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User:Ahakins89

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic:

I plan to obtain my full scuba diving certificate

 * Research Component

I will need to do a lot of reading on what it takes and what you need to know in order to scuba dive on your own.

 * week 1

 * week 2

 * week 3

 * week 4

Research prices of scuba classes at different locations

 * week 5

start scuba classes

 * week 6

continue scuba classes

 * week 7

go on my open sea dive

 * week 8

all certified :)

Why Do I Like What I Like?
The piece that I initially didn’t like at the sculptor park was called Eye Benches 1 created by Louise Bourgeois. I didn’t really like it just because I didn’t see the point in making extremely large eyeballs as benches. I couldn’t picture it as art, but simply as a waste of space. This piece just didn’t sit well with me.

The most famous pieces by Louise Bourgeois are titled Maman which are giant metal spiders like the one outside of the National Gallery of Canada. This made me appreciate Ms. Bourgeois’ work even less because I also don’t see why anyone would make a thirty-foot tall sculptor of a spider.

One thing I did learn about Louise Bourgeois is that her works are sometimes abstract and she speaks of them in symbolic terms. I do like that her work isn’t literal, but stands for something else usually, yet I still can’t bring myself to like her work.

When I went back to look at the piece again, I went with an extremely open mind. I tried to appreciate the piece as a piece of art, but still couldn’t bring myself to like this sculptor. Even after learning that most of Bourgeois’ work is symbolic; I don’t see what two giant stone eyeballs can represent. I feel that Bourgeois is a very talented artist and she could be using her talent to make more artwork that makes sense. However, I do appreciate that all of her work has a significant meaning to her, and therefore have a slightly higher appreciate of the work as a piece of art.

Self-Assessment
The main thing that I learned from my General Education 100 class was how to successfully put together and present a report. I learned how to further my research with the Sculptor park assignment by having to find out information with only knowing the artists name. I was able to successfully learn about a persons past and why they did what they did. I was then able to apply this to my thoughts and reasoning of what I already thought of the artists work, and see if that changed how I felt about a particular piece of work. With the fallacies assignment, I learned how to do research with only a given topic and certain guidelines, and then report on that. The final, what I've always wanted to achieve, assignment was the most productive for me. I had a specific topic and did some background research on it to see why it was interesting to other people and why they thought I should continue doing this. I feel very confident in using this knowledge towards my other classes to be able to research and present on any topic with confidence.

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User:Uriahd

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic Paint My truck

 * Research Component Research what supplies I need

 * week 1

 * week 2

 * week 3

 * week 4 Get supplies: paint, sandpaper and primer

 * week 5 Start sanding

 * week 6 Primer

 * week 7 Re-sand and paint

 * week 8 Finished product

Why Do I Like What I Like?
Untitled, 2004-2007 Concrete, bronze, and steel with porcelain enamel Roy McMakin American, born 1956 5x5x3 ft. bench, with other elements demensions varialble

Gift of the artist and Michael Jacobs, in honorof the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2006.32

I didtn't consider that art. It just looked like a concrete bench to me. Nothing special about it. I researched McMakin; his main interest was finiture art. He would do things like make a dresser all white, with one brown door. Or a table and chairs alll black, then trough in two white chairs. His work is kinda odd, but interesting. It made me like the artist a little more. I still think that it is still just a cement bench. I will have to go look at it again. Then maybe I will have a different perspective on it.

Self-Assessment
My project was repainting my Chevey truck, because the paint was pealing off the hood and sides. I din't paint the whole truck. I painted the hood and sides, and blended it into the paint that was already there. I also put some silver stipes on the hood. I thought that it plenned in good and even looks better then just the blue by itself. I screwed up a little on the clear coat. I think that I just didn't wait longenough before I started to wet sand. So, it has a couple of spots that look like it is sun faded. Since I didn't paint the whole truck, I think that worked out for the better. It was a learning experience it I try to pain another vihicle of mine again. I am always buying and trading vehicles, so I am sure that I will repaint anotherone again sometime soon.

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Bio
Loana Arguero

I am in the animation program. Dancing is part of my life, a passion.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic: Learn to Sing better and have more Confidence in front of audience when singing.

 * Research Component

 * week 1: Look for convenient singing classes and costs.

 * week 2: Get advise from my friend who is a singer, and sings at Restaurants.

 * week 3: Sing with Horacio Saturday night. Practice singing.

 * week 4: Make a list of songs that I can sing with Horacio ( my singing friend).

 * week 5:Start singing classes. Practice songs. Got to memorize the lyrics really good.

 * week 6:Practice

 * week 7: Practice-Make sure I know lyrics. Sing at Hacienda with Horacio. make sure I don't get nervous in front of audience, enough confidence in my singing.

 * week 8: Practice some more. Get ready to sing better to perform with Horacio.

Why Do I Like What I Like?
Loana Arguero		Mon Morning Seminar Class

Artist: Tony Smith Black steel sculptures

My first glance at one of his sculptures, the “stinger”, resulted in a blank look with a question mark floating in air above my head... These are just pieces of stone placed in random spots. Although, they were not pieces of stone, more like painted black steel. The only thing that I liked about it was that it appeared to be like marble. It was easy to say that the sculpture looked pointless, without meaning. One of the long sculpture seemed like it could be a good relaxing seat for the summer. Of course, I just didn't understand the meaning of the sculpture. What was Tony Smith trying to prove to others with this sculpture? I looked at his other sculptures, like the “Light up” painted steel sculpture, and also a strange figure. This sculpture, when the sun shines at it, it creates different shadows. It looks like legs taking a step. It is a creative sculpture seeing it from different angles. I believe it is for one to find its meaning of the sculpture; the feeling of it. Looking at the “Stinger” again, I can see his view as an architect. It looks like a fort. It wouldn’t be my favorite sculpture; I don’t like it that much. Although, going inside the fort looking, "Stinger",  it creates a feeling of protection. That is the only thing nice about it in my opinion. Tony Smith is an architect, and I think he just sees more of abstract art, more like angles and simple shapes. Getting to the point, I don't really see his work as fascinating. His artwork seem simple and kind of obvious shapes.

How Am I Manipulated?
Example 1:

http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/822612/T-Mobile-looks-afterlife-17m-campaign/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3d3KigPQM

T-mobile advertisement, "LIfe's for sharing," I think to be is a bandwagon argument logical fallacy. This is because it is saying that if you want to be connected with everyone. loved ones...then one should be connected with T-mobile in order to be...belong in the group. Life is for sharing is a direct command. Meaning, you got to share your life with all...stay connected!

Karen Phipson, head of brand and communications at T-Mobile, said: "'Life's for sharing' really cements our focus on relationships, in a way that's energetic, dynamic and involving.

"It's apt that we launch the new strapline in conjunction with our minutes promise, which is all about supporting our customers lives through every-day unbeatable value."

Example 2:

"No one dances at these lame church dances."

This is an Allness fallacy, which was quoted by my cousin this past Saturday.

Self-Assessment
"What did I learn in this class, and what do I have left to learn?" I learned that in order for one to do something or succeed, one should follow through completely by setting their minds to it. One cannot just expect to do it, it is the how much do you want to succeed and how important it really is. Nothing gets done with just saying "I will." Just do it. I have much left to learn in this life...Many years to come for that. I need to learn to do things for myself and for the better. I have to say that I feel half ways prepared. I have been paying for school which is great. Although, I got to learn to be more of depending on my own. To continue my studies I think about what it is that I want in life. I keep that image in my mind to push myself. To finish my studies is very important to me and i want to succeed in it. Honestly, I did not contribute to the experiences of other students in this class. I had been quiet the whole time. I do think though that I got to start at least chatting a bit, to contribute my thoughts to others. Its not the fact of just making friends but also listening and talking about the different opinions of what had been taught and learn from that.
 * "How do I feel prepared, or unprepared, to continue my studies at this point?"
 * "How did I contribute to the experiences of other students in this class?"

