Homework 911
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Date: September 3, 2008
Categories: Life
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MissSwann
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 19:25We have Bible Studies homework. My teacher accidentally called it BS homework once… that had us all in stitches.
Anyway, yeah, I hate BS homework. (
) (FIRST POST OH YEAHHHHH!)
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Kokonilly
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 19:28No homework! Woohoo!
…Expect more posts from me in the future, though.
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KaiYves
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 19:43I had to look up Euclid and write a paragraph on him.
I already knew a lot before I even looked him up- thank you, Cosmos!
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☮iŹ√Ҳ!☮ (400 piepoints 40 brain points, 7 BP in reserve)☮
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 19:52I’ve got a previously posted report to write (4 pages) as well as math (
) AND English 8 to deal with. not to mention…*is pied*
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AthenianPsycho
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 20:33I missed a week of school and had to make up for it in one day. I stayed up late doing it, got up 2 hours early to do it, and still had more to do during brunch. That kinda sucks, doncha think?
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ebeth
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 21:08Why should i read jude the obscure?
i have to write a paragraph explaining my choice for the independent reading this quarter…
so far the list of reasons is
~I had heard of it somewhere before
~The title sounds interesting
~I hadn’t read it
~My english teacher hadn’t read it
~Mom said it was one of her favorite books
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Luna the Lovely
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 21:121: That makes me think of my degree: I am getting a Bachelor of Science (abbreviated as a BS)–it cracks me up everytime I hear it. My major is Biological Sciences, specializing in prevet
GAPA (or somebody), could you explain very explicitly (in a way that makes sense) exactly how you solve
1/(sqrt(cosX))
That’s one over the square root of cos X
so, I’ve got that cos X needs to be greater than 0, but I never was the greates with trig….. (we’re not doing imaginary numbers, t hat’s why greater than 0, instead of just not equal to 0)
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Luna the Lovely
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 21:17My supposed intro to calc class is SO STUPID so far. Today, we spent an hour lecture learning how to translate functions. I mean, c’mon, that’s basic algebra, which is a PRE REQ for the course–everybody should know how to do it, we shouldn’t be spending hours discussing it. And the sad thing? I am now not only the only person who answers questions during the small study class, but now pretty much the only one in the lecture of a hundred or so kids. Really retarded. Seriously.
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Axa
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 21:266) thomas hardy should be reason enough lol
my mom loves it too…one more thing on my list of booksyarr no homework tonight. last night that’ll happen for the next 9000 days.
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The Man For Aeiou
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 21:418- Same here. only person in “american studies” to raise hand. also, only person with 9/9 on a test.
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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 22:23I had so much homework, and so little time. I had soccer practice today. I also, just finished typing my intro to a Social Studies report. Luckily, I get to do that part at home. At school, I feel rushed, and I do the worst work in the world. When I am at ease, I make my best work. I read it to my sister, she said it is pretty good. I don’t believe her, I think it is horrible. I had missed Social Studies because of a special class, so, I got to do it for homework. All the other kids got the teacher’s help. Well, I shall read it to her tomorrow to see what she thinks. Usually she just brushes me away and says it is good. I don’t get any help
All the other kids get a ton of help. And than during the special class, none of my questions were answered. Gah, this is why I hate school, because I am ignored by adults, and mobbed by kids.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 22:37(7) Luna, do you mean how to take the equation
y = 1/sqrt(cos(x))
and solve it for x? Square both sides, multiply them both by the denominator, divide them both by y, and take the inverse cosine (or arc cosine). You can’t solve an expression, only an equation; something has to be on the other side of the equal sign.
Or do you mean plot the function on graph paper?
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Luna the Lovely
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 22:46Sorry, Robert–incomplete question, huh? No, we’re supposed to figure out the domain, in radians– the indian lady “explained” it in class, but even she didn’t seem sure of what she was doing, and so wasn’t really helpful. And we’re forbidden calculators (evil people, they are).
So, the domain of f(x)= 1/sqrt(cos(x))
Thanks
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Cat's Meow
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 22:51I have Geometry homework every day now. It’s really not that hard, because we’re currently reviewing area and perimeter (ooh, so difficult), but it’s a little annoying.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 23:16Ah, the domain. Any x (in radians) for which cos(x) is not negative (because you can’t take the square root of a negative number) or zero (because you can’t divide by zero). The rest you can figure out from the unit circle and the definition of a cosine. Mind you, it repeats, because cos(x + 2*pi) = cos(x).
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Luna the Lovely
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 23:2815 (Robert)–thanks, but I’m not sure that’s helpful–I never did quite get t he unit circles. What I know is that cos(x) = 0 when x = pi/2 and 3pi/2 (and any increment of those plus 2kpi, k being a constant). And cos(x) is positive on the interval (-pi/2, pi/2). Then I get a bit confuzzled about how to combine all this stuff. i know it’s not that hard, but I think I’ve got some kind of mental block when it comes to trig.
The indian lady said the domain is (npi/2, (n+2)pi/2).
I guess maybe that makes sense, but are there steps involved getting there from what I had? Or is it just obvious logic….
Thanks, Robert!
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 3rd, 2008 @ 23:42It’s not “obvious logic,” but you really need to understand the unit circle to know what a cosine is. Take half an hour to review it, either with a good textbook or with somebody who understands it — it will be time well spent.
As for that answer, let’s see… Moving counterclockwise around the circle, the angle has to be greater than or equal to zero, and less than pi/2. Then everything from pi/2 to 3pi/2 is off-limits (because the cosine is negative.) Then it’s OK again for x greater than 3pi/2 and less than 5pi/2. Yes, it looks as if the Indian lady has it right.
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Luna the Lovely
in September 4th, 2008 @ 00:05Actually, no, I don’t think so….doing what I’m not supposed to and graphing the function on my calculator, her domain does not seem to work. Perhaps I am doing something wrong?
Let’s say n=0:
(0pi/2, (0+2)pi/2) yields (0,pi) 0 is a maxima of the function (x,y)=(0,1), and pi is a minima (pi, -1)
When n=1:
(pi/2, 3pi/2) pi/2 is a critical value (y=0), and a point at which the function changes from positive to negative, and 3pi/2 is where it changes back to positive. Thus, this interval is not in the domain.
when n=2,
(pi, 2pi) pi being a minima, and 2 pi being a maxima–half of this interval yields a negative cos
when n=3, it appears to work:
(3pi/2, 5pi/2) an interval on which cos(x) is positive
the next time this occurs is when n=7
So, I don’t quite think the domain she said works. As far as I can tell, n has to be odd, but only every other odd value of n works (extrapolating from the data I show above).
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Luna the Lovely
in September 4th, 2008 @ 00:11Drat–got to go to bed–it’s 12:10….need to be awake for my 11 math quiz. *dreadshudders*
Thank you for all your attempts to help, Robert! It is very much appreciated.
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Syllabub
in September 4th, 2008 @ 05:37I have to make an abacus by the 15th. And do 2 more reading journel entries. (ugh, I hate reading journels.) I’m reading quaking by Kathryn Erskine. It’s really good!!! Actually, I can barely put it down. Hmmmm, I can also do a science extra-credit thing, but I don’t know if I’ll have time….it’s due tomorrow.
Oops!! Gotta go catch the bus!!
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 4th, 2008 @ 09:04(19) Luna,
It was late at night for me, too. Let’s try again:
The first interval where the function works is
-pi/2 < x < pi/2 , also written (-pi/2, pi/2) Because the function cycles with a period of 2pi, adding 2npi to each side gives you your general answer: ([2npi - pi/2], [2npi + pi/2]) Combining terms to get those pis outside the parentheses, that's ([2n - 1/2]pi , [2n + 1/2]pi) or (pi[4n-1]/2 , pi[4n+1]/2) Bet that works!
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Luna the Lovely
in September 4th, 2008 @ 09:27(21) Robert:
Yup, that seems to work! I was kind of thinking last night that adding 2npi might be the answer, after disproving what the Indian woman did, but I didn’t have the time (or energy) to test it out! Thank you ever so much for your help! (And now, at our next RSD, I must explain to her how she did the problem wrong, so that the other kiddies are not confuzzled even more than they already are!)
Thanks again, Robert!
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LadyGaladriel (100 Muszey points)
in September 4th, 2008 @ 09:54This isn’t really HW cuz I haven’t started school yet, but it is a summer assignment. Soo. OK. First I need to know if anyone has read the book Tangerine . I’m writing an essay comparing 2 characters (the mom and the dad) and how they come into conflict. And I can’t figure out how to say about the dad and how he has the scholarship offer file and all that. I can’t figure out how to phrase it and put the quote in!!!
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LadyGaladriel (100 Muszey points)
in September 4th, 2008 @ 10:31OK, I got it on my own,
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☮iŹ√Ҳ!☮ (400 piepoints 40 brain points, 7 BP in reserve)☮
in September 4th, 2008 @ 12:25I may not be able to blog as often. I have another enormous workload coming in.
I’ll miss you all.
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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles
in September 4th, 2008 @ 14:5228- *shoots self in head*
23- How can you not have started school yet??? It’s September!!!!!!
25- WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Elizabeth
in September 4th, 2008 @ 15:20so, on the first day of math we had to write one page about ourselves… it was GREAT! but, the second day(today) we started “review” and I’m lost, I swear we never did this in trig:
FUNCTIONS
y = f(x) does this mean that x is independent and y is dependent? How can you tell?
and for something to be a function, it has to pass the vertical line test and when it’s in chart form, none of the independents can be repeated…but the dependents can… right?
And here’s the word problem that is causing major problems:
the distance between 2 cities is 10 miles. A person walks part of the way at 5 mph, then jogs the rest of the way at 8 mph. Find a formula that expresses the total amount of time for the trip, T(d), as a function of d, the distance walked.So if anyone can explain this clearly… it would be greatly appreciated. But keep in mind I’m no math wizard…or even anything close to that, so keep it simple.(if possible)
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The Man For Aeiou
in September 4th, 2008 @ 16:1827- I think x is indepent and y depentent.
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♫ Agrrrfishi {Aggie} (14 piepoints, 22 sdpzk points)♫
in September 4th, 2008 @ 16:3328- Correct. Say you had a problem, y=5x. Y would depend on the value of x multiplied by five. You can’t find Y without X, so Y depends on X.
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ebeth
in September 4th, 2008 @ 16:4510=5x+8y
i don’t do functions…and i have no idea what they mean by independent and dependent
my math is a little sketchy…that’s why i’m doing stats and not calc
i don’t really have anything left. except half a stats problem that i’ll prolly just BS in homeroom.
i do have an essay coming up, but it’s in-class
but y’know. not complaining. kind of liking this whole no-hw thing
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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman
in September 4th, 2008 @ 18:12Would you all like to hear my introduction to my island report? You know, the one based on Muse? Oh wait, everyone prolly ignored that post. But anyway, I want to see how you guys think of it. May I?
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Taiwan Hippo Fan
in September 4th, 2008 @ 18:15Beatlesrockr, et al, I would love to hear some of the report. The idea was kind of cool.
Okay, I don’t have much homework now, but when I do, I will definitely come here for help.
Well, if you guys have any good current events having to do with science that I can find an article on so that I can do a sheet on them for extra credit, please tell me what they are.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 4th, 2008 @ 18:24Current events having to do with science? Well, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, starts up in Switzerland on September 10, and some people think it will destroy the world. Exciting enough for you?
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The Man For Aeiou
in September 4th, 2008 @ 18:2633- So the *Bo’s page spoiler.* Lawsuit didn’t work?
