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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Weekly Assignment 5/28-6/4 & Announcements
Happy Memorial Day, Decathletes! Amidst all the celebrating, here are some announcements and your weekly assignment for this first week of summer!
Announcements: Beginning NEXT WEEK, we will have a weekly reading assignment from Dr. Zhivago, as well as a weekly quiz based primarily upon the reading. Beginning next week, we will also be taking virtual attendance--that is, noting who is posting and taking quizzes each week. Let me remind you briefly of your responsibilities to this team:
1. Complete the weekly assignment & post it as a comment to the assignment itself.
2. Complete the weekly quiz--remember, it's perfectly wonderful to use the internet or other resources to help you--it's about learning, not about already knowing.
3. Comment meaningfully back to another team member's post.
An habitual lack of posts and quizzes from you will result in your being cut from the team.
If you are unable to post, post as soon as you can and then check the Excuses section beginning next week for the excuse form you will need to fill out and give to one of the coaches (via e-mail over the summer) whenever you miss a week's assignments.
Ok, now that that's out of the way...your weekly assignment! No quiz this week, that will begin next week. In preparation for reading Dr. Zhivago, do the following:
1. Research the Russian naming system--I promise this will help you understand and keep track of who the characters are! After doing this, you should understand and be able to identify patronymics and diminuatives. Post what you learned about the Russian naming system as well as what your name would be using the Russian name formulation. For example, my Russian name would be Elizavieta Royovna. Figure out what yours would be!
2. Look at a map of Russia--just play around with Google Maps and Google Earth for example. Get some kind of idea about:
a. where Moscow and St. Petersburg are
b. what part of Russia is European and what part is Asian
c. how big Russia is
Post your impressions and some interesting way in which we could understand how vast Russia is. For example, it would take x number of days to walk/ride a bike/ride a horse/ride a unicycle/train, etc across the country. Or maybe how many marbles it would take to cover the surface of Russia., something like that...be creative!
Announcements: Beginning NEXT WEEK, we will have a weekly reading assignment from Dr. Zhivago, as well as a weekly quiz based primarily upon the reading. Beginning next week, we will also be taking virtual attendance--that is, noting who is posting and taking quizzes each week. Let me remind you briefly of your responsibilities to this team:
1. Complete the weekly assignment & post it as a comment to the assignment itself.
2. Complete the weekly quiz--remember, it's perfectly wonderful to use the internet or other resources to help you--it's about learning, not about already knowing.
3. Comment meaningfully back to another team member's post.
An habitual lack of posts and quizzes from you will result in your being cut from the team.
If you are unable to post, post as soon as you can and then check the Excuses section beginning next week for the excuse form you will need to fill out and give to one of the coaches (via e-mail over the summer) whenever you miss a week's assignments.
Ok, now that that's out of the way...your weekly assignment! No quiz this week, that will begin next week. In preparation for reading Dr. Zhivago, do the following:
1. Research the Russian naming system--I promise this will help you understand and keep track of who the characters are! After doing this, you should understand and be able to identify patronymics and diminuatives. Post what you learned about the Russian naming system as well as what your name would be using the Russian name formulation. For example, my Russian name would be Elizavieta Royovna. Figure out what yours would be!
2. Look at a map of Russia--just play around with Google Maps and Google Earth for example. Get some kind of idea about:
a. where Moscow and St. Petersburg are
b. what part of Russia is European and what part is Asian
c. how big Russia is
Post your impressions and some interesting way in which we could understand how vast Russia is. For example, it would take x number of days to walk/ride a bike/ride a horse/ride a unicycle/train, etc across the country. Or maybe how many marbles it would take to cover the surface of Russia., something like that...be creative!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Dr. Zhivago and my attempt at pretending to be Russian
I have always thought of Russians to be very artistic so I decided to put that trait in to place. You have no idea how long it took to get that mirror to align perfectly.
Weekly Assignment #5 5/21-5/28
When I say Russia, you say...
1. Comment on this post and tell us the first word that pops into your head when you read/hear the word Russia...let's find out what our stereotypes are and what we already know!
