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Imma need this eventually cause they don’t teach you jack squat in school

Ima schedule to reblog this when I’m 16.

Ima need this eventually

same fam.

Pfffft i’m 32 and I still need some of this advice

Reblogging now for future me

reblogging before i turn 18

lol am 18 now bout to go to college, gonna use this

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Top: Nehemia Ytger (Throne of Glass), Cecily Herondale (The Infernal Devices), Reyna Arellano (Percy Jackson), Ringer (The 5th Wave) Bottom: Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games), Bitterblue (Graceling), Winter Blackburn (The Lunar Chronicles), Isabelle Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments)

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i made a thing for all the ppl out there who think the hunger games wasn’t whitewashed 

excuse the multiple red lines; i usually write in french so that’s the language i had it set to when i made this

My favorite response to whitewashed Katniss is “But white people can have olive skintone too!!!”

The response is, of course, “But Jennifer Lawrence is not one of those people!”

Yeah, the reason Lionsgate refused to change the “Caucasian” only casting call is totally because some white people have olive skin, and not because they didn’t want to consider olive skinned PoC for the role.

Obvious meme is obvious.

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Imma need this eventually cause they don’t teach you jack squat in school

Ima schedule to reblog this when I’m 16.

Ima need this eventually

same fam.

Pfffft i’m 32 and I still need some of this advice

Reblogging now for future me

reblogging before i turn 18

Friendly reminder....

just remember, “poverty” is a social construct. when the economy collapses, the farms don’t disappear. goods don’t vanish from the stores. poverty is created through exclusion. it is violence. so when you see articles about how the pandemic could “plunge billions into poverty,” please remember that it’s not the virus that’s creating poverty.

if i have a warehouse stored full of grain, and a drought wipes out your crops, it’s not the climate that’s making you starve, it’s me with my refusal to share my stockpile.

Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.

Why can’t we have a movie about him?

He was often called “Sempo”, an alternative reading of the characters of his first name, as that was easier for Westerners to pronounce.

His wife, Yukiko, was also a part of this; she is often credited with suggesting the plan. The Sugihara family was held in a Soviet POW camp for 18 months until the end of the war; within a year of returning home, Sugihara was asked to resign - officially due to downsizing, but most likely because the government disagreed with his actions.

He didn’t simply grant visas - he granted visas against direct orders, after attempting three times to receive permission from the Japanese Foreign Ministry and being turned down each time. He did not “misread” orders; he was in direct violation of them, with the encouragement and support of his wife.

He was honoured as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985, a year before he died in Kamakura; he and his descendants have also been granted permanent Israeli citizenship. He was also posthumously awarded the Life Saving Cross of Lithuania (1993); Commander’s Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1996); and the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007). Though not canonized, some Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize him as a saint.

Sugihara was born in Gifu on the first day of 1900, January 1. He achieved top marks in his schooling; his father wanted him to become a physician, but Sugihara wished to pursue learning English. He deliberately failed the exam by writing only his name and then entered Waseda, where he majored in English. He joined the Foreign Ministry after graduation and worked in the Manchurian Foreign Office in Harbin (where he learned Russian and German; he also converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church during this time). He resigned his post in protest over how the Japanese government treated the local Chinese citizens. He eventually married Yukiko Kikuchi, who would suggest and encourage his acts in Lithuania; they had four sons together. Chiune Sugihara passed away July 31, 1986, at the age of 86. Until her own passing in 2008, Yukiko continued as an ambassador of his legacy.

It is estimated that the Sugiharas saved between 6,000-10,000 Lithuanian and Polish Jewish people.

It’s a tragedy that the Sugiharas aren’t household names. They are among the greatest heroes of WWII. Is it because they were from an Axis Power? Is it because they aren’t European? I don’t know. But I’ve decided to always reblog them when they come across my dash. If I had the money, I would finance a movie about them.

