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zumainthyfuture · 1 year

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Jim Kelly was a prominent African-American martial artist and actor, best known for his roles in the "blaxploitation" films of the 1970s.

Kelly was born on May 5, 1946, in Paris, Kentucky, and grew up in San Diego, California. He began studying martial arts as a teenager and quickly excelled, earning a black belt in karate. He became a popular tournament fighter in the 1960s and 1970s and won numerous championships.

Kelly's big break in film came in 1973 when he was cast in the lead role in "Enter the Dragon," a martial arts movie starring Bruce Lee. Kelly's performance as Williams, a wisecracking, afro-wearing martial artist, made him an instant icon and helped to popularize the blaxploitation genre.

In the years that followed, Kelly starred in a number of other martial arts and action movies, including "Black Belt Jones," "Three the Hard Way," and "One Down, Two to Go." He also continued to compete in martial arts tournaments and worked as a martial arts instructor.

After retiring from acting in the 1980s, Kelly remained involved in martial arts and was active in promoting the sport and encouraging young people to get involved. He passed away on June 29, 2013, at the age of 67. Jim Kelly's contributions to the martial arts and film industries continue to be celebrated today.

#Jim Kelly #African American #Martial Artist #Actor #Blaxploitation #Enter The Dragon #Bruce Lee #Black Belt Jones #Three The Hard Way #One Down Two To Go #May 5 1946 #June 29 2013 #Age 67 #Black History Month #Black History

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entguarde · 7 months

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(art prompts) pyro in uncanny

Bro forgot to spycheck

[Image ID: A lineless, digital drawing of Pyro from TF2 and a classical unicorn in a palette of deep purples, bright red, orange and yellow.

Pyro is a broad-shouldered, thick set humanoid figure wearing a gas mask with large eyes, a red fireproof jacket with black suspenders, black rubber pants, gloves and a crossbody belt holding two flare cans.

They are being impaled from the back by the unicorn, depicted as a white, equine-like beast with cloven hooves, a wispy mane and beard. Its eyes are wide and wild and its ears are pinned back in fury.

Pyro is standing in shock as the unicorn has lunged at them from the back, impaling through their back and chest, with its horn protruding out of their sternum. End ID]

#ent’s art #asked and answered #tf2 #tf2 fanart #pyro tf2 #team fortress 2 fanart #blood warning #gore warning #eyestrain #bright colors #ONE DOWN TWO TO GO

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oscarwetnwilde · 10 months

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Casualty: Archie Grayling & Lily Chao- Before "Him. He's my type."

#James Wilby #Casualty #Archie Grayling #Crystal Yu #Lily Chao #Part one is finally finished #One down two to go

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lewmagoo · 4 months

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i finished my book!!!! big accomplishment because i haven’t finished a book since the beginning of this year. go me 💪

#making it my goal to read 3 books before the break is over #one down two to go

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megatronsimp · 3 months

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#us #us politics #one down two to go #bye bye defucktits

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cinemajunkie70 · 1 year

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A very happy birthday to Fred Williamson!

#fred williamson #the hammer #mash #black Caesar #hell up in Harlem #bucktown #VFW #from dusk till dawn #original gangstas #one down two to go #three the hard way #actor #football

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annalyticall · 1 year

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Thoughts on Mass Effect 1

Similar to what I did for Dragon Age, I wanted to summarize my thoughts on another Bioware Trilogy as I completed each game. I just finished the original Mass Effect as part of the legendary edition, so here we are.

The Shepard that I'm dedicating to for this trilogy is Shiv Shepard, a colonist Sole Survivor. She's a sentinel and, over the course of the game (playing as a commander with survivor's guilt and a vow to save as many lives as possible under her command), maxed out the Paragon meter.

(As you can see I had a little fun with Photo Mode lol)

Major decisions include: sparing the Rachni Queen, sparing the colonists on Feros, sacrificing Ashley, romancing Kaidan, saving the Council, and promoting Captain Anderson as the human councilman. Besides Ashley, all squadmates were recruited and lived.

Full thoughts in a list of pros and cons under the cut:

The Good:

Graphics: Perhaps because this is legendary edition, the graphics were much better than I was expecting, and I could tell it was made on an upgraded engine than Dragon Age Origins. The characters emoted well, or at least the human and asari ones did.

Ammo: One thing I dislike about shooters is ammo management. Having unlimited ammo was nice for a change, and let me free up my attention to learning the abilities instead.