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User:Kaylacosta

Bio
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain

I have always lived my life inside the box. I worked 3 or more jobs since I was 14 to take care of my mother until she died. Every decision I made in life was based on the approval of everyone else. It is time that I do things for me and discover myself. I am trying to be open minded and want to learn and experience new things that I wouldn't have otherwise. I am really excited to see what the next chapter in my life will be.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

Learn to Blow Glass.

 * Research Component

 * week 1

 * week 2

 * week 3

Research the history of glass blowing. Find out what the original purpose of glass blowing was.

 * week 4

Continue research on the history of glass blowing. Also research some local places that offer glass blowing classes or would let me observe them at work.

 * week 5

Continue studying the process and techniques. Start to get hands on experience.

 * week 6

Attempt to make my first piece of glass. Figure out what worked and what didn't for week 7.

 * week 7

Take what I learned with my first piece of glass and improve on the second.

 * week 8

Apply what I have learned through this process and use on final piece that I can present in class. Be able to explain the history, process, and my likes and dislikes about glass blowing.

Why Do I Like What I Like?
Wake by Richard Serra is not a single sculpture or form, but rather a series of five masses of steel which work concurrently to produce a visual and emotional statement, unique to each viewer. Approaching the Wake, I felt no sense of understanding. There was no feeling I generally find when viewing a work of art. Instead, I felt it was such a huge amount of space which could be used for several less intrusive and more appealing works of art. At the same time, it wasn’t just the space. The resources had to have been able to offer a useful or at least something besides huge walls. Even the color of the Wake was not anything I’d want to surround myself with, yet that is exactly how it felt as I walked through these metal walls. I found that the Wake by Richard Serra was surprisingly very well-known and read several commentaries from magazine articles, newspapers, blogs... I knew it was big in size but was surprised at the large following of viewers. I gathered a lot of information and the Wake began to have meaning and a positive impression when I continuously recalled the images and experience at the Olympic Sculpture Park. After my interest in this artist, the Wake, and other works by Richard Serra, I ended up really wanting to research more and more even though not necessary. So when I returned to the Olympic Sculpture Park nearly one week with my new knowledge, I immediately wanted to walk through the walls of the Wake. And wanting to do it instead of doing it and thinking of it as an assignment, was amazing. The curves now mimicked a gentle ocean’s movement. The size of the walls symbolized the depth and size of the ocean. I also had a feeling of just how small I am in the spectrum of the world. I felt humbled. I was just one of a countless number of visitors who walked the same path I had now experienced twice. I really didn’t feel like I was returning to view the same sculpture. It looked the same in terms of physical traits. But now I was going to look at this spectacular Wake as a new and completely different experience. It was as though it wasn’t even the same. I wasn’t returning, I was discovering the Wake for the first time.

How Am I Manipulated?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trzJ3Y-i5-Q

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Trigonometry/Triangle Geometry

Welcome to the Lesson of Trilaterometry Part of the School of Olympiads

Trilaterometry or Triangle Geometry refers to the aspect of plane geometry which deals with triangles, which are the the most basic polygon with only 3 (minimum possible) sides. Its importance can be justified by the fact that all polygons can cut into triangles with all its vertices being vertices of original polygon.

=Theorems=

Area of a Triangle
Calculating the area of a triangle is an elementary problem encountered often in many different situations. The best known and simplest formula is:
 * $$A=\frac{1}{2}bh$$

where $$A$$ is area, $$b$$ is the length of the base of the triangle, and $$h$$ is the height or altitude of the triangle. The term 'base' denotes any side, and 'height' denotes the length of a perpendicular from the point opposite the side onto the side itself.

Although simple, this formula is only useful if the height can be readily found. For example, the surveyor of a triangular field measures the length of each side, and can find the area from his results without having to construct a 'height' with the Heron's Formula.

The shape of the triangle is determined by the lengths of the sides alone. Therefore the area S also can be derived from the lengths of the sides. By Heron's formula:
 * $$S = \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}$$

where s = ½ (a + b + c) is the semiperimeter, or half of the triangle's perimeter.

Three equivalent ways of writing Heron's formula are

 * $$ S = \frac{1}{4} \sqrt{(a^2+b^2+c^2)^2-2(a^4+b^4+c^4)}$$

 * $$ S = \frac{1}{4} \sqrt{2(a^2b^2+a^2c^2+b^2c^2)-(a^4+b^4+c^4)}$$

 * $$ S = \frac{1}{4} \sqrt{(a+b-c) (a-b+c) (-a+b+c) (a+b+c)}.$$

Heron's formula is a special case of Brahmagupta's Theorem.

Intercept Theorem
The intercept theorem is an important theorem in elementary geometry about the ratios of various line segments, that are created if 2 intersecting lines are intercepted by a pair of parallels. It is equivalent to the theorem about ratios in similar triangles. Traditionally it is attributed to Greek mathematician Thales, which is the reason why it is named theorem of Thales in some languages.

Theorem and Proof:

Pythagorean Theorem
In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem (American English) or Pythagoras' theorem (British English) is a relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. The theorem is usually written as an equation:
 * $$a^2 + b^2 = c^2\!\,$$

where c represents the length of the hypotenuse, and a and b represent the lengths of the other two sides. In words: "The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides." The Pythagorean theorem is named after the Greek mathematician Pythagoras, who by tradition is credited with its discovery and proof, although it is often argued that knowledge of the theory predates him. (There is much evidence that both Babylonians and Indian understood the principle).

Proof 1: Like most of the proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, this one is based on the proportionality of the sides of two similar triangles.

Let ABC represent a right triangle, with the right angle located at C, as shown on the figure. We draw the altitude from point C, and call H its intersection with the side AB. The new triangle ACH is similar to our triangle ABC, because they both have a right angle (by definition of the altitude), and they share the angle at A, meaning that the third angle will be the same in both triangles as well. By a similar reasoning, the triangle CBH is also similar to ABC. The similarities lead to the two ratios..:

As
 * $$ BC=a, AC=b, \text{ and } AB=c, \!$$

so
 * $$ \frac{a}{c}=\frac{HB}{a} \mbox{ and } \frac{b}{c}=\frac{AH}{b}.\,$$

These can be written as
 * $$a^2=c\times HB \mbox{ and }b^2=c\times AH. \,$$

Summing these two equalities, we obtain
 * $$a^2+b^2=c\times HB+c\times AH=c\times(HB+AH)=c^2 .\,\!$$

In other words, the Pythagorean theorem:
 * $$a^2+b^2=c^2.\,\!$$

Proof 2 (as given in Baudhayana SulbaSutra): Looking at the illustration which is a large square with identical right triangles in its corners, the area of each of these four triangles is given by an angle corresponding with the side of length C.

 * $$\frac{1}{2} AB.$$

The A-side angle and B-side angle of each of these triangles are complementary angles, so each of the angles of the blue area in the middle is a right angle, making this area a square with side length C. The area of this square is C2. Thus the area of everything together is given by:
 * $$4\left(\frac{1}{2}AB\right)+C^2.$$

However, as the large square has sides of length A + B, we can also calculate its area as (A + B)2, which expands to A2 + 2AB + B2.

 * $$A^2+2AB+B^2=4\left(\frac{1}{2}AB\right)+C^2.\,\!$$
 * (Distribution of the 4) $$A^2+2AB+B^2=2AB+C^2\,\!$$
 * (Subtraction of 2AB) $$A^2+B^2=C^2\,\!$$

Angle Bisector Theorem
In geometry, the angle bisector theorem relates the length of the side opposite one angle of a triangle to the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.