2. It's finals week! YAY! (Well, not so much for the finals as for the end of school, right?) Comment on this post and tell us how your finals went! Are there areas you feel super confident in ("I know I got 100% on my calculus final!") or areas you're a little nervous about ("I'm not so sure about that culinary arts final!") We want to know!
3. Comment back to at least one teammate about their finals...offer encouragement, light-hearted mockery or congratulations for a job well done!
1. Comment on this post and tell us the first word that pops into your head when you read/hear the word Russia...let's find out what our stereotypes are and what we already know!
2. It's finals week! YAY! (Well, not so much for the finals as for the end of school, right?) Comment on this post and tell us how your finals went! Are there areas you feel super confident in ("I know I got 100% on my calculus final!") or areas you're a little nervous about ("I'm not so sure about that culinary arts final!") We want to know!
3. Comment back to at least one teammate about their finals...offer encouragement, light-hearted mockery or congratulations for a job well done!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
(Late) Weekly Assignment #3
The three topics that caught my eye were
1. Euler's constant, because, as you know, I am an extreme math nerd. I bet you all (Elias, Allen, Casey, Mr. Riggs, and Mrs. Taylor) can imagine the scream of joy I let out when I learned that the math this year was NOT geometry-based, but rather based upon algebra. I know too much about polynomials already, however, so there is not much left for me to learn about them. Euler's constant, however, I have never really looked into in depth. I use it periodically in Calculus when discussing natural logs, but the concept and origin, quite frankly, confound me. I am excited to further my knowledge on this topic to better grasp the concept of "e" and finally understand why e^iπ is equal to -1.
2. Analysis of Tolstoy's story "After the Dance," because of my abilities in the short reading section of Literature. I hadn't heard of the other authors, however, but I am aware that Leo Tolstoy is a very famous author (apparently Russian) and so I figure that he contributes greatly to the Russian literature that I am so excited to learn about. I love Russia and want to learn about Russian culture and values. That is all.
3. Soviet Unmanned Missions is, by far, much cooler than whatever history and science nonsense I had no knowledge about last year. The answer is never Hawaii and I think, with this subtopic, that I will be able to remember that rule. I used to work at the museum with Alaina Wiwi actually as part of a student volunteer group that learned about space. We never got too much into the space race stuff, but the stuff we did touch upon was fairly interesting and I hope to understand more how Russia and America contributed to the exploration of our solar system.
Does anyone else like how my longest and most thoughtful response was about Euler's constant?
1. Euler's constant, because, as you know, I am an extreme math nerd. I bet you all (Elias, Allen, Casey, Mr. Riggs, and Mrs. Taylor) can imagine the scream of joy I let out when I learned that the math this year was NOT geometry-based, but rather based upon algebra. I know too much about polynomials already, however, so there is not much left for me to learn about them. Euler's constant, however, I have never really looked into in depth. I use it periodically in Calculus when discussing natural logs, but the concept and origin, quite frankly, confound me. I am excited to further my knowledge on this topic to better grasp the concept of "e" and finally understand why e^iπ is equal to -1.
2. Analysis of Tolstoy's story "After the Dance," because of my abilities in the short reading section of Literature. I hadn't heard of the other authors, however, but I am aware that Leo Tolstoy is a very famous author (apparently Russian) and so I figure that he contributes greatly to the Russian literature that I am so excited to learn about. I love Russia and want to learn about Russian culture and values. That is all.
3. Soviet Unmanned Missions is, by far, much cooler than whatever history and science nonsense I had no knowledge about last year. The answer is never Hawaii and I think, with this subtopic, that I will be able to remember that rule. I used to work at the museum with Alaina Wiwi actually as part of a student volunteer group that learned about space. We never got too much into the space race stuff, but the stuff we did touch upon was fairly interesting and I hope to understand more how Russia and America contributed to the exploration of our solar system.
Does anyone else like how my longest and most thoughtful response was about Euler's constant?
Friday, May 18, 2012
Great Topics
1. I like the science the most. As of now, my knowledge of it isn't much, but I plan on it eventually being my best event. The one topic in it that I find to be really interesting is satellite telecommunications. I have always found satellites to be radical.
