Metablog—Postings from Around CourseStreet

This Class...

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaTasha Cornett) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:05:51 -0600

is not living up to the expectations I had hoped for when registering. I expected this class to be an avenue to discuss, question and engage one another about the very rich topic of race, ethn...

Class Last Night

nobody@nfomedia.com (Terri Davis) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:37:07 -0600

I know we got off point several times last night, but it was so interesting listening to everyone's views. I think it is really starting to click with everyone. I just wish that so many more p...

Amazing Information

nobody@nfomedia.com (jina ghulam hassan) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:44 -0600

Last night class was really amazing. I really enjoyed it because I never had an interesting class as the one we have right now. I gain so much information, that I never knew before thanks to D...

Race

nobody@nfomedia.com (Paula Richardson) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:34 -0600

Hearing all the information that we received tonight was soooo enlightening! Not only do I enjoy Mrs. Warren, but I enjoy all the comments from my classmates. This is such an interesting grou...

Missed Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (lakeisha davis) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:31:09 -0600

Hi everyone I was not able to make it class tonight and I was just wondering if it is at all possible could someone please let me see there notes from tonight. Your kindness shall never be for...

2-7-12

nobody@nfomedia.com (AllSmiles Lewis) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:13 -0600

I must say class tonight was an real eye-opener. I really am starting to see the views of the world in a very different light. I was blown away by how she was able to discuss how the world is ...

My sis-n-law

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel McDonald) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:25:04 -0600

Good evening to all my classmates, I just wanted to inform all that my sister-n-law passed this morning @ 3:30 am. She will no longer continue to suffer and be in pain because of this te...

Difference between Intel Core 2 Duo and Dual Core is this:

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shweta Gupta) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:15:48 -0600

Dual Core- 2 MB cache. Bus speed is 800 MHz Core 2 Duo- 6 MB cache. Bus speed is 1333 MHZ

Difference between Intel Core 2 Duo and Dual Core is this:

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shweta Gupta) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:48:46 -0600

1. Dual Core processors. They have 2 core in one package, but they are using 1 cache memory for the 2 cores. 2. Core 2 Duo. They have 2 core in one package, but each core have 1 cache memory....

Symbols

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Burch) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0600

I tried to do my symbols the way it says to in the blog below, but nothing happens??

Quotes by Warren Buffett

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:23:20 -0600

http://thequotes.net/2012/01/excellent-quotes-by-warren-buffett/ On Earning â?? Never depend on a single income. make investment to create second source. On Spending â?? If you buy things yo...

symbols

nobody@nfomedia.com (lashunda sims) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:03:11 -0600

I saw the blog posted on how to type greek symbols. How do you put symbols in your journal to answer the questions for assignment 3

Dual Core Vs Core 2 Duo

nobody@nfomedia.com (shanky kalra) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:13 -0600

1. Dual core is the generic name given to processors that have 2 cores on the same chip 2. Core 2 Duo is the second line of dual core processors from Intel 3. Other dual core processors aside ...

Dual Core Vs Core 2 Duo

nobody@nfomedia.com (shanky kalra) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:12 -0600

1. Dual core is the generic name given to processors that have 2 cores on the same chip 2. Core 2 Duo is the second line of dual core processors from Intel 3. Other dual core processors aside ...

Race, Class, Gender and Women's Works

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeremy Robinson) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:58:44 -0600

As seen throough the eyes of a Memphis radio talk show host. Contains: adult and or strong language. Since this on air interview tok place, the host has not been back on the air. hhhmmmm.......

Exam

nobody@nfomedia.com (jina ghulam hassan) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:37 -0600

I was wondering that we should read the chapters for the exam, becuase she told us it will be on the exam. What about the notes she gave us in the class time do you think that we have to study...

what is core

nobody@nfomedia.com (Astha Rajput) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:35:06 -0600

Core Operating System Components support the services that perform basic device management for Windows. These components include Display Drivers, Plug and Play Devices, Name resolution for pee...

DSS Example :BUY or LEASE

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:40:34 -0600

Refer to the video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0z36PAGhA0&feature=related

Core two duo / Dual Core.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:32:11 -0600

What is core? Post your replies as comments. Please dont start a new blog thread altogether.

Relevant to today's class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alex Vickrey) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:51:08 -0600

I just happened to come across this today, and it seemed too relevant not to post here. http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymubkuxdt1r55d2io1_500.jpg

Last class meeting

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel McDonald) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:06 -0600

I am so sorry that I had to miss class. My sister-n-law have been dealing with breast cancer since January of last year. She took a turn for the worst and was moved to Baptist Trinity Home Car...

Last Class Meeting

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jarvious Grayson) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:26:07 -0600

We talked a little about the exam and we got in our groups for the project. I'm excited about the group project in looking for information pertaining to my question. My group and I are getting...

up and down the stratification scale

nobody@nfomedia.com (susan day collins) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:31:07 -0600

I wonder if black people turn white when they reach a certain income level as was explained to me in class, do white people turn black when they lose their wealth. I am just wondering.

Exam

nobody@nfomedia.com (desmond williams) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:09:47 -0600

I am kind of nervous about our 1st exam coming up. She is a great teacher who brakes down the material and makes it interesting to learn new thoughts and ways of putting things, but trying to ...

Assignment 2, #3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amber Clanton) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:32:04 -0600

The sum of the deviations from a distribution's mean will always equal 0. Divide the sum of squared deviations by N (for population variance) and N-1 (for sample variance). Are those the two ...

Study information from class...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mark Brown) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:53:47 -0600

I felt a bit more comfortable about the bullets I thought I was missing shortly after class began. When she asked 'Where did we leave off from the last class?' & started to recount all of the...

1/31/12

nobody@nfomedia.com (AllSmiles Lewis) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:49:52 -0600

I was so glad we get out early. I was so glad to meet my new group members as well. I must say this class appear to be getting off to a slow start but hopefully it will pep up. I printed the s...

Tonight's Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Williams) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:17 -0600

I agree with you Lakeisha. I have been prepared, pen in hand, to take notes during the class period.... BUT I have nothing to write down but a few tidbits of info. I hope the humor will get me...

Class to Night

nobody@nfomedia.com (lakeisha davis) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:16:22 -0600

I am very eager to get to class to see what the professor has to offer us tonight and to see what material we cover. Although class is interesting I am not sure that very much of the actual ...

Assignment 2 problem 7-3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ellyn Unger) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:07:21 -0600

I have figured out how to do all of the problems in the question except this one. Where do I start?

Ready for another captivating class.....

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ramey Harris) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:06:34 -0600

Tuesday night, another class. I agree with LaTasha in some ways, it does seem like the study guide was posted on the screen but we didn't really follow it. However, we did get a lot of infor...

Student in need of help

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shaniece Birgs) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:59:35 -0600

Hi all, I'm having an extremely hard time downloading, entering info, and understanding the software we're required to download to submit homework assignments. I am very good in math, and I pa...

assignment 2 question 6.4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Brown) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:57:08 -0600

I need help with question 6 number 4. i am not understanding what to do.

2.2.6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katrina Houston) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:09:29 -0600

The standard deviation is the square root of the variable, but the question is asking, "The variable is the ____ of the standard deviation." Can someone help me with this? I just don't want t...

DISTRACTIONS

nobody@nfomedia.com (REMERA CAGE) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:08:13 -0600

I AGREE WITH THE PROFESSOR. THE HIGHER STATUS CONSTANTLY TRIES TO DISTRACT THE LOWER CLASS WITH ISSUES THAT ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS OTHER ISSUES. THEY CONSTANTLY TRY TO STRESS THE PROBLEMS CON...

Assignment #2 Question 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Miguel Caritan) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:15:19 -0600

I'm not sure where to begin on this problem. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Last class meeting

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jarvious Grayson) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:14:36 -0600

My knowledge of this course has increasing by each class meeting. A lot of things I thought about race are the same but yet different. Each topic has caught my attention. For instant: 1.Human ...

The Poor

nobody@nfomedia.com (tajma hubijer) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:32:27 -0600

After reading a few articles in our assigned reading, it is clear that most of the working class and middle class in America are unaware of class. Many people seem to believe that they belong ...

In the minority

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaTasha Cornett) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:37:31 -0600

I may be in the minority here but I'm pretty sure all we did was listen to Dr. Warren crack jokes, tell stories and spit out a bunch of generalizations. Don't get me wrong, I'll take my educat...

Free Will

nobody@nfomedia.com (Paula Richardson) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:07:09 -0600

I am trying to understand the free-will point. I believe that you have free-will if you have $1 or $10,000. You have less choices with a $1, but you still have free-will. Everyday we make c...

Subject Matter

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mark Brown) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:27:28 -0600

Hello Everyone: I am learning quite a few things in this class and it is quite interesting. However, I am having a problem with one thing. I don't really know how to recognize the bullets...

Tables

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rickie Hammond) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:54:18 -0600

I can never get my tables to look right =(

Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Aviotti) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:38:52 -0600

This NYTimes article has some interesting points to make, as to why bigger companies opt to get work outside the US. According to this article, besides cheaper labor, you can get a better pro...

Class on 1/24/2012

nobody@nfomedia.com (AllSmiles Lewis) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:46:47 -0600

This is going to a very full feeling and great learning experince for me.I must say Mrs. Warren has my full attention, she draws everyone into the lectures with her witty jokes and good experi...

Assignment 1 question 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Higginbottom) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:12:38 -0600

I have completed question 9, but I am confused about the last part of it. It says that we must provide spas output in the dropbox. What are we supposed to do on SPSS?

Reflections on last night

nobody@nfomedia.com (Terri Davis) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:20:59 -0600

I couldn't agree with you more on how she can keep a class interested for the entire three hours. Love her points of view. What a shame she is going to be retiring! More upcoming students a...

Class Discussion Regarding Social Stratification

nobody@nfomedia.com (Marsha Harper) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:26:26 -0600

Last class we discussed social stratification and how everyone is ascribed (by birth) a position. I personally agree with this fact...(I don't like it but I do have to agree with it). It is po...

Refinement of few patches in Upcoming Windows 8.

nobody@nfomedia.com (shanky kalra) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:52:16 -0600

The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive e...

comment on solar panels at shelby farms

nobody@nfomedia.com (Allyson Voynik) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:05:46 -0600

I like the idea of being green. I think that with these different ways, like solar panels, there is always going to be pros and cons to anything. One of the pros that i like is that it is goin...

1-6 & 1-10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amber Clanton) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:14:12 -0600

Can someone help me out with question 6 and 10???? Please!!! those are my last two! :(

PSPP Snapshot

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amber Clanton) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:53:18 -0600

I have Windows and it's not letting me use Snapshot and saying I have to purchase it. What do I do???

Dr. Guy

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephanie Sandor) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:06:10 -0600

Will we be using the pssp program for the quizzes? I wanted to make sure I am comfortable with this before I take it. If it is just multiple choice than I will go ahead and do it. Thank you f...

Warren!!!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ericka Stone) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:50:21 -0600

I really enjoy this class at heart. I am learnig so much important information. I am happy to be in Mrs. Warren's class. She really knows how to keep an entire class interested for an whole 3 ...

Assignment 1: 7.2

nobody@nfomedia.com (ben veksler) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:41:57 -0600

I've read the text, but wanting to clarify if anyone can help. Question: It is impossible to measure central tendency for data measured at the nominal level of measurement. Is it FALSE, bec...

superior & inferior

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shannae Staten) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:56:39 -0600

Do you guys agree with what we talked about today as far as being pretty much stuck in your class as being superior & inferior? I agree, I think its bad that our ranking of success comes from ...

Welcome class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alexis Batts) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:50:47 -0600

This is my second time taking this class and Ms.Warren teaching of the human race is very different from what my last professor taught which is why I decided to drop the class. I hope to learn...

Love it

nobody@nfomedia.com (ashley dilworth) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:45:47 -0600

Mrs. Warren is a genious! Last Tuesday was hilarious at best. It should be interesting to see how people are affected by the "shut down" of ideas that are based on anything other than science....

6-1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephanie Sandor) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:36:21 -0600

Dr. Guy, I have finished the assignment; however I have no idea how to make a quantitative frequency distribution. Do we use the spss/pssp program? I am so confused!! PLease help! Stephanie

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jarvious Grayson) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:14:04 -0600

Hi, I enjoyed class last week. It was great to see people express there opinions about race. I'm excited about getting into the class and learning more.

Ready for class!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ramey Harris) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:35:31 -0600

I enjoyed class last week. Professor Warren, you are definitley going to keep our attention! After only one week, I can already tell that we are going to have some very interesting discussio...

Phonetics bingo!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rosanna McTigue) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:16:40 -0600

http://bogglesworldesl.com/voweldigraphbingo.htm If you have some students who are particularly struggling with pronunciation, here is a link to a great resource which generates bingo cards....

Hi

nobody@nfomedia.com (jina ghulam hassan) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:05:25 -0600

Hello everyone, just wanted to say that this class is very interesting and this is the first time i took this class. I really enjoyed it because I learned new things from the first day of clas...

Race and Ethnicity

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaTasha Cornett) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:56:44 -0600

I must admit that my ears perked up a bit when Dr. Warren said "there's no such thing as race." I've held this belief for awhile and it was nice to hear it in an academic setting. Race has be...

Hello Everyone!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Terri Davis) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:56:11 -0600

I am looking forward to class tonight! I bought my book last week from Amazon.com for $2.00 plus $3.99 shipping. It is the 8th edition - perfect! I also bought the other book for $3.00 plus...

Republican Primary What a joke

nobody@nfomedia.com (susan day collins) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:33:04 -0600

I see y there is no tax reform coming down the pipe line, Romney made more than 71 million last year alone. Nothing but greed at work there

Hello!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Aviotti) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:44:03 -0600

I also enjoyed our first day of class, and look forward to more discussion. I ordered my books online. I bought both text books from amazon, from two different sellers, with expedited shipp...

hi everyone

nobody@nfomedia.com (tracey ellis) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:15:30 -0600

Hi everybody, I really enjoyed the first night of class. I am really looking forward to learning new and intresting things. I also plan to have an open mind on every issue. I hope everyone els...

Qualitative Frequency Distribution

nobody@nfomedia.com (Timika Ward) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:35:10 -0600

When doing Qualitative Frequency distributions so you have to the Relative Frequency and cumalative frequencies first?

Assignment 1 7-3?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ellyn Unger) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:42:20 -0600

I might just be over thinking this one but it is the only one that I have not gotten yet and I can't figure it out? Can anyone help me please?

statistics videos

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Higginbottom) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:06:31 -0600

I was wondering if there is a certain order in which we should watch the videos and read the assignments. I noticed there are more videos than reading assignments. Do the videos link up to inf...

Descriptive Calculator

nobody@nfomedia.com (brandy steward) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:41:31 -0600

When I click on the descriptive calculator it is not showing properly like the rest of my calculators

stem plot

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Burch) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:16:51 -0600

Does anybody know how to copy the stem plot for question 6 onto the journal???

RE: Solor Panels at Shelby Farms

nobody@nfomedia.com (Denise Douglas) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:27:47 -0600

We talked about how much we pay in electricity today to MLG&W. What are some views on the solar farm on Walnut Grove? Five-acre solar panels financed at 4.3 million. It is a 1 megawatt solar f...

$5 rock show

nobody@nfomedia.com (Christopher Madden) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:10:34 -0600

Not really related to class, but HEY! My band is playing at Murphy's on Friday the 27. We are One Word and we are playing with Hazy Skies. So come out and have a good time with good music!

$5 rock show!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Christopher Madden) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:08:13 -0600

Not really related to class, but HEY! My band is playing at Murphy's on Friday the 27. We are One Word and we are playing with Hazy Skies. So come out and have a good time with good music!

$5 rock show

nobody@nfomedia.com (Christopher Madden) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:06:41 -0600

Not really related to class, but HEY! My band is playing at Murphy's on Friday the 27. We are One Word and we are playing with Hazy Skies. So come out and have a good time with good music!

Hello

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sharon Couch) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:24:35 -0600

I enjoyed our first night of class. I hope we can keep that liveliness throughout the semester. I'm looking forward to see what the rest of the semester holds. The introduction was informative...

Types of hard disk

nobody@nfomedia.com (Vishal hackent) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:37:48 -0600

Guys sata and id(ata) are the types oh hdd. The question is type of hard disk not the types of hdd......

SATA Vs. IDE: Advantages & Disadvantages

nobody@nfomedia.com (vinay grover) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:03:19 -0600

SATA and IDE are two connection types computers use to connect to devices such as hard drives and disc drives. SATA, being the newer technology of the two, performs better than IDE in most are...

SATA Vs. IDE: Advantages & Disadvantages

nobody@nfomedia.com (vinay grover) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:03:15 -0600

SATA and IDE are two connection types computers use to connect to devices such as hard drives and disc drives. SATA, being the newer technology of the two, performs better than IDE in most are...

diffrence between ide & sata

nobody@nfomedia.com (vinay grover) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:01:00 -0600

Integrated Drive Electronics Drive IDE/PATA Drives have usually 40 pins. IDE/PATA Drives offer 133 MB/sec transfer rate. It sends 8 bit data at a time. PATA Cables are used to connect PATA H...

Book

nobody@nfomedia.com (lakeisha davis) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:12:13 -0600

Hi there everyone I also ordered an 8th edition book off of ebay when I got out of class last night and I cost me less than $10.00 so that is another option that you have.

Book

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ramey Harris) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:42:17 -0600

Hi everyone, just wanted to tell you all that I got my book this morning on Chegg.com for $4.00. It's the 8th edition, used, Racial and Ethnic Relations. Great deal, so I thought I'd share!

Welcome

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:50:38 -0600

Hello Class

Totally Confused

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chandra Wiseman) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:13:13 -0600

I am totally confused trying to get started. I have attempted a couple of times until I am just frustrated. I am going to download the book on tommorrow so I can read and highlight. The spss t...

PSPP Assignment

nobody@nfomedia.com (brandy steward) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:42:04 -0600

How do you go by downloading the file when it won't open for you to read it or answer it

What are patches, hotfixes, and service packs?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:40:29 -0600

A patch is a program that makes changes to software installed on a computer. Software companies issue patches to fix bugs in their programs, address security problems, or add functionality. H...

journal

nobody@nfomedia.com (lashunda sims) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:19:13 -0600

Professor Guy, I read on the syllabus that your journal entry must be marked complete in order for it to be graded. How do you mark it complete and how do we submit it to you for it to be gra...

Assignments

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amber Clanton) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:40:05 -0600

After you start and finish an assignment, can you retake it to achieve a higher grade?

Assignment 1 #6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Burch) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:11:28 -0600

I'm confused about how to use the Stem Plot Caculator. It says enter the value, and i'm not really sure what the value is?

Quiz 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Burch) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:20:47 -0600

I tried to take Quiz 1 but it says no exams are scheduled??

Snapshots

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Burch) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:52:32 -0600

I figured out how to use PSPP but I can not figure out how to use Snapshots? It just sits on my screen and I can't put anything on it.

Ubuntu VS Windows

nobody@nfomedia.com (vinay grover) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:59:50 -0600

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqHs6AE4G-U&feature=related

LINUX VS WINDOWS VISTA

nobody@nfomedia.com (vinay grover) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:58:54 -0600

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RThvuhjDH0g&feature=related

pros & cons b/w -Windows XP vs. LINUX.

nobody@nfomedia.com (vinay grover) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:43:31 -0600

Linux's Pros include: 1: It is a more stable OS 2: It is an open source OS so you can make changes to the OS 3: It is designed to be a very secure OS and because of the secure design the num...

Windows XP

nobody@nfomedia.com (vinay grover) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:30:36 -0600

There are three ways to install Windows XP: a clean install, an upgrade install and a repair install. Then, there is a "recovery" install, which is not an install in the true sense of the word...

windowsxp vs linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (Manisha gupta) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:10:28 -0600

1) Linux is a open-source OS.People can change code and add programs which will help to use your computer better. It's designed as a reaction on the monopoly position of windows. you can't cha...

Nerves

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashton Rodriguez) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:24:30 -0600

So I'm just wondering if anyone else is feeling a little overwhelmed with this course? I'm looking through the blog posts from last semester thinking "oh my God! What the heck are they talking...

textbook inquiry

nobody@nfomedia.com (Antoinette Tucker`) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:16:11 -0600

Hello i may be overlooking the online textbook, but at this time I cannot find it.. could you please tell me where to find it?

SOCI 3401

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:22:38 -0600

Welcome class!

linux vs windows

nobody@nfomedia.com (Manisha gupta) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:47:05 -0600

1.Full access vs. no access 2.Licensing freedom vs. licensing restrictions 3. Online peer support vs. paid help-desk support 4. Full vs. partial hardware support 5.Command line vs. no command ...

windows vs. linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (kanika budhiraja) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:54:08 -0600

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000575.htm

College excursions

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rosanna McTigue) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:49:56 -0600

Hi teachers, I'm planning a few excursions for this term but I'd like your ideas for places to go. A few students from my classes would like to visit the clothes show in Birmingham, however ...

Windows Vs Linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (shanky kalra) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:48:33 -0600

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/33089.html

windows vs. linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (MEHAK SETHI) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:03:18 -0600

WINDOWS xp vs LINUX For years, ...

Linux Vs Windows XP

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kush Thapar) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:28:50 -0600

Security :- Linux is more secure than Windows XP. This argument stems from the fact that viruses commonly affect Windows computers, and Linux has very few itself. In fact, virus protection pr...

windows vs. linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shikha Kapoor) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:56:19 -0600

Anyone who has pondered the idea of migrating from Windows to Linux knows there are differences between the two operating systems. But just what are those differences? Many people considering ...

windows vs. linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shikha Kapoor) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:17:36 -0600

For years, Microsoftï¿½??s Windows operating system (OS) has ruled the personal computer market. Several other OSs have always been available, such as Appleï¿½??s OS, the Unix OS, and Linux. L...

Windows XP vs LINUX

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shweta Gupta) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:30:13 -0600

1) USER-- Windows XP was primarly created for end users usage. Therefore, it was build with extensive support for gaming, graphic and sound. Also, friendliness as also a big concern in windows...

window vs linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (Namrata Sharma) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:10:21 -0600

1. SPEED- The latest version of Ubuntu, 10.04, claims to have faster startup and shutdown times than Windows. Linux is faster than Windows, although it uses more resources at system startu...

Windows xp vs linux

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tanu Goel) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:24:28 -0600

Case Study - Windows XP vs. LINUX Flavors Both Windows and Linux come in many flavors. All the flavors of Windows come from Microsoft, the various distributions of Linux come from different c...

Windows XP Vs. LINUX

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:03:06 -0600

Proprietry vs. Open Source OS ... The Holy War begins :)

os information

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mayank Jain) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:58:38 -0600

following website provides a wide information about various common n some uncommon OS with screenshots.... do give a look... http://www.operating-system.org/betriebssystem/_english/bs-sky...

os information

nobody@nfomedia.com (Manisha gupta) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:51:01 -0600

following website provides a wide information about SkyOS with screenshots.... do give a look... http://www.skyos.org/

Cake sale for charity Water aid!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rosanna McTigue) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:40:11 -0600

Goodmorning everyone! Please come along to the cake table in reception at 1.50, there will be loads to choose from and it's all for a great cause. Water aid get water to towns, villages and...

Online Class for CS 413 BSCS (Jan 7, 2012)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lersan Del Mundo) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:50:45 -0600

Read Handout on Week 7 Slides on Architectural & Component-Level Design. 1. Analyze your system and identify what appropriate architectural design is needed. Justify your answer. 2. How do y...

Top List Of Operating System

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mridul Anand) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:19:39 -0600

01. Linux 02. Mac OS X 03. Unix 04. FreeBSD 05. ReactOS 06. Solaris 07. OpenBSD 08. AmigaOS 09. NEXTSTEP 10. AtheOS 11. SkyOS 12. AROS 13. brickOSâ?¢ 14. QNX 15. Darwin 16. OS/2 17. MenuetOS 1...

net config command

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shweta Gupta) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:47:41 -0600

hey how can we run the command net config [{server|workstation}]

Applications of RTOS

nobody@nfomedia.com (shanky kalra) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:57:40 -0600

http://www.element14.com/community/community/knode/operating_systems/micrium?view=overview

Operating System ABCs

nobody@nfomedia.com (shanky kalra) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:33:51 -0600

Operating system ABCs An operating system, or OS, is a software program that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software. Without a computer operating ...

History of Operating Systems

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:44:24 -0600

Ever wondered what was there before OS came up ? Click on the blog image to see the full history. Reference : http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/history-operating-systems-infographic/

What is an OS ?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:01:46 -0600

Another video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmgaC2nbXEs

Operating Systems (Introduction Videos)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cauvery .) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:59:13 -0600

These videos are short and good to give you the understanding of the basics of OS. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAF8648427BB68706

Which one is more nutritious- banku or yam fufu?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ruth Tombe) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:45:59 -0600

I have eaten fufu more than banku. It's delicious especially with peanut soup. What do you say?

grade for the poem

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:36:27 -0600

Ms. Warren will we get credit for the paper on the poem.

Grades

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tierra Johnson) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:44:39 -0600

Will the extra credit for the poem be posted when test III grades are posted?

Blogging Has Ended for Test III

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:21:38 -0600

Have a great New Year everyone!

Test/Eyes On The Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sitoria Townsend) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:40:39 -0600

This is semester had to be one of my best thus far in my academic years. It made you think about how society works and your role in society. Better yet, our history. The tests weren't that har...

Test/Eyes on the Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (ThanhThao Dinh) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:22:07 -0600

So the final exam covered a lot of the materials we learned in class and from the movies. I enjoyed this section section of the class most. I learned a lot of things I did by learned before. W...

Eyes on the Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (Elina Thomas) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:06:38 -0600

This class was very effective in teaching and reminding us of the injustices that minorities have faced in the past and continue to face today. The book as well as the films were very informat...

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine McPhearson) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:03:41 -0600

It was good to be informed about people we generally didn't know or learn about in previous years of school. It was also good to learn about people that was actually involved or the main perso...

