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I know that you can get online summaries of books all over the net, but does anyone know of a site that would allow me to download the actual book. Or at least hte first few chapters. I know those kind of site exsist. Thanks! :)
Oh, and I tried pink monkey, but for the book I am looking for, it does not have it.
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Like a previous poster said, older books don't have copyright restrictions and can be found online in places. Project Guternerg (google it for an address) is dedicated to putting a lot of older texts online.
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I want to start taking double courses and graduate very early because in a weird way i cant stand high school. I need to go to a different place and begin something new. My Question: Does anybody know of any reallly good schools in New York State, Pennsylvania area? PLEASE help me here .lol thank you so much!
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I've gotta plug Drexel University, since it was founded by the same people who founded our high school (and the order of nuns who run the school), and we have lots of connections with them. Carnegie Mellon's also a good school if you're looking for a more technical school. Cornell, in addition to NYU (already mentioned) are good schools, and possibly Rochester Institute of Technology, for a more technical school.
Oh, also, I guess NJ schools might be of interest, since it's in the same area. Rutgers and Princeton are two decent NJ schools. (Decent, of course, being quite an understatement with regards to Princeton.)
If I had more information (what kinds of things are you interested in studying? Upstate NY? City? Eastern or Western PA? How are your grades?), I might be able to help you narrow it down a bit more.
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okay i'm doing this project and we need to knoe when were ever going to use math like when we grow uo and stuff. well i want to be a professional basketball player and i was wondering what kind of math would i need to know for that? thanx (link)
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This isn't an answer to your question. I just wan't to say that I think that's a stupid project in a math class. The truth most high school math teachers don't want to admit to their students is that for the most part, their students simply won't ever use the mathematics they teach again, once they leave school. I mean, even in careers that use a lot of math, like engineering and science, for the most part, computers do almost all the mathematics. And the person programming the computer probably uses already-written modules.
I am a high school math teacher. I've taught Algebra I, Geometry, Pre-calculus/trig, and Calculus. I teach these classes not because they're useful for some God-only-knows reason, but because it's important to develop the rational part of your brain. It's important to be able to see the connections in science, or to follow the flow of a mathematical solution. It's important, not because it's useful, but because it's intrinsically valulable.
The honest truth of the matter is that the vast majority of people won't need to know mathematics beyond, say, Algebra I once they complete school. And most people probably won't need to know anything more basic than elementary school math. That doesn't mean it's not important, and to come up with contrived problems to "prove" the importance of mathematics is simply ridiculous.
Tell your math teacher that, if you dare. :) And refer G.H. Hardy (1877-1947, a British mathematician), whose favorite area of mathematics is number theory, precisely because it is so useless--it has never been used, he said, to kill anybody. (Little did he know that in less than a century that neglected branch of mathematics would become crucial in cryptography and making the internet a safe and secure place.)
More quotes I just ran across, looking for something from Hardy:
It demeans mathematics to justify it to appeals to work, to getting and spending... Can you recall why you fell in love with mathematics? It was not, I think, because of its usefulness in controlling inventories.
- Underwood Dudley, from "Is Mathematics Necessary?"
The mathematician does not study pure mathematics because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
- Henri Poincare, quoted in More Joy of Mathematics
Suffice it to say that a question like your teacher asked insults somebody who really enjoys mathematics.
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I am a 22 female and i have been living with my boyfriend for over 2 years now. We both work ALOT and have stressfull jobs. He is always bringing his work problems home and it is affecting our relationship in many ways, like how we talk (or dont talk) to eachother, putting us both on edge at all times. Dont get me wrong i love him and we did have an awesome relationship till the past few months. he makes me feel unwanted or unattractive now. i try to initiate a sexual relation in MANY MANY different ways and i'm just "denied access" to every part of him. i even try to talk to him about it but he just goes on the defence and doesnt want to talk. getting him to give me a peck on the cheek is like pulling teeth, yet alone actually having sex,which is like once every other month and i'm getting frustrated sexually so bad that our relationship is suffering and i dont know what to do anymore. I dont know how many more nights i can be denied access and roll over frustrated. It's not like we work different schedules we go to work at the same time and get home at the same time and even shower together....but nothing comes of it no pun intended.i just dont know what to do anymore........what advice can u offer me ? (link)
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In addition to what selectopaque said, his troubles at work and at home might be tied to depression. I'd encourage you to convince him to see a psychiatrist or a counselor or something, for his sake and for yours. Depression can be treated, and that might help save your marriage.
