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LETS TORTURE ALL THE CHARACTERS
I’m NOT SORRY
Someone help that poor dog
What an incredible man
Top image via Snopes, which confirmed and cited the quote. Second image online here.
PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT ON PATRIOTISM
By Miriam Kleiman, Program Director for Public Affairs.
Numerous patriotic quotes are circulating on social media in the aftermath of the horrific attack on the US Capitol. Following the sage wisdom of my brilliant and inspiring AP US History teacher Terry Pollack, I sought primary sources to verify and provide context to these statements attributed to Teddy Roosevelt.
Teddy Roosevelt quote 1:
“Patriotism means to stand with the country. It does not mean to stand with the President.”
Source: President Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln and Free Speech, Metropolitan Magazine, May 1918 (v.47 no.6), From the HathiTrust Digital Library, essay here.
Teddy Roosevelt quote 2:
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
Source: Sedition, a Free Press, and Personal Rule, editorial by Teddy Roosevelt, Kansas City Star, 5/7/1918. Online here.
Our nation’s history is one of protest, fighting for rights, and continually striving to form a “more perfect union.” Two of our current exhibits, Records of Rights, and Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, highlight records documenting historic struggles. However, such challenges to and questioning of the government, especially of the President, are often seen as unpatriotic or even treasonous. As the highlighted quotes above show, Teddy Roosevelt responded strongly to such accusations.
Teddy Roosevelt stated that far from being unpatriotic, it is one’s patriotic duty to oppose a president whose policies put Americans in harm’s way. At the time, the US was both embroiled in World War I and dealing with a pandemic. Teddy Roosevelt adamantly supported the war, and even wanted to serve despite his age and failing health, but criticized President Woodrow Wilson for not playing a bigger role on the European war front. Wilson responded by trying to quash all criticism through Sedition Act of 1918 that criminalized any “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language” about the U.S. government or military.
See also:
From letter to the Kansas City Star, 4/6/1918, online here.
While the records above from President Teddy Roosevelt are not from the National Archives, we do hold records of government efforts to foster “patriotic spirit” including the original Declaration of Independence. and thousands of military recruitment posters, some more effective than others, including this one:
“Like mighty Niagara’s torrents is the strong surge of our patriotism.”
WWII poster, Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. NARA ID 515739.
See related:
Why Teddy Roosevelt Tried to Bully His Way Onto the WWI Battlefield, Smithsonian Magazine, by Erick Trickey.
The Bull Moose in Winter: Theodore Roosevelt and World War I, National Parks Service.
Patriotic Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, 1898, at the top of a hill they captured in the battle of San Juan. NARA ID 542082.
an au that makes 0% sense and i 100% am invested in ; v ; )
KITTIES 8D
Harris’s hawks are known to hunt in packs and will stack on top of each other to look for prey
Could be useful for later
You bored, or feeling artsy but don’t have any inspiration...? *updated!*
Do you need to distract yourself? Or are you simply bored? Here are some great websites to make the time pass.
create pixel art
Awesome photo editor and art program, all free…!
Totally free transparent textures
make a cute chibi
draw some cool generative art
be a graffiti creator
create a picassohead (you don’t need to be a picasso to do so)
paint online
another awsome site to create pixel art on
and another one
create your own mandala
or color one
create an avatar
or you can try creating your own superhero
here you can interact with organisms in different environments to see how to music changes
here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,
Here is a website where you can travel along a 3D line into the infinite unkown
here is a website where you can listen to rain with or without music
Need a model in a certain pose for drawing? here
Want to build your own planet
here is a website where you can create your own galaxies
make your own pattern (very useful if you need a new background)
create next hit comic
make a city which looks like something from 90′s games
draw a mandala like design
jig saw puzzles
more jig saw puzzles to solve
create a stunning HTML5 animation - no coding!
make a movie
create and dress up dolls
play a piano
you can also play a guitar
create sounds
another sound creator
create a logo
design your dream home
sketch rooms
explore fashion trends and create your own sets
build a website
try this app for building a website
Or maybe start learning how to code!
design your own t-shirt or a beanie or sweatpants and order them
design your own phone case
pretend to be a graphic designer with this cool online tool
Make your own Glitch art
Here’s another glitch art maker
And another!