History

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine McPhearson) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:09 -0600

This was one of the most interesting history classes I've had.

class.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Molly Riley) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:36:41 -0600

This has been a very interesting class. Growing up in the south my whole life, I've always been taught to kind of have this one way of thinking about everything. This class opened up my eyes t...

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alexis Albea) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:18:26 -0600

This class has really opened my eyes a lot. Being from a primarily white town, I never learned a lot about the civil rights movement. We only learned the major things, like about Rosa Parks an...

The class overall

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hannah Mangrum) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:17:27 -0600

This class has by far been the most interesting of all my classes. It has widen my thinking about everything. It saddens me however that society does not teach high school students to think on...

Eyes on the Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:41:22 -0600

I am glad this book was part of our reading. Its content holds a treasure of information about the struggles, humiliations, abuse and suffering endured by African Americans as a result of the ...

Eyes on the Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (Leah Hardwick) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:14:16 -0600

This section of the class has probably been my favorite. I have always been intrigued by the Civil Rights Movement and everything that African Americans had to go through to achieve their free...

book

nobody@nfomedia.com (Synthia Hogan) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:34:45 -0600

I have learned a lot while reading Eyes on the Prize especially about the sit ins in Nashville. I am from Nashville, and I did not know much about the Nashville's history specifically in that...

It's Not Common Sense

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tierra Johnson) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:55:33 -0600

I have always learned about the Civil Rights movement, court cases, and events pertaining to American equal rights. The topics that test III focus in on are more detailed than what I have prev...

I have graded the preceding blogs.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:57:54 -0600

You have until 10:00 AM tomorrow to blog for test III. Good Luck on the test. I loved your blogs. Thanks.

Great Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:29:17 -0600

I have learned so much in this class in regards to the origins of entry into the United States of each ethnic group and the struggles they endured once they arrived. It is a shame how the good...

Great Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:29:17 -0600

I have learned so much in this class in regards to the origins of entry into the United States of each ethnic group and the struggles they endured once they arrived. It is a shame how the good...

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Blayze Jones) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:38:02 -0600

This was by far my most interesting class this semester. I learned a lot but I think the most memorable thing I learned was how to analyze a social problem from a structural perspective rathe...

Civil Rights advocates

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:44:30 -0600

Ms. Warren has indeed embedded in us the importance of know the history of the different cultures and ethnic groups. Especially those specific individuals that made a huge impact of the Civil...

Civil Rights advocates

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:44:29 -0600

Ms. Warren has indeed embedded in us the importance of know the history of the different cultures and ethnic groups. Especially those specific individuals that made a huge impact of the Civil...

The Class Overall

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jacoby Allen) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:17:31 -0600

This class was not what I had initially anticipated; I learned much more than I thought I would. I feel that I can now have more of an intellectual conversation with people about why society i...

Poem

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jacoby Allen) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:11:23 -0600

When is the Langston Hughes evaluation due? Has it passed or is it due the day of the exam?

Mirror Neurons Allow the Blind to "See!"

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anjali Chadayammuri) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:50:14 -0600

By watching the actions of others and comprehending the intent conveyed through the acts, individuals constantly learn from their social interactions and adapt accordingly. In humans a specifi...

Class Discussion

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:42:38 -0600

I am glad the psychologist did the test with the black and white dolls. It was a disappointing reality when the black kids were shown a black and a white doll and when asked to put to the pret...

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:41:15 -0600

This was an interesting class. Mrs. Warren gave lectures on information that will help us understand and appreciate the sacrifices people made for us to have the rights we enjoy today. The l...

Dec. 6, 2011

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Hester) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:34:15 -0600

I'm not sure if the extra credit is due tomorrow or test day but please don't forget to write your interpretation of Langston Hughes' "Let America Be America Again." Even though it's extra cre...

Baseball IQ

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sean Fox) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:29:59 -0600

The use of performance enhancing drugs by MLB athletes has, for a long time, been the most distinct way in which players attempt to gain an advantage. By combining these drugs with physical tr...

Eyes on the Prize Movie

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hannah Mangrum) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:02:39 -0600

The second movie we watched in class was just as powerful to me as the first movie. In everyday life people tend to take the smallest things for granted. I know I do. I am biracial(white and b...

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine McPhearson) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:48:48 -0600

Even though this semester is coming to an end, this class has been ver interesting.

Neuro-Anthropology: A step backward or forwards?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Megan Morgenthaler) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:19:32 -0600

Neuroscience is an incredibly broad subject. The world that we live in is touched by the brain in so many ways; it is the brain that allows us to experience and investigate the world itself. T...

Viruses on the mind: More prevalent than we think?

nobody@nfomedia.com (jacob favret) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:00:49 -0600

The past several decades has seen huge leaps in the understanding of neurological disease. Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, Parkinsons, Multiple sclerosis and others have been narrowed down to dysf...

Vegas Checklist: Casinos, Clubs, and... Sleep?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anjali Chadayammuri) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:23:40 -0600

In the City of Sin, sleep might be your last priority, yet could sacrificing slumber cost you even more than the unfavorable odds of gambling already predict? According to researchers at Duke ...

Your Brain on Nirvana

nobody@nfomedia.com (Clarinda Hougen) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:36:57 -0600

Any student has experienced that moment in class when he cannot for the life of him recall what the professor has just said seconds before. Whether it was because he was distracted watching a...

What will they think of next?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dylan Rykowski) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:42:18 -0600

Who knew? In the 1960's up until the 1970's ablative stereotactic surgery was used to treat neurologic disorders and neuropsychiatric illness. This treatment was largely abandoned after the 70...

To Toke, or Not to Toke: Who Knows the Answer?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hannah McGregor) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:04:15 -0600

Growing up during the "war on drugs", we have all heard the plethora of myths and propaganda used to keep youth away from drugs, especially marijuana. "If you smoke dope you will go on to do h...

Apple or Kit-Kat?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dora Panyi) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:41:56 -0600

Obesity and addiction have been increasingly detrimental health conditions affecting the American people. Can these diseases be solved by simple verbal cues which trigger top-down processing i...

Optimism: Is too much a bad thing?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kou Xiong) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:15:42 -0600

We've all been told at one point or another in our lives to look on the brighter side of a given situation. Most of the time we do because the brighter side brings some sort of happiness and ...

Pay Attention! The Relationship Between Memory and Attention

nobody@nfomedia.com (Breanna Schulwitz) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:06:36 -0600

Memory and attention are not always seen as being related, however Johnson and Chun's article, the connections between the two of these processes are looked at in detail. This article would be...

Lick, Lick, Lick...Mice and Autism

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashlyn Carney) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:41:58 -0600

Autism. It seems as if everyone knows someone diagnosed with autism in today's society. Living with autism is no walk in the park and is sometimes harder for those surrounding the person, than...

Morphine: Friend or Foe for People Dealing with Long-Term Pain?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amanda Weaver) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:42:20 -0600

Lights reflect off of the gleaming road in the rain. The highway embankment funnels traffic into a valley where pools of black water flood the lanes. Your car suddenly hydroplanes and you veer...

Why Keep A Promise?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Bethany Budd) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:48:18 -0600

It is interesting to see the importance humans place on a promise. A promise is not visible or tangible yet it still seems to have a strong, compulsory quality to it. Why is that? The truth of...

A Terrible Mistake Has Been Made

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erika Lai) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:31:37 -0600

Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) today has been wrecking the lives of the people today. Categorized as one of the top world killers in the world, scientists have worked hard to find the cur...

Move now or move later?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kara Gendron) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:24:38 -0600

We have all done this. While driving down the road, perhaps on a mountain path, you round a corner, and suddenly there is an obstacle, such as a boulder or another car in your path. In order t...

Neuropsychiatric Disorder Models: Improvement Needed!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Michael Asnes) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:54:17 -0600

Neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder are serious health problems. They have substantial negative affects on a significant subset of the population ...

Chunky Monkey, No Chunky Mice

nobody@nfomedia.com (anthony baldassari) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:46:15 -0600

If I were to tell you that some of my favorite things to do would be to ride my mountain bike constantly, rock climb, go white water rafting and cruise the slopes on a pair of skis you could p...

Beauty and the Brain

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kyle Dack) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:03:33 -0600

Ever since life has been around, the ultimate goal has been to perpetuate life by reproduction. This goal is at the root of all life and comes as a natural instinct. From bacteria replicating ...

This Proves We're Obsessed with Shiny Things

nobody@nfomedia.com (Christopher Robertson) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:37:08 -0600

How does a predator within 4 seconds of scanning an environment map it, memorize it, and sort out all unnecessary information from the info needed to be able to survive? Many theories have to ...

Your mom was right: Videogames rot your brain.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Justin Eagles-Soukup) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:08:01 -0600

Okay, so maybe the title is a little over the top; video games don't actually cause your brain to rot, but they do appear to have a negative affect on the function of certain parts of your bra...

The Gene That Could Speak

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Konrad) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:17:36 -0600

How have we acquired our abilities to speak? To vocally communicate a thought? Was the apparatus necessary to make a sound present before adequate intelligence? What can evolution and current ...

Phantom Limb Pain and Cortex Reorganization

nobody@nfomedia.com (Madelyn Kahn) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:29:09 -0600

Feeling pain in the arm that you lost in an accident? Does your arm you lost in the war itch terribly? This sensation of feeling like a lost limb is still attached to the body is known as a ...

Dopamine: Dictating Dangerous Decisions

nobody@nfomedia.com (Aaron Ramras) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:15:55 -0600

Decisions shape lives. Every day in the news, we are berated with stories of people whoâ??s lives were changed due to decisions they made, both good and bad. It seems plausible that the most r...

Religious Brains Doing Some Good After All

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tuttle JAmes) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:02:09 -0600

Although it has been well established that all of our sensory experiences originate from our brains, many still demand that we cannot account for religious extrasensorial experiences that go b...

The Joy of Laughter

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mari Weyman) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:31:44 -0600

Laughter. Its something we humans do almost on a daily basis in order to express pleasure yet it is composed of a series of grimaces and loud shrieks. How is it that such a strong, blissful em...

Communication Starts in the Brain

nobody@nfomedia.com (Catherine Waymel) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:29:31 -0600

Autism has become increasingly prevalent in our society since first diagnosed in 1943. Since then the number of cases has risen exponentially, which has led many to ask how the increase should...

Practice makes perfect- Training your brain for music

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rebecca von Oepen) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:27:15 -0600

Were you ever forced to learn an instrument as a young child? Did you ever hear the dreadful words "have you practiced today" or did you have to have your parents sign papers indicating that y...

Reasons You Should (not) Text and Read

nobody@nfomedia.com (Christina Uhlir) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:00:22 -0600

Tap tap tap tap tap Bam Bam Bam *moaning* TAP TAP TAP TAP BAM BAM BA-BAM BAM BAM! Take a page out of the Dr. Chun and Johnson book: if your roommate is having wild and kinky sex just next...

Drinking on the Job: How Flies get Drunk

nobody@nfomedia.com (Charlie Stewart) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:15:32 -0600

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night... I know what you're thinking. No class till Monday, no work, what a great night to get ahead on studying and up to date with all the problems in the worl...

Is it smart to believe in God?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Samantha Humann) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:51:35 -0600

Is it smart to believe in God? Recent science would suggest no. In a study comparing religiosity to intelligence across 137 nations (representing just over 95 percent of the world population) ...

Deep Brain Stimulation - A Different Approach

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anna Gitarts) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:58:21 -0600

Let's talk about Parkinson's Disease (PD). PD is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders in the world for people over the age of fifty; as the population has aged and people have...

History

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:25:30 -0600

Hi Curtis and Whitley, Have either of you tried Google or some other search engine for different types of Movements? Maybe, you will find something regarding other groups during the Civil Ri...

Online NRSC 2100- Is it a Good Idea?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Megan Morgenthaler) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:36:39 -0600

Over the last semester we have all participated in a class with a very different learning format from that which we are used to. Whether we signed up for an online class or not, almost all of ...

One gene to ruin them all: schizophrenia, bipolar, and DISC1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Kavanagh) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:43:37 -0600

Discovered over a decade ago by scientists studying a Scottish family riddled with mental disorders, variations in the gene DISC1, or "discovered in schizophrenia-1", have been heavily linked ...

Alcoholism: Can it be Cured?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mark Alsberg) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:47:09 -0600

Alcoholism to this day is one of the most deadly and chronic diseases, that is interestingly controversial with regards to symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, and even heritability. How can a dise...

Seeing With Your Mind.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Zach Irell) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:22:04 -0600

When asked to imagine a particular object the mind seems to conjure the image instantly and you can observe it's many features with your mind's eye. Given that we all do this dozens of times a...

Of Mice and Men

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amber Spence) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:47:24 -0600

Exploitation and the misuse of information is something that the media coincides with inexplicably. It should be no surprise that there is a great disconnect between scientific organizations a...

Neocortex: Why We are Better

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Ha) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:01:08 -0600

The neocortex is the outer layer of the cerebral hemispheres, where in humans, is believed to be involved in higher functions such as language, conscious thought, sensory perceptions, etc. The...

Movies

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:42:23 -0600

We have seen movies on how difficult it was in the 50's and 60's for people of color (Colored poeple). At that time Blacks were called Negroes and were not considered as equals to the Whites....

Tuesday's Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:12:45 -0600

The movie was an eye opener. Some of those things I experienced growing up in the late 50's and early 60's. I know what it was like to use colored water fountains, sit at the back of the bus...

The Awakening Movie

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hannah Mangrum) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:14:40 -0600

The video we watched today was extremely eye opening. I honestly did not think it would make a huge impact on me because I've grown up knowing about how horrible whites treated people. But whe...

So Soon

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Hester) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:47:42 -0600

I can not believe that school is about to be ending soon. I think we have less than a month before we are finish with Fall courses. I really enjoyed this class. It's pleasant to have to wake u...

Test II

nobody@nfomedia.com (Terri Clark) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:58:17 -0600

Overall, I've enjoyed this class the most this semester. It helps that she actually makes time to throw a joke or three during class, and makes it more interesting. Since we didn't get a cha...

Do you like watching films??

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rosanna McTigue) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:33:48 -0600

Wednesday the 7th of December will be a Leeds language college film night! Sign up at reception from tomorrow if you want to join our film night! ALL WELCOME! Rosie

Blogging has ended for test II

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:40:02 -0600

Great Blogs everyone. I enjoyed your thoughts on what we have been studying in class.

Test II

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:01:37 -0600

I think this test like the previous test was very practical and and easily understood. All it took was just reading over the material that she suggested. I love that she goes over the material...

TEST 2

nobody@nfomedia.com (ThanhThao Dinh) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:59:20 -0600

So what does everyone think about Test 2? I thought we had a lot of information to study for but not enough questions on the test. But was it just me or did she had more questions about certai...

Enlightened

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:46:16 -0600

Hi Everyone, This has been an interesting few weeks. We have been enlightened about how many ethnic groups came to this country, how they were oppressed, contributions etc. These things hav...

Studying for Test 2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kiera Thomas) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:49:03 -0600

Im not sure about everyone else but Im not as confident as I was before Test I. Tomorrow's test covers way more information and required a great deal of reading. However, I did attend all clas...

Is ignorance really bliss?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jacoby Allen) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:09:41 -0600

I personally enjoy this class because of the fact that I can have a more intellectaul "debate," if you will, with the closed minded people that are wrapped up in ethnocentrism and ignorance. I...

To Sniff Or Not To Sniff

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Newby) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:46:30 -0600

All of us are aware of the five senses: hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell, but so often is smell taken for granted. You are constantly seeing, touching and hearing something, but it is un...

Hypocretin: A Potential Remedy for Narcolepsy and Depression

nobody@nfomedia.com (Vivek Chadayammuri) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:04:03 -0600

Energy drinks have taken the general public by storm; in fact, last year marked a $10 billion revenue generated from the energy drink market. Today, nearly every grocery store and gas station ...

Media consumption: a hurtful or helpful dependence?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rebecca Rodman) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:25:45 -0600

Among every generation across the world, people are more plugged in than ever before. In fact, Americans spend almost a quarter of their time online on social networking sites; 42 percent of c...

Oppression of all Minority Groups

nobody@nfomedia.com (Elina Thomas) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:47:02 -0500

I find this class so interesting, especially what we've been learning about lately-the oppression of all minority groups. Of course, we learned about oppression against Blacks and Native Ameri...

Non White Racial and Ethnic groups

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence Wilson) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:59:55 -0500

Class has been quite interesting learning about all the ethnic groups and their contributions, struggles, culture, how they arrived in America. What was the push pull element that contributed ...

Stereotype of our generation

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alise Belton) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:13:46 -0500

I learned several new things about each group from the presentations and Mrs. Warren. Each had to fight significantly for the freedom that we have today. However, I feel that our generation ...

Sleep Yourself Smart

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sky Boydston) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:49:12 -0500

You might want to consider carefully how much time you spend awake and thinking. Recent research has shown that the aggregate number of connections in your brain increases during wakeful state...

Insite

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hannah Mangrum) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:59:09 -0500

As I researched my topic of Chinese Americans, I learned more than just about how unfair this group of people was treated. I realized that people in today's society make jokes all the time bas...

Jewish Americans

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:07:47 -0500

Hello Classmates, Our presentation this morning was to enlighten you on some of the things that happened to Jewish Americans. The handout I passed out was to give you some information I foun...

Italian Americans

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lindsay Weaver) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:35:22 -0500

I really learned a lot when I was researching about Italian Americans. My question was what contributions did Italian Americans make to the United States. One random fact I found during resea...

Mexican Americans

nobody@nfomedia.com (Artice Carter) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:21:49 -0500

I presented about Italian Americans, but for another class I presented on Illegal Immigration and Mexican history in the United States. Much of what the book tells us was news to me. It's amaz...

The King of Corn

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Hester) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:58:02 -0500

There is a close connections between Mexican and Native Americans. In the early 1900s, there was a Mexican banker by the name of Zeferino Dominguez who was titled "The King of Corn". I didn't ...

Native American

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:45:45 -0500

Thanks for the information. I will be attending. It sounds like fun, with information we can use to understanding Native American culture. I had the opportunity to do an Internship this sum...

celebrating American Indian Heritage Month on campus

nobody@nfomedia.com (Synthia Hogan) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:57:33 -0500

Hi everyone, Because I am researching Native Americans, I came across this event on campus that's in honor of American Indian Heritage Month. It's the 1st annual tree planting on Nov. 7 at 4p...

Sentence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:49:31 -0500

I have blogged, but I was not aware of the 5-6 sentence structure. Extra credit is always good. This is a way to exchange ideas and share information. It is also a way to voice our opinions...

Blogging

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:40:24 -0500

Blogging ended for test I on Oct 4th. Blogs should be at least 5 or six sentences so be sure to blog before the next test. Blogging grades are posted under participation and it is extra credi...

JAPANESE FOOD!! MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rosanna McTigue) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:38:26 -0500

On Monday some of the staff are eating out at Little Tokyo, everyone is welcome! We will meet there at 7.30. (Meeting at college at 7 for those people who finish at 6.45.) Rosie

Outline

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alexis Albea) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:10:22 -0500

Anybody that has to do the contributions for your group do you mind explaining to me how you did your outline? I would really appreciate it!

Presentations

nobody@nfomedia.com (Javeatrice Jeffery) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:11:20 -0500

How do you guys feel about the first two presentations that went? (Irish, Italians)

Outline

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine McPhearson) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:50:43 -0500

Just to make sure, what is the spacing for the outline?

Test

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashlee Flemons) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:34:25 -0500

I didnt do as well as I'd like to but I do agree that the test was fair and covered the things discussed in class

When Practice Won't Make Perfect

nobody@nfomedia.com (Catherine Waymel) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:10:36 -0500

Catherine Waymel As CU students well know, learning takes time. Sometimes it may entail incessant reading or repeating a single definition 20 times in a row, but eventually it pays off (at le...

Biased Perceptions: Seeing Only What Has Been Learned to See

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kara Gendron) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:39:27 -0500

With so many stimuli constantly around us, it would make sense that we would miss observing a lot of the world. One person may notice a hawk flying overhead where another wouldnï¿½??t even thi...

Napping, the Legal Study Aide

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kathleen Peoples) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:05:20 -0500

Spending the entire night studying is not a novel concept for most college kids these days. The daunting task of studying for midterms and finals is a vicious cycle that lasts throughout the ...

Vitamin D deficiency and musculoskeletal pain.

nobody@nfomedia.com (jacob favret) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:03:35 -0500

Vitamin D deficiency is also one of the most common vitamin deficiencies in the developed world today. With the general lack of sunlight and our less varied diets, many foods are beginning to ...

Point and Shoot Homicides for The Greater Good

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tuttle JAmes) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:44:25 -0500

Point and Shoot Homicides for The Greater Good We buy digital cameras for their ease of use, point and shoot abilities and a variety of preset modes. These familiar settings found on the top...

Restoration of Bovine Sanity and a Cure for Neurodegeneration

nobody@nfomedia.com (Clarinda Hougen) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:03:46 -0500

Mad cow disease. This deadly, presently incurable, brain-eating disease has been the cause of many a steak-lover's trepidation. After all, who wants his brain looking like swiss cheese? It ...

Caught in a Lie: The Role of the Brain in Detecting Deception

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anjali Chadayammuri) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:00:29 -0500

Vital to everyday social and economic interactions is the ability to accurately discern whether other individuals are being honest or deceitful. While recognizing dishonesty is no easy matter,...

To sleep or not to sleep

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rebecca von Oepen) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:56:24 -0500

We've all been told that sleep has benefits, especially in college where sleep becomes more of a luxury than anything else. Sometimes there is just not enough time, but more often than not we ...

Can You Fool Yourself Out Of Depression?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dora Panyi) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:55:22 -0500

Major depression has long been a disorder weighing down on its victims, but fascinating neuroscientists. Can we use the placebo effect to leave the confines of a depressed world? What exactly ...

In the eye of the beholder

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dylan Rykowski) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:46:43 -0500

Optic illusions are fascinating. Sparking curiosity, intrigue and doubt in minds gazing at the impossibilities spawned by them. Most people have been exposed to a variation of the famous "whic...

Depressed due to stress? Blame your genes...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Kavanagh) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:27:42 -0500

Everyone experiences stress on a daily basis, whether it be due to misplaced car keys or the impending doom of taking Intro to Neuroscience quizzes online, knowing that Teamviewer will crash a...

The Urge to Experience, How We Respond to Novelty

nobody@nfomedia.com (Christopher Robertson) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:22:48 -0500

Human beings once were localized to a a few locations on earth, and yet over time they explored and expanded. The need to travel and experience new areas and landscapes and discover new world...

The Neuroanatomy Behind Sociability

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kyle Kimble) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:16:57 -0500

The Neuroanatomy Behind Sociability People, like all primates, are inherently social animals. We live, work, and play together. We are defined by our relationships. However, individuals ha...

Plugged In: The Brain-Computer Interface

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mari Weyman) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:07:34 -0500

Imagine playing your favorite video game and controlling it just through thought. Sounds impossible right? Actually this technology already exists and is currently being used for therapeutic p...

Can Drugs Replace Dieting?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Aaron Ramras) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:52:30 -0500

The Death of Dieting? Millions of Americans try and fail to lose weight every year. Many of these failed attempts pump excessive funds toward â??fadâ?? diets. Sure the advertisements for thes...

Olfaction May Be Intimately Involved In Sexual Behavior

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Cross) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:46:08 -0500

"They say I suffer from a lack of serotonin synapses, they happen too infrequently for me, to be functioning properly." Neurotransmitters are a vital part of the brain, and even pop culture d...

Technology: Virtue or Vice to Our Brains?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Bethany Budd) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:41:14 -0500

It is undeniable that our daily lives are inundated with technology. Our society and this world work hand in hand with technology on a close, almost dependent level. It is only in the last few...

Will this Blog Affect How you Read the Rest?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Charlie Stewart) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:31:59 -0500

It's intuitive that memory and perception are linked, but the underlying neural mechanisms for this interaction are still unclear. The article "Biasing Perception by Spatial Long-Term Memory" ...

Reimagining Alzheimer's Diseaseï¿½??An Age-Based Hypothesis

nobody@nfomedia.com (Seth Graban) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:22:03 -0500

Seth Graban Everyone realizes that as grandma or grandpa ages they become more forgetful, but at what point is this forgetfulness a result of age or a result of something else such as Alzheim...

Seasonal Depression: Connecting Immunology and Neuroscience

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kyle Dack) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:21:33 -0500

In the United States, depression has quickly become one of the most well known and most common mood disorders. The notoriety of this disease has certainly come about due its prevalence in soci...

Predator or prey, your amygdala doesn't care

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hannah McGregor) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:14:12 -0500

As a child, did you ever come across an animal you had never seen before, say a small, harmless mouse, and felt highly alert, maybe your heart started racing or you felt nervous, despite knowi...

Are Placebos the New Painkiller in Sports?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sean Fox) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:02:39 -0500

The use of painkillers in sports is not a new phenomenon. Nearly every NFL player you see on Sunday likely has something in their system; letting them momentarily forget their pain and subject...

Practice Makes Perfect

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashlyn Carney) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:40:49 -0500

We have all heard it, whether growing up playing sports, music, or some other activities requiring motor function; "practice makes perfect". How you practice is how you will perform. And if y...

Internet Media Educates us as Traditional Media Never Has

nobody@nfomedia.com (Michael Asnes) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:33:21 -0500

At this point in time there is a staggeringly vast amount of knowledge available to people through the internet. There is now so much knowledge available that this particular time period has e...

Glutamate Increase Elicits a Genital Response

nobody@nfomedia.com (anthony baldassari) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:27:06 -0500

Ever since I was a little kid, whether I was in sex ed., at home or at a friends house, there was some voice telling me that men are stimulated visually. There is no doubt in my mind this is t...

How You Mother Has Eyes on the Back of Her Head

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephen Blaskowski) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:47:06 -0500

By all accounts Katie Joe McDonough was the least likely woman to rear progeny. She was independent, stubborn, and adventurous; nothing would hold her back. Her twenties were a thrill â?? pack...

