inadvertent sounds made by the students as they wrote the test. This is a sound world familiar to all teachers: the students, suddenly resolute, are anxiously scribbling away and producing involuntary sounds: sighs, grunts, low moans, inhalations, ruffling, pencil-clicks and chair-squeaks. Incorporating the low hum of the ventilation system, I compiled the sounds into a neat musical score by drawing the sounds as they occurred over a twenty-second time span. I then titled my piece "Twenty Seconds of Music 20A
A pencil Listeni/ˈpɛnsəl/ is a writing implement or art medium constructed of a narrow, solid pigment core inside a protective casing which prevents the core from being broken or leaving marks on the user’s hand during use. Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving behind a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface. They are distinct from pens, which instead disperse a trail of liquid or gel ink that stains the light colour of the paper. Most pencil
you today. My hope is that you too get a renewed appreciation for writing and it’s history. In the essay from Pencils to Pixels, Dennis Baron details the world’s journey from the use and making of the pencil to the computer. Barron states that the pencil wasn’t originally intended to be used as a writing device. There’s a bit of information you probably hadn’t heard before. Yes, pencils were actually adopted as a tool by “note takers.. ..scientists...and others who need to write”. They were taken
large disk with holes on it, which spun in front of an object while a photoelectric cell recorded changes in light. Depending on the electricity transmitted by the photoelectric cell, an array of light bulbs would glow or remain dark. But Nipkow’s mechanical system could not scan and deliver a clear, live-action image. Many inventors hoped to perfect this. In 1921, a 14-year-old Mormon from Idaho named Philo Farnsworth came up with an idea. While mowing hay in rows, Philo realized an electron beam
concepts of “effective” and “mechanical” in logic and mathematics. Both Turing and Church reached the hypothesis independently and in different forms. But both forms confront similar issues and the general form is known as the ‘Church-Turing thesis’. In general, the thesis asserts that a machine can execute all processes that are ‘mechanical’[1]. Clearly, there is some ambiguity in this statement. What is meant by mechanical? What is meant by machine? ‘Mechanical’ (or ‘effective’ as Turing sometimes
Physics Waves Lab SL Introduction: This lab will investigate the properties of mechanical waves such as a longitudinal wave, focusing on the question: Does a change in the frequency of a wave result in a significant and convincing change in the speed of the wave? Hypothesis: Changing the frequency of the wave will not result in a change in speed because the wavelength will change proportionally as in theory. Student Designed Investigation Procedure/ Planning Procedure: 1. Three students
The empathy and short story unit helped me in many ways. I have learned how other people are feeling in all the stories but the three most effective ones are, “Thank You Ma’am”, “Under the surface” video, and “War of the Wall.” “Thank you Ma’am” has helped me learned and felt empathy for three reasons. The first reason why it helped me feel empathy is when Roger tried to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones purse to buy the blue suede shoes. I have never stole before but I know that feeling
He had a postcard stamped but it wasn't sent to the person he was sending it to. The word "slashed" was used and this showed violence. It also showed that he was writing something quickly when the poem states "A pocket sized diary slashed with a pencil" From March 24th to 1st of April, something happened during that period of time and we don't know what it is. This makes us wonder in suspicion, what it was about. In his hand there is a piece of paper with his own handwriting on it: "A final
Kristi would carry a pink, “hello kitty” coffee cup with her to lecture every day. A classmate always complimented her on her cup each time she brought it. One day before a test her classmate handed her a pink, “hello kitty” pencil. The classmate said she was out and saw the pencil and it reminded her of Kristi. She bought it and gave it to Kristi. This made Kristi feel very special and important. Kristi and the classmate never have a chance to talk outside of class. However, Kristi will always remember
but instead he chose to teach. He taught at the Center School where he realized that children learn in different ways and at different speeds. Thoreau did not believe in the way the school was being run, so he quit and went to work at his fathers pencil factory. When Emerson hears that Thoreau is working in a factory he is absolutely appalled. Emerson gets him to start writing and the journals start to multiply rapidly. Eventually Henry and his brother John take over the Concord prep school. Henry