Consider a triangle ABC. Let the angle bisector of angle A intersect side BC at a point D. The angle bisector theorem states that the ratio of the length of the line segment BD to the length of segment DC is equal to the ratio of the length of side AB to the length of side AC
 * $${\frac {|AB|} {|AC|}}={\frac {|BD|}{|DC|}}. $$

The generalized angle bisector theorem states that if D lies on BC, then
 * $${\frac {|BD|} {|DC|}}={\frac {|AB| \sin \angle DAB}{|AC| \sin \angle DAC}}. $$

This reduces to the previous version if AD is the bisector of BAC.

Proof of generalization:

Let B1 be the base of altitude in the triangle ABD through B and let C1 be the base of altitude in the triangle ACD through C. Then,

 * $$ \begin{align}

\end{align} $$
 * BB_1| &= |AB|\sin \angle BAD, \\
 * CC_1| &= |AC|\sin \angle CAD.

It is also true that both the angles DB1B and DC1C are right, while the angles B1DB and C1DC are congruent if D lies on the segment BC and they are identical otherwise, so the triangles DB1B and DC1C are similar (AAA), which implies that

 * $${\frac {|BD|} {|CD|}}= {\frac {|BB_1|}{|CC_1|}}=\frac {|AB|\sin \angle BAD}{|AC|\sin \angle CAD}.$$

Q.E.D.

Apollonius' Theorem
In elementary geometry, Apollonius' theorem is a theorem relating several elements in a triangle.

It states that given a triangle ABC, if D is any point on BC such that it divides BC in the ratio n:m (or $$mBD = nDC$$), then

 * $$mAB^2 + nAC^2 = mBD^2 + nDC^2 + (m+n)AD^2 \, $$

Special cases of the theorem:
 * When $$m = n (=1)$$, that is, AD is the median falling on BC, the theorem reduces to

 * $$AB^2 + AC^2 = BD^2 + DC^2 + 2AD^2. \, $$

 * When in addition AB = AC, that is, the triangle is isosceles, the theorem reduces to the Pythagorean theorem,

 * $$ AD^2 + BD^2 = AB^2 (= AC^2).\,$$

In simpler words, in any triangle $$ABC\,$$, if $$AD\,$$ is a median, then $$AB^2 + AC^2 = 2(AD^2+BD^2)\,\!$$

Ceva's Theorem
In geometry, Ceva's theorem is a theorem about triangles. Given a triangle ABC, let the lines AO, BO and CO be drawn from the vertices to a common point O (not on one of the sides of ABC), to meet opposite sides at D, E and F respectively. (The segments AD, BE, and CF are known as cevians.) Then, using the lengths of segments,
 * $$\frac{AF}{FB} \cdot \frac{BD}{DC} \cdot \frac{CE}{EA} = 1.$$

=Examples=

=Resources=

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 See my comments below. Egm6322.s09 14:29, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Modeling Turbidity Current through Multiphase Flow Approach =Introduction=

Background
Turbidity currents are rapidly moving currents of sediment-laden fluid moving down a slope either through air,water or another fluid which could not only be self sustaining but also self reinforcing using the  bed sediment as fuel.This can be divided into two main sections:
 * Ignitive conditions on a larger slope which is reinforced by turbulence (continental slope)
 * Supply-driven,deposition dominated condition (hyperpycnal flow)

Motivation
Turbidity Currents can be observed and witnessed in varied natural environments,
 * Marine turbidities occur from tectonic movement, storm waves,Tsunamis,Earthquakes
 * Inflow of turbid water
 * Wave action
 * Subaqueous slumps
 * Dredging operation
 * Lakes
 * Reservoir

Physical Model
A 2-phase flow approach is considered to tackle the problem of simulating Turbidity currents in deep sea environment which otherwise is quite arduous and hazardous to physically implement practical methods of calculating and establishing the presence of deep sea avalanches or self reinforcing turbidity currents.

The project hopes to successfully simulate the conditions near edge of the continental shelf and the beginning the submarine canyon where the initial forcing conditions would cease to exist as the flow would be fully developed flow and the effects of gravity would be dominant as the only driving force to create auto suspension of sediment which creates the necessary turbulence to keep the sediment entrained until the flow runs out of sediment or reaches the ocean bottom where an eventual hydraulic jump is created and dissipates the turbulent energy.

Objective
The Objective of the present study is analysis and assessment of the conditions under which self sustaining currents occur and to study the sediment transport of a non cohesive bed under these conditions of turbidity current using a two phase model by including both the Fluid-Sediment and Sediment-Sediment interactions by incorporating the $$\kappa-\epsilon$$ model

Previous work
Among the earliest of works done studying the effects of gravity flow and turbulence effecting sediment transport was undertaken by R.A Bagnold ,later on Gary Parker used the conditions necessary to obtain sediment entrainment due to gravity effects and corroborated them with his analysis and gave the concept of "ignition".H.M.Pantin gave an small correction factor to the Bagnold condition of Auto suspension which he called the efficiency factor

Literature Review
Previous contributions to the study of turbidity currents have been taking place for quite some time and in particular Bagnold's paper is reviewed below

Motivation:

The suspension and sedimentation of fine sediment grains by turbulent water streams flowing under the influence of gravity was until then treated kinematically, but it was clearly evident that centre of gravity of the suspended sediment was above the bed because of suspension and dynamic effects of the fluid as the weight of the solid cannot be ignored. R.A Bagnold was the one of the earliest to look into this problem with his approach directed towards the energetics.

Objective:

The objective of this paper was to suggest a criterion by looking at the dynamics of the fluid flow which could be studied and reproduced under laboratory condition.

Physical model:

The physical condition that was under consideration was the gently sloping ocean bed which enabled the turbidity suspension and sedimentation of sand and silt with turbulence being a cause for re-suspension.

Model Formulation:

The mass m of the suspended sediment steadily falls downwards but the centre of gravity of the suspended sediment stays above the bed, indicating turbulence must be acting in the opposing direction keeping the sediment suspended .This force should be acting against the immersed weight of a body with fall velocity $$\nu$$ .The power that is required to do so given by

$$\frac{\rho -\sigma }{\sigma }gm\nu$$ Where $$\sigma$$ is the sediment density and $$\rho$$ is the fluid density. The power expended by the fluid is replenished by the tangential pull acting on the excess sediment by the down slope gravity in the direction of the flow. This is given by

$$\frac{\rho -\sigma }{\sigma }gm\bar{U}sin \beta$$ Where $$\bar{U}$$ is the speed of the solids travelling downstream and $$\beta$$ is the angle of the inclination with the horizontal. Therefore the net power expended by the fluid in keeping the sediment suspended is given by

$$\frac{\rho -\sigma }{\sigma }gm\bar{U}\left (\nu/\bar{U}-sin \beta \right )$$ When we decrease the size of the sediment this becomes zero independent of the magnitude of the mass, therefore,

$$\nu=\bar{U}sin \beta$$ Solution:

As the bed slope increases the power provided by the tangential gravity is sufficient not only to keep the sediment suspended but also contributes to the power needed fluid flow against the drag at the boundary. The total power due to the available sediment is given by

$$\left (\sigma-\rho \right )g\bar Ch\bar U sin\beta$$ Where, $$\bar C$$ is the mean sediment concentration and h thickness of the current. To maintain suspension the power expended is

$$\left (\sigma-\rho \right )\bar Ch\nu$$ Therefore, the excess power needed for fluid flow against drag is given as

$$\left (\sigma-\rho \right )g\bar Ch\left (\bar U sin \beta-\nu  \right )$$ The Power needed to maintain a fluid flow of mean velocity $$\bar u$$ is $$\tau_0\bar u$$ where, $$\tau_0$$ is the boundary stress. From Francis 1957 the relationship is given as,

$$\tau_0\bar u=\frac{\rho\bar u^3}{33}Log^{-2}_{10}\frac{13.2h}{k}$$ From this Bagnold concluded that the criterion for self sustained turbidity current is given by,

$$\left (\sigma-\rho \right )g\bar Ch\bar U \left (sin \beta-\nu/\bar U   \right ) \geq \frac{\rho\bar u^3}{33}Log^{-2}_{10}\frac{13.2h}{k}$$ Database:

No database was used for this paper.