The Mystery of Autism

nobody@nfomedia.com (Madelyn Kahn) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:28:16 -0500

The cause of autism has been an ongoing debate for years, but has recently become a hot topic due to technological advances in the field of neuroscience. Previous to these advancements, autis...

Flies Like to Get Drunk As Well?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kou Xiong) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:14:12 -0500

Well, it is unclear whether they get "drunk" or not but they do display hyperactivity after being exposed to intoxicating vapors of ethanol which is similar to that of what humans do after dri...

One Prick and you are Out

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erika Lai) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:33:37 -0500

Isn't it crazy with one prick of anesthetics you can be out and then awaken hours later and have no recollection of what just happened? Sleep is like this too except, you have to close your ...

Jalapenos...a treatment for arthritis?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Zach Irell) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:03:58 -0500

We've all bitten into a jalapeno and experienced the slow burning pain that is associated with it. And whether you love it or hate it you've probably wondered why some people have a higher tol...

Z is for Zinc

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amanda Weaver) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:35:53 -0500

Zinc. Metal. Number 30 on the periodic table. Twenty-fourth most abundant element on Earth. Common oxidation state of 2+. Did you take your multivitamin today? Did it have zinc in it? ...

The Better to Remember You With, My Dear...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Breanna Schulwitz) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:19:21 -0500

We've all heard those reports on "super fruit" or the next magical food to prevent this disease or to cure that disease during slow news days. While these stories are lovely fluff pieces, they...

Neurotheology - This is Your Brain on God

nobody@nfomedia.com (Samantha Humann) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:49:18 -0500

Since the dawn of the human species, mankind has maintained a belief in some form of spirituality, of God or Gods and an afterlife. Are we wired to believe in "something greater" than ourselv...

Sleep and spines modulate your mind...and your brain?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Patricia Wuu) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:19:57 -0500

"The mind is the brain doing its job." - Simon LeVay, 1994 We know that sleep is good for us: it's a daily, regularly- or irregularly-scheduled body and brain maintenance check. The sleep/wak...

Meditation: New Discoveries of Old Traditions

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amber Spence) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:15:27 -0500

It isn't often in science that old methods of treatment are re-centered from their otherwise un-scientific past, to present as one of the more progressively favored treatments in modern societ...

A Mechanism of Auditory Processing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anna Gitarts) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:54:43 -0500

Ever wondered how you're able to distinguish between different sounds and words in conversation? In order to understand the world around you, you not only have to hear all of the sounds togeth...

The Placebo Effect...Does it work?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nawal Elbashir) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:59:43 -0500

Ever since 1978, scientists and researchers have been studying a psychobiological phenomenon known as the Placebo Effect. The Placebo Effect is used to study the psychosocial context that affe...

Biography of Ernesto el Che Guevara

nobody@nfomedia.com (hayet hached) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:38:18 -0500

1. Birth place: June 14, 1928(1928-06-14) Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina 2. Chilhood: he grew up in this upper class family, he was dynamic personality, he was an excellent as an athlete despi...

Neuro-education... the Key to Education Reform?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Megan Morgenthaler) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:18:01 -0500

Any American who has attended a public school has likely walked out of a classroom having no idea what that boring, Charlie Brown-esque (Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah), lecture they just listen...

Can we trust Neuroscientists?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Ha) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:16:42 -0500

October 19, 2011 Typically, neuroscientists, or among all scientists, fail to provide full disclosure of the project to a participant in order to obtain valid knowledge on the phenomena being...

Test!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine McPhearson) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:07:03 -0500

I thought the test was reasonable and covered mostly everything she explained in class.

Well that's Surprising...ly Negative

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mark Alsberg) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:19:02 -0500

Have you ever been surprised to be let down? Or in other words, have you ever expected a certain outcome only to be surprisingly disappointed? Well if you have, ladies and gentlemen, then do n...

Fall Break

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:59:15 -0500

Hi Classmates, I hope your fall break was enjoyable. I am looking forward to seeing you in class for the remainder of this semester. Barbara,

Test

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tamera Stegall) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:52:00 -0500

I agree, it was very fair.

Test

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lydia Eddleman Koffi) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:17:56 -0500

I think the test was fair. She gave away many of the answers. If you attended class your odds of passing the test increased dramatically. If not, well she gave us fair warning on the first da...

The Best Pain Reliever: Meditation

nobody@nfomedia.com (Vivek Chadayammuri) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:49:18 -0500

Recent consensus numbers indicate that roughly 20 million, or about 10%, of the current U.S. population reported practicing meditation in the last year! To many of us at CU, the practice of me...

Genetic Basis of Psychiatric Disorders

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alyssa Fransen) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:08:30 -0500

Psychiatric disease genes in humans are exceedingly difficult to study. The disease features and symptoms present can differ among individuals and may differ in severity. Polygenic inheritance...

Test.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tamera Stegall) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:53:06 -0500

How does everyone feel the test went?

Macho Synapses, Curvaceous Cognitive Sets

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sky Boydston) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:15:52 -0500

Forget everything you thought you knew about the differences between men and women. The latest research has shown that the differences between the sexes run much deeper than body structures an...

Thanks

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:26:30 -0500

Dr. Guy, I was extremely scared about statistics, but I made it through! Thanks for all your help. You are a great teacher, and I enjoyed the class.

Final

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Rutherford) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:29:11 -0500

I just want to say WOW....to the final (didnt do so well) Dr. Guy , I have really enjoyed this class and you are a great professor. I have never had a professor like you nor one that takes th...

Education system in Syria

nobody@nfomedia.com (Silvia Suner) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:01:30 -0500

The education system in Syria has some differences compared to the European education system. However, the structure of the levels of education is quite similar compared to that in Europe. Fi...

Education system in Syria

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ioanna Siankouri) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:58:30 -0500

The education system in Syria has some differences compared to the European education system. However, the structure of the levels of education is quite similar compared to that in Europe. F...

A4P8 Data

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:03:37 -0500

You will need 40 rows and 2 columns. In the attached image file, you can see almost all of the data.

4-8 pspp

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:45:36 -0500

When I enter the information for problem 4-8. It is not giving me enough room to put in all the information. It is only letting me put information in for 17 rows. I assume that I will need 40 ...

homework and quizzes

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tywona Matthews) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:37:59 -0500

Hello Dr. Guy, So if we do not have everything completed by midnight tonight. We will receive an incomplete grade. What if we have finished everything by Monday. I may need a few extra days. ...

pSPP-Assignment #5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Countess Winfrey) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:47:48 -0500

I am having a hard time with the PSPP. Once I input the data and try to analyze it Im not sure where to go from there. I was able to use the links in the syllabus at first (The ones that put t...

Homework 5 Question 2-7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Larry Cross) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:14:46 -0500

On homework 5 question 2-7, I am confused on what the answer is. The table states that (O-E) is how you find the deviation between the observed and expected frequencies, but it is not given a...

SPSS/PSPP output is not readable

nobody@nfomedia.com (Vernois Buggs) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:39:42 -0500

You are telling me my SPSS/PSPP output is not readable. What can I do to fix this?

Homework 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:02:55 -0500

I am having trouble finding the answer to 2-6. Is it related or independent?

FInal Exam

nobody@nfomedia.com (Judith Johns) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:36:11 -0500

Dr. Guy, Will we know are grade from the homework and quizzess before we take the final? and if we get a C or better will the Final exam hurt us if we get a low grade on it, or will it just...

Exploitation

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:54:13 -0500

In class today, one point our instructor lectured on was, Sexual Exploitation of Women of Color. We see all types of exploitations today. We see our women being exploited, and it has become ...

Homework & Quizzes

nobody@nfomedia.com (Thomas Weathers) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:30:10 -0500

I thought all the work was supposed to be completed by the 14th of October, and there is an announcement saying the 7th of October now. I'm confused. I really need until the 14th for my quizze...

Homework

nobody@nfomedia.com (Judith Johns) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:14:06 -0500

Dr. Guy I sent you a email to your account I didnt recieve a response back, I turned in my assignment for 3 still havent recieved a grade, also the quizes say that we have till Oct 14 is this ...

Paranormal Activity or Science?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rebecca Rodman) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:05:37 -0500

We have all heard the theories of seeing a bright light or your life flashing before your eyes right before you die. In fact, accounts of these near-death experiences can be traced back to li...

f critical

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:13:12 -0500

Are the f critical values always listed as positive values?

homework 4 #7

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:31:44 -0500

Just wanted to check and make sure I was doing this correctly. I got 2.250 for F.

unit 9 multiple choice practice quiz

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:21:20 -0500

Dr. Guy, I am having a real hard time with problems 6,7,8 on unit 9 practice quiz. I have read the text, but I can't figure out where to start. Can you please help?

Internal Colonization

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Hester) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:25:07 -0500

In the past, Natives were placed in reservations, but if you look at today, there are still reservations. I have family that stay on a reservation in Tacoma, WA. In a way it is good (learning ...

Very Interesting

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:47:37 -0500

This is a class, I would recommend every student should consider taking. It is very interesting, with lectures consisting of Cultural History, and other important issues that we as a society ...

Assignment 3 question 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:12:52 -0500

I am having trouble with this one. This is what I got. Just wondering if I am going in the right direction. Thanks H(0): Î¼=21 H(1) : Î¼ â? 21 z=-3.43 Î± =.05 z critical= Â± 1.96

Quizzes

nobody@nfomedia.com (Thomas Weathers) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:58:14 -0500

Is there anyway to go back and change an answer on a quiz once you have moved on to the next answer?

Quiz Question

nobody@nfomedia.com (Renita Rogers) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:15:47 -0500

Dr. Guy are there gonna be any other opportunities to retake quizzes... cause it's not looking promising for my quiz grades :(

Final Exam

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Rutherford) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:38:57 -0500

Can we take the final before the availability time?

Race/Ethnicity

nobody@nfomedia.com (ThanhThao Dinh) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:32:29 -0500

Til this day I still don't understand why we have to give our race or ethnicity on everything - test, work applications, surveys. What is the importance of that? Is that factor suppose to affe...

Just say no.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rebecca Rodman) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:05:03 -0500

It is difficult to find someone who truly has not seen the atrocious affects of drugs on a person. Whether it be a close friend or family member, an ad in a newspaper, or one of those haunting...

Conclusive Evidence: Size Matters

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sky Boydston) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:49:46 -0500

The age old question of size has finally been answered and it turns out it does matter. If you want to be popular then being big is best, but not in the way you think. New England researchers ...

Missed Connections

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Newby) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:13:20 -0500

Have you ever spoken to someone who was just a little "off" and wondered if their brain was wired differently than yours? What about yourself, have you ever speculated that your own brain may ...

The Neural Code for Racism

nobody@nfomedia.com (Vivek Chadayammuri) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:05:10 -0500

In the early ages, mankind was very segregated. There were nomads, warriors, hunters, etc. who occupied distinct geographical areas and practiced a very specific way of life. Over time, these ...

Another

nobody@nfomedia.com (John Erdner) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:35:50 -0500

Html-email notifications test.

HTML Email notifications

nobody@nfomedia.com (John Erdner) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:30:59 -0500

Html-email notifications test.

Symbols

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tywona Matthews) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:58:55 -0500

When I used the instructions for symbols somehow it wasn't working correctly at first 2.2 came out correct than it changed. What am I doing wrong?

16 websites with Free Stock Images for Commercial use

nobody@nfomedia.com (Don Cooper, Ph.D.) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:06:41 -0500

As a web designer you probably know of people that have either suggested or actually gone ahead and searched Google images for sites to use in their designs. There are a fair few sites out the...

Race

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:15:43 -0500

According to our text, there is no such thing as "race." We know race exist in our country because according to the Census report we are classified by race and when job searching there is a s...

Assignment 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Rutherford) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:08:46 -0500

Are these Correct?? 1.3-True 1.4-True 1.5-True 1.6-True 1.7-True 1.8-True 1.9-True 1.10-True

Question

nobody@nfomedia.com (Curtis Pettis) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:40:38 -0500

I have a question? Do 'pure' institutions exist or is this an ideal? What I mean by pure institution is one that doesn't discriminate, institutionize, and/or segregate any group of persons. I...

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine McPhearson) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:29:31 -0500

We have a great and interesting teacher.

Class project

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tashauna HOWARD) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:22:13 -0500

Class has been very interesting for me. My group is working on Jewish-Americans and their contributions to our country have been many.

Assign 4 #3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Rutherford) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:02:42 -0500

When we use the raw data calculator, what information from the question are we to put in because I am very confused. I am trying to get the t-obtained and have looked at the blogs but dont kno...

assign 3 - 9.2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Rutherford) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:03:26 -0500

9.2 70.00 Â± 2.15 Is this correct?

Assignment 3-1&2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Rutherford) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:23:37 -0500

I dont think I understand what the question requires for us to provide as an answer. Please help

What's in it for me??

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rebecca Rodman) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:39:33 -0500

We all may like to think we perform random acts of kindness all the time, like watching someone's laptop at the coffee shop while they step out to take a phone call. But you cannot deny that y...

HW 1 6-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tywona Matthews) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:31:26 -0500

I have finished My frequency distributions. I do not understand how to plot my answers in the stem calculator. Class Interval af caF rF crF ...

homework 2 question 6-4, 6-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (brennan cross) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:06:05 -0500

Dr. Guy, On 6-4 I used 1.45 for the first z -5 for the second z. I got 0.92647 for the answer. Is that correct? 6-5 I used 1.58 for 1st z and 5 for the 2nd z. Is that the correct way to do the...

Homework Assignment 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tywona Matthews) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:14:16 -0500

Would you say the answer for 4.5 is true or false I say false because of the wording

Model license agreements from NIH

nobody@nfomedia.com (Don Cooper, Ph.D.) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:50:01 -0500

This could be a very useful site for model license agreements for startups. http://www.ott.nih.gov/startup/default.aspx Starting on Oct. 1, biomedical entrepreneurs will be able to apply for a...

Saving pspp as an image

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jennifer Clingan) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:40:23 -0500

I am not sure how to save my pspp files as images. Is there something that I am missing? I downloaded snapshot but I still cannot figure out how to use it. Any suggestions?

I have downloaded Pspp

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tywona Matthews) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:13:43 -0500

I have downloaded PSPP but when I attempt to open the instruction for statistics homework all I see is symbols

Statistics Problems

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tywona Matthews) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:59:18 -0500

I am having trouble opening the statistics homework problems.

Todays class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Maher) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:00:12 -0500

Hey what did we go over in class today?

Link To Articles

nobody@nfomedia.com (Artice Carter) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:26:31 -0500

http://articlequicksearch.memphis.edu:8249/iii/mfrpro-umem/loadSearchPageCAS.do?searchpage=simple&searchtype=simple&accountid=umem&accountpassword=umem _Use this link in case you need it. My ...

Journals

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Hester) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:16:03 -0500

I found a lot of articles under the Academic onFile database (U of Memphis Library). Hopefully, that helps someone who is stuck with journal articles.

Article Handouts

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alise Belton) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:06:29 -0500

Does anyone know which atricle handouts are we reading for test 1?

Journals

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:53:23 -0500

I made an inquiry at the U of M library, if there were any journals on site. I was informed that all journals are found in the U of M library database.

Shamatha, Your New bff

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amy Peterson) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:43:08 -0500

Focus on your breathing. As thoughts and emotions come to you, simply observe without judgment and dismiss them, as if they were just passing by outside your car window. Return to the sensatio...

Humans may not be the only

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Newby) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:02:25 -0500

Syntax and grammar, the fundamental rules of any language can make many school aged children emit a resounding "Ugh!" These are strict rules that we have developed over time to help keep our e...

Group Project

nobody@nfomedia.com (Barbara Farley-Burns) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:26:50 -0500

This class is interesting to me as well. No, I only founds books in the library. However, I did find several journals on the U of M library site. I am sure they have journals on site, we wi...

Worth the Speed of the Silver Bullet?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lauren Roth) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:09:45 -0500

Antidepressants are a part of everybodyâ??s life. Whether its watching multiple brands flash across the TV screen, or you personally take them, the development of effective and quick antidepre...

Online Calculator

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kiera Thomas) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:22:51 -0500

Im having trouble getting results when I try to find the mean, mode, and median for problem #9. I enter the numbers as given and when I hit calculate the answers all come back as 0. What am I ...

Can Stress Alter the Taste of Food?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alyssa Fransen) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:33:31 -0500

When stressed, many people eat less, citing lack of time or simple forgetfulness as the reason they skip meals or eat less often when they have looming deadlines. What if, when stressed, peopl...

Group project

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Maher) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:11:46 -0500

Did anyone elses group have a problem with finding journals for their topic?

Assignment 1 #8 and #9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Vernois Buggs) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:00:36 -0500

I can't seem to figure out what ï¿½?? means and how to input the data into PSPP.

Assignment 1 question 6-2 and 6-3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Judith Johns) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:15:49 -0500

Dr. Guy how do you do question 6-2 and 6-3? If anyone else knows the answer please let me know.

Homework - Week 2 - Listening and Speaking

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tamires de Souza) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:09:08 -0500

LISTENING Listen to the following TV Discussion and use it to answer your speaking and writing assignments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQVDik69Nw&feature=related SPEAKING Discuss the ...

stem plot calculator

nobody@nfomedia.com (Countess Winfrey) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:24:11 -0500

Where do we find the stem plot calculator? or how do you access it?

Today's Class!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kiera Thomas) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:45:33 -0500

I personally thought class was interesting today, Im excited about working with my group and coming up witha amazing presentation.

what am I doing wrong

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Rutherford) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:06:56 -0500

Im having a hard time accessing SPSS...Ive downloaded the vpn client and it is connected but all it shows when I try to open it, it just has symbols ...

Homework - Week 1 - Listening and Speaking

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tamires de Souza) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:43:14 -0500

LISTENING - Listen to the following TV Discussion and use it to answer your speaking and writing assignments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urfCK5fqi1k&feature=email SPEAKING - Discuss ...

HI

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Maher) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:59:55 -0500

Hello, I was trying to find it on the syllabus but I couldn't. How many times are we supposer to blog for each test? Also is it extra credit? Thanks Ashley

I think that I just figured out how to blog.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Curtis Pettis) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:33:07 -0500

Thank God for intuition and wisdom! It hurts sometimes to be older.

give yourself a prodigious memory - NYT magazine

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shaw Ketels) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:39:59 -0500

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/20/magazine/mind-secrets.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13613891

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shaw Ketels) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:34:40 -0500

Somehow these people got enough money to put a professional beatboxer in an fMRI...

Hello

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alise Belton) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:14:48 -0500

Welcome to Soci 3422

FIRST READING GUIDE

nobody@nfomedia.com (Colin Olivier) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:18:14 -0500

Hey all, The first reading guide is covering the McAdams and Vazire&Mehl readings. They can be found on your supplemental course textbook entitled "Pieces of the Personality Puzzle"

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nobody@nfomedia.com (John Erdner) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:45:44 -0500

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nobody@nfomedia.com (John Erdner) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:25:08 -0500

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nobody@nfomedia.com (John Erdner) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:26:26 -0500

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Tae's Question

nobody@nfomedia.com (Colin Olivier) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:45:57 -0500

Dr. Schwarz passed the readings out today in class. I'll try to get them posted anyway.

McAdams and Vazire&Mehl readings

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tae Chang) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:43:34 -0500

are these two readings posted on this website? I cannot find them.

Blogging has ended for Test III

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:56:39 -0500

I truly loved the blogs and I loved this class! I know you think I am kidding when I say I am going to miss you all but it is absolutely true. I am glad today is Marti I mean Friday. Thank you...

Blog

nobody@nfomedia.com (terrica cleaborn) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:28:58 -0500

I wish Ms. Warren could run for president! This class has taught me so much! World hunger really hit me where it hurt, I did not know there were so many people hungry. I looked up some informa...

World Hunger

nobody@nfomedia.com (MARQUES GRAHAM) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:58:50 -0500

Upon taking this course, I didn't realize how many people(particularly children) died from a lack of food. I see the commercials on television asking for donations that will help feed the hung...

Last blog

nobody@nfomedia.com (Candace Hopkins) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:53:04 -0500

This class has really placed a new perspective on the way I view the world's problems. So much is happening and politicians /lobbyists are shadowing the truth by not revealing the harmful effe...

last words

nobody@nfomedia.com (zachary johnston) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:20:15 -0500

Learning about the problems of the world can be disheartening. The knowledge of certain heinous and despicable societal matters can cause an overwhelming since of powerlessness to accompany th...

World Hunger and Poverty

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tiffany Boyce) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:14:42 -0500

I wish that I was able to help in any way possible to help children that suffer from hunger all over the world. Unfornately, I dont have a billion dollars to feed the world.Everyday the famili...

I Have Truly Enjoyed This Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephanie Bills) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:33:17 -0500

Mrs. Warren, you stated earlier that no more blogs are to be posted past 9am. But I wanted to add 2 cents, if I may. Regarding class, you are an excellent instructor and it is unfortunate th...

Last Blog For This Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (stacey mitchell) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:03:51 -0500

I thought that this class was very interesting and very informative. My eyes were really opened to Social Problems when we were talking about WORLD HUNGER. I never knew that it was so bad. ...

TW_Need_Creation

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tony Wilson) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:07:30 -0500

I got a kick out of Professor Warren's anecdote of her child's god-parent's "of course we can" answer to their god-child's frugal inquisition. I hope if I'm blessed to have a child/children I ...

Memphis housing one of the deadliest waste dumps!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chandra Higgins) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:35:50 -0500

It is shocking to know that Memphis has a very hazardous waste dump. This can cause harm for many of the citizens living in the community surrounding it. The people in government that we vote...

I have graded the preceding blogs

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:59:16 -0500

You have until 9:00 AM in the morning to get a blog done.

Economy and the Media

nobody@nfomedia.com (Michael Jones) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:48:16 -0500

Hunger in this world is no doubt a huge problem, not only in this country, but around the world. However, I didn't realize how big the problem actually was until I reviewed the statistics show...

The key to solving the world's problems is education

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Patrick) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:19:30 -0500

Before entering this class I had very limited knowledge of the horrific problems of the world. The discussion of environmental problems we are facing has greatly impacted my thinking and actio...

Hungry world

nobody@nfomedia.com (mounir kricha) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:16:33 -0500

Documentaries about hunger are showing mothers carrying children in different situations: children naked, innocent child moving his eyes in different directions, and mothers who cannot breas...

Chidren Dying From Hunger

nobody@nfomedia.com (Latasha Fields) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:14:41 -0500

It is said to know that children are dying everyday because of hunger.It hurted me to know that a child dies every 6 seconds.Something needs to be done about this.It was very touching to me.I ...

War Expenses

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lanitra Coleman) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:53:22 -0500

I am so done with this war and its expenses to the point it makes me feel as if I'm going to blow a gasket. As I watched the numbers go up by $9,000 per second, I was becoming irate. It is so ...

what about social solutions?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Carisa Bledsoe) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:38:16 -0500

So it is not a surprise that this class can be depressing. We were warned from the beginning that the class was about social problems...therefore it was not going to be happy. Though I find it...

World Hunger

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jessica Croslow) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:37:20 -0500

While talking about world hunger in class yesterday I was brought to tears. It is so easy for us to forget about things that dont directly effect us. It really upset me that for the cost of on...

World Hunger & poverty

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kelsey Canfield) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:44:34 -0500

When we were talking about world hunger and poverty today in class and then about human trafficking, I couldn't help but think about a book I had to read in Contmeporary Issues at Houston High...

Muscle fatigue and cognition ...Are they related?

nobody@nfomedia.com (MEGAN SWOPE) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:10:57 -0500

You just finished your 30 mile bike ride or just finished that triathlon you always wanted in great time.. Now your exhaustedâ?¦ now what why canâ??t you finish your thought? Is it possible th...

The WWW and Science

nobody@nfomedia.com (Claire Overturf) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:04:04 -0500

The World Wide Web recently celebrated its 20th birthday, and what a lot of growing up it has done! August 6, 2011 marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of the very first web page by Tim B...

Think while you sleep!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sherry Wang) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:03:46 -0500

Reconsolidation theory states that the reactivation of memories destabilizes them unless they are reconsolidated within a certain amount of time. A study by Susanne Diekelmann shows that memor...

If you "fire" with technology you just might "wire" better?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Maria Burmeister) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:21:31 -0500

Last week I returned home from running some errands to find my husband on his laptop playing an action packed video game while the kids are sitting on the floor playing games on the Wii. I wa...

Blogging has ended for Test II

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:45:41 -0500

The blogs were interesting! REMINDER: Blogging for test III will end next Thursday at 8:10 pm.

Gender

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anna Lockwood) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:09:17 -0500

Although open to the idea that gender is based on nurture alone, I don't believe it's true. There is no way to set up a study that would accurately determine whether this is true or not. The s...

TW_True_Christian_or_True_Capitalist

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tony Wilson) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:08:56 -0500

The question ?Can you be a true Christian & a true capitalist?? was posed in class and my answer to that is ??No?. Of course, I have to qualify my answer because I say ?No? when speaking from ...

Better Keep Sucking On Those Throat Lozenges

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brad Brainard) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:24:52 -0500

In case you don't know what they are, throat lozenges are those chalky, powdery tablets primarily composed of zinc that you take to alleviate sore throat pain. Similar to a cough drop, they'v...

Male Violence (Tough Guise)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Candace Hopkins) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:05:37 -0500

After viewing the film, Tough Guise, I have a new found knowledge and understanding of the male psychicy and the main causes of their destructive behavior. It's mainly at the hands of society ...

Why we discriminate?

nobody@nfomedia.com (mounir kricha) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:39:58 -0500

First of all, discrimination is usually caused by prejudice. When we discriminate, it seems like we judge by ignorance whatever is unknown, new, or unusual. This judgment causes on us an attit...

Males should be able to express their emotions...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tiffany Boyce) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:46:34 -0500

When watching the video Tough Guys I felt that it really gave a good insight to how males are taught to hide their emotions. At a young age males are taught not to cry if they fall and hurt th...

