did you meet them?: omg. via rp. omegle. 48. How long have you known them?: like a year and a half? 49. Is your significant other your best friend?: like. in a significant other way! we’re really close but like. i like to keep my friends and lovers separate for reasons 50. Are you long-distance or do you live close to them?: long distance 51. If you're long-distance, have you ever met them in person?: not yet but plannin 52. Have you had your first kiss?: ye not with him but we dont talk abt that 53. What's your favorite thing about your partner(s)?: he’s really loving and emotional and obviously loves me like. a whole lot. and he can also withstand me being completely gross so like. a gift? he’s a gift. 54. Are you happy in your relationship?: ye ye 55. How many exes do you have?: uh. 4? ★ SOME MORE PERSONAL STUFF ★ 56. Do you have a collection of anything? Or would you like to collect something in the future?: mugs.... 57. Do you have a job?: nah i go to school 58. If so, where do you work or are you self-employed?: i do commissions sometimes 59. Last person you called: me mome 60. Do use alcohol?: not really no. on very rare occasions  61. Do you use tobacco?: no ew 62. Do you use any other (currently) illegal substance(s)?: no ew 63. What's your favorite food and drink?: mnt dew and uh fish i think 64. What type of clothing do you wear most often (Tshirts, hoodies / sweatshirts, etc.)?: like long lazy shirts 65. What color is your underwear? black 66. What's your favorite type of kind of pants to wear (shorts, sweatpants, joggers, skinny jeans and so on)?: just underwear or lazy sweatpants  67. Favorite television and / or Netflix shows?: bhhh hard to say i dont watch a lot. some trash reality. 68. Do you play video games? What are some of your favorites?: ya I do. re6 i enjoy. but anything really 69. Do you prefer to play games on consoles or PC?: both, froz introduced me to pc gamin after years of consoling. 70. Favorite movie genre(s)?: action comedy 71. Have any favorite movie movies to watch?: kingsman was real good 72. What kind of deodorant / perfume / cologne do you wear?: just. something neutral 73. Favorite soda(s): mnt dew  74. Do you eat sweets? What's your favorite candy?: this finnish chocolate type. but chocolate in general 75. Ever done anything illegal?: uh. i cant really recall?? ★ PERSONAL BELIEFS, CONTROVERSIES AND OTHER VIEWS ★ 76. Religious / spiritual beliefs (if applicable): agnostic prob 77. Do you attend any sort of religious services regularly (like church)?: not anymore omg 78. Do you believe in a higher power (god / gods, spiritual beings, some sort of creator)?: no and yes idk 79. How about evil? Do you believe in demons, the devil or other inherently malicious beings? yeah kinda 80. Angels and demons? not in that kinda way i guess but ye??? 81. Ghosts and / or other crypids? im scare but not really on cryptids but i believe in ghosts on some level 82. How about aliens? ya 83. Pro-life ("Abortion is murder") or pro-choice ("Women should have the right to abort unwanted offspring")?: pro choice and i think pro life people are just. disgusting 84. What country do you live in and what is your political stance?: finland and no comment 85. Do you believe in witches, witchcraft and / or magic?: eh 86. Do you believe in equal rights among all people of all shapes, sizes, color, gender, sexuality and beliefs?: ye boy if youre peaceful youre fine in my books 87. Do you believe that keeping wild animals in zoos, aquariums or as pets is right or wrong?: to some extent it’s okay. but it’s hard to say so broadly 88. Thoughts on the death penalty?: id much rather people stay in jails for the rest of their lives 89. Thoughts on Donald Trump?: whoawee 90. Should marijuana be legalized for medical and / or recreational use?: not really 91. What are your views on humans creating organic, artificial life? ya sure i dont see why not 92. What about immortality? What are your views on humans searching for the key to eternal life?: no need it’ll be bad 93. Thoughts on overpopulation, what do you think we should do?: educate. help countries that need it. 94. Thoughts on the Flat Earth theory: stop 95. Thoughts on birth-control: absolutely ya 96. Is global warming a myth?: n o??? of course not omg 97. Are your beliefs more liberal or conservative?: no comment 98. Do you believe in Santa Claus and other holiday-related beings?: not really but sh

99. Thoughts on pit bulls. Do you think they're too dangerous to be kept as pets and should be banned? train em proper i dont care 100. Are you vegetarian or vegan? no. i wont be. if youre chill abt it all the power to ya ★ OTHER QUESTIONS ★ 101. Do you have your own computer?: a laptop ye 102. Do you have a mobile phone of your own?: yepo 103. Do you sleep with any stuffed animals and do you have any favorite plush toys?: i sleep with a tiger... 104. What color is your bedset?: depends 105. What is (are) your username(s)?: look at my current one. it me. 106. Do you prefer to draw digitally, traditionally or do you do a bit of both?: digital 107. Do you draw (digitially) with a tablet, mouse, trackpad or by some other means?: tablet 108. How long have you been on DeviantArt? whoa boy too long 109. What was the first website you regularly visited when you first started using the internet?: yt 110. Favorite band(s)?: coldplay, mother mother... 111: What are some of your favorite songs right now? family by mother mother 112. What platform / app do you use most often to listen to your music?: yt mostly 113. Are you missing any fingers, toes or teeth?: teeth ye 114. Ever go through a scene or emo phase?: uh not reeeallllyyy 115. Are you still in school? What grade are you in?: wow just. idk how to answer this. im in school. semi-uni?? 116. Have you ever failed a class?: no 117. Have you ever failed and had to repeat a whole grade?: no 118. Ever been suspended?: no 119. Have you ever been fired or almost got fired from a job?: nno 120. Have you moved away from your parents?: yeee

121. Do go to college / plan to go to college?: yeeeee 122. What color are your curtains?: pale 123. Ever broken a mirror?: no 124. What was your favorite thing to do as a child? all kinds of things. play. 125. What color are the walls in your bedroom? Is there anything decorative on them? purp n white. pic of my fam there. 126. Do you have your own room or do you share it with somebody? w the roomie! my homie! 127. Does your bedroom door have a lock on it? no 128. Can you drive? Do you have your learners permit or license?: i can do a drive and also am licensed 129. Do you like your ID / School ID photo?: been pretty long since that happened 130. What material is the floor in your kitchen made of (wood, tile, fake wood, etc.)?: tiles 131. What's your favorite book?: I quite enjoyed confessions

132. Do you like cereal? What's your favorite kind?: they dont sell them anymore... this chocolate puff things 133. What color is your wallet (if you have one)?: black asm y soul 134. Do you like milk? Do you drink it straight from the carton?: occasionally and nah das nasty when u sharin a house 135. Tag some friends: no 

[nico-in-space]

Sunny/Bright/Winter/Night

This is an original story of mine that I’m working on. I figured I could post the rough drafts online so I could get probable feedback on them! :) They’ll just escape into the void of Tumblr, so it’s not like it really matters, but I’m putting myself out there anyway, just for the hell of it.

Summary: For each situation, there are at least a hundred different perspectives. Naturally, when the aliens invade Earth, there are a few different perspectives on that event.  One is in favor of the operation. It will, in the end, benefit Earth's prosperity, and add more diversity to the already incredibly advanced ecosystem.  Another couldn't care less if aliens are invading. She's currently in the process of writing her application for MIT. It's not going so great. Also, she just had a MASSIVE fight with her best friend, who's been unusually grouchy lately. What's up with that? Not that it really matters, at this point. Now, what to study next...  One wishes that the aliens would beam her up, as she's feeling lost, alone, and depressed for many, many current reasons. But maybe she's been feeling like that for longer.  Another has been trying, fruitlessly, to defend Earth from the eventual capture of its people, but really wishes she had a helping hand in her project. Her co-workers don't seem to understand that a battle cannot be won with only force. You need knowledge, too, which is something she has quite enough of, thank you. How do their stories intertwine? Find out in Sunny/Bright/Winter/Night.

Also cross-posted on Wattpad here! I update there more regularly. :)

CODENAME: AGENT S1143

I sigh, leaning back in my chair. It protests at the action, squeaking unpleasantly, the sound reverberating in the large domed room that my cubicle, along with many others, is situated. I'm done working for the day, finally. It always feels like my work is never-ending, but my job is important, at least in the eyes of the Overseer. 

I flex my feet, hearing the joints crack. Us menial workers "run the show," according to the many posters hung up around the satellite base. We are the backbone that run the hypothetical "body" of the Earth Mission #024. At least, that's what the Overseer tells us to make us feel better.

