Monday, August 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Here is an Ode I wrote:
An Ode To Hope
Hope,
Drop by Drop
you fill
my heart
with comfort,
making my glass
half full.
Like a shooting star,
you glimmer-
a light in the darkness.
Ever changing,
Ever fleeting,
Ever returning.
Hopre,
You make your bed
in the song of the morning dove
carried by
the wind,
drifting into my senses.
Hope,
you life the voices
of the downtrodden
into the voices of the courageous
and the resolute.
Hope,
emanating from within
the depth of sorrow,
like ripples on a dark pond,
You fill my soul with understanding.
Friday, April 16, 2010
A Prayer in Spring | |
Robert Frost (1915) | |
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white, Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night; And make us happy in the happy bees, The swarm dilating round the perfect trees. And make us happy in the darting bird That suddenly above the bees is heard, The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, And off a blossom in mid air stands still. For this is love and nothing else is love, The which it is reserved for God above To sanctify to what far ends He will, But which it only needs that we fulfill. |
Friday, April 9, 2010
Springtime
Monday, March 22, 2010
-Albert Einstein
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An "algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for carrying out computation" or achieving a goal
"Boolean algebra is a logical calculus named for mathematician George Boole, where alphabetic symbols are used to represent logical variable, 1 and 0 are states, and, AND, OR, and NOT are the basic logical operations. NAND and NOR can be represented by combinations of AND, OR and NOT."
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Doomsday?
Throughout the history of humankind, communication has been a vital key to survival. Over time it has evolved along with the levels of human consciousness. From sounds, to images, to writing, communication has become more and more technologically oriented. It is especially necessary in emergency preparedness. Thus, with the invention of the radio, humankind progressed one step further, aiding the creation of a global community.
"Radio has transformed society three times, not to mention giving birth to the entire field of electronics. Perhaps no invention of modern times has delivered so much while initially promising so little." The radio has not only been used by the public for entertainment and news, but also by the military and government. During World War I, the radio allowed ships to communicate using the Morse code. The airwaves used by radios were also "useful for point-to-point traffic between ships at sea and other clients untethered by cables." Later, the military found other uses for the radio. "Governments started to understand the radio’s immense potential, not only for communications but also as a weapon: radio detecting and ranging, better known as radar."
Eventually, broadcasting was discovered. Families gathered together around the radio, listening to their favorite radio programs. As radio technology advanced and improved, it could even play music- a common fact in today's day and age. Before the invention of the television, the radio served as a prominent entertainment source, especially in America during the Great Depression. It also enabled the community to access the news. While the first inventors of the radio envisioned the radio as a useful tool in "one-on-one communication tasks," they never expected it to become the "major mass entertainment and information medium, earning many millions of dollars in revenues annually through commercial sponsorship" that it did.
In disasters and emergency preparedness, the radio has played a vital role. Many are unaware that in instances where power is unavailable- limiting communication- the radio may be the only way to receive information and news. Furthermore, throughout the years, the radio has become more compact, varying in sizes. Therefore, it is also more transportable. I firmly encourage having a working emergency radio in one's house.
The radio has not majorly had any negative affects on society. Perhaps it may bring some sad news, have too many commercial advertisements, or some emotional- even annoying- talk show hosts and hostesses, but it has served society in many positive ways. It acts as a companion for those traveling in the car. It supports us in times of disaster. In America, it has been an intricate part of life since its creation and it has given birth to many modern day conveniences. Once an idea, the manifestation of the radio has truly been one of the most important technological advances in society.
Works Cited
Gugliotta, Guy. How The Radio Changed Everything. May 31, 2007. Discover. March 13, 2010.
Radio. March 12, 2010. Wikipedia. March 13, 2010.
Radio's Vital Role In Times Of Emergency. 2009. Radio Heard Here. March 13, 2010.