a redemption arc is when a character realizes the error of their ways and spends the duration of their time righting the wrongs they have inflicted.
a redemption arc is not when a character makes peace with/friends with the heroes but never really expresses remorse and continues to be a little shit but behaves slightly better while never fully suffering for their actions.
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Clois + Quotes
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A highly entertaining list, emailed to me compliments of my brother. This is my favorite part, on students pointing out a teacher’s quirks:
I’m sure that there are more, but they have not yet been brought to my attention by one of the following reliable sources:
- A mean kid who has boundary issues.
- A kid that is trying to use me in a revenge plot by tattling on their arch nemesis for making fun of me.
- A well meaning child who also happens to have aspergers.
#1 teacher rule.
not having to grade for 2 months
Feels like:
Amy Adams as Lois Lane ~
As the U.S. Naval Academy gears up for Commissioning Week and the Graduation Ball, what better time to post some vintage dating dos and don’ts from Midshipmen Wrong and Right?
Courtesy of our colleagues in the National Archives’ Motion Picture Preservation Lab we present How to Succeed with Brunettes (1967), a film produced by the Navy that demonstrates proper dating etiquette for officers. Part of a recent accession of military instructional films from the Defense Visual Information Center (DVIC), the somewhat dated film features wonderful music, evocative of its era, and a fair bit of comedy, both intentional and unintentional.
via Media Matters: Don’t Shut Your Date in the Door: Military Dating Dos and Don’ts
Be sure to check back - we’ll be posting more vintage Dating Dos and Don’ts over the next few days!
Below are some tips to help you develop the attitudes and habits which lead to success:
1. Take responsibility for yourself, and your failure or success.
2. Understand that you’ll need to priorities the way you use your time and your energy. Make your own decisions, and don’t let your…
Teaching: not for the faint-hearted
So much of my job requires me to not think about how goofy/laughable/foolish/ridiculous I must look in front of large groups of teenagers nearly every moment of every day.