 My work consists of an infinite amount of paperwork. Well, fairly recently in terms of history we've gone digital, so it's all computerized work. My older co-workers often complain about the supposed "laziness" of folk my age because we never had to sort physical paperwork like they did. It's really fucking annoying, to be honest. But I digress. My job is basically to scan over the documents which detail, in exactness, the birth of a Human, and all their medical "traits." I run the document through diagnostics to make sure there are no glitches. It's just some debug program, one that I could probably program myself if I had the desire,  but I'd probably get in trouble with my Local Leader. As much as I don't give a literal fuck what my Local Leader thinks, I don't feel like being electrocuted to death anytime soon. After the document goes through diagnostics, I click the confirm button, and the next document pops up. It's all I live for, basically.

It's menial; almost an insult to my intellect. I pride myself on being a fairly smart Ki'golian these days, though I was fairly rebellious in my youth, and didn't spend much time at the Academy. I preferred to spend my time in more...lucrative ways.

I get up, rubbing my shoulders. Terror above, they're sore... What I wouldn't give for a sauna in this damn place. Not like I'd ever be able to use something like that, as a folk of my status.

Feeling rather sour, I leave the Dome to head to my apartment. I swipe my card, entering my apartment Block, then find my room number and swipe to enter that. Alone at last. I recline on my bed, looking out the small window to the view of Earth. The planet is large, and I am currently viewing the Pacific Ocean. It's the largest one, which is the only way I can remember it. It's incredibly blue, even covered with clouds, and I find that I can't look away. The sun's light reflects on it even from my vantage point, though the clouds cover most of it, swirling gently, circularly. Actually seeing it in person is kind of a shock to me still. I've done boring work before, in boring places, so I figured the Earth Mission, when they reached out to me, would be no different. But the scenery, at least, is incredibly extravagant, even if the pay isn't.

 ...it really is a beautiful planet. I suppose there are things that don't have a monetary value. Scenery like this, I suppose, can be counted as one of them.

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GAMER-ID: BETATESTER 112

"Dammit!" Tasha exclaimed, slamming her controller on the ground. Next to her, her friend Leila yelled in success, punching the air with fervor. She was at Leila's house, playing video games with her together after school. The room was brightly lit, and Leila's screen was massive. It was a video gamer's heaven.

"Fuck, Leila, you're way too good at games. Seriously," Tasha groaned, rubbing her temples. She continued, "you'd be real good in the robotics club. I could use a friend there."

"Yeah, yeah, I know," Leila reiterated, setting down her controller and pulling a hair tie off her wrist, using it to pull up her hair. Tasha couldn't help but watch the motion, watched Leila's tan, toned arms as she fixed her hair. "You hate that the guys there think your sexuality's a challenge." Tasha blinked, focusing back on Leila's face.

"You think the teacher's wishy-washy for letting that shit happen. But you want to go to college for Rocket Science, so you're sticking with it anyway." Leila scoffed. "If I were you, I would'a quit the moment one of 'em started hitting on me."

"Not all of us have a career in lucrative hobbies, Leila. I gotta work for that future degree, y'know?" Tasha grumbled, annoyed. "Which means I have to be in a shit ton of clubs, even ones I'm...less fond of, and I've gotta do well in my classes, so that MIT might even consider me. I just wanted a little more support, that's all I was asking. It's not that hard to join a-"

"Stop." Leila's voice was tight. Her shoulders had tensed up. Tense herself, Tasha leveled her gaze at Leila, not about to back down now.

Outside, a bird trilled. Leila's robotic butler rolled to its charging dock and hooked itself on, shutting down for a quick nap, it seemed.

Leila scoffed.

 Tasha blinked.

 "Video gaming is hard work, okay! It's an actual skill."

Tasha glared at Leila. Leila was changing the topic again, like she always did when Tasha brought up her tendency to slack off. 

"No, it's not," she responded, annoyed with herself for encouraging this particularly irksome behavior of Leila's.

"Fuck you. It is," Leila growled, giving Tasha the respective finger.

Tasha groaned, frustrated, throwing her hands up in the air. This is how their conversations have been going lately, and Tasha can pinpoint it starting during the week that Tasha and their mutual friend Akane began casually dating, three months ago. Ever since then, for whatever reason, Leila has been really tough to be around, especially with applications for college starting up this month.

Tasha knew Leila was sensitive about her grades in school. No matter how much Tasha tried to reassure her it was just a letter, it didn't mean anything towards her intellect, it was still a touchy subject with her, for whatever reason. Leila wasn't planning on going to college, and college was all Tasha could think about. It was, in hindsight, a recipe for disaster. 

"You know what," she began, getting up from her seat. "I'm getting a little tired of your attitude, Leila."

Tasha grimaced, before flicking her off. She hated to do it, but Leila seriously needed a taste of her own medicine."Wait, Tasha," Leila whined, but it was too late.

Tasha had walked out of the door.

 Tasha strode purposefully to her car, parked in front of the Horton's mansion. Leila was just another nobody who spent all their time gaming. A nobody who had once been special to Tasha, but not anymore. Tasha had bigger things on her plate, and that plate didn't have room for Leila's rich girl problems.

Tasha gunned the engine, tasting the delicious feeling of knowing that Leila, right now, had heard that, and was probably upset.

It was almost like freedom.

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LEILA

She yearned after those Saturday nights spent drinking strawberry lemonade and watching the clouds, sun bright, in her eyes, in Tasha's eyes, the bright summer sky turning everything a shade of gold. Flittering, fluttering, old dandelion fluff from spring still in the air, making her nose itch.

She loved to watch as the white puffs blew in the slight breeze. She wished, oh God, did she wish, that she could fly like them, free, warmed by the sun, dancing against the wind.

And when she looked into Tasha's warm hazel eyes, she was part of the way there.

.

.

.

But all she felt now was the deepest chill, winter's chill creeping up her bones and settling in her spine. It froze her. She couldn't move, as her dearest friend and one-sided lover walked away, for what looked like the last time.

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DIARY LOG 10/10/40

Today's mission went pretty rough. Those damned beasts keep making the chase harder. I keep hacking into their mainframe to try and disable their cloaking device, but they change the security every time. And it's always so God...damned convoluted. Ugh, I have the worst fucking headache right now. Boss keeps telling me I need lasik, or contacts, or even old-fashioned glasses, but there's no time for that. Not when I'm the only hacker on the Resistance team. We really need to get someone else who can program. Jesus. 

End log.

[autoirishlitdiscourses]

Discourse of Friday, 07 August 2020

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[treasuresinamerica]

Garrett Ace Apex Multi Flex

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I will tell you, the answer to those questions are yes, yes, yes, & yes! I really do feel that this metal detector will appeal to many detectorists. Not only will it NOT break the bank, but it will also perform very well and I believe that this detector might even come to be desired as much as the Minelab Equinox series, Nokta Anfibio Series, and the Fisher Research Labs F75, Fisher Goldbug Series, and many more. It is that cool!

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Course 12- Final Mastery Journal Reflection

These past twelve months in this graduate program has been a long journey. However, this journey was worth it, and it taught me many theories, concepts, and skills that I will carry into my professional design career. The vast amount of knowledge I learned cannot would not fit into the full reflection. I cannot wait to start my journey into my professional career, where I can expand my experiences, networking, and knowledge.

Course 1- Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership This course was introductory, where we evaluated our goals, what career paths we were interested in, conducted research, and read books and articles on instructional designers.

Course 2- Strategies for Learner Engagement The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by providing an alternative way to evaluate my performance using SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer by showing me how to apply learning theories to games, which will help me create engaging projects throughout my career. I also succeeded in utilizing the concepts and techniques I learned from the program because my final blog draft showed I could explain how theories like motivation and curiosity are components of simple board games. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was learning APA 6 format and grammar checking my work. By mastering this, I can make sure my future upcoming writings are error-free and cited correctly.

Course 3- Visual and Verbal Communication in instructional design The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by introducing me to the RISE (Reflect, Inquire, Suggest, and Elevate) self-evaluation tool, which will allow me to assess how well I comprehend a concept as I progress in my field. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer by teaching me how to create infographics, an e-learning module, and how to use the software's Adobe Auditions and Screenflow. I was successful in utilizing the concepts and techniques I learned from the program because I was able to convert my infographic to a narrated-guided video. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was selecting a matching color palette and evenly spacing the element objects. By mastering this, I became more confident in choosing colors for projects, and I used a ruler for better space alignment.

Course 4- Corporate Training and Motivational Development The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by allowing me to evaluate my consumer shopping preferences and apply them to my project. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer by helping me with project management skills. I also succeeded in utilizing the concepts and techniques I learned from the program because I was able to create multiple projects within this month and stick to the grading rubric. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was the added voice narrations that matched the frame playing. By mastering this, I am more experienced in adding voice narration to projects.

Course 5- Instructional Design and Evaluation The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by improving my writing and research skills, which were not sharp at first. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer by teaching me practical research skills and incorporating theories into writings. Also, I had trouble using the concepts and techniques learned from the program because I struggled with writing the nine-page research paper and learning ADDIE in the same process. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was the writing because I had to apply theories, research, and make the document error-free. In the end, this was a class that I struggled with, but I never gave up and still gained knowledge.

