1. ““They can’t any of them speak English, except one little girl, and all she can say is ‘we go Black Hawk, Nebraska.’ She’s not much older than you, twelve or thirteen, maybe, and she’s as bright as a new dollar. Don’t you want to go ahead and see her, Jimmy? She’s got pretty brown eyes, too!””

This quote is foreshadowing that refers to the future romance/friendship between Jim and Ántonia.

2. “I had the feeling that the world was left behind, that we had gone over the edge of it, and were outside man's jurisdiction" (Cather 5).

This quote from the beginning conveys the author's initial tone of how confused the main character, Jim, is about his fate and his "new life," so to speak.

3. “I was entirely happy. Perhaps we feel like that when we die and become a part of something entire, whether it is sun and air, or goodness and knowledge. At any rate, that is happiness, to be dissolved into something complete and great. When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep" (Cather 11).

This passage shows how the author writes about the contentment of those living life to its fullest, and it reinforces the tone of how sometimes it’s the simple things that bring happiness.

4. “In the afternoons, when grandmother sat upstairs darning, or making husking gloves, I read The Swiss Family Robinson aloud to her, and I felt that the Swiss family had no advantages over us in the way of an adventurous life” (Cather 37-38).

This quote helps reinforce that Cather is writing a very romanticized version of the “frontier life,” where the characters feel fairly unburdened. This seems to be a subtle breakage of the fourth wall, where Jim Burden compares himself to fictional characters and sees no important differences.

5. “Whenever I saw her come up the furrow, shouting to her beasts, sunburned, sweaty, her dress open at the neck, and her throat and chest dust-plastered, I used to think of the tone in which poor Mr. Shimerda, who could say so little, yet managed to say so much when he exclaimed, “My Án-tonia!”” (Cather 71).

This passage shows how Jim feels affection towards Ántonia, and he likens it to the emotion-filled tone of her father, who can’t speak much English but still manages to say a lot in few words.

My Antonia Book 1 Important Phrases

Math 6-7 Notes

Hypothesis: A turbine powered by repulsing magnets will be able to generate a measurable amount of electricity.

Facts/Research:
-Like poles on two magnets will repulse each other.

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-The magnetic rings that we are using are made of Sintered Neodymium-Iron-Boron and have a pull force of 5.8 pounds each.

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-If one blade on a fan is pushed downwards with a slight angle, it will cause the whole fan to spin.

"Interview" with David Heck

-A spinning fan could be attached to a crank generator in order to generate electricity.

"Interview" with Mike Kelly

-A way the design could backfire is that the sides of the magnets that are not facing each other could still generate enough pull force together to inhibit or disable any spinning on the fan caused by repulsion.

"Interview" with Andy Cobb

Ecce Romani Chaper 11 Translation

All the Corneliuses are now in the carriage. They will go to Rome through the Appian Way. Meanwhile, in the country house, Davus is worried. Davus is Cornelius’ farm manager, and, if the master is away, the manager himself takes care of the master's country house. Therefore, Davus orders all the slaves to come into the threshing floor, which is close to the country house. In a short time, the threshing floor is full of slaves and slave women who make a great noise. "Listen to me! Although the master is away, we need to work strenuously." Then the slaves murmur "Davus wants to be master. Behold! He has a stick. He can beat us. We need to do what he says" Therefore, they return to the fields because they fear the farm manager’s stick. But Greta doesn't return. He neither loves the farm manager nor fears his anger. Therefore, at night, because he no longer wants to work in the fields, he prepares food and flees from the country house. No one sees him, so no one stops him. Now he hurries through the fields, and now along the road. When it is day, he hides in the branches of a tree. He sleeps there. Meanwhile, although it is not yet light, Davus wakes up all the slaves. He orders them to go into the fields and work there. But he doesn't see Greta. Where is Greta? Davus therefore is angry, then worried. He stands at the gate of the countryhouse and watches the road, but he does not see Greta.

Thomas Paine - The Crisis Part 1 - Summary

1. In paragraph one, Paine is saying that the colonists haven't lived up to their duty and potential as Americans and defended their country and way of life when threatened by Great Britain.

2. Paine states in paragraph two that the king of England has no right to claim that he has the mandate of heaven in his persecutions of Americans.

3. In the third paragraph, Thomas Paine says that while panics, which happen in every country, damage the spirit of the region for a short time; they grow the character of the people in the long run.

4. The fourth paragraph, Paine lets it be known that he predicts that the country will come together against the common enemy eventually, and that, while he would never condone an offensive war, would defend himself if "a thief breaks into my [his] house, burns and destroys my [his] property, and kills or threatens to kill me [him]," then he would defend himself with all his strength.

"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!"

Summaries of sentences 1-4:

1. In paragraph one, Patrick Henry states that the other politicians have made good points, but that he believes that his opinion is just as important even if his views contrast theirs.

2. Henry states that the the colonists may as well be slaves in his second paragraph, and he says that to withhold his opinion would be a betrayal of God.

3. In the third paragraph, Patrick Henry says that he is determined to see (and reveal) the truth, even if others with to turn a blind eye to current events.

4. In the fourth paragraph, Henry states that while he can't predict the future, he can remember the past. He asks his audience what it is that England has done that is so great that they can ignore signs of coming oppression.

Racism Political Cartoon

The shown political cartoon implies that the Democratic Party tries to obscure the true meaning of a debate by bringing up the issue of racism. For example, the first three panels show an elephant (Republican) winning a chess game against a donkey (Democrat). The aforementioned detail implies that the Democrats are not skilled enough to win a debate against their opposition. The last three panels show the donkey pulling the "race card" out onto the board and declaring itself the winner. This detail says that the Democrats always have "one trick up their sleeve," so to speak, and that they will "cheat" in order to "win" a debate. All-in-all, the political cartoon is saying that the Democrats are willing to break any rules to "win" a debate and gain more power.

National Day of Listening - Questions

ID Question: "Can you tell me your name, age, the date, and where we are?"

What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest?
What is your earliest memory?
If this was to be our very last conversation, what words of wisdom would you want to pass on to me? (or more simply: Are there any words of wisdom you'd like to pass along to me? )
Have you had any experiences or moments in your life that you might consider sacred?
What are you proudest of in your life?
When in life have you felt most alone?
How would you like to be remembered?
Do you have any regrets?
Is there anything that you've never told me but want to tell me now?
Is there something about me that you've always wanted to know but have never asked?