Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4th 1643. He was a lot of things. English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and a philosopher. He was the one that came up with Newton's three laws of motion. His first law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force. The second law states that an applied force on an object equals the rate of change in its momentum. Newton's third law states that for every action there is a equal reaction. It is also said that an apple fell from a tree and dropped on his head. That's what made him formulate his theory of gravitational force.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Isaac Newton
Posted by jZ at 12:13 AM 1 comments
Labels: Science
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Landmine Awareness Ad.
During class today, we watched a land mine awareness ad on YouTube. Personally, I don't think this ad was done really well, because it's really fake. The people in the ad were obviously Americans, and the land mine was buried under a soccer field. According to my knowledge, the United States never had any land mines buried underneath it's soil. Also, what are the chances of a land mine blowing up now when it's in the middle of a soccer field? People most likely run around and practice on that field everyday. That's why I thought this ad was really fake. But, I like the idea behind the video. Because it shows that people are actually trying to make people aware that land mines are such a big issue in other parts of the world. This video really made me feel the terror of warfare, and how easy it is to get injured or killed.
Posted by jZ at 6:38 PM 4 comments
Labels: Humanities
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Ideal society that would be free from gun violence
An ideal society that would be free from gun violence would require some base rules and consensus from the citizens and the civilians living in the society. There has to be common knowledge imprinted into the peoples' minds that violence is bad, and they need to learn how important every individual life is. The government need to emphasize those few points, so every thing's scorched into the peoples' minds. They need to understand that guns are okay for protection, but when it's used to cause violence, that should not be prohibited. Measures should be taken by the government to make the people feel safe and secure, because I think most people are getting arms just because they like to feel safe. If you want a world without gun violence, the first step you want to take is to make a dependable force to protect the citizens of the government. After you establish that system, there could be lessons held by the government to teach the people self-defense, in order to have everybody feel that they can protect themselves.
Posted by jZ at 6:31 PM 6 comments
Labels: Humanities
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Science.
I think science is the study of the world. It helps us understand how things work, and lets us over come obstacles in our everyday life.
Posted by jZ at 11:16 PM 5 comments
Labels: Science