Course 6- Digital Media and Learning Applications The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by exposing me to coding skills that I will encounter later in my career. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer by introducing me to a coding software I can use for future projects, whether for an organization or a personal project. Also, I had difficulty with utilizing the concepts and techniques I learned from the program because I haven't mastered coding, yet I will keep practicing. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was learning to code on the bracket application, especially when it came to resizing images and fixing line errors. By mastering this obstacle, I learned patience and perseverance are essential when learning something new, especially coding.

Course 7- Music and Audio for Instructional Design The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer. It taught me how to manage multiple aspects of an audio project and hone my writing and research skills in the process. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer because I can now use Adobe Audition to create voice narrations, silence background noise, level background sounds, and add multiple characters. Yes, I can use these concepts and techniques I learned from the program because the project was a success. The hardest thing I had to overcome was project time management because every assignment has a deadline submission date. By mastering this hurdle, I learned to use task management tools to manage my time more efficiently. I enjoyed creating this audio instructional project and added it to my demo reel and portfolio.

Course 8- Filmmaking principles for instructional design The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by improving my writing and storytelling skills. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer by bettering my writing skills, storytelling techniques, storyboarding, software use, and voice narration skills. Also, I was very successful in utilizing the concepts and techniques I learned from the program because these same skills are in other courses. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was editing and revision because I wanted to make sure the project followed the grading rubric. By mastering this obstacle, I can keep improving as I progress to my capstone and final project.

Course 9- Game Strategies and Motivation The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by allowing me to use my creativity, video creation skills and apply my research skills. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer by honing my research, theory application, video creation, and management skills to help my future career. Also, using the concepts and techniques I learned from the program came easy because they learned from previous courses, such as researching, APA format, storyboarding, and video creation. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was writing the annotated bibliography because you had to write scholarly with no opinion, and APA format had to be correct. By mastering this obstacle, I was able to create an annotated bibliography that would aid in the next project. Overall, I enjoyed learning the PICK gaming method (Pacing, Instructions, Controls, Knowledge), and creating the game-based eLearning module; gaming is the best.

Course 10- Learning Management Systems and Organization The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by honing my writing, brainstorming, outlining, and study skills that I can use in my career. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer because I can create annotated bibliographies, project reflections, and content maps for organizations or clients I service. Also, using the concepts and techniques I learned from the program was easily accomplished because I applied them in upcoming courses, and my assignment and projects received good grades. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was creating the instructional design blueprint because it must be concise, brief, and cover the rubric requirements. By mastering this obstacle, I can create an ID Blueprint along with content maps, reflections, and annotated bibliographies, which will help my career.

Course 11- Media Asset Creation The course contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by making me practice time management skills to complete the weekly assignments on time, allow editing time, and to submit client-ready work. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer because due to the many roles I played while creating this healthy board game media asset. I had to make all the game pieces and packaging, buy material during the coronavirus stay-at-home-order, design the board game, and then complete the writing portions, which will prepare me for real-world projects. Furthermore, I was successful in utilizing the concepts and techniques learned from the program because this project included everything, we learned from course two to course eleven. This media asset is going into my portfolio because it represents my growth. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was designing the board game to the match the ID Blueprint. By mastering this obstacle, I created a media asset, an educational board game that I am proud of; learning can be fun.  

Course 12- Instructional Design and Technology Final Project The final project, the portfolio, represents my work, skills, and strengths and weaknesses. Creating this portfolio contributed to my personal development as an instructional designer by speaking for me when potential employers or client’s express interest in my work. It also contributed to my professional development as an instructional designer because it taught me discipline, to keep honing my skills, and to always submit client-ready work. I was successful in using the concepts and techniques I learned from the program because the portfolio shows the application of all the skills, concepts, critical thinking skills, and writing ability I acquired from course two to course twelve. Finally, the hardest thing I had to overcome was choosing my three strongest projects to submit for the portfolio representing my growth. Creating this portfolio was exciting, and it was great to look at all my past projects; the growth shows.

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CSE205 Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures Homework 4 Solved

1  Submission Instructions

Note that for each homework assignment, only some of the exercises will be graded. A list of the exercises that will be graded can be found in the Homework Assignment 4 submission link in Blackboard (BB). This does not mean that the ungraded exercise are unimportant or that you will not be tested on the material in the exercise. They are, and you will. There are two primary reasons we grade only some of the exercises: first, this course has a large enrollment so there are many assignments to be graded; second, in the accelerated time frame for online courses, we want to return graded homework exercises as quickly as we can. Despite not grading some exercises, if you wish to perform as well as you can in this course, we strongly recommend that you complete all of the exercises. Some of your solutions will be typed in a PDF document (the penalty for submitting a document in any format other than PDF will be 10% or -2.5 pts if the grader can open it; if the file cannot be opened, scores of 0 will be assigned to the solutions that are to be included in the PDF). To start, create a document using your favorite word processor and type your exercise solutions—except for those exercises where you are asked to submit your solution in a separate file. At the top of the document please include your name, your ASURITE ID (the username you use to login to MyASU and BB), your email address, and the homework assignment number, e.g. Homework 4. For the short-answer and description exercises (e.g., see Exs. 3.2, 3.5, 5.2, etc), please neatly type your solution in your document. When you are done, convert the word processing document into Adobe PDF format and name the PDF file asuriteidh04. pdf where asuriteid is your ASURITE user id (for example, if your ASURITE user id is jsmith6 then your file would be named jsmith6-h04.pdf). Next, create an empty folder named asuriteid-h04 and copy asuriteid-04.pdf to that folder. For the linked list exercises 4.1, 4.3, copy your modified DList.java source code file to the asurite-h04 folder. For the binary tree tree exercise 5.3 copy your modified BinaryTree.java source code folder to the asuriteid-h04 folder. (Note: Java source code files are the files with a .java file name extension; do not copy the .class files or any data files as we do not need those.) Finally, compress the asuriteid-h04 folder creating a zip archive file named asuriteid-h04.zip. Upload asuriteid-h04.zip to the Homework Assignment 4 submission link by the assignment deadline. Please see the Course Schedule section in BB or in the Syllabus for the deadline. Consult the Syllabus for the late and academic integrity policies. 2  Learning Objectives To use the merge sort and quick sort sorting algorithms to sort a list of elements. To analyze the time complexity of the merge sort and quick sort sorting algorithms. To implement linked list, stack, queue, and tree data structures. To analyze the time complexity of linked list, stack, queue, and tree operations. To implement a binary search tree (BST) data structure. To analyze the time complexity of BST operations.

