Comments-
1. Dettmann, on Swofford's watch, woke siek up at 0630 when they were supposed to leave the bivouac at 0500.
2. Swofford is punished by being exercised for hours, he has to clean out all of the latrines, and he is demoted to lance corporal.
3. A few days later, Swofford is cleaning his M16 with Dettmann and he loads a 30 round magazine into the M16 and puts it to Dettmann's head.
4. The M16A2 is an air assisted gas rifle that fires a 5.56mm ball projectile.
5. Swofford talks about the technical specifics of the M16 rifle.
Questions-
1. Why was Dettmann far away from the bivouac?
2. Why did Meyers act like he didn't see what Swofford was doing?
3. Why did Swofford over-react by almost executing Dettmann?
4. Why did Swofford discuss the ballistic possibilities with Dettmann?
Vocabulary-
1. bivouac- a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
2. Bloviate- To discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
3. Reticence- The state or quality of being reluctant.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in Saudi Arabia.
2. Exposition- It starts off with Siek yelling at Swofford because they woke up 2 hours late.
Outline-
1. First Siek punishes Swofford because they woke up 2 hours late. Then for the next week Swofford had to burn the wastes in the latrines. After that, Swofford loads an M16 and puts it to Dettmann's head and he explains the technical specifics of the M16A2. Then he releases the magazine and discharges the round from the chamber and forces it into Dettmann's mouth.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Jarhead 4
Comments-
1. Swofford bought a five gallon jug of alcohol from an S-2 marine.
2. Swofford burned all of the letters that he received from his girlfriend.
3. The wall of shame is where jarheads post photos of unfaithful women.
4. Siek came back at 2300 and no-one was on firewatch.
5. There are 6 new members of STA platoon, handpicked by Siek and Captain Thola.
Questions-
1. How did the S-2 marine have access to alcohol?
2. Why did Siek order a uniform inspection on their day off?
3. Why did they ignore the list of maintenance tasks that Siek left them?
4. Why did Siek obtain 6 new members for STA platoon?
Vocabulary-
1. Multilingual- using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
2. Multilevel- having different levels or planes.
3. Flabbergast- to overcome with surprise and bewilderment.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- this section takes place in Saudi Arabia and in Twentynine Palms.
2. Exposition- it starts off with Swofford explaining how people have different opinions on how many people should be in STA platoon.
Outline-
1. First he explains peoples' different opinions on STA platoon and how he thinks that STA should only have the best of the best. Then, He buys alcohol from another marine and he explains the wall of shame. After that, Siek comes back with 6 new marines for STA platoon.
1. Swofford bought a five gallon jug of alcohol from an S-2 marine.
2. Swofford burned all of the letters that he received from his girlfriend.
3. The wall of shame is where jarheads post photos of unfaithful women.
4. Siek came back at 2300 and no-one was on firewatch.
5. There are 6 new members of STA platoon, handpicked by Siek and Captain Thola.
Questions-
1. How did the S-2 marine have access to alcohol?
2. Why did Siek order a uniform inspection on their day off?
3. Why did they ignore the list of maintenance tasks that Siek left them?
4. Why did Siek obtain 6 new members for STA platoon?
Vocabulary-
1. Multilingual- using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
2. Multilevel- having different levels or planes.
3. Flabbergast- to overcome with surprise and bewilderment.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- this section takes place in Saudi Arabia and in Twentynine Palms.
2. Exposition- it starts off with Swofford explaining how people have different opinions on how many people should be in STA platoon.
Outline-
1. First he explains peoples' different opinions on STA platoon and how he thinks that STA should only have the best of the best. Then, He buys alcohol from another marine and he explains the wall of shame. After that, Siek comes back with 6 new marines for STA platoon.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Jarhead 3
Comments-
1. Swofford's sister is in a mental institution.
2. A marine found out that his wife was cheating on him so he went on an emergency-leave.
3. In the event of a proper head shot, the result is called pink mist or the medulla oblongata shot.
4. Troy walked in when Swofford had the muzzle of an M16 in his mouth.
5. A few years after the Gulf War, Troy was killed in a car accident.
Questions-
1. Why didn't Swofford like going to the rear-rear?
2. Why was the marine allowed to go on the emergency leave?
3. Why was Swofford attempting to shoot himself?
4. Why didn't the marines go to jail for beating up the men in the bar?
Vocabulary-
1. Preordained-to ordain beforehand.
2. Serendipity- an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
3. malaise- a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in Saudi Arabia and in Michigan.
2. Exposition- This section starts off with Swofford saying how he hates the rear-rear.
Outline-
1. First he says how he hates the rear-rear even though it is like a paradise. Then he talks about his sister's life and how he attempted to kill himself but another marine caught him. After that, he explains how that marine died in a car accident a few years after the war.
1. Swofford's sister is in a mental institution.
2. A marine found out that his wife was cheating on him so he went on an emergency-leave.
3. In the event of a proper head shot, the result is called pink mist or the medulla oblongata shot.
4. Troy walked in when Swofford had the muzzle of an M16 in his mouth.
5. A few years after the Gulf War, Troy was killed in a car accident.
Questions-
1. Why didn't Swofford like going to the rear-rear?
2. Why was the marine allowed to go on the emergency leave?
3. Why was Swofford attempting to shoot himself?
4. Why didn't the marines go to jail for beating up the men in the bar?
Vocabulary-
1. Preordained-to ordain beforehand.
2. Serendipity- an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
3. malaise- a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in Saudi Arabia and in Michigan.
2. Exposition- This section starts off with Swofford saying how he hates the rear-rear.
Outline-
1. First he says how he hates the rear-rear even though it is like a paradise. Then he talks about his sister's life and how he attempted to kill himself but another marine caught him. After that, he explains how that marine died in a car accident a few years after the war.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Jarhead 2
Comments-
1. Swofford told the Colonel about his history with drugs so he had to do 100 pushups.
2. Swofford faked a stomach flu at Camp Pendleton.
3. The term sniper was first applied by British Army personnel in the 18th century.
4. During World War 2, Marine snipers used M1903A4 Springfield rifles equipped with a German scope.
5. For every 15,000 rounds fired by a grunt, the United States scored 1 fatality while for every 1.2 rounds fired by a sniper team, the United States scored 1 fatality.
Questions-
1. Why did Swofford want to be a bugler where he would only be able to carry a sidearm?
2. Why did Swofford tell the Colonel about his drug history?
3. Why was Swofford told that he could only trust 3rd platoon?
4. Why was Swofford put in 3rd platoon and then transferred to take the STA Indoc?
Vocabulary-
1. Paradox- a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
2. Inquiry- a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.
3. Memorabilia- matters or events worthy to be remembered.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in boot camp and at Camp Pendleton.