Male Violence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Michael Jones) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:07:04 -0500

I never really thought about where violence in males stems from. I always heard it comes from video games, movies, etc... But, I never really believed that and to be quite honest I didn't want...

The Preceding Blog have been graded.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:06:51 -0500

Great Blogs. If you have not blogged yet, you have until 8:10 tonight. Good Luck on the Test.

Young Men and Women-Sexism

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kelsey Canfield) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:36 -0500

I'm very lucky to have a boyfriend who treats me very well and does not ever use sexism towards me. BUT I realize that we as a society are really not getting any better at educating ourselves ...

Feminism and the changing family structure

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Patrick) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:28 -0500

I believe that feminism in a way will not be a "new idea" but rather a way of life in the future. With 50% of marriages ending in divorce, it makes no sense for the woman to stay home and not ...

Epiphany

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lanitra Coleman) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:38:13 -0500

OMG! I realized that I am a social feminist. On top of that, it is not a bad thing at all. I have always had a problem with a man that thinks because he has a penis a woman should be inferior ...

Double Standards

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephanie Bills) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:58:08 -0500

In learning about [some] men's attitudes regarding women, I don't know how (or if) I would have lasted back in the truly sexist days. I know there are still egotistical, chauvinistic men today...

Drug Testing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Latasha Fields) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:59:13 -0500

I think it should be mandatory for all recieptients to take drug test, in order to receive food stamps or families first benefits..Most of the applicants are using their state benefits for all...

Qualifying for Welfare- Drug Testing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Emily Mitchell) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:56:40 -0500

I know in class some people have discussed people that cheat some of our government systems, specifically welfare. I believe that when people use welfare and use the funds to buy drugs, are in...

Beauty is only... flesh-deep?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alma Sever) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:06:14 -0500

Everyone cares about their appearance to a certain extent. Animals groom themselves while people wear makeup, get piercings, and tattoo themselves to enhance their appearance. Shows like The...

Male Violence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jessica Croslow) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:30:23 -0500

The film was such a true tailof the way that boys are brought up today. I thankfully had an opposite experience in my childhood. I have three brothers who were taught a different way. My broth...

Male Violence

nobody@nfomedia.com (terrica cleaborn) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:35:27 -0500

Last class when we watched the video about Male Violence, truly broadened my outlook about the problem that our society has inflicted on MEN. It is true not only do American?s but the human ra...

The Growing Field of Non-Invasive Magnetic Stimulation

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lindsey Cella) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:52:12 -0500

According to an article by Mark Hallet published through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is becoming an increasingly popula...

Making the Mind Spotless

nobody@nfomedia.com (David Giarratana) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:17:21 -0500

In the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the average person in the not-too-distant future has the option to erase unwanted memories with ease. The film takes a bizarre trip through ...

Better learning based on animal learning!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Cherie Tschida) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:21:23 -0500

How many of us have gone through at least 12 years of education if not more in order to get a basic understanding of our future and to be able to carry on to the next portion of our life? Educ...

Depression: a never ending circle?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Newby) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:02:51 -0500

Have you ever heard the phrase ?seeing the world through rose-colored glasses?; where everything in life seems to be going your way and the world is wonderful? Well, what about the opposite; A...

olypost

nobody@nfomedia.com (Oliver Yaney) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:01:28 -0500

Apparently having sex can facilitate an increased growth of new dendritic spines in the hippocampus (so memory formation is more readily done). This occurred ?despite? an increase in corticost...

Upgrading your brain: A critique of Transhumanism

nobody@nfomedia.com (David Johnson) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:00:44 -0500

Have you ever wanted to be smarter or have a better memory, say, in the middle of taking an exam? For most of us, these desires seem unrealistic and we accept that our mental abilities have se...

Subjective Diagnosis

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jayme Nordin) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:38:49 -0500

As the teacher speaks in front of the class, the majority of the students are attentive and taking notes. But there is one student in the classroom looking out the window daydreaming about bei...

Trust Me. It'll Feel Good.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nicholas Miller) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:30:39 -0500

Trustworthiness has always been a revered personality trait. So much so that most of us are willing to look past any number of distasteful attributes if somebody proves to be 'trustworthy.' As...

Is Altruism Really Selfless?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Eileen Engelberg) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:15:24 -0500

It has long been assumed that altruism is something that we humans posses that other animals don?t. That our capacity for empathy applies only to us because we have such an overdeveloped cort...

Taking A Brake: Making Driving Easier/Safer Through Neuroscience

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jordan Eskenazi) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:54:23 -0500

It appears as though we're going back to the future, again, through the help of neuroscience. This time around, there is no time travel involved...just brain waves. A group of German research...

Small, thin, and Silver; it will save your life

nobody@nfomedia.com (Joshua Fishman) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:48:56 -0500

For years, controversy has raged throughout Medical Journals that explore key pivotal issues in cardiology. Stents are a 4 billion dollar a year business, as it should be, considering that it ...

I Hope You Like It Raw

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brad Brainard) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:11:23 -0500

Raw sugar. Where did it go? I don't remember the last time I actually saw one-hundred percent, real, authentic sugar on the table the last time I was seated at a restaurant. Whether it's an ...

Neural Networks

nobody@nfomedia.com (Claire Overturf) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:02:25 -0500

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time trying to get my mom and dad to play board games with me. Unfortunately, most of these games required three or more players, and while Mom was usually a ...

Synthetic Telepathy: The Army's Bold Plan

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jamie Shelstad) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:37:50 -0500

Many controversies on the table for neuroscience look at the emerging role of neuroscience, and how it will fit into our futures. This article by time magazine, '''The Army's Bold Plan to Turn...

Are you a Night Owl?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rebecca Rodman) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:37:19 -0500

I cannot count the number of nights I lie in bed unable to fall asleep because I am too stressed about an exam, but I am too tired to study. Last year, I could not get through the day with at...

Look Ma, No Hands

nobody@nfomedia.com (David Mazzeo) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:10:48 -0500

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to actually control something, using just the power of thought? Of course you have! The best thing is, scientists are putting this awesome Sci-Fi s...

What Does a "Senior Moment" Really Imply?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kelli Riggenbach) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:10:39 -0500

How many of us have been wary of getting into a conversation with a senior citizen because it may take too long and we are in a hurry? When an older person can't remember a name or a specific...

Honey, Does This Brain Make Me Look Fat?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Stillwagon) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:53:46 -0500

Let's face it, our country is fat. The concept of normal weight seems to be an idea of the past in America. In 2010, there were 9 states with an obesity rate falling over 30% and about 10% of ...

The Google Effect - Why the Internet May Hurt Your Memory

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sophie Levis) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:39:46 -0500

Want to know how many movies Johnny Depp has been in throughout his career? How about the President's birthday? Or the perfect temperature to cook a turkey? Easy, just Google it! The adven...

Sensory Input as Treatment for Neurological Disorders

nobody@nfomedia.com (donna kuntzler) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:47:22 -0500

Presently, we live in a society that has become increasingly dependent of pharmaceuticals as the great panacea for our discomforts and diseases. Treatment of neurological disorders is most com...

Brain Scans as Evidence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alexa Mersman) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:27:00 -0500

The spectrum of possibilities that neuroscience is taking into the world of law is both advantageous and dangerous. What sort of effects will this have when putting a murder suspect on trial? ...

Dancing Cockatoo

nobody@nfomedia.com (Daniel Hecht) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:03:50 -0500

It?s doubtful that anyone would find a dancing cockatoo relevant to neuroscience, but we would all be wrong in assuming otherwise. Apparently, YouTube videos of a dancing cockatoo named ?Snowb...

Are GMOs the new Tobacco?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jennie Sims) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:51:47 -0500

Did you know that 92% of soy, 80% of corn and 86% of cotton grown in the United States are classified as genetically modified organisms? These plants contain the genes from other organisms suc...

Waht is art? 3º week

nobody@nfomedia.com (Aresio Villanueva Alcantara) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:22:09 -0500

I can give a deffinition of art since my point of view as biologist. What is art?: supporting with fact, we could say that Art is a transbiological skill, talent or capacity of human being hav...

Gut Feelings... To Do or Not To Do?

nobody@nfomedia.com (MEGAN SWOPE) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:22:19 -0500

Have you ever experienced a ?gut feeling?? Gut feelings are also known as intuitions. I?m sure you?ve all hear about your mother?s intuition? if not ? I?m sure she?ll tell you ?Mother knows b...

Music makes the world go round

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sherry Wang) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:38:40 -0500

Have you ever been frustrated while driving in traffic only to turn on the music and feel better? I believe that most people would agree with me when I say music is absolutely essential to lif...

How Smart Are Smart Pills?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anna Vavra) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:36:10 -0500

Let me guess: You woke up this morning, dragged your feet downstairs, and first things first, poured yourself a nice, hot cup of coffee. It's no surprise, as shown by the overwhelming number o...

Your Brain on Yoga: Better than an Antidepressant?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anne Henriksen) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:07:35 -0500

Depression [1] is a disease that afflicts millions of people and costs billions of dollars every year, and it is getting worse. One has to ask: besides the obesity epidemic, is our sedentary l...

Neurotherapeutics: Helpful or Harmful?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sherry Wang) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:23:31 -0500

Who wouldn't want to take a pill that would enhance their mental capabilities? Instead of studying for hours and hours, how much more enjoyable would it be if you took a pill, enhanced your me...

Cosmetic Neuro-tinkering

nobody@nfomedia.com (Robin Jasmin) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:03:13 -0500

Altering your body for aesthetic reasons has become social norm in society. What if you could alter your brain functions to improve motor skills, attention, learning, and mood, would you do it...

Do Criminals Commit Crimes- A Question for Neuroscience

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jessica Scott) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:25:32 -0500

For years criminal defense attorneys have been arguing over the objections of prosecutors that their clients are not guilty by reason of insanity, but scientific evidence now indicates that cr...

Saying No to the Death Penalty: The Excuses of Adolescence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jessica Lutz) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:24:26 -0500

Most adolescents spend their time going to school. But some adolescents spend their time murdering people. Most adults spend their time working. But some adults also spend their time murde...

A Clockwork Character: Molding the Mozg

nobody@nfomedia.com (Caitlin Winkler) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:37:23 -0500

It is not hard to imagine a futuristic dystopian society. Constructing dystopias seems to be one of the main methods by which those of a sci-fi persuasion can offer poignant social commentary....

Molding the Plastic Brain

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kaci Corrigan) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:56:43 -0500

The plasticity of the human brain can be directly related to the deteriorating effects of Alzheimer's disease. Recently conducted studies lead to the implication that one of the most successfu...

Reading Your Mind

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anthony Fringuello) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:40:14 -0500

Have you ever wondered what the world will be like when someone can read your mind? If so, maybe you should pay attention to this paper. As you well know, technology is changing in such a rapi...

Excuse me. Are you a neuroscientist?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Maria Burmeister) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:01:43 -0500

Please talk to me... I am a parent. What can neuroscience tell me about multisensory learning? Can neuroscience tell me how to enrich my child's environment so their brain will develop prop...

A Neurobiological View of Universal Moral Dilemmas

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachael Janoso) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:40:26 -0500

Imagine a small boat stranded in the middle of the ocean. There is no one around for miles and no one can even signal for help. There is a limited amount of food and water, but there is a more...

Race Relations

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephanie Bills) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:14:53 -0500

I absolutely love this class. Mrs. Warren hates the fact that it's Summer, therefore short, and although I hate that it's short as well, I love the information given. The things I thought I kn...

Fads

nobody@nfomedia.com (Claire Overturf) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:16:00 -0500

Every now and again an idea or a thing comes along that strikes a nerve and resonates with everyone. In fashion in 2010 it was a pair of shoes by Alexander McQueen called Armadillos. Nobody d...

How effective is your caffeine in the morning?

nobody@nfomedia.com (MEGAN SWOPE) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:04:30 -0500

How effective is your caffeine in the morning? "Caffeine, a widely consumed adenosine A1 and A2A receptor antagonist, is valued as a psychostimulant, but it is also anxiogenic. An association ...

Remember your first cigarette?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sherry Wang) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:33:47 -0500

Think back to the high school adolescent movies that you have seen. Have you ever noticed that all the "cool" mysterious kids seem to smoke cigarettes? Most adult smokers start smoking before ...

Diet Pills Are So Last Year

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brad Brainard) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:48:59 -0500

We Americans are so accustomed to a lifestyle of instant gratification, ease, and leisure; especially when making daily choices of what we consume individually. It's no surprise we face an un...

BLOGGING HAS ENDED FOR TEST 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:54:16 -0500

Bloggisng has ended for test one. Remember, you may blog as often as you like but you only get two points for each test.

News

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anna Lockwood) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:15:22 -0500

I don't watch the news. I never walk away feeling like I've gained something. I'm only reminded of everything that's wrong with this city and I'm already pessimistic enough. Despite not liking...

hand guns

nobody@nfomedia.com (Carisa Bledsoe) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:04:40 -0500

Though I am not someone who believes that civilian access to guns is necessary, I can't help but play devil's advocate. On other hot topic issues like abortion for example, I have to separate ...

Punishment SHOULD fit the Crime

nobody@nfomedia.com (terrica cleaborn) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:00:11 -0500

I am a strong believer that the punishment should fit the crime. There are too many people going to jail over minor acts. If someone steals a drink, why punish them by sending them to jail? So...

Possible end to Drug Trafficking by Legalizing Drugs

nobody@nfomedia.com (Candace Hopkins) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:32:28 -0500

Fact is most Americans are on some form of a controlled substance either legally or illegally. Making drugs, such as marijuana legal would lessen the drug trafficking substantially. Our govern...

Healthcare System

nobody@nfomedia.com (Michael Jones) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:13:19 -0500

I have been thinking about our class discussion on the U.S. healthcare system. I understand that the system we live with has its flaws, and the issues around insurance companies definitely nee...

blogs

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:08:54 -0500

I have read and graded the preceding blogs. You can still blog for this test up to 8:10 tonight. I really enjoyed the blogs....

legalizing marijuana (watch the documentary The Union)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Patrick) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:30:24 -0500

I believe that marijuana at least should be legalized. Although i believe this as well as many others, I doubt it will ever happen. I know many people that would vote to legalize it but there ...

TW_Non-Violent_Crimes_Legalization's_Slim_Chances

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tony Wilson) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:42:37 -0500

Hello everyone, I agree with the legalization of non-violent crimes but I doubt it will ever happen though because those in power are making too much money off the prosecution of such crimes....

deviance

nobody@nfomedia.com (zachary johnston) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:33:31 -0500

so obviously the current criminal justice system is a wreck. There are way too many people in prison. I've heard that there are more black males incarcerated in Shelby county than there are in...

What is mean to have an opinion?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Karolina Sitnik) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:41:05 -0500

To have an opinion is like having your own sense, your own idea and different point of view subject. You have to listen clearly to coment or have a discussion about that and after that you ca...

Parents should balance their responsibilities toward children.

nobody@nfomedia.com (mounir kricha) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:41:59 -0500

Hello classmates! Educating children is not easy and simple as some of us think. We all agree that children?s education need to be well calculated by both the mother and the father in order to...

(In) Justice System

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephanie Bills) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:44:17 -0500

Tell me if you know what I'm talking about or have experienced this: Mrs. Warren spoke about crimes being disproportionately reported, that the media makes it look like Blacks commit more crim...

Guns

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kelsey Canfield) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:19:30 -0500

Ok. I know not everyone is as passionate about guns as I am but I honestly do not at all think we should get rid of handguns. However, I do very much believe we should have much stricter laws ...

EEG Responses to Beat and Meter

nobody@nfomedia.com (donna kuntzler) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:57:56 -0500

The response of a brain while listening to music is very different than the response of the brain to many other types of stimuli. While observing a scene there is no direct way to see how the...

Glia: They aren't just janitors anymore.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Claire Overturf) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:56:17 -0500

I have a very good friend who has a terrible infatuation with glia. Unfortunately in the circles he runs in there are few people with whom he may share his strange fascination without facing ...

Depression... Baby or No Baby?

nobody@nfomedia.com (MEGAN SWOPE) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:20:17 -0500

Depression... Baby or no Baby? "Postpartum depression (PPD) affects up to 19% of all mothers and adversely influences maternal adaptation to motherhood (Gavin et al, 2005) with negative effect...

I see. What do you see?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sherry Wang) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:27:22 -0500

As people we all vary in personality, thought and emotion. We all know that. But, when it comes to the world we live in, does everyone see the same things? If I look at a beautifully orange co...

More Pirin Tablets!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brad Brainard) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:28:33 -0500

In Mike Nichols film "The Birdcage," Albert played by Nathan Lane, is an insecure, emotional-rollercoaster drag queen whose partner Armand, played by Robin Williams, is an unwavering, cautious...

qualifying for welfare, unemployment, etc.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Patrick) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:02:53 -0500

A big topic on getting financial aid from state or federal government is whether or not a person should be drug tested in order to receive help. In class I know it was a big topic wether or no...

Non-existence of Instincts

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lanitra Coleman) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:55:32 -0500

After listening in class and reading the dictionary, I found that instincts, that I learned of growing, up does not exist. Instincts, as Mrs. Warren lectured, is a genetic wired-in response. I...

tell me i am not the only one who thinks like this

nobody@nfomedia.com (Carisa Bledsoe) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:38:06 -0500

I am black. My car isn't anything fancy. I like to think I'm not prejudice.... So,tell me why, I am driving home on a Tuesday night, and as I approach the light of Getwell and Park, I become...

Question4Terrica

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tony Wilson) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:17:20 -0500

Good evenning, First and foremost, I agree that if a man vows to love, honor, cherish, respect, etc. his wife for his natural life then forcing himself upon her should never become an occuren...

First Week Over

nobody@nfomedia.com (stacey mitchell) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:12:41 -0500

Well, we made it through our first week of SOCI 3112. I think that class has been really interesting! Lots of Social Problems to discuss!!!! This week we talked about all sorts of topics. ...

sexual abuse husband and wife

nobody@nfomedia.com (terrica cleaborn) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:10:54 -0500

Hello, everyone I could not stop thinking about the discussion we spoke about in class this evening. Especially on family abuse concerning sexual abuse. Today I asked Ms. Warren about husband...

Fraud and Cheating

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stephanie Bills) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:20:59 -0500

Hello, Classmates & Mrs. Warren. To piggy-back off of what was discussed in class tonight, I think this is the perfect time to vent about my ex sister-in-law. This child has ALWAYS driven a ...

Class Thursday Night

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:41:17 -0500

We will not meet in class Thursday night.

Love Bites, Love Bleeds...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Don Cooper, Ph.D.) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:14:58 -0500

Those of us in dating in high school in the late 80′s can attest to the stinging truth revealed in Def Leppard?s song, ?Love Bites? shortly after a nasty break-up. But it was only recent...

Christianity

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mario Tate) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:41:12 -0500

Christianity is a widely accepted doctrine across the Western Hemisphere, but due to contradictions and hypocrisy within the organization is it safe to say that Christianity is still needed in...

university email

nobody@nfomedia.com (ashley tubbs) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:06:54 -0500

am i the only one who is not able to access the uofm email right now? anybody know whats up?

past

nobody@nfomedia.com (Evelyn Edwards) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:34:26 -0500

As one thinks about his or her time as student in this class, what are you preparing yourself for a job, career, or life?

I agree!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Erica Mays) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:45:10 -0500

Yes, Mrs. Rosalind, I believed that the group did a wonderful job as well. Even though, the dicussions were heated at some point of time, it was still great. GREAT JOB FOLKS.

todays group

nobody@nfomedia.com (rosalind gary) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:40:58 -0500

Todays group did an exellent job. The questions and answers were outstanding. Each of you played an impotant role in making things a success

A Heroine for Heroin?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lexi Evans) — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:45:51 -0500

Each year, over half a million Americans die from drug use. In a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience, addiction was defined as "a chronically relapsing disorder characterized by a co...

I'm Sorry, Could You Repeat That?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Carolyn Del Vecchio) — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:37:11 -0500

We've all been there. You're standing across from someone animatedly relating a crucial piece of their day to you and five minutes later when you zone back in you realize you haven't heard a ...

Tips-tips Motivasi Sukses

nobody@nfomedia.com (pascoela amaral) — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:54:42 -0500

Berikut ini adalah tips-tips motivasi dari Bp. Mario Teguh (Business Efectiveness Consultant), semoga bisa menginspirasi anda semua termasuk saya. 1. Kita menilai diri dari apa yang kita piki...

Tapping Your Way Into Motor Learning

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dana Hund) — Sun, 01 May 2011 00:36:12 -0500

Our society has become a sleep deprived one which has lead researchers to study the effects of it. It has now been accepted that sleep is needed for memory consolidation. Does sleep improve al...

A Brain on Steroids?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kelli Vitale) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:33:05 -0500

With the stress of finals just around the corner, I find myself desiring some sort of remedy to help me with all the studying that needs to done. I often wonder how my brain is able to remembe...

Blogging for Test III

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:09:58 -0500

The prededing blogs have been graded. Thanks again for the interesting blogs. Stella Warren

watch link to video

nobody@nfomedia.com (Synthia Hogan) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:06:45 -0500

As you watch television then a commercial of starving children in another country appear, the person pleads for donations to help those children in need. In low-income countries, many people l...

Are people born gay

nobody@nfomedia.com (jasmine stemmons) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:45:31 -0500

I think people are born gay because kids know they are different at a very young age they just don't know how to put it into words. I had a friend who came out our junior year in high school. ...

Is a person born gay

nobody@nfomedia.com (elise thomas) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:34:36 -0500

I don't think that homosexual are born gay and I don't think that homosexual always knew that they were gay since they were children. I think that this behavior is taught by our enviroment. As...

Hunger in Our Nation!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Montreya Coppage) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:44:10 -0500

We have hunger all around us in this nation. There are children awakening to the morning light without any food to feel their bellies. Those same children rest their heads at night with that...

Spanking

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nha Nguyen) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:40:26 -0500

Should you spank your children? Is spanking a good idea or an idea that should it be banned from the households of families that believe that spanking is actually beneficial for young childre...

The Value of Social Science Research

nobody@nfomedia.com (Patience Jarrett) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:08:21 -0500

In one of the first social science classes I ever took, I had a professor start the class with a powerpoint presentation. On the first slide, there was a picture that he had taken of a sign i...

Grown Men, Baby, and Babies

nobody@nfomedia.com (geneke boykin) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:31:13 -0500

Do you know what society? Why are the women allowing their young girls to date grown men? Did you know that some of the young girls who are coming up pregnent are inpregnated by a grown man. I...

Violence Against Women

nobody@nfomedia.com (quiana harris) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:22:33 -0500

Domestic violence is a widespread across the United States and there are millions of reported and unreported cases in Tennessee alone. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence however, th...

Love Bites, Love Bleeds...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Don Cooper, Ph.D.) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:14:42 -0500

Those of us in dating in high school in the late 80′s can attest to the stinging truth revealed in Def Leppard's song, "Love Bites" shortly after a nasty break-up. But it was only recent...

Culture and History

nobody@nfomedia.com (Priscilla Reno) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:28:22 -0500

Today a friend and I were studying for our big history final. While we were studying he mentioned something about the views of society on educating women back in the days before they were 'al...

HeartBreak

nobody@nfomedia.com (Montreya Coppage) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:35:41 -0500

One heart inury due to love will shut down ones ability to love so easily. When we as human beings put ourselves out into the world open to love, we put ourselves in a very vurnerable situati...

the state of our country

nobody@nfomedia.com (Priscilla Reno) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:35:19 -0500

I watched the Sunday news on tv this morning and I must say I am currently writing a letter to our president, his wife and our TN congressman! I am so concerned that we will end up in a revol...

Blogging

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:35:22 -0500

Blogging has ended for test II. I enjoy reading your blogs so continue!

Failiure

nobody@nfomedia.com (Montreya Coppage) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:17:14 -0500

Some say that failure is when one starts and dont succed. I personally believe that failure is only when one does not put forward an effort. If that man has tried and put his all into it, th...

why do fools fall in love

nobody@nfomedia.com (geneke boykin) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:31:22 -0500

well I cant speak for everyone but I only can talk for me and my life. Im a real fool for love I love my husband so much. He treats my well I always cry I always tell him I love him. I dont kn...

a thought from Milgram's Research

nobody@nfomedia.com (Synthia Hogan) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:27:55 -0500

According to the book (society: the basics), Milgram's Research implies that "people are likely to follow the directions not only of legitimate authority figures but also of groups of ordinary...

causes of violent crime

nobody@nfomedia.com (Priscilla Reno) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:44:26 -0500

Doing the lab has got me thinking.... Violent crime is effected by other variables, the unemployment rate, dropping out of high school, and living in a metro area. I can tell you some things ...

Violent Crime and unemployement

nobody@nfomedia.com (elise thomas) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:06:29 -0500

I think there is know question to why is crime so high in the society today. In the form of a resession eveyone is losing their jobs, families, and your pride so I think that this plays a part...

Child Abuse

nobody@nfomedia.com (Victoria Calvin) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:24:19 -0500

Why are children abused? Children are innocent and unable to defend themselves when approached by a sexual predator or an aggressive adult. According to statistics, over 90% of all child abu...

Violent Crime and Education

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tameka Cowan) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:33:29 -0500

In todays society the rate of violent crimes will continue to increase until we come together as a society. Our urban communities suffer the most. They are over crowded, parents suffering wit...

Influences of Violent Crime Rate

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaKeydra Brown) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:01:14 -0500

Does anyone know what influences violent crime? Does society plan a role in a person's behavior against other people? Yes, according to statistics, violent crime is a dependent variable that...

McDonaldization of Pregnancy in the US

nobody@nfomedia.com (Patience Jarrett) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:47:09 -0500

I recently saw a documentary titled, "Pregnancy in America." This movie focused on the mcdonaldization of pregnancy and birth in the United States. The main issues discussed in the film were...

Black Men Needed!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Montreya Coppage) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:41:59 -0500

It is my thought and opinion that young black men need to step up. I feel that in the black community wwe are missing that positive male figure in and out of the homes. Our young black males...