Result:

Since the chances of observing the data in nature is rare, the criterion derived by Bagnold would go a long way in simulating the self sustained environment experimentally, which could be checked under laboratory conditions.

=Approach=
 * Bagnold's criteria for auto suspension:

$$\frac{Us}{\nu_s}> 1$$

Where $$U$$ is the mean down slope velocity ,s is the slope and $$\nu_s$$ is the fall velocity

This follows from the above literature review ,which essence comes says that during the down slope if the current entrains more sediment,C and the impelling force $$gRCsin \theta$$ increases,the current accelerates and the bed stress increases leading to the increase in turbulence in a self reinforcing cycle that leads to highly erosive turbidity currents.This comes to end only if the bed is devoid any further sediment or the if damping occurs at high sediemnt concentration leading to a decrease in the turbulence.

 * Pantin's equation for auto suspension

$$\frac{e_xUs}{\nu_s}> 1$$ where he incorporates an efficiency factor.

=Concept and Theory= A pseudo 1-dimensional multiphase approach simulating an initial horizontal bed followed by a slope indicating a flow under gravity at the continental slope with Ghost grids on either sides on x-axis.

=Modeling with PDE=

Model Formulation
A two phase approach indicates fluid and mud as two distinct phases which includes Fluid-Fluid interactions from the fluid phase equations and the sediment-sediment interaction from the sediment phase equations.The $$\kappa-\epsilon$$ model is used as the closure for the turbulence model and the bridge between the fluid and the sediment phase.WE consider 6 equations which include the continuity equation in the fluid and the sediment phase given as

$$\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )+\frac{\partial }{\partial z}\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )\bar w^f=0$$

where the overbar indicates the Favre averaged values of concentration c and velocity w in the vertical direction.

Similarly for the sediment phase ,

$$\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\rho^s \bar c +\frac{\partial }{\partial z}\rho^f\bar c \bar w^f=0$$

since the concentration should be unity.

The fluid momentum equation for the horizontal velocity is given by, $$\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )\bar u^f=-\frac{\partial }{\partial z}\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )\bar u^f\bar w^f-\left ( 1-\bar c \right )\frac{\partial \bar P^f}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial \tau^f_{xz}}{\partial x}-\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )Sg-\beta \bar c \left ( \bar u^f-\bar u^s \right )$$

and for the vertical velocity

$$\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )\bar w^f=-\frac{\partial }{\partial z}\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )\bar w^f\bar w^f-\left ( 1-\bar c \right )\frac{\partial \bar P^f}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial \tau^f_{zz}}{\partial x}-\rho^f\left ( 1-\bar c \right )Sg-\beta \bar c \left ( \bar w^f-\bar w^s \right )+\beta\nu_{ft}\frac{\partial \bar c}{\partial x}$$

The first term on the left hand side is the unsteady term .The first term on the right hand side indicates the advective term followed by the pressure gradient term and the total stress ,which not only includes the small scale viscous stresses but also the large scale Reynolds stresses.The next two terms are the gravity and drag forces.The final term is the important one identify as it the turbulent suspension term which differentiates the present model from most other models.This vertical diffusion term calculates the concentration profile.

Similarly we have the sediment phase momentum equations as follows,

$$\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\rho^f\bar c \bar u^s=-\frac{\partial }{\partial z}\rho^s\bar c \bar u^s\bar w^s-\bar c \frac{\partial \bar P^f}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial \tau^s_{xz}}{\partial x}-\rho^s\bar c Sg+\beta \bar c \left ( \bar u^f-\bar u^s \right )$$

$$\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\rho^s \bar c \bar w^s=-\frac{\partial }{\partial z}\rho^s \bar c \bar w^s\bar w^s- \bar c \frac{\partial \bar P^f}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial \tau^s_{zz}}{\partial x}-\rho^s \bar c g+\beta \bar c \left ( \bar w^f-\bar w^s \right )-\beta\nu_{ft}\frac{\partial \bar c}{\partial x}$$

 It would be useful for the general readers to explicitly point out the unknowns to be solved for, and to identify the actual PDEs that will be discretized by finite difference; see below. Egm6322.s09 14:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Initial and Boundary value

Initial Conditions:

The initial concentration profile is as shown in the figure,with the maximum concentration being 63.5% .The non uniform concentration profile is is better setup of the numerical code also a the varying concentration profile helps in being a non rigid bed for better entrainment and a better concentration profile.If the bed was to be rigid ,then the initial stress to suspend the bed would be very high leading to numerical instability.

The initial velocities are taken as follows:

$$\bar u^f=\bar u^s=\bar w^s=0$$

Boundary Conditions:

Lateral Boundary condition:Fluid Pressure

$$\frac{1}{\rho^f}\frac{\partial \bar P^f}{\partial x}=gS=-\frac{u^2_*}{r_b}$$

Bottom Boundary Condition:

$$\bar u^s=K_s=\bar w^s=0$$

Top Boundary Condition:

$$\bar P^f=0$$ and $$C_{min}=5\times10^{-4}$$

Left and Right Boundary Conditions

The boundary conditions for the ghost grids are periodic.

Classification
These are non linear second order PDE'S

 Any further details on the classification of these PDEs other than just the nonlinearity and the order? Egm6322.s09 14:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Method of solution
The closure's for the turbulence  model is the $$\kappa-\epsilon$$ model .The method of finite difference scheme are used to solve the above PDE'S

 Did you actually solve these nonlinear PDEs by finite difference? You may use the Newton-Raphson method, and would need a linearization of these PDEs; perhaps then one could identify the classification of the linearized PDEs (hyperbolic? parabolic?). Egm6322.s09 14:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Results
The parameters that were tweaked to get the results were the slope ,the frictional velocity or the forcing condition and the sediment diameter .From this the shields parameter,the Bagnold's condition and the mean downstream velocity.The following table illustrates the following

The first figure illustrates for the case of sediment of diameter 0.21 mm and frictional velocity of 0.06m/s and a slope of 14 degrees.The plots include the time series of velocities ,the velocity flux ,the concentration profile and the flux profile at different heights ,while the second one is the same expect for a more steeper profile.We can see from the different plots how the velocity profile jumps after time 150 sec which is where the forcing was stopped and gravity was allowed to take effect.

 A more detailed explanation of these figures would be useful for the general readers. Egm6322.s09 14:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

=Future Work= A alternate criteria to justify the presence of turbidity currents taking the particle-particle collisions into account =References=

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Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

I always to learn how to cut my own hair so i don't have to pay so much to have a barber do it for me

 * Research Component

 * week 1

 * week 2

 * week 3

 * week 4

read up on a lot of information on how to cut your own hair so i can learn how to do this thing the right way (i don't want to have beginners bad luck and end up with patches in my head).
 * week 5

continue my research and ask my barber some questions about cutting hair.
 * week 6

make my first attempt at cutting my hair. I'll start first by lining up my hair and have my brother record it
 * week 7

make my second attempt at cutting my hair from a fro to a short cut.
 * week 8

start my WANT WORKSHEET

How Am I Manipulated?
INFORMAL FALLACY - an argument whos stated premises fail to support there prepared conclusion.

Geico commercials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anRcc1k6dg8

Self-Assessment
I must say, probably just like everybody else, i came into this class not knowing what to expect or exactly what the main purpose of this class was. To be honest, even after the quarter ended i still don't know what the main purpose of the class was, but, that doesn't mean that i left without learning anything. In fact, if it weren't for this class i would have probably never got around to accomplishing a goal i had for a long time sitting in the back of my thoughts... learning to cut my hair. I probably wouldn't have found out what the heck a fallacy is and how much manipulating things that are out there in this world. Although these things were taught to me and taught by myself, there's very much to still learn. Trying to remember the many different fallacies that are in our everyday lives leaves me with a headache. There's a whole lot more than the ones that were just listed on this site. Me, running around with clippers buzzing through my hair is going to take some more practice as well (as you all have already witnessed). I'm most sure that if i just keep in mind the right kind of tools to use when cutting my hair and what works best for me when trying to do a certain type of style, hell, i could be cutting other peoples hair for my own benefit.

