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Some tips for using a few words to describe voices:
1. Tone Words: Use tone words to convey the emotional quality of a voice. For example, you can describe a voice as "melodic," "soothing," "sharp," "gentle," or "commanding" to give readers a sense of the tone.
2. Pitch and Range: Mention the pitch and range of the voice. Is it "deep," "high-pitched," "raspy," or "full-bodied"? This can provide insight into the character's age, gender, or emotional state.
3. Accent and Diction: Describe the character's accent or diction briefly to give a sense of their background or cultural influences. For instance, "British-accented," "Southern drawl," or "formal."
4. Volume: Mention the volume of the voice, whether it's "whispering," "booming," "murmuring," or "hushed."
5. Quality: Use terms like "velvet," "silken," "gravelly," "honeyed," or "crisp" to convey the texture or quality of the voice.
6. Rate of Speech: Describe how fast or slow the character speaks, using words like "rapid," "slurred," "measured," or "rambling."
7. Mood or Emotion: Indicate the mood or emotion carried by the voice. For example, a "quivering" voice may convey fear or anxiety, while a "warm" voice may express comfort and reassurance.
8. Resonance: Describe the resonance of the voice, such as "echoing," "nasal," "booming," or "tinny."
9. Timbre: Mention the timbre of the voice, using words like "rich," "thin," "clear," or "smoky."
10. Cadence: Highlight the rhythm or cadence of speech with descriptors like "staccato," "lilting," "rhythmic," or "halting."
11. Intonation: Convey the character's intonation by saying their voice is "sarcastic," "apologetic," "confident," or "questioning."
12. Vocal Characteristics: If applicable, mention unique vocal characteristics, like a "lisp," "stutter," "drawl," or "accented 'r'."
HELLO, ARE YOU AS OBSESSED WITH THOMAS ANDREWS AS I AM (and I'm sorry for the caps lock! I'm just very excited!)
YES ‼️‼️‼️
rms berengaria, formerly hapag's ss imperator, at cherbourg. cunard's passenger tender lotharingia is in the foreground. art card from charles turner's ship portrait series, ca. 1923 @postcardtimemachine
Masterlist for learning languages
Brick-by-brick language learning challenge
Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across
my tips for a language study plan
topics for new vocabulary
how to find a language partner
my tips for how to practice writing in your target language
Recommendations for Learning Languages & Other Stuff
Learning a language = learning a culture
Vocab list templates: #1, #2, #3
Some easy Fantasy books to read in your target language
Language Learning Tips: #1, #2
6 tips for learning languages
App for organizing your language-learning (and anything else): Trello
Apps i use to learn languages
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Requests / Asks:
-> you can find all my answered asks by searching for #ask, #ask response or #request
Indo-European Language Families
Improving your vocab
German infinitive & when to use it
English word order
How to find a language learning partner
Changing a game to your target language & "harmful" learning strategies
Can you get away with just using "das" the majority of the time in Germany?
Do you have any tips on how to improve your writing in your target language?
Do you have any resources/methods about how to reach an academic level in the language you’re learning (& how to improve your writing)?
Do you have any linguistic recourses on Ruhrpott-Deutsch?
Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across
(these posts are not my own!)
THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)
Tips:
Some language learning exercises and tips
20 Favorite Language Learning Tips
what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?
tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)
language learning and langblr tips
Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time
Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis
Tips for learning a sign language
Tips for relearning your second first language
How to:
how to self teach a new language
learning a language: how to
learning languages and how to make it fun
how to study languages
how to practice speaking in a foreign language
how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start
how to make a schedule for language learning
How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time
Masterposts:
Language Study Master Post
Swedish Resources Masterpost
French Resouces Masterpost
Italian Resources Masterpost
Resource List for Learning German
Challenges:
Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge
language learning checkerboard challenge
Word lists:
2+ months of language learning prompts
list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels
Other stuff:
bullet journal dedicated to language learning
over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages
TED talks about language (learning)
Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek
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Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!
Websites to learn languages by reading
Hyplern
Language Crush
Readlang
Vocab Tracker
In light of Duolingo laying off its translators, here are my favourite language apps (primarily for Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and te reo Māori).
Multiple Languages
Anki is a flashcard programme and app that's not exclusively for languages. While making your own decks is ideal, you can also download shared decks for most languages.
