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Miss -information and Dice Games...

Quotes of the day: "I am America, I am the part you won't recognize, but get used to me." - Muhammad Ali  "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it." - Winston Churchill "Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas." -  History Books and Probability Theory  Prompt: “Some areas of knowledge seek to describe the world, whereas others seek to transform it.” Explore this claim with reference to history and one other area of knowledge. Before we begin…I have one very cliche question to ask you: If you could meet one historical figure and ask them anything, who would it be, and what would you ask? Go on, answer it! Now… tell me about this person, is it male? Female? If you mentioned your historical figure to any random passerby, would they know who you are talking about? If you came up with a woman who is not Queen Elizabeth, congratulations! You are one of the few who even mentioned a woman at all. L

Foundation

Quotes of the day: "Makeup should never be used to hide yourself. It should be used to enhance your natural beauty." - Kira Carl. "Beauty is not flawless, it shines even through your flaws"  Foundation and Expectation  The magazine cover stares at me from across the Kroger stand as I slowly look away in determination.    No. I am not conforming to the unrealistic  social standards of beauty that are demeaning and intolerant towards many women. I am not going to support Photoshop,thigh gaps, and shallow expectations for the girls of the future. That magazine does not attract my attention. I felt so proud of myself as I left the Kroger parking lot overcome with a feeling of social consciousness and awareness. Despite of this consciousness,  I forgot about one simple thing I had in my bag, a thing that was basically a part of me, and that I almost could not leave the house without: foundation. Your typical bottle of foundation -Image source  W

Who are we? God, Science, and Humanity

Quotes of the day: "The human brain is a most unusual instrument of elegant as yet unknown capacity" - Stuart Seaton "The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane" - Gandhi "A human being is a single being, unique and unrepeatable" - Eileen Caddy God, Science, and Humanity  This blog is a response to the following knowledge question: “Knowledge gives us a sense of who we are.” To what extent is this true in the human sciences and one other area of knowledge? For the past century,  scientists had been using animals for medical trials, surgical procedure practices, and cosmetic testing. This brought about many new benefits for the human race, including insulin treatments for diabetes patients, and heart valve transplants from pigs to humans. However, with the new scientific era came new ethical, social, and scientific questions for humanity. Do animals have feelings? As human beings, what are our responsibilities

When Plans Go Wrong

Quote of the day: "Sometimes on our way to our dreams, we get lost and find a better one." - Unknown When Plans Go Wrong Oh! The wonders of Junior year! Kids all across the nation from the class of 2018 are stressing over SAT scores, ACTs, NMSQTs, IB classes and harder APs. The homework piles in and GPA is now more decisive than it had ever been. The words of the adults pile in on the subconscious mind of stressed out teenagers. They play over and over in the back of their heads, like this:  "You're not an underclassman anymore, huh?" "Better get those SAT scores in before Senior year!" "So... How many IB/AP classes do you plan to have?" "Keep that GPA in check!" "Where are you planning to go to college?" "Graduation is so close!" And finally, the most stressful question for a Junior that has too many interests and no idea what to do with them: "What do you plan to m