2. Surprisingly, I am looking forward to the economics. It was one of my stronger subjects last year, but I never got a medal in it, unless you count the medal Mr. Riggs gave me after our first little competition. I think that imperfect competition is a good place for me to start studying because imperfect competition is radical.
3. This year, I took absolutely no time studying for the art competition. It's surprising because my brother almost always won a medal in Art when he was doing Academic Decathlon. One of the artworks that caught my eye was the monument to Peter the Great. It's so much better than the Saltcellar of Budapest or whatever it was called. It's so radical.
2. Surprisingly, I am looking forward to the economics. It was one of my stronger subjects last year, but I never got a medal in it, unless you count the medal Mr. Riggs gave me after our first little competition. I think that imperfect competition is a good place for me to start studying because imperfect competition is radical.
3. This year, I took absolutely no time studying for the art competition. It's surprising because my brother almost always won a medal in Art when he was doing Academic Decathlon. One of the artworks that caught my eye was the monument to Peter the Great. It's so much better than the Saltcellar of Budapest or whatever it was called. It's so radical.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Officers Meeting
There will be a brief officers' meeting tomorrow (Fri. 5/18) @ lunch in E113! I hope to see the officers then!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Weekly Assignment #4 (5/14 - 5/21)
Doctor Zhivago
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
1. Get a copy of Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak--which, besides being on the list of 100 Books to Read Before College, is our assigned novel for the year.
Personally, I'm going to check mine out from the public library. In fact, in a couple of days, the Taylor Ranch library should have a handful of copies ready to check out (because I asked for them on our behalf). If you prefer, you are absolutely welcome to purchase a copy of your own (Amazon has used copies for super cheap, as does, I'm sure, many local used bookstores). It's your call how you acquire Doctor Zhivago (well, I mean, don't steal it, obviously), as long as you acquire it.
***The translation/version you choose doesn't matter.***
2. Post a picture of yourself holding the book. Seriously. Plus, the more "Russian" you look in your picture, the better. (Just kidding about that last part. Kind of.)
3. That's it. If you want to start reading it right away, go for it. However, we will wait until after finals (a.k.a. summer) before we start having serious discussions about the novel.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
1. Get a copy of Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak--which, besides being on the list of 100 Books to Read Before College, is our assigned novel for the year.
Personally, I'm going to check mine out from the public library. In fact, in a couple of days, the Taylor Ranch library should have a handful of copies ready to check out (because I asked for them on our behalf). If you prefer, you are absolutely welcome to purchase a copy of your own (Amazon has used copies for super cheap, as does, I'm sure, many local used bookstores). It's your call how you acquire Doctor Zhivago (well, I mean, don't steal it, obviously), as long as you acquire it.
***The translation/version you choose doesn't matter.***
2. Post a picture of yourself holding the book. Seriously. Plus, the more "Russian" you look in your picture, the better. (Just kidding about that last part. Kind of.)
3. That's it. If you want to start reading it right away, go for it. However, we will wait until after finals (a.k.a. summer) before we start having serious discussions about the novel.
3 Topics
1. I think that Doctor Zhivago novel looks interesting. I wonder why the author wrote the book and why its controversial.
2. The Social Science Section about Imperial Russia lots good. It would be interesting to learn about different rulers of Russia.
3. The Space Race also looks interesting. It would be cool to learn about the different space ships and moon missions.
2. The Social Science Section about Imperial Russia lots good. It would be interesting to learn about different rulers of Russia.
3. The Space Race also looks interesting. It would be cool to learn about the different space ships and moon missions.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
My Three Things
^From the incredible Hetalia: Axis Powers. Everyone shall get a country! ^
1. So I have this thing for the Russian revolution. I've had it since I watched this thing on the History channel (Viva la Revolution!~). And what happened after it. Even though I don't know much, and I don't really trust the History channel.
2. The Royal Russian family of Nicholas the II. Poor dude. I know it's just about him, but still. I know more about his wife than I do about him.
3. I thought I saw something with the word 'Geomtry' in it again. Geomtry, is not my thing. I thought it was Algebra! I'm a beast at Algebrea, and they're trolling me with Geomtry! Gah!
If you wanted to be Russia, too bad. Allen is already Russia.
