SLAM BOOK

Slam books mix together the concept of a journal and old-fashioned passing notes. They are books that people usually pass around school or groups of friends to learn more about each other. Keep them positive and fun!

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A slam book is a notebook which is passed among children and teenagers. The keeper of the book starts by posing a question and the book is then passed round for each contributor to fill in their own answer to the question. Wikipedia

Why is it called slam book?

Etymology: Named "slam book" because when a teacher would come near, the book would be slammed shut and covered with homework, papers, or other appropriate camouflage.Apr 15, 2019

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A spiral notebook with the name of a jr. or sr. high girl (usually) written on the top line. The books is passed around among classmates who write nasty things (slam) on the page under the girl's name.

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BOMBAY CAT

So I just found out apparently our black cat at home is actually a Bombay cat. I was talking to my dad on the phone and I asked how Snowball our (my brother’s) 18-yr-old black cat is doing and then I wondered how long their lifespans are. My dad says she’s a Bombay cat and their lifespan is usually about 18-21 years. -Angela

The Bombay cat is a type of short-haired cat developed by breeding sable Burmese and black American Shorthair cats, to produce a cat of mostly Burmese type, but with a sleek, panther-like black coat. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Felis catus
Rank: Breed
Higher classification: Cat
Origin: United States, Thailand
Lifespan: approximately 15 to 20 years wikipedia.org

NELSON MANDELA

What is Nelson Mandela known for?

Nelson Mandela is known for several things, but perhaps he is best known for successfully leading the resistance to South Africa's policy of apartheid in the 20th century, during which he was infamously incarcerated at Robben Island Prison (1964–82). He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993, along with South Africa's president at the time, F.W. de Klerk , for having led the transition from apartheid to a multiracial democracy. Mandela is also known for being the first black president of South Africa, serving from 1994 to 1999.

Nelson Mandela , in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, byname Madiba, (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa—died December 5, 2013 (www.britannica.com ›)

MAHATMA GANDHI

Who is Gandhi short summary?

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of India's non-violent independence movement against British rule and in South Africa who advocated for the civil rights of Indians. Born in Porbandar, India, Gandhi studied law and organized boycotts against British institutions in peaceful forms of civil disobedience.Apr 2, 2014

www.biography.com › activist › mahatma-gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi
Indian lawyer
Born: October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India
Full name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Assassinated: January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India
Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi (m. 1883–1944)
Quotes:

“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

RAISED FIST

The raised fist, or the clenched fist, is a symbol of solidarity and support. It is also used as a salute to express unity, strength, defiance, or resistance.
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The Fist as a symbol of black power
http://blackpower.web.unc.edu/2017/04/the-fist-as-a-symbol-of-black-power/

2020 The black fist image is to show awareness of the BLM cause.

According to their website, The Black Lives Matter Global Network is a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission is to build local power and to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

Black Lives Matter began as a call to action in response to state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism, like the murder of Trayvon Martin or the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Black Lives Matter works to connect Black people from all over the world who have a shared desire for justice to act together in their communities. 

The movement goes into further detail about what the Black Lives Matter movement believes in on their website and states, “Enraged by the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, George Zimmerman, and inspired by the 31-day takeover of the Florida State Capitol by POWER U and the Dream Defenders, we took to the streets.”

They continue, “A year later, we set out together on the Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride to Ferguson, in search of justice for Mike Brown and all of those who have been torn apart by state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. Forever changed, we returned home and began building the infrastructure for the Black Lives Matter Global Network, which, even in its infancy, has become a political home for many.”

His unjust death lit a new fire around the Black Lives Matter movement, and once again, brought up the issues with racism in America. While Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael were eventually charged in the murder of Ahmaud, many believe it was too little, too late considering that not many even knew of the killing until two months later when video footage of the murder was leaked. Once the video went viral, the public outcry was overwhelming.

“They did not arrest the killers of Ahmaud Arbery because they saw the video,” Arbery family attorney Ben Crump said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press. “They arrested the killers of Ahmaud Arbery because we saw the video, the public saw the video and it went viral. It was shocking. People were astonished.”

The Black Lives Matter movement gained further attention following the death of George Floyd, a man who was killed during an arrest on May 25 when a white officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes. 

by KATIE GARRITY
(https://www.distractify.com/p/what-does-the-black-fist-on-tiktok-mean)


IDEAS: Black Lives Matter, Solidarity

ASTROLOGY

ASTROLOGY (noun) - the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.

Historical Types of Astrology

Traditions which were once widely used but have either partly or fully fallen into disuse:

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_astrological_traditions,_types,_and_systems)

Types of Astrology

By Denise on July 10, 2014

Did you know that there are different types of astrology? You probably already know which is your zodiac sign, something between Aries and Pisces, but do you know that this zodiac belongs to the western astrology? The second most known astrology type is the Chinese zodiac with its animals.