3  Sorting

3.1 Learning Objectives for Exs. 3.1-3.4: To demonstrate that the student understands how the merge sort algorithm sorts a list. In the video lecture for Sorting Algorithms : Section 7 : Merge Sort Example we traced how merge sort would recursively sort list = { 4, 2, 7, 3, 5, 13, 11, 8, 6, 2 }. For this exercise, I would like you to draw a similar diagram showing how merge sort would sort list = { 5, 3, 1, 6, 2, 4 }. Scan this diagram and insert it into your final PDF. 3.2 In Sorting Algorithms : Section 9 : Merge Sort Pseudocode we discussed the high-level pseudocode for the merge sort algorithm. I wrote three methods: recursiveMergeSort(), merge(), and copyRest(). Continuing the previous exercise, how many times will recursiveMergeSort() be called when sorting the list of Exercise 3.1. Include the original nonrecursive call to recursiveMergeSort() and all of the subsequent recursive calls in the answer. 3.3 Continuing Exs. 3.1-3.2, how many times will merge() be called? 3.4 Continuing Exs. 3.1-3.2, during the final call to merge()—when we are merging listL and listR to form the final sorted list— copyRest() will be called. (a) When copyRest() executes, which list will be srcList (listL or listR)? (b) What will be the value of srcIndex? (c) Which list will be dstList? (d) What will be the value of dstIndex? 3.5 Learning Objectives for Exs. 3.5-3.7: To demonstrate that the student understands how the quick sort algorithm sorts a list. Consider list = { 5, 4, 2, 9, 1, 7, 3, 8, 6 } and the quick sort algorithm. Assume we always choose the first list item in the list being partitioned as the pivot, as you did in Project 3. Trace the partition method showing how list is partitioned into listL and listR. To get you started, here is the format of what I am looking for in your solution: list = { 5, 4, 2, 9, 1, 7, 3, 8, 6 }, pivot = 5, leftIndex = -1, rightIndex = 9 While loop pass 1: leftIndex ends up at 0, rightIndex ends up at 6 leftIndex = rightIndex = ??? partition() returns ??? so listL = { ??? }, listR = { ??? }, 3.6 Choosing the first list element as the pivot does not always lead to a good partitioning (ideally, the sizes of listL and listR will be approximately equal). Suppose list = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 } and we again select the first element as the pivot. What would listL and listR be? For this exercise, you do not have to write a detailed trace of the partition method as you did for the previous exercise; simply list what index would be returned by partition() and the contents of listL, and listR. 3.7 Starting with listR from the previous exercise, repeat Exercise 3.6 on listR. Explain what pattern is going to hold if we continue to partition each successive listR. 4  Linked Lists Important Note: There are two version of DList.java in the Week 6 Source Code and Week 7 Source Code zip archives. The two versions are mostly identical with this difference: the DList class in the Week 6 Source Code zip archive is designed to store elements only of the java.lang.Integer data type, e.g., we could not use this class to store Circles or Bananas. The DList class in the Week 7 Source Code zip archive is a generic class which means in English that we can use that DList class to store elements of any data type (of course, all of the elements still have to be of the same type or belong to the same inheritance hierarchy). For example, we may wish to create a DList of Shapes by writing DList list = new DList(); Then, we could add any Shape subclass object to list, such as a Rectangle or Circle object. For Homework Assignment 4, use the DList class from the Week 6 archive that stores Integers. (The generic DList class from the Week 7 archive is provided because you will use it in Programming Project 4.) 4.1 Learning Objectives for Exs. 4.1-4.6: The student shall be able to write a linked list class storing elements of the Integer data type. The student shall be able to explain the time complexities of the linked list class methods.(Include your modified DList.java source code file in your homework solution zip archive) Using whatever Java IDE you prefer, create a project and add DList.java and DListTest.java to it (these files are provided in the Week 6 Source zip archive). Modify DList to implement a method that removes all occurrences of a specific integer from the list. Here is the pseudocode: Method removeAll(pData : Integer) Returns Nothing Declare index variable i and initialize i to 0 While i 5  Binary Trees and BSTs Important Note: The BinaryTree and BinaryTreeVisitor classes in the Week 7 Source Code zip archive are generic classes which means in English that we can use the BinaryTree class to store elements of any data type (of course, all of the elements still have to be of the same type or in the same inheritance hierarchy). For example, we may wish to create a BinaryTree of Students by writing BinaryTree tree = new BinaryTree(); Learning Objectives for Exs. 5.1-5.5: The student shall be able to write a generic binary tree class and shall be able to explain the characteristics of binary trees. 5.1 Consider this binary tree. (a) List the descendants of node 8. (b) List the ancestors of 1. (c) List the leaf nodes. (d) List the internal nodes. (e) What are the levels of nodes 3, 1, and 9? (f) What is the height of the tree? (g) What is the height of the subtree rooted at 6? (h) Is this a full binary tree? Explain. (i) Explain how we could transform this tree to be a complete binary tree, i.e., state which nodes we would move and where we would move them to. 5.2 (a) List the nodes in the order they would be visited during a level order traversal. (b) List the nodes in the order they would be visited during an inorder traversal. (c) List the nodes in the order they would be visited during a preorder traversal. (d) List the nodes in the order they would be visited during a postorder traversal. 5.3 (Include your modified BinaryTree.java source code file in your homework solution zip archive) Add a method int getSize() to BinaryTree that returns the size of the binary tree, where the size of the tree is defined to be the number of nodes. Here is how I want you to implement this method. Write a local class (see Week 3 : Objects and Classes II : Section 2) in method public int getSize() named Counter which implements the BinaryTreeVisitor interface: The Counter constructor initializes the counter variable mCount to 0, and the Counter.visit() method will be called each a time a node is visited either from BinaryTree.traverse(int, Node, BinaryTreeVisitor) or BinaryTree. traverseLevelOrder(Node, BinaryTreeVisitor) depending on whether you performed a level order traversal or one of the three other types of traversals as described below. Within Counter.visit(), we simply increment mCount to count the node as visited. Once the local class is completed, we can count the nodes in the tree by performing a traversal (it does not matter which type of traversal we perform because each node will be visited during the traversal; the order in which we visit them does not matter for this application). To perform the traversal write: public int getSize() { // Implement local class named Counter here ??? // Create a Counter object to count the nodes Counter counter = new Counter(); // I have chosen to perform a level order traversal, but try the other ones to verify they work // the same way as well, e.g., traverse(PRE_ORDER, counter). traverse(LEVEL_ORDER, counter); // After we finish the traverse, Counter.mCount is equal to the number of nodes visited, which // is the size of the tree. return counter.getCount(); } 5.4 If n is the size of the tree, what is the worst case time complexity of getSize() in Big O notation? 5.5 The BinaryTree.Iterator class uses a stack (the mStack instance variable) to store references to parent nodes as the iterator moves left and right downward in the tree. The stack of parent nodes is necessary because the moveUp() method needs to change the iterator's current node reference to be the parent node of the current node when moveUp() is called. However, storing the parent nodes on a stack is not the only way to implement moveUp(). Furthermore, in certain tree methods (that are not currently implemented), it would be very helpful to have a reference to the parent node. For this exercise we will modify the BinaryTree, BinaryTree.Node, and BinaryTree.Iterator classes so each node will store a reference to its parent (for the root node, the parent reference will be null). First, modify the BinaryTree.Node class to add a new instance variable Node mParent which will always contain a reference to the parent node of a node (for the root node, mParent will be null). Add accessor and mutator methods for mParent to the Node class. Modify the Node constructors thusly: public Node() { this(null, null); } public Node(E pData, Node pParent) { this(pData, null, null, pParent); } public Node(E pData, Node pLeft, Node pRight, Node pParent) { setData(pData); setLeft(pLeft); setRight(pRight); setParent(pParent); } Second, modify the BinaryTree.Iterator class to eliminate the mStack instance variable and the getStack() and setStack() accessor and mutator methods. Then modify these Iterator methods: public Iterator(BinaryTree pTree) { setTree(pTree); setCurrent(getTree().getRoot()); setStack(new Stack());  // Delete this line } public void addLeft(E pData) throws EmptyTreeException { if (getTree().isEmpty()) throw new EmptyTreeException(); pruneLeft(); getCurrent().setLeft(new Node(pData, getCurrent())); } public void addRight(E pData) throws EmptyTreeException { if (getTree().isEmpty()) throw new EmptyTreeException(); pruneRight(); getCurrent().setRight(new Node(pData, getCurrent())); } public void moveLeft() { if (getCurrent().hasLeft()) { getStack().push(getCurrent()); setCurrent(getCurrent().getLeft()); } } public void moveRight() { if (getCurrent().hasRight()) { getStack().push(getCurrent()); setCurrent(getCurrent().getRight()); } } public void moveToRoot() { getStack().clear(); setCurrent(getTree().getRoot()); } public void moveUp() { setCurrent(getStack().pop()); if (getCurrent().getParent() != null) { setCurrent(getCurrent().getParent()); } } Finally, modify this BinaryTree constructor: public BinaryTree(E pData, BinaryTree pLeft, BinaryTree pRight) { Node leftChild = pLeft == null ? null : pLeft.getRoot();     Node rightChild = pRight == null ? null : pRight.getRoot();     setRoot(new Node(pData, leftChild, rightChild, null));     if (leftChild != null) leftChild.setParent(getRoot());     if (rightChild != null) rightChild.setParent(getRoot()); } This driver routine will test things out (put this in Main.java): BinaryTree treeLeft = new BinaryTree(3);                       //   3 BinaryTree.Iterator itLeft = treeLeft.iterator();              //  / \ itLeft.addLeft(10); itLeft.addRight(20);                                // 10  20 BinaryTree treeRight = new BinaryTree(5);                      //    5 BinaryTree.Iterator itRight = treeRight.iterator();            //   / \ itRight.addLeft(100); itRight.addRight(200); itRight.moveLeft();        // 100 200 BinaryTree treeTest = new BinaryTree(9, treeLeft, treeRight);  //       9 // Prints: 9 3 5 10 20 100 200                                          //     /   \ treeTest.traverse(BinaryTree.LEVEL_ORDER, this);                        //   3       5 System.out.println();                                                   //  / \     / \ BinaryTree.Iterator itTest = treeTest.iterator();              // 10  20 100 200 itTest.moveLeft(); itTest.moveLeft(); System.out.println(itTest.get());                                       // Prints: 10 itTest.moveUp(); System.out.println(itTest.get());                                       // Prints: 3 itTest.moveUp(); System.out.println(itTest.get());                                       // Prints: 9 itTest.moveUp(); System.out.println(itTest.get());                                       // Prints: 9 5.6 Learning Objectives for Exercises 5.6-5.9: The student shall be able to explain what a BST is and to explain the characteristics of BST's. A BST is created (it is initially empty) where the key associated with the data in each node is an integer. Elements are added to the BST with these keys in this order: 5, 4, 8, 7, 6, 9, 3, 2, 1. (a) Draw the resulting BST. (b) What is the height of the tree? 5.7 For the tree of Exercise 5.6 complete this table which lists how many key comparisons will be made to locate each of the keys in the tree. Key Number of Key Comparisons to Locate Node Containing Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 What is the average number of comparisons?   5.8 Continuing, assume the keys of Exercise 5.6 are integers which are appended to a linked list of integers, i.e., the elements of the list will be 5, 4, 8, ..., 2, 1. Assume we always start from the head node when searching for an element. Complete this table which lists the number of comparisons that are made to locate each element in the list. Element Number of Comparisons to Locate the Element 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 What is the average number of comparisons? 5.9 How much faster, expressed as a percentage, are searches in this particular BST than searches in this particular linked list? Page https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/generics/types.html. As an example, ArrayList is a generic class, e.g., we can create an ArrayList of Integers by writing ArrayList list = new ArrayList(); and we can create an ArrayList of Bananas by writing ArrayList list = new ArrayList(); Read the full article

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i was changing my fuuel pump on my truck. we took off the bed and stood it striaght up on the lawn. we didnt finish it right away. it was a couple of days before i got the new pump. one of those nights it blew over and tweaked the bed rails a little bit. id hate to file a claim and they would say its your fault and raise my insurance rates. i have full collision.

