Plate Boundarie

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DivergentBoundaries

Occur at mid-ocean ridges

Plates move apart(diverge)

also called ConstructiveBoundaries

ConvergentBoundaries

Plates form at trenches

also calledDestructiveBoundaries

SevereEarth-quakes form here

Strike-slip boundaries

Also calledConservativeBoundary

2 Plates grind & slip past Horizontally

Formed by lateral faults

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Steven Jobs introduced the Apple II in 1977

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This was the first personal computer marketed for home use, and it cost four times more than a personal computer costs

today

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Since 1977, computers have become part of many aspects of life, and the Internet has experienced explosive growth.

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Consider when your parents were born. How old were they when the Apple II was introduced?

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Learning can be easier when you’re younger, and that is part of the reason adults have difficulty with technological devices. You are young and computer use is

second nature to you because you have grown up with technology.

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How are you going to keep up with each technological breakthrough reported in the media or hyped by the marketplace?

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Adults and technology

Many adults lack the skills to successfully operate computers and other technology

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My Brother’s BugBy Jack Prelutsky

Poem

Juice dripped from the plump orange

plump: round and full

Use the word plump to describe an orange.

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The spilled grape juice soiled my dress.

soiled: made dirty

Use the word soiled to tell a time when you spilled juice.

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My bed is beneath the window.

beneath: under

Use the word beneath to describe your bed.

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A Day No Pigs Would Die

RobÕs initiation into the problems of manhood

Rob is 12 yr. old, very innocent boy who lacks awareness of the world

Rob runs away from school b/c Ed Thatcher makes ŅsportÓ of his clothes.

Rob attempts to teach a frog to jump backward.

Rob enjoys nature and shares his joy with his pig companion, Pinky.

Rob interprets ŅtutorÓ as Ņtooler,Ó misunderstands Baptists, etc.

RobÕs experiences give him an increasing awareness of life

Rob helps Apron have her calves and pulls a goiter from ApronÕs throat.

Rob accompanies his father to the graveyard & hears @ adultery, murder, & suicide.

Rob helps weasel, a dog Hussy & insists the dog be shot b/c sheÕs suffering.

Rob must help slaughter Pinky so the family will have food for the winter.

At the young age of 13, Rob becomeshead of the household.

RobÕs father dies in the barn on the 3rd of May. Rob informs family & undertaker.

Rob does all the chores and digs a grave for his father.

Rob leads the funeral procession and speaks for his father.

Mr. Tanner insists Rob call him Ben; says Rob looks & acts like his father.

Sometimes life presents you with challenges you donÕt like, but must face. You do what you have to do.

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© 2003 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com William ShakespeareÕs Theater

the different kinds of plays that Shakespeare wrote

Tragedies Comedies Historical Plays

ŅMacbethÓ is a tragedy about excessive ambition & guilt

ŅRomeo & JulietÓ is a tragedy about senseless family feuds

Tragedies comment on social problem or human flaws

Fate plays an important role & the hero(s) is defeated by it

Have complicated plots - looks like a braid with 5 strands -each a different story

Each story has its own suspense & humor, thus adding overall excitement

Comedies have happy endings - ŅGood triumphs over evilÓ Ņlove conquers allÓ

ŅMerchant of VeniceÓ & ŅMidsummer NightÕs DreamÓ are examples of comedies

Have political significance b/c they mirror current important. political issues

Audience is expected to make connection between ŅhistoryÓ & current real-life issues

Henry V1 plays, Richard III, & King John = 1st historical period

Richard II, Henry IV & Henry V = 2nd historical period

Shakespeare is an excellent example of how arts could flourish b/c of good economic times & political tolerance. His plays covered a wide variety of topics & genres.

His characters probed deeply into the human condition.

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A Day No Pigs Would Die

How a boy (Rob) matures as he learns to deal with death

Different kinds of death affect how we respond to it. How we respond to different kinds of death shows how mature we are.

Some deaths are natural & easier to accept than others

Some deaths are senseless & difficult to understand & accept

Some deaths are necessary but still difficult to deal with

Saving Mr. TannerÕs cow, Apron, from death

Watching a crow kill a frog

Watching a hawk kill a rabbitShooting a gray squirrel for fun

RobÕs fatherÕs death

Letty Phillips drowns her child

Letty Phillips commits suicide

HussyÕs death after being weaseled

Slaughtering the pig, Pinky, for food for the winter. Pinky was RobÕs companion.