He told an interviewer:

You want to know about my motivation, don’t you? Well. It is the kind of sentiments anyone would have when he actually sees refugees face to face, begging with tears in their eyes. He just cannot help but sympathize with them. Among the refugees were the elderly and women. They were so desperate that they went so far as to kiss my shoes, Yes, I actually witnessed such scenes with my own eyes. Also, I felt at that time, that the Japanese government did not have any uniform opinion in Tokyo. Some Japanese military leaders were just scared because of the pressure from the Nazis; while other officials in the Home Ministry were simply ambivalent.

People in Tokyo were not united. I felt it silly to deal with them. So, I made up my mind not to wait for their reply. I knew that somebody would surely complain about me in the future. But, I myself thought this would be the right thing to do. There is nothing wrong in saving many people’s lives….The spirit of humanity, philanthropy…neighborly friendship…with this spirit, I ventured to do what I did, confronting this most difficult situation—and because of this reason, I went ahead with redoubled courage.

He died in nearly complete obscurity in Japan. His neighbors were shocked when people from all over, including Israeli diplomatic personnel, showed up at quiet little Mr. Sugihara’s funeral.

I will forever reblog this, I wish more people would know about them!

I liked this before when it had way less information. Thank you, history-sharers.

Tucked away in a corner in L.A.’s Little Tokyo is a life-sized statue of Chiune, seated on a bench and smiling gently as he holds out a visa. 

The stone next to him bears a quote from the Talmud; “He who saves one life, saves the entire world.”  

I had no idea it existed until a few weeks ago, but it’s since become one of my favorite pieces of public art. 

Chiune Sugihara.  Original antifa.

always reblog Chiune Sugihara. I have his picture over my desk at work to remind me what’s important.

heroic

When his widow went to Jerusalem in 1998 she was greeted by some of the survivors of Chiune’s actions and the very visas he signed were still in their possession, yellowed with age.

Always reblog.

reblogging

BE PREPARED BECAUSE I AM GOING TO SCREAM ABOUT THIS BOOK FOREVER

IT WAS AMAZING! GUYS! 

DIVERSITY: MAIN CHARACTER IS A CON-WOMAN/THIEF FROM CAIRO AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER CHARACTERS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD AND IT’S AMAZING

CHARACTERS: NAHRI IS BADASS. SHE ACCIDENTALLY SUMMONS THIS DJINN WARRIOR DARA WHO IS REALLY HANDSOME AND JUST AS CUNNING AND SLY AS SHE IS. AND HE REALLY DOESN’T WANT TO BE SUMMONED. 

THE WORLD BUILDING WAS AMAZING Y’ALL. 

IF YOU LOVE RENEE AHDIEH, ROSHANI CHOKSHI  SABAA TAHIR, OR SARAH J MAAS YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. 

THE WRITING AND PROSE REMINDS ME A LOT OF THE WRATH AND THE DAWN AND THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN. THE BRUTALITY AND RUTHLESSNESS IS A LOT LIKE SABAA TAHIR AND SARAH J MAAS Y’ALL. 

SERIOUSLY. READ IT. 

IF YOU’RE A FAN OF:

THE WRATH AND THE DAWN

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES

SARAH J MAAS

THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN

YOU SHOULD CHECK THIS BOOK OUT Y’ALL!

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas (via tessalivesandbreathesbooks)

need more blogs to follow!

i’m following quite a lot of people already but i’d love to see more on my dash and meet more people etc! :) i see that i post mostly trc/soc/acotar but i need more of the following on my dash so please like/reblog if you post them!!

also: aesthetic/photography/typography/mythology, etc. 

..actually, if you also post the raven cycle, six of crows, a court of thorns and roses..reblog/like this too! thank you~~ thank you! 

LIT MEME → [3/7] Deaths

Theodosia Eirene Houzzara aka Thora from Ash Princess by Laura Sebestian Aesthetic

Just One Word February Book Photo Challenge || Day 1: Strong

When a bunch of characters are being introduced at the same time and you don’t know who anyone is:

A Writer's legacy

Our hands are smeared with ink and coal and oil. Black and blue stripes that run down our arms and hands.

Our fingers are littered with small, painful paper cuts and the red blooms aggressively against our skin.

The lips are chapped and split after biting and sucking on them countless times. Wondering and pondering which words to choose.