First car ideas? I'm going to be 17 so insurance is a problem what car is cheapest to buy and insure?

I'm not interested in a Nissan Micra or Ford Ka. Need a cheap car to insure and to buy..

Cheapest UK insurance for new driver with 6 point and zero no claim certificate?

i have checked but could not find a cheap UK insurance for a UK new driver with 6 points on license and zero no claim certificate. please suggest if one can think or know of.. cheapest i got so far is 2200. my age is 31 years. unluckily i got 6 points on my license .

I need Health and Dental Insurance in NJ?

I'm self Employee, 30 year old male I need a Really good Health and Dental Insurance in NJ what are the best companies that provide my needs Under $700 a month, I dont need vision insurance""

Do I qualify for low cost Health Insurance?

I'm under 21 & still living at home. I live at home with my mother & sibling. My mother can't afford insurance through her work beings it'll be almost 1/3 of her paycheck a month. I work part time as a waitress making under 5,000 a year for now as I look for a full time job. So my question is: Do I qualify for any type of low cost health insurance to cover just myself? I've tried looking on sites like health .gov but because my mom has insurance available through her work it's basically saying i'm screwed out of insurance of my own. I need all 4 wisdom teeth pulled asap, as well as basic medical check ups & such that I can't afford on my waitressing salary. I really need all the help I can get. Please answer. & no, my job doesn't provide any insurance.""

NJ car insurance?

NJ My daughter borrowed my car and was in a minor accident. She has her own insurance. My insurance company paid the other drivers claim and my insurance went up. Shouldn't my daughters insurance pay the claim. We have twoseparate companies.

Want to get a life insurance policy on my sister.?

Hello everyone I know that there are policies for yourself or spouse, but am trying to get a policy on my sister. Are there policies out there for siblings and if you have any additional info it would help. Thanks

How much would car insurance range for a 16 year old?

I am 16 years old, going to be driving a 1992 Ford F-150, I don't have great grades, I just wanted to get an idea of what I looking at for insurance.""

""If you are driving someone else's car while they are in it, does insurance cover an accident?""

Hey, I have my full G license however I am not insured under any car because I do not own a car. However, my girlfriend does own a car and we're planning on going on a trip which requires 12 hours of driving. She wants me to drive but I am unsure that if we got into an accident we would be covered. So question: Are we covered by the insurance company in the event of an accident Note: I am driving, have no car or insurance in my name on any car She is in the passenger seat during the whole duration of the trip""

How do I choose the right car insurance?

I just bought my first car and I need to find a good and cheap car insurance.

""If we did the following things, would health care then be affordable for most americans?

allowed people to buy insurance across state lines. protected doctors from lawsuits so that they didnt have such high insurance costs & wouldnt unnecessarily test patients just to ...show more

Best oklahoma home insurance companies?

What are some good homeowner insurance companies other than State Farm?

Affordable dental insurance?

I need two teeth fixed, one molar extracted and braces, prefer the invisible kind. I'm looking for some dental insurance, that's inexpensive, that will help cover paying for these things.""

Affordable care act being implemented question?

How would you explain when/how the ACA is being implemented? I'm writing an article and here's what I've included in the first paragraph: As the new Affordable ...show more

Would removing individual state's regulation of health care insurance reduce insurance cost?

Would removing state control and regulations on insurance companies bring down insurance cost? Right now there are 50 separate markets in the USA for health insurance. In each one, the cost of policies is based a profit mix of that particular market. Would removing state boundaries and allowing insurance companies to design policies at the national level rather than the state level make insurance more affordable? Shouldn't we try a reasonable approach such as this before leaping into a federal healthcare plan?""

How will this affect my CAR INSURANCE?

Hi, I recently drove my dad's 2005 Infiniti G35 into a ditch. It was a rainy day and I lost control. There was no apparnt cosmetic damage but around 3500 dollars damage from hitting one of the wheels on a hard object as well as a torn gas tank underneath. There were no other vehicles involved. Im 18 and have no previous records or offences. Im going back to University residence soon so I'll be taken off the insurance. I was wondering if my parent's insurance rate would increase even though im not listed?""

How did they steal my car? It a 2001 Lexus is200 . Stock immobiliZer fitted! Will insurance cover this?

Whill the insurance cover this? What todo? :(

Cheapest car insurance? UK? For young drivers.?

What company or what car is the cheapest to insure? We are looking at buying a car, but since my hubby is only 20 the insurance is through the roof. (Can't seem to find a quote less that 2000) Any one got any ideas?""

The major difference between an owners title insurance policy and a lenders title insurance policy is?

The major difference between an owners title insurance policy and a lenders title insurance policy is?

Holiday Florida Cheap car insurance quotes zip 34692

Holiday Florida Cheap car insurance quotes zip 34692

First time dealing with car insurance for a 19 yr old?

I just finished drivers ed today and I want to go ahead and get my drivers license because also Lowes called me and want me to come in for orientation! Crazy day right? 2 good things in 1 day. But anyways the Lowes that I should be working at is maybe 15 minutes away and the position I have should be a night position. I'm sure my mom doesn't want to drive around at night so I told her she can just give me the car at night. Here's the thing my dad said he'd have to put me on his insurance. I would like to get my own insurance so they can save some of there money. So can anybody point me in any direction or give me some tips. Because im clueless when it comes to car insurance. Right now my mom is asking me do I have to work there. I plan on grabbing this job because I've been looking for awhile and I finally got 1. Ain't no telling when I'll get another one

Insurance companies messed up!?!?

Over three years ago, a pick-up truck crushed the entire back-side of my van. Of course, it wasn't my fault and I took care of the situation by calling the truck driver's insurance company. However, when I was going through my auto insurance profile, I saw something weird, a driving history stating that I was at-fault for that accident three years ago. It's very weird because I claimed an accident not on my insurance company, but the truck driver's. What can I do to fix this? Was I paying more premium because of this mistake? Thank you""

Insurance question: Uninsured car in accident?

My son (17) had permission to drive his uncle's car to the store when he was staying at his house. My son is in an accident and the car is totaled. I now find out his uncle does not have insurance on the car. Am I responsible for replacing the car? Does his uncle have any liability at all? I have full coverage on my cars. Will my insurance kick in at any point?

Refund on car insurance?

Basically i got my car insurance on the 21st may. And i payed the amount in full. I asked, when the documents ill be arriving and they sed with 5working days. But nothing came. I went on holiday on 5th june and i didnt come back until 15th july. And i find that my postbox is damaged and all my post went back to the royal mail. But i still didnt recieved anything from the car imsurance and because it was a renewal quote, i thought probably they dont need anything of me, coz they have already got my detail from last year and thats why i didnt recieve anything. And this was my first time i paid in full. So i thought they only need my signature when im paying monthly. Anyways i went through my spam mails outa curiosity and i find one email from car insurance that says that my car insurance is cancelled. I called them up, but they arent willing to reinstate a cancelled policy. Now im confused, whether i can get my money bac for the rest of the year or not. And if so, how much will they deduct etc. Ive not had any accidents or motor convictions for the past 3years of driving. And i cant find the cancellation policy on there website and i dnt have any paper work that explains it either. I know i can call up. BUt im curious, whether anyone knows about the idea behind this and how it works. Thanks x""

Cheapest car insurance?

What would be the cheapest car insurance for a low income 18 year old female who has had two tickets. I have a Chevy Tahoe-2006 and I live in Oklahoma if that helps.

How will the Affordable Care Act impact part-time and full-time employees?

So I get that employees working 30+ hours, and where there are 50+ employees, have to be offered health insurance, lest the company get a fine, but I'm not sure how that will work ...show more""

What would you recommend as a first car for a young driver?

must be cheap insurance, affordable and any good insurance companies for young drivers?""

