Goodbye Blog

I can't believe my time at Buckley is coming to an end.  It has been 15 years since I first joined Buckley, and I am finally moving on.  Buckley has made me into who I am today.  My time at Buckley has gone by so fast despite it being 15 years.  I still remember the Ellis Island project in 6th grade and the native American project in 3rd grade like it was yesterday.  The memories of Buckley are endless.  I am going to miss seeing my friends everyday.  I guess this is goodbye Buckley, I'll see you later.

What to Bring to College

1. pillow
2. blanket/comforter
3. clothes
4. xbox 360
5. xbox controller
6. toiletries 
7. headphones
8. laptop
9. laptop case
10. phone charger
11. towels
12. shoes
13. sandals
14. power strip
15. earplugs
16. night patch
17. sleep mask
18. flash light
19. umbrella
20. air conditioner 
21. tv
22. cable box
23. laptop charger
24. folding chair
25. speakers

http://cleverbot.com/

Cleverbot is a website application that people can converse with.  Cleverbot uses AI to mimic human conversation.  It was created in 1988, however, it has recently began to attract more internet users. What is interesting about this program is that the responses are not programmed in.  Cleverbot finds and select responses that are actual phrases that were entered by people in previous conversations.

Trolino

Trolino is a websites that posts funny pictures that are categorized as meme, demotivation, fail, and text.  Within these categorizes, the posts can be organized from top, newest, and favorites.  People can also rate the posts.   Some of the posts are crude, but it is still quite humorous.  Here is the top post of the day:

http://www.trolino.com

USC Plagarism

USC's definition of Plagiarism

• The submission of material authored by another person but represented as the student’s own work, whether that material is paraphrased or copied in verbatim or near-verbatim form.
• The submission of material subjected to editorial revision by another person that results in substantive changes in content or major alteration of writing style.
• Improper acknowledgement of sources in essays or papers
• Taking someone else’s ideas, words, data, or images and presenting them as your own.
• Direct copying from original sources.
• Direct copying from original sources, but with footnotes.
• Rewording a sentence (paraphrasing).
• Borrowing organization.
• Failing to reference/footnote source material.
• Submitting as a new study old data that has been changed simply by adding new data points.

People Should avoid Plagiarism because:

• It is Intellectual Dishonesty.

• It is Unfair to the Original Author.

• It Misleads the Reader.

• It Misrepresents Your Credibility.

• You Need to Respect U.S. Academic Culture.

• Words are Personal Property

USC Catalogue

http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/catalogue/


Graduation Requirements:

• Total of 128-134 credits throughout 4 years at USC

• GE: 20 credits

• Writing: 8 credits

• Foreign Language: 12 credits

LOWER DIVISION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

• CHEM 105aLgbL, General Chemistry (4-4) or CHEM 115aLbL, Advanced General Chemistry (4-4)
• MATH 125, Calculus I  (4)
• MATH 126, Calculus II (4)
• MATH 225, Linear Algebra and Linear Differential Equations (4) or MATH 226, Calculus III (4)
• PHYS 151Lg, Fundamentals of Physics I (4)
• PHYS 152L, Fundamentals of Physics II (4)
• PHYS 153L, Fundamentals of Physics III (4)

UPPER DIVISION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Core Requirements (20 units)

• CHEM 300L, Analytical Chemistry (4)
• CHEM 325aLbL, Organic Chemistry (4-4)
• CHEM 430ab, Physical Chemistry (4-4)

Additional Courses for the B.S. Degree (24 units)

• CHEM 332L, Physical Chemistry Measurements (4)
• CHEM 426, Advanced Organic Chemistry (4)
• CHEM 453, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (4)
• CHEM 423L, Advanced Laboratory Techniques in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (4) or CHEM 465L, Chemical Instrumentation (4)
• CHEM 490, Undergraduate Research (4)
• One Science Elective (4)

Additional Courses for the B.A. Degree (8 units)
One course from among:

• CHEM 332L, Physical Chemistry Measurements (4)
• CHEM 423L,  Advanced Laboratory Techniques in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (4)
• CHEM 453,  Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (4)
• CHEM 490,  Undergraduate Research (4)

The Indirectness of Safe Sex

Sex without Love, by Sharon Olds, is a very direct poem.  Itconsistently questions how it is possible for two people to make loveless sex.  Olds uses many metaphores to compare with how she views sex. In contrast, Safe Sex, by Donald Hall, seems very straight forward at first, as he talks about people having a "one night stand." This seems like "Safe Sex" is a ""one night stand"; however, by the then of the poem, Hall describes an image of a dead body floating in the pond.  Now, the poem's meaning changes, and it agrees with the poem, Sex without Love, how loveless sex is bad.