Education & Reference - 10 December 2006

2006-12-10 19:30:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

2006-12-10 19:28:44 · 9 answers · asked by ephstigers 6 in Trivia

The speech can be either informative or persuasive. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. It is for a college speech class - the final is speaking in front of about 50 people. The age is mixed of college students, adults, maybe a few children. I'm not shy or embarassed to be up there - and speak very well, so I can speak about anything, I just need a good topic. Thanks.

2006-12-10 19:18:31 · 7 answers · asked by ziggya1189 2 in Homework Help

2006-12-10 19:15:10 · 9 answers · asked by Greg S 3 in Quotations

They always said them as "threeteen" and "fiveteen" no matter how many times I have corrected them.

2006-12-10 19:12:40 · 6 answers · asked by curiousgurl 1 in Teaching

2006-12-10 19:07:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Primary & Secondary Education

Any ideas? Thanks.

2006-12-10 19:05:28 · 10 answers · asked by ziggya1189 2 in Homework Help

The speech can either be informative or persuasive, I just need a topic. once I have a topic I'm pretty much fine. Thanks.

2006-12-10 19:03:14 · 11 answers · asked by ziggya1189 2 in Other - Education

I want to major in writing, creative writing, because I want to become a novelist, but I can't find a University in California with Writing Major besides UC Berkeley, but I don't think I'll be able to get there. Does anyone know of any other schools?

2006-12-10 19:02:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

western style has appealed to allot of parts around the world and many countries. some people predicted that in the future the world will become politically unified, what is wrong with the prediction.

2006-12-10 18:57:56 · 2 answers · asked by alvin c 1 in Homework Help

Please give a reason for your answer. Thx.

2006-12-10 18:49:45 · 3 answers · asked by Kendra 3 in Other - Education

2006-12-10 18:42:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Teaching

2006-12-10 18:40:31 · 6 answers · asked by salil 1 in Other - Education

i've seen people use both but which one is the currect way, is or are? i think IS is correct since we are referring to "a" lot (of people) instead of many lots.

2006-12-10 18:37:43 · 18 answers · asked by ? 1 in Words & Wordplay

my daughter read in class xth in CBSC pattern may kindly suggest the practice of math from Olampiad practice book. her practice is very poor, it needs improvement from practice book, kindly advise me

2006-12-10 18:34:54 · 1 answers · asked by rmohanmishra_123 1 in Homework Help

I am making an assignment about the construction of tankers..but I couldn't find the details about the construction of LPG carrier and LNG carrier..( especially the hull part )...
I'd like to ask anyone who has knowledge about it to share me some of ur precious wisdom..coz I am really urgent since the dead line is 2 days from now...

2006-12-10 18:12:09 · 5 answers · asked by Blue P 4 in Homework Help

"Louis Vuitton overnight bag" or "overnight Louis Vuitton bag"?

2006-12-10 18:02:11 · 3 answers · asked by JudasHero 5 in Words & Wordplay

i am applying but am not too sure on what these clubs are, if you could help it would be much appreciated. . . .
-National Honor Society
-MODE literary Magazine Club
-Book club
-Campus ministry
-Interact club
-Make a difference
-Earth club
-SADD
-and Ramona Ambassadors

Thnx

2006-12-10 18:00:23 · 1 answers · asked by 22angelbaby22 2 in Primary & Secondary Education

2006-12-10 17:59:51 · 5 answers · asked by Divya A 1 in Primary & Secondary Education

I graduated honors straight out of highschool I started college and left because I couldn't afford it. I have a full time job making 8 dollars an hr. I cant afford my own apartment, so I think I need to go to school, but I cant afford classes, because I am not 21 and the Fafsa says that my parents should be helping :(. The thing is I think I need a 2 yr program but I am not a math or science or computer person...is there a program out there for me?

2006-12-10 17:51:12 · 2 answers · asked by amofber 2 in Other - Education

How can you prove this when, at times, they had to run away and hide in order to escape from danger?? (Based on the film Rosewood)

2006-12-10 17:44:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

2006-12-10 17:38:42 · 5 answers · asked by Kanchan B 2 in Studying Abroad

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born on and died on days when Halley's Comet can be seen. During his life he predicted that he would die when it could be seen.
2. US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.
3. The "57" on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
4. Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world's garbage annually. On average, that's 3 pounds a day per person.
5. Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.
6. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.
7. 98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.
8. A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
9. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.
10. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
11. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
12. Benjamin Franklin was the fifth in a series of the youngest son of the youngest son.
13. Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.
14. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
15. All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
16. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.
17. The ZIP in "ZIP code" means Zoning Improvement Plan.
18. Coca-Cola contained Coca (whose active ingredient is cocaine) from 1885 to 1903.
19. A "2 by 4" is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2.
20. It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
21. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David ; Clubs = Alexander the Great ; Hearts = Charlemagne ; Diamonds = Caesar
22. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
23. Every person, including identical twins, has a unique eye and tongue print along with their finger print.
24. The "spot" on the 7-Up logo comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.
25. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.
26. The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.
27. Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins (Elsa Löwenthal and Emma Wedgewood respectively).
28. Camel's have three eyelids.
29. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day.
30. John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.
31. Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine are brother and sister.
32. Chocolate can kill dogs; it directly affects their heart and nervous system.
33. Daniel Boone hated coonskin caps.
34. Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.
35. 55.1% of all US prisoners are in prison for drug offenses.
36. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
37. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
38. Dr. Seuss pronounced his name "soyce".
39. Slugs have four noses.
40. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
41. The Three Wise Monkeys have names: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil).
42. India has a Bill of Rights for cows.
43. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out. (DON'T TRY IT, DUMBASS)
44. During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing.
45. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by taking out an olive from First Class salads.
46. About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.
47. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
48. Over a course of about eleven years, the sun's magnetic poles switch places. This cycle is called "Solarmax".
49. There are 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves in Chess.
50. Upper and lower case letters are named "upper" and "lower" because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the lower case letters.

2006-12-10 17:34:03 · 9 answers · asked by al p 3 in Trivia

I know that when describing things, the country of origin tends to come closest to the object being described. For example, we say "a big Japanese house", not "a Japanese big house."
What about when two words tend to be grouped together, like "instant rice?" Do we say "Japanese instant rice" or "instant Japanese rice?"

2006-12-10 17:24:41 · 6 answers · asked by JudasHero 5 in Words & Wordplay

It'd be such a waste to just recycle them.. and I haven't really written in any of them, just used scratch paper. thanks!

2006-12-10 17:22:48 · 7 answers · asked by summon 1 in Standards & Testing

I need this information for my short story assignment. Please help! Best answer gets 10 points. Please be very specific, like by age, race, and female only

2006-12-10 17:22:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

I'm in college and I wanted to know if I can take a class online over the winter so before 2nd Semester so that I don't fall a class behind. Any chance I can do this? Anyone know how?

2006-12-10 17:21:10 · 3 answers · asked by phillyman2633 1 in Higher Education (University +)

I am reading A Christmas Carol for a school assignment.

I am asked the question, "Scrooge asks, "if...these are shadows of the things that will be or are they shadows of things that may be..."

why is that a significant question.



I think it's because Scrooge has been shown that there is a chance he can alter his life and essentially prevent his death from occuring the way it is.

Is this correct? What do you think?

2006-12-10 17:10:07 · 11 answers · asked by Makenzie 1 in Homework Help

Longest list of jobs women had in the 1950's gets ten points. I need the information immediately so that I can continue the short story I have to write for English.

2006-12-10 17:08:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

2006-12-10 17:07:09 · 7 answers · asked by neptaluna 1 in Words & Wordplay