Three topics that sparked my interest
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| A Rococo Basilica at Ottobeuren (Bavaria, Germany) |
1. Okay, so I really like reading about art history and visiting art galleries so the main area I am interested in learning about is Art. When I looked at the curriculum under this section, something specific that caught my eye was an art movement called "Rococo". I really like this song called Rococo by Arcade Fire and I always wanted to know what Rococo was and now, I can!
2. Another topic I am very interested in learning about is rocket science -"You don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand this" (Haha). I went to the Nuclear Museum in Albuquerque a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was very fascinating. I really like rockets.
3. I want to improve my algebra skills so I am looking forward to doing some algebra. I noticed that it covers polynomials which I love (it was my favourite chapter in the text book!) I love that feeling of satisfaction you get from solving an equation. I am also looking forward to learning about topics in math that I haven't already covered.
My Three Topics
The first topic that caught my attention was Doctor Zhivago (Lang/Lit), and the Political Context of the Novel. What was going on in Russia during the time that motivated Boris Pasternak to write this book? And what are the gritty details surrounding the controversy of its publication? What was the general public and government response after its release? These are questions I'd like to explore!
Also, Imperial Russia (Social Science) sounds fascinating, particularly Catherine the Great because she's the only female listed. I don't know too much about the tsars and would like to learn how to keep their names straight, as with any royal family. What was their social background? How did they rule their country?
What I am most interested in, however, is The Space Race (Science) between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. I've had this vague interest in outer space, and maybe some background of previous achievements in history would serve me well. I'm curious about all these projects mentioned in the outline. What's "Project Ranger?" And "Project Gemini?" "Project Apollo?"
3 things
I totally love geography, and like give people that don't a hard time. However, I don't know too much specifically about the geography of Russia. In addition, I'd like to have a solid knowledge of Social Science (The Superquiz Section) by the time we start reaching competitions.
In the music section, which is one of my strengths usually, I never know anything about specific composers or anything really outside of the technical aspects of music. I don't even know who this Glinka person is! This person reminds me of the good witch of the north! I shall learn about him (her?) and find out more about the specific musical selections and their composers.
Finally, Economics. I want to solidify my understanding of economics. I guess i'm ok at the basic level, and do alright at competition, but it's always seemed like the subject that I could really do well at if I just put in a little extra effort. I want to understand what the heck "a shift to the right or left" even entails. I guess Macroeconomics would be of more interest to me, and specifically within that, the Macroeconomic Measurement section, so that I can get a better understanding of the basic scope of whatever I'd be studying.
In the music section, which is one of my strengths usually, I never know anything about specific composers or anything really outside of the technical aspects of music. I don't even know who this Glinka person is! This person reminds me of the good witch of the north! I shall learn about him (her?) and find out more about the specific musical selections and their composers.
Finally, Economics. I want to solidify my understanding of economics. I guess i'm ok at the basic level, and do alright at competition, but it's always seemed like the subject that I could really do well at if I just put in a little extra effort. I want to understand what the heck "a shift to the right or left" even entails. I guess Macroeconomics would be of more interest to me, and specifically within that, the Macroeconomic Measurement section, so that I can get a better understanding of the basic scope of whatever I'd be studying.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
SO, in Minneapolis, MN, there is a Monarch Festival to celebrate the monarch's migration to Mexico. It occurs in early September and it's a made into a carnival type thing, kids have their faces painted, adults donate money and time, people dance, blah blah blah.
The reason I'm interested in it is because monarch butterflys are a bit of a symbol to my family.
When my grandpa died in Feburary 2008, my entire family struggled with ways to cope. I went comatose, my mom found Jesus, but my aunt, she went into research mode. She wanted to find a tattoo to represent my Papa, and she found the monarch butterfly. She felt that the butterfly represented long, hard journeys, of which symbolized many things to her: her long life journey, our families journey from poverty, to a thriving business, and my Papa's two year struggle with liver cancer, ending in a relapse that lasted 17 days. SO, she got a beautiful monarch on her shoulder, to symbolize long journeys, like the monarch embarks on, one that is celebrated in Minneapolis.
