Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2010
Synthesis: Introspective, megalomania, vivacious, cognoscenti go into the catagoreyies of: characteristics, lifestyles, personalities, radical emotions. Divergence: The cognoscenti would have more knowledge on a specific so whatever their trade was would be the items they would focus on. A theatre cognoscenti would enjoy plays and previous theatre props. Fashion cognoscenti would get magizines, books, and [...]
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Posted in Article of the Week on May 18th, 2010
Its kind of funny theres a website for phone etiquette, but hey like in class, our list of jobs that arent real but should be, this was probably one of them at one time. The rules make sense though. And they are good because alot of them are really annoying when people do them. I cant [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2010
Synthesis: Infidel, android, and somnabulist are characteristics, descriptions, nouns. Divergence: Pandemoniums-pep rallys, concerts, band hall, basketball/football games, the last day of school. Analysis: irrevocable- ir-not, re-again, vocable-(re)- to call=not to call again or “beyond recall” Evaluation: Androids would make simple tasks easier and cut down on personal and time. Some of the more unpleasant jobs [...]
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Posted in Article of the Week on May 12th, 2010
Technology is going to be even bigger in our lives than it is now in the near future. Everything is changing so quickly that a couple year difference is huge in childhood experience. It seems like everything is speeding up or at least getting more chaotic. 16-18yr olds can multitask with 7 things on a [...]
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Posted in Article of the Week on May 5th, 2010
7.2 BILLION dollars toward high-speed internet expansion… I can see why internet is becoming increasingly neccessary but I’m not sure it should be a federal government responsibility, especially when we have such other big issues such as immigration reform, health care, and the economic downfall . 7.2 billion dollars could fly the space shuttle for [...]
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Posted in Article of the Week on May 5th, 2010
1. What are the negative effects of the lack of high speed internet on the Fields household? What would the family have to give up to get access? Is the tradeoff worth it to them? The lack of high speed internet creates difficulty for the Field kids keeping up with their school work and provides difficulty [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2010
Synthesis: An egocentric, or self centered, person could be described as a grumpy and selfish. Divergence: The American dream and principles of freedom of speech and religion should be kept sacrosanct, but new laws such as healthcare and immigration should not be set in stone and should be examined to ensure its for the best [...]
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