Homework Help

[Stressy]

The only thread I found like this was archived, so I'm starting a new one, if no one minds. :)


Okay, I really need to figure this out- is there a specific name for that cycle where living things die, decompose, and then turn into other stuff? And if someone knows the precise name of that, for a bonus, can they explain it to me in a simple language that I can understand? :eh:

[Sawybean]

um.....the life cycle???

Does anyone know the general form of an inverse variation equation? (with y,x, and k(the constant))

[FOXYsbiggestfan]

The only thread I found like this was archived, so I'm starting a new one, if no one minds. :)


Okay, I really need to figure this out- is there a specific name for that cycle where living things die, decompose, and then turn into other stuff? And if someone knows the precise name of that, for a bonus, can they explain it to me in a simple language that I can understand? :eh:

Reincarnation??

[javery]

Okay, I really need to figure this out- is there a specific name for that cycle where living things die, decompose, and then turn into other stuff? And if someone knows the precise name of that, for a bonus, can they explain it to me in a simple language that I can understand?

there are a couple of cycles that apply to what you're talking about...the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle and the phosphorus cycle...you're probably after the carbon cycle but just incase...I'll give you a link to help you figure out which one you're after:

http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/102/ecosystem.html#Overview (just click on the links for each one!)

hope that helped...

sorry sawybean...I know nothing about maths whatsoever!

[tabjai]

The only thread I found like this was archived, so I'm starting a new one, if no one minds. :)


Okay, I really need to figure this out- is there a specific name for that cycle where living things die, decompose, and then turn into other stuff? And if someone knows the precise name of that, for a bonus, can they explain it to me in a simple language that I can understand? :eh:

I think that what you're looking for is biodegradability, but turning into other stuff? I don't know about that :blank: .

Does anyone know the general form of an inverse variation equation? (with y,x, and k(the constant))
Yesterday 08:56 PM


Everything depends on how you're told it's inversely proportional to. To the square of x is a usual one. y = k/x2 (square)

[Sawybean]

ya thanks....the one we're using is y=k/x.

i just totally blanked out on that one....

[4_8_15_16_23_42_]

ok, i really need help here! does anyone know what the phrase "he made his own world" means? i really need to know! :shock:
i havnt got the slightest idea andim desperate :( it woud be much appreciated :)

thanx

[ShadedSkies]

Can you give more details? What's the context? What does it say before and after?

[Stressy]

Kind of sounds like the context of "Life is what you choose it to be", or something like that. What's it for?

[raheel]

ok, i really need help here! does anyone know what the phrase "he made his own world" means? i really need to know! :shock:
i havnt got the slightest idea andim desperate :( it woud be much appreciated :)

thanx

what is this for? were you given no more detail?

just from the phrase alone it coul be something to do with imagination/hallucination or free will/determinism/controlling your own destiny...

[4_8_15_16_23_42_]

ok this is the whole paragraph: Suddenly he remebered - for no apparent reason - a day of rain at the Amercan college, the glass windows of the library steamed over with the central heating, the tall shelves of sedate boocks; that was peace. He had made his own world, and this was it - the empty broken huts, the storm going by, and fear again - because he was not alone after all.

Its about a man on the run in the middle of a forest and he suddenly remebers this :confused:

Thanx for ur answers :glomp:

[ShadedSkies]

This is how I understand it.

He is in the forest, he's obviously afraid and he suddenly has a sort of flashback which appeases his fears. (when he says "that was peace")
In that context, "he had made his own world" would be a synonym of "to be in one's own world" or "to create one's own little world". It basically means he was feeling under control, in deep thought and concentration. He managed to "escape" from his fears for a few seconds or minutes, until he realized he really was in the forest. (there's a rupture with his flashback when he comes back to reality, by saying "and this was it")

I hope this helps.

[nea15]

Hello. I have been home sick for three days and have a bunch of homework to make up. I missed an explanation in math about Sin, Cos and Tan. Does anyone know anything about this? It would help me alot.

[raheel]

Suddenly he remebered - for no apparent reason - a day of rain at the Amercan college, the glass windows of the library steamed over with the central heating, the tall shelves of sedate boocks; that was peace. He had made his own world, and this was it - the empty broken huts, the storm going by, and fear again - because he was not alone after all.


hmmm... i think it is to do with feelings of guilt, you say he is on the run, right?

he remembers the peace of the American College, which is contrasted with his current situation 'empty' and 'broken' and 'fear'....

and in the middle of it all you have the phrase.... which suggests that the path from then to now was his own choosing, he himself is to blame for whatever he is going through....

i don't know... i could be wrong, but thats what i thought when i read it.

[4_8_15_16_23_42_]

awwww thanx guys! this has really helped me!

:glomp:

[Marie]

Awesome thread! :)
Can anyone explain short who the Astecs were and how come the Spanish people took over their land? Everything I found on the internet is so complicated and too much. Just need the main facts!

[Cary Grant]

Hello. I have been home sick for three days and have a bunch of homework to make up. I missed an explanation in math about Sin, Cos and Tan. Does anyone know anything about this? It would help me alot.

Ok, isn't simple in few words however I try...
sin, cos, tan are functions, often called "trigonometrical".
The "range" of sin and cos is all R (real numbers), in other words in sin(x), x can take all real values. They take values from -1 to 1 (sin(x) or cos(x) can't be greater than 1 or less than -1). Are also "periodical" functions because they take the same value every 2pi (with "pi" I mean the greek pi: 3.1415... etc.): in other words sin(x)=sin(x+2pi) and cos(x)=cos(x+2pi).
Some values:
cos(0)=1 sin(0) = 0
cos(pi/2) =0 sin(pi/2)=1
cos(pi) = -1 sin(pi)=0
cos(3pi/2)=0 sin(3pi/2)=-1
cos(2pi)=1 sin(2pi) = 0
etc. (you can easily have other values rome these with sin(x)=sin(x+2pi))

Geometrically if you have a rectangle triangle with hypotenuse long 1 and one of intern angles (not the pi/2 one) that values "a" radiants then:
the side of triangle with whom hypotenuse form the angle of a radiants is long cos(a)
the side opposite to the a radiants angle is long sin(a).

tan is a function defined as tan(x)=sin(x)/cos(x).
It has range in all R excetp from values in wich cos(x) is 0 (so, ...-(3/2)pi -(1/2)pi, pi/2, (3/2)pi ...) because in these denominator of sin(x)/cos(x) would be 0 that isn't possible.

[Cary Grant]

Awesome thread! :)
Can anyone explain short who the Astecs were and how come the Spanish people took over their land? Everything I found on the internet is so complicated and too much. Just need the main facts!
"Aztects" were one of those population often called "precolombian" (like Maya, their name is because they began before the arrive of C. Colombo in America), who lived in the land that now is Mexico. The Aztec empire was great and they were great warriors. They had an emperor (the last one was called Montezuma or Moctezuma) and a complicate religion that leaded them to built great buildings. They believe in gods like Quetzalcoatl (the plumed snake) or Tezcalipoca (god of the dead, with is mirror of obsydian), and made human sacrifices too. If I well remeber their capital (Tenochtilan) was kinda Venice on a lake in Mexico.
They commerciated in various thing, the most important cacao.
The Spanish arrived in XVI and XVII century in Mexico that became a Spanish colony, and wars and sickness arrived from Europe killed Aztec civilization. The Spanish explorer conqueror of Mexico was Hernan Cortez.

[Po!]

Hello. I have been home sick for three days and have a bunch of homework to make up. I missed an explanation in math about Sin, Cos and Tan. Does anyone know anything about this? It would help me alot.
9 words.
Slap on head. Causes a headache. Take one asprin.

Aka SOHCAHTOA. :)

I only know very basic stuff about this, but I can help a little if you want, depending what you want to know.

[Boarhunter]

9 words.
Slap on head. Causes a headache. Take one asprin.

Aka SOHCAHTOA. :)

I only know very basic stuff about this, but I can help a little if you want, depending what you want to know.
That's what my teacher told us: SOHCAHTOA. I think it sounds wierd, but whatever helps remember the stuff. I'm learning about that stuff right now in school. SOHCAHTOA:
Sin(sine)
Opposite
Hypotenuse
Cos (Cosine)
Adjacent
Hypotenuse
Tan(Tangeant)
Opposite
Adjacent.
It simply means that Sin =the opposite leg of an angle over the hypotenuse of a triangle. Cos=the Adjacent leg (or the one right next to the angle) over the Hypotenuse Tan=the opposite leg over the adjacent leg of the triangle.

I hope that wasn't too confusing.

[SportsmanKU]

That's what my teacher told us: SOHCAHTOA. I think it sounds wierd, but whatever helps remember the stuff. I'm learning about that stuff right now in school. SOHCAHTOA:
Sin(sine)
Opposite
Hypotenuse
Cos (Cosine)
Adjacent
Hypotenuse
Tan(Tangeant)
Opposite
Adjacent.
It simply means that Sin =the opposite leg of an angle over the hypotenuse of a triangle. Cos=the Adjacent leg (or the one right next to the angle) over the Hypotenuse Tan=the opposite leg over the adjacent leg of the triangle.

I hope that wasn't too confusing.
and to set up the equations isn't to bad either if your missing a side:
cos: cos(angle)=adjacent side over hypotenuse
tan: tan(angle)=opposite side over adjacent side
sin: sin(angle)=opposite side over hypotenuse
if your missing an angle:
cos: cosX=adjacent side over hypotenuse, then to X=cos-1(A over H)
tan: tanX=opposite side over adjacent side, then X=tan-1(O over A)
sin: sinX=opposite side over hypotenuse, then X=sin-1(O over H)
the -1 is an exponent

[Darkbear]

"Aztects" were one of those population often called "precolombian" (like Maya, their name is because they began before the arrive of C. Colombo in America), who lived in the land that now is Mexico. The Aztec empire was great and they were great warriors. They had an emperor (the last one was called Montezuma or Moctezuma) and a complicate religion that lead them to built great buildings. They believe in gods like Quetzalcoatl (the plumed snake) or Tezcalipoca (god of the dead, with is mirror of obsydian), and made human sacrifices too. If I well remeber their capital was knda Venice on a lake in Mexico.
They commerciated in various thing, the most important cacao.
The Spanish arrived in XVI and XVII in Mexico that became a Spanish colony, and wars and sickness arrived from Europe killed their civilization. The Spanish explorer conqueror of Mexico was Hernan Cortez.

