A vigorous natural disaster struck in Turkey, night, the strongest happening in Syria. An earthquake caused buildings to suddenly collapse and crumble. Few survived. One reason that not many have survived is probably because the disaster occured in nighttime, when people are sleeping. The earthquake, as high as 7.8, was very sudden. Rescue people had […]
Python Lists
Python lists can be extremely useful. What is a list? A list holds elements together. Example: The element “hi” is element 0. “hello” is number 1. So the first element we see is actually the 0th element in Python. What you can do to a list: (result is below) Also:
Candles
Candles have been here for a long time. A candle is (usually) a tall cylinder of wax with a small “string” at the top. Once the string is lighted, a small fire will appear, making a glow. The wax will melt as the fire burns. On birthdays, we like to put candles on a birthday […]
Python Order of Operations
In math, we use order of operations. Multiplication and division goes first, unless brackets, then addition and subtraction. Python also has them, just with more rules. The order of operations goes from highest to lowest rank, in order: parentheses ( 1+1 ) * 2 exponents 1 ** 2 unary plus and minus +a, -a multiplication, […]
Erasers Vs. Whiteout
Below is erasers vs. whiteout- which is better, which is preferred, and why. Introduction Erasers One thing erasers are for is to erase, of course. They’re erase-ers! Whiteout Whiteout whites things out. Apply a sheet of whiteout onto an error, your mistake’s white-outed! Good Things About… blank Erasing Quickne-ss Effficen-cy Size Used For Price Using […]
Voluntary and Involuntary Muscles
Muscles do a big job in the human body: movement. Just imagine it: You don’t have any muscles. You would be thin as a skeleton, and straight as a ruler. So what muscles do we have? Voluntary and involuntary muscles. Voluntary Voluntary muscles are muscles that you can control, like your leg or your arm. […]
Facts and Opinions
“Butterflies are great and pretty and purple!” “Butterflies are animals that are not made of butter!” Both of these phrases sound childish. But one of them is an opinion and the other is a fact. Facts Facts are words that if bunched together, form a statement that is proven true. Did you ever hear someone […]
Poems
Poems are words that are arranged in a specific style, nearly always ending in rhyming words. Poems sometimes have deep meaning, and sometimes are written for fun. People who write poems are called poets. Poems are not songs.
Video Games Should Not Be Played Often
Video games should not be played often. I know that this is a hard rule to follow. But why? Yes, both you and I have played at least 2 hour’s worth video games by now. Video games should not be played often because: it is too time consuming Video games…If you decide to play one […]
Idioms
“It’s raining cats and dogs!” You heard someone say. Well, how can the sky really do so? No, the sky does not rain four legged animals with ears. This sentence is an idiom. And what really is an idiom? For the idiom we read above: This actually means, An idiom is a phrase that says […]