The thing i think i did most well during this course was just taking that whole eleven week process to learn to do something that i always wanted to. At first, i was very unsure if i was even going to get through this, with school being in the way and all. But, once i started to research on these hair and scissor techniques i didn't want to stop. I admit there was a period between this quarter where i slumped down on wanting to learn my goal anymore (Midterms and finals can do that to you), But, i managed to pull myself back up continue what i wanted to learn. The eleven week process could have been a whole lot better. I probably could have learned how to do designs in haircuts, making a solid hairline, etc. But, like everyone's lives, distractions are bound to happen.

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Bio
29 Married AA Degree in Audio Production. Working on an AA degree in Video Production.

InResponseToEkphrastic
Hey so this is in response to your Ekphrastic post John Schlicht. I like it, the story is great and the dialouge you use gives me a clear picture of the person telling the story. I only vaugley remeber the old Paul bunyon story, and mostly I just picture the animated cartoons I have seen. What I like here is that you have taken something that is purely mythical and turned it into something of a debunked myth. Have you read the stories of Pecos Bill, I ask because I think those would be great stories to use in the same manner. I read your other post's as well and I think you have a great Sense of imagination keep up the good work! Retrieved from "http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User_talk:Jms2117"

Style
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I like to think that, the first thing any one who see's this will think, is why? To which I would say, exactly. Its fairly straight forward other than that, The Y's make up the why, which is a saying one of my old bosses used, to use.

I have always liked art in this style, because it makes me wonder how bored an author had to be to think of that why struggling to write.

Compare/Contrast
Lately I have been reading a series of books by Terry Goodkind, called the Wizards first Rule. What I find, I like about these books is the easy in which the story flows from the page. Since they are fantasy books I would compare them to the likes of Robert Jordan and his wheel of time books. One major difference however between the two is that Goodkind’s books get better with each book, I’m currently on number seven in a series of eleven. The Wheel of time books were only good up until I would say book five. In my opinion what makes for a good fantasy book is a twisted plot that takes you up and down and pulls you into the characters world. You have to feel empathy for the characters, even sometimes for the bad ones. If you find yourself imagining you are there doing the things the character is doing or thinking about how you would overcome the next obstacle, then the book is more than a book it’s a story that you live inside your mind. Goodkind’s writing style is also a matter of structure, when a character talk’s quotations are used to separate speech from descriptive devices. When I read I prefer to skim over what most authors spend a lengthy amount of words explaining, and simply focus on the speech involved. Mostly I do this because I can get a sense of the descriptive words without spending a lot of time pondering the meaning behind them. I should preface these statement’s by saying I only do this for this genre of books, when reading for fun. As an example if I was an author and I wrote like this.

The shores of the lake wear long silhouettes cast down by the long towers of the Ide’de”soul, for three hundred Leagues the gold towers have, cast their long shadows of a hazy blue. From up upon the parapets near the largest of the gates that lead to the lands of gas’noir Idée, the wights cry out to their unflinching mistress, we have searched long and wide, but we still cannot find them, they who are so bold to come and take from you, surely they have surrendered their souls to the frozen cold before us. In return she cries out, you fools do you think I would not know should they lose too the cold for all who die in this land, surrender to me forever to hold. The white winter witch has a voice like ice and as she speaks too her slave like wights her voice cuts deep to the core of their barren souls. While not every author writes in such a manner I do find it typical of the authors I don’t like to read, the following is the same text but the formatting makes the reading smoother.

The shores of the lake wear long silhouettes cast down by the long towers of the Ide’de”soul, for three hundred Leagues the gold towers have, cast their long shadows of a hazy blue. From up upon the parapets near the largest of the gates that lead to the lands of gas’noir Idée, the wights cry out to their unflinching mistress,” we have searched long and wide, but we still cannot find them, they who are so bold to come and take from you, surely they have surrendered their souls to the frozen cold before us”. In return the white winter witch who has a voice like ice as she speaks too her slave like wights, her voice cuts deep to the core of their barren souls as she cries out, “you fools do you think I would not know should they lose too the cold for all who die in this land, surrender to me forever to hold”. To me the second is far easier to read as I can skim the descriptive parts quickly allowing my mind to form the picture as I read on, the quotations are to me like a yield sign that tell me pay more attention to the spoken word, because that is where the comprehension will take place, between these quotes is where the story truly takes place where active thought is required. If that doesn’t make since try reading the second one, but this time move your eyes across the line, don’t stop to think upon the description, instead wait till you get to the quotes when you get to the quotes think on the words and as you do form a picture of the subject in your mind. I find that the setting invariably forms in the background as my mind studies what is said and I imagine the way in which they are spoken. For me I often find the echo of the descriptions form a picture in my head that is unbiased by conscious decision and equates to an art form, that more closely emulates the original reason behind a descriptive means, to paint a picture.

Other Media
I made A short Video inspired by The Alice Through the Needles Eye Book. you download it directly from here it is less than 2 MB.

http://www.timstandridge.com/public_html/tss/Video/NeedlesEye.mp4

Ekphrastic
I was inspired by the silver tree sculpture at the park, and the following is a story I wrote about it. However, I wrote the ending first and felt the need to add a back story to give the sacrifice meaning.

/EkphrasticStory/

Sequel/Prequel
The following is in responce to a book "The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos" It is more of a text book, but after reading this book I begin to think about how mankind would ever survive the loss of our Sun. What insues is purely fictional, and the result of my imagination running away. I have written this in a script format because A. I am currently a video student, and need the practice and B. I think its a great form of Literature. I have placed this script on a sub page as advised by the wiki. /Sequel_Prequel/

Analysis
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Memorization
Robert Service (1874-1958) The Cremation of Sam McGee

There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge I cremated Sam McGee.

Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, where the cotton blooms and blows. Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows. He was always cold, but the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell; Though he'd often say in his homely way that "he'd sooner live in hell."

On a Christmas Day we were mushing our way over the Dawson trail. Talk of your cold! through the parka's fold it stabbed like a driven nail. If our eyes we'd close, then the lashes froze till sometimes we couldn't see; It wasn't much fun, but the only one to whimper was Sam McGee.

And that very night, as we lay packed tight in our robes beneath the snow, And the dogs were fed, and the stars o'erhead were dancing heel and toe, He turned to me, and "Cap," says he, "I'll cash in this trip, I guess;    And if I do, I'm asking that you won't refuse my last request."

Well, he seemed so low that I couldn't say no; then he says with a sort of moan: "It's the cursèd cold, and it's got right hold, till I'm chilled clean through to the bone.    Yet 'tain't being dead — it's my awful dread of the icy grave that pains;     So I want you to swear that, foul or fair, you'll cremate my last remains."

A pal's last need is a thing to heed, so I swore I would not fail; And we started on at the streak of dawn; but God! he looked ghastly pale. He crouched on the sleigh, and he raved all day of his home in Tennessee; And before nightfall a corpse was all that was left of Sam McGee.

There wasn't a breath in that land of death, and I hurried, horror-driven, With a corpse half hid that I couldn't get rid, because of a promise given; It was lashed to the sleigh, and it seemed to say: "You may tax your brawn and brains,    But you promised true, and it's up to you, to cremate those last remains."

Now a promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code. In the days to come, though my lips were dumb, in my heart how I cursed that load. In the long, long night, by the lone firelight, while the huskies, round in a ring, Howled out their woes to the homeless snows — Oh God! how I loathed the thing.