2. Exposition- This section starts off with Swofford talking about how he had confessed to using drugs to the Colonel.
Outline-
1. First, Swofford talks about Barracks Duty School and how he had confessed to using drugs. Then he talks more about how Drill Instructor Burke beat him up and made fun of him. After that, he talks about snipers, what rifles they use, when the weapon systems were created, how accurate the sniper is.
1. Swofford told the Colonel about his history with drugs so he had to do 100 pushups.
2. Swofford faked a stomach flu at Camp Pendleton.
3. The term sniper was first applied by British Army personnel in the 18th century.
4. During World War 2, Marine snipers used M1903A4 Springfield rifles equipped with a German scope.
5. For every 15,000 rounds fired by a grunt, the United States scored 1 fatality while for every 1.2 rounds fired by a sniper team, the United States scored 1 fatality.
Questions-
1. Why did Swofford want to be a bugler where he would only be able to carry a sidearm?
2. Why did Swofford tell the Colonel about his drug history?
3. Why was Swofford told that he could only trust 3rd platoon?
4. Why was Swofford put in 3rd platoon and then transferred to take the STA Indoc?
Vocabulary-
1. Paradox- a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
2. Inquiry- a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.
3. Memorabilia- matters or events worthy to be remembered.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in boot camp and at Camp Pendleton.
2. Exposition- This section starts off with Swofford talking about how he had confessed to using drugs to the Colonel.
Outline-
1. First, Swofford talks about Barracks Duty School and how he had confessed to using drugs. Then he talks more about how Drill Instructor Burke beat him up and made fun of him. After that, he talks about snipers, what rifles they use, when the weapon systems were created, how accurate the sniper is.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Jarhead 1
Comments-
1. Swofford was a lance corporal in a USMC scout sniper platoon.
2. He calls himself a jarhead because of the regulation high and tight haircuts.
3. Vann and Swofford were caught throwing a football so the whole STA 2/7 platoon had to play a football game in full MOPP suits.
4. In boot camp Swofford was selected for the platoon scribe position so when Drill Instructor Burke found out that Swofford couldn't draw, he put Swofford's head through the chalkboard.
5. Swofford's father served in vietnam in the Air Force from 1969 t0 1970.
Questions-
1. Why didn't Swofford throw the ball into the straddle trench like Vann told him to?
2. Why did Swofford's platoon burn their MOPP suits?
3. Why wasn't his platoon issued new gas masks?
4. Why didn't Swofford report Drill Instructor Burke to the Senior Drill Instructor?
Vocabulary-
1. Debark- to disembark.
2. Billow- to swell out or puff up.
3. Moniker- a nickname or alias.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base, Saudi Arabia, and Swofford's house.
2. Exposition- This section starts off with Swofford going into his ruck and taking out his cammies, a brass bore punch for an M40A1 sniper rifle, a handful of .50 caliber projectiles, patrol books, and letters.
Outline-
1. Swofford first starts to talk about whats in his ruck and then it leads on to when he first learned he was going to be sent to Saudi Arabia. He then starts saying what happened when he arrived and he said what he did on his daily routine in Saudi Arabia. After that, he starts to tell stories of his experiences at bootcamp and how his Drill Instructor would beat the recruits.
1. Swofford was a lance corporal in a USMC scout sniper platoon.
2. He calls himself a jarhead because of the regulation high and tight haircuts.
3. Vann and Swofford were caught throwing a football so the whole STA 2/7 platoon had to play a football game in full MOPP suits.
4. In boot camp Swofford was selected for the platoon scribe position so when Drill Instructor Burke found out that Swofford couldn't draw, he put Swofford's head through the chalkboard.
5. Swofford's father served in vietnam in the Air Force from 1969 t0 1970.
Questions-
1. Why didn't Swofford throw the ball into the straddle trench like Vann told him to?
2. Why did Swofford's platoon burn their MOPP suits?
3. Why wasn't his platoon issued new gas masks?
4. Why didn't Swofford report Drill Instructor Burke to the Senior Drill Instructor?
Vocabulary-
1. Debark- to disembark.
2. Billow- to swell out or puff up.
3. Moniker- a nickname or alias.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base, Saudi Arabia, and Swofford's house.
2. Exposition- This section starts off with Swofford going into his ruck and taking out his cammies, a brass bore punch for an M40A1 sniper rifle, a handful of .50 caliber projectiles, patrol books, and letters.
Outline-
1. Swofford first starts to talk about whats in his ruck and then it leads on to when he first learned he was going to be sent to Saudi Arabia. He then starts saying what happened when he arrived and he said what he did on his daily routine in Saudi Arabia. After that, he starts to tell stories of his experiences at bootcamp and how his Drill Instructor would beat the recruits.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. “Some of his most famous experiments were performed with equipment that cost less tan a dollar.”
2. “That would certainly go a long way toward explaining his three strange kids.”
3. “There’s a lot to see. It’s practically like a trip to Europe there are so many things to see, if you look close.”
4. “Well if you ever do do the book, you better make father a saint, because that’s what he was.”
5. “She broke my heart. I didn’t like that much, but that was the price. In this world, you get what you pay for.”
Questions-
1. What equipment did the Dr. use that only cost one dollar?
2. Why did Angela refer to her father as a saint?
3. What did they mean by you get what you pay for?
4. What explained the kids’ strange behavior?
Vocabulary-
1. Mawkishly-weakly emotional
2. Tendrils-a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
3. Bogged-an area or stretch of such ground.
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition- The author tries to explain the daughter’s feelings and ideas.
Outline-
1. When Angela talks to the author, she shows how much she loved her father by declaring hi a saint. They also tell of his ideas on ‘you get what you paid for’. the author also finds out that the equipment the doctor used was only a dollar.
1. “Some of his most famous experiments were performed with equipment that cost less tan a dollar.”
2. “That would certainly go a long way toward explaining his three strange kids.”
3. “There’s a lot to see. It’s practically like a trip to Europe there are so many things to see, if you look close.”
4. “Well if you ever do do the book, you better make father a saint, because that’s what he was.”
5. “She broke my heart. I didn’t like that much, but that was the price. In this world, you get what you pay for.”
Questions-
1. What equipment did the Dr. use that only cost one dollar?
2. Why did Angela refer to her father as a saint?
3. What did they mean by you get what you pay for?
4. What explained the kids’ strange behavior?
Vocabulary-
1. Mawkishly-weakly emotional
2. Tendrils-a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
3. Bogged-an area or stretch of such ground.
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition- The author tries to explain the daughter’s feelings and ideas.