To express our fear, our happiness, or dread and love. Our hate and bitterness. And the hurt that makes our heart bleed the crimson red.

We sit hunched over books and listen to the silent tune of the worlds that are stuck between the lines and the galaxies hiding in each chapter.

Long or short hair hides our face, for we do not want you to see the expression we wear when we lose a friend that never existed but lived within our dreams.

And we cry and suffer and hope for people we never met. And we honour and grieve and fight for the friends we knew would do the same for us.

And then, when we finally look up to meet your stare…

You can see the universe in our eyes and the loss and love we felt for something and someone you will never be able to understand as long as you do not try to do so.

A writer’s heart is shattered easily for we wear it on our sleeves. One wrong move and it will fall and hit the floor, exploding into tiny fragments.

We are nothing but children who dare to dream. Nothing but kids with stars in their eyes and wind in their hair.

We see the beauty in the dust that dances in the sun and the old books that are but rubbish to the others.

And we know that, at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter that we are here. The world will keep on turning even when the dust of our bones has long been carried away by the gentle breeze of the sea.

So we leave something behind. It’s not a momentum. Not a giant statue of ourselves.

But something that will never be lost.

Something written. Or something told. Maybe sung. And something gold.

A sentence or a verse or just a simple word.

Something that will last decades and centuries and millenia and aeons.

And still, it’s just a dream.

100 books in 1 year

My goal for this year was to read 100 books in a year, and as of September 10th, I have reached my goal! Here is the list of books if anyone is interested!

American Gods by Neil Gaiman Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski The Young Elites by Marie Lu The Rose Society by Marie Lu The Midnight Star by Marie Lu Snow Like Ashes by Sarah Raasch Ice Like Fire by Sarah Raash Frost Like Night by Sarah Raasch Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard The Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken The Darkest Minds Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab The Gender Game by Bella Forrest The Gender Secret by Bella Forrest The Gender Lie by Bella Forrest The Gender War by Bella Forrest The Novice by Taran Matharu The Inquisition by Taran Matharu An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir Heir of Fire Queen of Shadows Empire of Storms Shatter me Fracture Me Ignite Me Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor Truthwitch by Susan Dennard Windwitch by Susan Dennard The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Legend by Marie Lu Prodigy by Marie Lu Champion by Marie Lu The Gender War by Bella Forest Nancy Drew Case of the Old Clock The Awakening by Kate Chopin The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Undertow by Michael Buckley Raging Sea by Michael Buckley Heart of the Storm by Michael Buckley Arabella by Georgette Heyer The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer Venetia by Georgette Heyer Faro’s Daughter by Georgette Heyer Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien Prized by Caragh M O'Brien Promised by Caragh O'Brien Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas Novice Taran Matharu The Inquisition by Taran Matharu The Battlemage by Taran Matharu Court of Wings and Ruin (again) The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Forever by Maggie Stiefvater Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer The Devils Cub by Georgette Heyer Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer The One and Only Ivan Judy Moody The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Outsiders by SE Hinton Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Sky The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Sky A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet Girls of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Crown of Embers by Rae Carson Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson The Demon King by Cinda Chima

Edit: Here are the rest of the books I read in 2017

The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Chima

The Exiled Queen by Cinda Chima

The Crimson Crown by Cinda Chima

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass again

Crown on Midnight again

Heir of Fire again

Queen of Shadows again

Language of Thornes by Leigh Bardugo

Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

Magnus Chase Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase Hammer of Thor

Magnus Chase ship of the Dead

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

A Strange Hymn by Laura Thalassa

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margret Roberson

The Emperor of Evening Stars by Laura Thalassa

Court of Mist and Fury again

Court of wings and ruin again

The Glass Spare by Lauren Destefano

The Foxhole Court

The Raven King

All the Kings Men

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black Enough Fanfiction to constitute several books

And love? Love was something that did much to change a person. It brought joy as it brought suffering, and in turn brought about those moments that defined one’s character. Love gave life to the lifeless. It was the greatest of all living powers.

Khalid and Shahrzad from The Rose and The Dagger by @rahdieh