Monday, November 16, 2009

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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.

http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?lastName[1]=Kurtus&firstName[1]=Ron&yearPublished=2006&monthPublished=October&dayPublished=6&titleWork=Magnetism&url=http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/magnetism.htm&reqstyleid=2&mode=form&minimode=citation&nameCnt=1&more=&reqsrcid=APAWebPage

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

http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?lastName[1]=Last&firstName[1]=Initials&yearPublished=&monthPublished=&dayPublished=&titleWork=&url=http://rare-earth-magnets.com/detail-ID-136.html&reqstyleid=2&mode=form&minimode=citation&nameCnt=1&more=&reqsrcid=APAWebPage

-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

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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.

Monday, November 2, 2009

"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.