1. No
2. Yes
3. yes -.4
4. yes +5
10. 35,38, 41 a1=23 an=an- an-1+3
11. 4.9,5.5,6.1 a1=2.5 an=an-1+6
19 an= 32+an-1(+2)
5. 102,131 yes +29
13 -26,-30,-34 a1= -10 an-1 -4
14 -8.7, -10.1,-11.5 a1=3.1 an-1 -1.4
22. an- 126+ an-1 (-30
31 a
7 +8
8 +2 yes
16 +6 yes an-1+6
17. -21 an-1-21
25. a1+(n-1) 58+(n-1)-9
32 (2+42)11
41 -1
1 yes 2
2 yes 3
7 3,-6,12,-24,48
8. 5,15,45,135,405
13 8
14 12
23 3x2^19 6.09x10^14 1572,864
4 x2
10 -2,6,-18,54,-162
18. 10
26. 5x4^13/ 335,544,320
29 2x5^6 31250
12-2
3. yes -.4
6 yes +.3
9 yes +13
12
p 635 1-18 odd 1 explicit
3 explicit
5 7,3,-1
7 o.11,0.14,0.17
an-1+0.03
0.11+(n-1) .03
9 25+(n-1) (12.5) an-1+12.5
11 13
13 6,12,24,48,96
15 1900,190,9,1.9,.19
17 1,4,16,64,256

Junior Paper Main Thesis

                                                                                                                            Rodriguez 1

Aaron Rodriguez

Calver

American Literature Period 5

March 19, 2014

Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports

In Game of Shadows by Mark Fainaru and Lance Williams they illustrate how performance enhancing drugs use in sports have deemphasized work ethic and how athletes are led to take these drugs because of social pressures. 

Lit Circle 2

Aaron Rodriguez

Calver

American Literature: Period 5

March 21, 2014

Lit Circle #2

“We had no reason to believe that anyone at the highest level was not using performance-enhancing drugs”  (pg18)

This is important because it shows the mentality of the athletes on the drug. They believe that everyone else is on it so they need to also do the drug for a level playing field

“ more than 10000 young athletes were given powerful steroids, and the side effects were horrific: severe heart and liver damage- even birth defects in children born to doped athletes.”(pg19)

This statement shows how steroid use has created horrible effects on these athletes and their children. It also causes a question of why did the athletes use this even knowing the risks?

“ The systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports for more than 50 years has punted performance standards clear out of sight, Francis wrote so far out of sight that no human can attain them without chemical assistance.” (pg19)

This statement is important because it shows how not only do athletes do it by themselves but coaches watch and influence athletes to use PED’s.

“most of those guys are on steroids and the best ones you can bet they are on steroids.” (pg 20)

This statement shows how people thought that in order to be the best they needed to take steroids.

“Conte had been exposed to the world of big-time sports, and he liked it. He especially appreciated hanging out with the athletes, feeling as if he had contributed to their success.” (pg 20)

This shows how Conte wanted to feel important and he sold the athletes the drugs so he could be recognized for helping them become great athletes.

Winning at any cost summary

Rodriguez 1

Aaron Rodriguez

Calver

American Literature 2 Period 5

March 13, 2014

Winning at any cost talks about what steroids are, why people use them, the dangers, and suggest a way to end the abuse of anabolic steroids. The first topic it covers is what steroids are and the different types are and their uses. They tell the enhancements  this drug gives you and the leagues that ban the use of anabolic steroids. The leagues are combating the use of steroids by regulatory examinations. Another covered topic is why people take steroids. It talks about the common misconceptions and tells the actual side effects of use of the drug. The side effects from taking anabolic steroids are both physical and mental. The list is very extensive and states the different side effects by males and females. The final topic states different ways that we can discourage anabolic steroid use by athletes.  This article was very insightful on what steroids really do to someone who is using it for personal gain.