Drugs legal vs. illegal

nobody@nfomedia.com (Priscilla Reno) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:02:24 -0500

Ok, so the subject of drugs being legal is on the table. There are those that believe if drugs were made legal that crime would go down. Is this true? Let's look at this....if drugs were m...

Making Drugs Legal

nobody@nfomedia.com (jasmine stemmons) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:39:08 -0500

I understand that legalizing drugs would keep alot of people out of jail but they would probably still end up in jail on other charges. If the government started selling drugs it would leave m...

Berhati-Hatilah dengan Pujian

nobody@nfomedia.com (pascoela amaral) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:56:00 -0500

Pujian mungkin bisa menumbuhkan kepercayaan diri. Namun pujian adalah rangkaian kata-kata yang harus anda waspadai. Ketika anda menerima pujian, dalam hati anda tersanjung, lalu mengangguk-ang...

Arti Sebuah Kemenangan

nobody@nfomedia.com (pascoela amaral) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:47:17 -0500

Kemenangan bukanlah hanya ketika kita berhasil mengalahkan lawan di suatu pertandingan. Dan, bukan hanya ketika kita berhasil mencapai prestasi terbaik. Bahkan, bukan hanya ketika kita berhasi...

Japan and Society

nobody@nfomedia.com (Priscilla Reno) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:43:46 -0500

The destruction in Japan shocked me as I am sure it did everyone else. I actually have a nephew over there serving in the United States Air Force and with the growing crisis regarding the nuc...

Deviance

nobody@nfomedia.com (Victoria Calvin) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:34:10 -0500

What makes a person deviant? Deviance can be the way an individual interacts with other, the way you think, dress or just your own personal style. I guess anything that's out of the norm whe...

Responsibility to Community!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Montreya Coppage) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:37:54 -0600

I personally believe that we as adults in a community have a duty to care for children who are less fortunate! For example to see a child walking to school without a coat in the cold winter ...

Blogging

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:58:53 -0600

Blogging has ended for test I.

assingment 5-3 output

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chequil Woodard) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:23:56 -0600

Dr. Guy, For this problem is registration X and mantees killed Y? Also since registration is in the thousands do we need to put 557 or 557,000 in the data table?

Answers

nobody@nfomedia.com (Keli Wade) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:29:06 -0600

For the answers that require plus or minus can I use +/- ?

Assignment 4 #3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chequil Woodard) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:41:08 -0600

Dr. Guy, I just wanted to make sure for this problem's output that 21 is the test value. Is this correct?

assignmet 2 question 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brandy Barlow) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:23:48 -0600

I do not know what the unit label is. Can someone explain

Assignment 4 problem 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Vendula Strnadova) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:58:13 -0600

How do you find the critical values? I looked at the table but it does not go up to 58 degrees of freedom? I forgot how to calculate these.

Hurting a Baby

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jessica Talley) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:28:28 -0600

I wonder how you can anybody hurt an infant. Is it something your born with? Could it be that they enjoy it? Does that child do things to make someone want to do such a thing? How can the soc...

Is infant suckling/ crying instinctive?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tameka Cowan) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:32:51 -0600

It is said that instincts do not exist. But I am having a hard time understanding the fact that infant suckling or crying is not instinctive. How does an infant know to rub or opens its mout...

Assignment 2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Keli Wade) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:50:48 -0600

Can sum1 please give help me with #7 & #10. I only have the calculators provided within the course & Im not sure how to do these 2 problems...

Common Sense

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaKeydra Brown) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:49:24 -0600

Common Sense....do we have common sense or are we stupid? Neither, because noone has common sense. Everything that we do as humans is learned. We are influenced by society, other people, ma...

I AGREE WE DON'T HAVE INSTINCTS IT'S JUST LEARNED BEHAVIOR!

nobody@nfomedia.com (elise thomas) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:35:20 -0600

Most of the time our actions or the way we react depends on what we have been taught. I can remember when I was a child and my mom taught me if someone hits you hit them back. It wasn't my ins...

why arent women taken serious when it comes to the work force??

nobody@nfomedia.com (KeyShunna Williamson) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:57:46 -0600

I was watching an episode of "Half & Half" and Dee Dee worked @ a managing company for athletes and mostly famous people. Her boss who was an a-hole kept putting her down and being very sexies...

We don't have Human Instints! AND I LOVE IT!

nobody@nfomedia.com (kendra harris) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:36:24 -0600

When I was little, a boy push me in a big pile of mud before school started. It was picture day! I was truely PISSED OFF. The school secretary called my mother and my mom brought me some new s...

Flighting over a Man

nobody@nfomedia.com (geneke boykin) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:31:28 -0600

Why do women flight over a man is it because of what the man is saying. Is it because of how a men can please a woman in a sexual why. Or is it the prower that the man have over a woman.

Instincts????? Its more like learned behavior!!!!

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaQuita Cox) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:49:10 -0600

Many people say that the way that they react when they are stuck in any kind of situation is there instinct, but as I learned in sociology that humans don't have instincts. Everything that yo...

Do we humans really have instincts?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Priscilla Reno) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:44:39 -0600

I wanted to scream out loud in class, (and I think I did voice my opinion though I didn't scream it,) that humans have instinct! We absolutely do, why my infant son acted in ways that boys on...

What is Normal?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Montreya Coppage) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:24:40 -0600

Most people in our society are confused when it comes to the word normal. Some try and tell others that their actions, thoughts, and even their outter appearance is not normal. I myself beli...

Common Sense and Social Norms

nobody@nfomedia.com (Patience Jarrett) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:50:17 -0600

In our first class we learned that common sense cannot exist, because every individual in every nation from every culture across the world cannot believe or hold a particular idea in common. ...

Assignment 1 #6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Keli Wade) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:57:12 -0600

Can someone PLEASE help me understand #6. I am seeing several numbers more than once, but I have no clue where to start from...

Racism

nobody@nfomedia.com (elmira gerayeli) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:51:24 -0600

I think most of the peopl with any natinality unconsciousnely are Racism and they do not have a same behavior with other .forexample in bad situation if somebody wants saviour of many people t...

Assignment 5 - Problem 3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:11:06 -0600

The data should appear as pictured here.

Prejudices

nobody@nfomedia.com (Donna Hughes) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:48:56 -0600

What do you think of the outcomes of the test? What have you learnt about prejudice since leavingyour country?

Assignment 3 Q 2-3.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Eric Bell) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:24:19 -0600

is the Total area under the standard normal curve expressed as a proportion is equal to _____. is it 1 or 1/1 or like 50/50. I couldnt find it.

homework

nobody@nfomedia.com (frederick schruby) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:50:53 -0600

Why is it so hard to figure this stuff out?

Assingment 1 question 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shaketta Brown) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:54:33 -0600

Hi Dr. Guy, I would like to know how do I go about CAPTURING and SAVING the output as an image file?

assignment 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katerina Ruaro) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:22:06 -0600

Hi Dr. Guy, For the homework, say for instance a question requires a mathematical equation for example like finding the interval width, do you want us to put the equation on how we got that an...

Toddlers Banned from playgroup

nobody@nfomedia.com (Donna Hughes) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:16:44 -0600

Hi everyone, I read an interesting article today, which is related to what we have been discussing in class. Have a read of the article and add a comment expressing your opinion on the issue....

Resource: College Writing Centers

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Joel Adams) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:11:28 -0600

Nearly every major university hosts an interdepartmental "Writing Center" that helps students construct strong and effective essays and writing assignments. Back not so long ago, I helped o...

Christmas food!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Solomon Papasavva) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:51:14 -0600

Christmas is less that two weeks away! When I think of Christmas I think of avgolemono soup. It's a traditional chicken and lemon soup from Greece. I have it every year, even when I've been aw...

Blogging

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:39:45 -0600

Blogging has ended.... I enjoyed them. I should have them posted tomorrow.

Last Test

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Weddington) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:24:38 -0600

I really appreciate the "freebies". Those were mostly the ones I had no clue of. Thanks and have a happy holiday season.

Eye Opening Realization

nobody@nfomedia.com (Gloria Avery) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:30:46 -0600

I understand so much more now that I have taken this class than before. I found that race is not biological. Things that I knew has become more clearer from what we went over in class. I foun...

test

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kariesty Ciaramitaro) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:23:25 -0600

I really enjoyed the last question on the test, it was a direct reflection of Mrs. Stella Warren's great personality! I wish we had more questions similar to these in the past!

This Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Venise Hawkins) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:32:58 -0600

the class was great. i learned a lot about class, race, and society. the things we discussed in class were nice because it was interactive. However, those labs could have been the hardest part...

Zipporia

nobody@nfomedia.com (Zipporia Murrell) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:57:54 -0600

This has been a exciting yet challenging class!! I really enjoyed some of the great real life topics on racism, social classes, and ethnicity. I hope I did an ok job on the Finals today.

Final Blog

nobody@nfomedia.com (Pamela Wolfe) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:06:11 -0600

I would like to say what an interesting experience this has been. I was challenged to look at things from a different perspective, and I have to admit that it was a little difficult. Althoug...

Last Blog....

nobody@nfomedia.com (theresa register) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:36:37 -0600

Well, at the beginning of the semester before our first test I posted my very first ever blog. It was weird at first, saying things that everyone sees. Now that I have gotten used to it, I s...

Different Outlook

nobody@nfomedia.com (jamese couch) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:53:25 -0600

I came into this class not knowing what to expect and it turned out to be a very interesting class. Some of the things that Ms.Warren would talk about were very shocking and some of the things...

Communism

nobody@nfomedia.com (Joe Heath) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:07:25 -0600

I found it interesting how people throughout history have the wrong concept of communism. It is totally different then what I was taught and the media portrays it to be. Even the countries t...

Discrimination

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Jones) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:07:03 -0600

Sorry, LOL (laughing outloud)...Error!! Just who the heck are they really kidding?

Discrimination

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Jones) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:05:40 -0600

I remember when I was going into the University of Memphis as a sophomore undergraduate student, and I had a lot of girls in different classes I took asking me if I was interested in rushing. ...

The effect of sociology on me

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Dimoh) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:48:38 -0600

For the short period of time that I have been in this class,it me view the world differently and analyse the way people behave and the things they do.I have realise that anyone can say or do w...

i want to stop Teenage pregnancy

nobody@nfomedia.com (geneke boykin) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:19:05 -0600

The United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world. Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7 billion annually. Thirty-four per...

the real world

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaShondra Jackson) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:06:54 -0600

This class has opened my eyes up to a lot. At the beginning of class you said that your job is to make us see things differently mostly deeper than what it seems. I can honestly say that I loo...

Racism and discrimination

nobody@nfomedia.com (Gamal Almoraisi) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:54:01 -0600

Racism and discrimination are wrong. Also, the reasons for racism and discrimination are wrong. There is no one race that is smarter than the other race. There is no race that is better than a...

City vs. County Schools

nobody@nfomedia.com (Debra Oliver-Hammons) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:05:51 -0600

The subject of County vs. City Schools was very interesting to me. I am a product of city schools and so are my kids. I have a friend and both of her kids go to county shcools and they are fai...

This Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Debra Oliver-Hammons) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:35:03 -0600

This semester has been very interesting. I have learned a lot about people. When you don't say what a person likes they become defensive. I look at some things a little different now because o...

The death of a language

nobody@nfomedia.com (Donna Hughes) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:50:46 -0600

Here is an interesting article about languages dying out. Have a quick read and comment on whether you believe that English will eventually kill off most languages. http://news.bbc.co.uk/toda...

this class

nobody@nfomedia.com (sharita corbin) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:31:37 -0600

this has been one of the hardest classes i have been in. it seem like i go but are not really learning anything. i don;t kno what the problem is. it like we don't get a chance to give our true...

this class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kariesty Ciaramitaro) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:44:28 -0600

Thank you Mrs. Warren for opening my eyes even more than they already were! I have enjoyed our discussions in class although the work was a little challenging in the beginning. Now that I fina...

Sociology

nobody@nfomedia.com (Trimika Cannon) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:39:47 -0600

I did not know what to expect when I signed up for this class. Everyone teaches differently, and if we go into a class with a open mind things turn out fine. I really enjoyed this class it has...

Zipporia

nobody@nfomedia.com (Zipporia Murrell) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:27:18 -0600

I've really enjoyed this class and most of the class discussions we have had on many interesting topics. Even though some of the assignments have been a little bit challenging it still was for...

What I've Learned

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stacy Lowe) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:45:34 -0600

I have found this class extremely interesting and hope to take more sociology classes in the future. This class has taught me to look deeper into the issues going on around me in the world. ...

Good-bye

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Weddington) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:31:27 -0600

It's been nice though it was tough around the edges. Knowing that the first experience with anything new is hard at first, I think I have somewhat landed on my purpose. Thanks to all for al...

this class

nobody@nfomedia.com (tonya pierce) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 07:37:54 -0600

To begin, I have to say Ms Warren is a very interesting teacher and I can see why she good at her job. I think she brings a different flavor to sociology making you think "oh" she might be on ...

Miranda July

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:55:28 -0600

After reading July's story, find a moment where the medium and the message work well together. Think about the example we used in class on Monday where Dybeck's rambling paragraph perfectly ca...

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nobody@nfomedia.com (Nick Romanelli) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:12:22 -0600

"We Didn't" - Dybeck

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:14:29 -0600

Please post on Dybeck's unique short story. What makes this a love story? You can interpret this question in any way you choose - or you can respond to another's post. But make sure your reply...

Graff and Will essays

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:24:03 -0600

Please read the essays by Gerald Graff and George Will in your reader. Comment below who has the better argument and why? What evidence does your favorite author use to make his argument? What...

Lab Exercise V

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Weddington) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:50:36 -0600

I found this to be very exciting, fun, and interesting. I really enjoyed the mental exercise of finding this information. Overall, this class had me stuffed but I found that I already had som...

Has a song ever made you cry?why?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amalia Munoz) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:43:07 -0600

personally i feel really sad when i listen to Cat Steven's - father and son and i recently found a version with jhonny cash featuring fionna apple it is awesome, it reminds me of my dad althou...

Prisoners get the right to vote.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Donna Hughes) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:23:50 -0600

The British Government has lost its fight to prevent inmates from being allowed to vote. Do you think it is fair that prisoners have the right to vote.

The jobless should do voluntary work.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Donna Hughes) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:31:40 -0600

In the news recently, politicians have suggested a plan to make the long-term unemployed do voluntary work. What do you think?

This semester

nobody@nfomedia.com (gerald richardson) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:58:35 -0600

This semester has been one that I will never forget! I have never had to focus so hard and so much on completing assignment in my entire life. This semester has taught me the meaning of priori...

Grading Rubric

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:42:42 -0600

The following should give you some detail on how I will evaluate your essays. Grading essays is not mathematical and the following is meant to serve as a guide. But I hope the topics will help...

Blogging ended at 12:00 PM on Saturday.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:31:34 -0600

I will have the points posted soon.

A Just Legal System

nobody@nfomedia.com (Debra Oliver-Hammons) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:30:16 -0500

In class we talked about the crime and punishment. I witness disparities in the legal system everyday. Looking at the court docket and seeing inmates go to court. I often wonder if they wou...

So many topics

nobody@nfomedia.com (tonya pierce) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:38:37 -0500

I'llstart by saying that I totally agree with all the rich getting away with murder basically and nothings happen to them so to speak. How awful is that when a someone like me would get put u...

When the rich get richer the poor gets punishment.

nobody@nfomedia.com (jamese couch) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 08:37:02 -0500

The United States goverment is so unfair when it comes to the laws that we have to follow as for the justice system. If you are rich you can basically get away with anything such as the Ford m...

Hate Crimes

nobody@nfomedia.com (Venise Hawkins) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:20:23 -0500

Hate crimes is one of the weakess crimes aside from victimless crimes. A person doing something bad to you because of something you may not even be able to change is pathetic. How can someone ...

The Family Structure

nobody@nfomedia.com (theresa register) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:18:35 -0500

I find it very interesting that in this age we as americans are so close minded in the definition of family. A family can be such a wonderful thing to have and yet we criticise others for how...

Intro to Sociology Exam 2: Family Violence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Jones) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:48:36 -0500

Being the daughter of an alcoholic father I can definitely relate to violence in the family and the overall dysfunctional family caused by alcoholism. My father was not always a happy drunk wh...

The Macro View

nobody@nfomedia.com (Pamela Wolfe) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:26:51 -0500

My mom and I went to see the movie, For the Colored Girls. Without giving away too much of the movie, I wanted to share my thoughts on one of the scenes. There is a man struggling with the a...

Drug legalization

nobody@nfomedia.com (Joe Heath) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:00:31 -0500

I've always felt that one of the reasons that the government never legalized drugs is the aspect that it would degrade our economic strength as a country. If everyone had the option to get hi...

Violence and Legalizing Drugs

nobody@nfomedia.com (Gloria Avery) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:58:33 -0500

The other day I was watching the show called "The View" and they were discussing legalizing drugs and just like in class they had differing opinions on the subject. However it was stated that ...

childhood pregnancy

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amalia Munoz) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:15:21 -0500

it is sad that nowadays we have to deal with this kind of things,i think is time for the catolic church to open their eyes and deal with the contraception issue, instead of denying it, it only...

Sociology

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Weddington) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:58:39 -0500

I just want to share that, at first my belly ached all the time or it seems as though it did however, I have come to appreciate the concepts of Sociology and recognize that I have been applyi...

spanish mother

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mélissa Pascale) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:41:15 -0500

I think she shouldn't be alllowed to keep it as she is too young to provide her child with what he needs. It could be a good idea to place the baby in a host family with posssibility for the m...

Child pregnancy

nobody@nfomedia.com (Donna Hughes) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:02:09 -0500

Hi everyone, Today in the paper there was an article about a ten-year-old, Romanian girl who gave birth in Spain. The Spanish authorities are debating whether the girl should be allowed to kee...

Violence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Trimika Cannon) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:07:10 -0500

I do believe that violence can be minimized not done away with, but minimized, if hand guns are done away with, and drugs are legalized. I think that people will be violent and kill but it wan...

Hand Guns

nobody@nfomedia.com (sharita corbin) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:38:37 -0500

I personally do not believe that if people stop selling hand guns it will cut down on the amount of murders. People will still be angry with one another and still want to kill. They will just ...

Domestic Violence

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stacy Lowe) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:43:18 -0500

It's so scary to think that the people closest to you are the ones we should be the most worried about. Your friends and family are supposed to be the ones you can turn to in times of trouble...

Lab II

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Weddington) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:32:49 -0500

I need for someone to tell me which of these is the right modal for Lab II. The instructions say : GS data set however, I am having to scrll down almost all of the modals to find the i nfo n...

Cheerleading as a sport

nobody@nfomedia.com (John McDonald) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:32:05 -0500

Cheerleading is the perfect blend of aestheticism and athleticism. Yes it is true that it is a predominately female activity that allows the use of ribbons, signs, skirts, and various other it...

Rutgers University Freshman

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kandice Lee) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:16:48 -0500

We havent really talked about suicide in dept, but I wanted to post a story that relates to suicide on Tyler Clementi. Briefly, Clementi was a talented violinist from New Jersey who was descri...

Assignment 3 Q2-9 & 2-10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Courtney Clayborn) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:15:58 -0500

I know it is such an easy question...maybe because it is so late at night but I do not understand what it is asking. Can somebody explain it to me? Thanks.

Deviance and Crime

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Weddington) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:56:25 -0500

This is my first encounter in learning about "Deviance Behavior" and Criminal activity. As I was reading , I find that there are different ways to catagorize deviance/crime. One of the topic...

Assignment 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Sprouse) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:18:07 -0500

Are 1-8 and 1-8 both true? Someone please help. And what did everyone get for 2-1? Just want to get some feedback before I submit my hw. Thanks

revision

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:00:41 -0500

Please take a look at the two web pages: *http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jeffdec.html *http://www.flickr.com/photos/61139623@N00/4456618289/ The first is a link to a site you've alre...

Assignment 4 Question 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Sprouse) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:23:37 -0500

Is question 4 supposed to 'look' the same at question 5? I got t critical (df=10)= .66. is this part correct?

Blogging

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:20:54 -0500

Blogging has ended for Test I. I have read the Blogs but have not had time to post the 2 points. I hope to have this done by Saturday. A note: Please be aware that nothing I say in class is p...

Assignment 5, Q 2-8

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Wahlig) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:12:35 -0500

I'm having trouble finding this answer as well. Can anyone help?

homework 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Boren) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:49:52 -0500

cannot seem to find 2-4 and 2-5 2-4. estimate of the standard error of the mean???? 2-5. 0????

Assignment 4 question 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Boren) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:54:18 -0500

This what I got for 5 (5) H(0): μ(1) = μ(2) H(1): μ(1) ≠ μ(2) α = .05 t critical (df=58)= ±2.00 t obtained= -2.45 reject H(0) What I saw posted on the blog...

Learning new things

nobody@nfomedia.com (jamese couch) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:06:50 -0500

I first have to say that I find this class very interesting even though somethings are very shocking. I feel that everyone in class should open minded because Ms. Warren is talking about the m...

Assignment 5, Q5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Wahlig) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:15:33 -0500

I'm not sure if I did this right. O E O-E (O-E)^2 ((O-E)^2)/E 12.00 9.59 2.41 .61 8.00 10.53 -2.53 .61 5.00 4.89 .11 ...

the class

nobody@nfomedia.com (tonya pierce) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:54:14 -0500

I would just like to started by saying that the class has been very interesting thus far. At first, I wasn't sure what to think with the usual warnings about professors from pevious students. ...

Talking to my daughter

nobody@nfomedia.com (Gloria Avery) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:36:49 -0500

In class we were talking about instincts and the fact that humans do not have this quality. A few days after we discussed this in class I was talking to my daughter and she brought up the sub...

Mega- Churches in our Community

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashlynn Price) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:10:15 -0500

The tension in the air was so thick when you discussed mega-churches and how they aren't contributing as much as they can to the community, we could slice it with a knife! I always find it int...

Thoughts

nobody@nfomedia.com (Pamela Wolfe) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:02:30 -0500

I believe that if we do not stand for something, we will fall for anything. I realize that Sociology is geared toward looking at things objectively; however, as we have seen with Marx and Web...

A Bad Case of Ethnocentrism!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ashley Jones) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:01:08 -0500

Hey there from Intro to Sociology Section 010! For the past 8 months now I have been talking to this guy who is Dominican (Latino), and there are SO many differences in cultures between us. Ho...

Agree 2 Disagree

nobody@nfomedia.com (LaShondra Jackson) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:06:13 -0500

We learn new things all the time. Some things we will be glad to know and others we will be upset to find out. Sociology is a very interesting topic, to me mainly because its about the social ...

it is so unbelievable!!!

nobody@nfomedia.com (kiara rayford) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:47:27 -0500

since i was young i have all ways believed that people do things due to instincts.It was so hard to believe when mrs.warren told us that there was no such thing. i blame many things i do on my...

Role of biology

nobody@nfomedia.com (Joe Heath) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:14:29 -0500

I can accept the large role that outside influences such as society as a whole can have a large effect on people's behavior, I still feel that completely ignoring the influence that biology ha...

Assignment 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anty Ndeeyor) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:23:52 -0500

Please can someone solve problem 6 and 9, I am completely stuck. Thanks Anty.

Clear Understanding

nobody@nfomedia.com (gerald richardson) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:29:21 -0500

In all situations, conversations, and explanations, I feel that it is extremely important to understand clearly what is message is being communicated. There are too many instances where indivi...

NEVER GIVE UP

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lakeisha Glover) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:11:34 -0500

Some people give up so fast. I was always taught to strive for the best. If it is something that u want, you should go for it and dont stop until you have reached your goal. Most people give u...

PEACE BABY!!!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Venise Hawkins) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:17:27 -0500

Sociology is one of those things that fall into a touchy subject category. Religion, sexual orientation, and politics are things people normally shy away from. I have noticed that some people ...

This Class!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Miosha Killebrew) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:13:36 -0500

I've taken this class before and did not do well at all...(as well as my other classmates) and I feel the main reason is that the professor did not teach from a perspective that we could under...

Theme

nobody@nfomedia.com (Benson Laurent) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:51:53 -0500

Ascribed versus Achieved status

nobody@nfomedia.com (Debra Oliver-Hammons) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:05:56 -0500

Ascribed versus Achieved status (Ascribed Status) What makes people think they should be given a status just because they are related? Paris Hilton, what contributions have she made to be gi...

Assignment 3 #10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Boren) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:33:22 -0500

is the answer to this one 5.00 ± 0.14?

gay

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kariesty Ciaramitaro) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:26:28 -0500

I don't think that gay is a label or that gay people can enjoy all kinds of sex. I believe this to be true because you only truly enjoy sex when your emotions are there, there has to be some k...

Gemeinschaft / Gesellschaft

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Weddington) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:35:27 -0500

It is good to know that society plays a part in our responses to human nature. I have mainly retained this concept but not in words. Community (family) can only do so much for processing of ...

Joyce, "The Dead"

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:17:22 -0500

For Wednesday (9/29) please post a 50 to 150 word response by the time class begins. As always, those completed after class will not be counted. Find an important passage in Joyce's story an...

PSPP Assignment 4 - Q4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:25:24 -0500

The data should appear as I have it displayed here.

Stigma about Churches

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stacy Lowe) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:41:52 -0500

I disagree with the stance of churches not doing enough of their part in society and the stigma in regards to "mega-churches". I happen to be a member at Bellevue Baptist and we do a lot in o...

Stella,Stella,Stella

nobody@nfomedia.com (theresa register) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:25:00 -0500

You are sooooo funny! Using your authority status to convince a large group of people to go against what they know to be true, and stay an extra ten minutes. Of course the next time you try ...