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POSOC (14 wung points embedded (bara brith), 9 wung points embedded (chorley cake), 5 wung points in transit (Ogbert's Siphon)
in September 4th, 2008 @ 18:4033- Well, there’s a small chance that it will, right?
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Taiwan Hippo Fan
in September 4th, 2008 @ 18:4333 – Thanks! I had forgotten about checking Bo’s Page.
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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman
in September 4th, 2008 @ 18:5032- Well, thankyou, I’m glad to hear it. Just to let you know, the people aren’t really based on Musers at all, just randomly made. So don’t get offended
. Our teacher said it only has to be 5 paragraphs. So, here is the Intro, and starting of 2nd paragraph, our teacher didn’t make us do much:
“Hello everyone! May I have your attention! We have some good news and bad news. The good news is, we will be landing immediately,†everyone cheered. “The bad news is, we will be crash landing. But don’t panic!†But this was said a moment to late, for that was exactly what we were doing. The captain shouted something from the cabin. “EVERYONE! The captain has said he has spotted land!†This was what I had heard as I sat, anxiously fidgeting, in the co-pilot seat. I had seen a peculiar shaped island, knowing this was our only chance, I had told the captain. We had been flying over the southern hemisphere, over the Indian Ocean. I had spotted the island at about 40 degrees south, and 100 degrees east near Australia. I was surprised to see it. I was so sure there were no islands in these parts. Might this be a new discovery? I thought.
Right when we landed, (and a rough landing this was) I thought no one had ever set foot on this island. How wrong I was. The people on the island were not that different from regular people. Most of them had dark hair, pale skin, and mixed colored eyes, usually some kind of green. They were incredibly smart, but ignored that, and acted, dare I say it, incredibly ignorant.And that is what I have so far. I will be working on it today.
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bubbles
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:0331. But of course! go ahead!
7. Ooo! Biological sciences! Calculus seems interesting to me, and I kind of know what it’s about…
Unfortunately, I am 8 years short of being college age, so I can’t relate to you, O Luna the Lovely, on very much that is school related.Anyway…
I am not getting much homework, but then again, I only started school on Tuesday, so I must expect to be pelted with assignments like next week or something. Although I do not have much homework to talk about, I just had to tell someone about my dire situation in Social Studies. We have to get into “parties” think of a campaign, name for our “Party” design posters, and pick a nominee for class president. All of that is well and good, but we didn’t have enough people in out once perfect group. Of course, the teacher just had to throw in the worst possible combination of people into our group, which has just gone up in flames, and I am tearing my hair out in fear of our grade! Someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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purplefinch
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:10The black hole thing was really scaring me today… I acutally looked it up online earlier, and was somewhat comforted, but I’m still kind of afraid. I don’t want to die!
On a cheerier note (?), I might be killed later because of Col. Chem… I have to decide if I should actually pay the money and take it as a college course, or just take the HS credits and not be worried about failing and wasting the money. Anyway, it sounds really difficult, and other non-state schools might not even accept the credit.
I have an amazing Farsi book that you read backwards and we had to write numbers in it tonight–I suppose that counts as homework. I can’t wait to be able to read the actual writing in it (If I survive the black hole, that is, XD)!
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gimanator
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:1633-which is funny, because I had that exact plan before I heard of it… I had the dream of creating mass…from energy…seriously. I knew how I planned to do it to: condense lots and lots of heat. They’re doing it differently. And so we play god.
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gimanator
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:18Sorry for the double post, but I just connected that to my figuring out the Fibonacci series before I knew what it was. Or make the golden compass into a movie. Blast. Everyone beats me to things.
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra)
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:34I had a Math pre-test today and I discovered I have forgotten almost everything I learned in Algebra II two years ago. Looks like I shouldn’t have taken Stats after all…
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gimanator
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:4342-oh, you’ll relearn it. don’t worry.
And yet I feel that I don’t get enough challenge from my math classes… urgh. Acing math isn’t as good as being challenged. I’m switching to honors geometry…or at least I plan to.
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KaiYves
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:50My social studies teacher: I have graded the essays you wrote over the summer. Most of you failed and will have to re-write them over the weekend.
*Hands essays out*
Me: Uh oh… hey, I got an 89!
Teacher: If you want to, talk to me after class about your grade.After class:
Me: Thanks for the nice comments on my essay.
Teacher: Yes, you got the second highest grade in this class. When you re-write your essay this weekend, it will probably be even better.(Honestly, that’s what she said.)
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra)
in September 4th, 2008 @ 19:5744- Our summer homework was due next Monday, but the English teachers moved it to the 26th. They’re big softies!!!
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Luna the Lovely
in September 4th, 2008 @ 20:1044–wait….you got an 89 and you still have to re-write it?!?!?! What the bleepin’ heck? That’s mental. Utterly, completely, totally, mental!
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Kokonilly
in September 4th, 2008 @ 21:29HAD MATH TODAY, POSSIBLE 100 PLUS QUESTIONS.
ESSAY DUE TOMORROW.
TWO SIGNATURES DUE TOMORROW.
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Elizabeth
in September 4th, 2008 @ 21:43I got an 80 on my summer essay and we can’t re-write unless it’s under 80… that’s good though because I didn’t want to anyway and this way I feel no guilt.
So does nobody have any ideas about my math word problem on functions??? I’m sooooo confused!!!
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Purple Panda
in September 4th, 2008 @ 21:54I just finished my homework for the night. I’m actually really surprised I finished it this early — just before eleven. I’m usually working way past now. *excitement*
My biggest project coming up is an essay for English. I also have a Physics lab report, but it was a small lab and the math is easy. The English essay is about Native Son, and we get to write about anything we want! I don’t think I’ve ever had this much flexibility on an essay. I’m going to spend the weekend thinking of a flamablamablous thesis, and topic sentences and such. And then when I get to class, my teacher will tell me it’s horrible. Ah, well. That’s life.
I really liked Native Son, though, and it has a lot of topics I could write about, so I think it will be fun to look through it and analyze it for ideas.
And, sorry this has no 911 aspect, but at least it’s about homework!
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groundhog22
in September 4th, 2008 @ 21:57Luna – You’re in college too?
I have a lot of homework. But am I doing it? Nooo. I’m surfing the web.
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Luna the Lovely
in September 4th, 2008 @ 22:14groundhog22–yup, I’m a college freshie this year. Almost done with my second week, and still alive! Actually, I’m not finding it too bad, now that I’ve gotten over the stress of the first week or so. I mean, I’m still a bit stressed–I’ve got so many things I have to do to not get kicked out of this program I’m in (it guarantees me a spot in vet school in 4 yrs). And all of us in the program had a meeting thingy last night, where we were given a depressing visual: this half (the half I was not on) will be here in four years–you over here, will all be gone. Yeah, not a great way to start out the year….oh, well.
Anyways, should really try to finish my bio reading, I’ve got bio lecture tomorrow–and then I should do my math HW, cuz the russian guy will surely assign more in lecture tomorrow…..*sigh*
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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles
in September 5th, 2008 @ 07:41I like algebra and order of operations. Unfortunately, all my homework so far has been on decimals. Crap.
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KaiYves
in September 5th, 2008 @ 13:2646-Yeah, that’s why I was angry.
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Julianne & Charlie
in September 5th, 2008 @ 13:4326- I start on Monday, the 8th.
50, 51- 2 of my best friends are in college.
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Kokonilly
in September 5th, 2008 @ 15:01Well, not much homework. Just need to type a few things then… *shudder* 2 chapters of geometry homework. Yes, we covered 2 chapters in 2 hours.
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bubbles
in September 5th, 2008 @ 16:4955. I don’t have much homework either. I have to think about things, and when teachers assign that sort of thing it drives me bananas! I don’t know if I should write my thoughts down, or just think my thoughts! GAAH! SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!
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speller73
in September 5th, 2008 @ 17:2455 – 2 chapters in 2 hours? I wish my pre-calc class would do that. As is, we took 2 weeks to get through the appendix, which is algebra 1.
No math homework this weekend! We had a test today. And no history homework, really. The homework was to reread an essay if we didn’t understand it, which I did. But I have a French test on about 100 verbs Monday. Joy.
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The Man For Aeiou
in September 5th, 2008 @ 17:37No Weekend home work!
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Alice
in September 5th, 2008 @ 22:13ARGH. In Global Studies we were given this article and then a bunch of questions to answer pertaining to the article. Not so bad. I read the article. I disapproved rather strongly, but still, an assignment is an assignment. Then I read the questions.
Essentially, the author wishes to place humans above all other animals, saying that we are the most wonderful and the most horrible species of all. He goes on to say that what sets us apart from animals (note that he never refers to us as animals…) is that we have a built-in moral-O-meter, so to speak, so that we know what is right and what is wrong, whereas animals do not. Not only do I disagree that we have built-in morality (I think that the way we are raised means everything, that we are taught what is right and what is wrong, not that it is part of us), but I also disagree that we are batter than other animals. What do we know of them? I think that we are merely conceited, not above the rest. If it weren’t for opposable thumbs, I think we would have died off long, long ago, and then we would be in no position at all to brag, now, would we?Thank you for letting me rant.
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The Man For Aeiou
in September 5th, 2008 @ 22:3459- I also think that other animals might have morals. also, we have really bad morals. do whales ever murder? war? genocide?
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 5th, 2008 @ 22:45Do whales ever feel guilty about things they have done, or ashamed of things that other whales do?
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Alice
in September 5th, 2008 @ 22:4761- Who knows what whales feel?
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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points) (50 Muszey points)
in September 6th, 2008 @ 08:4561) Wowsers. I saw this on the recent posts bar and I just had to respond. I’ve never thought of whales feeling guilty. When I did, I imagined a giant blue whale blushing and then I laughed.
But seriously, I don’t think that whales and other animals have feelings such as guilt. They were not meant to.
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Rebecca Lasley (Administrator)
in September 6th, 2008 @ 08:55I wonder if any other species perceives of itself (or would if it could) as other than the most important on the planet?
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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points) (50 Muszey points)
in September 6th, 2008 @ 09:06Sorry to double post but……… here is an example.
In wild horse herds, stallions will frequently fight to keep leadership of the herd. Sometimes, although not usually, the fight will be to the death. If these horses had been humans, we would have considered this murder. However, with the horses it is not so. The victor does not feel guilt over the thing they have done. The fight for leadership is simply a path that has been followed by it’s ancestors since they first emerged.
Yes, the sense of right and wrong does separate human kind from other species. However, in my opinion, this sense is more of a curse then a blessing. And no, I don’t think it sets us above all other species. I think it is important for us to strive to live alongside nature, instead of manipulating it for our pleasure.
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Taiwan Hippo Fan
in September 6th, 2008 @ 09:0859 – I believe that elephants, chimpanzees, gorillas, and even some dogs, (among others) are probably sentient. But there’s no way to tell, and no way to really find out what kind of intelligence they have. Unless you speak their language fluently and have an elephant IQ test ready. I think the studies of Jane Goodall’s chimps and Koko (the gorilla) is enough proof that these animals can have sentience.
Perhaps you were given the article to make you think about such things, not because the teacher believed it (or whatever).
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Vendaval
in September 6th, 2008 @ 09:51I believe that many species are sentient, if you want to use this “Moral-O-Meter” for argument, don’t chimps know when they’ve done something wrong?
“It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much — the wheel, New York, wars and so on — whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man — for precisely the same reasons.”
– Douglas Adams
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 6th, 2008 @ 10:42If I were a teacher, I think I would often ask my students to read things that they (and I) were bound to disagree with. It’s more of a challenge than reading something and just saying “sounds reasonable.”
