Week+of+05-10-10

=Section 1: Thought Question of the Week=

 Michael is fleeing a stampeding herd of buffalo when he comes to a wide, deep river. To escape, he must cross it, but there is no bridge and he has no boat or materials to build a boat. He cannot even swim. Nonetheless, he easily gets away.

 Why is Michael able to cross the river and why don't the buffalo follow?

 Clues:  Michael has no special equipment.  The buffalo are excellent swimmer.  Michael is not particularly strong; in fact, he is small and slender.  Though the river is full, Michael does not get wet while crossing it.  The buffalo are large animals, weighing over 1,000 pounds each.

Name: Hailey Personette Date: 5/14/07 Type of posting: 1 Posting: Micheal was able to cross the river because it was frozen. The Buffalo didnt follow after him because they would break the ice and fall into the river!
 * Name: Jess Holzberg **
 * Date: 5/13/10 **
 * Type of posting: 1 **
 * Posting: Michael is able to cross the river because it is frozen, which allows him to simply walk on it, not getting wet. The Buffalo do not follow after Michael, because they would break the ice and fall in the river, considering they weigh over 1,000 pounds. Although they are excellent swimmers, the water is too cold to swim in. Michael is able to walk across the river successfully. **

Name: Jeff Schecter  ** Date: ** 5/13/10  ** Type of posting: ** 1  ** Posting: ** Michael didn't know what to do. He looked around for something he could use to cross the river. He saw a tree that had branches that he could use as a ladder and the branches were very close to the branches on a tree across the river. He climbed the branches and crawled on the branches and onto the other tree's branch. Then he climbed down the other tree. He successfully crossed the river. The buffalo didn't follow because they can't climb trees and they had no idea where he went. Michael didn't get wet.


 * Name: Max Mongiello **
 * Date: 5/13/10 **
 * Type of posting: 1 **
 * Posting: In a panic, Michael looks around for any possible way to cross the river, he spots weak looking vine yet he is sure he is light enough to use it to swing across the river. The adrenaline rush takes over, as Michael latches himself to the vine and swings over the river. Luckily his small slender body was light enough not to break the rope allowing Michael to cross the safely and successfully. **

**Name: Jordan Abend ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Date: 5/12/09 ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Type of posting: 1 ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Posting: When Michael was running away from the herd, a group of maybe a hundred hunters killed all the buffalo. He had the time to walk all the way down the river to find an easy way to cross it. He found the shortest part of the river and easily jumped over it. Michael was very happy he was able to get away from the herd. **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;"> **<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">Name: Remzi Tonuzi ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;"> Date: 5/13/10 ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;"> Type of Posting: 1 ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;"> Posting: Michael wasn't sure what he should do. He saw a vine hanging from a tree that was long enough for him to reach the other side. He swung to the other side and realized the buffalo had stopped at the river. He then saw alligators swimming in the water realizing why they didn't follow. Michael escaped safely. **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;"> **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">Name: Lauren Thau ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;"> Date: 5/16/10 ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;"> Type of posting: 1 ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 17px;">**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;"> Posting: Micheal was able to cross the river because it was frozen. Since the herd is afraid of ruining their manicure on the ice, they decided that they could not walk on it. Michael was able to walk across the river successfully. **

Name: Corey Pic Date: May 12, 2010 Type of Posting: 1 Posting: When Michael was running away from the herd and he saw the river he was in trouble. However, Michael saw a hanging vine right over the river, so when he came to the edge of the river he jumped for his life and swung on the vine across the river for safety. Then he quickly jumped into the brush to hide from the buffalo and ran all the way home.

<span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Name: ** Julian Gallardo <span style="color: #0036ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> **Date:** 5/13/10 <span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Type of posting: ** 1 <span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Posting: ** Michael reached the river in a panic. He see's that the river is to hard to cross so he looks around for help. He desperately see's a tree branch hanging from a 50 foot tree. Since he is small and light he climbs up as far as he can. He pushes off and catches momentum and flings himself to the other side. He makes it safely across.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> Name: Morgan Thau <span style="color: #800000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> Date: 5/16/10 <span style="color: #800000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> Type of Posting: 2 <span style="color: #800000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> Posting: Michael is able to cross the river because it is FROZEN! The buffalo are great swimmers but not great ice-skaters so it is hard for them to cross without breaking the ice.

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// <span style="color: #01ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Name <span style="color: #a7c9fb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">: <span style="color: #ff0095; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Selma Zayer // = =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Date: <span style="color: #ff0095; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/13/10 // = =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// <span style="color: #a7c9fb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Type of posting: <span style="color: #ff0095; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">1 // = =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//<span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Posting: <span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Michael reached the other side of the river by going on top of one of the buffalo. He was hiding until he saw the buffalo going to cross the river. When he saw them crossing, he jumped on to their back. Since he is slim and slender, the buffalo did not even realize that he was on top of them. Also since the buffalo are excellent swimmers, it easily swam across the river with Micheal on top. // =

Name: Nick Rizzo Date: 5/13/10 Type of Posting: 1 Posting: Michael was a highly trained military officer. He had never been the one to hit the weight room, so instead he did a lot of running. He was doing his 20 mile run and he was confronted by buffalo on his 18th mile. He was late for a military training session so they got suspicious and came looking for him. They arrived just in time because he was right at the river being bombarded by buffalo. They through him down a grappling hook and pulled him over the river. They then carried him all the way to the training center. It was a successful day for Michael.