If you're learning Japanese, specifically, Seth Clydesdale has websites for practicing alongside Genki's 2nd or 3rd editions, and he also provides his own shared Anki decks for Genki.
And if you're learning te reo Māori, specifically, here's a guide on how to make your own deck.
TOFU Learn is an app for learning vocabulary that's very similar to Anki. However, it has particularly excellent shared decks for East Asian languages. I've used it extensively for practicing 汉字. Additionally, if you're learning te reo Māori, there's a shared deck of vocabulary from Māori Made Easy!
Mandarin Chinese
Hello Chinese is a fantastic app for people at the HSK 1-4 levels. While there's a paid version, the only thing paying unlocks is access to podcast lessons, which imo are not really necessary. Without paying you still have access to all the gamified lessons which are laid out much like Duolingo's lessons. However, unlike Duolingo, Hello Chinese actually teaches grammar directly, properly teaches 汉字, and includes native audio practice.
Japanese
Renshuu is a website and app for learning and practicing Japanese. The vast majority of its content is available for free. There's also a Discord community where you can practice alongside others.
Kanji Dojo is a free and open source app for learning and practicing the stroke order of kanji. You can learn progressively by JLPT level or by Japanese grades. There's also the option to learn and practice kana stroke order as well.
Duolingo Alternatives by Language
Disclaimer: I haven't used or tested all of them. All resources have different strengths, e.g. Drops being designed for vocabulary. They often aren't full alternatives for Duolingo or formal classes. I just wanted to compile resources for all languages on Duolingo to make the switch easier, especially for the less popular languages.
Feel free to also check out my collection of free textbooks
If you want a more detailed resource list for any of these languages (or perhaps one not listed here) you can send me an ask and I can see what I can do.
Arabic
AlifBee
Arabic Unlocked
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Busuu
Clozemaster
Drops
Infinite Arabic
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Write It! Arabic
Catalan
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mondly
Qlango
Chinese
Bluebird
Beelinguapp
Bunpo
Busuu
Chineasy
Clozemaster
Drops
Du Chinese
Hello Chinese
HeyChina
Immersive Chinese
Infinite Chinese
Ling
Lingodeer
LinGo Play
Lingopie
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Pleco Chinese Dictionary
Qlango
Czech
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Ling
LinGo Play
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Danish
Babbel
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Dutch
Babbel
Bluebird
Busuu
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Say Something in Dutch
Qlango
Esperanto
Clozemaster
Drops
Esperanto12.net
Kurso de Esperanto
LingQ
Qlango
Finnish
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
French
Babbel
Bluebird
Beelinguapp
Bunpo
Busuu
Clozemaster
Collins French Dictionary
Conjuu
Dr French
Drops
HeyFrance
Infinite French
Lilata
Ling
Linga
Lingodeer
LinGo Play
Lingopie
Lingvist
LingQ
Listen Up
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Nextlingua
Oxford French Dictionary
Qlango
TV5MONDE
Xeropan
German
Babbel
Bluebird
Beelinguapp
Bunpo
Busuu
Clozemaster
Collins German Dictionary
Conjuu
Drops
DW Learn German
Infinite German
Ling
Linga
Lingodeer
Lingopie
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Nextlingua
Oxford German Dictionary
Qlango
Xeropan
Greek
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Greek Alphabet Academy
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Write It! Greek
Guaraní
Clozemaster
Guarani Ayvu
Haitian Creole
Bluebird
Mango
Hawaiian
Drops
Mango
ʻŌlelo Online
Hebrew
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Shepha
Write It! Hebrew
High Valyrian
Valyrian Dictionary
Hindi
Bhasha
Bluebird
Beelinguapp
Clozemaster
Drops
Hindwi Dictionary
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Hungarian
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Indonesian
Babbel
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Irish
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Collins Irish Dictionary