And every day that quiet clay seemed to heavy and heavier grow; And on I went, though the dogs were spent and the grub was getting low; The trail was bad, and I felt half mad, but I swore I would not give in; And I'd often sing to the hateful thing, and it hearkened with a grin.

Till I came to the marge of Lake Lebarge, and a derelict there lay; It was jammed in the ice, but I saw in a trice it was called the "Alice May." And I looked at it, and I thought a bit, and I looked at my frozen chum; Then "Here," said I, with a sudden cry, "is my cre-ma-tor-eum."

Some planks I tore from the cabin floor, and I lit the boiler fire; Some coal I found that was lying around, and I heaped the fuel higher; The flames just soared, and the furnace roared — such a blaze you seldom see; And I burrowed a hole in the glowing coal, and I stuffed in Sam McGee.

Then I made a hike, for I didn't like to hear him sizzle so; And the heavens scowled, and the huskies howled, and the wind began to blow. It was icy cold, but the hot sweat rolled down my cheeks, and I don't know why; And the greasy smoke in an inky cloak went streaking down the sky.

I do not know how long in the snow I wrestled with grisly fear; But the stars came out and they danced about ere again I ventured near; I was sick with dread, but I bravely said: "I'll just take a peep inside.    I guess he's cooked, and it's time I looked"; ... then the door I opened wide.

And there sat Sam, looking cool and calm, in the heart of the furnace roar; And he wore a smile you could see a mile, and said: "Please close that door.    It's fine in here, but I greatly fear, you'll let in the cold and storm —     Since I left Plumtree, down in Tennessee, it's the first time I've been warm."

There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge I cremated Sam McGee.

Self Assessment
What a broad question to answer here, but ok I will try. I will just assume that self assessment is actually pertaining to my progress in this literature class and not the broader sense of self. Well I guess you could make the argument that my broader sense of self has somewhat changed due to the class. That being said I would have to say this class was not what I expected it to be. Wait stop right there, let me be clear that is not an admonishment or in any way a degradation or slander of the class. I did in fact enjoy this class and I feel like I learned a lot, however it just wasn't what I expected. That is itself a broad statement, I suppose since I wasn't absolutely sure what to expect. At first I was thinking it might be more structured around what Literature actually is, having taken the class now I think, that I learned no one knows for sure what defines literature. Back to the topic of self assessment though, I do feel that as I stammered out the memorization poem on week eleven, I did ok in memorizing 5 versus, considering at the age of twenty nine I have not even tried to remember more than a string of numbers (lots and lots of Software serial numbers) since the age of fifteen or so. All in all, I think I will continue to read, and enjoy literature in what ever form it takes.

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Self-Assessment
"What did I learn in this class, and what do I have left to learn?"

I learned more than I expected to in this class. I really remembered how to just take a step back and really appreciate art for not only what it is, but for what the artist intended it to be. I have walked through the Olympic Sculpture Park on more than one occasion, but our field trip made me look at each piece asking different questions. It was a great way to really understand and agree or disagree with the artist. Each group that presented brought up very interesting topics which allowed for great discussion during class. I learned that appreciation for art is objective and everyone will always have their own opinion. I think it is important that you not only form your own opinions but it also may change your mind about a piece of art or even an artists once you understand their intentions. I feel extremely fortunate that I attend an "art school", almost like there is a sense of a "cool" factor when you tell people you attend an art school. In this class I felt that nothing or no one was censored and it felt good to truly be able to discuss art, artists, and culture together with a sense of respect among fellow classmates. I find myself to be quiet in discussion as I find it more intriguing to listen to others speak, although I am agreeing or disagreeing in my head. So, If I something left to learn, it would be to speak a little bit more in class discussion. All in all, I really enjoyed this class! Thank you, Marinela Vicente

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Hello Former Student!

I'm writing to you because you took a class from me in the past few years at the Art Institute. As of Spring, 2010, I'll not be teaching further classes at AIS for the foreseeable future. (We're parting ways on good terms!) Until now, you've been able to reach my Wikiversity educational resources from my website, but I've decided to delete that link. You can still reach all of those materials here.

If you're interested in what I'm up to in the future (which will include an album in 2010 and a novel in 2011) you can friend my facebook page or drop me an email at info@stevenarntson.info and you'll receive a periodic update about performances, classes, and publications.

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I hope all is well for you.
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Spanish 2/Chapter 10 (Accidents)

Medical conditions and treatments

 * doler - to hurt
 * dolor - pain
 * enfermero(a) - nurse
 * examinar - to examine, to check
 * inyección - injection, shot
 * poner una inyección - to give an injection
 * medicina - medicine
 * muletas - crutches
 * pastillas - pills
 * puntadas - stitches
 * dar puntadas - to stitch
 * radiografía - X-ray
 * sacar una radiografía - to take an X-ray
 * receta - prescription
 * recetar - to prescribe
 * roto(a) - broken
 * sala de emergencia - emergency room
 * sangre - blood
 * silla de ruedas - wheelchair
 * venda - bandage
 * yeso - cast

Note: Doler has a stem-change of o to ue. Sangre is a feminine noun.

Accidents

 * accidente - accident
 * ambulancia - ambulance
 * caerse - to fall
 * me caigo - I fall
 * te caes - you fall
 * se cayó - he/she fell
 * se cayeron - they/you fell
 * chocar con - to crash into, to collide with
 * cortarse - to cut oneself
 * lastimarse - to hurt oneself
 * ¿Qué te pasó? - What happened to you?
 * romperse - to break, to tear
 * torcerse - to twist, to sprain
 * tropezar - to trip

Body parts

 * codo - elbow
 * cuello - neck
 * espalda - back
 * hombro - shoulder
 * hueso - bone
 * muñeca - wrist
 * músculo - muscle
 * rodilla - knee
 * tobillo - ankle

Other words

 * moverse - to move
 * pobrecito(a) - poor thing
 * ¡Qué lástima! - What a shame!
 * sentirse - to feel

Note: Moverse has a stem-change of o to ue. Sentirse has a stem-change of e to ie.

Preterite of venir
The verb venir follows the same pattern in the preterite as estar, tener, and poder. All of these verbs have irregular stems and have unaccented endings.

 * vine - I came
 * viniste - you came (singular)
 * vino - he/she came
 * vinimos - we came
 * vinisteis - you came (plural)
 * vinieron - they came

Preterite of decir and traer
Decir and traer have the same irregular stems and unaccented endings as venir.

(decir)
 * dije - I said
 * dijiste - you said (singular)
 * dijo - he/she said
 * dijimos - we said
 * dijisteis - you said (plural)
 * dijeron - they said

(traer)
 * traje - I brought
 * trajiste - you brought (singular)
 * trajo - he/she brought
 * trajimos - we brought
 * trajisteis - you brought (plural)
 * trajeron - they brought

Preterite of poner
Poner is another preterite that follows the same verbs as the three previous verbs.

 * puse - I placed
 * pusiste - you placed (singular)
 * puso - he/she placed
 * pusimos - we placed
 * pusisteis - you placed (plural)
 * pusieron - they placed

Imperfect progressive tense
Use the imperfect tense forms of estar + the present participle to say that something was taking place over a period of time in the past.

Present participles
•-ar: stem + -ando → caminando (walking) •-er: stem + -iendo → corriendo (running) •-ir: stem + -iendo → escribiendo (writing)

Note: Remember earlier in the course you learned irregular present participles.

Vocabulario adicional

 * alergia - allergy
 * análisis - medical test
 * antibiótico - antibiotic
 * aspirina - aspirin
 * camilla - stretcher
 * cirujano(a) - surgeon
 * estar resfriado - to have a cold
 * estornudar - to sneeze
 * fiebre - fever
 * fractura - fracture
 * gripe - flu
 * hinchazón - swelling
 * jarabe - cough syrup
 * lesión - injury
 * oído - (inner) ear
 * operación - operation
 * pecho - chest
 * picadura - sting
 * sufrir - to suffer
 * tos - cough

Note: Fiebre, gripe, and tos are feminine nouns.