Astrology is a group of systems and beliefs that changed in time and varies widely amongst civilizations. The common element in most astrology systems is represented by the celestial positions that are often taken into account and interpreted. The origins to the astrological beliefs are set in Babylonia around the second millennium BC.

Let’s discover the other types of astrology and then follow the articles that describe the signs for each zodiac.

Western Astrology is the form of divination we that uses the twelve zodiac signs that correspond to the position of the sun in zodiac at different times of the year. It is used to make birth charts and various types of horoscopes.

Sidereal Astrology is a term used to define the astrology of the year. This system is also based on the twelve zodiac signs but uses the position of the vernal equinox.

Natal Astrology relates to the use of natal charts that are astrological maps of the stars at the moment of one’s birth and that are said to suggest the traits and path in life.

Electional Astrology is a branch of astrology that uses the positions of stars at certain times to determine the auspicious periods for certain events to take place. It is also used to answer questions and make predictions over the future.

Horary Astrology represents a method of divination in which the astrologer uses the astral disposition to give suggestions to the answer of a question that was asked at the time of the reading.

Judicial Astrology is another branch that uses the planetary dispositions to forecast future events.

Medical Astrology is based on an ancient medical system that associates parts of the body, diseases and certain weaknesses with the twelve astrological signs.

Chinese Astrology is based on the knowledge from the Han Dynasty and is in strong relation to the three harmonies: heaven, earth and water. It features 10 Celestial stems and 12 earthly brances plus a lunisolar calendar.

Indian Astrology represents the Hindu system of astronomy and astrology and is also known as the Vedic Astrology. It consists of three main branches: Siddhanta, Sahita and Hora.

Arab and Persian Astrology is a mixture of muslim beliefs and scientific observations and dates back from the medieval Arabs.

Celtic Astrology is based on the idea that each personality can be define through the properties of a tree. It is also known as the astrology of the druids.

Egyptian astrology is based mainly on the position of the Sun and less on that of planets because early Egyptians were also more interested in fixed stars. There are twelve zodiac signs that each cover two very different periods of time.

What are the different types of astrology?

by Vivek E. Paras, May 5 2017 

Hello Truth Seeker,
Namaste & Greetings from the island of Trinidad and Tobago. Thank you for your question on Quora. I will be delighted to contribute my opinion. Being on this worldwide forum “Quora” it is my desire to help you - the seeker, it is my Aparigraha. I practice Jyotish - Vedic Astrology, my answer is based on this astrology type: Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) has many branches and each are dealt with separately and in a unique way:

  1. Natal chart (Jataka) - this personal astrology to do with human affairs, this includes analysis of natal chart, prediction from birth - day by day to the age of 120 or more. This is used for a life long reading.

  2. Varshaphala - Annual Solar Return, predicting events in one’s life during a particular birth year. This is used for a one year reading.

  3. Electional astrology (Muhurtha) - finding an auspicious timing for an undertaking.

  4. Financial astrology - Business and financial astrology, stock and trading

  5. Female astrology - a unique way of assisting women in their lifestyle, health, from puberty to menopause and beyond.

  6. Horary / Transit astrology (Gochara) - answering a question towards it’s outcome.

  7. Relocational astrology (similar to Astrocartography) - which longitude / latitude will be auspicious to fulfill one’s destiny.

  8. Medical astrology - analysis of disease to help medical professionals in a broad spectrum way to bring about cure, healing and rehabilitation.

  9. Meteorological astrology - to do with agriculture, weather, earthquakes, drought, famine, disease, natural disasters and such issues the humanity faces.

  10. Mundane - to do with predictions of cities, countries and head of state, parliament etc. and issues that affect the masses of a nation.

  11. Psychological astrology - dealing with mental and beyond issue of human affairs.

  12. Marriage Compatibility Reporting (Guna Milan) - Marriage may be made in heaven but marital bliss is in Guna Milan/astrological compatibility reporting.

  13. Para Astrology - astrology, psychology and para-psychology specially made for the spiritualist on the path of Moksha.

Trust the above inspires you, … enjoy the quest… explore, educate, experience and enlighten.

Vivek E. Paras
(https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-different-types-of-astrology)

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WORDS: Definitions

PSYCHOLOGY DEFINITION 🤔

PSYCHOLOGY (noun)

  • the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
    Similar: study of the mind, science of the mind, science of the personality, study of the mental processes

  • the mental characteristics or attitude of a person or group.
    plural noun: psychologies "the psychology of Americans in the 1920s"
    Similar: mindset, mind, mental processes, thought processes, way of thinking, cast of mind, frame of mind, turn of mind, mentality, persona, psyche, (mental) attitude(s), makeup, character, disposition, temperament, temper, behavior, what makes someone tick

  • the mental and emotional factors governing a situation or activity.