As for animals, I’m pretty sure that dogs know when they’ve done something wrong, but I don’t think cats do. Or maybe they just don’t care.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 10:5263- Are we are? I don’t think so…
65- Yes. You’re right. We would consider it murder now. But think of duels. Jousts. That kind of thing. It used to be very common among humans, as it still is among horses. I think that perhaps we developed a sense of right and wrong, in a social way, over time, just as we developed the tendency to ask large, difficult questions, but I think that someone who was raised among wild horses (which is unlikely, if not impossible, but bear with me) would not have the same set of morals as we, because they had not been taught them. They would have the same morals as the wild horses, which could be highly complex or could be nonexistent.
66, 67- Chimps and gorillas don’t really count, because they’re just like us with fur. No one minds saying that other primates are also special (though never as special as humans, oh no), because that’s not like implying that we have the same morals as a chicken. Not that I think we do have the same morals as a chicken. But unless you know the language of chickens and have talked to a number of them, you can never tell, really. As long as you don’t know for sure, you shouldn’t write articles saying that we’re so much better than chickens because we have morals and they don’t.
We, as humans, don’t have built-in morals. Our society has built-in morals, and we don’t really know whether other species’ societies do, but really, when it comes to it, we were a furless, stingerless, wingless, clawless, essentially assetless race. The only thing we had on our side was opposable thumbs, so we automatically started inventing things to protect ourselves. These things were so very successful that pretty soon we had essentially ensured our safety and therefore had nothing to do but sit around and wonder why we were here, and after a while, when we got bored with that, we invented a code of morals. Other animals had more assets in the beginning, so they didn’t need to invent all these things (of course the lack of opposable thumbs sort of prevented them from doing so in the first place), and so they never really got bored enough. Or, if they did, then our lack of knowledge of their language prevented us from knowing about it.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 11:0757 – I’m in UMTYMP. Feel free to Google it and see just how hard it is.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 11:1468- The cat is the one animal that I’m fairly sure is totally moral-less.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 11:18(71) I would add parrots. I lived with two of them when I was in graduate school, and they struck me as completely unscrupulous.
Octopuses may be moral animals. I’ve heard stories that suggest they sometimes act ashamed of themselves.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 11:20(68, 71) Well, cats may not have morals, but many of them still seem to do to know very well when they were doing something they ought not be doing. I’ve known several who would cease a particular activity if caught in the act. Of course, they’d turn it into a game, such as Let’s Make the Human Get Out of Her Chair or Interrupt What She’s Doing Before We Stop.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 11:2172- It’s all that time with pirates. Totally moral-less, you know.
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LadyGaladriel (100 Muszey points)
in September 6th, 2008 @ 11:23Oooops!! I still had my name from BA up on post #54. Sorry, I haven’t been checking this thread very often.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 14:09I had homework, but I finished it all yesterday. And it really wasn’t all that much anyways. I just finished helping my dad grade some tests from his 8th grade math class, too.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 14:1768: Oh, cats know when they’ve done something wrong, alright…..they just don’t necessarily care…..My kitty (he’s about 2) knows when he’s misbehaving–he is always good when my dad (the professed cat-hater who happens to love my kitty very,very much) is around. And when he is misbehaving (eating the raw hamburger thawing on the counter for dinner, or the butter on the table), he immediately jumps down when he hears someone coming (presumably thinking he won’t get caught–that I won’t hear him jump down).
The sad thing is,my mom still used that burger (cooked, admittedly), and used the butter (not always cooked) after having trimmed it so dad wouldn’t find out…..
I think he also knew he was misbehaving when he would get into the trash down in the basement–he’s as bad as a dog that way (except he can jump over the half door). But we fixed it so he can’t get in.
I miss my kitty…..
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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman
in September 6th, 2008 @ 15:54Here’s my whole report for Social Studies.
“Hello everyone! May I have your attention! We have some good news and bad news. The good news is, we will be landing immediately,†everyone cheered. “The bad news is, we will be crash landing. But don’t panic!†But this was said a moment to late, for that was exactly what we were doing. The captain shouted something from the cabin. “EVERYONE! The captain has said he has spotted land!†This was what I had heard as I sat, anxiously fidgeting, in the co-pilot seat. I had seen a peculiar shaped island, knowing this was our only chance, I had told the captain. We had been flying over the southern hemisphere, over the Indian Ocean. I had spotted the island at 40° south, and 100° east. I was surprised to see it. I was so sure there were no islands in these parts. Might this be a new discovery? I thought.
Right when we landed, (and a rough landing this was) I thought no one had ever set foot on this island. How wrong I was. The people on the island were not that different from regular people. Most of them had dark hair, pale skin, and mixed colored eyes, usually some kind of green. They were incredibly smart, but ignored that, and acted, dare I say it, incredibly ignorant. As we entered a village, we noticed that pastries were flying everywhere. And they were not an ordinary pastries, they were pies, and there were many different kinds too. You could, in fact, see a fluffy cloud pie whiz by, and the next moment there’s an exploding confetti pie. Pies were frequently used for everything, I soon found out. Their wide variety of houses were mostly made of palm wood, and were surrounded by the most unique flowers, most thought to be extinct, and others, not discovered at all. They wore regular clothes, made of a soft cloth, most like bamboo. They harvest mostly berries, fruit, and vegetables. Cacao beans and coffee beans (they go absolutely crazy over this) are a treat too. But if they find a whole lot of coffee beans, they save some, and the rest, well, lets just say you don’t want to be around then. They also fish, and eat eggs. Most of them are strictly vegetarians, and shiver at the thought of eating meat. I found these people most amusing, but they are very witty. They possibly venture off the island almost daily, for most of them know around 10 different languages. Including English, so we had no trouble communicating. Believe me. They talked for hours and hours. These people, were very odd, and very interesting.
They had many peculiar customs too. They worship the nine muses. No, not the old, Greek nine muses, the new ones. They are Kokopelli, Urania, Bo, Craww, Mimi, Chad, AEIOU, Feather, and Pwt. There are four villages; Coontzville, New Spector, Bakerland, and Lasleyopolis, and an area kind of like a trading post, or meeting place, called Carus City. The four villages are led by “Gapasâ€, like chiefs. They despise “Hot Pink Bunniesâ€, who will, they believe, will try to take over the world in the future. They say they are made when someone mentions the word “Dog†or “Cat†out loud, that is why they are so numerous. For work, they have regular jobs; farmers, doctors, wood carvers, black smiths, Librarians, surprisingly a print shop, and many more. When they have time to relax, they bake pies, many write breathtaking stories, study wildlife, do math (for fun, I don’t understand why they do this, but they seem to like it.), sail (or fly for they have also invented a kind of mini airplane that does not run on gas,) to other islands. The possibilities are endless. And if they have nothing to do, someone starts a pie war, a chaotic, fast action war, using pies. Most people are probably glad they have never discovered this island before.
In conclusion, I think, no, strike that, I know this is the most helter-skelter island in the entire southern hemisphere. Nay, the world. I finally convinced the chief of New Spector, the village we were lodging in, that we can’t stay. So, they fixed our plane, and we left, leaving that chaotic, random, and peculiar island, on a sunny day in the middle of June. We arrived home, and as we told everyone of our adventure, one of the Muser‘s (this is what we called them) words still rang in my head, from when we had first arrived there, “Welcome to the Land of Museica! May I take your order?†Woah, wait just a second, what did she say? I looked up to find we were at McDonalds. Had it been a dream? Wait, what’s that in my pocket? I opened my pocket to find a tiny carving of Kokopelli, the one I had first gotten when I entered the village. So it hadn’t been a dream. I laid back, munching on French fries contentedly. I had discovered my own island.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 16:0261- No one knows. In Whales they know quite a bit about Whales, so you might ask them.
73- I think cats do have morals–they definitely show acute emotions and very different personalities.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 17:0978 – *blink* *blinkblink* Great!
Here’s my harsh criticism of Great Expectations.
The two most significant events in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens were when Pip was sent to play at Miss Havisham’s, and when Pip becomes a gentleman. The former is negative because it made Pip doubt his whole lifestyle. From then on, he had ‘great expectations’ to become a gentleman to possibly win Estella over and hated his life, destined to be a blacksmith. The latter is positive because it fulfilled his unrealistic expectations; at last, he had attained Estella’s social status and had a chance to win her over. Both events strongly affected the plot. The former changed Pip’s life. It raised doubts, expectations, and made Pip crave a new lifestyle. He hated being ‘common’ after that. The latter made Pip uncommon. It gave him the thing he had desired for years. Those two events showed Pip’s intense craving to become a gentleman. Those two events changed the whole plot.
My main emotional reaction to characters was aversion. I disliked many of the characters in Great Expectations. Pip was one of the worst. In the beginning, he had potential – the abused, mistreated, impoverished kid with one friend. He was perfect for a rags-to-riches story, which is exactly what happened. Unfortunately, the character Pip was shallow and gullible. One comment from Estella (“he’s coarse and commonâ€) convinced him that he was a failure in life, that he should suddenly turn his life around and become a gentleman. Now, Dickens probably intended for the reader to like the protagonist, but on the whole Pip was a very dislikeable character, with a bad personality and not very smart. Four words made him change his life. Those four words weren’t even that mean or terrible. Simply being called coarse and common affected him so much. I had higher hopes for Pip, the main character. He disappointed me.
Great Expectations affected my personal works in that it inspired me to write better than that, that I shouldn’t ramble and be more concise. Your piece of writing should be readable. Great Expectations was very unreadable. Half of the plot was meaningless drivel and the other half was slightly more meaningful plot. It was also highly unrealistic. Too many coincidences spoiled it. It’s all right if you find a childhood friend as a neighbor in the future or something, but Estella’s parents had both come into contact with Pip and were, coincidentally enough, Mr. Jaggers’ cleaning lady and Pip’s benefactor (who also happened to be the convict Pip helped). The pale young gentleman Pip beat up was Herbert Pocket. It changed how I write by being a terrible novel, but didn’t change the real world so much. Dickens’s aim was to mock the Victorian era. He failed. He didn’t mock the era so much as mock his novel.
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in September 6th, 2008 @ 17:4980-
1) Um. For one thing, his great expectations are what he gets when he becomes a gentleman, not his desires to become one. For another thing, his becoming a gentleman is not a good thing. Look how he treats Joe and Biddy!
2) I agree. Pip is dreadful. But not for the reasons you named. He’s a horrible, unfaithful character, and while I did want him to end up happy, I didn’t like him. In fact, my essay on GE was about how I didn’t like Pip. But it wasn’t so much that that first day at Miss Havisham’s changed his life. He liked Estella very much, and that she should dislike him was painful, but it was more of an accumulated scorn, I think, that made him despise his common life. I have a word of advice. NEVER, EVER expect the main character to be likable or identifiable with. They almost never are. If you expect them to be idiotic, mean, or whiny, then it’s a pleasant surprise when you find that they aren’t, but not devastating if you find that they are. I used to stop reading books because I hated the main characters, but that meant that I never finished anything, so I gave up.
3) Coincidences are what makes this kind of book so great! Sure, it’s not realistic, but neither is Harry Potter, or Star Wars, or any of those things that you like so much. I always thought that the trick to writing a good book was making everything interconnected.
I feel the press of doing housework and homework, and I don’t want to be, like, rude, or else I would write a more heated and convincing defense.
