Apologies for the lack of article reviews and/or pasta recipe comparisons these last few months, but this semester I’ve been solo teaching my first sociolinguistics course while collecting data for my dissertation on truthful and deceptive TripAdvisor.com hotel reviews! I designed a survey and experiment asking people about their dialect background then having them write a truthful and deceptive hotel review (here’s the survey if you’re interested in taking it or passing it along). While my dissertation is focusing only on survey respondents who are undergraduates, I’m hoping to get as many surveys from as many people as possible for future research! Hopefully this summer I’ll be back with some more articles as I work on my literature review chapter as well and thanks for your support!
Just as my research looks at how language is used in truthful and deceptive hotel reviews, this vegan dish is deceivingly like pasta yet a delicious take on the usual sun-dried tomato take in other pasta recipes. The garlic and fresh basil work together to make zingy flavor that compliments the squash, just as I hope to discover if dialect differences may work together with language in shaping online deception. Good Cooking!
Sex, dating, and relationships can do a lot of positive and wonderful things for us. But at the same time, there’s a very dark side to them as well when you think about issues like jealousy, lying, and abuse. So why do these things happen in the first place? And what can we do to prevent them?
For the latest episode of the Sex and Psychology Podcast, I interviewed Dr. David Buss, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is considered the world’s leading scientific expert on strategies of human mating and is one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology. His latest book is titled When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault.
We talk all about his new book, which explores the evolutionary roots of conflict between the sexes. Some of the topics we get into include why lying and deception are so common in online dating, why people in long-term committed relationships often cultivate back-up mates, why we’re often attracted to people with antisocial personality traits, as well as why jealousy is the most dangerous emotion.
We also discuss whether and how evolutionary theory can help us to prevent or reduce things like sexual harassment and violence.
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Me pregunto mucho; qué tiene de divertido el burlarse de la depresión o la ansiedad?
El que no tengan ni idea de lo que hablan pero creen saber todo del tema.
“Eres mente débil” “deberías tener un novio” “más amigos” “más fiestas” “más de aquello o de lo otro…
Les contaré como he sobrevivido con la depresión desde el preescolar, pareciera que de repente aparecen unas cadenas tan pesadas que impiden moverte, que cuesta el querer levantarse de la cama, el ponerte otro tipo de ropa que no sea con la que te levantas. Que se siente como alambres en tu garganta,dejas de comer y quieres gritar todo lo que sientes, que duele el estómago, que cuesta asearse, contestar bien, sonreír, reír, te vuelves una figura falsa que sólo esta llena de odio por sí misma, que cuándo abres los ojos y ves que sigues aquí te odias más, que te recuestas pensando en todo lo que has hecho mal o lo que no hiciste por miedo y por no ser suficiente. Que te sientes culpable, lamentable y asquerosa todo el tiempo, qué quieres la muerte. Pero no puedes tenerla porque sería egoísta para tú familia, serías una desgraciada, sabes algo, tal vez si tengan razón en una cosa de sus miles de comentarios: somos muy cobardes. Tan cobardes qur no nos atrevemos a enredar una cuerda en nuestro frágil cuello y colgarnos sobre el árbol más bello de todos y tan ciegos que solo podemos ver la oscuridad de nuestra propia mente y ella sólo puede darte reflejar por nosotros una mirada cansada y una sonrisa fingida. Pero… ¿Somos culpables de sentirnos así?
THE TARGET of serious criminal investigation in Washington, DC, Guam congressional delegate Mike San Nicolas has avoided coming back to Guam, since a $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser in January. Now, a recent paid ad circulating on Facebook suggests, Guam’s congressman may going through an identity crisis - again. “Gurl…is that you??”
Using misleading and flat out deceptive paid advertising on Facebook, and supported by manufactured false news stories on a popular social media gossip page, San Nicolas continues to dodge island media and his congressional opponents former UOG president Robert Underwood and Republican senator Wil Castro.
The scandalous first-term congressman from Talofofo, who is under very serious criminal investigation for numerous things, including soliciting, accepting, and falsely reporting illegal campaign donations from foreign nationals, filing false reports, trying to impede a congressional investigation, among other charges, cites in his Facebook ad, a quote of the House Majoirty Leader, Steny Hoyer, without actually using his name. Maybe Mike thinks he’s an old white guy, from Maryland now….who knows.
Either way, San Nicolas is clearly, delusional - or thinks Guam voters are stupid. Or both.
Or perhaps, with all that sleeping on the job, Mike has big dreams of being Speaker of the House,Nancy Pelosi. After all, she is the one who is negotiating with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. There is no committee work nor any votes left where he can vote. Final passage of any negotiated bill will not include delegates voting.