Outline-
1. When Angela talks to the author, she shows how much she loved her father by declaring hi a saint. They also tell of his ideas on ‘you get what you paid for’. the author also finds out that the equipment the doctor used was only a dollar.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. “The theoretical villain, however, was what Dr. Breed called a seed.”
2. “I was surprised and mawkishly heartbroken.”
3. “He did it without anyone’s realizing what he was doing.”
4. “The old man had died on Christmas Eve, having told only his children about ice-nine.
5. “Dr. Breed keeps telling me the main thing with Dr. Hoenikker was the truth.”
Questions-
1. What did Dr. Breed mean when he called the villain a seed?
2. What was ice-nine?
3. Why did the Dr. only tell his children about ice-nine and what it meant?
4. Why was Dr. Hoenikker’s main thing truth?
Vocabulary-
1. Brackish- distasteful; unpleasant.
2. Antithesis- the direct opposite.
3. Mystifying- to perplex by playing upon the person's credulity.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- Dr. Breed talks about Dr. Hoenikker’s philosophies and beliefs.
Outline-
1. Dr. Breed tells the author that Dr. Hoenikker had an idea called ice-nine that he only shared with his children. He also said the Dr. only believes in truth.
1. “The theoretical villain, however, was what Dr. Breed called a seed.”
2. “I was surprised and mawkishly heartbroken.”
3. “He did it without anyone’s realizing what he was doing.”
4. “The old man had died on Christmas Eve, having told only his children about ice-nine.
5. “Dr. Breed keeps telling me the main thing with Dr. Hoenikker was the truth.”
Questions-
1. What did Dr. Breed mean when he called the villain a seed?
2. What was ice-nine?
3. Why did the Dr. only tell his children about ice-nine and what it meant?
4. Why was Dr. Hoenikker’s main thing truth?
Vocabulary-
1. Brackish- distasteful; unpleasant.
2. Antithesis- the direct opposite.
3. Mystifying- to perplex by playing upon the person's credulity.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- Dr. Breed talks about Dr. Hoenikker’s philosophies and beliefs.
Outline-
1. Dr. Breed tells the author that Dr. Hoenikker had an idea called ice-nine that he only shared with his children. He also said the Dr. only believes in truth.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. “Maybe he really did have a very rich secret life like how I suggested.”
2. “My soul seemed as foul as smoke from burning cat fur.”
3. “I think you’ll find, said Dr. Breed, that everybody does the same amount of thinking.”
4. “Then I’m dumber than an eight year-old boy, Miss Pefko mourned. I don’t even know what a charlatan is.”
5. “That old man with spotted hands invited me to think of the several ways in which cannonballs might be stacked on a courthouse lawn.”
Questions-
1. What was the secret life that the author was suggesting?
2. What was the significance of Ilium’s history to the atom bomb?
3. Why did Dr. Hoenikker abandon his car in the street and why didn’t he want it anymore?
4. How did the accident affect Emily’s pelvis so that she died when Newton was born?
Vocabulary-
1. Delinquency-failure in or neglect of duty or obligation.
2. Dulcitude-sweetness.
3. Chalatan-a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Dr. Breed’s office.
2.Exposition- The author talks about Dr. Hoenikker’s secret life as well as some of his bizarre behavior, some of which led to his wife’s accident leading to her death.
Outline-
1. Dr. Hoenikker had a strange way of thinking and doing things. He abandoned his car and told the police to keep it. His wife had to retrieve the car which ultimately led to her death.
1. “Maybe he really did have a very rich secret life like how I suggested.”
2. “My soul seemed as foul as smoke from burning cat fur.”
3. “I think you’ll find, said Dr. Breed, that everybody does the same amount of thinking.”
4. “Then I’m dumber than an eight year-old boy, Miss Pefko mourned. I don’t even know what a charlatan is.”
5. “That old man with spotted hands invited me to think of the several ways in which cannonballs might be stacked on a courthouse lawn.”
Questions-
1. What was the secret life that the author was suggesting?
2. What was the significance of Ilium’s history to the atom bomb?
3. Why did Dr. Hoenikker abandon his car in the street and why didn’t he want it anymore?
4. How did the accident affect Emily’s pelvis so that she died when Newton was born?
Vocabulary-
1. Delinquency-failure in or neglect of duty or obligation.
2. Dulcitude-sweetness.
3. Chalatan-a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Dr. Breed’s office.
2.Exposition- The author talks about Dr. Hoenikker’s secret life as well as some of his bizarre behavior, some of which led to his wife’s accident leading to her death.
Outline-
1. Dr. Hoenikker had a strange way of thinking and doing things. He abandoned his car and told the police to keep it. His wife had to retrieve the car which ultimately led to her death.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. "We talked about religious people who had perversions."
2. " We were both talking about a lot of things."
3. "He never got any committee, never played any game, never took any girl out..."
4. "You know, he was always acting like he was on his way between two secret places and couldn't ever talk to anybody."
5. "He wasn't on anything, said Sandra scornfully."
Questions-
1. What did religious perversions have to do with the bomb?
2. Why did Dr. Breed feel that Dr. Hoenikker couldn't be supervised?
3. What did Dr. Breed mean by Dr. Hoenikker was between two places?
4. Why didn't Dr. Hoenikker show up for the commencement?
Vocabulary-
1. Commencement- an act or instance of commencing.
2. Gropingly- moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly.
3. Hesitatingly- to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- The General Forge and Foundry Company.
2. Exposition- the author speaks with Dr. Breed who was Dr. Hoenikker's supervisor.
Outline-
1. Speaking with Dr. Breed, the author hears about how no-one could control Dr. Hoenikker. Heaso finds out that the Dr. was not responsible enough to show up as commencement speaker.
1. "We talked about religious people who had perversions."
2. " We were both talking about a lot of things."
3. "He never got any committee, never played any game, never took any girl out..."
4. "You know, he was always acting like he was on his way between two secret places and couldn't ever talk to anybody."
5. "He wasn't on anything, said Sandra scornfully."
Questions-
1. What did religious perversions have to do with the bomb?
2. Why did Dr. Breed feel that Dr. Hoenikker couldn't be supervised?
3. What did Dr. Breed mean by Dr. Hoenikker was between two places?
4. Why didn't Dr. Hoenikker show up for the commencement?
Vocabulary-
1. Commencement- an act or instance of commencing.
2. Gropingly- moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly.
3. Hesitatingly- to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- The General Forge and Foundry Company.
2. Exposition- the author speaks with Dr. Breed who was Dr. Hoenikker's supervisor.
Outline-
1. Speaking with Dr. Breed, the author hears about how no-one could control Dr. Hoenikker. Heaso finds out that the Dr. was not responsible enough to show up as commencement speaker.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. One enterprising American reporter in Moscow, making inquires about Zinka among dance people there, made the unkind discovery that Zinka was now, as she claimed, only twenty-three years old.
