Education & Reference - 29 December 2007

2007-12-29 08:49:13 · 2 answers · asked by PETE T 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-12-29 08:48:32 · 1 answers · asked by packrat 1 in Words & Wordplay

1. There are ___ ridges on a quarter.
2. There are ___ ridges on a dime.
3. You can fold a sheet of newspaper ___ times.
4. There are ___ dimples on a golf ball.
5. There are ___ letters in the Hawaiian alphabet
6. You have to lick ___ stamps to consume one calorie.
7. The average polar bear lives ___ years.

NUMBER BANK:

a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 20
e. 118
f. 119
g. 336
******PLEASE ONLY ANSWER THE ONES YOU KNOW******

2007-12-29 08:40:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trivia

I feel like an idiot, but I don't know how to pronounce it right.

2007-12-29 08:40:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

I found this poem online but don't really understand it. I like how it starts out, but would really like to know what others think of the poem.
(I don't know if it's sort of like carpe diem or something else)


Days

Each one is a gift, no doubt,
mysteriously placed in your waking hand
or set upon your forehead
moments before you open your eyes.

Today begins cold and bright,
the ground heavy with snow
and the thick masonry of ice,
the sun glinting off the turrets of clouds.

Through the calm eye of the window
everything is in its place
but so precariously
this day might be resting somehow

on the one before it,
all the days of the past stacked high
like the impossible tower of dishes
entertainers used to build on stage.

No wonder you find yourself
perched on the top of a tall ladder
hoping to add one more.
Just another Wednesday,

you whisper,
then holding your breath,
place this cup on yesterday's saucer
without the slightest clink.

2007-12-29 08:40:04 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Quotations

what career field are you in?
why did you choose this field?
how old/young are you?
are you male or female?

this is for a research paper that I am doing

2007-12-29 08:39:26 · 3 answers · asked by amy m 1 in Other - Education

This is more of an observation than a question. I'm fairly new to the Answers community but I am really bothered by the atrocious grammar and spelling in some of these questions. I understand there are web abbreviations and people are used to chatting/texting but I can't tell you how many questions I skip because I can't figure out what the heck these people are saying. Anyone agree or am I just a cranky English Major?

2007-12-29 08:38:11 · 6 answers · asked by Q-mama 6 in Words & Wordplay

is there any time one is better than the other or more appropriate
also what about pongy or whiffy?

2007-12-29 08:19:25 · 9 answers · asked by 676petersonjenni 1 in Words & Wordplay

Can you give me a simple meaning please?I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed lol

Supplanter

2007-12-29 08:11:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

I'm filling out a supplementary application form for my university. One of the questions they ask me is "please tell us anything else about yourself that you would like us to know when we review your application". I want to write
"I may not have the best grades in the province but I believe grades do not make a person. I am a very social person who works well with people, and possess the necessary skills needed in the working world. I hope you take this into consideration when reviewing my application thank you."

what do you think? Does it need rewording?

2007-12-29 08:11:07 · 4 answers · asked by greenpotato 6 in Higher Education (University +)

How might going to a college close to home help shape one's college experience?

2007-12-29 08:02:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

Here, lets play this game. Look at this word:

Details


Now, what does it end in? S! Now say a word that ends in S and then whatever your word ends in the next person has to start a word with that!

Have fun!

Let's go!

2007-12-29 07:55:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

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2007-12-29 07:55:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Quotations

i need to know what means asap/thanks

2007-12-29 07:54:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

... when expressing a negative opinion of something? "Oh that sucks" is so popular these days. I can't help it, when I hear it, it makes me think the person saying it is low-rent.

So many people say it though, there can't be many who feel the same way. Does anyone?

2007-12-29 07:52:01 · 5 answers · asked by danashelchan 5 in Words & Wordplay

Does this derive from the American Dollar Bill or is this from earlier times? Someone asked me this the other day and can't find anything on-line to answer the question.

2007-12-29 07:51:19 · 10 answers · asked by kdee 4 in Words & Wordplay

someone said this to me.

are they trying to say that i may look a bit like a mountain?