Voice Acting: Jennifer Hale absolutely carries Female Shepard, she makes the character for me. Other voice actors did great as well.

Interplanetary Politics: It did take me some time to get acquainted with the political structure of the game, but once I did I was intrigued by the unique role humans played in it all as relative newbies to the game, and how differently the drive to prove their species worthy to the alien council manifests in different human characters.

Environments: Besides the side mission planets (I'll get into that), the main story locations like the Citadel were beautifully designed, if a little difficult to navigate at first.

The Bad:

Repetitive Side Missions: MY GOD. I wish I could say these didn't ruin the game for me but they kind of ruined the game for me. I didn't mind the side missions on locations like the Citadel or the main story planets, but every other side quest was basically: land on a remote planet that's a copy of every other planet but with different textures. Get your car stuck in some rocks. Find a base. Clear out enemies in the main room. Find an important file/hostage in the back room. Rinse and repeat. After like 30 of those I wanted to pull my hair out. I get that maybe I didn't have to do all of them, but I also didn't want to be wrong and find out later that sidequests would have saved lives or something.

No Party Banter: Hello? Even Dragon Age Origins had this, and honestly, party banter was at least half the reason why I fell in love with those characters. These characters don't talk to each other except when in an elevator, and that makes them all feel rather hollow. None of them seemed to have a relationship/opinion with other characters, or if they did, it was lukewarm at best. I was disappointed.

Romance: The options are limited, for one. I think I would have chosen Kaidan anyway, but I wish Garrus and/or Tali were available. I didn't choose Liara because I wasn't vibing with it, what with feeling like a research subject more than a love interest to her. I figured Kaidan had some great potential in the beginning, but that was squandered when I continued 90% through the game without so much as a flirtatious line. Come on man. I understand this is a military setting and there are regulations but I need that YEARNING you know. That pining and devotion. I need Roy/Riza 2.0 is what I'm saying. I didn't get even a fraction of that and I'm sad about it.

Talk No Jutsuu: Sorry but even with the maxed-out Charm skill and Paragon dialogue options I don't think Shepard would have so easily talked down some of these people. I get that RPGs take liberties with this, hell Dragon Age does it too, but it seems much more glaring an issue in this game. I'll be talking to a homicidal cult leader and because I say "don't do this, this isn't in your heart uwu" he's like oh shit you're right I'll turn myself in. I don't buy it and it takes me out of it.

Glitches: More than even Dragon Age, I ran into a lot of glitches that would make sections nearly unplayable and I would have to restart from a long-past save, which was incredibly frustrating.

The Squad:

Kaidan: I've read that people think Kaidan is boring but I don't think he is. I actually really like that he's a good-natured well-adjusted guy that doesn't have any drama surrounding him, despite the trauma he suffered in his past. He's got layers, and it makes him feel more real to talk to than some of the other teammates, which is why I guess I gravitated to him as a romantic interest. Still would have liked some more romantic lines though.

Ashley: I was not a fan of hers, in the beginning, what with her automatic distrust of all the alien crew. After talking to her some more about her family and motivations, she did start to grow on me, but it wasn't enough to keep me from sacrificing her on Virmire.

Garrus: I can see why he's so popular, he's fun and a good-hearted renegade. With Kaidan, he became my most used teammate simply because I liked his commentary on things. We'll see if I ever decide to romance him though since he felt less like a love interest to me and more like a wily little brother I had to reel in sometimes lol

Tali: Tali my beloved. I love her, she's so sweet and I loved her excitement around technology. I would have romanced her if I could. I don't have much more to say besides I'm excited to see her in future games.

Liara: I am completely neutral on Liara. I liked her well enough but she referred to everything with such a sterile scientific lens that it was hard for me to care about her deeper than that. I'm curious where her character will go though, I know she's important to the franchise overall.

Wrex: I was also rather neutral about Wrex, though I liked his determination to overcome the Krogan disease affecting his people. I just never felt like I had a great reason to bring him along.

Overall I thought Mass Effect was just okay. The villain was serviceable, the plot was followable, and the missions were engaging enough to keep me playing. I'd say the only reason why I stuck it out though was to get to Mass Effect 2, which I hear is much better, and I really hope that's true.