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in September 7th, 2008 @ 14:53For stage design I had to build a model of theater in the round with the theme of “the end of the world”. I’m pretty sure my teacher hasn’t taught this course before because he seems to be making these things up on the spot. well anyways, my design is four broken stopsigns in the middle with four black electrical cords twirling around them (on the floor) and extending out to the four corners. (for practicality I painted the cords on the stage because I had enough experience grappling with wire, as I will come to explain). All around the stage is a cage. Now. to buil the first part of this was fairly simple. glue popsical sicks to the stopsigns I painted in class, and then glue them to the stage (painted grey with blackish streaks). The hard part was the cage a.k.a chicken wire. I am going to warn you all that when handling chicked wire wear long pants, sleeves and gloves. My hands look all chewed up from cutting the wire (if anyone gets this referance: I look like Sakaki from “Azumangadahio”). I have two cuts on my right leg. one which is a nasty shade of purple. If you ever feel compeled to play with chicken wire please, please take some precautions.
The homework I am stuggling with though is English. My teacher is all ‘let’s focus on crative writing!’. *groans* nothing against creative writing I’m just bad at thinking up characters and situations on the spot. So I have to write the beggining of a short story. *groans again* It is about a boy who watches and listens to everything and writes it down. Then one day this girl he knows finds his notebook and reads it to the class. I wrote it and the I went. crap. harriet the spy. crap. crap. crap. now I have to think of something else.
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Zinc the sorceress (who is feeling depressed) and Leafygreen
in September 7th, 2008 @ 18:5278- I’d like to live there. Do we have internet connection?
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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points) (50 Muszey points)
in September 7th, 2008 @ 20:2469) I totally agree!
73) OMG! I KNOW! My cat loves doing things that make me angry at her. For example, she’s not allowed in this one room in our house because she could get stuck in there. But every time I go in that room, she sneaks in after me and glorifies in my defiant protests. *sigh*
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in September 8th, 2008 @ 16:0581 – No, I appreciate your advice, and you do make a fair point.
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Logogeo96, Grand Exclamator
in September 8th, 2008 @ 17:03Yesterday I setup the wireless network at my new house,
here’s how I did it in five steps:
1. Stare at the computer screen
2. Pull wires
3. Get frustrated
4. Wail like a wounded moose
5. Repeat 10 times! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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in September 8th, 2008 @ 18:1686- that sounds suspiciously familiar… XD
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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman
in September 8th, 2008 @ 18:4683- Hm, I never thought about that. I guess we do!
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in September 8th, 2008 @ 19:38Homework done:
Math. A bunch of problems.
Spanish. Complete some sentences which we do at the beginning of every year.To finish:
Bio. Answer some questions about & construct line graphs.
English. Define many words.
Social Studies. A bunch of textbook questions.8:33 PM at the moment. Should not be on MuseBlog/internet in the first place. School is boring and my locker is messy. I like choppy sentences.
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in September 8th, 2008 @ 19:58ok–math question.
we’re doing limits, when the function at a certain number =0/0
anyways:
the limit of f(x) as x approaches -1
where f(x) = (x^2 + 2x +1)/(x^4 -1)
obviously, when you replace x with -1 the equation is 0/0
so, the next step is factoring the top and bottom (hopefully so each has a factor in common, which can be cancelled, resulting in a non 0/0 limit)
(x^2 + 2x +1) factors to (x + 1)^2
so, my problem is with factoring (x^4 -1) so that one (or more) of the factors is (x +1)
the best I’ve managed is (x-1)(x+1)(x^2 + 1) which still would yield a denominator of 0, even after (x+1) cancels out.
of course, it’s always possible that there is no way to factor it so that the equation is no longer 0/0, resulting in a non-existant limit….
Thanks in advance for the help!!!!!
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Kokonilly
in September 8th, 2008 @ 20:16*ears perk up* Factoring? I can factor. *sigh* But I won’t, ’cause I have 2 more problems of math homework.
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MissSwann
in September 9th, 2008 @ 14:5873- But that’s why we love them!
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Taiwan Hippo Fan
in September 9th, 2008 @ 15:15Does anyone have a good, recent, detailed article on the Large Hadron Collider and that includes the black hole theory with it? If you have one, will you tell me where to find it?
I have one from SciAm, but it’s not exactly what I want.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 9th, 2008 @ 15:58(93) THF — My magazine, Science, published five pages about the LHC in its September 5 issue, but only subscribers can see it online. I’ll be happy to scan and e-mail you a copy if you like. Otherwise, Science News or New Scientist might have what you need.
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in September 9th, 2008 @ 21:30The remainder of my homework:
1) A little bit of research for English- due tomorrow
2) A little bit of Spanish homework- due tomorrow
3) A Biology article review- due Monday
4) A super hard Global Studies project (find a song which expresses at least two different worldviews)- due TuesdayPlus a lot of stuff with uncertain due dates, but I’m feeling much more confident now that I have my backpack and planner.
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra)
in September 9th, 2008 @ 21:59HELP!!!
I’m taking Pre-calc. We’re reviewing a bunch of things I forgot from my 1-year hiatus from Algebra. I got to a problem which had a z with a little line over it. It said:
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If z=z what special kind of special number is z?I have no idea what the little line means, or what its called, or anything! The next four or five problems have mysterious lines as well. Please help me!
The next problem in the series of 4 or 5:
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Show that z(sub)1z(sub)2=z(sub)1*z(sub)2
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in September 9th, 2008 @ 22:2396–oh, you poor thing! (absolutely, NO sarcasm intended).
I’m afraid I don’t remember what the z with the line means….that’s not good. Sorry I’m not more help! I will try and look it up…..
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra [Pronounced KEER-rah])
in September 9th, 2008 @ 23:0096- Dang, the lines didn’t work out. But you know what I mean.
97- Thank you SO MUCH!
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 9th, 2008 @ 23:05(96) If z is a complex number (i.e., z = x+iy, where i is the square root of minus-1), then “z-bar” (z with a bar over it) is the complex conjugate of z, i.e., x-iy.
Is this not the most helpful blog in the universe?
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in September 9th, 2008 @ 23:12Robert, yes it most definitely is the most helpful blog in the universe. I’m glad you were able to help her–and I shall have to remember that explanation for myself. I tried looking it up on google, but didn’t have any success–or time to dig through all the web pages…..
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in September 9th, 2008 @ 23:29(78) Wow, Beatlesrockr! I can’t wait to see what grade you get on that report. Do you have to read it to the class?
40 degrees south latitude, 100 degrees east longitude… That would be in the southeastern Indian Ocean, to the southwest of Australia. My atlas shows nothing there at all. So much for atlases!
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Zinc the sorceress (who is feeling depressed) and Leafygreen
in September 10th, 2008 @ 08:50101- She should send that in to the Muse Mail Bag and hope for the best! Or the GAPAs could help her… *coughcough*
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Luna the Lovely
in September 10th, 2008 @ 09:11THF–there is an article on the Large Hadron Collider on yahoo news today. i don’t know if it’s what you are looking for, but here is the URL (please, GAPAs?).
news. yahoo.com /s/ap/ 20080910/ap_on_sc/big_bang
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 09:24Yesterday we dressed out and actually played our insturments in Adv. Band.
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 11:48101- I hope Beat gets a good grade on that one–I would give her one if I was teacher.
A great song for working on homework is “The Future” by Michael Franti & Spearhead.
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 11:57*is in Robotics*
Homework:
Math
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 12:35This was my HW, I just figured it out.
Let’s see if anyone else can. 
P.S. Do a spoiler warning so if anyone else wants to try it they don’t see the answer.
HIT AND RUN
A man is lying on the ground afer being run over by a car. A police man asks him:
“Did you get his license plate number?”
The man run over says:
“Yes! His license was in two parts…A 2 digit # and a 3 digit #. The 2 digit # was prime and the sum of the 2 digits was a 2 digit prime #. The tens digit was larger than the ones digit…
In the 3 digit part, the digits were all odd and different. The sum of the 3 digits was palindromic. The sum of the 1st and 3rd digit was one-half of the sum of the 1st and 2nd.
That’s all I remember!”Figure out the license #!!!!!!
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 17:37107) *SPOILER FOR HIT AND RUN*
Hrmmm…….
prime 2 digit numbers:
11
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47
Ok, this could be a long list.
WAIT!
4+7=11
Yay!
So first two digits are 47?
Palindromic number…..
Oh my.
1 3 7=11 !!! Oh, that won’t work
1 7 9= 17
1 9 7=17
1 7 3=11
so the license number is
47173!
Right?
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 17:47108-Nope! remember: “The 2 digit # was prime and the sum of the 2 digits was a 2 digit prime #. The tens digit was larger than the ones digit…
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 18:0811
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 10th, 2008 @ 18:23What’s wrong with 83?
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Luna the Lovely
in September 10th, 2008 @ 18:49SPOILER. cheating and reading everyone elses, I get 83173
but that’s probably wrong, and I have too much homework to spend any time on it…..
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LadyGaladriel (100 Mzps)
in September 10th, 2008 @ 19:04IT’S IMPOSSIBLE!!!! You cannot, possibly, get a 2 digit prime from a 2 digit prime, not one whose tens place is larger than ones place. The biggest you can get is 11.
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 19:19LadyGaladriel–I think it means the tens digit of the first prime number (the one on the license plate) is bigger than the second digit of the original number, not that the first digit of the sum of the original two digits is bigger than the second digit of the sum. I think the first number must have a larger tens digit, but the second prime number, to which the sum of its digits equals, can be any prime number.
But I could be mistaken–that’s just my interpretation.
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in September 10th, 2008 @ 21:23This isn’t exactly homework, but it is school…..Quote from my psychology textbook:
“the brainstem….houses the most basic programs of survival, such as breathing, swalloing, vomiting, urination, and orgasm.”
Yeah, that nearly had me lol, except then my roomie would have wanted to know what was so funny, and would have just given me a weird look when I told her…..
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in September 11th, 2008 @ 17:54HIT AND RUN SPOILER.
112-You are correct.
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in September 11th, 2008 @ 19:4499- THANKS A LOT!!!
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in September 11th, 2008 @ 20:44Meh. Math homework.
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in September 12th, 2008 @ 16:51118- ONe of the greater evils in this world (and it’s government sponsored…!)
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in September 13th, 2008 @ 09:24I’m doing some evil math homework that is very frustrating. Does anyone know if 498 has any more factors other than 1, 2, 249, and itself?
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in September 13th, 2008 @ 09:38Same HW, another question:
does 999 have any other factors apart from 1, 3, 9, 111, 333, and itself? Helllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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in September 13th, 2008 @ 09:43120 – That’s a weird problem. The answer to your question is yes, I do know, and yes, it does.
If you know the divisibility tricks, it should help you out.I found this off google (some of them are obvious, or confusing, or not very helpful, but I kept them in anyway):
2 If the last digit is even, the number is divisible by 2.
3 If the sum of the digits is divisible by 3, the number is also.
4 If the last two digits form a number divisible by 4, the number is also.
5 If the last digit is a 5 or a 0, the number is divisible by 5.
6 If the number is divisible by both 3 and 2, it is also divisible by 6.
7 Take the last digit, double it, and subtract it from the rest of the number; if the answer is divisible by 7 (including 0), then the number is also.
8 If the last three digits form a number divisible by 8,
then so is the whole number.9 If the sum of the digits is divisible by 9, the number is also.
10 If the number ends in 0, it is divisible by 10.
11 Alternately add and subtract the digits from left to right. (You can think of the first digit as being ‘added’ to zero.)
If the result (including 0) is divisible by 11, the number is also.
Example: to see whether 365167484 is divisible by 11, start by subtracting:
[0+]3-6+5-1+6-7+4-8+4 = 0; therefore 365167484 is divisible by 11.12 If the number is divisible by both 3 and 4, it is also divisible by 12.
13 Delete the last digit from the number, then subtract 9 times the deleted digit from the remaining number. If what is left is divisible by 13, then so is the original number.
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in September 13th, 2008 @ 11:26120: Here’s some solutions.