2007-12-29 07:48:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

I need some information on it for homework?

Founded in India - Obviously, but any exact places?

Date? - Do you know when it was founded? Roughly or approx. date?

Founder? Main prophet? - Is there a prophet or saint they look up to? who founded Hinduism?

Try to make it exact please, but keep it precise, this is for around Year 9-10 (British Secondary Education) Work on an essay. Thanks!

2007-12-29 07:38:51 · 7 answers · asked by Moh-The-Man! 1 in Homework Help

I want to apply to a Harvard graduate degree program in a few years. Would it make a difference if I take some undergrad-level courses in the same field as a continuing education student at Harvard? Or do you think that will have no positive impact on whether I will be admitted?

2007-12-29 07:00:49 · 1 answers · asked by Rachel 1 in Higher Education (University +)

i already submitted my uc application. but i dont think i hav a change of gettin into any. (davis, berkeley, merced, santa cruz)
my overall gpa is 3.75 unweighted
ap bio score: 4
sat score: 1400 suckssssss
anything comments that might cheer me up?

2007-12-29 06:58:54 · 3 answers · asked by dorkyqueen 3 in Higher Education (University +)

16 now. Ive done my gcse's an got A* in art, A in Eng lit, B in Eng lang, B in business S, C in double award sciences (2 GCSE's) , B in maths, B in graphics, D in german, B in prse . Im currentley doin AS's in Art, graphics, Media studies and doin alrite. Im thinkin of stoppin eduacation after my a'1s(1st year 6 form) as feel im burnt out wiv education completely. My best mates exactly the same about it and were thinkin of gettin jobs and buyin a flat cuz we both cant stand livin in our households anymore(lot of problems). With my qualifications what sort of jobs cud i b lookin at possibly?peace

2007-12-29 06:58:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

just wondering who you think it is

2007-12-29 06:58:34 · 7 answers · asked by lee h 2 in Trivia

2007-12-29 06:51:09 · 3 answers · asked by Laura 2 in Words & Wordplay

The brush of wind on across my face, my parents shouting who knows what in Spanish, the goal was approaching. I was ahead of everybody and at the age of 7 I felt on top of the world. Two more steps and I kicked the ball into the miniature yellow goal. “Gooaaaaaallll!" ..............(i dont know what else to write)

I'm trying to make an attention grabbing introduction for my personal statement for college app, can somebody help me? Or incorporate other words or sentences to make it better or even longer?

2007-12-29 06:48:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

I know it is all different times but what is the time frame they get them done during?

Before their senior school year starts? During their senior year.

Really looking for from X month to X Month answer.

2007-12-29 06:46:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Education

Here is the situation: a mother temporarily loses custody of her child because she becomes mentally ill and is hospitalized for two months, eventually is stabilized on medications, recieves counseling, and even slowly returns to work. A year later, she obtains custody back of her child. How would you describe her rights? Would her rights have been revoked? Terminated? Temporarily terminated? Legally, what is the best way to describe her parental rights when her daughter was sent to live with relatives while she got treatment?

2007-12-29 06:37:27 · 5 answers · asked by humanbeforeamerican 3 in Words & Wordplay

I have a question, what do I need to do to get a Scholarship to a good business school through baseball?
I go to a school with a lousy baseball team (not to many people here are fond of baseball)... And im not going to lie my grades arent top notch but does that matter too much if you are good at baseball? Also I failed 9th grade last year.... (Something happned and I missed the whole half of first semester and the entire second semester)..will this affect me going to a good school? If they see I got my self together and got my grades good and im a killer at baseball? give me some insight so I will know what to do. I want to go to a school like Duke or even yale...

2007-12-29 06:36:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

2007-12-29 06:17:57 · 3 answers · asked by milessumner 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-12-29 05:59:45 · 21 answers · asked by JAYKISHAN L 2 in Other - Education

2007-12-29 05:53:22 · 3 answers · asked by Pat C 1 in Quotations