Drops
Easy Irish
Ling
Mango
Teanglann
Italian
Babbel
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Bunpo
Busuu
Clozemaster
Collins Italian Dictionary
Conjuu
Drops
Infinite Italian
Ling
Linga
Lingodeer
Lingopie
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Nextlingua
Oxford Italian Dictionary
Qlango
Japanese
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Bunpo
Busuu
Clozemaster
Drops
HeyJapan
Hiragana Quest
Infinite Japanese
kawaiiDungeon
Ling
Lingodeer
Lingopie
Lingvist
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Oyomi Japanese Reader
renshuu
Takoboto Japanese Dictionary
Todaii
Qlango
Write It! Japanese
Klingon
boQwl! Klingon Language
Klingon Translator
Write It! Klingon
Korean
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Bunpo
Busuu
Clozemaster
Drops
Hangul Quest
HeyKorea
Infinite Korean
Ling
LinGo Play
Lingopie
Lingodeer
Lingvist
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Write It! Korean
Latin
Bluebird
Cattus
Clozemaster
Collins Latin Dictionary
Grammaticus Maximus
Latinia
Legentibus
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Perdisco
Qlango
Vice Verba
Navajo
Navajo Language Renaissance
Navajo Language Program
Speak Navajo
Norwegian
Babbel
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Mjolnir Norwegian
Norskappen
Qlango
Polish
Babbel
Bluebird
Busuu
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Portuguese
Babbel
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Bunpo
Busuu
Clozemaster
Collins Portuguese Dictionary
Drops
Infinite Portuguese
Ling
Lingodeer
Lingopie
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Nextlingua
Qlango
Romanian
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Russian
Babbel
Bluebird
Beelinguapp
Busuu
Clozemaster
Collins Russian Dictionary
Drops
Infinite Russian
Ling
Linga
LinGo Play
Lingopie
Lingodeer
Lingvist
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Nextlingua
Qlango
Write It! Russian
Scottish Gaelic
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Go!Gaelic
Mango
Spanish
Babbel
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Bunpo
Busuu
Clozemaster
Collins Spanish Dictionary
ConjuGato
Conjuu
Drops
Infinite Spanish
Ling
Linga
Lingodeer
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
Listen Up
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Nextlingua
Say Something in Spanish
SpanishDict
Qlango
Xeropan
Swahili
Bluebird
Bui Bui Swahili App
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Nkenne
Swedish
Babbel
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
Lingvist
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Turkish
Babbel
Beelinguapp
Bluebird
Busuu
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
LyricsTraining
Mango
Mondly
Qlango
Ukrainian
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Drops
Ling
LinGo Play
LingQ
Mango
Mondly
Mova Ukrainian
Qlango
Speak Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Collins Vietnamese Dictionary
Drops
Learn Vietnamese with Annie
Ling
Lingodeer
LinGo Play
Mango
Mondly
Welsh
BBc Cymru Fyw
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Say Something in Welsh
Yiddish
Bluebird
Clozemaster
Mango
Proste Yiddish
Roni Gal Learn Yiddish
Vaybertaytsh
Yiddish Book Center
Zulu
Bluebird
Nkenne
Bonus: Polygloss which claims to be available for all languages as long as there is another user also learning the same language
Duolingo Sucks, Now What?: A Guide
Now that the quality of Duolingo has fallen (even more) due to AI and people are more willing to make the jump here are just some alternative apps and what languages they have:
"I just want an identical experience to DL"
Busuu (Languages: Spanish, Japanese, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Korean)
"I want a good audio-based app"
Language Transfer (Languages: French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, English for Spanish Speakers)
"I want a good audio-based app and money's no object"
Pimsleur (Literally so many languages)
Glossika (Also a lot of languages, but minority languages are free)
*anecdote: I borrowed my brother's Japanese Pimsleur CD as a kid and I still remember how to say the weather is nice over a decade later. You can find the CDs at libraries and "other" places I'm sure.
