What is the best movie you've ever seen?
The Pursuit of HappynessThis is one of my favorite movies, I don’t know what makes a movie best but in my opinion something that does not require edits/changes and has a moral at the end of it which cannot be forgotten in your entire lifetime is the best movie.It is based on the story of Chris Gardner, a man who loses everything, but eventually gets everything. In the movie, he is a hard-working, caring and loving father, who struggles financially to provide for his wife and son.His wife left him and fate took him to a lifestyle he had never thought of. He became homeless, and while he had to take care of his little son, he worked as a salesman .Then, he finds an unpaid 6-month-internship position at a brokerage firm.He struggles to get contracts for the firm, while trying to make an honest living for his son.At the end we see that he got the one paid position and his life changed dramatically from that moment.Several morals that we can absorb from the movie are:Being poor did not stop him. He believed that with his efforts he would eventually achieve success.There is this scene where he is conversation with his son about dreams. He fulfills the dream to do well for his son and himself and he eventually does.The relationship between father and son. It teaches a lesson to both the parents and children to survive together in tough times.Life will sometimes be tough. Chris loses his house, goes to a motel, and eventually ends up living in a homeless shelter. He and his son even spend a night in a subway station restroom. But all of this did not break him enough to loose focus from his dreams.We receive what we want after doing everything we can. At the end of the movie, he gets the job, and all his problems end. The scene in the office where he is talking to the managers really moves you. One of the managers asks him “Chris, was it easy?” and he replies, “No sir, it wasn’t” with teary eyes.Images: Google
What is the most disrespectful thing that people have ever done to you?
INDECENT PROPOSALBack when I was 21, I always go out to party and chill2x with friends. Don’t judge me, I’m just doing it as a stress reliever. When you are so fucked up in working so hard at a young age all you want is to be relaxed right? so that is what I’m doing.Having a good body shape and average looking face. I received numerous amount of indecent offers in return of Sex. Some guys in my age, Some old foreign guys , Married guys and guys who loves to have sex with different girls every night.So back to the question, I was at the bar having a good drink with Friends. Listening to a band playing at that time. The venue has a big room where you can dance your ass to the beat so after some drinks we decided to enter the room to find a good spot where we can continue our drinking session. I found a good spot where I can see the whole crowd so I sit there and watch the people dancing.Not that long when a young good looking men walk towards me. The way he look at me in the eyes while smiling, I can definitely sense what he is up to. He go straight to me and whisper "Fuck ta na?" Meaning, CAN WE FUCK?I know I can easily slap this guy in front of my friends but I already know how to handle situation like this and I’m not that kind of scandalous. The blame is mine for wearing mini dress with a boobs almost popping out asking for freedom.Maybe he thinks that I’m a stripper or a hoe or whatnot so I just told him to find another girl because I’m not that kind of girl who fuck strangers who I just met in the bar and that my so called boyfriend will arrive very soon, which is a lie because I don’t have a bf at that time. He just left without saying a single word but I can still see him checking on me waiting maybe if I really have a boyfriend. Idk.I think that’s the most disrespectful thing that someone has ever told/done to me. I know it’s common having convos like that since it is a bar but not in that way. Too disrespectful and too straight, He don’t even bother to ask my name first or to have small chitchats before asking that kind of question lol.For me it’s making you less of a man. That’s why to guys like that reading my answer, think before you say or do something like that to a girl. It’s better to show her some efforts that you’re into her and you want to know more about her than being so straight. Too Disrespectful.Jess Naya ♥
Why do they say it's not a choice to be transgender, but then they choose to transition?
Let’s talk about transition. What it really is. Transition is a evidence based method for alleviating the ills of gender dysphoria. Now, it is far from perfect, and can be troublesome in itself but it is the recommended treatment for trans people. Why? Because it is proven to work. This is why it is recommended.But let’s talk about this choice. The choice to transition was one I dreaded. I expected it to worsen everything about my life. I could not imagine a world where I could have any semblance of happiness. Gender dysphoria was slowly killing me. I felt it strongly. I knew it was a matter of time before it did, but I knew I needed to try. I needed to try to survive. So my “choice” was a choice between giving life a chance or dying. Now, I wouldn’t classify that as much of a choice, between a prolonged death or life. Those were my options. As someone who had planned to take my own life one time, I knew this time I’d probably die. And I be mourned by people who didn’t really know the real me. I’d never meet some of the most amazing people that I have in my life today, including my loving partner who I adore. They are the best and a godsend.So I took the plunge and “chose” to live on. Yet today I know that I made a life-saving decision. Yes, there were and are risks to my life today. But if I hadn’t risked anything, I would’ve been dead already. So no, I don’t feel it’s a choice. No more a choice than choosing to continue living on is. It isn’t. It something that we do simply because we do.I am happier and healthier than ever.
