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When I grow up I want to be Ming-Na Wen.

She’s the voice of Mulan, as if she wasn’t amazing enough.

She broke it with her fingers. Not a fist, her fingers.

Girl is 50 years old.

FIFTY. YEARS. OLD.

fun fact: When you break things with your hands like that you have t break your fingers on purpose before so that they heal stronger. So basically this woman is so badass she broke her hands just to do this. 

You asshat, you’re making it sound like she snaps her fingers in half. 

Martial artists like Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee (and yes, fucking Ming-Na Wen, that beautiful badass) will build up their bone strength by repeatedly (and fairly gently) striking sand, gravel, wood and steel - this creates tons of microfractures in their bones (smaller than even a hairline fracture) so the bones will heal over again and make the bones stronger and denser with increased deposits of calcium. 

This has to be done over long-ass periods of time, so the bones have time to heal, and none of the fractures expand into actual breaks. 

Oh, and she’s doing precise-ass kicks in HIGH HEELS. 

she kicks ass like a coursing river

Saw this post so many months ago and I still think about it from time to time lol so badass

Had the absolute pleasure of meeting her. She’s indeed a kind-hearted and gorgeous badass.

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Jan 24, 2016

principal: ... and why did you think it was a good idea to get into a fight?

student: they looked at me like i was stupid- i'm not stupid

Jan 02, 2016

Anonymous asked:

what are good oo topics?

net-benefits-deactivated2016031 Answer:

I know I say this like every time I get a question but: 

  1. It depends on your circuit.
  2. It depends on your personal style.

Beyond that, hopefully I can narrow it down a little:

Don’t do something you’ve heard about all your life. If you do “stereotypes” or “bullying,” your entire audience will be asleep as soon as they’ve figured out the topic, including your judge. 

Don’t do something too personal. Obviously you should be able to relate personally to it and put passion into your speech, but if you’re going to start screaming and nearly cry every round, it might not be the best topic. If you find screaming your problems at a captive audience therapeutic, go for the topic then I guess, but it’s kind of awkward. 

Don’t do something too divisive. Gun laws? Abortion? Religion? Probably not a good idea. Again, it’s just kind of awkward, regardless of whether or not your audience agrees with you. 

Do do something a tad unusual - I heard a great oratory on cognitive dissonance, something I hadn’t heard of before then. Because I wasn’t totally sure what to expect, I was interested, and stayed awake through the whole speech (after 10 hours of competition, this is pretty impressive). If you have a weird interest that you’ve been doing some reading on, that would be a fantastic place to start.

Do choose a topic that is emotionally salient to your audience - even if they aren’t familiar with the topic at first, it should be easy for them to empathize with it once they understand it. You should also choose one that allows you to play with your audience’s heartstrings a little (but don’t overdo it).

Do choose something universally accessible. Much of this actually has more to do with your rhetoric than with your topic - tell a story of a tragedy your audience could see themselves or their children fall victim to, avoid using too much strong, divisive language, and basically spin your topic in a way that makes it palatable to a very broad range of people. 

Hope some of that helped!

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Another tip: Make your topic something that you are passionate about.  As in shouting at the people that are out running by your house passionate.

It will make it so much better for you AND for your audience.

Example: I am so passionate about revolutionizing the way we view international aid, peace, and conflict along with dramatically changing how we use and administer them.  Like that is literally one of my life goals.  So I was able to put the energy I have into my speech.  Because I cared about my topic and it wasn’t the typical “bullying bad” oratory, I did really well

And of course, everything Serena said still stands and is 100% accurate

Also show the world a new idea! As an orator, you’re trying to solve problems or help people. Try to think outside the box for a simplE solution. Remember, you can’t convince your audience to go on mission trips, but you can encourage them to help fund mission trips.

Please don’t write an oratory asking people to donate money

Dec 20, 2015

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reblog if ur mom is smart and beautiful

This is one of my favorite sites on here because everyone who reblogged it truly believes it because their moms won’t actually see it

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Dec 12, 2015

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