"I have a pretty neat library card"
Mango (Languages: So many and the endangered/Indigenous courses are free even if you don't have a library that has a partnership with Mango)
Transparent Language: (Languages: THE MOST! Also the one that has the widest variety of African languages! Perhaps the most diverse in ESL and learning a foreign language not in English)
"I want SRS flashcards and have an android"
AnkiDroid: (Theoretically all languages, pre-made decks can be found easily)
"I want SRS flashcards and I have an iphone"
AnkiApp: It's almost as good as AnkiDroid and free compared to the official Anki app for iphone
"I don't mind ads and just want to learn Korean"
lingory
"I want an app made for Mandarin that's BETTER than DL and has multiple languages to learn Mandarin in"
ChineseSkill (You can use their older version of the course for free)
"I don't like any of these apps you mentioned already, give me one more"
Bunpo: (Languages: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin)
list of things about mussed up houses
house of leaves by mark z. danielewski
skinamarink by kyle edward ball
the house in the ocean by mister manticore
myhouse.wad by veddge
this house has people in it by alan resnick (possible? its more like the people are the strange thing)
monster house by gil kenan (maybe not messed up in the right way for this list)
burning down the house by the talking heads (only in passing)
additions:
the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson (book)
the haunting of hill house by mike flanagan (tv adaptation of the book)
rose red by stephen king
vivarium by lorcan finnegan
changing planes by ursula k. le guin (not a house, but thematically close)
charlotte markham and the house of darkling by michael boccacino
slade house by dave mitchell
little, big by john crowley
the inner room by robert aickman
phantom architecture by phillip wilkinson
bite size terrors: erobos heaven by anoverthinker (seems like possibly the house isnt whats strange? but i dont know for sure i havent played it)
anatomy by kitty horrorshow
childhood homes (and why we hate them) by qrowscant
the house next door by annie rivers siddon
white is for witching by helen oyeyemi
haunted by poe (album counterpart to house of leaves??? holny crap)
the house with a clock in its walls by john bellairs (also has a movie adaptation)
p.t. by hideo kojima
coraline by neil gaiman (more like the creature is making the house messed up but yeah ill count it)(EDIT: okay yeah that house IS just messed up. forgot the beldam didn't make the other house)
starling house by alix harrow
the witch's house by fummy
house (hausu) by nobuhiko obayashi
the house is alive and the house is hungry by the paper chase
my house walk-through by nana825763
control by sam lake
house of bones by jeffery scott lando
lungbarrow by marc platt
if anyone knows of other things that fit this niche, any type of media, feel free to add on. i'll edit and add it to the original post. i just really like this specific niche
thank you to @bas-fish, @eggmixercortex, @ohiotpke, @posteriorpeasantpresents, @hadoom, @dougielombax, @lite-weaver, @mimillion, @elvriskastello, @apotheoseity, @hauntedhousez, @sophiewooloo, @jumbledthemes for contributing :3
i should sort this + add links putting that on my to-do list
Here's THE masterpost of free and full adaptations, by which I mean that it's a post made by the master.
Anthony and Cleopatra: here's the BBC version, here's a 2017 version.
As you like it: you'll find here an outdoor stage adaptation and here the BBC version. Here's Kenneth Brannagh's 2006 one.
Coriolanus: Here's a college play, here's the 1984 telefilm, here's the 2014 one with tom hiddleston. Here's the Ralph Fiennes 2011 one.
Cymbelline: Here's the 2014 one.
Hamlet: the 1948 Laurence Olivier one is here. The 1964 russian version is here and the 1964 american version is here. The 1964 Broadway production is here, the 1969 Williamson-Parfitt-Hopkins one is there, and the 1980 version is here. Here are part 1 and 2 of the 1990 BBC adaptation, the Kenneth Branagh 1996 Hamlet is here, the 2000 Ethan Hawke one is here. 2009 Tennant's here. And have the 2018 Almeida version here. On a sidenote, here's A Midwinter's Tale, about a man trying to make Hamlet. Andrew Scott's Hamlet is here.
Henry IV: part 1 and part 2 of the BBC 1989 version. And here's part 1 of a corwall school version.
Henry V: Laurence Olivier (who would have guessed) 1944 version. The 1989 Branagh version here. The BBC version is here.
Julius Caesar: here's the 1979 BBC adaptation, here the 1970 John Gielgud one. A theater Live from the late 2010's here.
King Lear: Laurence Olivier once again plays in here. And Gregory Kozintsev, who was I think in charge of the russian hamlet, has a king lear here. The 1975 BBC version is here. The Royal Shakespeare Compagny's 2008 version is here. The 1974 version with James Earl Jones is here. The 1953 Orson Wells one is here.