That's the nice version. Not only did the conquistadors bring sickness, but also Spanish greed. They found river and stream beds full of gold and other precious metals which the tribes placed no great value on. Spain, however, along with the rest of the 'civilised' world, did. They also liked slaves.

[Cary Grant]

That's the nice version. Not only did the conquistadors bring sickness, but also Spanish greed. They found river and stream beds full of gold and other precious metals which the tribes placed no great value on. Spain, however, along with the rest of the 'civilised' world, did. They also liked slaves.
Well, in fact I said that Aztec civilisation were destroyed by sickness and war. Yes, surely Spanish were greed of gold and silver too (that Aztecs didn't care too much). But this isn't the reason of the fall of Aztec Empire. However the "civilesed" world was surely most "civilised" than Aztecs that did human sacrifices (like one, in honor of Tezcalipoca, that consisted in take the heart of still alive persons), and for example never invented the wheel. In my opinion the Spanish government with every bad things they did was surely better than Aztec empire, that was bloody with the neighbour populations and with its citiziens themselves.

[Cowboykisses]

ok this is the whole paragraph: Suddenly he remebered - for no apparent reason - a day of rain at the Amercan college, the glass windows of the library steamed over with the central heating, the tall shelves of sedate boocks; that was peace. He had made his own world, and this was it - the empty broken huts, the storm going by, and fear again - because he was not alone after all.

Its about a man on the run in the middle of a forest and he suddenly remebers this :confused:

Thanx for ur answers :glomp:
i took it to mean the same as makng your bed and sleeping on! what you do affects you, and you can make what you wan tot happpen happen and there s no on to balme but you!

[nea15]

Thanks to everyone for helping me. I read it and i think i understand. I got a worksheet to do about sin, cos and tan and based on what you guys said i can see how it works. Thanks.

[Darkbear]

Well, in fact I said that Aztec civilisation were destroyed by sickness and war. Yes, surely Spanish were greed of gold and silver too (that Aztecs didn't care too much). But this isn't the reason of the fall of Aztec Empire. However the "civilesed" world was surely most "civilised" than Aztecs that did human sacrifices (like one, in honor of Tezcalipoca, that consisted in take the heart of still alive persons), and for example never invented the wheel. In my opinion the Spanish government with every bad things they did was surely better than Aztec empire, that was bloody with the neighbour populations and with its citiziens themselves.

Actually it's never been proved which of the South American tribes actually practiced human sacrifice. There were more than just the Aztecs around at the time.

The other thing to bear in mind is that history is always written by the invader not the invaded and being that all we have in the Spanish view and some friezes in some jungle temples that archeologists aren't 100% are historical fact and not just stories.... Personally, I'll take a rain-check on the human sacrifice lark until someone can come up with some concrete proof. In 1000 years if someone read a Stephen King book they may come to think that we all behaved like that.... :rolleyes:

I do agree that the South American Indians empire crumbled due to sickness that they were not immune too, but the reason it spread so far so fast was the invaders incredible lust for precious metals. They pressed deeper into the jungles than perhaps they would have otherwise and therefore spread the germs far deeper into the continent. It's likely that more would have survived and been able to come immune over time if the invasion hadn't been so deep so quickly.

[tabjai]

I do agree that the South American Indians empire crumbled due to sickness that they were not immune too, but the reason it spread so far so fast was the invaders incredible lust for precious metals. They pressed deeper into the jungles than perhaps they would have otherwise and therefore spread the germs far deeper into the continent. It's likely that more would have survived and been able to come immune over time if the invasion hadn't been so deep so quickly.


The Inca empire did not collapse due to sickness. It was due to war. Shortly before the Spanish arrived, the Inca empire had been in a civil war between two brothers that were claiming the throne, so it was weakened. Unlike the Aztecs, the Incas didn't think the Spanish were Gods, and the leaders weren't too afraid of them. Due to disorganization, lack of communication and the immense span of the Empire, the over 100 soldier Spanish army was able to conquer an Empire with an army probably nearing a million. Diseases were brought, but at a much smaller scale than in the case of the Aztecs.

[Cary Grant]

^^^^True, and yes the Aztecs (as a lot of precolombian civilizations, I think the Mayas too) believed in white skinned Gods coming from East, and when the Spanish people arrives... etc.

I don't know you Darkbear, but I would have surely preferred to live under Spanish government than under Aztec government... ;)

[Sawybean]

words that rhyme with owner?

[Cary Grant]

words that rhyme with owner?
"later"

[Boarhunter]

words that rhyme with owner?
moaner, toner, stoner, loaner, groaner, doner,

[keep out]

Can anyone enlighten me on this sentence:

Next month in my town [we'll have / are having] a day when we are not supposed to use any water apart from bottled water. It's so that we can all see what it would be like to have to carry all the water we use.



Which one is more appropriate there? :confused:

[Sawybean]

either one is fine, as long as its

next month in my town WE are having....
not just next month in my town are having....


And how does later rhyme with owner???

[keep out]

either one is fine, as long as its

next month in my town WE are having....
not just next month in my town are having....


And how does later rhyme with owner???
Sorry, my bad:

Next month in my town we ['ll have / are having] a day when we are not supposed to use any water apart from bottled water. It's so that we can all see what it would be like to have to carry all the water we use.

It's this way of course. :giggle:

But it's a grammar exercise, so most probably only one is right, I can't figure out which one. :shifty: Wasn't "are having" right when the exact date set or something? Only in this case I've no idea if the date has already been set. My head hurts. :blank:

[ShadedSkies]

The second one is the right one.

Next month in my town we are having a day when we are not supposed to use any water apart from bottled water.

The grammar rule for this is quite simple: never use the future with 'when' if the tense used in the sentence is in the present.

[i-love-drose]

does anyone know any details about the spanish armada?

I have to write a newspaper article from the spanish point of view about what happened. all i know about it cam from a 30 minute video in our last lesson. so thats not much! so far i'm having trouble coming up with the newsapaer title, let alone the actual report!

actually wait...just phoned a friend and i can do it from an english point of view...which will be so much easier! but anyway...anyone know anything about it?

[keep out]

The second one is the right one.

Next month in my town we are having a day when we are not supposed to use any water apart from bottled water.

The grammar rule for this is quite simple: never use the future with 'when' if the tense used in the sentence is in the present.

OMG I love you! Thanks bunches, I'll remember it for the rest of my life. :D


i-love-drose:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armada

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/tudor/armada.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/spanish_armada.htm

does this help? :/

[Cary Grant]

And how does later rhyme with owner???
Just in my fantastic candy world... Sorry...
However it's an "assonace" I think...

[Darkbear]

I don't know you Darkbear, but I would have surely preferred to live under Spanish government than under Aztec government... ;)

After you, my love. I have no wish to have my death ordered by a 13 year old despot!

Personally I can see why so many became privateers around that time. England wasn't up to much for the common man either. At least if you were going to live a rough life you might as well try and get some profit for yourself out of it.

[Camins]

does anyone know any details about the spanish armada?

I have to write a newspaper article from the spanish point of view about what happened. all i know about it cam from a 30 minute video in our last lesson. so thats not much! so far i'm having trouble coming up with the newsapaer title, let alone the actual report!

actually wait...just phoned a friend and i can do it from an english point of view...which will be so much easier! but anyway...anyone know anything about it?

uhm.. about what happpened where? ^^

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

Does anyone here know what the housing is like in Iran today?
I have to do an oral and that is the only section that I can't find info on!
would love it if y'all could help!
Thanks!

[Alevermor]

Is anyone here fluent in German? my German final is a five minute skit with a partner and I'm having problems translating this phrase...it's really ridiculous but that's because my partner and I were being silly and our entire skit is just ridiculous...in a good way (I think) anyway, the phrase is:

"You were probably too distracted while the fish was staring at you"

Thanks for any help...

[Marie]

Alevermor: freetranslation.com and babelfish works okay, just have to change the place of the words! :)

Thanks for all the help with Astecs, but I've kinda heard a different reason why the Spanish managed to take over. Dona Marina, which was Cortes lover and who also where Astecs knew what was going on in empire and gave Cortes inside information to help him to get them...

[another_anna]

Is anyone here fluent in German? my German final is a five minute skit with a partner and I'm having problems translating this phrase...it's really ridiculous but that's because my partner and I were being silly and our entire skit is just ridiculous...in a good way (I think) anyway, the phrase is:

"You were probably too distracted while the fish was staring at you"

Thanks for any help...

I'd say:

Du warst wahrscheinlich zu abgelenkt während der Fisch dich anstarrte.

Sounds probably even funnier than the English sentence but that's how I'd translate it (and I'm German). :D
Now you have to tell me what you and your partner were exactly talking about. :giggle:

[Sawybean]

I need a one min monologue for a teen girl (early-mid teens) but it needs to be totally school appropriate, and preferably dramatic contemporary. I have an audition coming up soon and i couldnt find anything when i searched :( Thanks so much!

[LovelyLight]

I know this is a question that isn't of common knowledge, but does anyone know how many countries Napoleon conquered or which ones? I'm writing my rough draft for my research paper. Thanks. :)

[PsychodelicS]

Errrm..

He won in Austerlitz (1805), Jena (1806) en Wagram (1809), and lost in Waterloo (1815). That's all I got.

Anyway, I could really use you guy's help.

I'm making a survey for my final task for school - wich if it's bad, might cause me to fail my year, so it's important - about animal therapies (mostly horses and dolphins) for autistic children.

But.. I have no idea what to ask in the survey and I need about 25 questions.

I have the obvious: nationality, age, sex.

And than: "have you ever heared of autisme" and "on a scale of 1 to 10 how well would you say you know autisme"..