Cultural Insight (Seguridad Social y los servicios médicos)
Starting in the 20th Century, many Latin American countries created a Social Security system and offered low-cost or free health care to citizens. When a worker becomes sick or has an accident and can't work, their Social Security can help with medical bills and they can still receive their salaries. If the sickness is permanent, Social Security can pay the worker's pension and basic medical services and if the worker dies, Social Security will help the family. Social Security services include hospitals, medicine, and senior care.

In Costa Rica, Seguridad Social services begins when a citizen turns 50 years old and today 98% of the population is eligible for it. In Spain, the system's services begin when one turns 60 years old and covers the entire population, including legal immigrants and long-time residents. Universal healthcare in Spanish-speaking countries is available in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela for all citizens and is avaliable for the entire population including citizens, legal immigrants, and long-time residents in Spain. Universal healthcare is still a widely debated issue in Mexico, the United States, and Colombia.

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Memorization
Fascination by Ross Jeffries

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first for Carrie Berge on her My Jim Herb analysis

"his is a good thorough explanation. I found myself really wanting a reference book while I was reading (Despite the fact that specifics like that didn’t mean to terribly much for the story I still wanted to know). I can’t wait until it’s finished up.

What I really liked

I firstly liked how you started out with a clear organized list of the plants with all their alternate names. This way when I’m reading through the notes I can just scroll up and see what all the explanation refers to. I also like how you included the alternate black snakeroot even though you didn’t think it was the correct one for the story.

I also like how you made specific references in the book so I could refer back to it. So not only can I refer to your analysis I can refer from the analysis to the book. The page numbers are also nice (though may become confusing to those who have different editions… but the teacher won’t so that’s okay).

I like how you referenced a book from 1878 rather than some contemporary one for your primary explanation, Then came in later to debunk what was originally thought.

The to-the-point notes at the very end came in handy to re-instill the knowledge in an easy-to-remember fashion.

What I’d suggest

A bibliography of your sources would be nice. I know you mentioned The Complete Herbalist but I was wondering if that was the only one. Like, for example, I’d like to refer to the book used to determine what herbs actually didn’t do what they thought it did back in the day. I’d like to read up on this subject further.

Perhaps a divide between sections of what is fact and what actually isn’t fact about herbs. You had this lovely organization started that I think can be pushed even further. It could go in order of the list that was in place."

Nicole Patterson on her Style copy

The Oulipean style copy was quite impressive. Not only did you refrain from using any vowel save for "E" it actually made sense. I found no difficulty following the train of thought. The repetition gave in an imposing pulse. Considering that it was about a suicide that pulse gave an idea of a heartbeat. I dunno if you intended that but it was powerful non the less. One technicality is that the "Y" in Empty, creepy and deeply is a vowel. That's just an annoying nit-pick though. I still remain profoundly impressed.

Style
Five Haiku's using only one vowel each. They are in a distinct order and speak in symbolism mostly.

A

An abstract alarm Charm attacks an adamant day Dark fall past at last

I

Bird binds biting will Rigid crisis fills within Fish live lighting nights

O

Blossom Low, morrow Blood boon soon crowns horror cross Lock door of lost scorn

U

Murmur full dusk's blush Full struck sun succumb trust Such unfurls just truth

E

We see the end there Creek Bleeds, Bells free me there Ever befell me there

Other Media
Decided to do some character designs from the Book "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeline L'Engle.

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Ekphrastic
Finding New Keys “This is a depressing city” Joshein stared down the top of a concrete wall that seemed to split the world in twain. One side a gritty gravel sea, with a school of rusted metal bulks rising from the ripples of dirt, the other side a collage of well place greenery. Except one or two trees seemed how they had hopped over the wall in a desperate effort to escape the garden…. At least that’s what Joshein contemplated. “I hardly call anything so new, and clean looking, Depressing,” Lemony chided back. Shielding her eyes from a relentless waves of sunlight… Wasn’t Seattle supposed to be rainy. “Yeah, new and clean like CAMOZOTS,” Joshein mad an abysmal face as some dark auburn hair slid in her face in just the right way to make her look truly disturbing. “Aren’t you going to be living in this city soon, you know, for Art College.” Lemony blew a sarcastic red ringlet of hair out of her face. “Yes, but I don’t have to like it. When opportunity knocks you have one chance to step in,” Joshein whined “Though, the art aspect leaves much to be desired. Look at those metal sculptures their rusted through and they still look new to me. Wouldn’t it be just so cool if they were covered in ivy and moss like some kind of ancient ruin?” “Only you would find old desolation less depressing than new innovation… But maybe, it would make this sculpture seem a little less out of place, “Lemony stared very hard at the composition in the area of the sculpture park in which they sat, “that or those trees planted in the gravel should be put back over in the garden area… It’s terribly unnerving for some reason. We need to keep our eye out for unnerving things, you know, for today’s mission?” “Mission my tukas… Only Gamina would give us a mission like this ‘oh! Go to Seattle and solve a riddle I’m giving you, but I’m not actually going to tell you the riddle I want you to find the riddle and then find the answer!’ it’s enough to drive anyone bonkers,” Joshein groused, “It’s like we’re back in Literature mage training 101. But I suppose it’s worth it, seeings how soon we’ll have to train a Literature mage rooky ourselves.” “It’s a whole new adventure.” “There’s that word NEW again… I don’t see the use of LOCKING us out of Literal Swamp, until the riddle is figured out.”  Joshein mumbled then continued with slight agitation. “She did tell us that the door back to Literature swamp is here….” “Only if we get the answer right so… we have to find the story in the park to solve the riddle. With a Character, plot… theme. Obviously we’re probably the characters, and our inspiration is the plot. Anything you see strike you with strong inspiration?” “That fountain we saw when we came in…. It gave me a sick feeling,” Lemony continued, Ignoring Josheins attitude. Joshine’s complaining was harmless. “The Father-Son one? Yeah I got that too, It changes all the time I heard. But this time the son was behind the water.” Joshein shivered. “It was like the son was in a cage.” ‘That probably means that whatever it is we are looking for is trapped” “let’s not get ahead of ourselves, What next.” “Eyeball chairs,” Joshein grinned. “Didn’t see them… no good it isn’t a clue unless we both saw them.” “Silver tree then… you can’t have missed that.” “I didn’t. Does kind of remind me of where we are now.” “how’d you mean.” “well, “Lemony started tentatively, “Like how those trees over there seem to be inching toward those metal… things. Nature and New things combining into one….” “The old moving towards the new,” Joshein grimaced, “You think something old wants to move toward the new… but is stuck?” “It’s an idea,” Lemony Looked at Joshein with an accusing eye. “….Right…I get it…I’m the tree.” Joshein sighed. “I’d wished that when I Became a Literature Mage I could remain a kid in some way. Going on adventures like in the books… But I guess our time as the Main characters is just about up.” “I’d say it’s pretty cool to be the Omniscient Yoda Figure,” Lemony said with optimism. “….Omniscient Yoda figures always die.” “Since when do we follow Script?” “Since never! Just ‘cause I have to do some growing up doesn’t mean that I’m gonna be responsible about it!” Joshein broke into a malevolent smile. “So the answer to this riddle is the one think in this area of the Garden you wouldn’t go to because your stuck in your love of all things anchient.” Lemony teased with a hearty laugh “Gamina has one heck of a sence of humor…. You’re enjoying my fallacies a bit to much too,” Joshein snapped in good humor, “The new thing that pretends to be old. Those rusted metal goliaths there. They have to be the door back to Literature swamp.” Lemony and Joshein looked around to see if there was anyone else about. There seemed to be only one of the countless homeless population and on top of that he seemed to be under the influence of something…. No one would believe him if he saw what happened next. Lemony and Joshein placed there hands flat on the great metal structure and began to speak in unison. What force and strength can not get through, I with a gentle touch can do, and many in the streets would stand, were I not as a friend in hand. Tesseract! A sound of a lock being turned rang through the park with the power of a gong. The rusty metal warbled for a moment, as if it were made of silk. Joshein and Lemony Stood in glee as the modern art swallowed them up. A last bit of conversation echoed as they completely disappeared. “Hey, Joshein, You think that somewhere someone in another world is writing about us in a story?” “For their sake I hope not… None of the Literature Spells I use are in public domain.”