Oh my goodness. This post is very late, and I'm sorry, but I just got into the blog and am determined to do all the assignments and posts.
SO, about me...well, I'm Aubie. Some people hear that and go, say no more, I know who you are. I'm loud when I'm happy or angry, but quite silent at other times. I love knowing people and having friends, but only TRULEY let in a few people. I play soccer all day everyday and if you see me staring off into space, I'm probably replaying a magnificent play in my head, or thinking of a new corner kick play or how we're gonna do this weekend. I could talk about myself for ages, because I like to write about what I know; it's one thing I'm good at. OH! And the event I'm looking most forward to in Acadmic Decathelon is interview. My dad is on tv all the time, being interviewed for CYFD (IN A GOOD WAY, he works there), and before that he was a photograper, but BEFORE THAT, he was Heather Wilson's campaign manager, and as far as I'm concerned, he was the best at what he did. I did however learn how to cuss from him during the times I would spend in his office during the stressful month of November.
And if I could choose between invisibility and flight as a superpower, I would choose flight. You know how much I spend in gas every week? A lot. It would also come in handy on the soccer field. Just fly down the field, and back to the box in time to play keeper.
Listening to the prompt, men mostly choose flight, and women choose invisibility. I wonder why that is? I would love to study that. I wanna be a psychologist and study at UCSD in La Jolla. Have I mentioned that?
I like crazy things.
Oh man. This was quite lengthy. I apologize.
SO, about me...well, I'm Aubie. Some people hear that and go, say no more, I know who you are. I'm loud when I'm happy or angry, but quite silent at other times. I love knowing people and having friends, but only TRULEY let in a few people. I play soccer all day everyday and if you see me staring off into space, I'm probably replaying a magnificent play in my head, or thinking of a new corner kick play or how we're gonna do this weekend. I could talk about myself for ages, because I like to write about what I know; it's one thing I'm good at. OH! And the event I'm looking most forward to in Acadmic Decathelon is interview. My dad is on tv all the time, being interviewed for CYFD (IN A GOOD WAY, he works there), and before that he was a photograper, but BEFORE THAT, he was Heather Wilson's campaign manager, and as far as I'm concerned, he was the best at what he did. I did however learn how to cuss from him during the times I would spend in his office during the stressful month of November.
And if I could choose between invisibility and flight as a superpower, I would choose flight. You know how much I spend in gas every week? A lot. It would also come in handy on the soccer field. Just fly down the field, and back to the box in time to play keeper.
Listening to the prompt, men mostly choose flight, and women choose invisibility. I wonder why that is? I would love to study that. I wanna be a psychologist and study at UCSD in La Jolla. Have I mentioned that?
I like crazy things. Tuesday, May 8, 2012
A very late assignment 1....
Hi everyone, my name is Scout. So a bit about me is... well I moved to Albuquerque from Dublin, Ireland in October. I had never been to America before and I really love it here. I'm kind of quiet I guess but that's mainly because I don't feel the need to speak for the sake of making small talk. I really like science and music. I love going to music festivals and concerts. Oh, and I also love film. My favourite director is Wes Anderson.
So if I had to choose between the power of flight or invisibility.... I would choose invisibility. I am quite interested in psychology. I would like to see how people behave in the presence of others compared to when they are alone. How do people differ in their daily routines and how are they similar? Do people act in a certain way around certain people? What goes on behind closed doors? Of course I would not want to use this power in a creepy way. That's just weird. It would be cool if you weren't constantly invisible but you could choose when you would like to be. Kind of like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.
So if I had to choose between the power of flight or invisibility.... I would choose invisibility. I am quite interested in psychology. I would like to see how people behave in the presence of others compared to when they are alone. How do people differ in their daily routines and how are they similar? Do people act in a certain way around certain people? What goes on behind closed doors? Of course I would not want to use this power in a creepy way. That's just weird. It would be cool if you weren't constantly invisible but you could choose when you would like to be. Kind of like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Weekly Quiz #3 (5/7 - 5/14)
This week's quiz is now available! Click here to take this week's festive quiz.
Good luck! (But remember, on these quizzes, it's okay to cheat.)