Properties of Exponents

a^n = a×a×a...    a^0=1 
a^m×a^n =a^m+n   a^m/a^n = a^m-n
a^-n = 1/a^n    (a^m)^n = a^mn
(ab)^n = a^n b^n     (a/b)^n= a^n/b^n 

  Properties of logarithms
logb M/N= logbM+ logbN
logb m/n = logbM- logbN  logbM^l = klogbM

factoring

2. (4x+1)(3x-2)
6. (3x-2) (x+3)
10. (3x+2) (x-4)
14 (x-2) (x-3)
18. (2x+9) (x+2)
22. (x+5) (x+4)
26 (x+8) (x+1)
30,(x-5) (x-2)
34.(2x-3) (x-4)
40. (2x+9) (x+2)
44. (x-4) (3x+5)
50. (3x-2) (x+3)
54. (x+5) (2x-7)
60. (x-6) (x-4)

y=3.15^x   30%   y intercept 3
y=5(0.93)   17%   y intercept 5
y=2^x        100%  y intercept 1

Prohibition

• battle over alcohol provided an arena for the mounting conflicts between modern and traditional, urban and rural, immigrant and native, catholic and protestant 
• alcohol was a symbol for culture clashes and created a divided society 
• protestants fought for prohibition because of the problems of drunkenness
• progressives championed prohibition  
•  reform big business
• tried to shut down saloons rather than controlling personal drinking habits 
• prohibition was associated with conservative anti-immigrant attitudes 
• believed cultures from eastern and southern Europe was embedding a culture of drink in America
• Opposition to prohibition began as a largely ethnic and working class phenomenon but large segments of the middle-class withdrew their support 
• prohibition brought dangerous loss of respect for law and order in this country 
• moral standards were changing 
• emphasized youth and self-fulfillment 
• challenged the traditional Victorian principles of the middle class
• It became socially acceptable for women to drink and drink socially with men  
• KKK was associated with prohibition    

 

Vocab Sentences

1. The sky was morose, because  were so many clouds in the sky.
2. Bob is pretentious, because he thinks he is more important than he really is.
3. Paul is impetus, so he does things without thinking.
4 Jim is a novice, and he doesn't seem to get how to do it because he has been playing for only a week.
5. Gina embellished the wall, so it looks beautiful now when it used to look very boring.
6. John is always nonchalant, and you can never tell how he is feeling.
7. The blaring of the speaker gave a cacophonous sound that really hurt my ears.
8. Bill is opulent, and he has so much money that he parks his boat on his boat.
9. Brandon is precocious, because he is very smart for his age.
10. The speech was incessant, for nobody interrupted and the message was clear.
11. Jackson is ostentatious, so he is always showing of his newest stuff.
12. Jack and Jill were incompatible, because they didn't seem to get along, so they broke up.
13. Jacob is an exemplary student, because he always gets A's.
14. Jeremy is haughty, because he thinks he is better than everyone and puts them down.
15. The trophy was an accolade of his hard work and Jim was honored to get the award.

What word defines you

Sports is the word that defines me. I have been playing sports since I was born. Sports has always been in my life. I have always watched and played sports. Sports have helped me meet a lot of people in my life. Sports taught me to have a good work ethic. Sports has helped me overcome different things in my life. Sports has been and escape from the world Sports is the word that defines me because of the values and importance in my life it has given me

November 19,2013

An American is a person who has citizenship to the United States of America. An American doesn't have to be born in the United States they just have to have citizenship to America. To be an American you have to claim the United States as your country. In order to be an American you don't even have to ever have been in America as long as you claim it as your country. Americans look like anyone. An American can be good or bad. I beleive being an American is the best description of equality of the human race

November 18,2013

The Purpose of language is to be able to communicate to other people. It gives us the ability to communicate our ideas and thoughts to other people. We read to learn. We use it to learn about discoveries by other people that lived before and live now. We also read to learn about the ideas and thoughts of people from the past and now. We write to communicate ideas. We use it to tell other people about experience and interpretations of the world and pieces of information. We also write to record information. We also write to tell stories. We tell stories which we make with our imagination and stories of our own experiences and the world. These are reasons for language, why we read and write.