Holy hell, here’s a third!
make an image look like it was created by a commodore 64
freaking cool text generator!
Easy to use word processor
Make up really cool patterns or run your photos through it :)
Write an essay on anything with no hassle
Wanna see how something you write would look like if it was on JacksFilms YGS((Your Grammar Sucks videos on YouTube))?
Make pictures out of text
ASCII word generator
Need an idea for some fanart-here :D
Still haven’t found something that would float your boat? Try these:
watch a documentary
learn to code
do something yourself
workout with the help of this great youtube channels
learn things
play pokemon or zelda or other awesome old school games
waste your time on miniclip
play games at additing games
or try games at agame
calm your thoughts
the quiet place
it will be okay
vent or listen to someone
pour out your soul
explore the sky
look at art from around the world
virtually visit museum of iraq
explore world with arounder
create a music playlist
list through rare books
scroll useful science website
create sand art
brain games
try out tastekid and discover new favorite band or movie or book
interactive 3D anatomy
random street view
post a secret
create a family tree
find our what’s the difference between x and y
help scientists and become volunteer researcher
create your own font
read a classic short story
In the mood to read, but not sure exactly what book to go for?
scribble on maps
listen to letters
play with acrobots
listen to podcasts
make a bucket list
Ever want to see the most truly useless websites in creation?
Prank a friend with this blue screen of death!
Zone out watching the colors drip down
Maybe none of these peeked your interest-maybe you’ve been wanting to create an o.c, but never really knew how to start-or you just enjoy making O.C’s….
This masterlist is to help you in making your own OCs….it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! (´ヮ`)!
How to Write Better OCs:
basic tips on how to make your oc even better
tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great
writing specific characters
a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character
kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME
Character Development:
how to actually make an OC
Q&A (to develop characters)
more Q&As
giving your character a backstory
how to write an attractive character
Need an Appearance idea?
Humanoid generator? check
Here’s another one
and maybe if you didn’t like those this’ll work
Need Monsterpeople?
Well, then here ya’ go
Maybe you need Cats?
Diversity
adding more racial diversity
avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it
writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)
masterpost on writing more diversity into your story
cultures of the world
guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)
Mary Sue/Gary Stu
Test to see if your character is a Sue
Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus
Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues
Villains
villain generator
need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam
villain archetypes
what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?
Relationships
character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)
how to write strong relationships between two characters
8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others
OCxLove Interest Handbook
develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!
how to write realistic relationships
how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)
ARCHETYPES
12 common archetypes
8 archetypes for male/female characters
female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)
a list of archetypes
NAMES
how to name your character
random name generator
most common surnames
surnames by ethnicity
APPEARANCE
tips for better design
basic appearance generator
pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)
clothing ref masterpost
Clothing generator
Another clothing generator
More clothing generator
Aaaand even more
Steam punk clothing
Char Style preference
Dress Generator
DETAILS
give your character better powers
a list of professions
proactive vs reactive characters
positive and negative traits
interest generator
skills generator
motivation generator
123 ideas for character flaws
list of phobias
Oh shit someone died
Backgrounds and stuff? yep
Quirks
Personality. you need that shit
Need something fandom related?
City generator hell yeah
location? got ya
World-building?
make your own god damn laws
Landscape.
Need Item names?
Fantasy/sci-fi/etc. medicine names
Stuff to make things more interesting.Weapons, clothes, treasures… whatever your characters need.
Item & Artifact Generators
Other stuffs!
Genre, Plot, & Story Prompt Generators
How did your characters meet?
Fanfic plots. you bet your ass.
SCIENCE!!!!
Broke: sci-fi technology, plasma weapons, lightsabers, lasers, and more will most likely always be fiction
Woke: tech youtubers have literally created plasma laser guns because they wanted to make an irl plasma laser gun from a videogame they like
BIRB FACTS!!!!
do you have any cursed/blessed harris hawk facts?
