My favorite dinosaur is the Velociraptor, Velociraptor means "swift seizer". They lived between 71-75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. Other dinosaurs which lived during this time period included Gallimimus, Oviraptor, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Albertosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Parasaurolophus , and Triceratops to name a few.
The Late Cretaceous Period was the very last in which the dinosaurs were around. The era lasted from about 80-65 million years ago. At the end of this time period was the peak of dinosaurs, but nobody knows what happened to make them extinct; we can only guess.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Wartburg College Social Change Wheel
The Wartburg College Social Change Wheel explains many aspects of how to be a good person, and help others in your community. The Wartburg example in specific gives many examples which pertain to the campus and what students can do to be involved while at Wartburg. These can include such things as being intentionally involved in large projects, or doing simple things to make life on campus more enjoyable for everyone.
There are eight different branches -Direct Service, Community/ Economic Development, Voting/ Formal Political Activities, Direct Action Strategies, Grass-roots Political Activity/ Public Policy Work, Community Building, Advocacy through Community Education, and Socially Responsible Daily Behavior. These areas include such activities as Service Trips, or being a Resident Assistant. It also includes things which each of us can carry out in our day-to-day lives; helping keep the bathrooms and common areas clean, recycling, greeting everyone on campus (regardless of whether or not you know them), confronting inappropriate behavior, and many more.
There are eight different branches -Direct Service, Community/ Economic Development, Voting/ Formal Political Activities, Direct Action Strategies, Grass-roots Political Activity/ Public Policy Work, Community Building, Advocacy through Community Education, and Socially Responsible Daily Behavior. These areas include such activities as Service Trips, or being a Resident Assistant. It also includes things which each of us can carry out in our day-to-day lives; helping keep the bathrooms and common areas clean, recycling, greeting everyone on campus (regardless of whether or not you know them), confronting inappropriate behavior, and many more.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Piano
I have enjoyed the musical tone of a piano since I was a kid. Composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Mendelssohn. These composers have always inspired me to learn to play many instruments and appreciate music. I always wanted to learn how to play the piano.
I never actually motivated myself to begin playing until I arrived at Wartburg. I discovered that Wartburg has many accessible practice rooms which each contain a piano. I had learned how to read sheet music a long time ago, in 5th grade when I began to play trumpet for the school band. I have been playing for roughly 2 months, and the most current piece I have been working on is Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, by Claude Debussy. It is a difficult piece, but a beautiful song. Hopefully I can pull it off!
Knights
In medieval times, the knight was considered a brave man; a courageous, chivalrous man to be. Everyone wanted to be a knight. They were the loyally dutiful men who carried out a king's orders. Whatever the king wished, a knight must do. Occasionally the king's bidding would arrange a battle of which the knights would fight on the front lines.
Knights often wore shining, ironclad armor into battle and carried sturdy, iron longswords. They were experienced, well-trained warriors. They would ride horses into battle, for increased versatility and agility, to get the upper hand. Many times, the side with more knights would win, and the side with no knights would fall into a dark oblivion and off the face of the Earth.
Knights often wore shining, ironclad armor into battle and carried sturdy, iron longswords. They were experienced, well-trained warriors. They would ride horses into battle, for increased versatility and agility, to get the upper hand. Many times, the side with more knights would win, and the side with no knights would fall into a dark oblivion and off the face of the Earth.
Christmas
I am very excited for Christmas Break, and Christmas in particular! Every year, for Christmas, my family goes to my grandma and grandpa's house in West Union for a family gathering of my mom's side of my family. This includes my grandma and grandpa, as well as my two aunts, uncle, and my immediate family (parents and siblings). We usually open presents, eat a large dinner, and spend the day enjoying each other's company. We also go to my dad's parents' house and do roughly the same things.
On Christmas Day, we usually spend the whole day at our house. First, we wake up in the morning and open presents then we get ready to have a large family get-together. This consists of my grandparents on both sides, all my aunts and uncles, cousins, and my immediate family. We spend the day feasting on food, and then we hang out around my house, talking and playing games.
On Christmas Day, we usually spend the whole day at our house. First, we wake up in the morning and open presents then we get ready to have a large family get-together. This consists of my grandparents on both sides, all my aunts and uncles, cousins, and my immediate family. We spend the day feasting on food, and then we hang out around my house, talking and playing games.
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study, research and development of manipulating matter on a molecular scale. Often it deals with designing and creating contraptions, materials, etc. with at least one aspect of the overall product containing a dimension under 100 nanometers. Recently, this has been done by using an AFM (Atomic Force Microscope), which is an extremely high resolution microscope, to control these tiny devices.
One particular area of nanotechnology is nanorobotics. Nanobots are incredibly small robots, used for many different potential purposes. One purpose being researched is the potential medical benefits. Not necessarily meaning that these nanobots are nutritious to consume, but rather they are potentially used as a camera. This camera could move through the human body -particularly the bloodstream -taking pictures, or even stream live video in order to analyze what is happening, or to diagnose a condition.
One particular area of nanotechnology is nanorobotics. Nanobots are incredibly small robots, used for many different potential purposes. One purpose being researched is the potential medical benefits. Not necessarily meaning that these nanobots are nutritious to consume, but rather they are potentially used as a camera. This camera could move through the human body -particularly the bloodstream -taking pictures, or even stream live video in order to analyze what is happening, or to diagnose a condition.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Prey
Prey, by Michael Crichton is the book I chose to cover in my final project for IS class. The book begins with Jack Forman describing his life as a stay-at-home dad, and how he never anticipated his life to turn out that way. His wife, Julia, works as an executive in charge of many business commodities at Xymos. Xymos is also where Jack used to work as a software programmer. Jack was fired due to his discovery of an internal scandal, and the fact that he never notified the company of this incident.
Jack believes that Julia is having an affair due to her recently lax personality and new-found infatuation for frequent nighttime showers. Eventually, Jack is offered his job back at Xymos's fabrication plant in the middle of the Nevada desert. He arrives and instantly notices that everyone seems on-edge and uneasy. He soon finds out that this is due to the leakage of their new product PREDPREY, which is a swarm of nano-robots designed to work as an eye for medical research. PREDPREY was recently updated to function as a military weapon/ espionage device, and became self-sustaining, reproducing, and began to hunt small creatures (like the rabbit, and rattlesnake) and eventually, larger creatures like a coyote, and even the characters!
Jack believes that Julia is having an affair due to her recently lax personality and new-found infatuation for frequent nighttime showers. Eventually, Jack is offered his job back at Xymos's fabrication plant in the middle of the Nevada desert. He arrives and instantly notices that everyone seems on-edge and uneasy. He soon finds out that this is due to the leakage of their new product PREDPREY, which is a swarm of nano-robots designed to work as an eye for medical research. PREDPREY was recently updated to function as a military weapon/ espionage device, and became self-sustaining, reproducing, and began to hunt small creatures (like the rabbit, and rattlesnake) and eventually, larger creatures like a coyote, and even the characters!
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