Should I try to raise my child without a gender?
Others may disagree, but I think that a little moderation is in order. We certainly shouldn't be telling our babies who are born with a penis that they can't play with dolls. We certainty shouldn't be telling our babies who are born with vaginas that raising children is their job, and not the job of the baby born with a penis. We certainly shouldn't be telling our babies who are born with a vagina that when they grow up they have to marry a grown up baby born with a penis. Or, visa versa. We also should not dedicate our babies' entire childhood to pretending that our babies don't have a gender. It's fine to let our children know what boys and girls are. The danger is when parents make a child's gender mean something that it does not mean for their child. When I came out to my sons as trans, I walked them through all the diversities they already knew in their own lives. We talked about how their mom is Japanese-American and I am Caucasian. How this friend of theirs was tall and that friend was short. How most men love women and other men love men. All that led to me talking about how most baby girls are born with baby girl bodies and a few baby girls are born with baby boy bodies. I talked about how these girls have to find a way to be the girls and women they are despite being given a body that doesn't match. I imagine that when my children have babies, they will teach my grandchildren about all the diversities my ex and I taught them about. And, they will teach my grandkids about how Grandma Diane was born in a baby girl's body, but Grandma Katie was born in a baby boy's body. I know that my sons will speak with pride about how their dad found her way out of that boy body so she could be the grandma that her grandchildren will love. We don't need to put gender into a closet. We just need to make sure that we teach our children that gender doesn't have to mean something that it doesn't mean for them.
Which sentence is grammatically correct: "Neither he nor she was playing," or "Neither he nor she were playing"?
"Neither he nor she was playing" is, as far as I can see, technically grammatically correct. Following "neither... nor..." you conjugate to agree with the subject directly following "nor," here that is "she." (Explanation of Neither and Nor for ESL Students) It is, however, stylistically not a very pretty sentence. Something like "Neither of the children were playing" or "Neither Bob nor Sue was playing" or "Neither child was playing" would be better.
How can I stay engaged in classes that are too easy for me?
A2AThe education system is geared towards slow learners. Even the AP classes, to a degree— those are geared toward slow learners but hard workers. I’d say most classes, with the exception of English and certain math classes, are too easy to the average student— they just can’t differentiate actual difficulty from tedious and ludicrous, yet easy workload.I personally only find English boring, though I deeply love the subject in real life. I’m interested and engaged in all my other classes. Yes, even math.I always try to befriend teachers I like. Last year, I had an outstanding set of teachers. I was friends with almost all of them; very good friends with a few. They make an effort to keep in touch with me. I find if you’re good friends with somebody, you take interest in what they say— no matter how boring.My former social studies teacher (and now my current track coach) was my compadre from day one. He loved my unnecessary insight and trouble-making nature. I found the history of the U.S. murderously boring, his teaching style exacerbating it— but if I love someone enough, anything they say will appeal to me. I’ll read about whatever it is they like and try to understand why it is they like it.I read so much about the War of 1812, I knew far more about it than he did. We used to have hour long conversations about the War of 1812 after class. Do you think the War of 1812 interested me? NO! He interested me. What he had to say about it interested me. It’s just like how I talk about Westworld (TV show) with my friends for lengths of time, despite never watching the show or wanting to watch it.I knew so much about the War of 1812, I begged him to let me teach the class when the unit came up— and he did. I made him sit in my desk, raise his hand to talk, and do worksheets that I made— for three classes. A five day unit was covered in three. Everyone grasped the content. The class was amused; they loved it. I hate to burst my own bubble, but I am one bomb-ass, funkadelic teacher.Had it not been for our camaraderie, I would’ve hated U.S. history and not wanted to learn more about it. I would’ve dreaded the class and come to loathe the subject. Instead, I looked forward to his class and put my best effort forth in my work to also educate him further about the subject.