    "the psychology of interpersonal relationships"

What is the best definition of psychology?

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior, according to the American Psychological Association. It is the study of the mind, how it works, and how it affects behavior. ... Psychologists and psychiatrists work together to help people with mental health conditions, but they are not quite the same.Feb 1, 2018 (www.medicalnewstoday.com › articles)

What are the 4 goals of psychology?

The four main goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict and control the behavior and mental processes of others. (www.udemy.com › blog › goals-of-psychology)

The 10 types of psychology, and what they entail

Broadly defined, psychology is the study of mind and behaviour. However, in an effort to right the misguided assumptions, here are 10 of the most widely-known fields of psychology:

1. Clinical Psychology

This treatment-oriented branch of psychology deals with scientific ways of handling psychological problems. Also called counselling psychology or psychotherapy, it focuses on the prevention, understanding and cure of psychological issues by way of psycho-therapeutic treatment.

2. Biopsychology

This branch of psychology looks at the role the brain and neurotransmitters play in influencing our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It combines neuroscience and the study of psychology.

3. Educational Psychology

Educational psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour in an educational setting and, as such, it deals with issues such as learning disorders, adolescence behaviours, and so on. These studies focus primarily on the different developmental stages of children and teenagers.

4. Cognitive Psychology

The branch of psychology that deals with mental processes, such as thoughts, memory and problem solving, is called cognitive psychology. In essence, it is concerned with the perception and problem-solving capability of the brain.

5. Forensic Psychology

The application of psychology to law making, law enforcement, the examination of witnesses, and the treatment of the criminal is the job of the forensic psychologist. Also known as legal psychology, this branch of psychology is not dissimilar to cognitive and clinical psychology, but involves a thorough understanding of the law.

6. Social Psychology

Focussed on the psychological aspects of individuals within a community environment, community psychology explores characteristics such as interdependence, adaptation, diplomacy, empowerment, social justice, and so on. It is also referred to as critical psychology.

7. Industrial Psychology

This branch of psychology addresses practical problems in the workplace through the application of psychological principles. Industrial psychologists, also called organisational psychologists, are employed by companies to administer tests which measure employee aptitudes or skills in hiring and placement programmes.

8. Health Psychology

This branch of psychology observes how behaviour, biology and social context influence illness and health. Health psychologists generally work alongside other medical professionals in clinical settings.

9. Experimental Psychology

Experimental psychologists work to understand the underlying causes of behaviour by studying humans and animals. They work mainly in a laboratory environment, exploring how different species interrelate and investigating the evolutionary significance of certain behaviours.

10. Developmental Psychology

Developmental psychology is a branch of psychology that attempts to explain the development of humans over time, both in the micro sense, as they develop from babies to mature adults, and in the macro sense, as the culture itself evolves through the years and decades.

(https://www.sacap.edu.za/blog/applied-psychology/types-of-psychology/)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

What was Abraham Lincoln known for?

Lincoln is known primarily for his leadership during the American Civil War (1861 – 1865) and for signing the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order changing the legal status of slaves to 'free'. What follows are 10 facts about Abraham Lincoln. (www.historyhit.com › facts-about-abraham-lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln
Born: February 12, 1809, Hodgenville, KY
Height: 6′ 4″
Assassinated: April 15, 1865, Petersen House, Washington, D.C.
Party: Republican Party
Presidential term: March 4, 1861 – April 14, 1865

An American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln led the nation through its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis in the American Civil War. (Wikipedia)

FAN TAGS: #racialequality #abrahamlincoln #sparkingsynapse
PEOPLE: Abraham Lincoln

MALCOM X

What did Malcolm X do?

While the civil rights movement fought against racial segregation, Malcolm X advocated the complete separation of African Americans from whites. He proposed that African Americans should return to Africa and that, in the interim, a separate country for black people in America should be created. -en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Malcolm_X

How did Malcolm X make a difference?

His charisma and oratory skills helped him achieve national prominence in the Nation of Islam, a belief system that merged Islam with black nationalism. After Malcolm X's assassination in 1965, his bestselling book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, popularized his ideas and inspired the Black Power movement.Feb 21, 2020 (www.history.com › topics › black-history › malcolm-x)

Gangster, preacher, revolutionary. Malcolm X went from being a petty criminal to an internationally-celebrated voice against racism and colonialism. This is ...

What is Malcolm X real name?

Malik el-Shabazz. Malcolm X , original name Malcolm Little, Muslim name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, (born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. —died February 21, 1965, New York, New York ), African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the early 1960s.May 9, 2020 (www.britannica.com › biography › Malcolm-X)

How did he get the name Malcolm X?