Analysis
'''Literature, What is it? By Betsy Lee'''

I sat in Mrs. Goad’s temporary office, meditating on the abysmal possibilities my next quarter could be. One by one she listed off a plethora of dreary classes I need to graduate, as if each class was a bovine in a long line of cattle with the “cow of graduation” tailing at the end, mooing taunts. Man I hate cows.

“…So there’s media production one and… you need one more General education class, how about Psycology?” The dean questioned. “Had it,” “Philosophy” “Had it.” “Spanish?” “A possibility,” “There’s Literature”

My Lungs froze. Here before me was a blatant excuse to indulge on every reason I do not get other pieces of homework done. I adore reading, especially anything written before the 1960’s. And as everyone knows, Literature usually entails reading the sorts of books and poems written by the deceased, or at least terrible old people. How mentally enriching!

So naturally I took the class, and expected it to be the highlight of my quarter amongst a stampede of doldrums. Wednesday comes and the very first question asked is the definition of literature.

Uh oh…. I sense open mindedness. “What is Literature” is the same sort of question as “what is art.” The sort of question that precedes thinking outside of my comfort zone.

Now I’m flexible enough to know that literature can be just about any piece of writing. But I of course do not expect anyone else to know this, in fact I would prefer it. If the teacher is the sort of close minded person to suppose that literature is only literature if it is old, then all we will be reading is old pieces of writing. And as I have stated, I like the old writings.

But no… he’s fair enough to recognize the value of fresh new ideas. I should have known… this is an art school after all.

After the first class I sink back into the supposition that this will be yet another humdrum quarter and quietly resign myself to being a stick in the mud, like the mature adult that I am. My interests are re-peeked when I find that “Huckleberry Fin” is on the itinerary. Sure, I’ve already read it. Sure, we’re only reading it so we can get an Idea of this new book that’s based on it. But I’m desperate for my classics fix, and I need to get the dread of My Jim out of my mind.

After growing up on the Oz books by Baum and then brutally being subjected to the atrocity that is Wicked (if you like the book that’s your business, but it is the only book I couldn’t make myself finish and that’s saying something). The thought of reading another book based on a classic filled me with nauseating antipathy.

I am quite sure that this is going to be the sort of book that makes the reader want to hate themselves or other people out of sheer new age principle. I finally get the book in my hands (blast you Amazon and your deceptive shipping dates). And it is as if I have to chisel free my hands to force them to open the book. My preconceptions are like a wall between my brain and my eyes, and the words on the page look like incoherent squiggles. After the third time reading the first page the words become cognitive.

And I like them.

They are magnificently morbid. Not a preachy morbid that makes the reader feel like slime for not having it as bad as the main character, but rather makes one feel thankful for having it as good as one does.

I guess I’m still learning lessons about myself and others. I oughtn’t assume that all the writers I could possibly like are dead. And I guess my scope of literature can widen a little… Besides… dead people aren’t writing books anymore and I’m going to run out of the classics sooner or later.

Personal
When one goes through extra curricular activities in high school that one distains, all the adults that surround you tell you that one day a few years from now you will look back upon the experiences with admiration and joy and that you will wish to do it again.

Now in high school the thing I despised was of all I despise school trips. I did not like being in a singing ensemble. Music always got in the way of Art…(the drawing kind of course).

The bus was one of the best parts. I heard some other young people complaining about a one hour bus ride. Frankly, I figured that our fifteen hours on the bus blue their mediocre complaints out of the water. My rear felt like a master needle point project.

We sit through a concert that lasts until eleven. I honestly couldn't tell when one song ended and another began. It seemed to lul me into a state of faint-less lethargy. Don't get me wrong, I like that kind of music..... while I'm doing something else at the same time. One girl described it as "walking by coffee shop music." One just can't sit down and listen to this stuff.

There was a second jazz concert the second night (I'd had it up to here with jazz by then) and It's not the sort of upbeat jazz one can jam to, no, it seemed like the kind of music one would associate with a mass of wasps in flight.....I never liked wasps.

The third night we went to a play with an ungodly amount of profanity and classless adult content that passes for entertainment. What about this makes adults think themselves cultured? When one is a child they aren’t exposed to things such as Violence and Sexual indulgence because it is considered “Base” and “Barbaric” But as soon as you are an adult it is as if these things are expected of you.

In a moment of nostalgia I look back upon these times and am filled with…..Distain. I’ve yet to grasp the logic of adults, maybe I never will….

Memorization
JABBERWOCKY

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wade; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!   The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun    The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought -- So rested he by the Tumtum tree. And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came wiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?   Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

A BOAT BENEATH A SUNNY SKY

A BOAT beneath a sunny sky, Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July --

Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, Pleased a simple tale to hear --

Long has paled that sunny sky: Echoes fade and memories die: Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream -- Lingering in the golden dream --0 Life, what is it but a dream?

both by Lewis Carroll

Self Assessment
1."What did I learn in this class, and what do I have left to learn?"

Frankly, I learned, in all its sugar coated morality, that I can like a book that is written after the 1960’s. It may take some mental doing to make myself actually read one of my own free will but one generally overcomes ones own stubbornness one step at a time. Also, another thing I learned surprisingly did not come from the class itself, or from one of the books in class, but rather from another student’s analysis of My Jim. I learned new things about herbs in thorough detail from Carrie Berge. I feel I have yet to learn much about older Literature. I feel than in many of the classes I’ve taken literature related I haven’t learned much about the authors or history behind many different books that have been around for a while.

2"What did I do well in this class, and what could I have done better?"

I feel that I did alright in completing assignments, and following the designated motions of the class. Though I do feel that I may have gotten more out of it if I had put a bit more willingness into it.

3"How do I feel prepared, or unprepared, to continue my studies at this point?"

I would endeavor for a more in depth analysis of Classic literature. The Shakespearian study certainly peaked my interest. I feel a little light on the basic consistencies that make up classic literature

4"How did I contribute to the experiences of other students in this class?"

I offered opinions in discussion and answered questions when they were asked of me. I also dealt two responses to other students Chrestomathies.

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User talk:Betsylee

Hello Former Student!

I'm writing to you because you took a class from me in the past few years at the Art Institute. As of Spring, 2010, I'll not be teaching further classes at AIS for the foreseeable future. (We're parting ways on good terms!) Until now, you've been able to reach my Wikiversity educational resources from my website, but I've decided to delete that link. You can still reach all of those materials here.

If you're interested in what I'm up to in the future (which will include an album in 2010 and a novel in 2011) you can friend my facebook page or drop me an email at info@stevenarntson.info and you'll receive a periodic update about performances, classes, and publications.

If you know any current or former students of mine who might be interested in any of this, please forward this information if you have a moment.

I hope all is well for you.
 * Best! Stevenarntson

 Hello Betsylee, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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 Hi! My name is WikiversityJack. I am a pumpkin and a Wikiversity mascot. My aunt told me that fun + learning = Wikiversity. Let me know if I can help you out.

 * Betsy,
 * Great haiku! To get them to show up with line breaks, you can place them inside tags.
 * Best! Stevenarntson

 * Betsy,
 * I enjoyed "What is Literature?" Actually, it's not dissimilar to my own experience of first reading My Jim. Most of my reading tends to focus on centuries past as well.
 * Best! Stevenarntson

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