far more difficult than I thought it would be at first glance. While thinking about it on the way home from class, I discarded one idea after another because technology had touched nearly everything I would think of. As Dennis Baron, author of From Pencils to Pixels wrote, once we are used to certain technologies “we come to think of them as natural rather than techEven thinking about going to a national park, the truth is that just by setting it aside as a "natural" state...makes it in essence, not
Attention Hyperactive Deficit Disorder “You know how it feels when you’re leaning back in your chair and it’s just about to fall over? I feel like that all the time!” This is how a person affected with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) feels every day. ADHD refers to a family of related disorders that interfere with an individual's capacity to regulate activity level, inhibit behavior, and attend to tasks in developmentally appropriate ways. Some statistics: 75% people with
Symbols of the Hopi Pottery When most people look at a piece of pottery the first thing that comes to mind is the significance of the symbols and the stories behind these symbols. There are some symbols of Hopi pottery that have stories behind them and some that are symbols of either lost significance or the story is unknown. Some of the symbols we think of as symbols, are really the potters own design. Most people make the mistake that symbols and designs are the same thing, but in fact they
from not only the inspiration, but also the energy that the poet gleans from it. In "Unconscious Came a Beauty," Swenson uses poetic layering: she writes a poem about a poet writing a poem inspired by the natural world. The speaker-poet is holding a pencil, which the butterfly stops when it lands on her wrist. The speaker was in the initial act of writing a poem, but the butterfly stops her, as though to say that what she was going to write on her own would not be nearly as great as what she can write
words etched into the wooden canvas before me. Being a college desk, there were the token swear words and brilliantly crafted phrases such as “Bobby Joe was here.” The etchings I found of interest weren’t even etched in; they were merely drawn with pencil. What a daring move for the author to make. Someone could easily ... ... middle of paper ... ... forget to divert your eyes from the professor. Once you make eye contact the spell is broken and he will call on you... What on earth could that
constant for each individual pigment. Apparatus: Ø Chromatography Paper Ø Three permanent pens (Red, Green, Blue) Ø Three water based pens (Red, Green, Blue) Ø Chromatography tank pre-filled with acetone Ø Drying Rack Ø Pencil (for various markings) Ø Scissors (used for serration) Ø Ruler (used for all measurements) Ø Bag Ties Method: The base of the chromatography paper was marked and then cut to form a serrated edge. This edge was made to ensure that
1. How does scribbling become writing for young children? Discuss the natural process a child goes through in teaching himself to write. Scribbling helps develop writing skills. “The Scribble Hypothesis predicts that young children who are encouraged to scribble and draw, and to talk and to write, to compute and to compose about their scribbles and drawings will read more easily and will continue to read for pleasure and for information, will write more easily and will continue to write for pleasure
knowing it was a great well written paper that I gave all my thought into and knowing my professor is going to love my paper. When I prepare to write a paper I make sure my surroundings are clear and no one in sight. I get my sharp, smooth, pointy pencils and eraser ready to roll. The place I choose to write in has to be perfect if not I am not going to be concentrated on my paper, which will cause me not to write a good paper. ...
"[M]ortgages, foreclosures, directions, letters, poems, telegrams, newspapers, appraisals, songs, even moons (Kolin 1)." What do these all have to do with each other? Paper and A Streetcar Named Desire. Philip C. Kolin points out this metaphor in his article " 'It's only a paper moon': The Paper Ontology' in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.'" Kolin has found that Williams has used paper as a metaphor to describe Blanche's and Stanley's faults and desires. Kolin finds this to be a common
is right, because after all, he evidently has all the answers. At one point he even appears angry because she is not writing in the proper direction, and he shows this anger in a particular style. Written in all caps he says to her, "TAKE THAT DAMN PENCIL OUTTA THAT HAND. YOU’RE RITING BACKWARDS" (13-15.699). From the way she dresses to the way she acts, she cannot please this man. He even goes so far as to "attack" their child that is soon to be born. He states, "& now her belly droops over the seat