FILM: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

The Dark Knight Rises


Directed by Christopher Nolan



Batman must come out of hiding to fight an enemy that will give him a greater challenge than he has ever faced. The final chapter in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. This was a great movie for any fan of Nolan's batman franchise. I remember reading the comic books when the Bane character first appeared and I thought that Nolan did the story justice while giving it his own take. I've really enjoyed all three of the recent Dark Knight films and I think the is a great conclusion for this version of the character.

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SOC: There Are No Children Here - Reference Material

In Sociology class we are reading a book titled 'There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America.' Here are some resources I found helpful when reviewing the overall concepts covered in the book.

There Are No Children Here - Cliff Notes via TheBestNotes.com

There Are No Children Here - Made for TV Movie Starring Oprah Winfrey

FILM: Ink (2009)

Ink (2009)

Written/Directed by Jamin Winans

Synopsis: Each night while we sleep a battle ensues between the Storytellers, who bring us good dreams, and the Incubi, who cause our nightmares. A strange creature known as Ink, who crosses between reality and the dream world, plans to steal a young girl's soul in order to try and buy his way into the ranks of the Incubi.

I immediately loved this movie when I saw it for the first time last year. It's one of those low budget indie films that really makes an impression on you. It has an original style and a great story that pays off nicely at the end. I've recommend this one to many people and everyone who I have shown it to has really enjoyed it.

MATH: Quadratic Equation Videos

We recently start working on Quadratic Equations. Here are some of the videos I found helpful on the subject.

Introduction to the Quadratic Equation


Quadratic Equations - Factoring and Quadratic Formula


Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring - YourTeacher.com


How to Find the Vertex of a Parabola


Finding the vertex and x-intercepts of a Quadratic Function

MATH: How to emulate a Texas Instruments Calculator on your Android Device (ie TI-82, TI-83+, TI-84, TI-85)

How to emulate a Texas Instruments Calculator on your Android Device

I've been playing around with my Android phone recently and I found out that you can run the TI-83+ calculator as an app, completely FREE! These specialized calculators are required for most college level math and they cost an arm and a leg.  In my area the used ones can still cost over $100.  With this method you can run whichever calculator you prefer for free. All you will need is your android device and whatever means you choose to transfer files to it.

1. First you will need to install the app "Andie Graph" which is available from the Google Play Store or alternately you can download the .apk from this link and install manually.
http://depositfiles.com/files/vc7s5gyzv

2. Next you will need to acquire the rom for the calculator of your choice.  The "rom" is the file that tells Andie Graph which calculator to emulate and how it works.  Roms for the TI-82, TI-83, TI-83+, TI-85, and TI-86 available for download here:
http://depositfiles.com/files/zb973v3mx

3. Next you will need to transfer the needed roms into a folder on the root of your phone's SD card. This can be accomplished by a variety of methods.  The simplest method would be to connect the phone to your PC using a usb cable.  Although I found it more convenient to transfer the files using my dropbox account.  If you follow the link below to sign up for Dropbox I will get bonus space added to my account for the referral. Thank you!  Otherwise, you can always goto dropbox.com.
http://www.dropbox.com/d0q0NcwO

4. Fire up Andie Graph and it should load your roms automatically.  From there you can use the settings menu to switch between calculator roms.  You just saved yourself a bundle!

Back to School!

So I've started attending Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Many of the things I will be doing involve the internet so I decided to post everything I can here for reference purposes.