Instincts

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amanda Finley) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:20:16 -0500

I agree that humans as a whole don't have instincts but I feel we do have adaptability. I think our adaptibility turn into a single persons insticts. I know if I had to fight for my life my in...

blogging

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella Warren) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:41:11 -0500

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homework assignment 5 #1-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (chasity rogers) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:46:22 -0500

Dr. Guy for 1-5 I came up with false because in the text it states standard deviation of the sampling distribution or sample means or (standard error of the mean)

Assignment 3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anty Ndeeyor) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:48:05 -0500

Please do anyone know if #9-3 is correct, because I'm not very sure if my answer is right. 9-3 5.33 ± 2.58

Unit 6 Computing total # of possible outcomes

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Boren) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:41:05 -0500

Doing practice quiz and cannot figure out how to compute the total # of outcomes possible for the problem asking for the probability of rolling a die and getting a three or less. Computed the...

HW #2 Q's 2-2 and 2-3, 2-9 and 2-10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Sprouse) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:16:09 -0500

I have yet to find the answers to these even after looking thru other blogs. Please someone help.

Assignment 4 Problem 8

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:17:51 -0500

If you cannot load the data set that I have included on the web site, I have included an image file here to show you how to manually enter the data. THESE DATA ARE NOT COMPLETE. You will nee...

HW 4, problems 8 & 9-Annova test

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katherine Lugo) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:07:55 -0500

Hi Dr. Guy, I am trying to do the one way Annova in the PSPP but it only allows me to input two samples. For example, I try to input the winter data under group 1, and the spring data on grou...

Chechov

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 03:28:30 -0500

For Monday's class, please comment briefly on the Chekhov story "The Lady with the Little Dog." For example, why the title? Why describe her in terms of having a dog? What do you think of a st...

Homework #2

nobody@nfomedia.com (chasity rogers) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:50:11 -0500

I tried over and over with the spss-pspp , and I'm not getting any luck. It's making me miss points off my homework. I keep trying it but my screen just turns into numbers and symbols. Someone...

HW 2, 9-1 and 9-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Darla Still) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:45:55 -0500

Maybe I'm just losing my mind, but what difference in the wording does it make saying it "falls above" or "falls below"? Please explain.

Assignment 4, #3 Question

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katherine Lugo) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:58:26 -0500

Dr. Guy I just want to make sure I'm doing the problem correctly. Is this how it's supposed to be? H(0): μ = 21 H(1): μ ≠ 21 α = .05 t critical (df=8) =± 2.306 t obt...

Qs 2-4, 2-9, 2-10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Wahlig) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:57:28 -0500

I'm having trouble finding the answers for these problems.

Assignment 2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anty Ndeeyor) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:14:14 -0500

How can I calculate #4, 5, 9,and 10 of 6 in Standard Normal Curve The problem are Below z=1.45 Above z=1.58 Below z=-3.33 Above z=.25 Anty Ndeeyor

Assignment 2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Anty Ndeeyor) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:32:53 -0500

Please do any one understand how to solve the problem on #5 from 1 to 3 ? Iam unable to solve it. Thanks Anty Ndeeyor

Assignment 2 Qs.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Wahlig) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:51:49 -0500

There are several questions I don't know if I did right or can find the answer. 1-2. True 1-8. True How to do I post the symbols? 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. 2-9. 25 2-10. 7-3. 3.127% And I don't u...

Assignment 4, #3 Question

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katherine Lugo) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:46:53 -0500

Dr. Guy, I am doing #3, but it's the same as Homework 3, problem 5. I know we use the one-sample t calculator instead of the z, but do we use the level of significance .05 value for one-taile...

Unit 4 practice quiz

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sarah Boren) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:43:57 -0500

Thanks! now how should I know that the frequency distribution was a sample and not a population? I was dividing by 32. Sarah

Unit 4 Practice Quiz

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:29:15 -0500

Use the computational formula (Formula 4.8 page 21): Substituting into the formula, we have the following: s^2 = (11461 - (603*603/32))/31 s^2 = (11461 - 11362.87125)/31 s^2 = 98.12875/31 ...

Here We Are

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sebastian Osorio) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:50:48 -0500

The most compelling part about this short story is when "his" wife says that an awful lot of people get married and it doesn't go well and that these people must have thought it was going to b...

assignment1 Question 6.2

nobody@nfomedia.com (alaina flake) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:29:05 -0500

I have a mac and I can't get the stem leaf chart to copy and paste over to the journal. Can I just attach the file to the drop box?

Assignment #1-Questions 5-1,5-2, and 5-7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Shelby Sprouse) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:37:18 -0500

I've been looking thru the Units online and CANNOT find the answer to these quesitons. Could someone pls help me out? Thanks!

assignment 1; #'s 6 and 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (chasity rogers) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:50:19 -0500

Professor Guy I do not understand these problems at all. I read through the blogs and didn't get much help. Can someone help me get a clear understanding and answers.

"Here We Are"

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kelsey Surette) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:49:30 -0500

The part in the story i enjoyed most was when Parker was telling us how long it took the man to put away their two suitcases and her hat box. She makes mention that it takes eight minutes to c...

Naming the variable

nobody@nfomedia.com (Britta Nash) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:22:32 -0500

Dr. Guy, does it matter what we name the variable on the data editor?

Blog Writing, due 9/10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:47:04 -0500

Please write 50 to 150 words on one of the two topics. You can write in the comment section below. Please do this by class on Friday, 9 am. 1) Pick a moment in Dorothy Parker's story "Here W...

Writing (I'll be generic)

nobody@nfomedia.com (John Connery) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:24:31 -0500

For me, writing has been something that never came easy to me. When ever there was a writing assignment due, for any class, I would always put it off to the last minute, just to avoid it as lo...

Writing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mark Aldrich) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:11:26 -0500

I have very mixed feelings when it comes to writing. If I'm writing an assignment describing how the placebo effects subject T17M compared to Triglyceride Diwhateveritis, it will take me a lo...

Writing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Khaled Ali Hassan) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:58:02 -0500

How do you write? When do you write? Is it ever something you enjoy, need, fear? Be open, be creative, be inquisitive. Writing to me is something I only do when it is required. I never reall...

WritingWritingWriting

nobody@nfomedia.com (Paul Randall) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:49:18 -0500

Writing is dumb. Sorry its the first thing that pops in my head when I even start thinking about writing... well next to writing is stupid. I write mostly only when i need to, when i have to, ...

Being a Writer

nobody@nfomedia.com (Justin Mack) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:01:34 -0500

Writing is something I was never good at. i used to try long and hard to get something that was ok. My writing changed up sophomore year in high school. I thought less and just had it flow. It...

My Life and Writing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jason Savery) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:20:21 -0500

Writing used to be something I absolutely loathed. Writing papers took more time out of my day than anything I have attempted to that point. But then it clicked; writing is not some small mat...

Writing In My Life

nobody@nfomedia.com (Mark Bonin) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:35:52 -0500

Sometimes writing something down on paper means a lot more than just saying something. For myself writing is a way to express something that I might not be able to say with words. In times of...

Entry to Everything

nobody@nfomedia.com (James Pehl) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:50:56 -0500

Just about everything in life that you have to prove you are better then someone else involves writing in some way. While applying for a job, a scholarship, or even an academic club; writing s...

Assignment 1, Q3-3, 3-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Wahlig) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:18:09 -0500

Would temperature and driving speed be described as being continuous variables?

Question 2-5, Assignment 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Wahlig) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:11:51 -0500

I'm not sure what the answer is for "The level of measurement with an absolute zero is the ____ level of measurement." I took a wild guess and wrote nominal, is that right?

Writing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Dinh) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:31:00 -0500

Writing is neither my forte nor my Achilles heal, but I believe that it is a great way to express ideas, learn to argue informatively, and improves how we talk in real life conversations with ...

writing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tiffany Mannion) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:04:07 -0500

Writing has never been a big part in my life. I would rather speak to someone face to face then to write a letter or an essay. Its not that i hate the fact of taking time to write my feelings ...

Writing in My Life

nobody@nfomedia.com (Eric Drazin) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:54:34 -0500

Writing in my life is like any other activity. I do it when I want to or Im forced to. When I write, I try to not overdo it with words that people have to look up. I try to make it so anyone r...

Writing's Impact on My Life

nobody@nfomedia.com (Scott McNamara) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:08:11 -0500

For the vast majority of my life, writing was both unimportant and a hassle in my life. I did not enjoy doing it, and it was torturous for me to sit down and write an essay. That all changed, ...

Writing in My Life

nobody@nfomedia.com (Matthew Alberghini) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:46:25 -0500

Writing plays a big role in my life. While I very rarely write stories myself, my best friend, Sarah, writes constantly, and I help co-author, inspire, advise, and edit what she writes. Curren...

Welcome

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:08:06 -0500

Welcome to the course blog for the Short Story. Here we will share thoughts and questions about our reading and our discussions. The blog is meant to be a more informal place to test out ideas...

Welcome

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:59:11 -0500

Welcome to the course blog for College Writing. Here we will share ideas and questions about our reading and discussions. To begin with, I would like everyone to write a brief entry on what ro...

Assignments 2 & 3 SYMBOLS

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:29:14 -0500

In assignments 2 and 3, you may need a few GREEK symbols. Here's how to get them. Type & s i g m a ; (I've included spaces here to show you the exact string of characters needed BUT NO SPACE...

THE GOD IDEA

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tamika Hamm) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:16:24 -0500

In my opinion everybody chose which path they go. God hopes and pray that you have chosen the right path. That's why we have causes,effects,good,and evil. God can't always make the decisions f...

The Pledge of Allegience

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tamika Hamm) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:57:19 -0500

It's my opinion that when reciting "THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE" one should know exactly what it means. You should have a option to participate or not. You have children reciting the pledge but r...

The Pledge

nobody@nfomedia.com (lena simmons) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:19:10 -0500

I think that its nothing wrong with saying the pledge. I think it was wrong when they took prayer out of school.I think we should be happy to live in America. A land where you can be free to c...

The Church

nobody@nfomedia.com (lena simmons) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:50:48 -0500

I think that people are caught up with religion see religion will send you to Hell! It's not about religion it's about relationship. Do you have a relationship with God?See religion will tell ...

the church

nobody@nfomedia.com (theresa collins) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:06:17 -0500

after reading the entry the church i too beleive that everyone is entitled to his or her individual belief system. the approach that's taken by Jehova witnesses has gotten to the extreme howev...

The Church

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tamika Hamm) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:33:24 -0500

I believe everyone is entitled to their on beliefs as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. Take a look around it's many churchs on mostly every corner. I believe the problem comes when people tries...

CHURCH

nobody@nfomedia.com (DENETRIUS GUY) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:47:47 -0500

NO TWO THINGS ARE ALIKE- WE HAVE A SPECIFIC DESIGN THAT GOD CREATED. IF EVERYBODY DID EVERYTHING THE SAME, THERE WOULD BE NO ROOM FOR EVOLUTION. SOME MIGHT SAY ALL THIS IS MADE UP TO SCARE A S...

The Church

nobody@nfomedia.com (lena simmons) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:04:48 -0500

I think that new demonations have all ready been here all alone. It is written that the enemy comes to kill, steal, and destroy. I think these religious groups have been here all along maybe j...

Multiple choice Practice Quiz Unit 11

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:30:53 -0600

given: x: 7 3 4 6 y: 11 9 6 1 what is the correlation coefficient? I am getting -3.6 but it is not an answer choice. the answer choices given are: -.68 -.41 -.04 +.41 Can someone pl...

HW # 5 Question 3-1 3-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:37:02 -0600

For these two questions to me 3-1 I think it is a postive relationship is that correct 3-2 To me it would be linear?

HW Assignment #5 question 3-3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:33:12 -0600

When I squared .941 I got .8854 which would equal 88%. Is that not right?

Homework 5-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tegra Taylor) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:20:14 -0600

Can someone please explain to me how to do this problem? I am having trouble determining how to do this.

Sorry, but I need help.

nobody@nfomedia.com (khalid rosli) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:10:32 -0600

I don't get Assignment 5 1.4 when did we ever talk about z score conversion? also is this okay for number 5? 5. H(0): The crime rate is independent of outdoor temperature. H(1): The crime ...

HW Assign 4 Question 2:5,2:6,2:7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Venkita Reece) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:55:10 -0600

I do not understand Degrees of Freedom. I have read unit 10 and still can not read the information to understand the following questions. Please help... Answer 2:6 N-1, 2:7 Population ?

ASSIGNMENT 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Whitney Walker) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:09:14 -0600

Is 2-7 the chi square test?

ASSIGNMENT 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Whitney Walker) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:59:05 -0600

Can someone please help me with these? I'm having a little trouble with them is: 4-1. is it suppose to say positive correlation instead of high? 4-2. I'm not sure about this one at all?

Assignment #5 Q 1-3, 1-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:52:13 -0600

Can someone tell me if I have these correct please? 1-3. False 1-5. True

Certain symbols

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kathleen Glavin) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:39:22 -0600

How do we type in certain symbols such as the symbol for the estimate of the standard deviation of sample mean differences? I'm not sure how to put the subscript of "d" after the "s". Thanks!

ASSIGNMENT 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (ERICA ROSS) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:54:21 -0600

OK I KNOW IM FULL OF QUESTIONS TONIGHT BUT I CANT AFFORD TO LOSE ANY MORE POINTS.. FOR QUESTIONS 3, MY X VARIABLES WOULD BE THE POWERBOATS REGISTRATION, AND MY Y WOULD BE MANTEE KILLED CORREC...

ASSIGNMENT 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (ERICA ROSS) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:25:25 -0600

I JUST WANT TO CHECK MY ANSWERS 1-1 I HAVE TRUE 1-6 I HAVE FALSE 2-10 I HAVE CONTINGENCY 2-9 IM A LITTLE CONFUSED IS IT 20? FOR SOME REASON I CANT SEEM TO GET THIS BUT ONCE SOMEONE ANSWERS I...

HW Assignment 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Laurie Johnson) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:06:39 -0600

Hey Dr. Guy, I wanted to check some of the answers I got on the homework assignment. 1.5 true 1.7 true 1.8 false 1.9 false 1.10 false Also, for 3.5, do we list our answer as a percent (since...

Assignment 5 Question # 2-4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Felicia Floyd) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:43:24 -0600

Could someone please tell me if the square root of the error variance is also called the standard erro of the estimate? Thanks.

1-2, 1-8,1-9, 2-8.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tiffany Williams) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:56:47 -0600

1-2. True 1-8. True 1-9 True 2-8. Analysis of Variance? I wasn't sure about 2-8.

Assignment #4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Thomas Mathis) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:26:49 -0600

Dr. Guy, Where do we get our t-critical from? I have no idea where it is coming from except from the table I saw from in the unit....but the df only goes to 25 there. Thanks. :-)

Assignment 5 2-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:52:44 -0600

Goodmorning Dr.Guy for question 2-2 would the answer be perfect relationship correlation.

ASSIGNMENT3, QUEST 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (ERICA ROSS) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:53:58 -0600

OK IM SORRY IF THIS IS A DUMB QUESTION BUT CAN SOME ONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO PLACE THE SYMBOLS IN OUR JOURNALS? I HAVE BEEN WRITING THEM OUT THANKS

Assigment #4 Q. 1-6., 1-10, 2-2, and 2-4.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:07:07 -0600

I was just wondering if these answers are correct: 1-6. False 1-10. True 2-2. samples 2-4. summed

Assignment 4 Q6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Bacon) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:54:41 -0600

For the table do we just but the df, sum of the square and mean of the square? Or do we have to go in more depth?

assignment 4- 3,4,5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:36:47 -0600

Hi Dr.Guy after i use the t test raw data calculator and got the calculations but what calculator do i use to get t obtain, this is were im stuck. thanks

Practice Quic M.C. unit 8

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Bacon) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:03:00 -0600

Hi I can't figure these questions out. Can someone please explain them. 1. A random sample of 30 households was selected as part of a study on electricity usage and the number of kilowatt-ho...

Assignmnt # 4 Question 3,4,5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:02:13 -0600

I just wanna make sure I got these answers right 3.H(0): μ(1) = μ(2) H(1): μ(1) ≠ μ(2) α = .05 t critical (df=10) =± 2.228 t obtained = .6632 Fail to reject H(...

Assignment # 4 Question 3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:44:15 -0600

I'm not sure if I did this problem right if there is two sets of data are you suppose to use the two-tail or one-tail t-test. This is what I got for number 3 Level of significance =.05 t c...

Assignment 4-- # 3 and # 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (brandy udashen) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:50:15 -0600

Dr. Guy, I am a little confused on #'s 3 and 4 from Assignment #4. I have searched on the blog, but am unable to find any help. Can you help me out or tell me where to look for this informatio...

HW #4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:26:14 -0600

Hey Dr. Guy, Are the answers for 1-1, 1-4, & 1-7 all FALSE?

assignment 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:15:27 -0600

One more question Dr. Guy, for question 1-3 it stated when the degrees of freedom are small, the distribution is somewhat flat and spread out. Now according to the text its stated that when t...

Assignment #3 Question 9-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:16:49 -0600

I read the previous blog about this question because you have to convert the mean to inches. When I entered the information into the calculator N= 26 Population Mean=5.833 Standard Deviation=...

assignment 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:01:50 -0600

Hi Dr. Guy, i wanted to know if i was on the right track with these questions. 1-8.false 1-9.true 2-5. i got 5, do we subtract 25-20 or 20-25 to get the degree of freedom 2-8. total variance...

Practice M.C. quiz Unit 6 #2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:27:32 -0600

Can anyone please explain how to solve this problem? The probability is .3 that the mean of a sample of 36 terms from an infinite distribution (μ = 155 and σ = 40) will exceed what n...

Assignment #3 Question 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Felicia Floyd) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:05:59 -0600

Could someone please explain to me how the z obtained value =3.33?

Assignment #3 Q.7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:51:17 -0600

Is the z obtained value= 10.00? And if so, this would mean that the H(0) is rejected because it varies more than .01 of the z-critical right?

Assignment 3 #9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Laura Boswell) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:22:28 -0600

I want to make sure I have calucated the answers on number 9 correctly. (I'm not sure if I calcuated 9-2 and 9-3 correctly because I wasn't sure how to enter in the mean on both of these sinc...

Assigment 3 questions 3.2, 4,5,6,& 7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Keiflyn Amos) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:26:26 -0600

Dr. Guy. I just want to know before I take the quiz if these answers are correct. I want to make sure I do understand how to use the formula properly. 3.2 H(0)μ =42,500 AND H(1)= ≠...

Practice Quiz question

nobody@nfomedia.com (khalid rosli) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:53:37 -0600

How do you solve this? Do you need the number 36 or is it just to trick you? unit 6. 2. The probability is .3 that the mean of a sample of 36 terms from an infinite distribution (μ = 15...

Assignment #3 problem 3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:38:26 -0600

can anyone help this may sound stupid but i am having an issue. Are we suppose to logically guess or are we actually calculating something. Thanks

Assignment #3 2-8.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:47:10 -0600

I don't seem to understand this question. Is it asking if the degrees of freedom is N-1. Or does it have something to do with the t value?

HW #3 Q 5, 6, 7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:48:21 -0600

Dr. Guy, I'm really not understanding how to do these problems. I've read the blogs and the section where it explains it in Unit 7. Can you break it down for me??? Thanks

assignment 3, #8

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:20:13 -0600

hi Dr. Guy i was just wondering if i was putting these computations in the calculator right. im not sure if these are the right answers they look funny, not like in the chapter. 8-1. 110.00p...

Assignment 3 - 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:46:53 -0600

On problem 9-2 & 9-3 how exactly to you compute the population mean???

Assignment 3 - 10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:44:34 -0600

On #10, where do i find the link to STATISTICAL TABLES to start working out this problem???

HW #3 Q4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:40:13 -0600

Dr. Guy, I've read the other blogs on this question but I'm not understanding how you arrived at the answer or how you even began. I tried using the calc but I did'nt know what numbers go in...

Homework 3 #2-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Neil Dempsey) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:45:23 -0600

What is the difference between a test statistic and a critical statistic?

HW #3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:11:13 -0600

Hey Dr. Guy I was just wondering if I got the correct answers... 1-1 true 1-2 false 1-3 false 1-5 true 1-6 false 1-7 false They were kind of worded tricky.... Thanks!!!

Assignment 2 7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Laura Boswell) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:23:26 -0600

For 7-2, I used .3 as the z score and 0 as the other z score and came up with 11.791%. Is this correct? Also is 7-4 68% and 7-5 95%? I'm a little confused. Thank you!

Assigment 3 question 8 & 9 & 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Keiflyn Amos) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:14:22 -0600

Hey Dr. Guy I read previous blogs on how to work out questions 8 & 9, but my question is why or how do we get z = 1.96 for 8 and 2.58 for 9??? I'm getting different values for both. They are...

assignment 3 ques.1-2,1-4,1-8,1-9 and 2-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:23:59 -0600

Hi just wanted to see if i had the right answers to these questions they were worded a little tricky from the way that they are in the book. 1-2 false ,because if the chances that u may pick u...

Assignment #2 7-3.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:02:33 -0600

If you use the equation to turn the numbers into z scores and then find the area does the final answer equal 3.13%?

Assignment 2 #6 6-4, 6-5, 6-9 & 6-10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Renicka Deener) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:45:36 -0600

I know it's late but these are the only problems that I don't understand how to compute the answer. Help please!

Assignment 2 question 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:34:21 -0600

Could someone explain to me how to go about doing this question, i think i have an idea but i want to make sure im doing it right, kind of confused. Thanks

unit 5 practice quiz

nobody@nfomedia.com (Maria Etters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:48:40 -0600

On the multiple choice practice quiz.. #5 How many terms are in an approximately normal distribution in which 150 terms have z scores above 1.35? #7 Similar to above. I dont understand how to ...

Assignment 2 question 10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tiffany Williams) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:49:08 -0600

10-1. 65.542% 10-2. 5.48% 10-3. 126.75 Are these correct Dr. guy I used the formulas from the blog posted previously

Assignment 2 question 1-5,2-9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tiffany Williams) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:45:25 -0600

I believe that 1-5 is true I just wanted to make sure that was correct. Also with 2-9 I got 22.73 or 15.8 is this correct?

Assignment 2 Question 3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittney Fitzgerald) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:09:15 -0600

I have yet to find the answer to this question, and I have read both chapters thoroughly. Am I looking past something? Help please!

HW #2 Q:2:10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:43:04 -0600

How do you calculate the variance if there is no raw data ∑X2=150 and ∑X=25 for a population of 10 scores

Assignment #2 QUESTION 2-10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:33:50 -0600

can someone please explain to me how to get the variance?

Assignment #2 Question 6

nobody@nfomedia.com (brandy udashen) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:07:08 -0600

Dr. Guy, When I go to the standard normal curve calculator, I click on it, it opens, and I keep getting a white screen (blank), with a blank gray box on the screen. Can you help me out? I'm tr...

Multiple choice practice qz. Unit 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Neil Dempsey) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:16:07 -0600

Has anyone worked this problem from the practice quiz-What is the variance for the following frequency distribution (followed with a data set)? It says the answer is 3.17. I keep getting 8.1...

HW #2 Q 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:32:19 -0600

Hey Dr. Guy, I was wondering if my explanation was good enough for this question. I answered: "It cannot be negative because there is no upper limit therefore it cannot go below zero in valu...

HW #2 Q 2-1 & 2-4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:47:24 -0600

I was just wondering if the correct answers are [2-1] squared and [2-4] variance. Seems like the same definition is listed twice.

Assignment 1 Question#6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Venkita Reece) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:31:00 -0600

I am totally confused. I have reviewed the last two semester blogs but the blog does not help. I guess I am confused about what you are asking and the answer I need to submit. This is what ...

HOMEWORK #2 1-1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:01:05 -0600

Can some plese tell me where to find this definiton? Thanks

Homework #2 Q 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:32:55 -0600

4. true 6. false 7. true 10. false Just wondering if these are right! The questions in the unit kind of confused me when I double checked. Thanks

Homework #2 Q 2-6, 2-7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:14:06 -0600

I am kind of confused about these questions. For 2-6 i got square root but the review says it is false. For 2-7 i got Average Deviation. Are these correct???

Bio-Medical Electronics

nobody@nfomedia.com (Malinka Ivanova) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:42:02 -0600

2009 Consumer Electronics Show

nobody@nfomedia.com (Malinka Ivanova) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:37:44 -0600

Assignment 2 Q7:4 and 7:5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Bacon) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:22:14 -0600

Can anyone help me figure these out? Thank you!

Assignment 1 Q 7.3 & 7.4

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:31:47 -0600

I cannot seem to find the answers to these two true/false questions. Can anyone help please. For Q 7.4 I don't think that exactly half of the data in every distribution is above the distributi...

Assignment 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lydia Kanu) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:12:02 -0600

Hello Mrs. Guy, I just wanted to confirm that you have received my Assignment from the journal entry. Can you respond to confirm please. Thank you. Lydia

HW #2 5-2&5-3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:38:04 -0600

Since the unit label follows the numbers, would it be students for both 5-2 & 5-3?

HOMEWORK #2 Q7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:00:49 -0600

Also i'm having trouble computing these values. Any suggestions?

HOMEWORK #2 Q 6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:59:02 -0600

I'm having trouble understanding how to put thes values in the calculator. Can anyone help???

Homework Assignment #2 Question 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Felicia Floyd) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:50:31 -0600

Thank you Dr. Guy, Is the correct answer 27.6 x 27.6 = 761.7?

Homework Assignment #2 Question 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Felicia Floyd) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:38:13 -0600

I calculated the sample variance of the terms to be 748.6. Could someone please help me find the correct answer if this is wrong? Thank you.

question about 5-8

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:05:16 -0600

i thought that in the stem and leaf the numbers for stem were always in the front and that in 1345 the stem is 5 and the leaf was 134. is this not right please explain

about entering homework assignments

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kimberly Crutcher) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:05:32 -0600

i think i really messed up when i entered my first homework entry. i couldnt do all of the questions in one i had to keep saving them. please tell me what i did or am doing wrong. this is my f...

Assignment 1 5:7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Bacon) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:53:03 -0600

I can't seem to figure this one out. I know it is probably really simple but it is not clicking! Can someone help me!

