1). The Block Five AP Stats class at Silver Creek High School conducted an experiment with the intent to answer the question, “Who is Better at Using Chopsticks: Boys or Girls?”. To begin the study, everyone in the class was asked to write their name on a piece of paper. The papers were then collected and separated by gender. Five boys and five girls were then randomly selected by drawing the papers with names from a hat. The names were stirred and mixed in the hat prior to selection. The ten…
As a result of the fast changing world, people are losing sight of the simplicity of life. People in modern society concern themselves too much with gaining wealth and spending free time on technology. This could be a threat to a person’s ability to fully appreciate nature and to see their self worth. Henry David Thoreau, poet and writer, lived in the wilderness away from distractions to experience self discovery. Through this time, he discovered the importance of not allowing a modern society…
In his essay, “Walking,” Henry David Thoreau discusses a number of ideas on wilderness and society, and makes several bold claims about society’s detrimental effect on the “wild.” He begins by expressing his affinity for taking long walks on which he “saunters” outdoors. Thoreau explains that not everyone is equipped with the necessary disposition for these types of journeys and says, “no wealth can buy the requisite leisure, freedom, and independence which are the capital in this profession.”…
Living Does anybody know what the true meaning of life in this world or what it takes to be stress free or even to be successful in life? Well a person may ask his or herself these questions because he or she is trying to find the real reason to continue to live in this opinionated world or what is his or her true destiny is in life. In the story, “Walden”, by Henry David Thoreau wrote about the events and thoughts that came to his mind while he was living at Walden Pond. In 1854, Thoreau lived…
having no friends, Angie made me feel just at home. I have never met someone so happy, kind-hearted, positive, and influential like Angie was to me. Angie is the kind of person I look up to no matter the circumstances, she has taught me to have fun in life, but also take it very seriously because you only have one shot at it. If Angie, hadn’t had been my teacher, then I do not know if I would have taken this class. Thanks again Angie, I hope we stay close the remainder of my college career! Kim…
one they know. They are the modern homesteader. The term modern homesteader or just simply homesteader is the most common used by researchers to define a group of people “leading a largely self-sufficient life close to nature. The homesteader is one in which the practice of everyday life is a chosen ‘answer’ to a particular constellation of personal, social and cultural questions” (Gould, 1999, p.191). Other terms used to describe this diverse group of people and their lifestyle include…
homesteader is more that just a famer and embodies a broad and contradictory spectrum of motives, affiliations, and material practices. (Wilbur, p.154). As Rebeca Kneale Gould states “the homesteader has converted to a new way of life in which the practice of everyday life is a chosen ‘answer’ to a particular constellation of personal, social and cultural questions” (p. 191). Just as diverse as the people, so to are the labels this community and lifestyle have been given. While homesteaders…
However, Thoreau again reflects in the essay “Economy” by stating that, “the cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run” (29). Therefore, he echoes the argument that money, or items purchased, can only be measured in the time given up to acquire them. However, while living a simple life, materialistic items have less value over time. Inner peace and freedom carry a greater merit, which enables humanity to…
Definition Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (STMP) is often described as a connection-oriented that is text-based protocol, which allows a mail sender to communicates with a mail receiver. STMP uses command strings that are issued and supplies data over a data stream channel, which is usually a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection. STMP main objective is to transfer mail reliably and efficiently. SMTP travels over TCP port 587 and is mainly used by clients to send messages. Industry…
special skill or knowledge that someone has. In life people strive to gain expertise in all kinds of fields. I would not consider myself an expert at anything, but I am striving for expertise in many things right now. I strive for expertise in everything that I do. The closest that I have ever come to expertise would have to be in fishing. For years my father has taught me valuable lessons on how to enjoy the life that I live. One of the best ways to enjoy life, would have to be fishing. There…