Pg 587 1-10, 12-17, 20-27, 30-35

1. 40/81 

2. -2730 

3. 3(1-2^8)/1-2= 765

  1(1-1^5)/1-.5

1.9921875  1-.5^8/1-.5   0.99609375/.5

5. 2( 1+.5^8)/ 1+.5   1.00390625/ 1.5 

2.0078125/1.5 = 1.339 

Action Post Production

I ran into very few problems while I was shooting. The technical stuff was easy but it took a while to time when the birds moved. Overall it was good because I got the pictures I hoped to get.

Action Pre Production

I plan to take pictures of birds flying. I hope to get motion blur and frozen shots. I will use fast shutter speed to freeze the motion. I will use a slower shutter speed to get motion blur but it will still be pretty fast.

Materialism

Aaron Rodriguez

Watson

American Literature

March 4, 2014

Materialism

H.L Menken believes that idealism is the chief curse of the world and not materialism. His argument is respectable however it is disagreeable. Materialism leads to many more problems in life than idealism. His statement is especially disagreeable in The Great Gatsby.   

  In The Great Gatsby the focus of the characters are on materialism. Due to this lifestyle choice they live an unfulfilling life which leads to death or being miserable. The first character who portrays the materialistic lifestyle is Gatsby. He throws a lot of parties in order to find purpose in his life. He tries to show off all his possessions to complete strangers hoping that he will impress them and want to know him better. He completely fails at this attempt. He creates a community who uses his party to get drunk and have sex but dose not appreciate Gatsby throwing the party and trying to befriend him. Gatsby is also constantly trying to flaunt what he has to Daisy to make her fall in love with him. He does this when he shows her his shirts. This is his attempt to show Daisy what she does not have and she ends up crying. She does not fall in love with Gatsby but feels sorry for herself. Gatsby decides to do this because he thinks Daisy loves someone for their money since she is married to Tom. Gatsby is one materialistic character however he is not the only character who is materialistic.

  Daisy is a character in the book that is also materialistic. She is tricked by the people around her into believing that she should not have opinions and be a fool. When she talks about her daughter she says “And I hope she’ll be a fool that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful fool” (Fitzgerald 17). Daisy makes this statement hoping that her daughter will have no opinion and be like her. Materialism has caused the women in the book to believe that the only thing women have to offer is their looks. This trumps any ideas they have on important subjects and further trying to better themselves. They then have a stagnant lifestyle of pleasing their successful husbands.  Daisy is one of these people who act this way towards Tom who acts in any way he wishes because he is rich

  Tom is my final example of a materialistic character. His materialistic beliefs cause him to be lustful and cheat on his wife with Myrtle. He does this because he believes that the rules of marriage do not apply to him because he is wealthy. Tom is also judgmental towards Gatsby because of his materialistic beliefs. Tom thinks that Gatsby is a bad person even though he has not strived to get to know Gatsby personally. Jordan says to Tom “if you’re such a snob, why did you invite him to lunch?’ (Fitzgerald 122).  This shows that Tom’s arrogance is flamboyant to the people around him that they begin to question his decisions. All these characters are in the end Gatsby dies, Daisy runs away and Tom kills himself. Their lives could have been very different if they had not let their riches consume them.

  The characters in the book could have had different lives if they had used their money to benefit the world. This could have led to happiness because they would have felt good that they are helping the less fortunate. Their ideal lifestyle would then have become to help others. This is how the wealthy people in the real world live their lives.