Assignment 1 - Problem 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:28:22 -0600

Because this is such a small data distribution, we cannot really describe it using SHAPE. Instead, we will look at CENTRAL TENDENCY. If the mean = median = mode, we would likely conclude tha...

Assignment 1 - Problem 6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:51:35 -0600

To SUMMARIZE or DESCRIBE the data, you will need to look at the SHAPE of the data distribution. To do this, you need to mentally rotate the stem plot 90 degrees in a counter clockwise directio...

Question on Assignment #1 question 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brittany Hayes) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:54:04 -0600

What exactly does it mean describe the distribution of the scores?? Or should I say how do you want us to describe? Also on question #6 #1 what all do you want us to calculate? I have got t...

Q 5-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (ERICA ROSS) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:04:04 -0600

HEY ALL IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS QUESTION... IT SAYS IF THE MIDPOINT OF A CLASS INTERVAL (INTERVAL WIDTH=11) IS 15, THE UPPER LIMIT INTERVAL IS ?? IS THERE A FORMULAR THAT I AM MISSING BECA...

Quiz 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (khalid rosli) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:33:05 -0600

It says homework doesn't have a solid deadline. Are quizzes the same or do they have to be turned in on time?

Practice Quiz

nobody@nfomedia.com (Janelle Valle) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:22:28 -0600

I thought I saw a segment that said practice quiz but I can't seem to find it anymore. If there is one, where would I find it?

HOMEWORK & QUIZ GRADES

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:56:18 -0600

How and when will we know our grades once we submit an assignment/quiz?

ASSIGNMENT #1 Q 7-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:48:37 -0600

I am kind of confused about this question. I know that you cannot compute the mean or median at the nominal level of measurement but you can compute the mode. So does that make the answer tr...

ASSIGNMENT #1 Q 5.6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jeanae Doughty) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:17:11 -0600

I am not sure how to compute the true (or real) lower limit of the class interval 5-15. Can anyone help?!?!?

Race and Racism

nobody@nfomedia.com (Denise Douglas) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:19:37 -0500

It was recently discussed that race does not exist, but racism does. Racism is a social construct. Some people get racism confused with prejudice and its not the same. Prejudice is ones attitu...

Multiple Choice Quiz Unit 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Gabrielle Dugger) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:45:20 -0500

I do not understand how to do problems like this....Can you please help me? Who cuts more classes -- males or females? To answer this question, Professor Smith recorded absences for a sample ...

Assigment 5 question 2-1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Crystal Hollins) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:22:27 -0500

The _____ can be defined as the change in the dependent variable (Y) for a unit increase in the independent variable (X).

Assigment 5 question 1-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Crystal Hollins) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:37:05 -0500

A strong correlation between X and Y indicates that X causes Y or Y causes X. Please advise. Thanks

Assignment # 4 2-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Crystal Hollins) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:40:19 -0500

The number of Within Degrees of Freedom using samples of sizes 20 and 25 is _____. Please advise

ASSIGNMENT 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (lakita brown) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:07:23 -0500

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT ON ASSIGNMENT 5 #5 FOR THE CRITICAL=9.49. I SEE ON THE TABLE OF CHI SQUARE VAULES FOR THE DF=4/00.005, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS CHOSEN. HOW DID YOU DETERMINE IT WAS...

Assignment 5 Q 2-3 and 2-5

nobody@nfomedia.com (KAI STARR) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:11:20 -0500

hey Dr. Guy or anyone, I can not find these answers. 2-3 is "in regression analysis, predicted y is always the ______ for the normal distribution of Y's when X is held constant at a specific ...

Assigment 4....1-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Crystal Hollins) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:27:30 -0500

While z is a dynamic probability distribution, t is a static probability distribution. I need help where to find this answer. Thanks

ASSIGNMENT 4

nobody@nfomedia.com (lakita brown) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:07:15 -0500

FOR QUESTION 2 # 8,9,10, i CAN'T FIND ANYTHING IN THE CHAPTERS THAT RELATES TO THE QUESTIONS CONCERING THE SPREAD? WHAT CHAPTER WOULD THIS BE IN OR SECTION, CAUSE I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING PERTAIN...

Calculating Within/Between Variance Estimates

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sheila Koonce) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:26:07 -0500

To calculate a Within Variance estimate with three groups, I used the ANOVA 3 calculator. The results section shows "Total, Between, and Within" values with corresponding "DF, SS, and MS" col...

assignment 4 Q2-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (isra abdelaziz) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:11:03 -0500

i cant seem to find the answer for Q2-2 if you could please help.

Assignment 4 #1-6 and 1-10

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amanda Roberts) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:11:11 -0500

Does anyone know where to find the answers to these questions?

Assignment 2 7- 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (noristein kuykendall) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:26:48 -0500

So Dr. Guy If you said 134 or is it .134, this is what has confused me in placing the info into the curse in expecting the right answer. what exactly did i do wrong. i am perplexed, this is w...

assignment 2 problem 10

nobody@nfomedia.com (lakita brown) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:12:05 -0500

for problem 1 i know how to get the .4 and then use the normal calculator for the area above z =-4 but in the second box is that where u said that u can use any # and still get the same answer...

Assignment 5 Q2-6 and 7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Diana Vu) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:33:42 -0500

i can't find the answer to these. it sounds so simple but yet i can't find it. can anyone help?

Unit 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sheila Koonce) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:12:31 -0500

I over-thought things last week, so I want to make sure I understand the basic calculations. On the Multiple Choice practice quiz, #11, it asks: If calculated t for two independent samples i...

Assignment 3 Q 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (isra abdelaziz) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:13:44 -0500

i am having trouble with this problem if you could please help.

Assignment 2 - 10

nobody@nfomedia.com (noristein kuykendall) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:05:10 -0500

I having problems trying to figure out how to use the Standard Normal Curve Calculator to create the answer from the homework assignment sheet. I don't know how to place this into the box and...

Sharing sessions; post comments here

nobody@nfomedia.com (RS Robinson) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:46:09 -0500

Each classmate has agreed to share proposal sections for your feedback and assistance. Please use this area for questions and suggestions

Assignment #3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Crystal Hollins) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:07:53 -0500

Question 2-4....All possible sample means computed on samples of size N drawn from a target population is called _____. Is the correct answer sampling distribution.

Homework 3 - Calculating Z critical

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sheila Koonce) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:12:12 -0500

I'm working on problem 6 in homework assignment 3 using the template from Sep 2008 blog. H(0): μ = 169 H(1): μ ≠ 169 α = .05 z critical = ±2.50 ??? z obtained = 2.50 I...

Assignment 2 Q 2.9

nobody@nfomedia.com (Gabrielle Dugger) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:42:07 -0500

I honestly do not see the/a blog entry for Assignment 2 Q2.9 and I am having a very difficult time putting it all together... could someone please help? Thank you

QUESTION

nobody@nfomedia.com (Crystal Hollins) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:38:59 -0500

I also need help with how to solve assignment 2-2-10. Thanks

Assignment #2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amanda Roberts) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:38:55 -0500

Does anyone know where to find the information to solve problem 1-5?

Homework 2 #7 4and 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tijuana Jefferson) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:22:13 -0500

I am not sure how to answer these questions. Would you please refer me to what pages in the text that will help me? Thanks

Assignment 3 Q4-7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Diana Vu) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:43:57 -0500

i know how to do these but what exactly do you want turned in? do you want, for example, reject μ0 and accept μ1 or do you want more than that?

Assignment 2 #5-1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tijuana Jefferson) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:23:36 -0500

I wanted to know if I calculateed the variance correctly. I came up with 69.2727.

Assignment 1 #6-1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tijuana Jefferson) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:31:02 -0500

I couldn't get my columns to line up correctly.

Assignment 1 #6-1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tijuana Jefferson) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:25:21 -0500

Dr. Guy, I wanted to know if I was constructing my quantitative frequency distribution correctly. This is what I came up with: Class 1-10 9 9 11-20 17 26 21...

Assignment 2 Q7

nobody@nfomedia.com (Diana Vu) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:24:51 -0500

i'm not sure how to approach this question. can anyone help?

Great PDF for stat symbols

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sheila Koonce) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:07:47 -0500

Here is a link for a great PDF file listing Stat symbols and formulas you might find helpful. :) ~Sheila http://www.statistics.com/resources/statsymbols.pdf

Assignment #1 6-1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amanda Roberts) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:11:23 -0500

On problem 6-1 do we need to label each column class interval, absolute frequency, cumulative absolute frequency and so forth, or do we just put the numbers in 5 columns?

Dare Not Walk Alone

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Joel Adams) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:09:40 -0500

The Customs House Museum and Austin Peay State University presents “Dare Not Walk Alone” with Producer/Director Jeremy Dean as part of the Southern Arts Federation’s Southern Circuit Tour of I...

Wiki's Take on Nietzsche

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Joel Adams) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:54:03 -0500

Here is a very brief wikipedia article on Nietzsche's "Truth and Lie": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Truth_and_Lies_in_a_Nonmoral_Sense

Assignment #1 question 4-2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morgan Mann) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:06:34 -0500

I can't seem to find this problem, does any one know what unit it is in?

Assignment #1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morgan Mann) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:58:17 -0500

Does all of the answers for assignment 1 need to be entered like problem 1 down below?

Greek Symbols

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:51:53 -0500

Use the following strings of text to get the following Greek Symbols. To get the string to display for you (instead of the actual character), I am including spaces between the characters, bu...

Greek Symbols

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:51:24 -0500

Use the following strings of text to get the following Greek Symbols. To get the string to display for you (instead of the actual character), I am including spaces between the characters, bu...

"Social Psychological Dimension"

nobody@nfomedia.com (Denise Douglas) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:34:06 -0500

I was reading an article on "Social Psychological Dimension" to get a better understanding on what we discussed in class on September 3. The article was really interesting it gave a social psy...

Assignment 1 Question 9

nobody@nfomedia.com (isra abdelaziz) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:10:32 -0500

Not sure how to figure out if its skewed to the left or right. There is no mode Mean - 74.6 Median- 76

Homework Assignments

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:48:19 -0500

When completing the graded homework assignments, please do NOT rewrite the questions. Just enter your answers using the same numbering system as listed with the questions. For example, for...

Homework Assignments

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:48:03 -0500

When completing the graded homework assignments, please do NOT rewrite the questions. Just enter your answers using the same numbering system as listed with the questions. For example, for...

Quizzes

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:46:36 -0500

All 5 quizzes should be ONLINE and available to you by Friday, September 4.

Quiz 1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Brett Burana) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:26:14 -0500

When will quiz 1 be available? I went to my exams and it was not up.

Blog Entries from Past Semester

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Rebecca Guy) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:07:11 -0500

Please check the BLOG entries for the past semester as many of the answers to HOMEWORK problems can be found among these entries. Please click on the links labeled August 2008, September 2008...

Personality Types

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Joel Adams) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:16:05 -0500

Now that you've taken the test ... here's info on the results. *Wikipedia: Myers-Briggs Type Indicators

Heart of Darkness

nobody@nfomedia.com (Andrew Rubin) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:03:08 -0500

Who narrator of Heart of Darkness? Who is the Why does Marlow tell

Edison Clips (Library of Congress)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Joel Adams) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:00:22 -0500

There are many of the early Edison short films available free online. Check both the iTunes store and the following website for details: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html And w...

Myer-Briggs Personality Types

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Joel Adams) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:43:54 -0500

Now that you've taken the test ... here's info on the results. *Wikipedia: Myers-Briggs Type Indicators

World's Oldest Substantial Book Digitized

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:48:28 -0500

Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy...

the switch to digital TV

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:49:27 -0500

if anyone is still lurking about... some youtube videos documenting the switch to digital: http://rhizome.org/editorial/2713 the first clip is actually from rochester, and the last features...

Tweet Mania

nobody@nfomedia.com (Denise Jauregui) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:48:59 -0500

I had never heard of Twittter before i started this class. Now it seems is everywhere. Like Myspace once was really popular when it first came out. Twitter is the the new hype obviously . Ever...

Racial Stereotypes--Funny?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Se Eun Hong) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:32:09 -0500

When viewing many of the television shows today, they seem to be making fun of one particular subject alot: racial stereotypes. Some examples include: "The Simpsons," "South Park," and "Family...

The Death of Anna Nicole Smith

nobody@nfomedia.com (Robert Marquez) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:44:21 -0500

We talked a lot about death and dying while reading the novel White Noise. As you all know, one of mankind's greatest fear is of death. Any person is susceptible to dying at any moment and th...

Gender Roles in Halo 3

nobody@nfomedia.com (Bryan Donnelly) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:05:21 -0500

In the Xbox 360 game Halo 3 the main character, Master Chief, is accompanied on his missions by an artificial intelligence named Cortana. She is essentially a computer program, and is inside C...

Gender Roles in the Kitchen

nobody@nfomedia.com (Izumi Stanley) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:27:55 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYOiDO3VMzw I saw this Kingsford Match Light commercial a while ago, and it saw it again recently, and couldn't help but notice how blatantly it described gende...

Female Gender Roles in Anime

nobody@nfomedia.com (Robert Marquez) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:30:01 -0500

For those who don't know, anime is animated, cartoon shows whose origins are from Japan. There are many popular anime's out there today such as One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, and other...

Male Objectification

nobody@nfomedia.com (Andrew Ojeda) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:00:15 -0500

In class, Dr. Tanner Higgin discussed how D’angelo’s music video for the song “How Does It Feel,” objectifies males through the use of an ultra-masculine figure. In the video, the camera is cl...

Kanye's 808s and Heartbreak

nobody@nfomedia.com (Aditya Tammewar) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:59:41 -0500

Kanye West's newest album 808's and Heartbreak was an obvious break from his own comfort zone. Regardless of the diverse reaction the album received, the album was his most interesting piece. ...

Semiotics of D4L's

nobody@nfomedia.com (Timmy Jing) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:46:53 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZ3R9-Z0EM Notice how in every rap music video, the only men that are present are the ones that rap the song. This is especially exaggerated here, where the ra...

Consumption, Gender, and Video Game Consoles

nobody@nfomedia.com (Steven Chrysafides) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:45:56 -0500

Each of the major video game consoles sells different types of games at different target audiences. These consoles consist mainly of the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3. The huge maj...

Axe Commercial

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kathie Nguyen) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:46:22 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbU_j0bxWpU So I was rifling through youtube videos and came across this Axe commercial. I thought about hwo this relates back to that discussion on the men's m...

Let Me Upgrade U

nobody@nfomedia.com (Axel Santana) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:40:37 -0500

In the video Upgrade U, Beyonce plays the role of an empowered female figure, flaunting her wealth and high class status. In the lyrics of the song, she offers herself, almost selling herself ...

Race in World of Warcraft

nobody@nfomedia.com (Timmy Jing) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:24:25 -0500

When I first played World of Warcraft back when it first released in 2004, there were a lot of complaints about how the Alliance would outnumber the Horde. This reminded me of the discussion w...

Addressing the Double Standard Through Music

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ugochi Ezekwo) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:11:42 -0500

Continuing from our discussion of music videos, I found another video that fits into what we have been interpreting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVTyLqkez6A Beyonce’s “If I Were a Boy” mu...

UP Went the Movie Down Went the Toys

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jonathan Scott) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:55:02 -0500

The newly released Pixar movie UP was having issues with marketing during its development and almost faced termination because of the problems. Toy companies and Pixar were worried about the l...

50 Cent is Ghetto Fabulous!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jonathan Scott) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:39:19 -0500

Rappers have romanticized the ghetto lifestyle and glorified the gangster image, both of which have become stereotypical images associated with African American culture. 50 Cent, a famous Afri...

Left 4 Dead, Race, and Gender

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kathie Nguyen) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:10:55 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOQu0B7hejk Some warning, if you guys decide to watch it's a little violent. If you get scared of horror themed things, don't watch. So I never really thought ...

Just thought I'd share one last thing...

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:47:06 -0500

Turns out that the earliest voice recording may just be some dude with a mic-type device of some sort. Not the trembling young girlish falsetto we'd heard before. Perhaps we've been misled. Ha...

Terminator Salvation and Gender Roles

nobody@nfomedia.com (Steven Chrysafides) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:46:54 -0500

Over the last weekend, I had the opportunity to see Terminator Salvation. Even though I thought that the movie was the worst out of the terminator series, there were definitely some important ...

Juno's Consumerism and Gender Bias

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jonathan Scott) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:18:45 -0500

Juno is supposed to be an Indie movie that displays the ideals of counterculture. It has a heroine that is a strong independent woman. It is also supposed to be an artsy film without any consu...

Traditional Gender Roles Strong in Korean Entertainment

nobody@nfomedia.com (Se Eun Hong) — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:41:43 -0500

Gender roles have been reflected in each generation as people learn accordingly to their culture. As I was observing this persistent “trend,” I noticed that it is particularly strong in Korea,...

Racism in GTA:SA

nobody@nfomedia.com (Carolyn Odabe) — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:17:15 -0500

At first I didn't really feel that the main character in Grand Theft Auto being black and gangster was that big of a deal. I know its wrong to stereotype different races in this way, but I don...

Race in Video Games

nobody@nfomedia.com (Izumi Stanley) — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:14:24 -0500

When Looking at the arcade fighting game "Marvel vs. Capcom 2" I noticed some interesting aspects on race. Out of the 56 playable characters in the game only a few of them are black or dark s...

Gender Role Critique on

nobody@nfomedia.com (Paulina Dinh) — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:33:44 -0500

My Satellite TV went out this weekend and I was prone to my old VCR videos of Disney and old movies. I watched The Little Rascals and as I’m sure, everyone as a young child has seen it! None...

The Obama Brand

nobody@nfomedia.com (Carolyn Odabe) — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:52:36 -0500

The graphics and the brand logo itself had a lot to do with the success Obama had during his campaign, but I think that there are two main ones his campaign was so successful. First the font, ...

Sarah Connor in Terminator 2

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ugochi Ezekwo) — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:02:11 -0500

Sarah Connor was introduced to us from behind as she was doing chin-ups in her room. From this introduction, the audience can already assume that Sarah will be different from the typical, deli...

Ricahrd III

nobody@nfomedia.com (David King) — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:34:28 -0500

The opening scene for Richard III served as a scene in which Shakespeare conveyed all of the important information a "set up" the rest of the play for his audience. In this act, the main chara...

Frank Rich yesterday: American Press on Suicide Watch

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:51:45 -0500

Frank Rich's NY Times column takes up the issues we've been discussing in the seminar--and cites Clay Shirky. Rich, if you're not a regular reader of his stuff, is generally terrific. http://...

New, Larger Kindle

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Dwight) — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:37:53 -0500

Amazon revealed a new, larger version of the Kindle (called the Kindle DX) designed to better display newspapers and magazines for $489. The screen size is 9.7 inch (versus just 6in. on Kindl...

Kindle DX

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Zogas) — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:29:31 -0500

Amazon (and class favorite Jeff Bezos) unveiled the new, large-form version of the Kindle this morning. It's more than twice the size of the Kindle 2, and Amazon hopes the larger reading surfa...

Real-Life Twitter

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Rosnick) — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:54:43 -0500

Dan from College Humor experiments in making our modern text culture oral again. In public. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1909386

Lifecasting

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Dwight) — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:39:53 -0500

Want to share every second of everyday of your life with the rest of the world? Grab a webcam and try "lifecasting". http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/30/pirillo.lifecasting/index.html

Final Paper

nobody@nfomedia.com (Andrew Pence) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:10:40 -0500

The topic is to pick the most important scene in one of the plays and from there you analyze it and say why it is the most important. My question is, can we use quotes from another scene or m...

Kindle for Elderly

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Stavlas) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:03:18 -0500

Studies have shown that the largest group of Kindle users is 60-69 year olds. This is pretty contradictory to the understanding of how new technology gets adopted. http://www.marginalrevolut...

Posting #3 Questions

nobody@nfomedia.com (Della Shorman) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:08:36 -0500

this would be a new thread

Posting #2 Discussions

nobody@nfomedia.com (Della Shorman) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:06:50 -0500

setting up a new Tag, will allow for Grouping for Individual Topics/Threads.

Posting #1

nobody@nfomedia.com (Della Shorman) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:04:19 -0500

First blog post. Just a test.

Google's Settlement with the Author's Guild

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:55:23 -0500

If anyone is interested in where the Google Books settlement is at check out this update from Wired: DoJ Puts Google on Notice over Book Deal.

Peer-reviewed online journal

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:42 -0500

Here's the latest issue of RaVon, the e-journal that we mentioned in seminar last week: Begin forwarded message: From: Michael Eberle-Sinatra Date: April 29, 2009 8:37:30 AM EDT To: NASSR-...

Mulvey’s Castration Anxiety

nobody@nfomedia.com (Andrew Ojeda) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:12:12 -0500

In "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema," Mulvey describes castration anxiety. A male child walks into his parent’s room and sees his mom and dad having sex. He notices that his dad has a pen...

Single authorship vs collaborative scholarship

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:51:15 -0500

Thinking of the effects of digital media on authoring (and that one-to-one "private" relationship that Birkerts features in his laments): http://digitalscholarship.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/col...

Kurzweil's Magic Lenses

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:05:50 -0500

Remember Kurzweil's speculation about lenses that would provide you with map overlays and the names of people at parties? Check out this brief article by Anne Eisenberg from Sunday's NY Times...

Remember Kurzweil's magic lenses?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:04:25 -0500

Remember Kurzweil's speculation about lenses that would provide you with map overlays and the names of people at parties. Check out this brief article by Anne Eisenberg from Sunday's NY Times...

Sete

nobody@nfomedia.com (gladys stewart) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:15:22 -0500

Yes I did it last week. Nice to have been in class with all of you have a safe summer

Technology Helps Out

nobody@nfomedia.com (Minwoo Oh) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:07:57 -0500

This is an article about laptops aiding sick kids to be connected with school and friends. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/hm.sick.kids.satellite.connection/index.html

The Postmodernism Generator

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ryan Donnelly) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:19:00 -0500

This essays posted on this site are the product of a computer algorithm, entirely fabricated and meaningless. This guy wrote a program to compile ideas, vocab, and grammar to replicate that q...

This comic is perfect for our recent class discussions...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Karel Schurman) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:24:16 -0500

http://xkcd.com/77/

Prosthetic arms

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Oleksa) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:21:41 -0500

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10217855-76.html Check out the video from 60 minutes

Charlie Rose Interview: Problems with Extending Life Expectancy

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ryan Donnelly) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:21:32 -0500

Charlie Rose interviews Malcolm Gladwell in 1996 about an article in the New Yorker about the trouble's we'll face if we succeed in extending life expectancy. At first, he comes off as a na...

'Longest copyright ... ever'

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:19:56 -0500

From SlashDot.org: "The BBC is reporting that the United Nations' World Digital Library has gone online with an initial offering of 1,200 ancient manuscripts, parchments and documents. ... Ast...

Braille E-Book Reader

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Rosnick) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:41:57 -0500

Today I stumbled across this cool concept design for a possible Braille E-Book reader. Check it out. http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/17/braille-e-book/ via http://www.theawesomer.com

More Data as to the End of Newspapers

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Stavlas) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:09:56 -0500

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/new-york-times-sees-intensifying-advertiser-pullback-in-first-quarter/

ban comic sans

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:59:56 -0500

a fun video clip about the font comic sans... http://bancomicsans.com/home.html

ban comic sans

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:59:42 -0500

a fun video clip about the font comic sans... http://bancomicsans.com/home.html

awareness test

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alejandra Contreras) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:45:21 -0500

for those of you who haven't seen it.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSQJP40PcGI

Brainwave Twitter

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katherine King) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:31:07 -0500

The next step from the monkey video in class today. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/braintweet.html

Google Newspaper History

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Stavlas) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:26:46 -0500

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/20/google-news-timeline-offers-a-new-way-to-search-the-past/ Google creating new links to knowledge as well as enhanced filters for the information contained...

DIY Book Scanner

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katherine King) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:45:31 -0500

Daniel_reetz at Instructables.com has posted instructions for a DIY book scanner. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-High-Speed-Book-Scanner-from-Trash-and-Cheap-C/

Braille E-Reader

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Stavlas) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:09:13 -0500

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/20/braille-e-reader-concept-cant-be-far-from-reality/

Alternate use of a printer

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Oleksa) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:54:59 -0500

Printer as a musical instrument! Description on Youtube: "There are millions of computers sitting idle at home consuming fantom electricity. Let's see where all that power is going. This i...

Plastic Logic e-reader

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Zogas) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:48:04 -0500

The other week in class Chad Post mentioned the Plastic Logic e-reader, which is being released in a year or so. It's more open than the Kindle in that it can display a variety of content a...

Jeep Advertisement

nobody@nfomedia.com (Paulina Dinh) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:55:40 -0500

As I was browsing through the web, I came across an interesting ad that reflects the durability and utility of the Jeep. http://files.coloribus.com/files/paedia/print/part_20/201941/preview_6...

Rochester Internet Access

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Stavlas) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:56:17 -0500

Earlier in class there was a discussion of Time Warner changing to a new usage model of pricing. They have recently decided against doing it due to enormous negative feedback. http://www.busi...

Nintendo on Inside Edition

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:36:39 -0500

This clip of Inside Edition "reporting" on a new-fangled craze called "Ninetendo" is pretty funny. http://dorkyearbook.com/post/96605057/inside-edition-has-some-tough-question-for

Nintendo on Inside Edition

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:36:06 -0500

This clip of Inside Edition "reporting" on a new-fangled craze called "Ninetendo" is pretty funny. http://dorkyearbook.com/post/96605057/inside-edition-has-some-tough-question-for

Understanding Twitter

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Rosnick) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:45:38 -0500

Although I am aware of its popularity, I have to admit that I don't use or even understand Twitter. I just read an excellent article about how it started out, how it was initially meant to be ...