1, 2, 3, 6, 83, 166, 249, 498 are all the whole number factors of 498
1, 3, 9, 27, 37, 111, 333, 999 are all the whole number factors of 999
As far as rules to find them, I dunno. I just plugged numbers (999, you know can only have odd factors, though). You don’t have to go past 37 on 999, because 27*37 is 999, and you know any factors greater than 37 will yield only numbers less than 27–which you have already tried, and found.
Anyways…..that’s the only way I know how to do it–grab a calculator, and start plugging numbers…..
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in September 13th, 2008 @ 11:57college essays are fail
i have two tests right in a row monday. euro and stats.
i can’t do work on a saturday. it just doesn’t work.
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in September 14th, 2008 @ 07:44124. I can’t work on a Saturday either, it feels weird, and Friday afternoons, well, I never work then, and so usually, I’m cramming on Sunday, but I don’t have to worry today. I have like no homework, but I keep thinking I have substantial homework, and then I freak out, and then I realize it’s okay, which is highly annoying. Grrr.. Speaking of tests, I had a Latin quiz the other day, and my teacher was surprised I finished before everyone else.
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in September 14th, 2008 @ 09:42Hmm… well, I’m not really getting much homework, not being at school and all, but today my mother instructed me to write a passage about the Knights of St John, Rhodes.
I don’t suppose anyone knows anything about the knights of st John in Rhodes?
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in September 14th, 2008 @ 11:21122, 123-Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!! THF- I’ll keep those rules. I knew some of them, but a lot of them I didn’t.
Thank you again!!
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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles
in September 14th, 2008 @ 14:54122- Tricks like that make my head explode, no offense.
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in September 14th, 2008 @ 16:04128-I’d love to watch that.
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra [Pronounced KEER-rah])
in September 15th, 2008 @ 17:38122- At nerd camp, we figured out how they worked.
I have some homework. I love my school because orchestra’s double blocked, so I have it every day for the exact same amount of time. It’s really relaxing (except before state)
Wah, all the sophomores have to thake the PSAT this year! Horrible. I took the SAT two years ago and did pretty well, so I think I’m good. It’s too bad we’re not elligible for scholarships because we’re not juniors.
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Alice
in September 15th, 2008 @ 18:04130- All the sophomores at our school have to take the PSAT too. But they pay for it, and I intended to take it anyway, so it’s all good. Except that I’m drowning already without a huge test to take in October just before I leave for a week. Ack.
-sigh- I’m going to have to alter my lifestyle if I want to get a 4.0 this year…
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in September 15th, 2008 @ 19:04130 – Nerd camp?!?!?! Where?!?!?!
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in September 15th, 2008 @ 21:38I have loads of homework. I hate it so incredibly much.
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Kokonilly
in September 15th, 2008 @ 21:51HOMEWORK:
2 more problems of Math, except they’re the professional problems.
Biology homework. Cake.
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in September 16th, 2008 @ 16:33Robert (or anyone else who knows the answer):
What is a light year? I thought it was a measure of distance — the distance light travels in a year. I’ve always used it as a measure of distance. However, today in Physics, our teacher told us that it was a measure of time based on light. Everyone else in the class also thought it was distance, but she told us that no, it was a measure of time.
*confuzzlement*
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in September 16th, 2008 @ 16:56Well, far be it from me to undermine a teacher, but you and your classmates are right and she’s wrong: a light-year is a measure of length.
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Luna the Lovely
in September 16th, 2008 @ 17:07HELP!!!!!!!!!!! Please, anything and everything you know on the Genus Gordius; it’s some kind of nematode–I have to present a powerpoint on it Thursday in bio-lab, and he only just assigned it today, and I have NO TIME! Tonight I have to go listen to the summer-reading book author speak, tomorrow I have a club meeting I have to go to–really, I have no choice–so, please, anybody, HELP!!!!!
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in September 16th, 2008 @ 17:21ok, I know in a muse mag sometime in the last few years there was an article about parasites–the only one I remember it mentioned for sure was toxoplasma, the one taht comes from cats–but looking for nematomorphs online, I keep coming across apicture of this cricket with worms ocming out of it, and I’m sure Ir emember that picture form the article. Could anyone with access to there muse mags try and find me that article, see if it mentions nematomorphs (also called hair worms/gordian worms).
I have determined that my worm with genus Gordius is in the phylum Nematomorpha, as opposed to nematoda, but that’s about it so far…..*headdesk*
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Luna the Lovely
in September 16th, 2008 @ 18:58nematomorpha–do they have appendages? somebody, please, I’ve been searching and searching, a nd nothing says one way or the other. This is so totally impossible, I doln’t see how we’re expected to ahve this doen by thurs, io’m still oln the first of four pages of info we’re supposed to ahve to put in our pp. and I have to go listedn to the summer reading guy speak now. HELP!
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in September 17th, 2008 @ 01:39Ok, somebody, please–how do nematomorphs, which lack respiratory and excretory systems “perform these physiological functions”? That’s basically all the info I still need, then on to compiling it all into a ppt, but I’ve spent probably the past hour trying to find this info on the www, but to no avail–all anything says is “they lack respiratory, circulatory, and excretory systems”–great, just great, I already KNOW that, how about giving me some info on how they perform these functions.
I am so frustrated, and seriously, I feel like just breaking down and crying. Nematomorphs are not mentioned anywhere in my textbook, nor, when I do a search in the online database for the school’s library, are they listed. Nematodes are, but these belong to a different phylum, although I’m not sure the TA realizes that….But regardless, he was going on and on in class about how the phylums of all these organisms are “so totally discussed in your textbook. Totally.” Yeah, right. So, please, I’m begging, one of you brilliant MBers, or one of you brilliant GAPAs, I need your help desperately. This is due thurs, and I have almost no time tomorrow, and I can’t afford to be up this late tomorrow, because I have a calc test thurs. So, please, I’m begging you all, help.
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in September 17th, 2008 @ 06:36Biology is Rosanne’s area, not mine. I do know that nematomorphs, commonly known as hairworms, start out as parasites in their juvenile stage and become free-living as adults. My guess is that the juveniles have some sort of digestive system, which withers away; then they live off stored nutrients during their very short adult lives. They’re so thin that they probably don’t need respiratory or circulatory systems — their cells just absorb everything directly from their environment (i.e., the animals inside which they live). The same goes for excretion, I suspect. You should check this, though — I’m just hypothesizing from very basic information.
Have you heard about the hairworm that infects crickets? The crickets go crazy and drown themselves, and then the hairworms wriggle out of the bodies and back into the water to lay eggs. Nasty but brilliant.
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Luna the Lovely
in September 17th, 2008 @ 08:40Robert–thanks, I will try to verify your guess. it does sound plausible.
Also, yes, I have (since starting my research) heard quite a bit about the hairworm that infects crickets–that’s actually th eone I’ve decided to do my report on. It is pretty cool–it a nasty, parasitic way….. =)
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Kokonilly
in September 17th, 2008 @ 20:12Me’s done with homework. Except for a speech tomorrow.
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in September 17th, 2008 @ 20:44142 – That’s the one that was in Muse, wasn’t it? I loved the parasite issue.
I still haven’t encounter anything I don’t know already in my Geometry book, and, looking ahead, I’m not likely to for a while. -sigh-
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Luna the Lovely
in September 17th, 2008 @ 21:10144–yes, I think it was mentioned in that issue. If I had my back issues, I would’ve looked it up and tried to cite it, but, alas, they are all at home on a shelf in my closet…..On the bright side, I am done with my ppt, thinks to my darling mother’s help–she found me info on the worm’s excretion. Yeah, I hope I don’t have anothe rnight where I’m up til 2 for a long time. It’s not fun.
Oh, and Robert, yes, they breathe through diffusion,a nd they really don’t excrete, near as I can tell. They have a vestigial midgut that stores concentrated wastes until the organism dies (and since they don’t have a very long adult life–just until they breed, the storage capacity is apparently not an issue). Just thought you might be curious….Thanks for your help with the respiration.
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in September 17th, 2008 @ 21:18145 – Yeah, 2am homework nights aren’t fun at all. I was up until about that time working on a PowerPoint last year (I was going for my school’s highest award and my presentation was the next day) and I was dead the next morning. Which was kind of bad, because I needed to be conscious to actually be able to present.
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra [Pronounced KEER-rah])
in September 18th, 2008 @ 23:24This has nothing to do with homework at all, but it doesn’t really belong anywhere else, not even on the music thread.
In orchestra earlier this week, we listened to an awesome piece that we could do for our symphony. All the facts that I have absorbed are:
It’s a minimalist piece, composed by a minimalist composer.
Near the end, the entire orchestra is playing notes next to each other on the musical staff…
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sorta like that, if you get my drift (and if the picture worked out all right). All I need is to find out what that up there’s called, and I think I’ll be able to find the piece. Can anybody help me?
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra [Pronounced KEER-rah])
in September 19th, 2008 @ 00:27Dang, no pic again. I should have realized when I read a comment about double spaces after sentences. I think I should have used a different character than a period.
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LadyGaladriel (100 Mzps)
in September 21st, 2008 @ 16:05OK. What do you think of this? It’s a story using vocab words for English. I realize that you will not be able to see the words, they are: assure, entrance, tolerate, thwart, arbitrary, precaution, pathetic, quench, distinguish, slur and fashioned.
The pendant swung back and forth, back and forth. There was something so entrancing about it, the way it swayed, the way—
“Snap out of it!†yelled Mandy. “We didn’t come all this way just so you could fall under his spell in the first five minutes. We came here to destroy the Mirror and thwart the sorcerer who wields it!â€
Seeing no reaction from her twin, Mandy steeled herself to take off the anti-hypnosis goggles she had brought as a precaution. It was so pathetic how Emily would believe anything, even him. Her sister had to be the most gullible creature on the planet. As she slid the goggles onto Em’s head, all Emily could see was the mechanism holding the pendant, and even that was spinning. She found it hard to distinguish shapes; all she could see was a blur of colors. She thought she saw waves, churning and frothing, but as she refocused she realized they were yet another hypnosis tool, projected on a screen to stop those untouched by the pendant—like her sister! She grabbed Mandy’s arm and pulled her into the hallway.
Slurring her words, Mandy asked, “Wherrrrrr… whaaa… where am I? Wha-“
“Shut up!†Emily hissed. “We’re almost there.†She pulled off the goggles and gave them back to her sister. “We won’t need these anymore. Anyway, you didn’t miss much,†Emily assured her.
Suddenly, they stopped. “Here we are,†Em said. “This looks like a lair to me!â€
It was the creepiest door either of them had ever seen. Stark black except for one red-painted eye, it was also the smallest door they had ever seen—barely the size of a cabinet door. It appeared to be fashioned from polished bones—human bones.
“I wonder why it’s so small?†mused Mandy. “Surely a great enchanter wouldn’t be so—so—short!â€
“Maybe that’s his weakness! Maybe he’s really short!†said Emily. “We could use it against him!â€
“Perhaps it’s purely arbitrary. Maybe he can melt through walls, and that was just to throw people off at the door!†Mandy sighed. “Sometimes I don’t know how I tolerate your crazy ideas.â€
But there was no more time for arguing, for the door swung open and… a cat walked out. An ordinary black cat, with one blue eye and one green. Instead of meowing, though, it started to talk. And its voice was that of the enchanter.