Macbeth: Here's the 1948 one, there the 1955 Joe McBeth. Here's the 1961 one with Sean Connery, and the 1966 BBC version is here. The 1969 radio one with Ian McKellen and Judi Dench is here, here's the 1971 by Roman Polanski, with spanish subtitles. The 1988 BBC one with portugese subtitles, and here the 2001 one). Here's Scotland, PA, the 2001 modern retelling. Rave Macbeth for anyone interested is here. And 2017 brings you this.
Measure for Measure: BBC version here. Hugo Weaving here.
The Merchant of Venice: here's a stage version, here's the 1980 movie, here the 1973 Lawrence Olivier movie, here's the 2004 movie with Al Pacino. The 2001 movie is here.
The Merry Wives of Windsor: the Royal Shakespeare Compagny gives you this movie.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: have this sponsored by the City of Columbia, and here the BBC version. Have the 1986 Duncan-Jennings version here. 2019 Live Theater version? Have it here!
Much Ado About Nothing: Here is the kenneth branagh version and here the Tennant and Tate 2011 version. Here's the 1984 version.
Othello: A Massachussets Performance here, the 2001 movie her is the Orson Wells movie with portuguese subtitles theree, and a fifteen minutes long lego adaptation here. THen if you want more good ole reliable you've got the BBC version here and there.
Richard II: here is the BBC version. If you want a more meta approach, here's the commentary for the Tennant version. 1997 one here.
Richard III: here's the 1955 one with Laurence Olivier. The 1995 one with Ian McKellen is no longer available at the previous link but I found it HERE.
Romeo and Juliet: here's the 1988 BBC version. Here's a stage production. 1954 brings you this. The french musical with english subtitles is here!
The Taming of the Shrew: the 1980 BBC version here and the 1988 one is here, sorry for the prior confusion. The 1929 version here, some Ontario stuff here, and here is the 1967 one with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. This one is the Shakespeare Retold modern retelling.
The Tempest: the 1979 one is here, the 2010 is here. Here is the 1988 one. Theater Live did a show of it in the late 2010's too.
Timon of Athens: here is the 1981 movie with Jonathan Pryce,
Troilus and Cressida can be found here
Titus Andronicus: the 1999 movie with Anthony Hopkins here
Twelfth night: here for the BBC, here for the 1970 version with Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright and Ralph Richardson.
Two Gentlemen of Verona: have the 2018 one here. The BBC version is here.
The Winter's Tale: the BBC version is here
Please do contribute if you find more. This is far from exhaustive.
(also look up the original post from time to time for more plays)
----- 𝚂𝙷𝙾𝚁𝚃 𝚂𝚃𝙾𝚁𝙸𝙴𝚂 𝚆𝚁𝙸𝚃𝚃𝙴𝙽 𝙱𝚈 𝙹𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚂:
so, sadly there is only one example of james' writing publicly available online. he had an oc! this original character was named ' brisco fletters '. this short story was written between 1904-1909. during this time, he was often in south america and you can tell that his work as a sailor and surroundings heavily influenced his work. it's important to note that, despite some sloppy grammar, he was extremely eloquent with his words. he would have been around 19-22 years old when this manuscript was written. it is also suggested that he was looking to publish his work, perhaps for an american women's magazine. this story is set in south america, probably chile or argentina as those were james' normal stomping grounds in his south america runs. the nature of this story features a phenomenon called 'crimping' or also known as, 'shanghai-ing'. james explains it best: "Most people have heard of the word "shanghai", and vaguely know that it means to catch poor sailormen and pop them aboard an outward-bound vessel very much against their own free will, and many tales have been told about these poor fellows being drugged and smuggled aboard by night"
Now if I had not had my ever alert suspicions [calmed] both by the gentle tones of her voice and innocent remarks, and the day being a calm sunny one I should have questioned her how they could proceed when men were so scarce. But we skimmed gently along and presently she pointed out a smart four masted schooner named the “George H Waback”, on approach which she stood up in her stern and waved a white handkerchief to the villainous looking rascal whom I took to be the mate. When we got alongside the accommodation latter and the surly ruffian had helped her up she called to me in a most bewitching way “Oh, Mr Fletters you must just come up and have a glass of wine and a morsel to eat as I’m sure you have missed your dinner time, besides I want Dad to pay you & thank you for rowing his “little treasure” safely back to him.”
