Education & Reference - 31 July 2007

Anyone know the annual salary of an English Professor with a masters degree? I want to major in English and become a professor but many people tell me that professors don't make much money compared to the amount they give to go to school for the years they do. Any advice and info would help.

2007-07-31 16:06:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

no repeat animals
eg. DOG
Devoted Oobedient Gladness

2007-07-31 16:02:03 · 14 answers · asked by jobees 6 in Words & Wordplay

Honestly, what is it with people? Not only is it harder to understand some of the questions, but it just looks and sounds downright ignorant! I'm a lot more apt to answer a question when the words are spelled out fairly correctly. And in case you haven't noticed, above the space where you enter your question, there's this place that reads "Check Spelling". It's almost like magic! After you're done typing, hit that button, and just like that - it tells you what words are spelled incorrectly! What more could you ask for! So, say it with me, folks......"I will use the spell check feature before posting my questions!"

Much better!

2007-07-31 15:59:06 · 13 answers · asked by N L 6 in Words & Wordplay

Kwyjibo?

2007-07-31 15:58:05 · 5 answers · asked by BookLady 3 in Words & Wordplay

In the opening chapter, the author is describing the mood of the people before the incident. The author is telling us that the people felt safe and secure despite the warning signs from Mars that might have led us to believe there was life on other planets. But we were oblivious to these signals, thus the abrupt occurrences. The atmosphere of the setting in the first chapter is very peaceful because only a few people expected and knew that something was going on. One of the sentences that contribute to the mood of the chapter is; “and he scoffed at the vulgar idea of its having inhabitants who were signaling us.” What I was thinking at this point in the novel is that we have creatures on our planet that can live without the things we can. Some can live without sun, others without air. How could they of known for sure that it isn’t possible for a type of creature that we hadn’t discovered yet that could live without both?

2007-07-31 15:34:40 · 1 answers · asked by emerican_tomboy_93 1 in Homework Help

2007-07-31 15:05:38 · 2 answers · asked by gonja58 1 in Higher Education (University +)

Again, if this is offensive please tell me. If it is interesting star it.

Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache

A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton.

And.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts.

2007-07-31 15:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by Mr. X 4 in Trivia

Are these commas placed correctly? Do I need them at all? If not, why?

"She was able to save more money, having picked up etxra hours at work."

"He was an excellent student, following his older brother's lead."

I know if it starts with the participial phrase, yes, a comma follows. But, what about these?

Thanks!

2007-07-31 14:41:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

i know it would be something along the lines of art,computers, media and oh yeah i live in texas, would i have to move far

2007-07-31 14:40:18 · 3 answers · asked by ebocka 2 in Higher Education (University +)

School is back already! I am trying to prepare for the new school year, and I was wondering: What are five things you believe are VITAL to do in order to prepare for a succesful school year. It can be something you do, or something you do for you children. Thanks!

2007-07-31 14:36:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Education

I know:

*St. Louis College of Pharmacy
*University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC)
*Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
*Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
*Rugters University at New Burnswick

** Are these good?
**Do you know any more?

2007-07-31 14:33:49 · 3 answers · asked by *Sweetie* 3 in Higher Education (University +)

I have decided to give a persuasive speech on animal control, specifically dogs. This is a topic I would like to discuss, but I feel stuck trying to come up with things to talk about specifically. Got any ideas?

2007-07-31 14:31:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

I'm 14 years young and this comming school year I will be attending my first year as a high school student, Do anyone out their have any opinions/suggestions that I should take into consideration?

2007-07-31 14:27:20 · 4 answers · asked by Kendra 2 in Primary & Secondary Education

2007-07-31 14:24:36 · 6 answers · asked by ms2hot2001 1 in Primary & Secondary Education

I am doing a school project on placing. I would like to know why do people choose to hold occasions and events at well-known hotels (eg. 5 or 6 star) and not those low-class hotels (eg. 3 to 4 star?

2007-07-31 14:24:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Education

2007-07-31 14:23:46 · 11 answers · asked by ginnile@verizon.net 1 in Trivia

I am really looking forward to going back to school. I am one of those people who likes to keep busy and as crazy as it sounds, I can't wait to go back! I am tired of the days when I don't have something to do (not that it happens everyday, lol) and I really miss all of my friends that I don't normally see outside of school. I also can't wait for the fall/winter because winter is my favorite season. Anyone else excited to go back to school?

2007-07-31 14:20:01 · 10 answers · asked by Cookie Monster 4 in Primary & Secondary Education

I'm gonna have to take these classes next year as a junior and it SUCKS! I already know i don't like chemistry but im not sure about calculus. Is it as hard and boring as people say it is? I want to be a baby doctor when i grow up but im not looking forward to the hard science classes :)

2007-07-31 14:14:46 · 5 answers · asked by RedR0ses 2 in Other - Education

2007-07-31 14:11:51 · 2 answers · asked by Wise@ss 4 in Words & Wordplay

2007-07-31 14:02:08 · 19 answers · asked by Tom H 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-07-31 13:50:30 · 10 answers · asked by themoreitcoststhebetteritis 3 in Trivia

does anyone know?

2007-07-31 13:42:43 · 4 answers · asked by questions 2 in Trivia

2007-07-31 13:42:32 · 2 answers · asked by mikeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-07-31 13:29:07 · 4 answers · asked by readytofly 1 in Teaching

2007-07-31 13:25:47 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trivia

2007-07-31 13:06:47 · 2 answers · asked by esha26 1 in Higher Education (University +)

They cannot talk about educating the children because by now everyone knows, even though they are only a small percent, that home schooled students are winning all the spelling and geography bees, and that they are getting into the best colleges and graduating with honors. They also know that public schools do such a poor job of teaching that students fail to learn good study habits they need to do well in college and they are graduating from high school unable to read their diplomas.

By any standard it is obvious that home schooled students are far better educated. Therefore, the naysayers talk about learning social skills because social skills are almost impossible to qualify and measure. It makes you wonder how, when the country was lightly populated and most people lived on farms, how their great great grandparents and men such as Washington, Jefferson, and the other founding fathers ever developed social skills.

2007-07-31 13:03:19 · 24 answers · asked by John 5 in Home Schooling

2007-07-31 12:46:59 · 5 answers · asked by V L 2 in Homework Help

It's for homework and I have no idea what they mean about a Cover sheet?
Is it some kind or table?
or the logo and name of the company?
Thanks.

2007-07-31 12:33:31 · 2 answers · asked by Tammy848 2 in Homework Help

2007-07-31 12:06:12 · 5 answers · asked by KG 2 in Quotations