[Cary Grant]

Napoleon conquered Spain, Italy (not Sicily), Belgium, part of the Germany, defeated the Austrian armies but didn't really occupied all Austro-Hungaric empire, and went with his gran Armèe to Russia too, but had to return for Russian winter and some lost battles...Not sure if he occupied Holland too...
Was nominated Emperor of French, King of Italy putted some of his brothers and sisters on Naples, Spain, some German kingdoms etc...

[heatdamaged]

Errrm..

He won in Austerlitz (1805), Jena (1806) en Wagram (1809), and lost in Waterloo (1815). That's all I got.

Anyway, I could really use you guy's help.

I'm making a survey for my final task for school - wich if it's bad, might cause me to fail my year, so it's important - about animal therapies (mostly horses and dolphins) for autistic children.

But.. I have no idea what to ask in the survey and I need about 25 questions.

I have the obvious: nationality, age, sex.

And than: "have you ever heared of autisme" and "on a scale of 1 to 10 how well would you say you know autisme"..

I'm confused, what is the point of the survey? What info are you are trying to get? Example: have they heard of animal therapies? Would they support animal therapies?

A little clarification as to what exactly you are surveying would help in figuring out more questions.:)

[PsychodelicS]

I'm confused, what is the point of the survey? What info are you are trying to get? Example: have they heard of animal therapies? Would they support animal therapies?

A little clarification as to what exactly you are surveying would help in figuring out more questions.:)

Well that's the thing. I don't really know what I can actually find out that's usefull, but we HAVE to have a survey, from about 25 questions.

I'm working around "how familiar are you with autism", "are the following statements true" "how familiar are you with animal therapy" "do you think it'll have any effects" etc.

Just testing the basic knowledge that people have of the subject.

[LovelyLight]

Napoleon conquered Spain, Italy (not Sicily), Belgium, part of the Germany, defeated the Austrian armies but didn't really occupied all Austro-Hungaric empire, and went with his gran Armèe to Russia too, but had to return for Russian winter and some lost battles...Not sure if he occupied Holland too...
Was nominated Emperor of French, King of Italy putted some of his brothers and sisters on Naples, Spain, some German kingdoms etc...

Wow. Thank you so much. :)

Psycodellics: What exactly do the questions have to be about? What are you trying to figure out with the survey?

[PsychodelicS]

Just the main knowledge that people have about autisme and animal therapies... I guess.

I really can't tell anything more, because I don't know anything more :blank:

[heatdamaged]

Ok, well I will throw up a couple of ideas and hopefully some will be useful.:)

-Do you think autism generally affects males or females?

-Do you think autism is common or uncommon in children?

-What are the symptoms of autism?

-Have you, a family member or a friend ever been affected by autism?

-Do you think that autism research should be funded by the government?
If so why? If not why?

-Have you heard of using animals in the treatment of autism?

-What is your opinion of animal therapy for autism?

-Should animal therapies for autism be funded by the government?
If so why? If not why?

That's all I can think of at the moment. Hope it helps.

[LovelyLight]

Oh wow, that sounds tough. I don't think I'll be much help, but maybe if you go to Wikipedia.com, search autism, take some information from there and maybe do a few informational questions somehow.

[PsychodelicS]

Yea, I allready have the information for my thesis, so I'm browsing through that a bit :)

Ok, well I will throw up a couple of ideas and hopefully some will be useful.:)

-Do you think autism generally affects males or females?

-Do you think autism is common or uncommon in children?

-What are the symptoms of autism?

-Have you, a family member or a friend ever been affected by autism?

-Do you think that autism research should be funded by the government?
If so why? If not why?

-Have you heard of using animals in the treatment of autism?

-What is your opinion of animal therapy for autism?

-Should animal therapies for autism be funded by the government?
If so why? If not why?

That's all I can think of at the moment. Hope it helps.

Thanks :shock:

[heatdamaged]

Is the shocked smiley good or bad?:giggle:

Glad I could help.:)

[PsychodelicS]

Good :)

Some of the questions were really helpfull, thank you! :glomp:

[Stressy]

I'm trying to work on a research paper for World History, about John Locke. Maybe John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, since they contributed to the enlightenment and are both characters on Lost. That's my idea for a research paper. Is it stupid or will it work? The teacher said I have to focus mainly on the real philosophers. How will I do that without rendering the whole idea and connection pointless?

I need help and suggestions on what I should focus on writing in my research paper. :shock:

[Quiet Tempest]

I'm trying to work on a research paper for World History, about John Locke. Maybe John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, since they contributed to the enlightenment and are both characters on Lost. That's my idea for a research paper. Is it stupid or will it work? The teacher said I have to focus mainly on the real philosophers. How will I do that without rendering the whole idea and connection pointless?

I need help and suggestions on what I should focus on writing in my research paper. :shock:

Well, you can compare and contrast the two.

http://ctct.essortment.com/lockeandrouss_rqkw.htm

[heatdamaged]

Well you could try something like:
"Through the popular TV show LOST people who have no interest in philosophy or the Enlightenment are being introduced to characters not only carrying the names of Locke and Rousseau, but also the ideals that these philosophers espoused."

Talk about what the philosophers believed, the historical conditions in which these ideas were formed.

Then point out how the show used these principles, 'tabula rasa' etc.

Summarize, maybe point out that the show could encourage people to delve deeper into philosophy and these two philosophers in particular.

Anyway, that's my idea.:)

[Quiet Tempest]

Well you could try something like:
"Through the popular TV show LOST people who have no interest in philosophy or the Enlightenment are being introduced to characters not only carrying the names of Locke and Rousseau, but also the ideals that these philosophers espoused."

Talk about what the philosophers believed, the historical conditions in which these ideas were formed.

Then point out how the show used these principles, 'tabula rasa' etc.

Summarize, maybe point out that the show could encourage people to delve deeper into philosophy and these two philosophers in particular.

Anyway, that's my idea.:)

Good ideas. ;)

[Stressy]

Well, you can compare and contrast the two.

http://ctct.essortment.com/lockeandrouss_rqkw.htm

Wow, this person really makes Locke look bad. Interesting points.

Well you could try something like:
"Through the popular TV show LOST people who have no interest in philosophy or the Enlightenment are being introduced to characters not only carrying the names of Locke and Rousseau, but also the ideals that these philosophers espoused."

Talk about what the philosophers believed, the historical conditions in which these ideas were formed.

Then point out how the show used these principles, 'tabula rasa' etc.

Summarize, maybe point out that the show could encourage people to delve deeper into philosophy and these two philosophers in particular.

Anyway, that's my idea.:)

Yeah, that sounds good probably. I need to focus most on the philosophers I learned about, yet somehow I want to make this interesting to write about by incorporating Lost into it. I'm still stuck and confused kind of. And I hate all the thinking and work that goes into research papers. :rant: :no:

[heatdamaged]

I am pretty sure that back in the day some LF poster with way too much time on their hands created indepth posts about Locke and Rousseau, and how their philosophies showed up in the show's themes. You might want to try searching the theories archive or try pming Shred or ALicat-they might know right where those threads are.

Good luck with your project.:)

[Rachel1313]

or try pming Shred or ALicat-they might know right where those threads are.



I actually read 'try pimping Shred or Alicat....'
I don't think I'd be much help in here today. :shifty:

[Cary Grant]

There's something about Locke and Rousseau in the Characters names thread... I know because I posted something me too .... ;)

[October Sky]

I'm trying to work on a research paper for World History, about John Locke. Maybe John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, since they contributed to the enlightenment and are both characters on Lost. That's my idea for a research paper. Is it stupid or will it work? The teacher said I have to focus mainly on the real philosophers. How will I do that without rendering the whole idea and connection pointless?

I need help and suggestions on what I should focus on writing in my research paper. :shock:

You might want to double check about whether or not your teacher wants you to put this kind of thing in a conclusion(I think there's sometimes when you can and others when you can't), but you could always just tie it back to the conclusion.

[Stressy]

I discussed the outline heatdamaged suggested with my teacher, and she said it would be good, but to also include their writings and content (and that I might want to read parts of them first hand), and to keep the emphasis on the historical figures but can tie it in with the show.

[GordonShumway]

The first part of a grid path is shown below.
The directions for following the path are as follows:

a)Begin at the origin. Move to (1,1).
b)Turn 90 degrees counterclockwise and move to (-1,3).
c)Turn 90 degrees counterclockwise again and move to (-4, 0).

Continue the pattern.
What is the final position after 12 moves? and
What is the final position after 100 moves?

Grid:
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6273/mathwb9.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mathwb9.jpg)



Now I think I got the answer but I am not totally sure of it. Since it basically each point moves 4 units away from the point before it (after doing the a),b) and c) ). So the 4th move would be at (0,-8), 5th: (1,5)..etc..What I end up with is: 12th move (0,-12) after 100 moves (0,-100). It seems weird although I think I did it correctly....Can anyone attempt the problem and see if they get the same answer? Thanks :)

[heatdamaged]

I discussed the outline heatdamaged suggested with my teacher, and she said it would be good, but to also include their writings and content (and that I might want to read parts of them first hand), and to keep the emphasis on the historical figures but can tie it in with the show.

Cool! You'll have to tell us how the paper turned out.(well if you wanna:D )

Gordon, I cringed as soon as I saw that grid. :confused: Science=good, math=bad.:shifty:

[Stranded-_-_-]

i need to make some kind of paper for my exam on wednessday which consists of many questions where i need to search the answers on
I can't find the following stuff :blank:

- fertility rate of Turkey (thee country, not the birdie :D) from the last 10 years
- follow up mechanism for 'active ageing' plan
- why do many people (mainly men) in Russia die (at early age). I have alcoholiwm but there's probably more causes :blank:

if someone can help me out on where to find this stuff on the net i will like love you for ever and ever :giggle: :D

[ShadedSkies]

- fertility rate of Turkey (thee country, not the birdie :D) from the last 10 years

1997: 2.52 children born/woman
1998: 2.47
1999: 2.41
2000: 2.52
2001: 2.12
2002: 2.29
2003: 2.03
2004: 1.94
2005: 1.94
2006: 1.92

I compiled this data from various sources. Here are some of them:
www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact97/245.htm
www.indexmundi.com/turkey/total_fertility_rate.html
www.allaboutturkey.com/info.htm

- why do many people (mainly men) in Russia die (at early age).