'Hyperlocal' Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers

nobody@nfomedia.com (Matt ODonnell) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:32:03 -0500

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/technology/start-ups/13hyperlocal.html?ref=business

transcriptions: Stephen Crane

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:15:40 -0500

Just in case you sometimes feel that we are surely the only people in the world who could possibly care about transcriptions from handwriting, there's this bit from today's scholarly editing l...

transcriptions: Stephen Crane

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:13:50 -0500

Just in case you sometimes feel that we are surely the only people in the world who could possibly care about transcriptions from handwriting, there's this bit from today's scholarly editing l...

transcriptions: Stephen Crane

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:12:16 -0500

Just in case you sometimes feel that we are surely the only people in the world who could possibly care about transcriptions from handwriting, there's this bit from today's scholarly editing l...

Colbert Report Recent Clips on Newspaper Deaths

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hilarie C Lloyd, J.D.) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:37:56 -0500

This one is from only a few days ago, on April 8th: This Colbert Report clip of Phil Bronstein (editor-at-large of Hearst Newspapers and the SF Chronicle) specifically addresses how the int...

Printer that Prints Itself

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:30:51 -0500

Thought this might be interesting in terms of open source and printing... Printer Prints Itself.

Two images of Mosaic (The first web browser)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Wesley Mills) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:43:30 -0500

Here are two images of Mosaic, the first web-browser. I can't make it upload! I guess I am too old.

Vannevar Bush

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:52:26 -0500

Cleaner image of the Memex.

Vannevar Bush

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:51:39 -0500

Memex

Vannevar Bush

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:50:35 -0500

"Scientist of the Future"

"An illuminated book for the digital age"

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:16:37 -0500

if:book's tribute to Blake and experiment in multimedia book forms: http://futureofthebook.org.uk/blake/book.html

"An illuminated book for the digital age"

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:15:19 -0500

if:book's tribute to Blake and experiment in mutimedia book forms: http://futureofthebook.org.uk/blake/book.html

hm...a vook?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:02:24 -0500

From the NYT: "Bradley Inman wants to create great fiction, dramatic online video and compelling Twitter stream — and then roll them all into a multimedia hybrid that is tailored to the rapid...

hm...a vook?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:02:01 -0500

From the NYT: "Bradley Inman wants to create great fiction, dramatic online video and compelling Twitter stream — and then roll them all into a multimedia hybrid that is tailored to the rapid...

Hip Hop Counterculture?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tanner Higgin) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:16:46 -0500

Here is a video that I would like you to think about: Dead Prez "Hell Yeah": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVDEDvob2U4 Dead Prez are positioned within the hip hop community as a kind of rad...

Facebook's Latest Role: College Guidance Counselor

nobody@nfomedia.com (Minwoo Oh) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:12:26 -0500

The expansion of Facebook.... http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1889298,00.html?cnn=yes

More authors turn to Web and print-on-demand publishing

nobody@nfomedia.com (Minwoo Oh) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:05:41 -0500

hmm.. Traditional vs. Web http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/06/print.on.demand.publishing/index.html

Rupert Murdoch on Kindle / Google's Secret Servers

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Rosnick) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:08:19 -0500

Here are a couple of stories that caught my eye over the weekend. Rupert Murdoch appears to be investing in a four-color Kindle competitor, and Google revealed its secret in-house server desig...

Kindles and Libraries

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Zogas) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:51:02 -0500

Last week we spoke a little bit about how libraries would make use of Kindles. It looks like at least one library already tried: A New Jersey Library Starts Lending Kindles. That began in 2007...

The Screen vs. The Page, Rosen-style

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hilarie C Lloyd, J.D.) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:33:56 -0500

Rosen’s War: The Screen vs. The Page Rosen points out numerous dangerous qualities of the Kindle that make the possibility of its replacement of books sound disastrous. ...

readers boycotting kindle titles higher than 9.99

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:43:36 -0500

readers boycotting kindle titles higher than 9.99

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:43:19 -0500

Bookeen--Speaking of the Kindle

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:56:52 -0500

From what I can tell, the Euro-competition with the Kindle is Bookeen's Cybook Gen3 ("La lecture en liberte" "Read in freedom"). http://www.bookeen.com/ebook/ebook-reading-device.aspx I saw on...

Bookeen--Speaking of the Kindle

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:56:16 -0500

From what I can tell, the Euro-competition with the Kindle is Bookeen's Cybook Gen3 ("La lecture en liberte" "Read in freedom"). http://www.bookeen.com/ebook/ebook-reading-device.aspx I saw on...

MC Lars and the iGeneration!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hilarie C Lloyd, J.D.) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:27:51 -0500

Here is a song that my ex-husband put on a mix cd for me, back around 2005-ish. I was listening to it in the car on my way home from class, and wanting you all to hear it! The Kindle-pushers...

Summaries

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Oleksa) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:59:00 -0500

The once and Future E-book: On Reading in the Digital Age by John Siracusa Siracusa discusses the difficulties associated with the ebook market and his utter frustration with the “ignorant ma...

My responses to the Digital Page

nobody@nfomedia.com (Wesley Mills) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:41:18 -0500

Brown, Mandy. “In Defense of Readers.” I agree with much of what Ms. Brown has to say and I appreciate her being succinct in her saying it. In many ways she has pinpointed exactly what it is ...

soundbites from Stephen Fry: the rise of the novel

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:18:11 -0500

"I doubt you can find any sentence describing how human learning has degraded now that isn't congruent to a similar sentence written at the time of rise of the novel - about how people were no...

soundbites from Stephen Fry: books and the web

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:17:20 -0500

"Very often people oddly put books against the internet. Man's first communication with man, as far as we know, is obviously through the spoken voice and literature was first an oral thing - ...

Digital Literacy

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Zogas) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:01:25 -0500

Siracusa and Sebastian both make the point that the physical differences between e-readers and books can only take us so far in our discussion of emerging reading technologies. We’re looking t...

"You’ve Read the Headlines. Now, Quick, Read the Book."

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:21:44 -0500

"You’ve Read the Headlines. Now, Quick, Read the Book." by Motoko Rich in the NY Times

E-Books

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:18:42 -0500

Somewhere between a response and a summary here. So it goes... John Siracusa, in “The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age,” draws from his experience as a veteran of “early...

Andrea's Response to the (Digital) Page Readings

nobody@nfomedia.com (Andrea Everett) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:37:26 -0500

Sorry about this, guys, but my blog post is a response to the readings as opposed to a summary of them. I thought that we were going to summarize in class and that the blog was for our respon...

Joe's Reading Summaries

nobody@nfomedia.com (Joe Vogel) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:18:47 -0500

Mandy Brown. “In Defense of Readers.” A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. 17 February 2009. This is an interesting article in which Mandy Brown, a web designer, argues for making peop...

Ryan's Reading Summaries

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ryan Donnelly) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:51:36 -0500

Mandy Brown. “In Defense of Readers.” A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. 17 February 2009. Brown addresses aspects of digital page design that she feels are crucial to attracting r...

Responses to study guide questions

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:31:45 -0500

Here are my responses. Let me know if you have additional questions. Prof. Pelak African Americans 2. There were 1.5 million Africans enslave in our country. 4. The institution of slavery h...

Nick and Luke's Tmemap

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:43:28 -0500

Nick and Luke's Timemap

A few questions

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sydney McGhee) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:19:47 -0500

Hello, A few students and I have a few questions that we cannot seem to answer. They are: 3,4,and 8 for the African American section; 2 and 6 for the Mexican American section; 3 for the Asia...

clarification of the 2nd largest religous group

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:43:56 -0500

Hello: An asute student just brought to my attention a mistake in the powerpoint presentation on Arab Americans. On the slide discussing education and religion there was a typo. I have fixed ...

Clarification of 2nd largest religous group

nobody@nfomedia.com (Dr. Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:42:17 -0500

Hello: An asute student just brought to my attention a mistake in the powerpoint presentation on Arab Americans. On the slide discussing education and religion there was a typo. I have fixed...

Digital Portability For Newspapers?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ian Harmand) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:06:59 -0500

I came across this article from the website of "The Detroit News" chronicling the dramatic changes in newspaper format that are on the horizon. Apparently, "The Detroit News" and "The Detroit ...

STEAMHORSE

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:49:51 -0500

per Siracura's discussion of the term "e-book" and his analogy of the car vs. horse debate.... (from nextnature.net) This remarkable proposal for a steam powered street locomotive was invent...

STEAMHORSE

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:48:57 -0500

per our discussion of the term "e-book" and Siracusa's analogy of the car vs. horse debate.... (from nextnature.net) This remarkable proposal for a steam powered street locomotive was invent...

on the slowness of books

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:39:29 -0500

an interesting post about screen reading and slowness of books... http://aworkinglibrary.com/library/archives/on_feeding/

on the slowness of books

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:39:14 -0500

an interesting post about screen reading and slowness of books... http://aworkinglibrary.com/library/archives/on_feeding/

Social Network Asymmetry

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tanner Higgin) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:42:42 -0500

Here's an article predicting some ways in which Facebook will further being to mimic Twitter: http://bokardo.com/archives/relationship-symmetry-in-social-networks-why-facebook-will-go-fully-as...

Winding Road Magazine

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Rosnick) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:37:56 -0500

David Scott's entry about the possible future of books got me thinking about online magazines. Here is one that I read regularly. It's got the look of a printed magazine, with the seamless nav...

Paper-Richard III

nobody@nfomedia.com (Radha Ramjeawan) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:12:35 -0500

does any one know if we can use Richard III in our papers???

Wes & Andrea - Timemap Project

nobody@nfomedia.com (Andrea Everett) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:34:22 -0500

Here’s the link to our timemap on Johnson: http://courses.ats.rochester.edu/eaves/timeline/everett/TimeMap_Lab.html I uploaded the pictures from the Dictionary that were included in our Powe...

Karel, Tim and Evangeline's Time Map

nobody@nfomedia.com (Evangeline Polan) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:48:24 -0500

Our time map for Dryden's The Assignation: or, Love in a Nunnery can be found here: http://courses.ats.rochester.edu/eaves/timeline/polan/TimeMap_Lab.html

Kat, Gayle, and Luke's Timemap link

nobody@nfomedia.com (Katherine King) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:04:14 -0500

Our timemap of William Congreve's "The Way of the World" is here.

Peter & Hilarie - Timemap

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Zogas) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:16:15 -0500

Dryden et al., Three Poems . . .

Joe Vogel/Ryan Donnelly Timemap

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ryan Donnelly) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:19:22 -0500

Walden to Rochester

Objectified

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:21:27 -0500

I just read an article in the International Herald Tribune about a new movie by the makers of _Helvetica_. This one is _Objectified_, about product design. Sounded like something I'd definit...

Objectified

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:20:44 -0500

I just read an article in the International Herald Tribune about a new movie by the makers of _Helvetica_. This one is _Objectified_, about product design. Sounded like something I'd definit...

Blake clip

nobody@nfomedia.com (Joe Vogel) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:22:33 -0500

Here's a link to a pretty interesting video clip about Blake's illuminated works, including some shots of the originals (and a guest feature from Jim Morrison--kind of). http://www.youtube.co...

Talk at RIT (tonight!)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:00:06 -0500

Interesting talk tonight... Mark Frauenfelder & Carla Sinclair Authors, journalists, webloggers, new media magnates; Mark co-founded Boing Boing & Make magazine; Carla is “Net Chick,” & edits...

Talk at RIT (tonight!)

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:59:08 -0500

Per our discussion yesterday of DIY, crafting, making things, etc. Mark Frauenfelder & Carla Sinclair Authors, journalists, webloggers, new media magnates; Mark co-founded Boing Boing & Mak...

Chris and Ian's Timemap Presentation

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Stavlas) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:04:24 -0500

http://courses.ats.rochester.edu/eaves/timeline/harmand/stavlasharmand3.html

When computers look at images

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:24:22 -0500

Considering our turn toward images, here's an interesting-sounding presentation this Thursday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 0...

When computers look at images

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:24:20 -0500

Considering our turn toward images, here's an interesting-sounding presentation this Thursday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 0...

When computers look at images

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:23:31 -0500

Considering our turn toward images, here's an interesting-sounding presentation this Thursday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 0...

Storytelling

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Rosnick) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:04:20 -0500

This video was created for an assignment to create a new interpretation of "Little Red Riding Hood." Pretty cool. I like the emphasis put on tiny details, which stands in amusing contrast to t...

One last thing about the timemaps

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:59:29 -0500

The projects are coming along nicely but I've come accross a small fix that I think most of you will benefit from. The timeline code is set up in intervals of months on the top and years on th...

One last thing about the timemaps

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:58:51 -0500

The projects are coming along nicely but I've come accross a small fix that I think most of you will benefit from. The timeline code is set up in intervals of months on the top and years on th...

Help with TimeMap

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:31:55 -0500

I'll be in my office from 9-12 tomorrow to help with the TimeMap projects. Email me if you'd like me to look at yours and see if I can help. Nora

Help with TimeMap

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:31:29 -0500

I'll be in my office from 9-12 tomorrow to help with the TimeMap projects. Email me if you'd like me to look at yours and see if I can help. Nora

Adding Pictures to your TimeMap Bubbles

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:43:04 -0500

You need to use escaped html to add images to your bubbles in the timeline project- The CDATA tag doesn't seem to work -here is a little tool that will write them for you: <a href="h...

Adding Pictures to your Pop Up Bubbles on the TimeMap

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:39:21 -0500

You need to use escaped html to add images to your bubbles in the timeline project- The CDATA tag doesn't seem to work -here is a little tool that will write them for you: <href="http...

Conference of the Book

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:49:21 -0500

Just to indicate that people really do get together to talk about this stuff: SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BOOK The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 16-18 O...

Conference of the Book

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:48:39 -0500

Just to indicate that people really do get together to talk about this stuff: SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BOOK The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 16-18 O...

Dr. Johnson's Dictionary

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:00:25 -0500

"Welcome to Dr. Johnson’s Dictionary, a word-a-day dictionary from Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language (London: Printed by W. Strahan for J. and P. Knapton, [1755]), one of t...

last book art post, i swear

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:18:20 -0500

but these are really amazing! (more from Brian Dettner, whom Peter posted about below) via if:book... http://www.packergallery.com/dettmer3/

Group project

nobody@nfomedia.com (Evangeline Polan) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:03:49 -0500

Karel, Tim and I chose Dryden's The Assignation: or, Love in a Nunnery.

Robert Coover, "fiction writer and hypertext pioneer" talking in

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:03:23 -0500

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- DIGITAL HUMANITIES INITIATIVE LISTSERV ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- EXHIBIT X PRESENTS Morris Visiting Artist Resident n...

another book artist: su blackwell

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:57:03 -0500

Peter's post reminded me of Su Blackwell, another book artist worth checking out. http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/

Books in the Post-Book World

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Zogas) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:24:49 -0500

As we move into our study of e-books and other digital printing technologies, it seems appropriate to ask the question, what are we going to do with all of those books that we’ll soon no lon...

c19 microphotographs

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:56:02 -0500

just came across this bit on early scientific photography... http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/microphotograph.html

c19 microphotographs

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:54:11 -0500

just came across this bit on wired about early scientific photography... http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/microphotograph.html

twitter in a hardcover

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:28:29 -0500

this is making its way around the blogs: someone published 2 years worth of tweets in a hardcover book (using lulu, another online self-publishing service). http://www.collisiondetection.net/...

twitter in a hardcover

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:27:51 -0500

this is making its way around the blogs: someone published 2 years worth of tweets in a hardcover book (using lulu, another online self-publishing service). http://www.collisiondetection.net/...

Desktop Publishing and Web Design Freeware

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ryan Donnelly) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:28:46 -0500

Freeware is exciting! For those of you interested in desktop publishing or web design but can't afford InDesign or Dream Weaver: Scribus is a free, open source page layout design program simi...

Heads up from Rare Books Library

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:20:26 -0500

Yesterday when were in the Rare Books Library, the person doing the images for us asked us to remind people to submit their requests.

The Indian Emperour

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ian Harmand) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:23:29 -0500

Chris Stavlas and Ian Harmand have selected John Dryden's play, "The Indian Emperour" (1667), for their timemap project.

TimeMap Pages are all working now

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:02:54 -0500

If you had a timemap webpage from the lab that wasn't working don't dispair- I've fixed everyone's Google Maps Keys and did a little code cleanup so everyone is starting Friday's lab with a wo...

TimeMap Webpages are all working now

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:02:07 -0500

If you had a timemap webpage from the lab that wasn't working don't dispair- I've fixed everyone's Google Maps Keys and did a little code cleanup so everyone is starting Friday's lab with a wo...

is this art?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:49:31 -0500

Thomas Kinkade, the artist we were talking about it class (from wikipedia): *** Thomas Kinkade (born January 19, 1958 in Sacramento, California) is an American painter of realistic, bucolic, a...

How Lithography Works

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:03:42 -0500

Go through the making of a stone lithograph with a contemporary master printer. Some of the details have changed, I am not sure exactly what chemicals were used in the 1800s, but helpful if yo...

Art Spiegelman coming to RIT

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:47:03 -0500

Andrea Miller of the Rochester JCC previewed an upcoming talk by award-winning graphic novelist Art Spiegelman on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the RIT Ingle Auditorium. Tickets are ...

Art Spiegelman coming to RIT

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:46:44 -0500

Andrea Miller of the Rochester JCC previewed an upcoming talk by award-winning graphic novelist Art Spiegelman on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the RIT Ingle Auditorium. Tickets are ...

welcome back

nobody@nfomedia.com (Kevin Petersen) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:33:10 -0500

Dust out your ears and get ready to jump back into the always exciting 1590s. Since I doubt many of you took your paperback Shakespeare to the beach/casino/hot air balloon race/wicker farm/or ...

British Library Loses 9,000 books

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:03:05 -0500

Interesting mention of the library's mistrust of "ephemeral" security technologies... http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/17/british-library-books-mein-kampf

British Library Loses 9,000 books

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:02:01 -0500

Interesting mention of the library's mistrust of "ephemeral" security technologies... http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/17/british-library-books-mein-kampf

A New Theory Concerning the Authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls

nobody@nfomedia.com (Andrea Everett) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:12:49 -0500

As Wes and I noted in our presentation, the question of who authored the Dead Sea Scrolls is, according to some, open for debate. Now Rachel Elior of Jerusalem's Hebrew University has not onl...

"Scholar Claims Dead Sea Scrolls 'Authors' Never Existed"

nobody@nfomedia.com (Caroline Jacobs) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:13:40 -0500

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1885421,00.html?cnn=yes

Hilarie's Timeline!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Hilarie C Lloyd, J.D.) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:56:55 -0500

After many hours of tinkering, I FINALLY have my timeline ready!! Here it is: http://www.courses.rochester.edu/eaves/timeline/lloyd/HilarieIT.html Hugs to all, Hilarie

Joe & Ryan Book Project: H.D. Thoreau

nobody@nfomedia.com (Ryan Donnelly) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:21:12 -0600

After noticing the substantial collection of Thoreau's works in Rare Books, Joe and I decided to use him for our book project. We probably won't focus on a single work. Thoreau kept many rec...

Shotty Bacon

nobody@nfomedia.com (Matt ODonnell) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:51:52 -0600

Bryan, Matt and John's group hereby select Francis Bacon's Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries for their timemap.

mean median

nobody@nfomedia.com (Melanie Hinte) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:15:30 -0600

just a curious question, for the mean median and mode to be equal among various distributions, must all the terms be identical?

Small Press Book Fair

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:30:31 -0600

The Small Press Book fair is lots of fun - I would encourage everyone to check it out! Lots of handmade books, zines, and comics. This year, they're adding workshops on bookmaking - all free &...

Small Press Book Fair

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:30:13 -0600

The Small Press Book fair is lots of fun - I would encourage everyone to check it out! Lots of handmade books, zines, and comics. This year, they're adding workshops on bookmaking - all free &...

asgn 5

nobody@nfomedia.com (Melanie Hinte) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:01:25 -0600

true false 1-3 i feel it would be false because i thought you can not decide causation, is this always the case 1-4 i think it would be true, but i do not really understand the statement

Some things mentioned in class today

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Oleksa) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:30:43 -0600

In class today, when we were shown pictures of the Eames's chairs, I knew I had seen them somewhere before. One of my friends awhile back had some tattoo work done by a very talented artist n...

Calculators

nobody@nfomedia.com (Melanie Hinte) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:43:33 -0600

i am trying to familiarize myself with all the calculators, when you use the dependent t calculator, what does p mean and is the t value they give you the t obtained?

Confidence intervals

nobody@nfomedia.com (Melanie Hinte) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:16:36 -0600

with confidence intervals you use the population standard deviation correct? and i am with justin on his comments. I was worried about talking an online class and my experience was amazing, y...

sorry but this probability i still don't get

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amy Gaskins) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:20:50 -0600

What is the probability of drawing four successive cards from a deck of 52 cards and all four cares are aces?

z score and probability

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amy Gaskins) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:35:50 -0600

Can you please explain the concept of z scores and probability. Here is sample question. The probability of selecting a term from a normal distribution with a z score equal to or less than -2...

UNIT 6

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amy Gaskins) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:23:43 -0600

The probability is .3 that the mean of a sample of 36 terms from an infinite distribution (u=55 and sd=40) will excded what number?

Help with this probability stuff!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amy Gaskins) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:58:01 -0600

Example: What is the probability of orlling an odd number followed by an even number using one balanced die?

Friction

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris Stavlas) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:55:18 -0600

Along with the noise and unforeseen problems and costs of idea transmission, there are applications of this term to other processes as well. In mechanical and financial processes this idea is ...

Rare Book Selection

nobody@nfomedia.com (Peter Zogas) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:46:49 -0600

Hilarie and I have chosen to work on "Three Poems upon the Death of his Late Highnesse Oliver Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland" (1659), which contains work by John Dryden, Edmu...

Lawrence Lessig

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:23:00 -0600

Lessig is one of the founders of the Creative Commons, which releases those licenses you may have seen around the web. Two recent blog posts relate to copyright, sharing work, and intellectual...

Kindle reader for the iPhone, etc.--new forms of reading

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:08:02 -0600

Maybe worth noticing how the little machine is attached to a marketing method (based on the iTunes paradigm) that can be attached to other little machines so that they can tap the same market,...

Kindle reader for the iPhone, etc.--new forms of marketing and r

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:05:44 -0600

Maybe worth noticing how the little machine is attached to a marketing method (based on the iTunes paradigm) that can be attached to other little machines so that they can tap the same market,...

Feed?

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:21:13 -0600

What's this new-fangled course feed contraption?

Google does away with books

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alejandra Contreras) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:45:24 -0600

Ironically related to Kernan and St. Clair's views on copyrights: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/books/04google.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=google&st=cse

Richard vs. Henry

nobody@nfomedia.com (Max Schmitz) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:40:31 -0600

Hey, does anyone want to meet up wednesday around 3 to get some food and discuss who is a better king? Open invitation to the whole class including Prof.

Rare Books Project

nobody@nfomedia.com (nikolaus wasmoen) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:32:18 -0600

Luke and I are working on Francis Bacon's 1618 book about Sir Walter Raleigh and his execution, entitled "A Declaration of the demeanor and cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, knight"

UEC event

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel Lee) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:47:02 -0600

(Sorry for the late notice) The Undergraduate English Council would like to invite all English majors and other interested students to a discussion of the graduate student experience featurin...

Nora's Office Hours

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:41:12 -0600

I'll spend a LOT of time in my office this week if you'd like some one-on-one help with the timeline/timemap project. T,W,TH 2-5 and Friday 9-11 am. Feel free to contact me about meeting other...

Nora's Office Hours

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:40:34 -0600

I'll spend a LOT of time in my office this week if you'd like some one-on-one help with the timeline/timemap project. T,W,TH 2-5 and Friday 9-11 am. Feel free to contact me about meeting other...

talk on Douglass & Lincoln this Friday, 6 March

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:09:47 -0600

From this morning's @Rochester. May be of interest, since we're going to be transcribing letters by Douglass later this semester: Harvard Professor to Examine Legacy of Douglass, Lincoln Jo...

talk on Douglass & Lincoln this Friday, 6 March

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:08:48 -0600

From this morning's @Rochester. May be of interest, since we're going to be transcribing letters by Douglass later this semester: Harvard Professor to Examine Legacy of Douglass, Lincoln Joh...

TimeMap Lab Followup

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:23:01 -0600

I'll post all of the documents from today's lab, including the powerpoint, to the Blackboard course. I am following up on the Google Maps Key issue and suspect it has something to do with the ...

TimeMap Lab Followup

nobody@nfomedia.com (Nora Dimmock) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:19:12 -0600

I'll post all of the documents from today's lab, including the powerpoint, to the Blackboard course. I am following up on the Google Maps Key issue and suspect it has something to do with the ...

UNIT 12

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amy Gaskins) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:57:27 -0600

Please explain False Practice Quiz question: If the correlation between X and Y equals .8, then 20% of the variance in Y is NOT explained by X.

UNIT 11

nobody@nfomedia.com (Amy Gaskins) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:11:35 -0600

True-False Practice Quiz 11 question: The correlation coefficient, r, detects any relationship between two variables. Answer if False. Please explain. "Correlation coefficient describes linea...

More conceptions of digital comic books

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Oleksa) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:36:08 -0600

On the Fazed.net message-board, where I found Balak01’s Future of Comic Books? a discussion began about how this approach had already been attempted in various fashions. Someone posted a...

You can read with one hand!

nobody@nfomedia.com (Joe Vogel) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:30:47 -0600

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=218392&title=jeff-bezos Some of you may have seen this on the Daily Show the other day. Jon Stewart talks to the founder of Amazon about ...

The Future of Comic Books?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke Oleksa) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:31:25 -0600

I found this on Fazed.net http://balak01.deviantart.com/art/about-DIGITAL-COMICS-111966969 "this is just me, thinking about digital comic book. to make this work, you just have to click on ...

timeline, GIS, and Rome

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:00:04 -0600

Here's a timeline I think you'll be interested to see. It's from a project at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. The problem being addressed is to show changes to the w...

timeline, GIS, and Rome

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris Eaves) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:59:27 -0600

Here's a timeline I think you'll be interested to see. It's from a project at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. The problem being addressed is to show changes to the w...