David, a twelve year old boy, leads in this thrilling story. He bears the loss of his mom but hopes to elongate her lifespan by repeating things to an even number. When he hit a door, he would hit it twice, for an odd number would be unlucky. David repeats the same routine daily, but at the end his mom still perishes. This caused David to put pressure on himself, thinking that is was his fault for his mom's loss. His dad appears a young woman named Rose. Then in a blink of an eye, so does a baby boy. David's dad soon marries the youthful woman and also brings up a new brother. David is irritated at his dad's actions and resents Rose. After a few months, David and his dad move to Rose's house. It is much bigger than his own, with two stories. He is introduced to his new room, where he finds a great deal of cobwebs. But as he inspects more, he finds a bulk of books sitting on a dusty bookshelf. He opens some of them, skimming their thick, boring pages. As he finishes the rows ...
Making equivalent expressions using distributive property and GCF: Understand how to find the GCF in a set of numbers
Well, what is a GCF? GCF acrostically stands for the greatest common factor and is found when listing the factors of a number. A factor is a number that can be multiplied by another to get a number. For example, the number twelve, (12), consists of the factors 1,2,3,4,6, and 12. 1 times 12 equals 12, 2 times 6 also equals 12, as well as 3 times 4. These are called factor pairs. In order to find the GCF, we need a set of numbers. Let's start off with the two numbers 14 and 49. Before I explain, use the explanation in the paragraph above to attempt the question. Before we find the GCF, we need to list out the factors of 14 and 49. 14: 1,2,7,14 49: 1,7,49 Look at the factors of the two numbers and see what they have in common. Have you found the common factor? If you found that 7 was in both sets, then great! This concludes that 7 is the GCF. Now that you know about the GCF, it's time to create an equivalent with distributive concepts. Let's take the expression ...
China
China, also known as the People's Republic of China, is a country in Asia or more specifically, East Asia. China is the second-largest country, losing to Russia. As of 2020, the country has a population of 1.4 million, contributing 18.47 percent to the world's population. It also makes China the most populous land. In China, there are 687 cities. Some major cities are Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, and Shenzhen. In opposition to employed cities, there are also many abandoned cities in China. Although it is not certain how many, researchers estimate that there are at least 50 other ghost cities. One ghost city in China is Pudong. Pudong was one of the first cities to become a ghost city and is the heartland of Shanghai, the biggest city in China. History China is one of the four ancient civilizations, alongside Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus valley. The country was ruled by many dynasties, but only a few are well known. Here is a list of the top thirteen dynasties that ...
Dependent and Independent Variables
Before we explain the definition of the dependent and independent variable, let's test your knowledge! Lyla commits to head outside 8 times as much as she spends indoor. X symbolizes the amount of time spent indoor, whereas y symbolizes the time spent outdoors. y=8x Identify the dependent variable in the equation. If you guessed y, you're correct! But do you know why y is the dependent variable? Y is the dependent variable because the value of it changes because of x. Let's say Lyla spent 5 hours indoors. Because she spent 5 hours indoors, the amount of time spent outside would result because of the decision. Think of it as a cause and effect. The cause would be the value of x, which shifts the value of y. In summary, y acts as a result of a decision/value. Too confusing? Here's a definition from google.com: The independent variable is the cause... Its value is independent of other variables in your study. The dependent variable is the effect. ...
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, (also known as AI), is different from human intelligence. We use our imagination, awareness, emotion, and values to make decisions. Computers however do not possess these attributes. Sure, they have the ability to analyze large amounts of information quickly. But, humans have more of a genuine response to decisions. So what is artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence is simply a replica of human intelligence in machines. Programmers have been working on making a program that makes the computer sound genuine in its decision or response. So far no one has made a computer or machine that makes authentic decisions. But, one program called, "Eugene Goostman", has come awfully close. Now you might be wondering, how do we know that this program makes authentic decisions? Before Eugene Goostman could be known as the first machine to make sincere responses, it had to go through a test. This test is called the Turing test. The ...