This might help:

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7105/383/g/F4

:)

[Stranded-_-_-]

thank you so much :bowdown: :hug:

[Stressy]

I cannot brain today, I have the dumb.


Somebody PLEASE, help!! :shock: I need to know the word that describes dying of thirst. Like 'starvation' for food, or 'suffocation' for air. It's a direct word. What is it??

[JaTe_LuVeR_14]

I cannot brain today, I have the dumb.


Somebody PLEASE, help!! :shock: I need to know the word that describes dying of thirst. Like 'starvation' for food, or 'suffocation' for air. It's a direct word. What is it??

Dehydration

[Stressy]

I thought there was a word besides 'dehydration', that was the equivalent of starving or suffocating that induced death. Maybe I'm just imagining things. Isn't there a word? What's wrong with me? :shock:

[JaTe_LuVeR_14]

I thought there was a word besides 'dehydration', that was the equivalent of starving or suffocating that induced death. Maybe I'm just imagining things. Isn't there a word? What's wrong with me? :shock:

dehydration, does cause death.
I haven't heard of another word for it, nit linked to thirst anyway.

[myhappyending808]

HOLY CRAP!! this thread is confuseing me:confused:

[moonhowler15]

Hi, I have a quick science question. I understand it, but I'm having trouble thinking of a good answer (If that makes any sense): Write a paragraph comparing biology and chemistry. Explain how they are alike and how they are different.
Do you think my teacher will buy the excuse that I'm brain dead to anything but Lost on Wednesdays, and should be excused from work due to my mental health? No? I didn't think so either...

[ShadedSkies]

Biology and chemistry are both a branch of Natural Sciences. They both share common goals and approaches and they are often linked to eachother in many ways. Since biologists use the same chemical principles as chemists (but not always the same conditions), they deal with alot of the same processes.
However, the main difference is that biology deals with living material while chemistry studies dead material that has not been alive. But, there is a field of Chemistry which deals with living material and it is called Biochemistry (a field somewhere inbetween Biology and Chemistry). So, nowadays, the difference between biology and chemistry isn't so clear anymore.

Could something like that do or isn't it long and detailed enough? !

[Cary Grant]

Biology and chemistry are both a branch of natural sciences. They both share common goals and approaches and they are often linked to eachother in many ways. Since biologists use the same chemical principles as chemists (but not always the same conditions), they deal with alot of the same processes.
However, the main difference is that biology deals with living material while chemistry studies dead material that has not been alive. By the way, there is field of Natural Sciences which deals with living material and it is called Biochemistry (a field somewhere inbetween Biology and Chemistry). So, nowadays, the difference between biology and chemistry isn't so clear anymore.

Could something like that do or isn't it long and detailed enough? !
It's perfect! :D

[Blownawaybyartz]

Biology and chemistry are both a branch of Natural Sciences. They both share common goals and approaches and they are often linked to eachother in many ways. Since biologists use the same chemical principles as chemists (but not always the same conditions), they deal with alot of the same processes.
However, the main difference is that biology deals with living material while chemistry studies dead material that has not been alive. But, there is a field of Chemistry which deals with living material and it is called Biochemistry (a field somewhere inbetween Biology and Chemistry). So, nowadays, the difference between biology and chemistry isn't so clear anymore.

Could something like that do or isn't it long and detailed enough? !


So much better than what I was gonna say.

(what I was going to say, made sense in my head, but not when I tried to put it in words. I blame the flu medication :giggle: )

[moonhowler15]

Biology and chemistry are both a branch of Natural Sciences. They both share common goals and approaches and they are often linked to eachother in many ways. Since biologists use the same chemical principles as chemists (but not always the same conditions), they deal with alot of the same processes.
However, the main difference is that biology deals with living material while chemistry studies dead material that has not been alive. But, there is a field of Chemistry which deals with living material and it is called Biochemistry (a field somewhere inbetween Biology and Chemistry). So, nowadays, the difference between biology and chemistry isn't so clear anymore.

Could something like that do or isn't it long and detailed enough? !

It's great!! Thanks so much for taking the time to help. Like I said before, I had a semi-response, but it was no where near as good as that. Thank-you :hug:

[ShadedSkies]

I need some help. I have an article to translate to hand out next week for Uni, and the article is about asbestos and the diseases associated to it. I have big troubles to understand this sentence:

Mesothelioma is a cancer of the fine lining of the chest, which it turns into a restricting rubbery casing, causing death in about a year.

The expressions in bold are the ones I don't understand. :confused: I've made a lot of research, but it's not very clear. Could someone explain as precisely as possible what it means?

I think the lining of the chest is also called the pleura. :confused: Not sure.
And I guessed that a restricting rubbery casing means it causes problems to breathe? What's the casing? :confused:

I'd be so grateful for any help!

[heatdamaged]

The pleurae are two thin membranes, one is attached to the chest wall and the other is attached to, and surrounds the lungs. You know how when you skin a piece of chicken, there is a thin clear membrane attached-that's what each pleura look like. They secrete a thin, clear fluid that reduces friction between them so that the lungs can freely expand and contract with breathing.

So with mesothelioma(basically cancer involving the thin membranes) the pleural cells rapidly divide and are nonfunctional. This increases the thickness of the membrane(making the one that surrounds the lung look like a rubbery casing) and dramatically increases the amount of pleural fluid, both of which make it difficult to expand the lungs.

And because I am a bored dork, I included a couple of pics. Hope this helps Helo.:)

[ShadowAngel16]

Hi I have a question on this book I'm reading in Class(except I lost the book:rolleyes: )


The book is A midsummer's night dream.The question is about Act I.

4.) a.)Why are quince,snug,bottom,flute,snout.and starveling meeting?
b.)What are they planning to do and why?
c.)List some of the parts that bottom wishes to play.
d.)Where and when does this group of artisans plan to rehearse?
e.)Who else is planning to be in this place at the time?

I seriously have no clue about this book,I lost it 2 days after I got it.

[heatdamaged]

It has been years since I read that play BabyBrit, but SparkNotes to the rescue!:) This site should have everything you need.

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd/

[ShadowAngel16]

It has been years since I read that play BabyBrit, but SparkNotes to the rescue!:) This site should have everything you need.

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd/

Thanks so much!:)

[ShadedSkies]

Thank you Glenna! I think I got it now. :)

You'd be awesome if you could do one more thing for me (or anyone else actually). :)

Again, I had to translate a kinda saracastic financial article from French to English, and it would mean a lot to me if someone who speaks perfect and very correct english (I'm saying this because it is a paper to hand out for Uni) could proofread it, to know if it makes sense to an english-speaker. I worked in pairs with a friend of mine and there are a few things we didn't agree on. So I would like your opinion on which sentence sounds best. The things we didn't agree on are in bold.
If you find anything that sounds weird or not correct, please let me know, too.

But where do all superprofits go ?


The king of oil, a penny-pincher? Come on, no more than the rest of the gang! Whenever it comes to investing, French industrial groups are almost all tight-fisted. Yet God knows they’re not pleading poverty: they’re making more money now than they ever have / than ever. According to calculations made exclusively for the French magazine Capital by Patrick Artus, chief economist(?) at Axis cCIB, and his team, the firms of the CAC40 (Paris Stock Exchange Index) saw their profits sky-rocket by an average 54% between 2000 and 2005.
At GDF (+ 448%), Vinci (+190%) or even Pernod Ricard (+144%), the rise was somewhat explosive. And the 2006 figures already look exceptionally promising. If the profit champions eased off on investment, it’s also because their shareholders proved to be greedier and greedier / proved to be increasingly greedy / showed more and more greed.
But admittedly, things have changed a lot:

investment funds (hedge funds, retirement funds…), which manage money for pensioners and investors from all over the world, now have more than 50% shareholding in these industrial groups.
OR
Over 50% shareholding in these industrial groups is currently in possession of investment funds (hedge funds, retirement funds…) which manage money for pensioners and investors from all over the world.

According to Stephanie Lavigne, a professor/lecturer at the Toulouse Business School and the author of the retirement fund industry, it’s a “European record!”.

Thank you so much in advance!

[Mystical]

I'm just adding comments in in a different colour to your post:

Thank you Glenna! I think I got it now. :)

You'd be awesome if you could do one more thing for me (or anyone else actually). :)

Again, I had to translate a kinda saracastic financial article from French to English, and it would mean a lot to me if someone who speaks perfect and very correct english (I'm saying this because it is a paper to hand out for Uni) could proofread it, to know if it makes sense to an english-speaker. I worked in pairs with a friend of mine and there are a few things we didn't agree on. So I would like your opinion on which sentence sounds best. The things we didn't agree on are in bold.
If you find anything that sounds weird or not correct, please let me know, too.

But where do all superprofits go ?


The king of oil, a penny-pincher? Come on, no more than the rest of the gang! I'm trying to think of a slightly more formal way of putting this, but i can't at the minute. It seems slightly off-tone with the rest of the article. Whenever it comes to investing, French industrial groups are almost all tight-fisted. Yet God knows they’re not pleading poverty: they’re making more money now than they ever have / than ever also could be 'than ever before', but either of your suggestions works too. According to calculations made exclusively for the French magazine Capital by Patrick Artus, chief economistthat's right(?) at Axis cCIB, and his team, the firms of the CAC40 (Paris Stock Exchange Index) saw their profits sky-rocket by an average of 54% between 2000 and 2005.
At GDF (+ 448%), Vinci (+190%) or even Pernod Ricard (+144%), the rise was somewhat explosive. And the 2006 figures already look exceptionally promising. If the profit champions eased off on investment, it’s also because their shareholders proved to be greedier and greedier / proved to be increasingly greedy / showed more and more greed. I'd probably use the second one there
But admittedly, things have changed a lot:

investment funds (hedge funds, retirement funds…), which manage money for pensioners and investors from all over the world, now have more than 50% shareholding in these industrial groups.
OR
Over 50% shareholding in these industrial groups is currently in possession of investment funds (hedge funds, retirement funds…) which manage money for pensioners and investors from all over the world.Having googled the meaning of 'investmkent funds' (shame on me, I do economics!), I think the first one is probably more correct.