Acceptance of this kind of death showÕs maturity.

Non-acceptance of this kind of death (and wanting to prevent it) showÕs maturity.

Acceptance of this kind of death showÕs maturity.

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Always occur Sometimes occur, sometimes not Never occur

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ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER

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Always Sometimes Never

peaceful resistance

using non-violent ways to protest and change unfair laws or policies

Resist as a way to draw attention to the problem

Resist using peaceful tactics

Addressing a law, practice, or policy that is unfair or unjust

Requires many to participate for it to be effective

Reactions to it are violent

Takes several times to work

Must take the consequences of your actions (go to jail)

Make more enemies that friends

Never use it just to get your way.

Never use violence or harsh language.

Never works if you just do it by yourself.

Peaceful resistance can work to change unfair laws, but you need support from others, and you need to plan on it working slowly.

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Class system (classes to stay )

Competition ( at all costs)

Largest & fastest ever

Don’t need many life boats because ship

“Unsinkable” (over-reliance on )

1 steel hull --too thin &

Didn’t heed ice because didn’t need to worry about it

Rich - upper deck (luxury)

Middle class - middle decks

Lower class - lowest part of ship (steerage)- not valued

Rich - highly valued, thus more

More luxury = less

Fastest speed to break record crossing time = unable to

Largest ship = more

Broadest space (thus more attractive)= less life boats

Titanicimportant lessons that changed society

A great can cause society to examine its values and practices so improvements can be made

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Mental illness

Neurosis Psychosis Depression

Usually learned

Most common symptom is severe worry or anxiety

Feel like something terrible is going to happen

Phobia - strong fear of something / little or no reason

Paranoia - afraid someone is trying to hurt them

Loses touch with reality

Schizophrenia -out of touch with reality- many symptoms - person is in world of his own

Biological bases* brain chemical imbalance* sometimes inherited

Some persons may be violent or dangerous

Sometimes paranoid

Can be learned or have biological base

Often doesn't like himself or others

Low energy low motivationradical change in behaviorforgetful highly emotional

Long term vs. acute

1 in 5 teenagers suffer from depression - leading cause of suicide

Mental illness can be learned or have a biological basis Can get help from friends, family, psychologists, & psychiatrists Symptoms overlap Important to recognize symptoms

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Unitary

Central government has ultimate power

State & local government have limited or no power

Independent states have their own power

Central government handles only power granted to it by the states

No nations have this now

Compromise between national & state governments

A mix of unitary & confederal, but Federal law is supreme.

Federal law cannot override state & local law unless they conflict with Fed. law

Confederal Federal

'uni' = one ...as in only one power at the "top"

Republicans would like for the U.S. gov. to be a lot more like this

...different ways governments are structured or organized

Most countries have this form of government

* Articles of Confederation* Confederate States of Am.

United States today

Some approaches to government are better than others.

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The Merchant of Venice

The Bond The Three Caskets The Rings

Custom = leave part of body (limb) as guarantee of loan

Antonio accepts bond of pound of flesh near his heart

Antonio doesnÕt count on shipwreck

When itÕs time to pay, Shylock doesnÕt want money anymore. Feels despised & seeks revenge

Doctor finds a way out so that Shylock will accept the money & not the flesh

Portia needs to choose a husband & decides to marry the one who will find her portrait in the casket that she has chosen.

Prince of Morocco & Prince of Arragon seek Portia out for her money & not for herself. They choose most valuable caskets & lose.

Bassanio wants Portia, chooses lead casket, & wins her hand

Portia & Bassanio are married

Portia & Nerissa want to prove their husbands faithfulness.

They trick husbands into giving ring to doctor and his clerk (who are really Portia & Nerissa in disguise).

Husbands prove their loyalty.

Each gives husbands a ring on condition that they will always wear them.

Three ŅloveÓ stories in one play that Shakespeare uses to teach lessons about good and evil.

Shakespeare uses these three stories to emphasize that usury (Skylock) and greed (PortiaÕs suitors) are vices, and as such, must always be punished. Good must triumph over evil.