Vocabulary Aug-27

Intercede- To plead on another's behalf.  
Hackneyed- over used and thus cheapened.
Approbation- official approval.
Innuendo- an indirect or subtle and usually derogatory implication in expression.
Coalition- an alliance of faction, parties, or nations
Elicit- to call forth
Hiatus- a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity.
Assuage- to make less burden some or painful.
Decadence- a process, condition or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art.
Expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct.
Simulate- to have or take on the appearance, form, or sound of.
Jaded- tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm.
Umbrage- offense or annoyance.
Prerogative- A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
Lurid- Very vivid in color.
Transcend- Go beyond the range or limits of.
Provincial- of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
Petulant- displaying or characterized by bad humor.
Unctuous- Greasy or soapy to the touch.
Meritorious- deserving of reward; praise.
Awesome- Jacob Bigelow

Socratic seminar Review

A Myth is passed down through generations and is told to explain something we don't understand, or to bring us to ease because the unknown is can be scary to some.

Well first i would like to start off by saying I really had no idea what i should say or do in this post so to jog my memory i looked through some of our fellow bloggers posts. They had a ton of realy awesome stuff to say. Connor Albright said "It seems that all Socratic Seminars that I have witnessed have fallen apart because everyone is to afraid that people won't agree or that their thoughts are stupid."
I think he has a great point, all though our first Socratic Seminar didn't really go as planned it did show a sort of shyness in the class which tells me we have to look forward towards future improvement. I'm sure with more Socratic Seminars should shake this shyness loose with time.

Song listened to wile typing this (Skrillex & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley - "Make It Bun Dem")

Reflections on Week 1

There isn't one experience I can pin point for a single reason and the reason is that I feel as if life its self is an experience. Every detail should be a lesson in its own, too the choices you make at the start of your day and the choices you make at the end, each choice leads you down a different path, building your way to what happens next. So in my eyes every experience is an important one. we just choose to knowledge them.

I'm excited in more ways then one to start this awesome class. Tho I am concerned about the fact that I am a procrastinator (Why do you think I'm writing this blog post at 11:50) I try not to be but I let is get the best of me, I know its wrong but I do it anyways. I hope to fix that about myself in the future :3

Thanks for reading and good night
Pic by Artie

Assignment #1

Well first off my reasons for taking this course was so that I could increase my English skills for future uses  This skill will help me obtain the knowledge needed for a future career in thee sciences. Like almost every job it involves a lot of filing, writing, and reports. I'm extremely exited to take this course because of its unique nature. It take school and technology to a new level. My goal in this course is to enjoy my time spent with everyone and hope for the best of my fellow class mates. I expect this course to go well and help many understand that the internet is not all a dangerous place and that it can be a place for learning and education.

Thank you Dr, Preston

Not sure what my first post would be but check out this really awesome video about how old we can get and how time feels wile its passing. sounds boring i know but check it out anyways its quite cool :3

This video was Uploaded by vsauce on Oct 15, 2011

All music by Jake Chudnow: http://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow

General info on aging: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senescence

Oldest People Ever:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_verified_oldest_people

Oldest People who are STILL ALIVE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_living_supercentenarians

Article on age and the first person to be 150 (in the future):http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/has-the-elixir-of-youth-come-of-age...

Moratlity Rates by age: http://www.data360.org/graph_group.aspx?Graph_Group_Id=347

Biological Immortality (Hydra, for example):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_immortality

Survival Curves for different types of organisms:http://www.stmary.ws/highschool/science/APBIO/Populations/survivorship_curves...

Methuselah Tree:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/expl_grove.html

Pando: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_%28tree%29

Intense, new things are remembered as happening more slowly:http://www.livescience.com/2117-time-slow-emergencies.html

Scientific paper about emotions and memory:http://www.springerlink.com/content/mmt8722571771083/fulltext.pdf

"Flashbulb Memories": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashbulb_memory

NPR program on how long our lives "feel":http://www.wbur.org/npr/122322542/why-does-time-fly-by-as-you-get-older

Slashdot's comments section on NPR's topic is good:http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/02/03/0034214/why-time-flies-by-as-you-g...

Graph of year-by-year as percentage of total life:http://jdueck.net/article/160/this-is-your-life