According to Stephanie Lavigne, a professor/lecturer either would do, but professor is maybe better, seeing as that's what she's listed as on the School's websiteat the Toulouse Business School and the author of the retirement fund industry, it’s a “European record!”.

Thank you so much in advance!

Don't take what i said there as correct, my English is not perfect despite the fact I'm a native English speaker. Let someone else proof-read it too.

[ShadedSkies]

Thank you very much Judith. :)

For the first sentence, as I said, it is a sort of sarcastic financial article. The article mocks the big French companies, so I think it is the right tone. Even the French version is like that. It must sound like popular language. If you can think of anything else, I'm open to anything! It took us quite a bit of time to find the "gang" expression. :D

[~thus*my*hat~]

i need small help... and it might be a stupid question :shifty: but what does ! mean in maths/statistics?

[chelseafan]

if that is the button on the calculator itmeans erm
6! = 6 multipied by 5 by 4 by 3 by2 by1 and 4!= 4by 3 by 2 by1
i'm fairly sure thats what it means but dunno if i explained it well though:blank:

[ehsteve]

It's called factorial, as chelseafan said, it means multiplying that number by all numbers below it up to 1

In mathematics, the factorial of a positive integer n is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n.

or the really complex stuff here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial

[~thus*my*hat~]

oooooooh ok thankyou :D

[Stressy]

Okay, I really need help right now with a little essay on The Miracle Worker. Has anyone here read the play? I need to list at least 2 "details" from it for each plot element (exposition, complication, climax, resolution) for an outline.

This is all I've got so far, no actual details in any paragraph except one quote in the first...


"The play starts its exposition with the Kellers, whose baby Helen they discover is deaf, blind and mute. Their struggle at the beginning is to either find a doctor to help her (they've gone through many doctors) or send her away to a mental institute. Desperate, they write a letter to the Perkins Institute and they send Annie Sullivan, a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" as Keller says, to help Helen. When she arrives she tries to teach Helen as a strict teacher.

The complication arises when Helen is so difficult to communicate with that they have to move her and Annie to a smaller playhouse nearby, for only two weeks. Annie comes to a point where she nearly gives up on Helen and herself, but keeps trying.

The climax happens when Helen has to fetch water and suddenly remembers the sign for water.

The resolution is when a storm of words soon afterward floods Helen's mind, bringing her into the world at last and she is finally able to communicate. Her family is overjoyed, particularly her mother, and Annie is stunned."

[LovelyLight]

I need help for an idea for an essay for reading class.

It's "Compliments vs. Flattery"

Paragraph 1: Introduction

2: Describe Flattery

3: Describe Compliments

4: Which is used more in today's society?

5: Conclusion.

I know how to write paragraphs 2-5, but I simply cannot think of a catchy opener for the life of me! Any ideas?

[heatdamaged]

Hmmm... How about something like this:

Has someone ever exclaimed "You've lost weight!" when you know that you gained ten pounds last month? Or have you been told that your hairstyle looks great on one of those days when you look like you just crawled out of bed? If this has happened to you, you were being flattered, not complimented.


I don't know, it is kinda lame but at least it does demonstrate what flattery is, and introduces the two concepts.*shrug*

Anyone want to help me write an essay about how preventing young women from receiving tubal ligations restricts their control over their own reproduction, and presents an ethical conflict for nurses who have a duty to protect patient autonomy?

Anyone? Bueller?:shifty: :giggle:

[LovelyLight]

Thanks, Glenna! :hug: I didn't copy it exactly, but it gave me some ideas.

[ShadedSkies]

I have a recipe to translate for University and it is for a paper to hand out. Can anyone help me to clarify some terms?

"Toss together the apple slices, flour and spices. Drizzle in the honey, and mix well."

Could anyone describe as precisely as possible what the 2 bolded terms mean?

Also in "Sauté onions in the butter until clear and soft". Are we talking about the onions or the butter being clear and soft?

Thank you very much!

[louise_62]

I have a recipe to translate for University and it is for a paper to hand out. Can anyone help me to clarify some terms?

"Toss together the apple slices, flour and spices. Drizzle in the honey, and mix well."

Could anyone describe as precisely as possible what the 2 bolded terms mean?

Toss together means mixing ingredients with your hands or using the pan/bowl so that all of the ingredients are mixed together properly. The term is mostly used for salads and stir-fries so that there isn't a load of apple in one part of the meal, and the flour and spices are just sitting on the other side.

Toss:
-To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden slight jerk
-To mix (a salad) lightly so as to cover with dressing.

Drizzle:
-To let fall in fine drops or particles

It basically means to lightly coat your food in a liquid dressing, in this case honey.

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/562001/2/istockphoto_562001_honey_drizzle.jpg

Also in "Sauté onions in the butter until clear and soft". Are we talking about the onions or the butter being clear and soft?

Thank you very much!

It means the onions need to be sauteed until clear and soft.

Hope I made sense. :)

[ShadedSkies]

Thank you. That did help. :) I need to find a good translation for "toss together" now, but that's another problem. :rolleyes:
The reason why I wasn't sure about the onions was because I didn't know that onions could be "soft".

Thanks again!

[louise_62]

What about 'lightly mix together...' for toss?

Onions need to be sauteed until they're soft for some soups and sauces.

[ShadedSkies]

Oh, maybe I forgot to mention it, but I need to translate it into French. :) So unless we have an English to French translator here, I can only count on myself for this. :giggle:
But thanks anyway. It will make it easier to find a good equivalent.

[lilfreakypixie]

Hey guys I'm in need of some serious help (ha ha)!

I have my english oral exam tomorrow and i have to do a formal talk on a subject I'm interested in, I'm doing LOST, funny that...:rolleyes:

What do you guys think i should say about it? Do you have any pieces of information that might help?

I need all you clever people to help me out :D so feel free!

Cheers guys, xx

[~thus*my*hat~]

hope your english oral went well Chloe! :)

I was wondering if there was anyone here who can speak french and help me with my french oral? I need to write a speech/presentation about my holiday last year. i've tried writing some but it's all in really short sentences and i don't think it really makes sense!

and for some parts i used an online translator site so it probably doesn't make sense!

If there is anyone who can help i will type it all up! and I would be very grateful! :D

[ShadedSkies]

I will help you Rosey. :) Type your text away! ;)

[~thus*my*hat~]

thankyou :D

Ok here's what i've got! please don't laugh at my awful attempt! :giggle:

L’anee derniere j'ai passer ma vacances en espagné avec ma famille.
J’ai voyage en avion. Le voyage a dure deux heures et demie. Pendant la voyage j’ai regarde un film et j’ai manger des bon-bons.

Je suis restee pendant deux semaines en espagne. je suis resté dans un grand hotel près de à la plage. j'ai partagé une chambre avec ma soeur. notre chambre était très grande et il a eu vue sur la mer.
Dans un hotel ilya une grande piscine, une spa de luxe et un restaurant. C’est genial!

J’ai visite un chateux, j’ai pris un bain de soleil sur la plage et j’ai nager en piscine. ma soeur a joué un bon nombre de sport mais je n'ai pas joué parce que je n'aime pas des sports.

l'année prochaine je vais aller à New York avec ma copine. j'ai visité des monuments comme le statue de la liberté et j'ai fait du shopping, j'achèter beaucoup des vêtements parce que j’adore les vêtements! je suis très excite!


If you could just make it so it makes sense that would be really great! :giggle: and if you could make me sound a bit cleverer that would be good too! :)

[Loubie lou]

My French isnt great but is the last paragraph supposed to be in past tense? If next year you are going to NY then shouldnt it be in future?

Like i said, my french isnt great so i may have missed something:o

and in the first sentence i think it is "mes vacances" as its plural.

[~thus*my*hat~]

Oh yeah the last paragraph is supposed to be in future tense :giggle: i get mixed up with tenses. actually i get mixed up with pretty much everything to do with french, as you can see by my rubbish attempt at it!! :rolleyes:

the beginning is supposed to be talking about last year and than the end is supposed to be talking about next year. :o in theory.

[Loubie lou]

The first bit is fine tense wise. At least i think so:giggle: I think that perhaps there are a couple verb endings that are wrong but from what I can tell its pretty good. Im not going to tell you because i dont wont to get it wrong for you:p but im sure someone who knows what they're doing will help you out.

As for at the moment, i have my own french homework to attend to:giggle: Good luck!

[Mystical]

I'll have a go at editing it )

My presentation has turned into a bit of a tongue twister - can't pronounce half of it :blank:

Here's my attempt at editing anyway:


L’année dernière j'ai passé mes vacances en Espagne avec ma famille.
J’ai voyage en avion et le voyage a duré deux heures et demie. Pendant la voyage j’ai regardé un film et j’ai mangé des bonbons.

Je suis restée en Espagne pendant deux semaines. Nous avons resté dans un grand hôtel près de la plage. J’ai partagé une chambre avec ma soeur. Notre chambre était très grande et il y a eu une vue sur la mer.
Dans l’hôtel il y avait une grande piscine, une spa de luxe et un restaurant. C’était génial!

Pendant mes vacances, j’ai visité un château, je me suis bronzée sur la plage et j’ai nagé en piscine. Ma soeur a joué un bon nombre de sports mais je n’ai pas joué du sport parce que je n’aime pas faire ça.

L'année prochaine je vais aller à New York avec ma copine. Je voudrais visiter des monuments, surtout la statue de la liberté et aussi j’aimerais faire du shopping, J’achèterai beaucoup des vêtements parce que j’adore les vêtements! Je suis très excite!