Harris’s Hawks are the only pack-hunting raptor on the planet! they go after rabbits with tactics similar to those found in a pack of wolves, driving it away from cover until one of them can go down and nab it.
this also means they’re more social than other hawks, and will do things like stand on each other’s backs or hold hands for no reason
I love it!!!
i’ll clean & colour this another day im so tired rn
Bravo!!!
Here we thought at a glance Hawks was an Icarus analogy when this entire time he's always been a phoenix. He's been stripped down to nothing time and time again only to reach deep down, find something within himself to hold onto and come back stronger than before.
setup and punchline
Okay so my response went on a little longer than expected! I still would appreciate any feed back you guys can give me.
I’m going to step back and pretend I was villain who had no issues with harming innocent people (in other words, Dabi.) I’ve come face to face with my abuser who has made my life a living hell and is worshiped by the public as an incredible and just hero (who is Endeavor.)
If I were Dabi, my goal would NOT be to kill Endeavor. Although killing Endeavor would be very enjoyable, it would be over too quick. Also this would only cause Endeavor to be seen as a tragic hero and to be loved even more by the public. I would want to humiliate Endeavor and make the world hate him just as much as I do. I would want to take away anything and everything Endeavor has ever care for. I would want to make Endeavor suffer, and to live the rest of his life in suffering.
I’m 99% sure that Dabi has probably spent YEARS planning how to get the perfect revenge against Endeavor. He exposed Endeavor on life TV for the abuser Endeavor truly is. For extra measure, Dabi also made sure that Endeavor was beaten up to a bloody pump. Not only will Endeavor now be seen by the public as an abuser, but someone who is also weak as well. It wouldn’t surprise me if the public turns their backs on Endeavor and strips him of his hero status.
To add even MORE fuel to the fire, Dabi also tried to burn Hawks alive AND humiliate Hawks by portraying him as a villain to the public. As much as the fandom LOVES the idea of Hawks and Dabi having romantic feelings for each other, the notion simple is NOT true. In fact, it’s very much the opposite. Dabi HATES Hawks ALMOST as much as he hates Endeavor. Hawks is one of Endeavors biggest supporters and is also the second top ranked hero. You can argue that Dabi only attacked Hawks because Hawks went after Twice. However, I’m pretty sure that Dabi was planning on killing Hawks the whole time. Dabi did go through the effort of getting personal info on Hawks to use against him before hand. Also leaving Hawks alive would be too much of threat.
The next step would be to kill Shoto. Dabi made it very clear that he doesn’t give a damn about his family and would be more than happy to use them to achieve his goals. If Shoto dies, Endeavor would be left with no one to carry his legacy. Shoto seems to acknowledge this and has to come terms that he will most likely have to kill his older brother in the future.
I feel like ppl still get Dabi's intentions wrong. I don't think he wants Endeavor dead or genuinely tried to kill him. And the crux of Dabi's issue isn't the abuse in the sense ppl often paint but neglect: he *wanted* to have Endeavor's attention and not getting it is what caused him to spiral. Not verbal or physical abuse but abandonment.
Yeah, Dabi could have easily tried to kill Endeavor during the war considering Shigaraki had done most of the work for him but he didn’t even try. His focus was completely on Shouto because his intention was to kill him and to ruin Endeavor. He wanted Endeavor to suffer for what he did and that’s why he did what he did before he revealed him to the world, to make the impact worse.
And I do agree that it was the neglect that affect Dabi the most (we don’t even know the extent of his training to be honest but going off Dabi’s words, when his injuries became apparent, Endeavor stopped caring for him like he did with Natsuo and Fuyumi). And really, I can understand why. He went from his father’s favourite to a failure and nobody important. That would kill anyone’s self-esteem and leave a lasting impact.
That’s why he resents Shouto so much, because he got what Dabi wanted.
UPDATE ON THE TOUYA-REVEAL:
So, according to the internet? (And we all know how reliable it is)
- The “Kyushu-Fight” Dabi mentions is probably referring to the Pro-Hero Arc in Hawks’ hometown. Dabi wanted Endeavor to win this fight.
- Dabi is the puppeteer behind “Ending” and “Star Servant”. He was the one sending them to attack Endeavor. (It finally explains how Ending knew where the Todorokis lived. And Star Servants’ talking about how Endeavor needed to be taken down as soon as possible. Dabi wanted Endeavor to win those fights.)
