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Havelock Ellis

2008-08-19T17:08:17Z

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'''Havelock Ellis''' (February 2, 1859 - July 8, 1939) was a [[British]] [[sex]] researcher. His thoughts on sexuality are expressed in an excerpt from ''Studies in the Psychology of Sex: Volume 1'':

<blockquote>Suppose that eating and drinking was never spoken of openly, save in veiled or poetic language, and that no one ever ate food publicly, because it was considered immoral and immodest to reveal the mysteries of this natural function. We know what would occur. A considerable proportion of the community, more especially the more youthful members, possessed by an instinctive and legitimate curiosity, would concentrate their thoughts on the subject. They would have so many problems to puzzle over: How often ought I to eat? What ought I to eat? Is it wrong to eat fruit, which I like? Ought I to eat grass, which I don't like? Instinct notwithstanding, we may be quite sure that only a small minority would succeed in eating reasonably and wholesomely.<br><br>
The sexual secrecy of life is even more disastrous than such a nutritive secrecy would be; partly because we expend such a wealth of moral energy in directing or misdirecting it, partly because the sexual impulse normally develops at the same time as the intellectual impulse, not in the early years of life, when wholesome instinctive habits might be formed. And there is always some ignorant and foolish friend who is prepared still further to muddle things: Eat a meal every other day! Eat twelve meals a day! Never eat fruit! Always eat grass! The advice emphatically given in sexual matters is usually not less absurd than this. When, however, the matter is fully open, the problems of food are not indeed wholly solved, but everyone is enabled by the experience of his fellows to reach some sort of situation suited to his own case. And when the rigid secrecy is once swept away a sane and natural reticence becomes for the first time possible.</blockquote>

Air pressure

2008-08-19T02:58:18Z

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'''Air pressure''' is the [[scientific]] name for the [[pressure]] we experience every day due to the [[weight]] of the [[atmosphere]] (1 atm). The typical air pressure at [[sea level]] is one atmosphere; as you climb higher, the air pressure decreases. For example, the air pressure on top of [[Mount Everest]] is less than the air pressure on top of [[Mount McKinley]].

Air pressure is used by modern industry, in the form of [[pneumatic engine]]s. [[Hydraulic engine]]s are similar to pneumatic engines, but use [[water pressure]] instead of air pressure. The brake lines in your [[car]] are probably pneumatic — which is to say, your very life may depend on air pressure!

A simple science experiment demonstrates the power of air pressure. Ask your parents for a few tablespoons of [[lemon]] juice or [[vinegar]], a few tablespoons of [[baking soda]], and an empty milk jug or wine bottle (preferably with the cork still in). Pour the ingredients into the jug and quickly cap it. You will see the cap start to loosen, or the cork fly out, when the chemical reaction inside the container generates enough [[carbon dioxide]] to raise the air pressure inside the bottle above the air pressure outside. This is the same principle that airlines use to pressurize the inside of an [[airplane]]'s cabin. For an extra kick, ask your parents for a chunk of [[dry ice]] to put inside the milk jug. Dry ice, being made of [[solid]] carbon dioxide, greatly increases the air pressure when it "melts" into [[gas]]. Put the ice in the milk jug, quickly screw on the cap, and place the jug in a warm location to melt the dry ice. (The inside of an oven will do just fine, but be careful not to turn on the oven!)

==Biblical view==
The [[Bible]] teaches us that before the [[Flood]], there was a "firmament", or [[vapor canopy]], separating the waters of the [[heaven]]s from the waters of the [[earth]]. Because all that water was pressing down on the Earth's atmosphere, the air pressure in Biblical times would have been several times greater than it is today. Some creation scientists credit the longevity of the [[patriarch]]s to the greatly increased air pressure — much as an [[astronaut]] living in a pressurized [[space station]] ages more slowly than his twin at home.

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American History Strategy

2008-08-03T15:12:08Z

CarlosMenezes:

The challenge to this fall's American history course is to learn the truth and yet still be able to do well on the [[liberal]] College Board exams. Suggestions are welcome below.

Plan A: In respect to common liberal false claims about American history, tell students what those common false claims are but offer evidence and arguments on why those false claims are false. Of course, there are points on which liberals and conservatives agree about American history such as who the first American president was.

Plan B: In the first class, teach the most common forms of [[liberal]] distortions:
* denial of [[Christian]] and [[conservative]] accomplishment
* denial of the adversarial nature of politics, government and world affairs
* promotion of [[liberal]] culture

Plan C: Teach the common denial that that majority of ''important'' progress came from conservative thinkers and politicians.