Type of Posting: 1
==Posting: Michael Hid from the buffalo behind a tree that was next to the river because he is so small the buffalo didn't see him behind the tree. The buffalo thought that he ran the other way and went looking for him that way. He started walking the side of the river he was looking for a way to get to the other side. When he found kayak on the side of the river and he got in it and got to the other side, without the buffalo knowing.==

<span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> Sections 2 and 3: Questions on Homework <span style="color: #1cff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">//Please post any responses to homework questions right below the posting that you are answering.//

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Name: Kennedy Clifford <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> Date: 5-10-10 <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> Type of Posting: 2 <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> Post: Hey everyone. I’m doing tonight’s homework, Practice 11-3, and I am having trouble with number 11. The original problem is **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">6 radical 3x/3 – 3 = 0 **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">. I started off by adding **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">3 **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> to both sides which changed the problem to **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">6 radical 3x/3 = 3 **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">. Then I squared both **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">6 radical 3x/3 and 3 **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">. After I did so my answer was **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">36 (3x/9) =9 **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">. I am not entirely sure if that is even the correct answer to that step. If someone could help me square this problem and tell me what to do after, that would be great!

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Name: Amanda Patalano <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> Date: 5-10-10 <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> Type of posting: 2 <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> Post: Hey everyone, I'm doing practice 11-3, tonight's homework. I am having trouble with number 3. 2 radical 4c + 3 =11. i know that i have to square the radical, but i do not know what to do with the 2 on the outside of the radical. Someone please help! Thank you.

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Name: Deniz Piatt <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Date: 5-10-10 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Type of posting: 2 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Hey everybody! What's up? I have a problem on tonight's homework, number 19. The problem i came up with after getting rid of the Radical is: 0=s2 - 4s - 8. I can't find factors of -8 that go into -4. Did I do something wrong? Anyone have any advise? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Thank You!

Name: Jon Libock Date: 5/11/10 Type of Posting: 2 Post: Hey for last night’s homework I couldn’t find a solution for number 21 and 19. I always got numbers that didn’t fit into the problem. Like for 21 I got stuck at P^2 – 10P – 12. Can some one help me?

= = =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #a7c9fb; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Name: Paige Alenick **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #a7c9fb; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Date: 5/11/10 **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #a7c9fb; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Type of Posting: 2 **= = = =**<span style="background-color: #ffbe00; color: #ff0095; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Hey Guys! I have a general question about adding and subtracting radicals. If I had a problem such as radical 5 plus radical 5 would the answer be 5 or //radical// 5? Please let me know. **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffbe00; color: #ff0095; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Thanks :) **=
 * Name: Matt McGee **
 * Date: 5/14/10 **
 * Type of posting: 3 **
 * Posting: Hey Jon for the problem you must multiply the 2 and -12 and find the factors that equal -10. then the factors equal -12 and 2 so you group and solve. **

Name: Allison Rosenthal Date: 5-12-10 Type of Posting: 1 Posting. Hi everyone here is the list of things that we need to know for tomorrows test. 1. Simplifying Radicals 2. Adding and Subtracting Radicals 3. Multiplying and Dividing Radicals 4. Solving Radical Equations

NAME: Drew Mann Date:5/14/10 TYpe of posting: 2 Posting: Michael was able to cross the river because it was frozen. He ran across with ease and didn't get wet at all. If the buffalo tried crossing they would break through the ice because they weigh so much.

Name: Danny Sabatino Date: 5/14/10 Type of Posting: 2 Posting: Michael was not any ordinary Michael. He was Michael Jordan.... What Michael is capable of is unhuman.... A basketball came out of nowhere and he hopped the river, dunking on the other side. The Buffalo's were so scared they all died of a hard attack. But Michael revived them because he is very nice.

Name: Will Calderone Date: 5/14/10 Type of Posting: 2 Posting: Michael was a acrobat. He loved the circus. He was lost in the woods, when a herd of buffalo's started to chase him. He he ran as quickly as he could and thought how he could escape. he came across a deep river, so he used his acrobatic skills to get away unscathed he swung on the vines. the buffalo were left on the other side of the river unsuccessful with mauling Micheal. Michael then returned to the circus to continue to do what he loved.

Name: Jon Jun Date- 5/14/10 Type of Posting: 2 Posting: Michael might be small and tender but he has a lot of stamina. The buffaloes are big and way 1000 pounds which make them tired easily. So When Michael looked around his surroundings, but there was nothing. So he jogged around the river which would take forever, but he was determined and had much stamina. So he went around without getting wet or hurt. On the other hand, The 1000 pound buffaloes ran out of stamina and decided to walk back to their territory after getting tired.

Name: Jacob Scott Date- 5/16/10 Type of Posting: 2 Michael is panicking. He quickly spots a piece of drift wood and a rock. He positions himself on one side of the wood and places the rock in the center, making a kind of seesaw. As soon as the herd of buffalo pounce on the side of the seesaw that he isn't on, it launches him across the river into a conveniently placed leaf pile. He hides in the leaf pile and the buffalo pass.

Name: Corey Reiner Date: 5/16/10 Type of posting: 2

Posting: I was just working on the review packet handed out in class on Friday for the state test and i finished the parts assigned for home work, but one question that i am have a huge blank on. the question is number 11 on the second page which is, a car has an original value of $20,000. the value decreases at a rate of 18% each year. How would i find 18% of 20,000. Thanks

Name: Andy Kovner Date: 5/16/10 Type of Posting 2: y Posting: Hello guys! I am actually up too late right now, as it is already 11:30! Wow, time flies by doesn't it! We only have 40 days left until the last day of school, but that means we have reached the home stretch. That does not mean just quit and not do anything, it means to start doing more and increasing your work ethic. To answer your question Corey, I believe you need to do a ratio. I think that you need to put x over 100 and equal it to 18% over 20,000! I hope this helps, and I wish everyone good luck on the Bio Exam tomorrow!