“Sssso, you think you can sssstop me, you puny little kittenssss? Well, ssssee if you can sssstop thissss!â€
Suddenly, the entire hallway was on fire. Screaming, the girls tried to quench the flames, but the fire continued to rage. Mandy knew what she had to do. Closing her eyes, she ran through the flames and straight into the lair. She found the Mirror easily, and threw into it the only thing that would destroy it: herself. Abruptly, the fire stopped and the enchanter howled in rage as he crumbled into dust. Emily knew they had won—but she had lost more than she ever bargained for,
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in September 21st, 2008 @ 18:53Tonight’s homework is to create a science expiriment and record what we did using the scientific method. I froze toothpaste in a little tupperware container and recorded the results; in case anyone was curious, toothpaste turns into a sort of ice creamy texture when frozen. (JSYK). I am also going to freeze shaving cream, just for the fun of it. I’ll keep you posted on what happens.
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randomness is the cooliest!!!!!
in September 27th, 2008 @ 19:05I’ve no homework! *dances victory dance with hint of gloating*
Workin on pre-algebra with older brother.Hmm.My brain is not exploding. How peculiar. I shall do research on this irregularity! But first, I’ve a problem to solve; 7x=2x+8… I shall pie you all when I am finished.
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Rebecca Lasley (Administrator)
in September 30th, 2008 @ 13:19The following conversation was copied here from the Writing thread:
20. MissSwann | September 30th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Robert! I have a project for you!!! I’m supposed to write a peper on the gyroscopic compass. Can you find info for me??? Thanks!
22. Renesemee | September 30th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Robert, I am doing a project on Willis Haviland Carrier’s air conditioner. Will you get me some info please?
23. Renesemee(not Nessie the Loch Ness Monster) | September 30th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
MissSwann recomended you to me….
24. Renesemee(not Nessie the Loch Ness Monster) | September 30th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I’m sure you can find some good info for me….She thinks so highly of you…..
25. Robert Coontz (Administrator) | September 30th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Questions like these certainly don’t belong on the writing thread. As for the assignments, I’ll tell you what I would do: I’d see what comes up on Google and in Wikipedia and take it from there. You can do that as effectively as I could.
26. Renesemee(not Nessie the Loch Ness Monster) | September 30th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Sorry…I was trying to find something better than google.
27. Renesemee(not Nessie the Loch Ness Monster) | September 30th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I’m not alowed to use Wikipedia either…
28. Renesemee the Mage | September 30th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Do you know of any other search engines besides Google and Wikipedia?
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Rebecca Lasley (Administrator)
in September 30th, 2008 @ 13:32Renesemee the Mage, believe it or not, you can Google “search engines” if you want something besides Google. Even if you can’t include Wikipedia in your report, its articles sometimes contain very helpful links.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in September 30th, 2008 @ 14:24I sometimes use Clusty (clusty . com) or All the Web (alltheweb . com).
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The Man For Aeiou
in September 30th, 2008 @ 20:00This isn’t about Homework, but:
What’s that enclipedia of all life?
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The Man For Aeiou
in September 30th, 2008 @ 20:07Found it!
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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles
in October 1st, 2008 @ 18:20152- I’m sorry about the off topicness; we were at school, and I was trying to sneak some Muse time into study hall without seeming … ah… irresponsible. Renesmee saw the site over my shoulder and began asking questions.
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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra [Pronounced KEER-rah])
in October 4th, 2008 @ 23:15155- Oh, yeah, I read about it in a dumb science magazine that we get. It sounds interesting.
English book report: UGH! I put it off until this weekend.
Also, I have a history essay! Geez, I forgot about it until now!Anyone going to answer my musical question? Anyone who has any experience in higher musical theory?
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⚡☽Luna the Lovely☾⚡
in October 5th, 2008 @ 20:42GAPA? Or anyone who remembers statistics, I have a question. One to which I probably ought to know the answer, but I am confuzzled:
Calculate the mean length and the confidence interval for your sample of male and female ping-pong balls. In the table below, enter the 12 sample means (lengths of males and females) from each group in your lab section.
ok, here ae the means of each group:
G1: 5.52(m); 4.64(f)
G2: 5.43(m); 4.42(f)
G3: 5.51(m); 4.59(f)
G4: 5.54(m); 4.47(f)
G5: 5.58(m); 4.54(f)
G6: 5.49(m); 4.47(f)The mean of my males was 5.52 mm, standard deviation (s) .218, and thus 1.96(s/sqrt(n))= .1184 for the CI.
The mean of my females was 4.64, standard deviation .099, and CI .0733
At 95% confidence level, how many of these mean values would you predict lie within the CI you calculated for your sample
I don’t understand what the question is going for, and my TA was entirely unhelpful, just saying, huh, it really doesn’t explain, does it?
Does your observation fit your prediction? If yes or no, what does it tell you about your sample?
Don’t really understand this question either…..Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated–the lab is due on Tuesday. Thanks so much!!!!
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in October 5th, 2008 @ 21:21Sorry, Luna, but statistics is one thing I’m not very good at.
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⚡☽Luna the Lovely☾⚡
in October 5th, 2008 @ 21:31
What? Robert not very good at something? The world must be coming to an end! Well, thanks anyway….
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LadyGaladriel
in October 26th, 2008 @ 18:04Hey, this thread is dead! Ahh!
I need info on the government and education of ancient Athens.
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LadyGaladriel
in October 26th, 2008 @ 18:24OK, I got enough. Phew.
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in October 30th, 2008 @ 19:25So, my class is doing memoirs. And I have to write one, obviously, or else I wouldn’t be posting on this thread.
Here’s the annoying thing, though. We can’t write just any memoir. It has to be a memoir about a single person. I could write a million memoirs, but they’re all about events or experiences or groups of people. And there’s not exactly anybody I feel like heaping bountiful praise on right now, which is pretty much what this requires. (Other people in my class are doing “Why *blank* is my best friend” and “How Bob Marley changed my life”)
Aargh.
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☼Zinc the sorceress☼
in November 24th, 2008 @ 21:42I just typed this for English.
Patience Smith looked out across the sea from her perch in the oak tree. The ship still wasn’t there. She sighed and hopped down from the branch. She heard a rip. Slowly, she turned her head. Her skirt was torn. She swore. “Mother HATES it when I come home looking like I’ve been climbing in a tree,†Patience said to no one in particular. “Which I have been. But I don’t understand WHY,†she muttered while walking along the faint dirt trail and tying her bonnet back on, “Would someone who’s so accustomed to high-class, overly-pampered life go to colonize somewhere so… so dirty and… wild?†Just as she said the last word, a deer walked out of the woods, right onto Patience’s path. Both of them froze. In a flash, the deer scampered back into the woods. Patience’s shoulders, which had been up to her ears, relaxed. She continued walking, the dim light of the setting sun glinting in her violet eyes.
She made her way out of the woods and into her Puritan community’s little village. She stopped at the well and looked at the water. “So far down…†she murmured, staring at her rippling reflection in the well water. She walked, dragging her feet, to her family’s house. The Smith family’s house was nothing like the one back in England. Their one in England had many rooms, was three stories high, had maids to fulfill their every need, and the cushiest surroundings. Here, though, it was one room, had a dirt floor, and there were most definitely no maids.
She walked in the empty doorframe (Father never had gotten around to building a door), and the first thing she heard was a little voice shriek, “Mommy, Mommy! Patience’s home!†She sighed. Her little sister Ingrid could be a pain sometimes, but Patience loved her to bits. Patience’s mother, on the other hand, was a snobbish woman who thought she was so much better than everyone else. Her older brother John had pranked her so many times it wasn’t funny anymore. Her father was a busy man, and she hardly ever saw him anymore. He was always out chopping wood, or hunting, or looking out for the ship.
The ship. Patience sighed. The ship that was supposed to bring all the things they couldn’t make themselves, like pewter goods and needles. They needed those badly.
It started snowing. The little white flakes drifted down from the skin, dancing the ballad of winter. Patience sat on the floor near her mother’s rocking chair and embroidered a little bird onto a handkerchief. Her mother rocked in her chair with Ingrid in her lap, singing an old Dutch lullaby. Suddenly, a shout came from outside. She stood straight up, her handkerchief spilling from her lap. “Young lady,†her mother reprimanded, “You will not go out side at the present time! It isn’t proper!†But by this time, Patience was already out the door.
Patience ran into the village square, where a small crowd had gathered. Is it the ship? Is it? She wondered. It is! The ship pulled up to the harbor, and lowered the gangplank. Several men walked up the plank, and came back down laden with wooden crates. Everyone strained to see as they pried open the boxes and revealed the treasures inside.
“Spoons! Metal spoons!â€
“NO MORE WOODEN NEEDLES!â€
“Clean plates!â€
Patience snickered at the clamor all around her. Still, it was good to have new things. She grabbed a few utensils, a couple of needles, and five plates, and then started home.The first thing that greeted her was her mother’s angry face. “Spoons…?†Patience said sheepishly, holding the spoons in front her like it was a shield against a dragon.
“WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!†her mother screeched.
“G-g-getting the goods that just came in!†she stuttered. Her mother changed moods in an instant. “Oh,†she said, dusting off her frock like nothing had been said. Patience glared at her until her mother looked up. “What?†she said. Patience buried her face in her left hand and handed over the objects in her right. John, Ingrid, and Mother “oohed†and “aahed†over them while Patience escaped into the blizzard outside, sprinting into the woods.Patience looked up at the snowing sky at the top of an old tree. She blinked away tears. “She ain’t a good mother,†she said through tears. “She yells, then acts like nothin’ happened. Why does she seem to hate me, yet ignore me, the most?†She leaned against the comforting trunk, and let the tears flow.
She sniffed, and wiped her eyes. She looked up at the grey sky, and felt a strange sense of hope wash through her. “Y’ never know; this place might become the most important place in the world someday.†She chuckled at the thought. “But that will never happen.â€
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in November 25th, 2008 @ 10:44165- Violet eyes? Sounds rather Mary Sue-ish, don’t you think?
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♫ Agrrrfishi {Aggie}♫
in December 2nd, 2008 @ 17:17Greeting, Yuletide fellows!
I have a Demonstration speech due tomorrow, and I was wondering if anyone would like to read it for edits. Just for fun. Feel free to edit and comment, especially those all knowledgeable GAPAS. It’ on How To Make a Rubber Band Ball.INTRO PARA.
Amanda was babysitting for her little siblings on a rainy summer night. The kids were running around the house in fits of destruction, with nothing to do but break all the fine china. Amanda could not interest them in any of their old toys and games. Then, she remembered the bag of rubber bands that her mother kept in the craft cupboard. She grabbed the bag and some tinfoil, and proceeded to help each of her little brothers and sisters make an easy, fun toy: the rubber band ball. Today, I will be demonstrating how to construct one of these fun and stress-relieving toys for your enjoyment in the face of boredom.
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Here are some of the materials you will need. You can begin by either saving or buying rubber bands of all shapes, colors and sizes. Many quality rubber bands come in bulk at craft or supply stores like Staples and Target. Typically, these bags will cost about $1.69 for a regular bag and $5 for an economy size. Next, you need a base for your rubber band ball, such as tinfoil or paper. All of these materials are very inexpensive and can usually be found around the house or at a local convenience store.2ND BODY
Now, I will outline the steps in making a rubber band ball. Firstly, crumple a piece of aluminum foil or paper tightly into a ball. Take a rubber band and close it around the base material until it is tightly coiled. Repeat, using smaller rubber bands to first begin, and then using larger and thicker ones as the ball grows bigger. Make sure that you wrap the rubber bands tightly, or they will be more likely to fall off later on. As your rubber band ball grows you need to continuously shape it. Place the new rubber bands in different directions, adding more rubber bands in areas where the ball’s shape is not well-rounded. Finally, when you are satisfied with the size of the ball, you may finish it off with the last rubber band to complete the process.3RD BODY
Once you have completed your rubber band ball, there are many things that you can do with it that will be both fun and entertaining. Usually, the use of a rubber band ball depends on the size of it. Smaller balls bounce high and fast off walls and other sturdy surfaces. Just be careful that you use them in a safe environment with no glass, light bulbs, or thin windows! They can be used for playing ping pong, wall ball, and tennis, as well as a cheap and easy to make bouncy ball. Bigger rubber band balls can become bookends for your favorite stories, or can become a quick and easy gift for a friend or family member as a makeshift birthday present. Happy birthday, Grandma!CONCLUSION
The rubber band ball is a true product of boredom, and is a great craft for a rainy and otherwise uninteresting day. Now you’ve learned how to make an enjoyable boredom buster! I hope that you’ll use you knowledge in the future to create one of your very own for the enjoyment of your family, friends, and most importantly, you.