I have a question about business insurance?

I just received the Insurance Premium Quote and General Commercial Liability from this Insurance company. In the last page they claim that their company is not licensed by the state of California (nonadmitted or surplus line). It says: The Insurer is not subject to the financial solvency regulation and enforcement which applies to California Licensed Insurers. The Insurer does not participate in any of the insurance guaranteed funds created by California Law. Therefore these funds can not pay your claims or protect your assets if the insurer becomes insolvent and is unable to make payments as promised . So I checked the www.insurance.ca.gov and this guys are there, as active. However, should I trust them? What this notice exactly mean?""

What is the best state to get cheap/free medical care for adult? Any states have insurance?

Do any states have health insurance? Or better funding or access for adult care?

Why the difference in Insurance availability between developing countries vs. industrialized nations?

Why has insurance traditionally been more common in industrialized nations, and why is it uncommon/not possible for people in developing worlds to have insurance? At first I thought it was simply because insurance is not affordable by people in developing countries, but maybe there are other reasons?""

What would be the average price of car insurance for a 18 yearold driving a scion tc in Florida?

Thinking about buying one, trying to see what the price of insurance would be like.""

Sue car insurance company?

Hi there. I have a question. I want to SUE my Car insurance company because they refuse to pay for my stolen car which is been more then 6 months and still hasn't been recovered. I was paying full coverage for about 4 months till the moment my Range Rover 1998 was stolen. After filing proper claims i get a letter from my insurance that they denied the claim. The reason why was because i misrepresented myself. and what they meant by that was that when i signed the contract i selected NO in a question ( Has your license ever been suspended or revoked) Now let me explain how this happened. I got the insurance thru my broker. Everything was done by phone. My broker happened to be family of dear friend of mine. At the time i asked for insurance my driver license was suspended already suspended and the reason why was because of child support for which i was going thru courts with my ex. First i decided to insure my car liability and my car was paid in full. On the liability contract it wasn't any question regarding my driver license either was suspended or not. After a week or so i thought to myself that if i get in a accident god forbid and it was my fault i have to may myself for damages and you know for such a car would be very expensive so i asked my broker if i can changed it to full coverage and so they did. on the day i did the change the girl that worked for my broker and assisting me asked me Klodian you are aware your license is suspended. I said yes and i explained the reason y. So she found this insurance company for a low price and she emailed me the contract to sign and fax it to her. now under the questions which i saw of course latter after i was denied claim i saw they were marked all NO and that was done on computer not hand writing. which of course in this case was done by the girl that helped me. Now my broker told me that insurance company should had run your driving record before they issue insurance to you and if they done that they were gone see your driver lisence was suspended. But when my broker asked them why they didnt run it Their answer was that they trusted me based on the contract i signed which to my opinion is BS. Now i want to sue them and all the lawyers they refuse to get my case and my believe is because my car is worth about $4800.00 and they don't see how they can make money out of me and i don't have to pay them up front. Now if i go on small claim max i can go is $3000.00 ????

What is the cheapest car insurance company?

Ok, so I just want to know, as far as getting insurance for your Car goes....do you guys know like what Car Insurance COMPANY has the cheapest insurance you can buy for your car? Thanks, it would help out alot.""

Can my mom get insurance?

we live in Lo s Angeles, California, and shes getting really sick possibly with cancer.i figure her medical bills will be around 98000 dollars by the end of the year without insurance. In California, can already very sick people get insurance?P.S.shes over 45""

Who offers the best life insurance in Illinois?

simple enough. ive done my research and the best i can find is either American Income Life insurance or State farm. anyone have either of these and think they are reasonable?

Esurance Homeowners Insurance?

does anyone, or did anyone ever have Home owner's insurance from Esurance? is it any good? pros ? cons? Thanks.""

How much would motorcycle insurance be in ontario?

Okay, so I turned 16 this past december and I am getting a motorcycle. I'm also doing a motorcycle safety course which I heard decreases your insurance. My first day at the course is today and I should have a m2 by April 3rd (I got my m1 on Feb 1st). I'm getting a used Kawasaki Ninja 250r, probably between the years of 2008-2010. I will probably get the bike for around $3800. (the Kawasaki Ninja is $1000 more expensive in Canada than USA). I live on the edge of Brampton, Ontario, very close to where the farms start (literally almost on the edge of Brampton). I will be driving for 2 or 3 days a week for pleasure. Not really going to take it anywhere besides taking it to my school occasionally. My driving record is clean. So, how much do you think I will have to pay and can you recommend me some companies but please give me a estimate of how much you think I'll have to pay. Lastly, my area has no crime rates and I think that I live in a safe neighbourhood.""

Need cheap insurance?

i need insurance 4 missus 24/f/bham housewife just passed first car 1.4 pug 106.

Concerned about insurance rates for 2011 Mustang - 305 HP V6?

I really want this car for my next car but I'm concerned about insurance rates. Will it be considered a sports car even though it has the same engine as family car types like the Fusion? I'm over 25 (will be 26 in December) and I've not had any accidents just a couple of speeding tickets - one when I was 19 and one when I was 23. I'm buying later in the fall as a graduation present to myself since I'm finishing my master's degree and I'm still driving my 02 Sunfire from high school.

Motorbike insurance?

motorbike insurance

""Ticket for no proof of insurance, because of no insurance card?""

I got pulled over tonight, and I didn't have proof of insurance. I have insurance, but I didn't have the card on me. I have to go to court, and will I get my license taken away if I show I have proof of insurance, and will I still have to pay a heavy fee?""

Buying a motorcycle and driving without insurance in ontario?

I was considering to buy a motorcycle in ontario a cbr125r, and if i do make the purchase and drive without insurance, how much could i be fined? and im 18 and i would be considered to be a new driver, how much does motorcycle insurance typical cost for a year?""

How much does insurance cost a month?

Okay, I'm 21 years old and I'm a full time college student I work part time and I live with my mother and step-father. I'm on my fathers insurance. My father is a Department of Transportation worker he has worked for the state for about 33 years. He has PEIA insurance. He called me today and was complaining cause he got a doctors bill for me for $35...he wanted to know why and I said idk maybe it was a mistake can you pay it since it's not that much...and then he goes into this whole thing how he pays my insurance every month...blah blah blah...but he doesnt realize that my mom and my step dad do everything else I mean they pay my other bills. He hasn't paid anything since I turned 18 except for insurance (he won't even take out a loan for my education...my mom and I do that). I pay my car insurance,gas, and cell phone bill out of my part time job check cause I commute to school. He has the nerve to call me and gripe over $35!!! WTF?!?! Does anyone know how much he pays a month or about how much he pays?""

Student health insurance?

Our son is going to United Kingdom for his Masters, we have health insurance thru my company but it covers very little over there, should we take out a student health insurance plan on him over there?""

Car insurance help I want to know the price?

I want to get a car but the only thing holding me back is the cost of insurance. I'm 18 and with the good student discount my dad pays $300 a month for my 02 Nissan sentra. It's under my dads name. If anybody knows abt how much it wud cost for insurance for the listed cars below that wud help me out soo much!! Thanx in advance! 06 lancer evo Mazda 3 (hatchback) scion xb 05 or 09 wud a stick shift make a difference in price?

Holiday Florida Cheap car insurance quotes zip 34692

Holiday Florida Cheap car insurance quotes zip 34692

Car insurance question?

My car got hit... the bumper is almost falling off. It is not my fault and the other person's insurance is covering it and they are sending me a check to cover the cost of it being fixed. Here's the thing... my car is a POS. I doubt it's even worth $1000. Do I have to get my car fixed with the money? Or can I use it how I want (such to help get a new car with)? I know the ethical thing to do would be to get it fixed, but it may actually be totaled (still drivable but the cost of getting it fixed may be more than it's worth). I was thinking about telling the insurance company, but I don't want to risk losing the $ to get it fixed... I've heard of other people getting in accidents, then getting the check and just not getting the car fixed. Anyone know?""

How much will insurance cost me on a 1.6 Ford capri?

A year from now I hope to pass my driving test (hopefully with a pass pluss), in which case I will be 17 years of age and it would be my first car.""

Need Medical Insurance?

My husband has a great job but the sorry part is it doesn't come with insurance which sucks. He makes too much money to qualify for Medicaid or Chips. I need an affordable health insurance for our family. Insurance is so expensive, please help me.""

Has anybody else got a days car insurance on another person's car?

Hi all I'm just wondering if I could get 1 day car insurance on my grandmas car because my car has broke down its just I have got tickets booked and paid for a theme park this weekend even thow I'm fully comp and my grandma is I can't drive any other car because off my age I'm 22 she said I can borrow it to get there and back but I'm gonna be really gutted if I can't go and do you think I could get a days insurance for my grandmas car thanks guys I'm insures with the AA

Can I legally drive my fiances mothers car; will her insurance cover me?