2. “Likes and dislikes have nothing to do with it,” says Bokonon-an easy warning to forget.
3. “The man was a force of nature no mortal could possibly control.”
4. “So I had a night to kill in Ilium. I was already in the beginning and end of night life in Ilium.”
5. “As things turned out, we both overestimated out apathies, but not by much.”
Questions-
1. Who was Zinka and what was her significance?
2. What made Newton want to be with a 42 year old midget?
3. Why did the residents of Ilium think the children were peculiar?
4. What made Dr. Breed dislike the author?
Vocabulary-
1. Unobtainable-not capable of being obtained
2. Perversions-the act of perverting
3. Sneered-to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
Literary Terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the author visits Iloium and spendsa night there
Outline-
1. Newton makes the headlines with his new 42 year old girlfriend named Zinka, who is a midget, she is also from Moscow. She seeks assylum, then decides Americans are too materialistic.
1. One enterprising American reporter in Moscow, making inquires about Zinka among dance people there, made the unkind discovery that Zinka was now, as she claimed, only twenty-three years old.
2. “Likes and dislikes have nothing to do with it,” says Bokonon-an easy warning to forget.
3. “The man was a force of nature no mortal could possibly control.”
4. “So I had a night to kill in Ilium. I was already in the beginning and end of night life in Ilium.”
5. “As things turned out, we both overestimated out apathies, but not by much.”
Questions-
1. Who was Zinka and what was her significance?
2. What made Newton want to be with a 42 year old midget?
3. Why did the residents of Ilium think the children were peculiar?
4. What made Dr. Breed dislike the author?
Vocabulary-
1. Unobtainable-not capable of being obtained
2. Perversions-the act of perverting
3. Sneered-to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
Literary Terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the author visits Iloium and spendsa night there
Outline-
1. Newton makes the headlines with his new 42 year old girlfriend named Zinka, who is a midget, she is also from Moscow. She seeks assylum, then decides Americans are too materialistic.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. “But back to August 6, 1945. My sister Angela has told me many times that I really hurt my father when I wouldn’t admire the cat’s cradle.”
2. “After wounding my father so terribly, if that’s what I did, I ran out into the yard.”
3. “Angela was one of the unsung heroines of the atom bomb, incidentally, and I don’t think the story has ever been told.”
4. “When Angela got me out from under the bush, she asked me what had happened between father, and me.”
5. “I don’t blame Angela for stopping me. Father was all she had.”
Questions-
1. As the father really hurt by Newton not wanting to play with him or was he looking for admiration?
2. Why doesn’t Newton feel that he hurt his father?
3. Why was Angela approached when her father stopped working on the bomb?
Vocabulary-
1. Tormentor-a person or thing that torments
2. Overestimate-to hold in too great esteem or to expect too much from
3. Apathies-lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition- Newton questions his father’s motives as well as his feelings.
Outline-
1. Newton talks about how he wasn’t sure of his father’s reaction to him not wanting to play with him. He also tells of his siblings’ ages and problems due to the mother’s death at his birth.
1. “But back to August 6, 1945. My sister Angela has told me many times that I really hurt my father when I wouldn’t admire the cat’s cradle.”
2. “After wounding my father so terribly, if that’s what I did, I ran out into the yard.”
3. “Angela was one of the unsung heroines of the atom bomb, incidentally, and I don’t think the story has ever been told.”
4. “When Angela got me out from under the bush, she asked me what had happened between father, and me.”
5. “I don’t blame Angela for stopping me. Father was all she had.”
Questions-
1. As the father really hurt by Newton not wanting to play with him or was he looking for admiration?
2. Why doesn’t Newton feel that he hurt his father?
3. Why was Angela approached when her father stopped working on the bomb?
Vocabulary-
1. Tormentor-a person or thing that torments
2. Overestimate-to hold in too great esteem or to expect too much from
3. Apathies-lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition- Newton questions his father’s motives as well as his feelings.
Outline-
1. Newton talks about how he wasn’t sure of his father’s reaction to him not wanting to play with him. He also tells of his siblings’ ages and problems due to the mother’s death at his birth.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. “I was only six years old when they dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, so anything I remember about that day other people have helped me to remember.”
2. “I remember I was playing on the living-room carpet outside my fathers study door in Ilium, New York.”
3. “Father, as you probably know, spent practically his whole professional life working for the Research laboratory of the General forge and Foundry Company in Ilium.”
4. “The only place that he liked to go outside of Ilium was out cottage in Cape Cod.”
5. “I was playing on the Carpet outside his study the day of the bomb.”
Questions-
1. What was the significance of the book from the murderer, if the bomb maker never ever read it?
2. Why did the father only care about the string?
3. Why did the father compare himself to an eight year old, when he accepted his Nobel prize?
4. What was the significance of the father making the cat’s cradle?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung-not praised or acclaimed
2. Incidentally-apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.
3. Enterprising-energetic in carrying out any undertaking
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the boy tells the author his recollection of he day the bomb was dropped
Outline-
1. The son tells of how his brother disappeared after the father died. He also tells about what he remembers the father doing that day. It is mostly about the father playing with string and making a cats cradle
1. “I was only six years old when they dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, so anything I remember about that day other people have helped me to remember.”
2. “I remember I was playing on the living-room carpet outside my fathers study door in Ilium, New York.”
3. “Father, as you probably know, spent practically his whole professional life working for the Research laboratory of the General forge and Foundry Company in Ilium.”
4. “The only place that he liked to go outside of Ilium was out cottage in Cape Cod.”
5. “I was playing on the Carpet outside his study the day of the bomb.”
Questions-
1. What was the significance of the book from the murderer, if the bomb maker never ever read it?
2. Why did the father only care about the string?
3. Why did the father compare himself to an eight year old, when he accepted his Nobel prize?
4. What was the significance of the father making the cat’s cradle?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung-not praised or acclaimed
2. Incidentally-apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.
3. Enterprising-energetic in carrying out any undertaking
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the boy tells the author his recollection of he day the bomb was dropped
Outline-
1. The son tells of how his brother disappeared after the father died. He also tells about what he remembers the father doing that day. It is mostly about the father playing with string and making a cats cradle
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. "My sister Angela tells me I used to play with toy trucks for hours making motor sounds."
2. "Anyway, father looked at that loop of string for a while, and then his fingers started playing with it. His fingers made the string figure called a cat's cradle."
3. "Making that cat's cradle was the closest I ever saw my father come to playing what anybody would call a game."
4. "Father would say, Why should I bother with made-up games when there are so many real ones going on?"