P.S. I'm trying a slightly-altered format for this one. Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Good luck! (But remember, on these quizzes, it's okay to cheat.)
P.S. I'm trying a slightly-altered format for this one. Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Weekly Assignment #3 (5/7 - 5/14)
Curriculum Outlines
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
1. Go to http://www.usad.org/students/curr_outlines.asp. These are the complete curriculum outlines for all of the topics we'll be studying this year, recently posted.
2. Open each of the PDFs and look over all seven outlines (the other 3 subjects--Speech, Interview & Essay--are subjective events, and don't have outlines).
3. Choose THREE SPECIFIC TOPICS that you are interested in learning more about. They should be from at least two different subjects. For example, one of the specific topics listed under Economics is "The Keynesian Model of Short-Run Fluctuations." Maybe you're really into that. (Weirdo.) Choose two more topics, but only one of them can be from the Economics section. Be specific; don't just say "Art," instead say "Pop Art, Minimalism, and Photo Realism."
4. Create a new post and tell us about which three specific topics caught your eye. What do you hope to learn about them? Why are you interested in them?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
1. Go to http://www.usad.org/students/curr_outlines.asp. These are the complete curriculum outlines for all of the topics we'll be studying this year, recently posted.
2. Open each of the PDFs and look over all seven outlines (the other 3 subjects--Speech, Interview & Essay--are subjective events, and don't have outlines).
3. Choose THREE SPECIFIC TOPICS that you are interested in learning more about. They should be from at least two different subjects. For example, one of the specific topics listed under Economics is "The Keynesian Model of Short-Run Fluctuations." Maybe you're really into that. (Weirdo.) Choose two more topics, but only one of them can be from the Economics section. Be specific; don't just say "Art," instead say "Pop Art, Minimalism, and Photo Realism."
4. Create a new post and tell us about which three specific topics caught your eye. What do you hope to learn about them? Why are you interested in them?
Land of 10,000 Lakes
Next years nationals will take place in the North Star State.
If I went there, I would want to visit St. Anthony falls. It is the only major waterfall on the Mississippi River. The the falls at one time furnished direct power to the lumber and flour industries and also provided electrical power.
I think this city looks like it would be a great place to visit. I imagine people there will be nice. I'd want to visit different museums and places in the city.
If I went there, I would want to visit St. Anthony falls. It is the only major waterfall on the Mississippi River. The the falls at one time furnished direct power to the lumber and flour industries and also provided electrical power.
I think this city looks like it would be a great place to visit. I imagine people there will be nice. I'd want to visit different museums and places in the city.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Flour!
Just as Albuqerque claims the title of Ballooning Capital of the World, the city Nationals will take place in next year was once dubbed Mill City during its peak in the flour industry. In fact, 12 million loaves of bread could have been made daily with the amount of flour produced in one of the largest mills in the U.S. during the 19th century, the Washburn A Mill. However, this same mill exploded on May 2, 1878 due to poor conditions inside. If any good came out of this tragedy it was that reforms were devised to prevent future misfortunes. Today, the Washburn A Mill is known as the Mill City Museum.
Just to emphasize how important the mill industry was to the city, they named their first professional baseball team the "Minneapolis Millers." Imagined if we named our team after the hot air balloon...
Just to emphasize how important the mill industry was to the city, they named their first professional baseball team the "Minneapolis Millers." Imagined if we named our team after the hot air balloon...
The destruction after the Washburn explosion
The Washburn Mill today
If we do get to visit the city next year (and hoping that we do) I'd love to get a tour of the museum. It looks colossal! I expect the rest of the city to be just as rich with history, since it did expand from this industry. As for the people, they'd naturally be just as friendly as the inhabitants of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Assignment #2
So, being the dino nerd that I am, I went and found the coolest dinosaur schtuff from Minneapolis, because that's where it's supposed to be, if I got the information right...
Anyway, I totally want to go to Minnesota now because of their awesome dinosaur walk museum, because it has replicas of dilophosaurus, iguanodon, brachylophosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex (I bet you're jealous because I could spell all of these without looking any of them up to make sure), and all kinds of other dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures! Plus, the guy who illustrated Dinotopia, can't remember his name at the moment, has a bunch of his paintings on display there! :D I swear that's where I wanna be when I die.