[ShadedSkies]

Here's a full correction:

L’année dernière, j'ai passé mes vacances en espagne avec ma famille.
J’ai voyagé en avion. Le voyage a duré deux heures et demie. Pendant le voyage j’ai regardé un film et j’ai mangédes bonbons.

Je suis restée en Espagne pendant deux semaines. J'ai logé dans un grand hôtel près de (no à) la plage. j'ai partagé une chambre avec ma soeur. Notre chambre était très grande et nous avions la vue sur la mer.
Dans l'hôtelil y avait une grande piscine, un spa de luxe et un restaurant.C'était genial!

J’ai visité un château, j’ai pris un bain de soleil sur la plage et j’ai nagé dans lapiscine. Ma soeur a fait pas mal de sport mais je n'en ai pas fait parce que je n'aime pas le sport.

L'année prochaine je vais aller à New York avec ma copine. Je visiterai des monuments comme la statue de la liberté et je ferai du shopping, j'achèterai beaucoup des vêtements parce que j’adore les vêtements! je suis très excitée!

I know it's an oral thing, but you gotta be very careful wit the accents in French I know, it's a pain!! :rolleyes:), otherwise it's not pronounced the same way at all. So I corrected them. :) The rest is fine.

[~thus*my*hat~]

thankyou both very much :D I am trés grateful! :hug:
I just have to learn it now! :giggle:
merci beaucoup!!!

[ShadedSkies]

No worries! :tiphat:

[TheHatchChild334]

I know this may seem like a stupid question but I'm writing an essay and need some help with it. Here's the sentence:

This time proved difficult to the king and his family.

Would king be capitalized? :eh:

[Exie]

I would say not. Unless you said "King Henry" instead of "the king." :)

[TheHatchChild334]

I thought so. Thanks Exie!

[Exie]

:tiphat:

[ImLostWithoutBoone]

I'm helping with the yearbook and I have to create a list of Most likely to's and etc. For example:

Most likely to become the next Donald Trump...
Best dressed...
Most talkative...
Nicest person...

And my brain has stopped working! Does anyone have any funny ideas that I could use & that are school appropriate!? :p

Thanks so much :)

[Exie]

Class clown, of course! :p
Most Likely to Succeed (oh wait, you basically already put that)
Most Likely to Fail...Nah. :giggle:
Hmm...most likely to stay in your hometown? :confused:

My funny box must be broken. I cant think of any funny ones. :(

[Marie]

Yay, I didnt know i could use this thread to get help in french! :D hehe...

Anyone from Malta here? (or that knows a lot about Malta?)
I have to write about how the several invasions have affected the people in Malta and how you can see traces of that today (people, language, religion and society). So far I only have written about that they drive on the left side (Britain) and use the British education system. The maltese language have roots in punic (phoenicians) and that it is strict catholic state (divorce and abortion is prohibited)

I also have to write about the people who live there today. I know that many have french roots (from the Knights of St. John) and that many brits live there, but other than that, im really confused what to write about...:S

[ImLostWithoutBoone]

My funny box must be broken.

:giggle: hah it's okay :) Thanks for your help though! I really liked most likely to stay in our hometown! :p It reminds me of October Road... :lotsalove

[Exie]

:p I tried. :D

[Stranded-_-_-]

i have to write something about interests of employers and employees
i can give a bunch of conflicting interests (fe control labourprocess vs freedom in labour proces) but i can only come up with one same interest (that both parties don't want the company to close cause they'll both loose their jobs)
help ? :blank:

i'll give you cookies :giggle:

[TheHatchChild334]

Good day! I'm wondering if anybody can check over my script that I translated for Spanish class...you know spelling errors, accent marks, conjugating the verbs I missed out on, or just pointing out anything that is completely wrong. Please and thanks!


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Proyecto: Terror



Margarita – ¡Este es my abburido!

Carmen – Pues, dejer nosotros terminamos.

Catalina – No se por que nosotros tenemos que hacer este proyecta de historia estupido.

Carmen – ¡Pues, si tu trabaja duro en escuela, tu puede!

Margarita – Ellas, ¡Poder tu como no disputa para como trienta minutos!

Margarita – Yo querer como directamente atrás, voy a obtener refresco.

Catalina – ¡Consegiur me uno también!

_________________


Margarita – Marco, ¡¿Qué pasa?!

Marco – Yo…vi…vi comino…de bajada el entrada…y él…él ataco mí.

Margarita – ¿Quién?

Marco – El…el conserje.

Margarita – ¡Marco! ¡Marco, despertate! Dios mios, dios mios…¡Carmen y Catalina, vernir rapido!

Carmen – ¡Dios mios! ¿Que pasa a él?

Margarita – ¡El conserje ataque él!

Catalina – ¡Nosotros tenemos a salimos!

conserje – ¡Yo ser veno niños!

Carmen – ¡Margarita tú estupido, é les el conserje, él tiene todo el adaptar!

Catalina – ¡Todo a mundo conder!

Carmen – ¡Vener a la escuela, nosotros atacamos por el conderje!

conserje – Hola niños, yo sabo tu en aquí, tú no sabe encander, mis bonitas….

conserje – ¡Hola rubia!

__________________


Carmen – Margarita, ¡Desperate!

Margarita - ¿Él vi todo el sonar?

Catalina – Yo ser no el sólo perizoso uno…

[ShadedSkies]

Could you please post the script in English?! :)

Anyway, here are a few things:

Proyecto: Terror



Margarita – ¡Esto es muy fastidioso!

Carmen – Pues, dejer nosotros terminamos. (I don't get this sentence?!)

Catalina – No sé porque nosotros tenemos que hacer este estupido proyecto de historia.

Carmen – ¡Pues, si tu trabajas duro en escuela, tu puedes!

Margarita – Ellas, ¡Poder tu como no disputa para como trienta minutos! (???)

Margarita – Yo quiero como directamente atrás, voy a obtener refresco. (again, I don't get the rest of the sentence?)


I'd really need the original script for the other parts. :)

[PsychodelicS]

i have to write something about interests of employers and employees
i can give a bunch of conflicting interests (fe control labourprocess vs freedom in labour proces) but i can only come up with one same interest (that both parties don't want the company to close cause they'll both loose their jobs)
help ? :blank:

i'll give you cookies :giggle:

erm medical insurance thingies? It'll keep the people happy and happy people mean better workers :shifty: no?:shifty:

[Murray the Skull]

I'd love to help you, HatchChild :D

There are a few things I don't get, but you're always welcome to make any corrections or specifications and I'll gladly get back to you on those :)

By the way Helo, I'll go ahead and steal your little 'I'll mark the errors with red' idea, it's pretty cool ;)

I'll underline some parts which I think you should correct. I'll also post what the sentence means in blue, just in case.




Proyecto: Terror (Project: Terror)

Margarita – ¡Esto es my aburrido! (This is very boring!)

Carmen – Pues, dejer nosotros terminamos. (I'm not sure about this one, do you mean to say 'We're done'? If that is so, then it should be 'Pues, nosotros terminamos.')

Catalina – No sé por que nosotros tenemos que hacer este proyecto de historia estúpido. (I don't know why we need to do this stupid history project.)

Carmen – ¡Pues, si tu trabajas duro en la escuela, tu puedes! (Well, if you work hard in school, you can! It doesn't say what you can actually do, maybe you should expand there)

Margarita – Ellas, ¡Poder tu como no disputa para como trienta minutos! (Not sure about this one. Something about 30 minutes, right? What did you mean?)

Margarita – Yo querer como directamente atrás, voy a obtener un refresco. (Did you mean, 'I'd like to eat directly in the back (?), I'm gonna get a soda.'? It should be something like 'Yo quiero comer directamente atrás, voy a obtener un refresco.')

Catalina – ¡Conseguime uno también! (Get me one as well!)

_________________


Margarita – Marco, ¡¿Qué pasa?! (Marco, what's wrong?)

Marco – Yo…vi…vi comino…de bajada el entrada…y él…él me atacó. (I'm not sure about the first part. Did you mean 'camino'? (Road, path), and what did you mean by 'de bajada el entrada'?)

Margarita – ¿Quién? (Who?)

Marco – El…el conserje. (The... the caretaker? janitor? Not sure who you mean by conserje :))

Margarita – ¡Marco! ¡Marco, despertate! Dios mío, Dios mío…¡Carmen y Catalina, vengan rápido! (Marco, Marco wake up! My God, my God... Carmen and Catalina, come fast!)

Carmen – ¡Dios mío! ¿Que le pasa? (Oh my God! What's wrong with him?)

Margarita – ¡El conserje lo atacó! (The conserje attacked him!)

Catalina – ¡Nosotros tenemos a salimos! (Not sure about this one. Did you mean 'We have to get out'? If so, it should be '¡Tenemos que salir!')

conserje – ¡Yo soy veno niños! (Something about kids? What did you mean?)

Carmen – ¡Margarita tú estúpida, él es el conserje, él tiene todo el adaptar! (Margarita, you stupid, he is the conserje, he has all the - something about adapting?)

Catalina – ¡Todo el mundo conder! (Everybody - Did you mean 'esconder'? (Hide))

Carmen – ¡Vengan a la escuela, nosotros atacamos por el conserje! (Come to school - did you mean then, 'We'll attack the conserje'? If so, it should be 'nosotros vamos a atacar al conserje!')

conserje – Hola niños, yo sabo tu en aquí, tú no sabe encander, mis bonitas…. (Hello children, [...] my pretty ones / my precious - I can't understand what you were trying to say in the middle)

conserje – ¡Hola rubia! (Hey blonde!)

__________________


Carmen – Margarita, ¡Despertate! (Margarita, wake up!)

Margarita - ¿Él vió todo el sonar? (Did he see all the - what did you mean?)

Catalina – Yo ser no el sólo perezoso uno… (I'm not - something about being lazy?)



I hope you don't get too confused with all the colors and text effects :D

[tabjai]

These are just some mistakes I spotted fomr Murray's correction ;)

Proyecto: Terror

Margarita – ¡Esto es my aburrido!

Carmen – Pues, dejer nosotros terminamos.