No as I said before if there hadn’t been a beguiling little woman in the case and a clear fine sun shining pleasantly overhead as if there was no evil or underhand work going on in such a beautiful world I should have had my nerves sensing danger before now, especially when the “Dad” dropped from the same pretty lips which had just distinctly said he was not aboard. But with hardly any hesitation I made the boat’s painter fast and ran up the ladder to the deck.
in the next scene, it is clear that brisco fletters has been shanghaied and drugged. but this poor guy, well... he's kinda horny.
One evening some days later during my trick at the wheel, and while the officer of the watch was forrad about some work, I saw a small figure steal up from the cabin companion way, and soon recognised a winning little face which I had not seen since that eventful moment when I received my first meal in this ship from her hands, but which I had thought more about than would perhaps be considered reasonable by men who do not believe in “love at first sight”. She stole softly aft and was beside me when she whispered “That is you Briscoe is it not?”
I answered in the affirmative with a thrill to think that she knew my name. “I want to ask you for forgiveness for the cruel thing I did in Callao” she continued “and am now going to tell you enough to shew you that I have real reasons for wanting to get a crew. This is my first voyage with my father, and though I love the ship and sea very much, shall be glad to get home again, because I think the mate has some influence over my father, and also he wants to marry me, which” (with a fierce little stamp of her foot) “I will never do” she turned away evidently thinking she had said too much to a stranger, though had she known it that stranger was willing and anxious to be her best friend, so I softly called her back and told her I freely forgave her enticing me aboard, and was only to glad to be there now that she had come on deck and would perhaps come to speak to me again at the wheel.
welp, that's it!! it so cute to read. whether or not it was published is unknown.
Thomas Andrews Born 7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912
Thomas was the lead shipbuilder & designer for Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He oversaw all the plans & designs for the White Star Line’s Olympic class ships, and the most famous ship in history, the Titanic. Before she sailed, Andrews requested as many as 64 lifeboats on Titanic, but he was overruled and the ship was only fitted with 20. Andrews sailed on the maiden voyage of Titanic to oversee it, and was the first to know that she would sink. Andrews did not try to save himself. Instead, he did all he could to place passengers in lifeboats, knowing there were only enough for about half on board. He was last seen in the 1st class smoking room, admiring his ship, his life jacket on the chair next to him. His body was never recovered.
He was a true hero, a gentleman, and extremely handsome!
this one too bc he is my comfort person
Thomas Andrews - architect of the Titanic and an intelligent, compassionate man…and a stone fox! He apparently spent his last hours handing out life vests, helping people get onto lifeboats, and throwing furniture etc overboard as floatation devices for people in the water. Made famous by Victor Garber in the movie, I think the real man is much hotter!
boat dad!!!
The handsome Irish man in the photograph was Thomas Andrews (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912), the shipbuilder who designed the infamous RMS Titanic. I used to have such a huge crush on him - and I still would totally marry him in a heartbeat, hadn’t he been a married man (plus, dead) (married and dead, what a bad combination) (especially the “dead” part).
He knew every detail of his ship. His work was not finished once he and the ship set out from Southampton: after the voyage began, he continued to help the crew adjust to the new ship. He carried a notebook with him and was constantly making notes for improvements.
It is known that one night, in 1910, he took his wife Helen (who was carrying their daughter Elizabeth), to see the ship, while it was still in its cradle and the Halley’s comet was at its greatest brilliance - he certainly knew how to make a pregnant woman smile!
After Helen gave birth to the baby, he nicknamed his daughter, Elizabeth Law-Barbour Andrews, “Elba” after her initials - terse guy, wasn’t he.
He was travelling on board of the ship during its maiden voyage when it hit an iceberg: during the sinking he went from cabin to cabin, banging on the doors, yelling for women and children to get into the boats. He was last seen near the First Class Smoking Lounge, calmly, sadly waiting for the end, and when asked if he would make a try for a lifeboat place, he did not answer. Other accounts have him throwing deckchairs into the water, so that people could use them to stay afloat: whatever his last moments were, the phrase which echoed back was “heroic until death.”