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Hey, I'm 13 in eighth grade, and this Saturday on October 30th, there will be a Junior High Halloween Dance. I need a costume idea, but I go to a Catholic school, so we can't have "vulgar", "revealing", or "gorey" costumes, as my principal says. I want to dress girly, and I want people to be like "Whoa, that is a great costume!" I'm not sure if this would help, but I have red hair that's down to the ends of my shoulder blades and white skin. Any ideas? Thanks I'd really appreciate it.
P.S. PLEASE don't suggest I dress up as Little Orphan Annie. (link)
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Pippi Longstocking? I don't know if your hair's long enough to braid in pigtails, but it's a thought. Unless you were looking for something more womanly than girlie?
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hey!! i'm running for secretary of the french club. what are some things i can say in my speech??? i reallly want to get this "job". thanks in advance (link)
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Something in French, hopefully.
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today i just found out that my school wont be opened for the fall trimester from some dumb fucked up reason.. and that they will reopen in december. i only need 3 credits to graduate so i was only going to go to school from sept- dec and then be done. now, i have to find a new school to go. the school recommended a new school to us and i checked out its brochure, and its a christian school. well, ive been to a catholic highschool before, and im thinking, if im going to be going to a school of religion, i might as well go back there to the catholic school. well, i want to know whats the difference between christian and catholic.. and how are christian teachings different? (link)
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Could you clarify your answer slightly? Is the school you're looking at attending a high school or college. The approach towards students and religion would be a bit different with high schools and colleges.
I teach at a Catholic high school right now. Our school, like most Catholic high schools, requires regular Mass attendance, and we require that students take one religion course every semester. If you're looking at a high school and need just 3 credits, you might not fit the bill of a full-time student, so you might not have to do this.
If, as I think more likely, you're talking about college, most Catholic colleges are very accepting of students of other faiths. If you were to graduate from a Catholic college, you might need 6-12 credits of philosophy or theology, but that's about all the religion that's required of you. (There will be other things, of course, like a campus ministry on campus and crucifixes in classrooms and other signs of its Catholic identity, but they are more easily ignored, if you're apt to do so.) If you're just taking 3 credits, it's unlikely they'd force you to take a theology or philosophy class, as you won't be graduating from there.
As to the difference between Christians and Catholics, as people said before, Catholics are Christians. (The word Christian means follower of Christ, not "Christ inside you" as some other columnist said. As Catholics follow Christ's teachings, they are also Christians.) I'm not going to get into the difference between Catholic and Christian beliefs now--if you want to know, feel free to ask me. I will, however, say that most schools that advertise themselves as Christian will probably be more conservative than a school that calls itself Catholic, and typically less accepting of other religious views. (Our student body is actually quite diverse, for where we are. Only about half the students are Catholic, and of the remainder, most are Mormon or belong to another Christian denomination. We have a handful that aren't Christian at all, but follow traditional Navajo practices. We also have one Muslim student in the high school. For a student body of 160 students, this is pretty diverse, I guess.)
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Why do people answer questions, just to say they don't know, or to ask somebody else?
Why do people answer questions they obviously, from their answers, don't have a clue about? (link)
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Probably for the same reason that people ask the same questions that have recently been asked.
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hey can someone please explain this verse to me: Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 i mean i dont get the last part why are we supposed to fear the Lord? thanks (link)
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Several people hit on what the idea of fearing the Lord means. Like they said, it doesn't mean to be afraid of the Lord, but rather, to respect how awesome (in the old sense of the word--something that makes you stand in awe) and powerful God is.
