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[Tyler.]

I save the world by doing... stuff

but really, I promote peace and green stuff

[The Score in Blue]

I would love to read an essay on saving the world.

Although, it would sound a bit like bragging if you ask me. :P

[jumpingbeans]

I'm afraid I believe astrology to be a load of bullcrap. Astronomy, on the other hand...:P

That's what I meant to. Astronomy, Astrology, they're so close to the same word.

[antiaircraft]

I save the world by helping people out with Neopets. Maybe someday I'll help out some scientist who will then be so happy that he'll leap straight into his work and find a cure for cancer or something. :D

 

Spritzie, I know what you mean! The number of years is the only thing holding me back from medicine.

 

Livvy, that is what I love! Genetics is so structured. I want to work on the Human Genome Project where scientists are searching to see what each gene does (hair color, addictions, etc).

Unfortunately it's nowhere near that simple though. :( As I understand it, the vast majority of genetic traits are defined by a complex combination of various overlapping genes (I picked this up while studying eye colour), meaning that it takes a lot of work to figure out which genes map to which characteristics. But hey, that's what makes it interesting, right? :)

 

My parents really wanted me to go into medicine (they still do I think), but it just wasn't that interesting to me - I'm a geek and a programmer through and through. That and I suck at memorising, and handling delicate stuff. :P

[livvy]

*spazzes* Look at this prompt!

2. "The most important lesson you can learn while you are here [at Furman] is that for your life to have authentic meaning, fulfillment and consequence, you must learn the importance of connection to forces larger and greater than yourself: to larger causes and to the greater community." Rod Smolla, President, Furman University

With this in mind, briefly describe a current issue or recent event in your state or community and how it will affect its citizens in the future? More importantly, how have you, as a leader, made a difference in regards to this issue? Maximum Allowed: 500 words.

 

What the heck am I supposed to say about that? I'm a HIGH SCHOOL student, for goodness sake! I don't have time to go out and save the world! I'm busy trying to keep my own little world from imploding!

 

What if it isn't an "I saved the world" essay but an "I influence my community in a positive way" essay? Or a "what I do makes a difference" essay?

Hm... When I have access to it, I'll send you my response for that one too. I'd appreciate your thoughts on it. (Even though it's already been sent and too late to change.)

 

EDIT: Or I'll just post it here, since so many people want to see how I saved the world. *strikes important pose*

 

And haha, Theo, I love your save-the-world strategy. =P

[antiaircraft]

Livvy... shouldn't you be in school? Or am I missing something? xD

[livvy]

I am in school. My school's web-page-blocky-thing just sucks, and thus I can access TDN (sometimes.) And since I have study hall the first three periods of the day, well, I really have nothing better to do. Except maybe I should be doing calculus. But nah.

 

EDIT: So Theo, is it almost 10 over there, or almost 11? Daylight Savings Time has screwed up my sense of time.

[antiaircraft]

Actually, it's just past 23:00 now. :yes: I should be in bed, but I'm busy tweaking random stuff studying for a test. Oh, and I need to get the header issue with AdBlock for Chrome resolved before I can sleep too.

[livvy]

Gosh, now I'll have to remember that you're an hour ahead of me... which is where you REALLY are, since this is the off-time of DST... :S Daylight Savings Time confuses me.

 

*pokes you* Study, Theo! TDN is not an excuse to fail. >=O

[Spritzie]

Or I'll just post it here, since so many people want to see how I saved the world. *strikes important pose*

 

See! I knew you'd saved the world. You were just trying to be modest. :yes:

[antiaircraft]

I'm failing whether I study or not Livvy - that's inevitable for this subject (Electrical Actuators and Sensors) as I'm useless at anything that has to do with AC circuits. Unless you'd care to help me wrap my head around this? :P

 

 

Fortunately for me though, I have a convenient little world clock built into my desktop. :D

[livvy]

See! I knew you'd saved the world. You were just trying to be modest.

Haha, no, as I said in my essay, all I do is keep little parts of my world from falling apart. I haven't saved the whole thing. (Yet.)

 

@Theo: Heh, 'fraid I can't help you there. 0_0

[antiaircraft]

Thing is, if everyone in the world works to save their own little part(s) of it... well, we've certainly got enough people to cover the whole thing, haven't we? :D

[Spritzie]

Haha, no, as I said in my essay, all I do is keep little parts of my world from falling apart. I haven't saved the whole thing. (Yet.)

 

Hey, I'm fairly sure keeping parts of your world from falling apart counts as well.

 

And Theo, that's really scary looking.

[livvy]

Thing is, if everyone in the world works to save their own little part(s) of it... well, we've certainly got enough people to cover the whole thing, haven't we? :D

I like that theory. ^_^ It's kinda like we're all saving the world.

[antiaircraft]

Indeed it is Spritzie, indeed it is... basically it's meant to be an equivalent circuit representation of a transformer, with inductors and resistors in place to simulate the transformer's core losses. I need to, ah, memorise some equations to figure out the values for those resistances and inductances. x_x

 

Edit: Likeable theories are fun to come up with. :D

[Spritzie]

I like that theory. ^_^ It's kinda like we're all saving the world.

 

A little bit at all time. :yes: (Did that sound cliche to anyone else?)

 

Indeed it is Spritzie, indeed it is... basically it's meant to be an equivalent circuit representation of a transformer, with inductors and resistors in place to simulate the transformer's core losses. I need to, ah, memorise some equations to figure out the values for those resistances and inductances. x_x

 

See? That's why I did better in English/Language. I at least knew what was going at all times. (Or at most times.)

[Wembly]

It's a very nicely drawn circuit. Mine always used to come out blobby but then again, I think I just didn't care enough to go a little slower and fix them. Also, I think that its universal that people fail and or hate circuit diagrams and such.

[livvy]

A little bit at all time. :yes: (Did that sound cliche to anyone else?)

Very. :P But accurate none-the-less. I should've talked to you guys before writing the essay. I wouldn't have felt so useless.

[Spritzie]

Very. :P But accurate none-the-less. I should've talked to you guys before writing the essay. I wouldn't have felt so useless.

 

I'm sure it turned out great though! I'd love to see it at some point.

[antiaircraft]

Seconded!

 

It's a very nicely drawn circuit. Mine always used to come out blobby but then again, I think I just didn't care enough to go a little slower and fix them. Also, I think that its universal that people fail and or hate circuit diagrams and such.

Heh, I know there's at least one guy in my class who pretty much knows everything already. But that diagram's actually from the official notes. xD

[livvy]

I'll C&P it to here as soon as I get home. I don't have it saved on anything that would let me access it here. But don't expect excellent work. I wrote it at midnight, and was kind of frustrated with it at the time.

[antiaircraft]

Well... most of the good writers I know are always frustrated with their work. xD

[Spritzie]

I look forward to reading it. I'm sure it's better than you think it is. You're just nervous about the application.

[livvy]

Well I was just frustrated 'cuz it was due in a day and I didn't have the kind of answer they were looking for. Not so much the "my writing is never amazing enough!" kind of frustration. :P

 

EDIT: I'm sure you're right, Spritz. I'm definitely nervous.