so every year after the juniors finish reading The Great Gatsby my high school english teacher throws a Gatsby party at his huge house and everyone shows up in period clothing and Charlestons to 20s music and my english teacher just wears a suit and stands off to the side staring wistfully out the window the entire night
you guys think I’m joking??
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Psych-Quotes: How To Keep The Peace In Your Relationship
Avoid letting every little hiccup in your relationship turn into a huge argument by learning how to keep the peace. Here’s how to do it:
· Compromise on issues that aren’t a big deal. Don’t dig your heels in and be stubborn on stuff that isn’t important to you. Be willing to compromise when you can and it will become easier to do in bigger situations too.
· Pick your battles. If you’re tempted to nag at your partner for every little thing, try to prioritize and choose only the ones that are really important. If you are able to let some things slide you’ll save yourself from harping at them about every little problem.
· Deal with the overarching issue. Rather than getting into fights every time they don’t call when they’re supposed to, just bring up the fact that you want to communicate better. Don’t focus on the little, surface issues or you’ll be arguing all the time. Instead, have one conversation about what the main issue is.
· Be honest. If you want to keep the peace, then be honest with your partner. Don’t get into the habit of fibbing or lying about little stuff because when your partner catches you in a lie its bound to open up a whole new set of arguments and issues that you could have avoided by being honest.
(Source: psych-quotes, via ambitionandstrength)
I went to the mall, and a little girl called me a terrorist.
My name is Ela. I am seventeen years old. I am not Muslim, but my friend told me about her friend being discriminated against for wearing a hijab. So I decided to see the discrimination firsthand to get a better understanding of what Muslim women go through.
My friend and I pinned scarves around our heads, and then we went to the mall. Normally, vendors try to get us to buy things and ask us to sample a snack. Clerks usually ask us if we need help, tell us about sales, and smile at us. Not today. People, including vendors, clerks, and other shoppers, wouldn’t look at us. They didn’t talk to us. They acted like we didn’t exist. They didn’t want to be caught staring at us, so they didn’t look at all.
And then, in one store, a girl (who looked about four years old) asked her mom if my friend and I were terrorists. She wasn’t trying to be mean or anything. I don’t even think she could have grasped the idea of prejudice. However, her mother’s response is one I can never forgive or forget. The mother hushed her child, glared at me, and then took her daughter by the hand and led her out of the store.
All that because I put a scarf on my head. Just like that, a mother taught her little girl that being Muslim was evil. It didn’t matter that I was a nice person. All that mattered was that I looked different. That little girl may grow up and teach her children the same thing.
This experiment gave me a huge wakeup call. It lasted for only a few hours, so I can’t even begin to imagine how much prejudice Muslim girls go through every day. It reminded me of something that many people know but rarely remember: the women in hijabs are people, just like all those women out there who aren’t Muslim.
People of Tumblr, please help me spread this message. Treat Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Pagans, Taoists, etc., exactly the way you want to be treated, regardless of what they’re wearing or not wearing, no exceptions. Reblog this. Tell your friends. I don’t know that the world will ever totally wipe out prejudice, but we can try, one blog at a time.
this is so perfect in absolutely every single way.
This needs so much more notes
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don’t ever let white boys who wear flip flops tell you shit
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