I'm 20, I will be 21 in a month. I got my Provisional Drivers License today. I have a toddler, and am pregnant. We live in Calvert County, Maryland. My fiance and I live with his parents, we rent 2 rooms. His mother is 69, and has All State car insurance, not sure what plan. Can I legally drive her car infrequently, like to the grocery store, or to OB appointments here and there without having insurance myself? Does it depend on her plan? She's going to call them tomorrow to see, but I'd just like to see what answers I get on here tonight. Any help would be appreciated, thank you. Will it cost money or make her insurance more expensive to have me added as a driver to her policy?""

How much car insurance coverage do I really need?

I am paying a mortgage on a house, and am about to get married...I don't own much else.""

Is Geico a good insurance company?

Is Geico a good insurance company?

Motorcycle insurance question?

Hey, so im 19 and live in ontario. I want to get insurance for my bike but its hella expensive. Could i 'sell' the bike to my uncle (DOES NOT LIVE WITH ME), he insures it and becomes primary rider and puts me as secondary? He has his own bike so he will have 2 bikes under his name, and ill be secondary for 1 will it work?""

Faster cars with lower insurance costs?

What are some faster cars available in the UK which have relatively low insurance costs. I am 20 years old so cars such as Imprezas where the insurance is 4000+ is too much. Are there any cars in the 1500-2000 insurance cost (3rd party fire and theft) which are usually cheaper to insure? Thanks

Will Obamacare really convince people to buy health insurance?

I heard that the penalty is lower than the cost of cheap health insurance. Are there any other provisions that would coerce people to buy health insurance?

Commercial business insurance and homeowners insurance?

I am closing soon on a small commercial property. It is a smaller restaurant/bar and has an apartment in back where I will be living. I'm a little confused regarding insurance. Do I get commercial business insurance for the building, and then separate homeowners insurance for the small apartment in back? Though I feel that would be strange as it's one large building essentially. Just curious what others have done, it's too late to call now, yet I will in the morning.""

Is insurance higher on a bmw then other cars? Even if it's a old sedan bmw?

Looking for a used car. Found a 2000 bmw 325i. Dads FREAKING OUT saying the insurance on it would be way higher then other cars because it's a luxary sports car even tho it's old as dirt. and doesn't go fast AT ALL.

How much would it cost to insure a late model 15 passenger van used in a shuttle service?

I'm in the Grand Canyon State. Do i get a better deal if i insure more than one unit ?

Car insurance - Seonnd driver ? How does it work?

I have just got my full UK driving license. I am looking to buy a car. I know that if I buy car the insurance right now will be high as I am 23 years old new driver. I was told to put the car on my auntie's name and get insurance as second driver. But does that mean that my auntie will have to pay for her insurance too as the main driver?!? She already has her own car & insurance will she have to pay another insurance if I do put the car on her name and be second driver? Please let me know Thanks K

What online auto insurance gives you multiple quotes and is free?

?????????? free quotes????????????????

Car insurance please answer urgent?!?

my dad recently gave me a car and it is insured but my name is not on the policy. he said the insurance guy told him anyone who drove the car was insured. if this is true am i insured even though i'm a minor? thanks in advance to anyone who answers

Where can i get cheap insurance?

low rates? ???

How would you haggle the best car insurance in this situation?

cheapest quote on comparison website:Admiral quotes, 919 apr 8.9% access of 750 Key Info: Car Vw Polo 1.4 1yrs no claims i do not want to pay no more than 500 accesss what I would like to know is the difference ways in how you would approach this matter, how would you haggle the insurance company to go cheaper and to how much would you be targeting from the price stated above.""

Can I write off the montly payment for health insurance I pay for my family?

Going to opt out of my employer paid insurance program, and buy private insurance for my family, can I write the entire payment off on my personal taxes?""

Cheapest Car Insurance Company In NY?

Hey i am really need to help with car insurance. Is my first time buying a car and i am really looking for a good deal for a car insurance company here in NY. Either the cheapest or the one that you personally recommend for my age (21 years old) I really appreciate your time. I have been searching for a lot of them before i make a call.

Does the insurance rate go up or more if I get my license?

Ok my mom and dad both have a car and they bought a car just for me. It already has insurance and license plate and everything. I'm planning on getting my license soon. So when I do would my dad have to pay for more money because of me driving it? I mean the insurance is on my dads name. Thx for replying.

North Carolina Health Insurance?

Right now I have blue cross and blue sheild insurance. It's becoming ridiculous to pay each month and deductibles are through the roof! I'm a healthy 25 yr old female. I need to know, what are some insurance companies in the state of North Carolina that are cheaper, but are still helpful with doctor's visits and prescriptions. What health insurance do you have and what's the cost? Any help or opinions about would be great! thanks:))))""

Car insurance without deposit or low deposit?

hi im looking to insure mg mg zr but have little money till i get on the rd so i need an insurance company that will insure me today for no or very little deposit not 140 deposit and 11 installs of 80

""Im 18, and im bout to get my motorcycle license, and a bike, I want to find a cheap insurance. Does anyone?""

anyone know where I can find a cheap insurance in pa? I looked at all the big names, and it was 700-500 a month. I know ther are places that will work with the price i just need a little help finding them thank you.""

Teen Insurance?

I was wondering how much the cost would be for teen insurance for one of the 3 following cars, an '07 Scion tC an '03 Nissan Altima or an '02 Honda Civic LX""

Holiday Florida Cheap car insurance quotes zip 34692

Holiday Florida Cheap car insurance quotes zip 34692

How much would insurance cost around for a 2002 ford explorer for a 16 year old?

please don't tell me it depends and such...i just want a range Thanks

What is long term care insurance?

Please help me with this one. My parents are in badly need of assistance. I found this reliable website http://www.infolongtermcare.org/what-is-long-term-care. However, I need more help as much as possible.""

What cars are cheap for insurance?

i haven't passed my test, but am thinking about getting a little car. i need it to be cheap on a full uk lisence otherwise i won't be able to afford it. i would also aprreciate your help if you know any cars that have good consumption rates and are cheap to run. thanks in advance""

Am I paying too much for car insurance? Advice?!?

I'm 19 years old. Has had my license since I was 16 1/2. No tickets or accidents. Right now I'm paying $150.00 a month with my current insurer (which is based off my Mom's) I recently searched and Liberty Mutual is giving me a quote of $79 dollars a month which is obviously a whole lot cheaper. How easy is it to switch and is there a down payment? And any other advice you may have. Thanks.

Will insurance cover the car?

I'm getting ready to take my road test, but my Mom can't afford to have me added in her insurance policy. She plans on making me an excluded driver. My brothers & sisters are all covered if they drive her cars, because they don't live in her house. I still live at home, my question is, if I'm an excluded driver, and I were to get into an accident, would the insurance cover the car, or not? And I live in Michigan, if that helps.""

""Car insurance for a 17 year old UK, is it cheaper if i add my mum as a driver?""

Basically, If I add my Mum as another driver to my car on my insurance, does the price get lowered?""

SR22 insurance?

does anybody know of a low cost company that offers SR22 insurance for a good price. I got to many traffic citations and lost my licence in iowa and they are requireing me to get SR22 to get my licence back.

If I take my drivers licence test do I have to be put on my moms insurance?

My mom wont let me take the test to get my licence because she said that she cant afford to put me on her insurance. Is there anyway that I can get my licence with out insurance. I wont actually be driving her car, I just want to have my licence before I graduate in 2 months. If I wait until college, I wont be able to afford to take the test, nor will I have a car to use for the test. (I'm moving up state) Is there anyway that I can just get my licence?""

How much Would car Insurance Be for me If Im 18 in California?

And have a 08 or 09 Honda Civic brand new(going to be buying a car) And going to college(since I hear most insurance Companies discount kids under 20 who are going to college) Is it really expensive? Also I hear its lower then before since economy is down.

Why is my car insurance quote cheaper?

My insurance ends this month so last week i just did a quote out of curiosity claiming i had a 1 years no claims bonus which i should get end of this month, which said it would be 10 cheaper. I did it last night but this time i put i had NO no claims bonus and it came up saying its 40 cheaper! I went for that one but does it matter that i havnt put in my bonus? I havnt got one yet anyway cause i needed to sort it out asap""

How to reduce payments for young car driver insurance ?

how to minimize it ?

Who does the cheapest temp cover car insurance?

Who does the cheapest temp cover car insurance?

Tennessee car insurance laws?

i was driving my parents car and it was hit. I thought i could use my own insurance instead of them filing it under there insurance. the insurance company is saying the claim has to be filed under there policy since it was there vehicle involved in the accident.

""How does car insurance work in America, and how much does it cost on average?

just want to know how it works over in the USA compared to britain.

Full coverage w/ state farm and gap insurance?