No - the drowsy liar is merely using coronavirus as an excuse to avoid coming home to face the people, to answer questions and to debate Robert Underwood.
The House - where San Nicolas sits - released its own second stimulus proposal, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act…almost 80 days ago. The second stimulus proposal from Senate Republicans is called the Help, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. They are expected to try to get that worked out before Congress adjourns for a month-long recess on Aug. 7.
To see the truth, all we have to do is look to the north - to our neighbors in the CNMI. Their congressman, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, who had done a lot more and for a lot less, and has no scandals or criminal investigations to haunt him, has returned to Saipan to face voters there in his re-election bid.
“Kilili” - who was unable to count on support from absent delegate on crucial bills and amendments - filed for re-election with his family by his side today.
“This election takes place when the Marianas is in the middle of a deep crisis. We are all trying to keep safe from the coronavirus and struggling to rebuild and reopen our economy,” the CNMI congressman told his island’s media.
“I have worked harder than ever over the last two years: Making sure the people of the Marianas had every possible form of aid from the federal government to recover from typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu,” Kilili said, not mentioning that this hard work was ignored by San Nicolas who missed this, and other votes that would have helped CNMI and Guam, in numerous critical ways.
Our lucky neighbors to the north’s congressman pointed out the tremendous success of his efforts to ensure, “More money than the Marianas has ever seen before. Money to help our hospital respond to the coronavirus. Money to rebuild our water systems, our power grid, our schools. Cash in people’s pockets.”
Meanwhile, Guam’s delegate can only ensure voters here one thing: That he will continue to outspend Kilili, to do far less. That’s how he earned the rank of the 2nd most absent person in congress.
Mike can also be expected to continue taking credit for the work of others in Congress through paid lies (false ads) on Facebook…boosted by equally untruthful and uncredible fake news stories and duped troll supporters on social media.
summary: Growing up in the dark business your father ran, violence wasn’t new to you. Rivalries and bloodbaths were something you unfortunately were used to. And in order to save your father from an unnecessary fight, you force yourself into an arranged marriage with Brock Rumlow. But when he threatens your father over a small mistake on your part, you find yourself in front of your husband’s biggest rival and your old friend, Bucky Barnes. With the shared history between the two of you, Bucky finds himself drawn to you once again, and will risk everything he has just to keep you safe.
pairing:mob!bucky x stark!reader
warnings:beefy!bucky,fluff and angst, references to parental deaths, canon level violence, manipulative/abusive relationship, smut (18+; marked with *), childhood friends to lovers trope
a/n - this is my first series and i’m really excited to share it with you all! chapters will be updated every monday morning
series summary: In order to save your father from an unnecessary fight, you force yourself into an arranged marriage with Brock Rumlow. But when he threatens your father over a small mistake on your part, you find yourself in front of your husband’s biggest rival and your old friend, Bucky Barnes. With the shared history between the two of you, Bucky finds himself drawn to you once again, and will risk everything he has just to keep you safe.
pairing:mob!bucky x stark!reader
word count: 3.1k
warnings:fluff, mentions of abusive marriage, references to sex, the end of the series
The scent of cinnamon and maple syrup filled gently roused you from your sleep as you lifted your head off the warmth of Bucky’s bare chest. Bleary eyed with sleep tousled hair, you glanced around the room through squinted eyes that raked over the features of Bucky’s room; the small pile of clothes in the corner, the few scattered books of yours across the entertainment center; little pieces of you with him.
A fantastic end to a fantastic series! Thank you so much for writing this incredible story. What I loved the most about this instalment particularly was that the reader could finally exercise their worth. They always knew deep down they had it, but they could now flaunt it. Through the opportunities, through the freedom, through the love, by having Bucky by their side! My heart also melted at those moments earlier in the chapter when Bucky and the reader were in bed and kept snuggling. So beautiful! Thanks again for this amazing series. ❤️
series summary: In order to save your father from an unnecessary fight, you force yourself into an arranged marriage with Brock Rumlow. But when he threatens your father over a small mistake on your part, you find yourself in front of your husband’s biggest rival and your old friend, Bucky Barnes. With the shared history between the two of you, Bucky finds himself drawn to you once again, and will risk everything he has just to keep you safe.
pairing:mob!bucky x stark!reader
word count: 3.1k
warnings:fluff, mentions of abusive marriage, references to sex, the end of the series
The scent of cinnamon and maple syrup filled gently roused you from your sleep as you lifted your head off the warmth of Bucky’s bare chest. Bleary eyed with sleep tousled hair, you glanced around the room through squinted eyes that raked over the features of Bucky’s room; the small pile of clothes in the corner, the few scattered books of yours across the entertainment center; little pieces of you with him.