I think a lot of people today have the sense of God as an always-nice fairy-godmother type of figure. You ask God for something, and God will give it to you. Let the Red Sox beat the Yankees. Let me pass my math test tomorrow. Make this guy like me. Whatever. We've lost the sense of awe for God, respect for God. God's become sort of a good-luck charm, a wishing well.
I guess this was a problem in ancient times, too. We were supposed to maintain a sense of reverence, of awe, of respect for the Lord. (That's part of what not taking the Lord's name in vain means, too. Don't use it lightly.) We can't presume to be able to control God with our own wants and needs--instead, we need to bend ourselves to the Lord's will.
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I wonder, do you happen to know about any internet menthoring? I mean, I just finished university, I feel like God has given some gifts and skills, and pretty much the heaven is the limit, so I have been searching for any kind of menthoring, like maybe people who have a lot of personal and professional experience and are willing to invest time by menthoring somebody through email who takes it for serious too. Have you ever heard of anything like that?
Just wondering,
Thanks
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I'm not sure I've ever heard of that. The internet is a wonderful resource, and perhaps for some careers, it might work to find an internet mentor, but I'd also think that in certain circumstances, it would be better to have a mentor who can observe you.
In my case, as a teacher, if I were to want a mentor, I'd like somebody who can watch me teach and see what I'm doing in the classroom. It's one thing to have somebody you can go to for advice and to ask questions, but I'm not sure if that's everything required of mentoring.
Certainly, having somebody (internet or not) in your field available to you to ask questions of would be helpful in career planning and goal planning, but that's not exactly the same thing as a mentor. And in computer-related fields or in fields that are more uncommon (and thus, you might not be able to find somebody locally), the internet would be a great place to look for a mentor.
Offhand, I might thing that the best way to find a mentor might be to go to professional organizations and conferences and find people you admire. Maybe talk to them in person, establish the contact, and then maybe you can continue it online.
Myself, I'm a reinvent-the-wheel type of person, and I rarely ask anybody for advice and haven't looked for a mentor, so take this with a grain of salt.
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Being of a very scientific bent, I'd like to go to college at a technical school. However, every one of these school I read about seems very traditional, with sororities, fraternities, and lots of drinking. They never talk about how liberal the student body is or how much activism there is on campus. Do you know of any quirky, liberal technical schools with character, preferably somewhere in or around the northeast? (link)
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I might also suggest Carnegie Mellon. It's on the forefront of technology, and the campus is diverse enough to have a variety of options. MIT, too, because it attracts the best and the brightest, can have a bit of an alternative edge to it.
I don't know much about it, but with a name like Harvey Mudd, that college has got to be somewhat original.
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Just wondering...
What's a good software program to use to learn Spanish. I have Windows 2000 and Linux so nothing Mac! Thanks in advance for suggestions! (link)
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The Rosetta Stone line of software might be OK. From what I've seen, it's good for basic stuff--vocabulary, prepositions, etc.
I just heard today about an old (out of print) package called "Who Is Oscar Lake?" It sounded interesting because of its premise--you're put in a jail cell in a foreign country and you have to learn the language to get out of jail.
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Everybody in my school has already had like 10 boy/girl friends... I've had none. Thats right... zip, zero, zilch! They all say how great it is to be hooked up, and they always have someone to dance with at activity nite. I have nobody!
Sincerely,
BoyCrazy (link)
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I knew this girl in college who literally could not go a day without having a boyfriend. If she dumped a guy, she'd have another guy waiting in the wings, and she'd start going out with him.
She got married about a year ago, and the last time I talked to her (about 6 months into the marriage), it was already breaking apart.
She had serious self-esteem problems, I think, and that's why she needed to have a boyfriend all the time. He'd tell her she was OK, because she didn't believe it of herself.
I don't know what to say about you getting a boyfriend, but I will say this: as long as you're single, make the most of it. Make sure you know who you are, so that when you do get a boyfriend, you won't be so attached. You'll still be your own person. To thine own self be true.
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Why did you decide to be a teacher? (link)
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I never thought I would be a teacher. I enjoyed school, though, but had little respect for the grasp my teachers had on their subject matter. That changed some in high school when I went to an excellent school, but I never thought that teaching was what smart people did.
