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me and realized how wordy I can be. Soon they came up with a nickname for me and that was Twinkie the girl who had the case of circumlocution. I was teased at everyday I was greeted as Twinkie, I was named called constantly in school I was called a geek, freak, a nobody. It was to much for me to handle I begged my parents to move but my father told me words may hurt but actions speaks louder than words. I then understood what my father meant. The next day I was greeted with the same name calling…

about this generation is bullying. Bullying is frowned upon by society but it happens because that person frowns upon others. In school’s of this time, there are set places for people. There is the popular group, the nerd group, the jocks, the band geeks, and the people who couldn’t care less. Each of these groups looks at each other as lower than themselves. Every individual has their own idea of what being normal is and those that don’t match that template are considered wrong by people. In…

different distinctions — poseurs, populars, users, losers, social climbers, athletes, airheads, good girls, bad girls, girlie girls, guy’s girls, sluts, closet sluts, born-again virgins, prudes, over-achievers, slackers, stoners, outcasts, originals, geeks, and freaks, to name just a few — will melt away. The list is refreshing in that sense. It can reduce an entire female population down to three clear-cut groups."(Prologue) Key passage expiation The theme is explained in the beginning "…

approach that often uses statistical analysis instead of traditional measures like RBIs, home runs and pitcher wins. However, using sabermetrics to analyze baseball isn’t always accepted because it doesn’t tell the entire story. For so-called “stat geeks”, the Kansas City Royals were a symbol of sabermetrics the last two seasons. However, a little more than a month into the 2016 season, the Royals haven’t lived up to the offensive precedents they set in the in the two years prior. Let’s use the…

message them back. Julie Spira, bestselling author of ‘The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online, had left a review about the e-book saying “E. Foley’s book. ‘You Geek, They Grok’ provides valuable tips for single looking for love online. Whether you’re geek or just hoping to increase your chances on the Internet, this simple and easy-to-follow guide is a great companion as you navigate the digital stream of online dating profiles” (Foley). Maybe…

open daily at the ballpark and also opened before all home games. Tickets can also be purchased online through the Pirates website or your local Giant Eagle. Lastly, for the games that are sold out, fans can purchase tickets through Stubhub or Seat Geek, which are third party companies that allow fans…

together. My face was red like a tomato and there was steam coming out my ears. My hands were tight like they were tangled around a rope. I just can’t believe there was no person I was comfortable with. They had the jocks, the bookworms, the game geeks, and the princesses of the castle. I didn’t fit in any of those categories. I just kept asking myself why I didn’t have any friends to hang out with. It just felt like my happiness will never rise and I will always be the awkward one of the bunch.…

Every day, whether you are listening to the radio, watching TV, or even at school you will hear someone or a group of people talking about my generation (the Millennials) and how screwed or ignorant we are. In some ways they are right, but are we really as incompetent as they think? We know more about technology than our parents and grandparents, we are creative and optimistic when it comes to work, and we have a better understanding with the need to help others. Also, we stay connected to…

When people think of the Romans and the Greeks, they only remember a couple things, like the fall of the Roman Empire and Sparta, but they never remember what else was going on at the same time.At the same time as Rome and Greece another empire came into view, this empire was known as the Persian Empire. They wanted complete control of the land belonging to the Romans and the Greeks, who were not willing to give it up because they wanted to self rule. The Persians then attempted many different…

” - Kevin Mitnick Tell me what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the term ‘hacking’? Brighten up your imagination a bit more and tell me how do you portray a ‘hacker’? Well, I am sure most of the will imagine a hacker as a geek, who is mysteriously attractive and is surrounded by many computers with codes running in them. One term that is used by the majority of the population to describe a hacker is ‘cool’. Today, we will try to know a bit more about this cool topic of…