Catalina – No sé por que nosotros tenemos que hacer este proyecto de historia estúpido.

Carmen – ¡Pues, si [tu ommited] trabajas duro en la escuela, tú puedes! (First tu is unnecessary)

Margarita – Ellas, ¡Poder tu como no disputa para como trienta minutos!

Margarita – Yo querer como directamente atrás, voy a obtener un refresco.

Catalina – ¡Consígueme uno también! (This is the Argentinian/Uruguayan way of saying it, in any other spanish-speaking country it is like this)

_________________


Margarita – Marco, ¡¿Qué pasa?!

Marco – Yo…vi…vi comino…de bajada el entrada…y él…él me atacó.

Margarita – ¿Quién? (Who?)

Marco – El…el conserje.

Margarita – ¡Marco! ¡Marco, despertate! Dios mío, Dios mío…¡Carmen y Catalina, vengan rápido!

Carmen – ¡Dios mío! ¿Que le pasa?

Margarita – ¡El conserje lo atacó!

Catalina – ¡Nosotros tenemos a salimos!

conserje – ¡Yo soy veno niños!

Carmen – ¡Margarita [tu omitted], estúpida! ¡Él es el conserje! ¡él tiene todo el adaptar! (The tu again is unnecessary, and I also don't understand what you mean be adapatar)

Catalina – ¡Todo el mundo conder!

Carmen – ¡Vengan a la escuela, nosotros atacamos por el conserje! (Come to school - did you mean then, 'We'll attack the conserje'? If so, it should be 'nosotros vamos a atacar al conserje!')

conserje – Hola niños, yo sabo tu en aquí, tú no sabe encander, mis bonitas….

conserje – ¡Hola rubia!

__________________


Carmen – Margarita, ¡Despiértate! (Again, it is he Argentine and Uruguayan way of saying "wake up". In any other Spanish-speaking country you say despiértate.)

Margarita - ¿Él vió todo el sonar?

Catalina – Yo ser no el sólo perezoso uno…

[Murray the Skull]

Yeah Tabjai, those things you noticed are not really mistakes, they're just different ways of speaking. You can say 'consígueme' or 'conseguime', and both are correct; it depends on the dialect ;)

[TheHatchChild334]

Thanks for all the help everyone! I passed it in today. :)

[Marie]

Anyone know an intresting topic from the french revolution?

[ShadedSkies]

Yes, you could do something on the storming of the Bastille or the Reign of Terror. Both periods are the most reknown of the French revolution. :)

[Stranded-_-_-]

What are K-12 school courses and diplomas ? I understand it's an American schoolsystem? But what is it excactly :o

thanks !

[Marie]

Yes, you could do something on the storming of the Bastille or the Reign of Terror. Both periods are the most reknown of the French revolution. :)

I thought of that but i instead decided to have about the background for the french revolution because it is easy to write much about it..:) So long Ive written about the age of enlightment and the philosophers Voltaire, Montesqiueu, John Locke and Rousseau which all had an impact on the revolution

[heatdamaged]

What are K-12 school courses and diplomas ? I understand it's an American schoolsystem? But what is it excactly :o

thanks !
K-12 grades is the American school system, but specifics as far as what is covered in each grade varies somewhat state to state.

Generally speaking, K is Kindergarten, which is a preparatory grade for five year olds covering the beginnings of reading, writing, and mathematics. Often it is only a half day of instruction but some schools are moving to teaching a full day.

1st through 8th grades are referred to as primary education. Often these grades are broken up into 1st-5th referred to as elementary school for 6-11 year olds, and 6th-8th referred to as junior high school for 11-13 year olds.

High school is grades 9-12, also referred to as secondary education, for 13-17 or 18 year olds. This is where kids take their SATs and prepare for university.

Some schools have started giving mini-diplomas and graduation ceremonies for every grade but the most common diplomas are given for graduating junior high school and high school. When most Americans refer to their "diploma" they mean the one they received for graduating high school.

Hope this helped!:)

[LovelyLight]

I need help with a history assignment. This half of my final exam grade.

Name seven characteristics of the French Revolution.

Name seven characteristics of the American Revolution.

Then, we have to write an essay comparing all of the characteristics.

The essay part I'm okay with. but I can not find anything useful in my History book. My teacher gave up page numbers, but there isn't much about the Revolutions.

Can someone help me? *bats eyelashes* :)

[heatdamaged]

Oy muggle28, your topics are so broad! Here (http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/) is an interesting site re: The French Revolution. And a PBS (http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/) site about the American Revolution.

You might also want to Google "causes for French Revolution" and "causes for American Revolution". The big similarity is that they were both primarily caused by economics.

[Stranded-_-_-]

Hope this helped!:)thank you thank you :bow:

[LovelyLight]

Oy muggle28, your topics are so broad! Here (http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/) is an interesting site re: The French Revolution. And a PBS (http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/) site about the American Revolution.

You might also want to Google "causes for French Revolution" and "causes for American Revolution". The big similarity is that they were both primarily caused by economics.

Thanks so much! :) Oh, and you can call me Katy. ;)

[Marie]

I have an exam next week in social studies :( ahh

[ShadedSkies]

It will be ok Marie. :nod: What is it about? If you ever need help on social sciences, I'm here. ;) Although I'm sure you do fine by yourself.

[Marie]

I have to know the whole book, and 30 min before ill get a theme and I have to talk about it in 20 min before the sensor asks me question. I think it will go allright, I have tomorrow left to practice so. My only big concern is talking about world poverty and reasons for it, so much to say at that topic...

[ShadedSkies]

Indeed, world poverty is a vast subject. But really, you'd rather have too much to say than not enough. ;)

[Marie]

Yay, I got 6!! Its the best grade :D The subject in got about was the norwegian political system, which was the theme i knew most about :) And the funny thing is that during the exam, I wasnt nervous at all!?!?!? Weird!

[ShadedSkies]

I told you you would be fine Marie. Like I said, thing hardly ever happen like you picture them. :) Congrats on the grade! :w00t:

[Marie]

Thanks:D

[shannon14]

I need some help with math... The sum is:

The ornamental tea cup is in the form of a truncated cone. The inner diameter of the top of the cup is 7,5 cm. The diameter of the inner bottom is 3,0 cm. The depth of the cup is 10 cm.

Calculate the capacity of the cup.

I assume by capacity they mean volume, so the volume formula for a cone is 1/3x(pi)x(radius)^2Xheight.

the radius is squared and the radius would be half the diameter.

The final answer is 229,7cm... but i really cant seem to get it,:( please can some one help me.:)

Edit: never mind, I got the answer! :)

[ShadowAngel16]

okay i seriously need help on this homework, I'm looking for a health article on First aid. The article has to be recent (the oldest it can be is from April 2007). And it needs to come from an actual source (medical journal, red cross, etc). If anyone knows of any articles, please!!!

[ShadedSkies]

Could a native Spanish speaker proofread this text I wrote. I've actually translated it from French to Spanish, but I would like to know if everthing makes sense and if you could correct my syntactic mistakes if any, and check the vocabulary and accents. It would mean a great deal to me.


La caja de sorpresas

Se acerca la Navidad. También es el momento de los balances y añoranzas. ¿ De unos diecisiete mil textos recividos desde el principio del año por el correo de los lectores o el mediador, cuantos pudieron ser publicados o citados ? Séis o setecientos a lo sumo.

Los lectores del Monde no son puros espíritus. Cocinan, trabajan en el jardín, viajan, hacen deporte, conducen su coche. En 2003, fueron particularmente inspirados por el tema del tránsito rodado, con una serie de propuestas para mejorar la seguridad…o escaparse del guardia civil. La medida más ambiciosa, y por supuesto la más impopular, fue propuesta por Michel Fagnot, de Cons-la-Grandville (Meurthe-et-Moselle), lo cual quiere matar dos pájaros de un tiro, combatiendo a la vez « la inseguridad vial y el absentismo que profundiza el déficit de la seguridad social ». ¿ Están desempleados por razón de salud ? Entonces, no necesitan su coche. Se les piden soltar su permiso de conducir a la Guardia Civil. El señor Fagnot considera sin duda que soló existen falsos enfermos, capaces de deplazarse hasta el cuartelillo.

Generalmente, las fótos llegan dentro de sobres. La última fue enviada hace algunos días en Annecy-le-Vieux (Haute-Savoie). Se puede ver en el suelo, un gran montón de números del Monde en muy mal estado : amarillaedos, doblados, que parten el alma. « Este pequeño correo para quejarme amargamente, escribe Paul Bordeaux. Compro el periódico cada día y no consigo leerle completamente. Lo logro aún cada vez menos. Incapaz de tirar los números porque siempre tengo la esperanza de leerlos, terminé por transportarlos en mi residencia de montaña. Ahí está el resultado. Que él de sus lectores que nunca conservó sus viejos periódicos del Monde me lance la primera piedra. »
No me entretendré en la experiencia de un lector de Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine), Jean-François Descloquet, quien afirma que en el verdulero de su frigorífico, las tomates se conservan mucho más tiempo si se apoyan sobre una hoja del Monde (29 días) que sobre un pedazo de Figaro (10 días). Su tesis sobre « las ideas de derecha que llegan a una degradación de los alimentos » está por comprobar.

Thank you so much in advance!

[Marie]

Can anyone tell me what the most important Gods in hinduism is? I believe it is Brahman, Vishnu and Shiva?

[amidala]

I'd add Ganesh and Krishna to the list. ;)

[Kekschen]

Hey guys, I need help with my english homework. We have to write following expressions in four European languages except french, spanish and german!

"Hello" / "My name is ..." / How are you?" / "Thank you" / "I love you"

:w00t:

[Cary Grant]

Hey guys, I need help with my english homework. We have to write following expressions in four European languages except french, spanish and german!

"Hello" / "My name is ..." / How are you?" / "Thank you" / "I love you"

:w00t:
In Italian:
Ciao / Il mio nome è... / Come stai? / Grazie / Ti amo

;)

In Latin if you want :D:
Ave / Meus nomen est... / Quomodo te habes? / Gratias / Te amo

[vanessa]

Hey guys, I need help with my english homework. We have to write following expressions in four European languages except french, spanish and german!