5. "I have to sign off here. It's after 2am. My roommate just woke up and complained about the noise from the typewriter."
Questions-
1. What did the father mean when he said, "why should he bother with made up games when there are so many real ones?"
2. What about playing with the string, made the father want to play with his son?
3. Why did the boy get so upset when the father wanted to play with him?
4. Why didn't Newton think he hurt his father by crying and running away?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung- Not celebrated in song or verse.
2. Incidentally- Apart or aside from the main subject of attention.
3. Enterprising- Ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- Newton talks about how strange his father was and that he was usually very serious.
Outline-
1. Newton writes about how he was kicked out of medical school and that he can only remember that his father was not a playful type so when he tries to play with the boy, he scares him.
1. "My sister Angela tells me I used to play with toy trucks for hours making motor sounds."
2. "Anyway, father looked at that loop of string for a while, and then his fingers started playing with it. His fingers made the string figure called a cat's cradle."
3. "Making that cat's cradle was the closest I ever saw my father come to playing what anybody would call a game."
4. "Father would say, Why should I bother with made-up games when there are so many real ones going on?"
5. "I have to sign off here. It's after 2am. My roommate just woke up and complained about the noise from the typewriter."
Questions-
1. What did the father mean when he said, "why should he bother with made up games when there are so many real ones?"
2. What about playing with the string, made the father want to play with his son?
3. Why did the boy get so upset when the father wanted to play with him?
4. Why didn't Newton think he hurt his father by crying and running away?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung- Not celebrated in song or verse.
2. Incidentally- Apart or aside from the main subject of attention.
3. Enterprising- Ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- Newton talks about how strange his father was and that he was usually very serious.
Outline-
1. Newton writes about how he was kicked out of medical school and that he can only remember that his father was not a playful type so when he tries to play with the boy, he scares him.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. The first of his heirs to be touched by sinookas was Newton Hoenikker, the youngest of his three children and the younger of his two sons.
2. "I realize that you were very young when the bomb was dropped, which is all to the good."
3." You don't have to worry about style or form."
4. "Just give me the bare bones of your story."
5. "I will, of course, submit the final version to you for your approval prior to publication."
Question-
1. How accurate was the information supposed to be from the six year old boy?
2. Why did the author choose to write about the bomb on Hiroshima and not Nagasaki?
3. Why did the father only want to work in Ilium?
4. What was the importance of the string and where it came from?
Vocabulary-
1. Sinookas- The tendrils of one's life.
2. Recollections- The act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
3. Spiraea- Any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- The author writes to the youngest son of the bomb maker for information.
Outline-
1. The author writes to the family of the bomb maker and gets a response from the youngest son. He tells the author that he doesn't remember much because he was only six. He also tells him to contact his older sister as she was more aware of what happened that day.
1. The first of his heirs to be touched by sinookas was Newton Hoenikker, the youngest of his three children and the younger of his two sons.
2. "I realize that you were very young when the bomb was dropped, which is all to the good."
3." You don't have to worry about style or form."
4. "Just give me the bare bones of your story."
5. "I will, of course, submit the final version to you for your approval prior to publication."
Question-
1. How accurate was the information supposed to be from the six year old boy?
2. Why did the author choose to write about the bomb on Hiroshima and not Nagasaki?
3. Why did the father only want to work in Ilium?
4. What was the importance of the string and where it came from?
Vocabulary-
1. Sinookas- The tendrils of one's life.
2. Recollections- The act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
3. Spiraea- Any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- The author writes to the youngest son of the bomb maker for information.
Outline-
1. The author writes to the family of the bomb maker and gets a response from the youngest son. He tells the author that he doesn't remember much because he was only six. He also tells him to contact his older sister as she was more aware of what happened that day.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. This book was to be an account of what important Americans had done on the day when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
2. It was going to be a Christian book. He was a Christian then and now is a Bokonist.
3. Bokonon simply observes that such investigations are bound to be incomplete.
4. He does not intend that this book be a tract on behalf of Bokononism.
5. Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be unfounded on lies will not understand this book either.
Questions-
1.Why did the author feel this book was so important to know what some Americans did on the day that the first atomic bomb was dropped?
2. Why did the author collect material for a book to be called The Day the World Ended?
3. What is a Bokononist?
4. What did the author mean by "all of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies?"
Vocabulary-
1. Bokononism- Is the fictional religion practiced by characters in Cat's Cradle.
2. Tract- An expanse or area of land, water, or region.
3. Heirs- A person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Indianapolis, Indiana.
2. Exposition- The author talks about the first atomic bomb.
Outline-
1. The author talks about the first atomic bomb and how his religion changed from Christianity to Bokononist. He also talks about who he wants to get information from. He wants to get information from relatives of the man responsible for making the bomb.
1. This book was to be an account of what important Americans had done on the day when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
2. It was going to be a Christian book. He was a Christian then and now is a Bokonist.
3. Bokonon simply observes that such investigations are bound to be incomplete.
4. He does not intend that this book be a tract on behalf of Bokononism.
5. Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be unfounded on lies will not understand this book either.
Questions-
1.Why did the author feel this book was so important to know what some Americans did on the day that the first atomic bomb was dropped?
2. Why did the author collect material for a book to be called The Day the World Ended?
3. What is a Bokononist?
4. What did the author mean by "all of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies?"
Vocabulary-
1. Bokononism- Is the fictional religion practiced by characters in Cat's Cradle.
2. Tract- An expanse or area of land, water, or region.
3. Heirs- A person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Indianapolis, Indiana.
2. Exposition- The author talks about the first atomic bomb.
Outline-
1. The author talks about the first atomic bomb and how his religion changed from Christianity to Bokononist. He also talks about who he wants to get information from. He wants to get information from relatives of the man responsible for making the bomb.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1. Anyone reading it will in my opinion come to the conclusion that the basic ideas of the theory are really clear and simple.
2. I allow myself to add that as we follow Einstein, we may retain much of what has been formerly gained.
3.The Newtonian theory remains in its full values as the first great steps, without which one cannot imagine the development of astronomy.
4. It is not necessary to give up entirely even the ether.
5. If he had not done so, he probably would never have come upon the idea that has been the foundation of all his examinations.
Questions -
1. Why does the author feel that it will be easily understood?
2. Does the author feel that Newtons theories were as accurate as Einsteins?
3. Does the author feel that Einstein was given this opportunity because of what Newton started?
4. Did Einstein go completely against Newtons theory or did he expand on it?
Vocabulary -
1.ratios -the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second
2. ascribe -to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
3. refraction -the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
Literary Terms -
setting -space
exposition -The author feels that Einsteins basic theory is easy to understand.