Malcolm commenced direct correspondence with its leader, Muhammad, from prison, reading extensively about Islam, and he became a devout follower, changing his name to Malcolm 'X', when he was paroled on 7th August 1952: the 'X' signified his original, lost tribal name, the surname Little having been imposed on his .. (www.history.co.uk › biographies › malcolm-x)

Who died first Martin or Malcolm?

Three years later, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. He was the same age as Malcolm X: just 39. Who killed Alberta Jones, Louisville's first black female prosecutor?Jan 14, 2018 (www.washingtonpost.com › news › retropolis › 2018/01/14)

IDEAS: Black Power Movement, Black Nationalism

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

I HAVE A DREAM

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. (My Lord) I have a dream today.”

Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.”

-Martin Luther King Jr

Why is Martin Luther King Jr known for?

Martin Luther King, Jr., is known for his contributions to the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” (1963) speech, in which he spoke of his dream of a United States that is void of segregation and racism.Mar 31, 2020 -britannica.com

Why Martin Luther King Jr is a hero?

He organized nonviolent protests for freedom, peace and equality between blacks and whites based on his Christian beliefs. Martin Luther King was born the 15th January 1929 in the USA. He fought for equality and freedom for all the people of the different races. King is famous for his Speech 'I Have a Dream'. -historysheroes.e2bn.org

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FAN TAGS: #equality #racialequality #martinlutherkingjr #onelove #
IDEAS: Civil Rights Movement, Racial Equality

NEUROTIC

Neurosis Characteristics and Types
The different types of neurosis are defined by the different psychological types that characterize human beings. There are four psychological types, but they become eight because we have four introverted types and four extroverted types that use the same psychological functions in different ways. The four psychological functions that define the four basic psychological types are based on:

1- Thoughts

2- Feelings

3- Sensations

4- Intuition

Depending on which of these four psychological functions is the basic one in your psyche, your behavior will adopt a series of pre-determined attitudes in life. This means that what you choose to do or what you do without controlling yourself is already pre-programmed. You may believe that you are unique and your characteristics can be found only within you, but the truth is that besides your undoubted uniqueness (only because your particular combination of characteristics is unique even if the characteristics of your personality are found in all personalities) your behavior is determined by your psychological type. In other words, the details of your life may differ from the details of someone else’s life that belongs to the same psychological type as you, but in the end both of you will do exactly the same things.

Why? Because you follow exactly the same path to find solutions for your problems. This path is pre-established by the psychological function that is the most active in your psyche. So, when you become neurotic, your personality acquires different characteristics, that don’t belong to your psychological type. If you are a rational psychological type, you suddenly become a slave to your feelings when you meet a person that has the characteristics that most attract your psychological type. Your rationalism cannot help you.

However, it can bother you, and this is exactly what it does. If you are an introverted psychological type based on thoughts, your rationalism is going to impede your feelings to have the chance to appear on the surface of your conscience. A real war will begin inside you. Your wild feelings that never had the chance to appear in your behaviour, want to invade your human conscience and provoke an explosion. On the other hand, your cruel rationalism wants to kill your feelings and this is why it starts sending you various absurd ideas. It tells you for example, that the person you love is too poor, that you have better plans in life, that you must be proud of yourself and never let the other person understand that you are in love with them and other ideas like these, which can only discourage and mislead you.

If you follow the suggestions of your basic psychological function, you become neurotic because you don’t let your feelings live and give you what you need from them.

If you follow the impulsive desires imposed by your wild feelings, you become neurotic when you realize that you cannot control your behavior, since you start doing things that are totally opposite to what you usually do and you cannot stop doing them. Your thoughts lose their power. If you are an extroverted psychological type based on intuitions, you are going to spend all your energy pursuing new opportunities, instead of developing the ones you have already found. You may end up without money, simply because when you find the best opportunities, you never make them grow. If you are an introverted psychological type based on sensations, your world will be comprehensible only to you. You are always distant from the objective reality, creating your own world over the existing one, which you never examine for what it actually is.

What happens when you become neurotic? The psychological function that is opposite to the basic psychological function of your psyche invades your human conscience, even though it is wild, because it never had the chance to be examined by the human conscience and tamed by its consciousness. This is why the different types and characteristics of neurosis depend on the different psychological types and the characteristics of the psychological functions that don’t belong to the known conscience. If you want to stay far away from neurosis and worse mental illnesses, you must prevent craziness while you still can, because once the process of destruction of your human conscience by the wild side of your conscience is too advanced, it cannot be interrupted.

-Christina Sponia
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image from Youtube Woody Allen The Neurotic

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IDEAS: Neurosis