During his long years of apprenticeship, study, and work at Harland and Wolff, Andrews had become well liked in the company and amongst the shipyard’s employees: generosity and a fine sympathy were prominent traits in his character. On seeing some of his workers, he is reported to have said to his wife, “There go my pals, Nellie." Any account of Andrews as a manager and a boss portray him as a fair, concerned man who cared about his workers. On one occasion Andrews had a chance to rescue one of his "pals.” Anthony Frost, had climbed 80 feet of scaffolding during a gale in order to secure some loose boards. While up there, Archie became terrified and Andrews climbed the scaffolding himself to help him down before securing the boards himself.
By his very actions, Thomas Andrews was shown to have cared about the people who rode his ships, even the crew (remarkable for the time). After their shift, the boiler crews would climb a long spiral staircase to where their quarters were. Andrews had furnished a drinking fountain at the top of the staircase, a small luxury but one very unusual for the time (considering the recipients).The handsome Irish man in the photograph was Thomas Andrews (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912), the shipbuilder who designed the infamous RMS Titanic.
He knew every detail of his ship. His work was not finished once he and the ship set out from Southampton: after the voyage began, he continued to help the crew adjust to the new ship. He carried a notebook with him and was constantly making notes for improvements.
It is known that one night, in 1910, he took his wife Helen (who was carrying their daughter Elizabeth), to see the ship, while it was still in its cradle and the Halley’s comet was at its greatest brilliance - he certainly knew how to make a pregnant woman smile!
He was travelling on board of the ship during its maiden voyage when it hit an iceberg: during the sinking he went from cabin to cabin, banging on the doors, yelling for women and children to get into the boats. He was last seen near the First Class Smoking lounge, calmly, sadly waiting for the end, and when asked if he would make a try for a lifeboat place, he did not answer. Other accounts have him throwing deckchairs into the water: whatever his last moments were, the phrase which echoed back was “heroic until death.”
Not only was he handsome and brave, but during his long years of apprenticeship, study, and work at Harland and Wolff, Andrews had become well liked in the company and amongst the shipyard’s employees: generosity and a fine sympathy were prominent traits in his character. On seeing some of his workers, he is reported to have said to his wife, “There go my pals, Nellie." Any account of Andrews as a manager and a boss portray him as a fair, concerned man who cared about his workers. On one occasion Andrews had a chance to rescue one of his "pals.” Anthony Frost, had climbed 80 feet of scaffolding during a gale in order to secure some loose boards. While up there, Archie became terrified and Andrews climbed the scaffolding himself to help him down before securing the boards himself.
By his very actions, Thomas Andrews was shown to have cared about the people who rode his ships, even the crew (remarkable for the time). After their shift, the boiler crews would climb a long spiral staircase to where their quarters were. Andrews had furnished a drinking fountain at the top of the staircase, a small luxury but one very unusual for the time (considering the recipients).
HIM!!!
James Paul Moody, 24 year old sixth officer on Titanic, who liked adventure and aspired to write short stories
so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god
Hello Fish! Happy spooky October! May I request a gif set of all the Phantoms holding the veil after Christine left? If I remember correctly, there’s one where Erik touch the veil to his lips? Thank you!
There would be waaay too many gifs if I posted ALL of them, but here's a decent variety!
Row 1: Eiji Akutagawa, Juan Carlos Barona, Franc D'Ambrosio Row 2: Ethan Freeman, Peter Karrie, Uwe Kröger Row 3: Laird Mackintosh, Gary Mauer, Greg Mills Row 4: James Romick, Paul Schaefer, Anthony Warlow
in any other story, merry would have died in battle or pippin in minas tirith, or frodo would have fallen or sam killed by gollum but tolkien, after facing losses in real life, said: no, this time they live. this time, they all get to live. in a way, the lord of the rings is a love letter to dead soldiers.
btw archive dot org is SUCH a treasury when it comes to out-of-print poetry anthologies… i am having the time of my life, truly ❣️
Cornish Language Resources
Learning
Gerlyver Kernewek - Online Cornish dictionary
Say Something In Cornish - Cornish lessons in podcast format
Tamm ha Tamm - Video series teaching simple conversational Cornish
GoCornish - Interactive Cornish resources for all ages
-> Memrise course (flashcards with audio)
-> Word Tango (puzzle app available in Cornish)
-> Kows ha Flows (listening materials with notes and vocabulary)
Kesva an Taves Kernewek - Cornish Language Board
-> KDL lessons (designed as a correspondence course but suitable for independent study)
-> Classroom resources (worksheets, activities, etc)
-> Skeul an Yeth - Free Cornish textbook
-> Past papers
Desky Kernowek - Cornish lessons in podcast format (Late Cornish)
-> This is an older site with a lot of dead links, but you’ll be pleased to hear their 24 audio lessons, their grammar notes and their in-depth guide to swearing in Cornish are all still fully functional.