Outline -
The author explains that the basics of Einstein's theory is easy to comprehend. He also feel that without Newton, Einstein would not have been able to come up with his theory.
Comments -
1. Anyone reading it will in my opinion come to the conclusion that the basic ideas of the theory are really clear and simple.
2. I allow myself to add that as we follow Einstein, we may retain much of what has been formerly gained.
3.The Newtonian theory remains in its full values as the first great steps, without which one cannot imagine the development of astronomy.
4. It is not necessary to give up entirely even the ether.
5. If he had not done so, he probably would never have come upon the idea that has been the foundation of all his examinations.
Questions -
1. Why does the author feel that it will be easily understood?
2. Does the author feel that Newtons theories were as accurate as Einsteins?
3. Does the author feel that Einstein was given this opportunity because of what Newton started?
4. Did Einstein go completely against Newtons theory or did he expand on it?
Vocabulary -
1.ratios -the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second
2. ascribe -to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
3. refraction -the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
Literary Terms -
setting -space
exposition -The author feels that Einsteins basic theory is easy to understand.
Outline -
The author explains that the basics of Einstein's theory is easy to comprehend. He also feel that without Newton, Einstein would not have been able to come up with his theory.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1. The total eclipse lasted five minutes, during four of which were perfectly clear.
2. If we consider that, according to the theory of displacements must be in inverse ratios to the distance from the center of the sun.
3. The result is of importance because thereby the theory is excluded, or at least made extremely improbable that the refraction is to ascribe to a ring of vapor surrounding the sun.
4. Indeed such a refraction should cause a deviation in the observed direction, and in order to produce the displacement of one of the stars under observation.
5. The times there should be so much complaint about the difficulty of understanding the new theory.
Questions -
1. What was thed significance of the eclipse in proving the theory?
2. How was Einstein able to think to put things in inverse ratios?
3. What was it that caused the theory to be excluded?
4. Are there more people around today that are able to understand the theory than there were when Einstein came up with it?
Vocabulary -
1.deviate - to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. intricacy - intricate character or state. 3. inverse - reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
Literary Terms - setting -space exposition - the eclipse was an important factor in proving the theory.
outline - There were important things involved inproving the theory. The eclipse and the inverse ratios as well as the refraction of sunlight helped to prove some parts while disproving others.
Comments -
1. The total eclipse lasted five minutes, during four of which were perfectly clear.
2. If we consider that, according to the theory of displacements must be in inverse ratios to the distance from the center of the sun.
3. The result is of importance because thereby the theory is excluded, or at least made extremely improbable that the refraction is to ascribe to a ring of vapor surrounding the sun.
4. Indeed such a refraction should cause a deviation in the observed direction, and in order to produce the displacement of one of the stars under observation.
5. The times there should be so much complaint about the difficulty of understanding the new theory.
Questions -
1. What was thed significance of the eclipse in proving the theory?
2. How was Einstein able to think to put things in inverse ratios?
3. What was it that caused the theory to be excluded?
4. Are there more people around today that are able to understand the theory than there were when Einstein came up with it?
Vocabulary -
1.deviate - to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. intricacy - intricate character or state. 3. inverse - reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
Literary Terms - setting -space exposition - the eclipse was an important factor in proving the theory.
outline - There were important things involved inproving the theory. The eclipse and the inverse ratios as well as the refraction of sunlight helped to prove some parts while disproving others.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1. What way Einstein had to follow is now apparent.
2. Therefore he made it his own so to arrange the theory that, no matter how the choice was made, the phenomena of gravitaion.
3. Whether this aim could be attained, remarkably enough and we may say to the surprise of Einstein himself although at the cost of considerable simplicity in the mathematical form.
4. Now, there was a difficulty in the movement of the planet Mercury which could not be solved.
5. Still more remarkable because it has a bearing upon a phenomenon which formerly could not be imagined.
Questions -
1. Was EInstein's way the only way to prove the theory?
2.Was gravity the major point to prove the theory?
3. What was the difficulty that Mercury presented?
4.What led Einstein to areas that until now were not imagined?
Vocabulary -
1.accord -to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
2. immovably -incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary
3. phenomena -something that is impressive or extraordinary.
Literary Terms -
exposition - Einsteins theory couild only be proven by following one path.
setting - space
Outline -
Einstein's theory could only be proven by using this one method. Mercury created a great difficulty in proving the theory.
Comments -
1. What way Einstein had to follow is now apparent.
2. Therefore he made it his own so to arrange the theory that, no matter how the choice was made, the phenomena of gravitaion.
3. Whether this aim could be attained, remarkably enough and we may say to the surprise of Einstein himself although at the cost of considerable simplicity in the mathematical form.
4. Now, there was a difficulty in the movement of the planet Mercury which could not be solved.
5. Still more remarkable because it has a bearing upon a phenomenon which formerly could not be imagined.
Questions -
1. Was EInstein's way the only way to prove the theory?
2.Was gravity the major point to prove the theory?
3. What was the difficulty that Mercury presented?
4.What led Einstein to areas that until now were not imagined?
Vocabulary -
1.accord -to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
2. immovably -incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary
3. phenomena -something that is impressive or extraordinary.
Literary Terms -
exposition - Einsteins theory couild only be proven by following one path.
setting - space
Outline -
Einstein's theory could only be proven by using this one method. Mercury created a great difficulty in proving the theory.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1. In order to measure the acceleration we let the body drop alongside of a vertical measure set solidly on the ground.
2. If in this case the speed were constant, then and this is in accord with the special theory of relativity.
3. It would be different if the measure moved with changeable velocity.
4. Thus we see that we also when the measure is not attached to the earth disregarding its displacement.
5.Of course in this case here under consideration the use of a measure fixed immovable upon the earth should merit all recommendation.
Questions -
1.How did the speed of light help prove the theory?
2.What would the difference be if the speed changed ?
3.What would be displaced by the change of light speed?
4. What immovable objects were used to measure the light?
Vocabulary -
1ether -the medium supposed by the ancients to fill the upper regions of space
2. therewith - in addition to that
3. velocity -rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed
Literary Terms -
exposition - The speed of light is measured by a body laying vertical.
setting - space
Outline - The speed of light is measured and used to displace light.
Comments -
1. In order to measure the acceleration we let the body drop alongside of a vertical measure set solidly on the ground.
2. If in this case the speed were constant, then and this is in accord with the special theory of relativity.
3. It would be different if the measure moved with changeable velocity.
4. Thus we see that we also when the measure is not attached to the earth disregarding its displacement.
5.Of course in this case here under consideration the use of a measure fixed immovable upon the earth should merit all recommendation.
Questions -
1.How did the speed of light help prove the theory?
2.What would the difference be if the speed changed ?