I just bought a CR-V. I have full coverage w/ State Farm. I bought Gap insurance for 287 at the dealership. I thought this was a good buy. My dad says that since I have full ...show more

What is the cheapest insurance for an 18 yo first time car?

i asked my uncle, he said it could be around $300 for 6 months, idk if it is true or not. but are there any cheap insurance? idk, please help. if i want to buy a new tundra, how much it does it cost?. i work full time. $3k/month.""

How long does it take for insurance rates to go up after getting speeding ticket?

how long does it take for your insurance rates to get affected if you get a speeding ticket.. does it apply right away or do i have time to go to traffic school.. and if i go to traffic school will all evidence of there ever been a ticket disappear?

Guys how much was your car insurance when you first.....?

started driving? Just state: 1. Car 2. How old you was 3. What company you went through 4. How much Thanks a bunch of bananas

""Can someone suggest a good fertiltiy clinic in the Bay Area, California? What Insurance is good?

Has anyone researched on success rate of fertility clinic in Bay Area? Which are the top / best ones? Also what type of insurance should I take up to ensure everything is paid for? Did anyone use Kaiser Vs Aetna?

Cover for drivers not named on the car's insurance?

Hi there I'm selling my car to a colleague's daughter, and because they live about 50 miles away I told him he could drive it home, and see whether his daughter would be interested in it. I once heard that if a person drove a car that didn't have their name on the insurance, they could still be insured up to 3rd party if they personally had insurance for other vehicles. Is that true? Ta v much""

How do you switch insurance on your car if you get another one?

1) How much paperwork is involved. I drive a 92 Lebaron that is not too far from dying. I would like to buy a car within the next year and make monthly payments. 2) Is it really just a phonecall with my agent? 3) Do I get to keep my license plate? 4) What happens to my excise tax?--Do I have to inform my town hall of my new vehicle? Do I still get billed for my old car?

Car insurance????? ?????????

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Foundations in Educational Technology - Reflection 3

Name           : Pritha Pravina Manogaran

Student ID   : 20022341

Word Count : 1539 words

In today’s lecture, Ms Nabila did a review of Educational Software and explained about the main concepts of this lecture, which were instructional software systems and products, drill and practice software, tutorial software, simulation software, instructional game software, and integrated learning systems. This lecture is closely related to the last lecture, but Ms Nabila explained more in detail about these concepts.

Firstly, according to Ms Nabila, the drill and practice concept is more of a ‘drill and kill’ concept. This concept is tied to B.F.Skinner’s Behaviorist Theory. Students are expected to memorize everything that is being taught to them and they don’t even have to understand what they are memorizing; as long as they remember it and vomit it all out during their examinations, their good to go. In this case, students are deemed as computers: memorize without understanding what they are learning. A few benefits teachers and students gain from the drill and practice concept are students receive immediate feedback, students get motivated if they do well and teachers save a lot of time. However, a few of the limitations of this concept are: it does not give room for the growth of creativity, students are expected to memorize everything without an ounce of understanding and sometimes, teachers can become lazy to teach, and thus, neglect their students. Moving on, Ms Nabila introduced the functions of carrying out a tutorial. A tutorial is basically a physical teacher substitute by playing or showing videos. There are two types of tutorials, which are linear tutorials and branching tutorials. The benefits gained from learning through tutorial are it is time saving, it offers self-paced instructions, allows fro extensive interactivity and also motivates those learning. Nevertheless, every method of teaching has its own limitations and the main limitation for tutorials are the lack of good products. Therefore, to lower the rates of lack of good products, teachers should use learning stations. All in all, tutorials are the best teacher substitutes and is a trusted method to provide instructions when a teacher is not present. Furthermore, the next method of teaching introduced was learning through simulations. A few of the benefits gained from learning through simulations are it encourages cooperation and group work, get students more involved in the learning process, allows for safe experimentation, and it allows students to observe complex processes with more understanding. The limitations faced when using simulations is that it is quite costly to set up virtual environments or labs and sometimes the misuse of these simulations would cause it to malfunction. But, learning through simulations definitely promotes collaborative work and can be used to instigate discussion. For example, Ms Nabila showed us all a website that we’ve never heard of before: Noisli.com. This website allows us to choose any type of soft music we’d like to play in the background to have a simulation effect that we’re specifically aiming for, or for just feeling calm and comfortable. Moreover, the next method Ms Nabila explained about was instructional games. Here are the benefits of instructional games: students gain high interests because the appealing formats and activities attract them, it promotes engagement and it also motivates students to complete the game and play more. However, the limitations that come with instructional games are students may have a difficult time differentiating from learning and having fun, some students might not learn effectively and there are sometimes classroom barriers. Lastly, the final method of learning we explored was problem solving. Teachers prefer to have problem solving activities because this method has challenging and interesting formats, and is also capable of developing specific problem solving skills within students. The benefits gained through this method are it promotes visualization of the problem faced, it encourages interest in the topic learnt and it allows for the development of certain thinking skills. However, the limitation faced by students might be that some students are not able to think critically and analyze the problem as well as other students, and this might cause them to feel demotivated and demean themselves. Ms Nabila the went on to introduce a few teaching tools for 21st Century Learning. One of them was Noisli, and the others were Kahoot and WriteAbout. Kahoot is a website that allows anyone to post thoughts, opinions, feelings openly and anonymously, and this definitely encourages students to share their thoughts to the whole class. On the other hand, WriteAbout  is a “classroom writing community and publishing platform built by teachers”. It encourages students to write as creatively and openly as they want. Students who are afraid of writing can keep their written work private, so no one can see except for their teacher. Once they have gained confidence, these students and make their written work public and allow others to read.  Ms Nabila then gave us each two sheets of papers with ‘Strategy A’ and ‘Strategy B’ and asked to read it. ‘Strategy A’ was about ‘Students Preparing for State Tests’ and ‘Strategy B’ was about ‘A Simulated Family Project’. Strategy A was about guaranteeing the passing mark of every student in their Mathematics test by using a computer-based system that included drills, tutorials, simulations and problem solving activities. This method allows every student to obtain good grades and makes the teaching and learning processes easier. However, this method would cause students to isolate themselves and not interact with their peers. It is also very costly so set up a computer-based system for each student; the system might lag sometimes, computers might break down and maintenance for these computers would be very costly. In addition to that, teachers might not be very helpful because they assume that the computer is the new ‘teacher’ for students. On the other hand, Strategy B is about a teacher who carries out a simulated family project to show students how Mathematics can be applied in real life. Students are asked to create ‘families’ and choose a ‘job’, and asked to create a monthly budget. At the end of the year, the students do an estimated tax on their earnings and prepare a report. This method is not costly, encourages interaction and discussion among peers, gives students some real life exposure and experience, and the teacher is there to guide them. However, the limitations to this method is kids with anxiety might be afraid to speak out, and there would be a possibility where some kids might get too distracted with this activity and not concentrate on other subjects.

As a student, I personally do not favour the drill and practice concept as I believe that it does not allow a student to mentally grow or allow a student to think outside of the box. This concept strongly limits a student’s capabilities and sometimes, a student can be deemed as incompetent when he or she in unable to remember facts word for word. Nevertheless, this method is sadly still implemented in today’s learning curriculum. Moving on, in my opinion, tutorials, simulations, instructional games and problem solving are more effective ways of learning. In today’s generation, teenagers and young adults learn a lot of things through watching tutorials posted online. For example, makeup tutorials posted by makeup artists YouTube and Instagram are highly viewed by people who wants to learn the right way to apply flawless makeup. On the other hand, simulations highly encourage the interest of students. For example, if I were to learn how to tend to a injured person, a set up of a clinic with a few apparatuses and ‘fake’ medicine would spike up my interest and make me focus more attentively to the steps of treating the said injured person. In addition, games also have the power to maximize enjoyment and engagement through capturing the interest of learners and inspiring them to continue learning. Games somehow give students the ownership over their learning and this would encourage them to continue learning. For example, if I were to play a game related to my lesson and fail for the first time, I would be motivated to try again and aim to win the second time because I feel like I have some kind of power over the game and I know that there are no negative repercussions for losing. Furthermore, in my opinion, the problem solving method slowly but surely develops certain thinking attributes and also might help a student solve real life problems as well.

As an educator, I would try my level best to incorporate all five methods of teaching into my lessons. This is because it would provide the best experiences to my students to learn through multiple ways. I believe that it is also very fundamental for my students to learn in multiple ways to help the growth of their mind and thinking skills. I would also love them to have fun in class because I am a strong believer that education does not have to be all serious; there can be some room for fun and interaction.

                                Diagram 1: Instructional Technology

References:

1. Diagram 1: Instructional Technology = Taken from M.D.Roblyer (2006). Integrating Educational Technology Into Teaching. Pearson Education, Inc. : New Jersey.