     In the real world most rich people live fulfilling lives that help the good of the world. They are trying to make their mark on the world and create a great legacy. They do not wish to show off their possessions to others but show off their accomplishment which is living idealistically and not materialistic. The people who live materialistic are soon forgotten because the public do not know them or know them for bad things and the human race tends to try to forget the bad things that happen in the world. They people who live idealistically try to create a memory which will last through many generations. This has caused the American Dream to shift to idealism. In conclusion materialism is the chief evil while idealism is actually good because different people have different ideals.  

Drinking in America

Aaron Rodriguez

Watson

American Literature

February 25, 2014

Drinking in America

  Earl Rochester states that Americans should be forced to take classes and receive a license in order to drink. His idea is enlightening and is an excellent proposition that the United States should implement in the laws of modern american society.

  His statement is an excellent way to create responsible drinkers and teach people the effects of their alcohol consumption. According to NBC news 75000 Americans die from alcohol each year. Also 51.5% of adults 18 years of age and over become regular drinkers and are at risk to alcoholism according to the CDC. These unlucky Americans die or become at risk to health problems because they are not educated enough to know how alcohol really effects them mentally and physically. This staggering statistic can be reduced if American’s learn about the risks of drinking. This may enlighten people to see that they may have a problem and help them take action on their problem. They may make better decisions since they are informed by these classes in order to get their drinking license.

  Citizens should be able to receive their license at the age of 18. Most people encounter the temptations of alcohol at this time because of no supervision by adults in college. This will cause no sneaking around by college students because they are legally able to drink in college. This temptation may be because some people in college can drink while others can not. Lowering the age will eliminate this problem. This requirement may reduce drunk driving and create safer roads. People who try and buy without a license will receive punishment.          

  A drinking license would control who can drink and have penalties for abusers. They will need to show their license in order to purchase alcohol. Punishing bars and stores who sell to unlicensed drinkers would cause the seller to hesitate to sell to unlicensed citizens who wish to partake in alcohol consumption because of the possible fines. People who are rejected by sellers and reported may face fines and suspension of driver license. Repeated offenders may face jail time. This is a way to create safer drinkers and a safer society.

  Using these steps can help create safer drinkers and a safer world. Citizens will know the risks of their drinking decisions and think twice about their alcoholic consumption. These consequences will help reduce tragedies caused by alcohol. In conclusion, classes and laws holding citizens accountable for their alcohol consumption will benefit the populous of the United States.  

NIck Caraway Character Write up

Aaron Rodriguez

Watson

American Literature

March 3, 2014

Character Write Up

  In our project the character I decided to portray was Nick Caraway. Nick is an essential character to the book because he portrays an unbiased opinion about everyone. The traits he possesses are quiet and observant. He seems to be a spectator to the lives of the people in the book. I hoped to portray these characteristics when I was Nick in the video.

  In the video I made some choices on how to portray the role of Nick. I decided to be more of a listener in my role. I did this because in the book he is the narrator and is unbiased. He bases his judgment of people base on actions and not on what others have said about them. The thing that motivated me in the text to do the things I did was how Nick was told of in the story. He is a person who excellently portrays the themes of the novel.

  He portrays themes of the novel and is important because he doesn’t know anyone in the book in the beginning so he has a fresh understanding of the characters in the book. He evaluates the personalities of the other character based on how they show themselves and not on their history because with everyone he has no history with them. Fitzgerald uses Nick to show how society should be. He thinks that people in society should be like Nick. Nick doesn’t show off his wealth and doesn’t judge people before knowing them. Fitzgerald is saying that society is not like Nick and bases their judgments on wealth and how they got their wealth. Nick doesn’t care about how people got their money but on who they are. His character is shown greatly in his last name Caraway. The author chooses this last name to further show how Nick is not judgmental. He throws all the cares and judgments of the other people about the person he is meeting away and bases his evaluation of this person on his own experiences. In today’s society people are trying to be more like Nick. We try and judge people based on who they are rather than on what they have or their social status. Overall Nick is the person who the people in the book and in today’s society we strive to be.