3.What would be displaced by the change of light speed?
4. What immovable objects were used to measure the light?
Vocabulary -
1ether -the medium supposed by the ancients to fill the upper regions of space
2. therewith - in addition to that
3. velocity -rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed
Literary Terms -
exposition - The speed of light is measured by a body laying vertical.
setting - space
Outline - The speed of light is measured and used to displace light.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1.The figures showing how many meters are comprized in each of the steps may serve to indicate the place reached and to distinguish it from any other.
2.This is means which the astronomers and their mathematical assistants have always used in dealing with movements of heavenly bodies.
3. Since Einstein has cut loose from the either, he lacks its canvas and therewith at first glance, also loses the posibility of firing the positions of heavenly bodies.
4. On the surface of the earth the attraction of gravitation causes all bodies to fall along vertical lines.
5. With an equally accelerated movement; the velocity increases in equal degrees.
Questions -
1. What mathematical figures are used to determine movement?
2. How do astronomers determine the mathematical equations?
3. Are Einstein's theories accurate about movement?
4. Is there a difference in the gravity on the surface of the earth?
Vocabulary -
1.farreaching - extending far in influence, effect, etc.:
2. comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood;
3. comprized - to form or constitute
Literary terms -
setting - space
exposition -They used mathematical equations to distinguish each step of the theory.
outline -
This shows how math was used to help prove the theory.
Comments -
1.The figures showing how many meters are comprized in each of the steps may serve to indicate the place reached and to distinguish it from any other.
2.This is means which the astronomers and their mathematical assistants have always used in dealing with movements of heavenly bodies.
3. Since Einstein has cut loose from the either, he lacks its canvas and therewith at first glance, also loses the posibility of firing the positions of heavenly bodies.
4. On the surface of the earth the attraction of gravitation causes all bodies to fall along vertical lines.
5. With an equally accelerated movement; the velocity increases in equal degrees.
Questions -
1. What mathematical figures are used to determine movement?
2. How do astronomers determine the mathematical equations?
3. Are Einstein's theories accurate about movement?
4. Is there a difference in the gravity on the surface of the earth?
Vocabulary -
1.farreaching - extending far in influence, effect, etc.:
2. comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood;
3. comprized - to form or constitute
Literary terms -
setting - space
exposition -They used mathematical equations to distinguish each step of the theory.
outline -
This shows how math was used to help prove the theory.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1. Einstein's theory has the very highest degree of aesthetic merit every lover of the beautiful must wish it to be true.
2. For centuries, Newton's doctrine of the attraction of gravitation has been the most prominent example of a theory of natural science.
3.Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter but also light.
4. It is comprehensible that a person could not have arrived at such a farreaching change of view by continuing to follow the old beaten paths.
5. Everyone knows that a person may be sitting in any kind of a vehicle without noticing its progress.
Questions-
1. Was Newton's theory completely different from Einstein's or were there similarities?
2. How did he prove that gravity affected light?
3. How far off the path did Einstein go from the original ideas?
4.What does the movement of a car have to do with Einstein's theory?
Vocabulary -
1.aesthetic -pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.
2. doctrine - . a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
3. prominent - standing out beyond the adjacent surface or line; projecting.
Literary Terms -
setting - space
exposition - Einstein's theory is more pleasing than any other.
Outline -
Part of Einstein's theory includes how gravity affcts light. It also affects movement such as driving a car.
Comments -
1. Einstein's theory has the very highest degree of aesthetic merit every lover of the beautiful must wish it to be true.
2. For centuries, Newton's doctrine of the attraction of gravitation has been the most prominent example of a theory of natural science.
3.Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter but also light.
4. It is comprehensible that a person could not have arrived at such a farreaching change of view by continuing to follow the old beaten paths.
5. Everyone knows that a person may be sitting in any kind of a vehicle without noticing its progress.
Questions-
1. Was Newton's theory completely different from Einstein's or were there similarities?
2. How did he prove that gravity affected light?
3. How far off the path did Einstein go from the original ideas?
4.What does the movement of a car have to do with Einstein's theory?
Vocabulary -
1.aesthetic -pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.
2. doctrine - . a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
3. prominent - standing out beyond the adjacent surface or line; projecting.
Literary Terms -
setting - space
exposition - Einstein's theory is more pleasing than any other.
Outline -
Part of Einstein's theory includes how gravity affcts light. It also affects movement such as driving a car.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1.The perihelion of Mercury shows a discrepancy which has long puzzled astronomers.
2. At the time when he published his theory, this was its only experimental verification.
3.Einstein's theory required that the light should be deflected just twice as much as what modern physicists thought.
4. The matter could only be tested during an eclipse among a number of stars.
5. There has been a tendency to overlook the third experimental theory to which Einstein's theory was to be subjected.
Questions -
1. What is the discrepancy of Mercury?
2. How was the light deflected ?
3. How did Einstein know it took twice as much of a deflection?
4. Why was an eclipse necessary to test the theory?
Vocabulary -
1.perihelion -the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun. 2. discrepancy - the state or quality of being discrepant; difference; inconsistency.
3.verification - the process of research, examination, etc., required to prove or establish authenticity or validity.
Literary Terms -
setting - space
exposition - The test to verify the theory involved an eclipse.
Outline -
Einstein's theory was proved through experimental verification. He needed an eclipse to prove this.
Comments -
1.The perihelion of Mercury shows a discrepancy which has long puzzled astronomers.
2. At the time when he published his theory, this was its only experimental verification.
3.Einstein's theory required that the light should be deflected just twice as much as what modern physicists thought.
4. The matter could only be tested during an eclipse among a number of stars.
5. There has been a tendency to overlook the third experimental theory to which Einstein's theory was to be subjected.
Questions -
1. What is the discrepancy of Mercury?
2. How was the light deflected ?
3. How did Einstein know it took twice as much of a deflection?
4. Why was an eclipse necessary to test the theory?
Vocabulary -
1.perihelion -the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun. 2. discrepancy - the state or quality of being discrepant; difference; inconsistency.
3.verification - the process of research, examination, etc., required to prove or establish authenticity or validity.
Literary Terms -
setting - space
exposition - The test to verify the theory involved an eclipse.
Outline -
Einstein's theory was proved through experimental verification. He needed an eclipse to prove this.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
By Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
comments -
1.The minute differences between the effects deduced from his theory and those deduced from Newton are measurable in certain cases.
2. Einstein's theory requires some essential modification.
3. Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter, but also light.
4. It is not comprehensible that a person could not have arrived at such a farreaching change of view by continuing to follow the old beaten paths, but only by introducing some sort of new idea.