I just enjoyed school too much, and I enjoyed learning too much, and I enjoyed my subject matter too much. And so when I finished school (eventually, I did finish) and didn't know what else to do and heard that my old school was looking for a teacher, I gave it a shot.
And I love it.
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I am thinking of going to france, but I don't know french. I've heard french people are really mean about stuff like that. If my french isn't that good, will they be really mean to me? (link)
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Honestly, English is pretty much the de facto international language. You'll probably be able to get around just knowing English. Be polite, and I'm sure you'll find the French polite. (I've never encountered any rude French people, myself.)
If you're not going with somebody else who's been to France or who knows French, though, it might be a bit hard to get around. I'd probably recommend going with a group (either a tour group, or a couple of experienced travelers) the firt time, and then maybe set out on your own on another trip.
Then again, it's much more of an adventure when you have no idea what you're doing. If you go alone, be sure to do lots of planning ahead of time, even if you don't follow through on the plans. The more you know of where you're going and what you want to do, the more you'll be prepared when unexpected things turn up.
(And maybe, if you spend more time in small towns and less time in big cities like Paris, the folks will be more polite.)
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I've heard that some babysitters take classes at local hospitals or community centers. What do they teach you? Are they worth it? Does it matter where you go to take them? (link)
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Basic first aid is a Good Thing to know. Go for it. Accidents happen, and if you know first aid, you'll be prepared.
Besides, if you're certified for first aid, you might be able to charge more or get more clients who don't want anything bad to happen to their precious children.
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How can I be a millionaire before I retire?
(Will a million bucks even be a lot of money then?)
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Save.
It's actualy not that hard to have a million dollars, if you work at it. Resist the urge to buy new stuff and cool toys and gadgets. Don't buy new cars--it loses several thousand dollars in value when you drive it off the lot.
Start a savings account, and save all the extra money you're getting by not buying new stuff and cool toys. (Not spending money like this is equivalent to earning that money. Even better, since you don't have to pay taxes on it.) Set up an account and don't touch the money in it. Even better, put money into higher-grossing accounts like money market accounts. If you're young, put it into the stock market. Even in these down times, the stock market will probably earn a large return if it's left in the market for the long term. Don't keep switching to different companies--that's how trading companies make their fortunes, by charging fees every time you buy or sell stocks. Buy them, re-invest the return into the market, and don't mess with it.
There are lots of little things you can do to save money, too. Roommates help. Don't go out to eat much. Cut back on junk food (especially soft drinks)--it's expensive when you add it all up! Buy brand name food instead of name brand. For most food items, there's not much difference. For non-perishables, buy in bulk. Resist the urge to buy things on sale, just because it's a great buy. If you wouldn't have bought it anyway (and if you wouldn't use it normally), you're spending more money on that great buy than you would if it weren't on sale (because you wouldn't have bought it). Coupons (although buying generic's better than buying name brand with a coupon).
Even without a high-paying job, you can really save a lot of money.
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I've worn makeup for years, and I have gotten so used to seeing myself with it that I hate the way I look without it. But, I am sick of not really looking like my natural self, since everyone knows me with my face made-up. I don't know how to stop really wearing makeup, without being unhappy with how I look without it. Any ideas???? (link)
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I never understood that.
Maybe it's just that I'm fundamentally lazy and cheap, but it seems that not doing something's easy. Just stop buying makeup. Stop putting it on in the morning. If you stop buying it, eventually you'll run out of it.
Or maybe it's just that I'm a guy.
If you're worried about people's reactions to you not wearing makeup, do what Spacefem suggested. Wean yourself off of it. Gradually stop wearing stuff. It won't come as a complete shock to your friends.
(And personally, I like it that women don't wear makeup. It's probably because I grew up in a household of women who didn't wear makeup, so that's what I'm used to seeing.)
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Why did you decide to be a teacher? (link)
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I was done with grad school and filled with useless knowledge.
What else was I supposed to do?
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How do I make myself look more attractive to potential employers? (link)
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Lie on your resume, dude. Nobody ever checks them. Look at O'Leary, for example.
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