- Dabi doesn’t mention Shoto, implying he doesn’t plan on targeting his little brother. (I’M A FOOL; HE THOUGHT ABOUT KILLING SHOTO HOLY)
- Dabi puposefully murdered innocent, weak people and he purposefully sent small frys to attack Endeavor.
- Dabi knows about “THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING LIFE”, just like Hawks, and he used it in the opposit way.
Dabi wanted to built himself up as a irredeemable villain, and he wanted to build Endeavor up as the “shining light”, the number One Hero everyone depends on. - So he could tear hero-society’s strongest pillar down with the reveal.
Dabi knows exaclty that innocent lives have value. He knows that weak people should be protected and he killed them for exactly that reason! Because doing so as the “SON OF ENDEAVOR” would stain Endeavor’s name even further. Everything Dabi was ever focused on, is justice for himself. Every beat of Dabi’s heart only happens because little Touya wants to hurt, destroy, humilliate and break Endeavor in all ways a human can possibly be broken.
Dabi plans on taking Endeavor “to hell” with him.
Also I really need to get back to work now, holy shit. (Tell me if I made any mistakes up there, so I can fix them. Have a great day!)
Bakugou use to tell Izuku “The world would be better off if you just killed yourself”
All the horrible things you’ve said, all the cruel things you’ve done...
Oh Bakugo, didn’t they ever tell you to be careful of what you wish for?
Can you feel the weight of your past actions on your shoulders?
Does the taste of guilt on your tongue make you want to choke?
“Wake up”
I’ve always had the HC that Hawks always had a soft spot for kids
Hawks HC: He has a secret inner child that is just waiting to be let free. He essentially was trained as a child soldier after all. Take this man to an amusement park, bouncy castle, McDonald's Playland, anything fun he's just absorb it.
Do you want to tear my heart apart, don't you? 😭😭😭
His childhood was literally took away from him, everything that a child enjoys and needs to do, he didn't. So this man would get excited over small things, things that usually kids get excited at. Just imagine him at an amusement park "oh my god look at that! Let's go there!" And he grabs your hand and basically drags you somewhere. "Can we eat this?" Shaped waffles, probably a popular cartoon character. Or, damn idk how these things you put in your head are called, but they are very popular in Disney for example, the Micky Mouse ears(?) Well, Hawks in those JDSJSJ and he'd like to buy every souvenir and take pictures😂
To be honest, I love childishs Keigo, it is one of my favorites🥺💕
LOVE IT
New Hawks Drawing finally finished <3
Poor little burnt chicken you better get out of there!!
To protect the innocent lives of strangers, he lost his wings and is only left with the scars
im. so tired lmfao, my hand hurts. so enjoy this preview!
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Absolutely stunning!
~ ICARUS ~
That reminds me of this picture
I can’t help it
1.) I can lick my elbow
2.) I have REALLY bad insomnia. If fact, I was once able to go over three days without sleeping.
3.) My insomnia medication has the side effects of making me hungry. However, I dont exactly “wake up” when I get hungry. Instead, I sleepwalk to the kitchen and start eating random foods. To avoid this, I keep a snack by my bed so I won’t sleepwalk to the fridge.
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I’m in awe of just how much emotion is being expressed with just the eyes alone
He just seems so tired and emotionally drained...
Eri is helping!!!
How to Escape a Hair Grab or a Neck Grab ? Look at them, carefully.
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She liked my suggestion! XD
You said you needed some doodling ideas? Draw the alter ego version of yourself that is a suave villain. ;D
I think I got the vibe right?
The gentlest of hearts can also be the strongests
@danidonovan has signed her name at the bottom right of her artwork. Please give her blog a follow for more information on ADHD. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I also pull a lot of my information from additudemag.com. Thankfully, we’re learning more about ADHD every day!
Also, remember, that people without this diagnosis can experience these symptoms, as well. ADHD is more chronic and a daily struggle.
Happy ADHD awareness month all 🤗
Izuku knows what he wants XD
redraw of my favorite bnha extra- updated for the modren era ❄️
original horikoshi comic below the read more:
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