5.If the spaces of the universe are filled with a substance, in which aside from eventual vibrations and other slight movements, there is never any crowding or flowing of one part alongside of another.
questions -
1.What modifications are required to prove Einstein's theory?
2. What are the minute deifferences between Einstein's and Newton's deduced theories?
3.How does gravity affect light?
4.Why did Einstein vary from the original path?
vocabulary -
1.electrodynamics -the branch of physics that deals with the interactions of electric, magnetic, and mechanical phenomena.
2.ascribe -to credit or assign, as to a cause or source;
3.unification -the state or condition of being unified.
Literary terms -
setting - space
exposition - The differences in theories between Newton and Einstein.
Outline - Einstein had completely differnt theories from Newton. Although Newton wasn't totally wrong. Einstein also had to reinvent some of his ideas as well.
By Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
comments -
1.The minute differences between the effects deduced from his theory and those deduced from Newton are measurable in certain cases.
2. Einstein's theory requires some essential modification.
3. Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter, but also light.
4. It is not comprehensible that a person could not have arrived at such a farreaching change of view by continuing to follow the old beaten paths, but only by introducing some sort of new idea.
5.If the spaces of the universe are filled with a substance, in which aside from eventual vibrations and other slight movements, there is never any crowding or flowing of one part alongside of another.
questions -
1.What modifications are required to prove Einstein's theory?
2. What are the minute deifferences between Einstein's and Newton's deduced theories?
3.How does gravity affect light?
4.Why did Einstein vary from the original path?
vocabulary -
1.electrodynamics -the branch of physics that deals with the interactions of electric, magnetic, and mechanical phenomena.
2.ascribe -to credit or assign, as to a cause or source;
3.unification -the state or condition of being unified.
Literary terms -
setting - space
exposition - The differences in theories between Newton and Einstein.
Outline - Einstein had completely differnt theories from Newton. Although Newton wasn't totally wrong. Einstein also had to reinvent some of his ideas as well.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
By Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1.Already before the war, Einstein had immense fame among physicists, and among all who are interested in the philosophy of science, because of his principal of relativity.
2.In orthodox Newtonian dynamics the principal of relativity had a simpler form, which did not require the substitution of local time for general time.
3.Einstein's extension of his principle so as to account for gravitation was made during the war, and for a considerable period our astronomers were unable to become acquainted with it, owing to the difficulty of obtaining German printed matter.
4.The immense unification effected by electro-magnetism apparently left gravitation out of its scope.
5.Einstein supposes that space is Euclidean where it is sufficiently remote from matter, but that the presence of matter causes it to become slightly non-Euclidean - the more matter there is in the neighborhood, the more space will depart from the Euclid.
questions -
1.What is the difference between local and general time?
2.Was Einstein in Germany throughout the war?
3. Was Einstein living in Germany during both wars?
4.What exactly is a Euclid?
What part did gravity play in his theory of relativity?
vocabulary-
1.intervened-to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
2.immense-immeasurable; boundless
3.euclidean-of or pertaining to Euclid, or adopting his postulates.
literary terms -
1.setting-space, Germany
2.exposition - The war was the excuse astronomers used for not understanding Einstein's theory.
outline -
Eisteins theories were even misunderstood by top astronomers. He understood how local time had to be transferred over to general time to make his theory work.
By Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1.Already before the war, Einstein had immense fame among physicists, and among all who are interested in the philosophy of science, because of his principal of relativity.
2.In orthodox Newtonian dynamics the principal of relativity had a simpler form, which did not require the substitution of local time for general time.
3.Einstein's extension of his principle so as to account for gravitation was made during the war, and for a considerable period our astronomers were unable to become acquainted with it, owing to the difficulty of obtaining German printed matter.
4.The immense unification effected by electro-magnetism apparently left gravitation out of its scope.
5.Einstein supposes that space is Euclidean where it is sufficiently remote from matter, but that the presence of matter causes it to become slightly non-Euclidean - the more matter there is in the neighborhood, the more space will depart from the Euclid.
questions -
1.What is the difference between local and general time?
2.Was Einstein in Germany throughout the war?
3. Was Einstein living in Germany during both wars?
4.What exactly is a Euclid?
What part did gravity play in his theory of relativity?
vocabulary-
1.intervened-to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
2.immense-immeasurable; boundless
3.euclidean-of or pertaining to Euclid, or adopting his postulates.
literary terms -
1.setting-space, Germany
2.exposition - The war was the excuse astronomers used for not understanding Einstein's theory.
outline -
Eisteins theories were even misunderstood by top astronomers. He understood how local time had to be transferred over to general time to make his theory work.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
By Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments-
1. Whether it is true or not that not more than twelve persons in all the world are able to understand Einstein's Theory, it is nevertheless a fact that there is a constant demand for information about this much debated topic of relativity.
2.Dr. Einstein, it must be remembered, is a physicist and not an astronomer. He developed his theory as a mathematical formula. The confirmation of it came from astronomers.
3.As he himself says, the crucial test was supplied by the last total eclipse.
4.The term relativity refers to time and space.
5.Till now it was believed that time and space existed by themselves.
Questions -
1.What made Einstein use math to determine his theory?
2.Why would the universe not exist without stars?
3.What made Einstein go against the beliefs of Galileo and Newton that the universe was dependent on time and space?
4.How are all the planets inter-related?
vocabulary -
1.promulgated - to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation
2.difform - Irregular in form; - opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves.
3.propounded - to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
literary terms -
1. exposition - Einstiens theory came from mathematical equasions and not his knowledge of the universe.
2. Setting - space.
Outline -
Einstein disputed the ideas of great astronomers such as Newton and Galileo to prove his theory of relativity using his mathematical knowledge.
By Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments-
1. Whether it is true or not that not more than twelve persons in all the world are able to understand Einstein's Theory, it is nevertheless a fact that there is a constant demand for information about this much debated topic of relativity.
2.Dr. Einstein, it must be remembered, is a physicist and not an astronomer. He developed his theory as a mathematical formula. The confirmation of it came from astronomers.
3.As he himself says, the crucial test was supplied by the last total eclipse.
4.The term relativity refers to time and space.
5.Till now it was believed that time and space existed by themselves.
Questions -
1.What made Einstein use math to determine his theory?
2.Why would the universe not exist without stars?
3.What made Einstein go against the beliefs of Galileo and Newton that the universe was dependent on time and space?
4.How are all the planets inter-related?
vocabulary -
1.promulgated - to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation
2.difform - Irregular in form; - opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves.
3.propounded - to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
literary terms -
1. exposition - Einstiens theory came from mathematical equasions and not his knowledge of the universe.
2. Setting - space.
Outline -
Einstein disputed the ideas of great astronomers such as Newton and Galileo to prove his theory of relativity using his mathematical knowledge.
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