Monday, 12/05/05
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Ray Bradbury...

"Who do you want to talk to? All those morons who are living across the world somewhere? You wouldn't even want to talk to them at home." (On the topic of Internet chat rooms)

"Video games are a waste of time for men with nothing else to do. Real brains don't do that. On occasion? Sure. As relaxation? Great. But not full time -- And a lot of people are doing that. And while they're doing that, I'll go ahead and write another novel."  (Salon.com, August 29, 2001)   -- Thanks to Ray Bradbury.com for the quotes.



Warm Up. Copy #1 and #2. Write out the answers to #7 and #8.
  1. 1 revolution : year ::  1 __________ : day
  2. start : finish :: ______(ing) : end
  3. December 7th, 1941: "A day that will live in infamy." What happened. Where?
  4. What does infamous mean?
  5. What happened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776?
  6. What percent is 32/40?
  7. "Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down." (Ray Bradbury in  the Brown Daily Herald. March 24, 1995.) 
    a) Everyone should learn to fly. b) Do stupid things, like jumping off cliffs. c) You should try new things, even if you don't always know what you're doing. d) If you're going to do stupid things, make sure you have a "safety net."
  8. Why does the taxpayer (p31) want to go to Mars so badly?  a) He feels he deserves it.  b) He really needs a vacation.  c) He just wants to.  d) He wants to escape what's happening on Earth.  d) All of the above.  e) None of the above.
Pretest #11
MC: "The Third Expedition"