"A good snapshot stops a moment from running away"

The most powerful wind turbine!

http://gizmodo.com/5599241/the-most-powerful-wind-turbine-doesnt-look-like-any-wind-turbine-youve-seen-before

"Why does the media still think video games are bad for kids?'

"History has a funny way of repeating itself, especially when it comes to concerns over the cultural and psychological impact of video games on children."

This is still an interesting debate.

Chestnut Hill Reservoir

"Five Immigrant Cities Among The Top Ten Safest In America"

http://digg.com/d31YPqT

"Numerous independent studies over the past century have proven categorically that immigrants are far less likely to commit crimes or reside behind bars than native born people."

So much for stereotypes!

Surprise, surprise...

A photographer was taking photos of my friends and I at the Boston Common and emailed them to me!

SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPI­ALIDOCIOUS

Is SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPI­ALIDOCIOUS a word?



Apparently it is a word!

POP ART CAMERA!

Grammar Question 3

Sometimes I read words like well-known/well known with or without a hyphen. Is one of them wrong or are both versions of the word used at different times?

Grammar Question 2

Whenever you use two adjectives to describe a subject, do you use a comma in between both words?
In other words, is it
"The beautiful blonde girl..."
or
"The beautiful, blonde girl..." ?

Grammar Question 1

Is there a difference between the meanings and usages of the words 'among' and 'amongst'?

Paper 2 Topic: Biotechnology

The topic for my second College Writing paper is Biotechnology. Biotechnology is “the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products” (“Merriam Webster”). The reason I chose this topic is because genetically engineered foods are taking over shelf space in supermarkets and grocery stores. We may think that the apple we eat for breakfast every morning, let's say, was carefully picked by a farmer in a small Bostonian apple orchard. This may have been true years ago but now, over 80% of food in the United States is genetically modified. Another one of the reasons why I wrote about biotech is because I wanted to research the advantages and shortcomings of this new revolutionary technology to broaden my knowledge about the topic.

GOOGLE GRAVITY

"'Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that's down can come up.' George Burns couldn't probably imagine that his quote would eventually also be applied Google's main page. Play with the elements and try searching whenever you get tired of it."

mrdoob.com

This is Sand

If you are ever bored... this is pretty entertaining.

http://thisissand.com/

Press the C key to change color!

This Gadget

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

Pete

Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede I have ever seen? "And here is my good big centipede!" If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race!

William S. Burroughs

Weekend, weekend, weekend!

MLA test- done

Midterm- done

Essay- almost done

Communications project- should consider starting?

Extended Essay- Hmm...

WEEKEND PLEASE!

"When we understand that man is the only animal who must create meaning, who must open a wedge into neutral nature, we already understand the essence of love. Love is the problem of an animal who must find life, create a dialogue with nature in order to experience his own being."

Ernest Becker

With Win, Spain Takes On the Meaning of Nation

With Win, Spain Takes On the Meaning of <i>Nation</i>

Very thought-provoking article- especially for somebody whose cultural identity is nebulous.

Baby Robert

Another 13th :)

Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.

Escribir, por ejemplo: " La noche está estrellada,
y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos".

Poema 20

Pablo Neruda