Today we watched a video called‚ “Naked Science: Countdown to Impact.” This video focuses on an asteroid that is heading towards Earth in 2008 and the possible effects that an asteroid has when it collides with Earth. October 6‚ 2008‚ for the first time ever‚ an astronomer discovered an asteroid while it was still in space and was also able to follow it all the way up until impact. This astronomer was able to identify that this object in space was in fact an asteroid by using their Catalina Sky Survey
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David Sedaris is a brilliant writer. He works are hilarious‚ but also have a quality of sadness to them. However‚ at times‚ Sedaris does not create this poignant feeling in his narratives. There are three stories from his book‚ Naked‚ that fail to have this deeper understanding. In A Plague of Tics‚ Sedaris describes his childhood of obsessively and repeatedly licking light switches‚ counting steps‚ touching telephone poles‚ jabbing mailboxes‚ and rocking back and forth‚ not because he wanted
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5. Copy three important passages (minimum of 3 sentences each); and then respond to these passages. Why do you think they are important? How do they help the author create his purpose? 1.“Economics is‚ at root‚ the study of incentives: how people get what they want‚ or need‚ especially when other people want or need the same thing. Economists love incentives. They love to dream them up and enact them‚ study them and tinker with them. The typical economist believes the world has not yet invented
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In "The Naked Crowd‚" Jeffery Rosen describes how the 1000 plus people depicted in profiles published in the New York Times’ Portraits of Greif‚ were viewed by many as failed attempts at capturing the personalities of these people. At around 200 words‚ each these profiles were filled with a couple hobbies or quirks in an effort to sum up each person’s life into memorable snippets of information‚ but at the same time removed any complexity of personality from that individual. Rosen then goes on to
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for. People make a map of how they want and need to reach your goals‚ but there is always a stronger or unpredictable power to throw you right off you’re path. This theme from “To a Mouse” is universal. Big Lannie‚ from the short story “Clothe the Naked”‚ is a strong‚ caring and loving woman. Who always makes the brightest of plans for her children and grandson’s‚ Raymond‚ futures. But the force that ruins her dreams of Raymond’s joy‚ is prejudice‚ due to her African American heritage and ignorance
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Naked strawberry and banana smoothie is delicious and healthy. If you ever try one‚ you will enjoy it fruity taste. Like McDonald’s‚ Naked is not flavored with artificial flavors or colors. You can purchase a Naked fruit smoothie at your local grocery store or any food shopping center. The fresh fruit taste will make your taste buds tingle. Imagine having your daily portion of fruit and vegetables on the go each morning. Naked would be a perfect breakfast for students and busy parents daily. Unlike
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Law and Ethics Robin Palma Balatbat Naked States The idiosyncrasies of photography are nothing new in my book‚ I happen to have a cameraphile (for lack of a better word) sister‚ who prides herself of having taken pictures of every little monument‚ statue or building she stumbles upon. Every time our family goes on a holiday on a new location‚ she takes it upon herself to take anything “worth” storing in her camera (in almost every angle)‚ which means everything and we stopped every time she
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Eric Baumbach AP Macro Response Paper “Making money takes time‚ so when we shop‚ we’re really spending time. The real cost of living isn’t measured in dollars and cents but in the hours and minutes we must work to live (5).” After reading this sentence‚ I felt a little confused about what the author meant in this sentence. However‚ after reading the inflation example about stockings and cell phones‚ I truly do understand and agree with this quote. As the author explains‚ just because the price
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Chapter 7 In this chapter‚ the author uses an example of dieting to show that people use other people’s very basic understanding of markets to control them‚ and how knowing more can save you more. He says that a major contributor to that is that people‚ especially in America‚ can spend money that is not theirs. This is called a credit system (uses credit cards). Being able to do this‚ he says‚ is a good and a bad thing because people can overspend and end up broke. He says that this ties into
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Naked as a Gaybird is a performance put on by one man himself‚ Jay Bird. The play is about Jay Bird’s struggles growing up as a gay person and all of the issues he encountered. The performance went back and forth between scenes from his childhood. The argument of the production is that coming out of the closet can be a challenge‚ but once it happens‚ the rewards are worth the risk. There were some positive aspects of the performance and some negative aspects too. The costumes were quite unique to
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