Overall Score: 6/10

#one down two to go #anna plays mass effect #shiv shepard

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movieposters1 · 7 months

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#one down two to go

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sunbeamsandmoonrays · 1 year

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✅ SENATE

🟩 CONGRESS

🟩 RE-ELECT WARNOCK

#one down two to go #we got this #American politics

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spider-gem · 1 year

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LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND HIDDEN AMONGST MANY OTHER POP’S AT BARNES & NOBLES :D

#one down two to go #it’s so hard to find good nwh merch #i was so ecstatic when i found this #spider-man #peter parker #peter 2 #tobey maguire #no way home

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ariesbilly · 1 month

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I’m not sure who you like writing for, so pick your own pairing— but I like prompt 58 :)

58. “I’d die for you. Of course, I’d haunt you in the afterlife but really, it’s the thought that counts.”

(gonna do gladys x alice riverdale because uhhh well no one else is)

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alice smith is about the last person gladys expects to see waltzing into the wyrm in the middle of the afternoon. not since she decided to abandon her club for the likes of her preppy ken doll boyfriend and all the other plastic neanderthals of the north side.

but here she is, having traded her leather and denim for pastels and tweed, looking out of place and uncomfortable in a place she used to call home.

"never thought i'd see you in here again," gladys calls from her spot on the stage where she'd be tuning her guitar.

alice startles, but only the tiniest bit before correcting herself into her usual judgmental, holier than thou air. "i just came to return this."

she's got her old serpent jacket in hand. stops a few feet shy of the stage and tosses it beside gladys like she's handing over the funny pages.

gladys doesn't bother looking at him. keeps her eyes on her old friend. can't believe what she's turned into.

alice doesn't intimidate easy, but gladys sees the way her hand flexes at the hem of her sweater, giving it a quick tug. she won't say the words out loud, but gladys knows she's uncomfortable.

good.

"okay, well, i've done what i needed to do." alice turns to leave, but gladys doesn't let her get far.

"getting rid of that jacket is only symbolic when you've still got that brand on your hip."

she watches alice's back stiffen.

"i can keep it covered," she explains over her shoulder.

gladys tsks. "be a damn shame if no one gets to see those legs ever again."

she smirks, and alice turns around fully to face her. gladys half expects a fight, but there's a reluctant softening to alice's features, like she doesn't want to admit she's amused.

gladys always did know how to pull it out of her.

"people should be paying me to see these legs, anyway." alice saunters over, taking a seat next to gladys on the edge of the stage.

gladys chuckles. "yeah, i won't argue with that."

they lapse into comfortable silence before alice takes a deep breath in, readying herself to speak.

"i'm not going to miss it here, but- we did have some good times, you know?"

gladys lets her eyes scan over alice's face, really taking her in. remembering all those good times as they rush to the forefront. "yeah, we did."

alice's mouth ticks up into an amused little grin, a ghost of laugh just escaping. "do you remember that time that ghoulie bitch came after me, and you-"

"-jumped on her back like a spidermonkey and took a chunk out of her cheek?" gladys laughs, alice joining in. feels copper on her tongue. "yeah, i remember."

"we were always getting into some shit." alice shakes her head fondly. "but we always had each other's back..."

"i'd die for you, alley," gladys admits in a rare moment of vulnerability. can tell by the look alice shoots her that it catches her off guard, too. "of course, i'd haunt you in the afterlife-" she adds, just to lighten the weight she's placed on the moment. "-but really it's the thought that counts."

"even in death you'll be a pain my ass," alice speaks softly.

gladys thinks she sees a tear threatening to spill down from the corner of alice's eye. she resists the urge to reach out and swipe it.

alice beats her to it, anyway. quickly drying her cheek before standing and straightening herself up.

"i gotta go. hal's waiting for me."

and that sufficiently kills the moment. gladys wants to ask what the hell someone like hal fucking cooper has over her, but she won't. doesn't think she'd like the answer.

"i'll give this to guys," gladys says, grabbing the discarded jacket. "or maybe i'll keep it for myself, who knows?"

"i don't care what you do with it," alice responds flippantly, digging her heals in the sand.

"maybe i just burn it, then."

there's a brief moment where something like regret passes over alice's face, but she shrugs it off with a "i don't care what you do with it. i have to go now."

gladys follows alice's back until she's out the door. and even though she knows she'll see her at school tomorrow, she also knows it'll never be the same alice again.

#gladys jones #alice cooper #alice smith #riverdale fanfiction #riverdale #gladice #riverparents #my writing #one down two to go #briana answers things

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splatteronmywalls · 7 months

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