Joe The Peacock's Blog.: "That's Why You Don't Have Any Friends." Yesterday, I was at the gym. ...Don't worry. This isn't a gym story. This is a story about a boy who needed to hear something important. But it happened at the gym. So that's why I started with the bit about being in the gym. Anyway, I was at the PLACE THE STORY HAPPENED WHICH WAS THE GYM. I was talking with a group of folks who are regularly in during the afternoons on Saturday. We were cutting up and laughing. "Only the part that likes real sports," I replied. "I still don't get why you don't like college football," another asked. "What can I say?" And so it goes, about the same way every Saturday. Husbands laugh about the young singles and their stories about weekend endeavors. One of the guys asked Bradley if he had a girlfriend. "Nah, no girlfriend," he replied. "Young strapping lad like you? "I asked a girl out to the spring dance," he said. The words rang in my head. "Come on now," one of the guys said. "No, she's right," he said. I was weird, back before I realized I wasn't.
» I Have A Dream Speech Analysis Lesson Plan Find Every Literary Term in Martin Luther King Jr.’s Most Famous Speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. led a march on Washington, D.C. This lesson plan allows students to review literary terms, rhetorical devices and figurative language with a scavenger hunt through “I Have a Dream” speech. The Lesson Plan 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. Examples of Literary Terms in the “I Have a Dream Speech” AlliterationThe repetition of sounds makes the speech more catchy and memorable. In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Anaphora This term describes the most famous part of the speech: King’s repetition of “I have a dream.” A musical metaphor:
Messungen in Arktis: Treibhausgas CO2 überschreitet erstmals 400 ppm Hamburg - Die Kurve wirkt wie eine Treppe, die ins Unglück führt: In Zickzack-Stufen steigt der Kohlendioxid-Gehalt der Luft, weil Menschen mit Autos, Fabriken und Heizungen Abgase in die Atmosphäre pusten. Die älteste CO2-Messreihe auf Hawaii zählen Forscher zu einem der bedeutendsten Ergebnisse der Wissenschaft - seit 1958 gibt die Kurve Auskunft über den Zustand des Planeten: Denn das CO2 erwärme die Luft, warnen Wissenschaftler. Wie eine Decke lege sich das Gas um die Erde, so dass Wärmestrahlung nicht ins All entweichen könne. Lange herrschten konstante Verhältnisse: Von einer Million Luftteilchen waren 280 CO2-Moleküle. Die neuen Messungen aus der Arktis bieten einen Blick in die Zukunft: "Sie zeigen, was die Welt schon bald erwartet", sagt Pieter Tans, Atmosphärenforscher der NOAA. Ursache des Zickzack Die Arktis ist der Zeit voraus, weil dort kaum Pflanzen sprießen, die CO2 aufnehmen. Die Konzentration von CO2 war zuletzt immer schneller gestiegen. Streit um die Erwärmung
Vintage Weight Gain Ads II, 1908-1984 Favourited 961 times I’m really fascinated by these ads. Marketing is so entertaining. People want to say because of these ads look skinny hasn’t always been desired, but they would be declaring that inaccurately. The Risk Not Taken — I.M.H.O. It is a paradox. The risk is not in doing something that feels risky. The risk is in not doing something that feels risky. Very little is obvious in the research on human decision-making and happiness. Very few things are proven. Here’s why: If the risk taken does pan out, it is good. Gretzky knew this: You miss one-hundred percent of the shots you don’t take. North of Kisumu It’s now 2007 and I’m in southwestern Kenya, near the city where Obama’s father was born. I stay with Stanley and his family. There is nothing to do; it is very well run. The mornings are spent in an outhouse which doubles as a shower. Chickens walk the yard, Stanley’s children are smiling at their guest from far away lands, the feeling of family bonds is strong, and the sense of future prospects dim. I don’t know how to answer. Atherton A week after returning from Kenya, I turn on the shower at my palatial second year share house. The Second Decision Should I take a job or start a company? This is a no-brainer, right?
Persuasive Writing, Speaking, and Activities Web Page Prepared by Kathleen Prody and Jean O'ConnorHelena High SchoolHelena, MTAugust, 2001 Rationale: Montana Pilots the ACT Writing Assessment for Juniors Under the advisement of the Montana Board of Regents, the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction convened a K-16 Joint Composition Standards Committee to determine if students' basic proficiencies in English will permit their success in postsecondary education. Since the field test, the ACT Writing Assessment in Montana has become the Montana University System Writing Assessment or MUSWA. Also, see Webwriters, a resource offering practice for students who wish to prepare for the MUSWA. Persuasion and the Montana State Standards By learning to write, speak, and act persuasively, students are fulfilling elements of the Montana State Standards. Table of Contents What is Persuasion? The goal of argument is to win acceptance of one's ideas. All good Persuasion includes the following elements: Sources:
DER KLIMA – LÜGENDETEKTOR Students Use 3-D Printer To Produce Prosthetic Arm For $200 A trio of biomedical engineering students at the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) managed to build a 13-year-old girl a robotic prosthetic arm using a 3-D printer. Incredibly, the robotic arm cost a meager $200 to make; normally a prosthetic would set you back a minimum of $6,000. Kendall Gretsch, Henry Lather and Kranti Peddada produced the prosthetic arm for their engineering design course alongside associate professor of physical therapy Joseph Klaesner. At the request of the recipient, Sydney Kendall, the team produced the prosthetic out of pink plastic, and it looks pretty awesome. Since the students had no prior experience in prosthetics, they received guidance from several medical practitioners including Charles A. Although Sydney was previously fitted with a prosthetic arm, she found she was very limited in what she could accomplish with it. Unlike other recent devices, this prosthetic dons a motor and a working thumb.