"Hello" / "My name is ..." / How are you?" / "Thank you" / "I love you"

:w00t:

In Dutch:

Hallo / Mijn naam is... / Hoe gaat het met u? / Dank u / Ik hou van u

[Kekschen]

Thank you both soooo much :hug:
so now I need 2 more :D

[vanessa]

Thank you both soooo much :hug:
so now I need 2 more :D

Glad I could help you with your homework! ;)

[Cary Grant]

Thank you both soooo much :hug:
so now I need 2 more :D
My pleasure :)
I hope some of our portuguese, swedish or norvergian mates of LF will help to finish your homework ;)

[chelseafan]

I can give you the Gaelic-Irish for them if you want..it is technically a european language:p

Dia Duit/...is ainm dom/Conas ata tu?/Go raibh maith agat/Mo gra thu

[*Nette*]

Hey guys, I need help with my english homework. We have to write following expressions in four European languages except french, spanish and german!

"Hello" / "My name is ..." / How are you?" / "Thank you" / "I love you"

:w00t:

If you need more:
Norwegian
"Hallo" / "Mitt navn er...." / "Hvordan har du det?" / "Takk" / "Jeg elsker deg"

[lezario]

just in case :
Danish
"Hej" / "Mit navn er..." / Hvordan har du det ?/ "Tak" / "Jeg elsker dig"

[*Nette*]

Now I need some help from you guys.
The english school system :shifty: How is that? There's Junior high and there high school and college etc... but how old are you when you are in these schools? Like, how old are you when you start high school, and how old are you when you graduate high school... ?

[PrincessBetty123]

First school: 4-8 years old.
Middle school: 8-12 years old.
High School: 12-16 years old.
Then (optional), further education/ sixth form: 16-18/19. Leads into work or University.
That's how I went through school. :D

[Tinkletoes]

hope this helps nette as my schooling life is a bit different from Becca's

infant school - 4-7
Primary school 7-11
Secondary school 11-16
Sixth form/ college (optional) 16-18
Then uni

[Kekschen]

Huh? Danish and Norwegian aren't the same, are they? Because Anette and lezario, you both wrote the same :confused:

[*Nette*]

Huh? Danish and Norwegian aren't the same, are they? Because Anette and lezario, you both wrote the same :confused:

Nope, it's not the same but the languages are very similar in the way it's written... but not the way we speak. :nod:

[Kekschen]

Nope, it's not the same but the languages are very similar in the way it's written... but not the way we speak. :nod:

wow, that's cool. Thank you :hug:

[*Nette*]

wow, that's cool. Thank you :hug:

No problem :hug:

[badrobot!4]

I need to know what the theme or main idea of Romeo and Juliet is and what the conflict or situation is.

[TheGibe]

I need to know what the theme or main idea of Romeo and Juliet is and what the conflict or situation is.

...Love? Romeo and Juliet is nothing less than the quintessential love story.

The conflict is that the lovers come from families that are feuding.

[*Nette*]

Anyone have a plot bunny for a short story they want to share? The story is supposed to be a short story, on two to three pages. I'm not looking for a whole story, just the main plot :rolleyes:

[ShadedSkies]

Any native English speaker with pretty good linguistic skills (grammar, expression) would care enough to help me by proofreading a text I wrote? I also have a few syntax/grammar questions. I'd be forever thankful.

[abblette]

Any native English speaker with pretty good linguistic skills (grammar, expression) would care enough to help me by proofreading a text I wrote? I also have a few syntax/grammar questions. I'd be forever thankful.

I could give it ago, Im taking english language at college if thats any help to you

[Mystical]

Any native English speaker with pretty good linguistic skills (grammar, expression) would care enough to help me by proofreading a text I wrote? I also have a few syntax/grammar questions. I'd be forever thankful.


I'm studying A-Level English Literature, I'll give it a go if i get a minute. :)

[ShadedSkies]

Thanks a lot girls, I'll pm both of you! :)

[Broken_Dreamer]

Any native English speaker with pretty good linguistic skills (grammar, expression) would care enough to help me by proofreading a text I wrote? I also have a few syntax/grammar questions. I'd be forever thankful.
My first language is English. I may be able to help. :shifty:

[abblette]

Okay so I have to anlysis a speech, I chose this one from To Kill a mocking bird, I dont have to read the book, but i would like some background information on it please.
This is the speech I chose:
To begin with, this case should never have come to trial. The State has not produced one iota of medical evidence that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place. It has relied instead upon the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence has not only been called into serious question on cross examination, but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. Now there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led, almost exclusively, with his left [hand]. And Tom Robinson now sits before you, having taken 'The Oath' with the only good hand he possesses -- his right. I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness for the state. She is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance, but my pity does not extend so far as to her putting a man's life at stake, which she has done in an effort to get rid of her own guilt. Now I say guilt, gentlemen, because it was guilt that motivated her. She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society. A code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with. She must destroy the evidence of her offense. But what was the evidence of her offense? Tom Robinson - a human being. She must put Tom Robinson away from her. (He gestures, pushing away with his hands.) Tom Robinson was to her, a daily reminder of what she did. Now what did she do? She tempted a Negro. She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable. She kissed a black man. Not an old uncle, but a strong, young Negro man. No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came crashing down on her afterwards...Now gentlemen, in this country, our courts are the great levelers. In our courts, all men are created equal. I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and of our jury system. That's no ideal to me. That is a living, working reality. Now I am confident that you gentlemen will review - without passion - the evidence that you have heard, come to a decision, and restore this man to his family. In the name of God, do your duty. In the name of God, believe Tom Robinson."

Lawyer Atticus Finch's (Gregory Peck) closing argument to the jury In to Kill a Mocking Bird

[Broken_Dreamer]

What exactly do you need help on Abbie? I read this novel last year so I may be of some use. :)

[ShadedSkies]

Wikipedia has a lot of information about the book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird

Hope that helps. :)

[abblette]

Thanks, I just wanted to know general background inormation on the novel, so i can understand the genre, audience, subject and purpose of the speech

[Mystical]

I could write an essay on To Kill A Mockingbird now if I wasn't so tired - it was my GCSE Lit text and I loved it :p

The basics are: Tom Robinson is black and poor, Mayella Ewell white and poor, her family are referred to as 'white trash' in the novel. Tom is honest and kind, whereas Mayella's father Bob doesn't work and treats her and her siblings badly - they have no mother.

Mayella invited Tom into her house by asking him to cut up a piece of furniture for her, and then she attempted to kiss him. He, being married, a Christian etc, backed away, but Bob Ewell had seen it at the window. He then attacked Mayella as Tom fled, and Bob forced Mayella to report Tom for rape.

Atticus knows full well that Tom hasn't got a hope of getting acquitted - even though the Ewells are ignored by the people of Maycomb, they're still white and Tom's black, and although it's clear from the evidence he didn't do it, the jury will find him guilty. In his summing up, the passage you've got, Atticus is trying to make the all-white jury look past their prejudices and see the truth. He's trying to make them think, to realise that black people and white people should all be the same under the eyes of the law and that they shouldn't send an innocent man to prison and execution, no matter what the colour of his skin or his social status.

The theme of social and racial prejudice is really what the whole novel's about.

[abblette]

Okay, thnakyou so much :hug: Its werid how the backgorund information is going to help me only for a little bit of my presentation, the rest is on the techniquies used, where I wont need to know the background, just looking at the words used for effect
Thankyou again :)

[Mystical]

You're welcome :hug:

[Caroo]

For dutch class, I have to make an asseignment about the book "Perfume" by Patrick Süskind. We have to choose an artwork and a song that fit the book (Or the film for that matter). But I can't think of something at all.
I first thought I'd draw Grenouille or the girls but that's not allowed :(
Can someone help me please, I'd really appreciate it.

ETA: oh, and for the artwork, not one of Titian's or Boticelli's red haired women, it's too obvious and my teacher doesn't grade obvious, too bad :(

[TheHatchChild334]

I'm writing a persuasive essay on Hiroshima...If I think the bomb should or should not have been dropped. (I'm saying it shouldn't have.)

I'm on my third paragraph, and I want to say other ways WWII could have been ended. I'm drawing blank. Any ideas?

My brother also suggested that because of the bomb, we entered a nuclear age. It's an idea, but i'm really not sure how to write a whole paragraph on that. I mean, an atomic bomb hasn't been used since.

[ShadedSkies]

I'm writing a persuasive essay on Hiroshima...If I think the bomb should or should not have been dropped. (I'm saying it shouldn't have.)

I'm on my third paragraph, and I want to say other ways WWII could have been ended. I'm drawing blank. Any ideas?

My brother also suggested that because of the bomb, we entered a nuclear age. It's an idea, but i'm really not sure how to write a whole paragraph on that. I mean, an atomic bomb hasn't been used since.

Your brother's idea isn't bad.

We did enter a nuclear era after WWII which was called the Cold War. And there is a lot to say about it. Certainly, no atomic bomb has been dropped ever since Hiroshima but there was a considerable nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies from the late 40's to the 90's.

A lot of useful information can be found there:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race

I hope it helps.

[Kekschen]

For dutch class, I have to make an asseignment about the book "Perfume" by Patrick Süskind. We have to choose an artwork and a song that fit the book (Or the film for that matter). But I can't think of something at all.
I first thought I'd draw Grenouille or the girls but that's not allowed :(
Can someone help me please, I'd really appreciate it.

ETA: oh, and for the artwork, not one of Titian's or Boticelli's red haired women, it's too obvious and my teacher doesn't grade obvious, too bad :(

Are you allowed to draw a flacon because that's what I did! ;)

And does the song has to contain a singing?

[TheHatchChild334]

Your brother's idea isn't bad.

We did enter a nuclear era after WWII which was called the Cold War. And there is a lot to say about it. Certainly, no atomic bomb has been dropped ever since Hiroshima but there was a considerable nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies from the late 40's to the 90's.