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Luna the Lovely (11.5 Potterpoints!)
in December 2nd, 2008 @ 17:22167–What are the instructions for the paper(speech)? Might help me…..
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♫ Agrrrfishi {Aggie}♫
in December 2nd, 2008 @ 17:33168- Well, there’s good tone and eye contact, which obviously you can’t judge, but besides that there’s structure, points for my outline, subject, preparation, and time.
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in December 2nd, 2008 @ 17:36167 – I made one of those!
Will anyone help me with my boycott paper? Edit it, comment on it?
Here it is.
The boycotters are trying to get Frito-Lay to change the advertisements promoting Cheetos, claiming that “…their current marketing campaign … tells kids it’s funny and cool to vandalize private and public property…†They are making a statement about advertising that they feel is inappropriate for children to see because it sends a message that vandalism is good. The boycott seems to be lead by a teacher, which is unsurprising.
The boycotters originally intended simply to stop purchasing Cheetos, but the offending ads continued and so they took more action. They wrote a letter to Frito-Lay protesting. Frito-Lay responded, saying “Please know that we are sorry you did not like the CHEETOS ad. It was intended to be a tongue-in-cheek, light-hearted way for us to talk about CHEETOS.†The boycotters are now enraged and are continuing to spread the word.
I do not really think it will get off the ground or affect anything, really. Frito-Lay has not heeded their words very effectively and I had never heard of this boycott before this assignment. I have not been watching a lot of television lately, but I noticed that the offending Cheetos commercials are no longer playing. However, I doubt it was because of the boycotting and simply because ads come and go.
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Luna the Lovely (11.5 Potterpoints!)
in December 2nd, 2008 @ 17:37INTRO PARA.
Amanda was babysitting for her little siblings on a rainy summer night. The kids were running around the house in fits of destruction, with nothing to do but break all the fine china. Amanda could not interest them in any of their old toys and [perhaps consider or?] games. Then, [Not sure the comma is necessary here, but then I also don’t think there is any wrong with it’s placement. Personal preference, I s’pose.] she remembered the bag of rubber bands that her mother kept in the craft cupboard. She grabbed the bagand[as well as] some tinfoil, and proceeded to help each of her little brothers and sisters make an easy, fun toy: the rubber band ball. Today, I willbe demonstrating[consider “demonstrate” instead–the rest of your paragraph is in past tense, and then we suddenly switch to present here] how to construct one of these fun and stress-relieving toys for your enjoyment in the face of boredom.1ST BODY
Here are some of the materials you will need. You can begin by either saving or buying rubber bands of all shapes, colors and sizes. Many quality rubber bands come in bulk at craft or supply stores like Staples and Target. Typically, these bags will cost about $1.69 for a regular bag and $5 for an economy size. Next, you need a base for your rubber band ball, such as tinfoil or paper. All of these materials are very inexpensive and can usually be found around the house or at a local convenience store.
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Now, I will outline the steps in making a rubber band ball. First
ly[Firstly doesn’t quite sound right to me here], crumple a piece of aluminum foil or paper tightly into a ball. Then take a rubber band and close it around the base material until it is tightly coiled. Repeat, using smaller rubber bands to first begin, and then using larger and thicker ones as the ball grows bigger. [This sentence is a bit awkward, I think. consider “Repeat using smaller rubber bands to begin with, and then using larger and thicker ones as the ball grows bigger.”] Make sure that you wrap the rubber bands tightly, or they will be more likely to fall off later on. As your rubber band ball grows, you need to continuously shape it. Place the new rubber bands in different directions, adding more rubber bands in areas where the ball’s shape is not well-rounded. Finally, when you are satisfied with the size of the ball, you may finish it off with the last rubber band to complete the process.3RD BODY
Once you have completed your rubber band ball, there are many things that you can do with it that will be both fun and entertaining. Usually, the use of a rubber band ball depends on the size of it. Smaller balls bounce high and fast off walls and other sturdy surfaces. Just be careful that you use them in a safe environment with no glass, light bulbs, or thin windows! They can be used for playing ping pong, wall ball, and tennis,
as well asand are a cheap and easy to make a bouncy ball. Bigger rubber band balls can become bookends for your favorite stories, or can become a quick and easy gift for a friend or family member as a makeshift birthday present. Happy birthday, Grandma!CONCLUSION
The rubber band ball is a true product of boredom, and is a great craft for a rainy and otherwise uninteresting day. Now you’ve learned how to make an enjoyable boredom buster! I hope that you’ll use your knowledge in the future to create one of your very own for the enjoyment of your family, friends, and most importantly, you.
Looks pretty good overall, I think! Just some minor grammatical things, some of which aren’t necessarily wrong, just personal preference….. i still remember when I had to right a demonstration essay on an english test about making a giant sub sandwcih (don’t ask–I thought that was an utterly stupid question).
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in December 2nd, 2008 @ 17:54170–‘k.
The boycotters are trying to get Frito-Lay to change the advertisements promoting Cheetos, claiming that “…their current marketing campaign … tells kids it’s funny and cool to vandalize private and public property…†They are making a statement about advertising that they feel is inappropriate for children to see because it sends a message that vandalism is good. The boycott seems to be[seem to be, or is?]
leadled by a teacher, which is unsurprising.The boycotters originally intended simply to stop purchasing Cheetos, but the offending ads continued and so they took more action. They wrote a letter to Frito-Lay protesting. Frito-Lay responded, saying [I think there should be a comma here] “Please know that we are sorry you did not like the CHEETOS ad. It was intended to be a tongue-in-cheek, light-hearted way for us to talk about CHEETOS.†The boycotters are now enraged and are continuing to spread the word.
I do not really think it[I think you should define it, perhaps substituting “the boycott” for “it”] will get off the ground or affect anything,
really.[You already used “really”. to say it again is a bit unnecessary and repetitive, I think] Not only has Frito-Layhasnot heeded their words very effectivelyand,but I had never even heard of this boycottbeforeprior to this assignment. Although, despite not watching muchI have not been watching a lot oftelevision lately,butI have noticed that the offending Cheetos commercials are no longer playing. However, I doubtit wasthis is because of the boycottingandbut simply because ads come and go.Um, hope that was helpful…..looked pretty good, although I dont have a clue what commercials you are referring to (although I’ve not actually watched nay live tv, just online tv, which is commercialless).
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Luna the Lovely (11.5 Potterpoints!)
in December 2nd, 2008 @ 17:59Oh, just a sec, I’ve got an addition to make. The sentence in paragraph one, “They are making a statement about advertising that they feel is inappropriate for children to see because it sends a message that vandalism is good.” I think you should define your pronouns here, as you refer to two different groups of “they”. Mayhap “The Frito-Lay company is making a statement about advertising that the boycotters feel is inappropriate for children to see because it sends a message that vandalism is good.”
Last paragraph “Frito-Lay has not heeded their words very effectively….” I think you should consider defining the pronoun “their”, as it is a bit ambiguous in its current state.
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in December 2nd, 2008 @ 18:30172 – Thanks so much! It sounds a lot better now. I wrote it in a hurry.
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in December 2nd, 2008 @ 18:42174–glad to be of service.
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in December 3rd, 2008 @ 16:57171- Thanks a ton! I gave my speech today. 98%, so close! But your advice really helped. Thank you!
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in December 11th, 2008 @ 21:49Help, someone who’s older than me!
We have an internal assesment in math to do. I’m about halfway done. For the last part, I need to fit a bunch of data points to an exponential curve. I could do it according to the book but… my teacher wants the class to do it using the form y=a(e^bx)+k. a and b are constants, and k is the limit (in this case, 21). e is Euler’s number. How do I do it? I tried to use two data points to find a and b, but then I graphed it on my calculator and it didn’t fit the data at all. I used the book’s method and got way closer to the actual equation, but it doesn’t have the constant k limit, which I like to have. This is sort of long-winded, but could someone please tell me how to do this problem using y=a(e^bx)+k? Much appreciated.
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in December 11th, 2008 @ 22:05SFTDP, but also the equation that the calculator got looks suspiciously like a line.
Wait a second…
OHOHOHO!!!
That’s why he wants us to use y=a(e^bx)+k!
The exponential equation that the calculator gives approaches zero instead of 21!
Ok, so I can make it approach 21 by adding 21, but then it gets shifted up and doesn’t work anymore.
If I subtract 21 from all the original data points, it still doesn’t work. Phooey. I was having a eureka moment there…
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in December 14th, 2008 @ 21:47SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!
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in December 14th, 2008 @ 22:07CPM: Well, a should be easy to find:
If y=a(e^bx)+k, then the y-intercept of the graph (the value where it crosses the x axis, i.e., where x=0) is just a(e^0)+k = a+k. So a= the value of the y-intercept minus k.
Does that help?
Then for the graph in general, (y-k) = a(e^bx), so taking the natural logarithm of both sides, you get
ln(y-k) = ln[a(e^bx)] = ln a + ln(e^bx) = ln a + bx. So it looks to me as if you should be able to solve for b, too.
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Cello-Playing Mathematician (AKA Kyra)
in December 15th, 2008 @ 12:01Yes, I got the a, it was 50. And wow! It works! I think my problem was my fear to ln both sides and round my decimals… strange. Thanks a lot!
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Cello-Playing Mathematician (AKA Kyra)
in January 3rd, 2009 @ 18:48HELP FROM OLDER PEOPLE!!!
Hmmm, it looks like I’m the only one who’s been coming on this thread lately.
Anyway, now what I need help on is History. I need to know some major historical events from the years 1990-1997ish. I have to write another verse to the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel. I REALLY NEED HELP because it is hard to sort out the big events from the huge lists that I keep getting from the internet. I came on here because there are people older than me (AKA GAPAs and people who are in college) that can possibly remember.
Thanks!
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greekgurl the Latin speaking geek freak
in January 3rd, 2009 @ 19:03182- Well um the end of the Cold War was big, the Berlin wall fell, India and Pakistan started testing neuclear weapons…. wasn’t there a massacre in Rwanda? And im not positive on the India thing, that may have been 1999
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in January 4th, 2009 @ 14:08183- I got the end of the cold war, andthe Berlin wall fell in 1989…Rwanda massacre? When did that start?
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in January 4th, 2009 @ 14:39Adaption of personal computers / internet, collapse of USSR, dissolution of Yugoslavia, economic growth, Gulf War, Rwandan genocide (which was 1994, by the way), Kyoto treaty, cloning, DNA used in criminal law, video games, end of apartheid
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in January 4th, 2009 @ 16:46185- Yes! Thanks. The internet really helped. I needed one last 3-syllable word… thanks!!!
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greekgurl the Latin speaking geek freak
in January 4th, 2009 @ 17:01184- Even though you’re done, it started in 1994… or i could be wrong… i forget everthing after the test.
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in January 4th, 2009 @ 17:08187 and such- I ended up doing just 1990 and 91. Too many things were happening!