Ben Bernanke to Princeton Grads: The World Isn't Fair (and You All Got Lucky) - Jordan Weissmann Over the weekend, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke delivered a graduation address at his old employer, Princeton, that was by turns funny (like actually funny, not monetary policy jokes funny), philosophical, and -- as Wonkblog notes this morning -- kind of radical. About midway through his words, he offered this frank take on success, meritocracy, and fairness: In so many words: You, Princeton Class of 2013, got lucky, and never forget it. You might end up Masters of the Universe, but you are not Randian supermen. You're here because you're smart, but you're smart because you're fortunate. There are some not-so-subtle political implications to telling an audience full of Ivy League grads that society isn't entirely fair, and that it's their obligation to "share their luck with others." The rest of the speech is worth a read, too. It's nice to be back at Princeton.
Prezi For Dummies Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet Use Prezi to add drama and sophistication to all your presentations. Prezi is an online application that takes the place of tired slideshows. You get to use your creativity and work with a variety of different media formats. Navigating the Prezi Bubble Menu The main Prezi interface is called the Bubble Menu, which consists of five main items. Quick Keyboard Shortcuts for Prezi Using Prezi presentation software isn't difficult, and its keyboard shortcuts save some time. Handy Shortcuts in Prezi's Show Mode Prezi has two different modes of operation: Edit Mode, in which you create your presentation, and Show Mode, in which you present your creations. Media Formats to Use with Prezi With Prezi, you have the opportunity to include a variety of media that to make your presentations really stand out from the usual boring slide shows. Any image in a Vector, JPG, PNG or GIF format: Maximum size for an uploaded image is 2880 x 2880. How to Use the Prezi Path Tool
Wie Unternehmen ohne Wachstum überleben wollen Hamburg - Die Bilanz des vergangenen Jahres? Gefällt Susanne Henkel gar nicht. Um 18 bis 19 Prozent sei der Umsatz 2011 gewachsen. "Isch viel zu viel", sagt die Unternehmerin aus dem schwäbischen Forchtenberg. In diesem Jahr seien nur fünf bis sechs Prozent zu erwarten. Das sei doch eine tolle Zahl. Henkel, Geschäftführerin eines Herstellers von Stahlrohrmöbeln, gehört zu einer seltenen Spezies: Unternehmer, die bewusst auf Wachstum verzichten. Henkels Einstellung passt zum Zeitgeist, überraschend ist sie trotzdem. Das war nicht nur eine gewagte Aussage, weil Kretschmann nun das Heimatland von Daimler und Porsche regiert. Immerhin gibt es erste Wissenschaftler, die über eine sogenannte Postwachstumsökonomie nachdenken. Doch bei Praktikern wie Susanne Henkel zeichnen sich erste Prinzipien des Postwachstumsunternehmers ab: Qualität, Effizienz und Service. Schüchterne Fragen nach Ersatzteilen Der Klassiker von Henkel sind Stahlrohrliegen, die in vielen Schwimmbädern stehen.
WeTransfuse - Body Transplantation - Cyberspace Clinic Stromausfall in Europa im November 2006 380-kV-Ems-Freileitungskreuzung bei Mark südlich von Weener mit inzwischen erhöhten Pylonen Am 4. November 2006 kam es gegen 22:10 Uhr zu einem größeren Stromausfall in Europa.[1] Teile von Deutschland, Frankreich, Belgien, Italien, Österreich, Spanien waren teilweise bis zu 120 Minuten ohne Strom, und sogar in Marokko waren die Auswirkungen spürbar. Ursache[Bearbeiten] Norwegian Pearl Laut Untersuchungsbericht der UCTE war diese Abschaltung mangelhaft geplant und durch kurzfristige Änderung gekennzeichnet. Verlauf[Bearbeiten] Nach der geplanten Abschaltung der zweiten Ems-Freileitungskreuzung um 21:39 kam es auf der 400-kV-Leitung Landesbergen-Wehrendorf zu einem geplanten Anstieg von rund 600 MVA auf 1.300 MVA. Aufsplittung des UCTE-Netz in drei Teilregionen um 22:10:40 Netzfrequenz Area 1 Folgen[Bearbeiten] Betroffen waren bis zu zehn Millionen Haushalte in Europa. Zeitlicher Ablauf[Bearbeiten] 18. Angaben gemäß Untersuchungsbericht der Bundesnetzagentur[4]. Siehe auch[Bearbeiten]