Adolf Hitler: Early Life
Before Adolf Hitler was Born Alois Hitler, (Adolf Hitler's dad,) was a public servant, beekeeper, and customs officer. But before Adolf was born, Alois had affairs with many different women. He married his first wife, Anna Glasl-Hörer, in 1824, who was a wealthy custom official. But Alois started to have an affair with another woman. She was young, with the name Franziska Matzelsberger. Adolf tried to divorce his other wife, but the government did not allow split-ups at that time. Instead, he waited for his wife to die and had two new children named Angela and Alois Hitler Jr. with Franziska. After a couple of years, his first wife died in 1883, and Alois married his second wife. A year after marriage, his new wife began to feel ill. Alois quickly called his younger cousin, Klara, to be an aid. Unfortunately, Franziska died in 1884. After she passed, Alois got Klara pregnant. They had 6 children: Paula, Edmund, Adolf, Gustav, Otto, and Ida Hitler. However, Gustav, Otto, ...
Earth
First Look Earth is the third planet from the sun, set next to Venus and Mercury, Its the only planet known to have an atmosphere containing oxygen, water on its surface, and life. 71 perfect of the Earth's surface is covered by water, mostly oceans. One-fifth of Earth's atmosphere consists with oxygen, which is produced by plants. Earth is usually known to be round but is actually shaped as something called an oblate spheroid. Its spin causes the poles to be squashed and swells the equator, causing the planet to be slightly off shape. As Earth orbits the Sun, it's simultaneously spinning on its axis. The axis is an imaginary line that goes straight down Earth in a 24 degree angle. You can also think of it as a top that is slightly tilted. The line starts at the North Pole and ends at the South Pole. It takes 23.934 or 24 hours to make a rotation and 365 days to make a orbit around the sun. Clarification: This link is not related to this article, it is simply just for ...
Language art Tricks and Tips
Do not use contractions for formal papers. When formal papers are written, you do not want to use contractions. They are known for sounding like slang. For example, gonna is a short form of saying, "going to." Gonna sounds a bit rushed and too casual. What is a contraction? Some might already know this already, but contractions are shortened versions of words. Here are some examples: I've= I have I'm= I am Aren't= Are not Weren't= Were not SIDE NOTE: If you read some of my articles, you would see that I use contractions a lot more than I don't. This is because I'm trying to make a casual approach. But for more modern or formal concepts, you, and I, of course, should not use contractions. 2. Try to balance out your commas and conjunctions. Conjunctions are words that connect sentences together. And and but are both common conjunctions. However, if we repeatedly use them, it becomes rather odd. "She and her dog go out. They're happy and walk. They arrive ...
HOW TO SIMPLIFY ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS WITH LIKE TERMS: ADDITION AND SUBTRATION
Intro 2+5+x-7+x When you see this equation, you may be confused. What should I add? How do I add? What's the answer?... I can help you answer the first question. The first thing that may stand out to you are the two variables, x. If you're guessing that we are going to add them, bingo! Well, how do we add them together? We can add them easily, since x=1x. You may be wondering where the 1 popped up. There is actually an 'invisible' 1 hiding in the x! Remember: 1 times any number equals the same number, therefore the value of x will not be affected by multiplying 1. Now, why can't we add 2 plus x? We can't add them because the two are not like terms. If we try adding them together, it would be 2x, which does not make sense, since 2x= x+x, not 2+x. Before we add the two x's together, let's move the variables to one side and the digits on the other. Before: 2+5+x-7+x After: 2+5-7+x+x Question: How did we move all the digits on one side? We moved -7 or negative ...
Venus
First Look Venus has a thick, poisonous atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide and wrapped in yellowish clouds, mostly made out of sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid traps heat and blocks thermal radiation, preventing the planet from cooling and having water on its surface. This is called a runaway greenhouse gas effect. It's caused when a planet's atmosphere contains enough greenhouse gas to block thermal radiation. Spacecraft Venus is also the first planet to be explored by a spacecraft. On December 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 passed by and scanned the gaseous world. After the discovery, numerous spacecraft and space agencies explored Venus. One example, like NASA's Magellan, mapped the planet's surface with radar. The only nation to land on Venus is the Soviet Union, but the spacecraft did not survive long in the brutal environment. Venus: The hottest planet in the Solar System Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun, so you would probably think that it would be the ...