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in January 4th, 2009 @ 17:09OK, can someone help me make sense out of this mess? I need to have it organized for Science, and I’m eventually going to have to turn it into a graph. I’m not sure if the time matters or not.
This is data from an air quality assessment lab, from three different classes in three different blocks on two different days. C= cars, T= trucks, the names are names of classrooms.
Location Time Dust Track (mg/m3) CO2 ppm CO ppm
McNeil 3 12:30-1:30 .018 2097 0
McNeil 2 .014 2200 .2
Lobby .018 1800 .1
Bradlee 12 .042 4350 .5
Bradlee 14 .033 1470 .6
****** Road (18C, 2T) .027 430 0
Upper Field .029 374 0
BMW 2007 2.0 6000 37
Theater .016 1450 0
Kitchen 1:20 .056 2480 0
VW 2003 diesel 4.0 2200 7
2:00–3:00
VW 2003 diesel 4.12 2200 7
BMW 2007 .02 5000 15
****** Road (18C, 1 T) .014 400 .1
Upper Field .013 450 0
CEL .016 2500 0
Breezeway .020 1848 0
Bradlee 12 .064 6000 0
Amos 2 .008 2350 0
McNeil 3 .01 1781 .038:30 – 9:30 CO2 (ppm) CO (ppm) PM2.5 mg/m3
Classroom 1659 0 0.012
****** Road 444 2.85 0.017
Midfield 545 0 0.003
2007 BMW (gasoline)550 34 0.065
2000 VW (diesel)850 80.7 0.274
CO2 (ppm) CO (ppm) PM2.5 mg/m3
Gym 2350 1.1 0.05
Kitchen 1900 0.6 0.035
Hum. 8 3104 0.1 0.009
Library 1816 0.3 0.02
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in January 4th, 2009 @ 22:31(182) CPM: I’m glad that you managed to finish your assignment. All the GAPAs were too busy this weekend to do more than rudimentary moderation, I’m afraid. Just for the sake of completeness, however, here are the top memories I would have selected:
1990 – Iraqi invasion of Kuwait triggers Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm); launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.
1991 – apartheid ends in South Africa; Soviet Union collapses; World Trade Center bombed.
1992 – Bill Clinton elected President; Yugoslav Federation dissolves, leading to war in Croatia and Bosnia.
1994 – genocide in Rwanda; comet Shoemaker-Levy collides with Jupiter; O.J. Simpson tried for murder.
1995 – bombing of Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
1996 – Mad Cow disease in Britain.
1997 – Dolly the Sheep cloned; death of Diana, Princess of Wales; Comet Hale-Bopp bright in the sky (yes, I like comets).
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Cello-Playing Mathematician (AKA Kyra)
in January 4th, 2009 @ 22:37Thanks for all the help!
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in January 5th, 2009 @ 05:35189- I’d like to help, but I can’t make heads or tales of that chart. Do you have two basic variables you need to graph?
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in January 6th, 2009 @ 12:07192- Okeydokey, I sort of managed to figure it out. I’m in science right now so this needs to be short n’ sweet…
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in January 6th, 2009 @ 16:24CPM – Sounds like a cool project. Could you post the lyrics somewhere?
Does anyone have any ideas about Siddhartha Gautama and where he falls in the ten Zen oxherding pictures throughout the book Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)?
I have my own ideas, but it’d kind of help me to see other people’s views. If anyone else knows what I’m talking about.
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greekgurl the Latin speaking geek freak
in January 6th, 2009 @ 17:50Ok I’m supposed to write a paper on whether the movie “Anna and the King” is accurate or not. However, I know absolutly nothing about Siam, or at least this point in Siam’s history. Help?
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in January 6th, 2009 @ 18:41Okay – So tonight I need to write a brief on special schools for the debate tournament on Friday, preferably done by tomorrow, a ton of factoring problems, and hopefully finish up my history project, even though that isn’t due until next week.
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in January 8th, 2009 @ 19:13SOS NEED URGENT HELP
History assignment: Write 1/2-3/4 page about why or why not Tiberius and Gauis Gracchus should pass the land-reform act saying that large landowners should give small farmers “public land.” My question: What is meant by public land, and why should the landowners give them that instead of giving them their own land back?
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in January 8th, 2009 @ 19:38197- Public land is land provided by the government, and the wealthy landowners in rome should have given parts of their latifundiae (large estates) back to the small farmers because during the Punic Wars, the small farmers went to fight Carthage and the wealthy landowners bought their decrepit land and added it to their latifundiae. When the small farmers came back, they had no land and all the jobs in the city were taken by slaves from Carthage. From a historical standpoint, Tiberius and Gracchus should not have passed reforms because it led to their murders.
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in January 9th, 2009 @ 18:22191- ummm, ok…
Van Gogh, 3.0
No more weapons, tornado
Gulf War, Germany
Space Telescope.Operation Desert Storm
Independence is the norm
Airbags, rape, internet
Have we gotten there yet?I randomly put airbags in there but… yeah. Surprisingly, I wrote four pages about this.
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greekgurl the Latin speaking geek freak!
in January 13th, 2009 @ 19:45Help! I’m supposed to be writing a 3 page essay on whether or not the Americans lost the Vietnam war, or if the Vietnamese won it. I don’t have very many sources, and I only have a half a page…double spaced. Eeeeee!
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in January 14th, 2009 @ 10:25200) Wasn’t that the vietnam conflict ? Or was that Korea ? I stink at American history, except for stuff involving turkeys (long and weird story)
I’ve got a big german test tomorrow– the teacher always gives me Cs because of my spelling. She’s been known to flunk people because the had more than 6 mistakes per 100 words… wish me luck ! (yes, this is homework, because I should be studying)
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in January 14th, 2009 @ 11:35200- The Americans lost, because they had to withdraw.
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in January 14th, 2009 @ 12:04Wouldn’t they have withdrawn if they’d won?
I think you need to start by deciding what it means to win or lose a war. It’s not just a matter of staying or leaving.
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greekgurl the Latin speaking geek freak!
in January 14th, 2009 @ 14:21It’s ok, the paper was due today. I wrote that the Americans lost, because of their unpreparedness (is that a word?) and their inexperience and such.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in January 14th, 2009 @ 15:48I’d say other factors were more important. It will be interesting to hear what your teacher thinks.
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greekgurl the Latin speaking geek freak!
in January 14th, 2009 @ 15:56205- well i did talk about Giap’s brilliance but it was mostly about the blunders of the Americans, not just during the war, but before it. It’s possible that Ho Chi Minh didn’t like communism until after WW1 when he was not allowed to speak at the making of the Treaty of Versailles. He went to China and the Soviet Union from there. Another mistake of our was backing Nyo Din Diem (Sp?) the crazy tyrant of South Vietnam. This was the guy who decided NOT to vote on whether Vietnam should go with communism or democracy. (I think I would have enjoyed working for the CIA in the 60’s. Back then you could assasinate people, like we did to Diem)
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in January 14th, 2009 @ 19:20Aaaaahhh! I have procrastinated and put off writing my 6-page essay on travel due tomorrow! I also have a book report to finish, math, Chinese, and three tests. I’m only 11! I shouldn’t be put under such stress!
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in January 14th, 2009 @ 20:20207- What about travel?
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in January 14th, 2009 @ 22:32206- Now we just “neutralize”, which the CIA says doesn’t have to mean kill. It could mean…erm…neutralize? Cancel?
I heard a Vietnam Vet. speak (I’ve heard several, actually), and he felt that the war for the ground was won, but the war for the ideas was lost.
Which, of course invalidates the other progress made.
He also wanted to stay and “finish it” though, so I’m not sure what he was thinking. I felt sorry for him though, because he felt abandoned by both the people and the government, so perhaps he wanted to carry out his work until it was over to prove himself?
I do not know. Sad situation.
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in January 15th, 2009 @ 03:00207- zomg, someone else who learns Chinese! amazing!
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small but fierce
in January 15th, 2009 @ 19:00Chinese is great. It helps when insulting people. I can’t get the tones here, but Ni shi zhaxiapian! *laughs maniacally* Sorry. For people who don’t speak Chinese, that means “you are prawn crackers”.
*pies* Heh. Hee hee. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! Ah ha ha…*wipes tear from corner of eye* Heh. *chuckles* Well, I can say more things than that, I’m not THAT incompetent…
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Beedle the Bard (formerly Bella)
in January 15th, 2009 @ 20:58Does anyone know what the effect on the climate of the Earth would be if it was tilted at 35 degrees?
Stupid Earth science lab…… *grumblegrumblegrumble*
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in January 17th, 2009 @ 03:39212) The sun wouldn’t hit the tropics at a right angle, so the would be colder. The climate zones would shift a bit, making one half of earth colder and the other warmer, since the hottest part wouldn’t be in the middle anymore. This would force some animals to migrate or adapt and people would have to change their way of life a bit to.
That’s my guess…
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in January 17th, 2009 @ 21:24207- Okay, I’m ALMOST eleven…
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OMG, Science Fair has started already???
in January 18th, 2009 @ 16:31911! Science fair! (Yes, I know this is an alter ego. I wanted to post this under my alter ego so as not to give it away.) Where are some good sites to research:
*water testing- kits, what they test for, etc, and stuff about water quality
*mineral testing- i found a good site but Mrs. Stewart most likely won’t let me use it because it’s not reliable
*EMFs from cell phones- where to find a test thingy, what they are, how they affect you
I also need one text source for each.
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MARFwarrior (who has begn capitalizing)
in January 20th, 2009 @ 20:15Help meeeeeeeeee! I can’t think of the word to describe soomeone who is all like “Oh. Well i did something really really stupid and now I’m paying for it” or what feeling they would be expiriencing. like lifting the weight off ther shoulders with only one word.
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in January 21st, 2009 @ 11:08216) naiv, clueless, slow on the uptake ???
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in January 21st, 2009 @ 12:26217 – It’s “Naive.” Hehe, my friends call me the walking dictionary
Please, shout at me if you want to know any definitions!!
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in January 21st, 2009 @ 12:45Excuse the double post but I just wanted to…
Top 10 Words
To use in a paper. I have a hypothesis that it adds on at least 2 points to your grade.
1.Insipid – lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge (Mirriam Webster)
2. Maverick – an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party (Mirriam Webster)
3. Trepidation – A state of alarm or dread; apprehension (American Heritage® Dictionary )
4. Obsequious – characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning (Random House® Dictionary )
5. Loquacious – talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling (Random House® Dictionary )
6. Moratorium – A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity (American Heritage® Dictionary )
7. Jocular – given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting (Random House® Dictionary )
8. Protagonist – the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work (Random House® Dictionary )
9. Advocation – One that pleads in another’s behalf; an intercessor (American Heritage® Dictionary )
10. Dastard – a despicable coward (WordNet® 3.0)I have a word of the day every day!
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in February 24th, 2009 @ 13:52I’ve actually found a book that’s really hard to read ! It took me THRITY minutes to read thirty pages, my all-time low. (it usually takes me 1 hour to read a standard-size english book, a bit longer for german ones). And that was with i-pod doping ! It took gaelic storm and cape breton combined to fight the Philip Roth, and it was still a torture ! Can’t I have ONE easy subject ?
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Cello-Playing Mathematician (AKA Kyra)
in March 16th, 2009 @ 19:34220- The Scarlet Letter was a hard book for me. I decided to look up all the words I didn’t know in it, but after about three pages I gave up because there were too many. I could get the general storyline with the words I did know, so I managed.
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in March 24th, 2009 @ 17:57At the time I read it, the Golden Compass was hard for me. Go figure.
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