Modern Cornish - Written lessons and texts in Late Cornish
Reading and Listening
Radyo an Gernewegva - Radio and TV in Cornish
An Nowodhow - Radio news bulletin in Cornish
Kernewek Bew - Website with a collection of video and audio in Cornish
Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek online shop - Books for sale in and about Cornish
Agan Taves - Books for sale and for free in and about Cornish
An Gannas - Monthly magazine in Cornish
-> Dalleth - The puzzles from An Gannas on their own
Bibel Kernewek - The Bible in Cornish
Hey did you know I keep a google drive folder with linguistics and language books that I try to update regularly
I believe in free education, one that’s available to everyone; no matter their race, gender, age, wealth, etc… This masterpost was created for every knowledge hungry individual out there. I hope it will serve you well. Enjoy!
FREE ONLINE COURSES (here are listed websites that provide huge variety of courses)
Alison
Coursera
FutureLearn
open2study
Khan Academy
edX
P2P U
Academic Earth
iversity
Stanford Online
MIT Open Courseware
Open Yale Courses
BBC Learning
OpenLearn
Carnegie Mellon University OLI
University of Reddit
Saylor
IDEAS, INSPIRATION & NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)
TED
FORA
Big Think
99u
BBC Future
Seriously Amazing
How Stuff Works
Discovery News
National Geographic
Science News
Popular Science
IFLScience
YouTube Edu
NewScientist
DIY & HOW-TO’S (Don’t know how to do that? Want to learn how to do it yourself? Here are some great websites.)
wikiHow
Wonder How To
instructables
eHow
Howcast
MAKE
Do it yourself
FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS
OpenStax CNX
Open Textbooks
Bookboon
Textbook Revolution
E-books Directory
FullBooks
Books Should Be Free
Classic Reader
Read Print
Project Gutenberg
AudioBooks For Free
LibriVox
Poem Hunter
Bartleby
MIT Classics
Many Books
Open Textbooks BCcampus
Open Textbook Library
WikiBooks
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS
Directory of Open Access Journals
Scitable
PLOS
Wiley Open Access
Springer Open
Oxford Open
Elsevier Open Access
ArXiv
Open Access Library
LEARN:
1. LANGUAGES
Duolingo
BBC Languages
Learn A Language
101languages
Memrise
Livemocha
Foreign Services Institute
My Languages
Surface Languages
Lingualia
OmniGlot
OpenCulture’s Language links
2. COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING
Codecademy
Programmr
GA Dash
CodeHS
w3schools
Code Avengers
Codelearn
The Code Player
Code School
Code.org
Programming Motherf*?$%#
Bento
Bucky’s room
WiBit
Learn Code the Hard Way
Mozilla Developer Network
Microsoft Virtual Academy
3. YOGA & MEDITATION
Learning Yoga
Learn Meditation
Yome
Free Meditation
Online Meditation
Do Yoga With Me
Yoga Learning Center
4. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING
Exposure Guide
The Bastards Book of Photography
Cambridge in Color
Best Photo Lessons
Photography Course
Production Now
nyvs
Learn About Film
Film School Online
5. DRAWING & PAINTING
Enliighten
Ctrl+Paint
ArtGraphica
Google Cultural Institute
Drawspace
DragoArt
WetCanvas
6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY
Music Theory
Teoria
Music Theory Videos
Furmanczyk Academy of Music
Dave Conservatoire
Petrucci Music Library
Justin Guitar
Guitar Lessons
Piano Lessons
Zebra Keys
Play Bass Now
7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS
Investopedia
The Chess Website
Chesscademy
Chess.com
Spreeder
ReadSpeeder
First Aid for Free
First Aid Web
NHS Choices
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Please feel free to add more learning focused websites.
*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.