Here's a link to some pictures that a guy took, but don't trust any of the labels because he tried to call an Iguanodon a Parasaurolophus, which is really annoying because they look nothing alike.
http://purewebshots.com/dilip_mistry/555143451&clearCache=1
Anyway, I totally want to go to Minnesota now because of their awesome dinosaur walk museum, because it has replicas of dilophosaurus, iguanodon, brachylophosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex (I bet you're jealous because I could spell all of these without looking any of them up to make sure), and all kinds of other dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures! Plus, the guy who illustrated Dinotopia, can't remember his name at the moment, has a bunch of his paintings on display there! :D I swear that's where I wanna be when I die.
Here's a link to some pictures that a guy took, but don't trust any of the labels because he tried to call an Iguanodon a Parasaurolophus, which is really annoying because they look nothing alike.
http://purewebshots.com/dilip_mistry/555143451&clearCache=1
What? Nationals Talk!
Right away I found this cool little fact about Minnesota!
"Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast."
from: http://www.50states.com/facts/minn.htm
So um I thought that ^ was a pretty cool little fact because look how long that saying has gone! It's kinda cool to know that simple sayings can last generations. Anyway, I've only ever traveled to Arizona, Florida and Puerto Rico so I don't know what to expect if we get to go to Mn! One question I do have...Do they have that little accent that's oh so famous? I mean people do exaggerate. I just think it'll be really different from here and cold, maybe.
"Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast."
from: http://www.50states.com/facts/minn.htm
So um I thought that ^ was a pretty cool little fact because look how long that saying has gone! It's kinda cool to know that simple sayings can last generations. Anyway, I've only ever traveled to Arizona, Florida and Puerto Rico so I don't know what to expect if we get to go to Mn! One question I do have...Do they have that little accent that's oh so famous? I mean people do exaggerate. I just think it'll be really different from here and cold, maybe.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Assignment 1..a little delayed!
Hey all! I'm Amber, sometimes Ambz, sometimes ...random nicknames..but usually Amber! I'm a loud, funny, creative person. I like to make people laugh and I laugh with others and at myself a lot....good or bad? Yeah, I don't really know. Um, I'm a freak of nature, I guess, because I actually like school! So, yeah and I try not to be the shy person so talk to me! haha. As for flight or invisibility...
I guess I'd choose both! Because well, who WOULDN'T want to invisibly fly in the sky?! I don't really know which I would choose to keep if I could only pick one because what if lightning strikes you while you're flying? What would you do about clothes if you had invisibility?! No perversion, but you know! Ok...I talk too much (one more fact about me!). Lastly, I think the male flight to female invisibility thing seems true because guys always wanna be batman, but girl have....nothing. A princess at the most, right? Well I dunno, that's how I see it! Ok, bye all!
I guess I'd choose both! Because well, who WOULDN'T want to invisibly fly in the sky?! I don't really know which I would choose to keep if I could only pick one because what if lightning strikes you while you're flying? What would you do about clothes if you had invisibility?! No perversion, but you know! Ok...I talk too much (one more fact about me!). Lastly, I think the male flight to female invisibility thing seems true because guys always wanna be batman, but girl have....nothing. A princess at the most, right? Well I dunno, that's how I see it! Ok, bye all!
A Cool Place to Visit
A unique place to go in the place that nationals will be held next year(I don't want to reveal it for the people who don't know it yet) is the Stone Arch Bridge. It's made of limestone and granite. Another interesting fact is that it spans the St. Anthony Falls, which is 2100 feet long. To most people, this probably doesn't seem like an exciting place to be, but for people, like me, who cannot handle too much excitement, it seems wonderful.
ELECTION RESULTS!!!
We had officer elections today at lunch. Please join me in congratulating and supporting our leadership team for the 2012-2013 season:
President: Elias McEntire
Vice President: Allen Wing
Secretary: Anna Lucero
Treasurer: Jordan Anderson
President: Elias McEntire
Vice President: Allen Wing
Secretary: Anna Lucero
Treasurer: Jordan Anderson
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