Homework Help Thread--SPLIT

Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:03 am

zorg wrote:... it was way cooler being the longest thread

Listen to this boy. He IS a visionary philosopher after all.

Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:20 pm

I've gotta memorize a longish list of chemical formulas before class on Monday. Anyone know any clever memory tricks for this sort of thing?

If anyone needs assistance with humanities-type stuff by any chance, I'm willing to help.

Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:28 pm

Mnemonics usually help people, but I never had a problem with the memorisation of chemical formulae...

Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:04 pm

I always memorize things in spurts. Memorize the first item on the list, make sure you know you have it down. Then read over and memorize items one and two. Then memorize items 1, 2, and 3. Never move on to the next item until you're sure that you have the other items down first.

That's how I always learned lines as an actor. It was made easier knowing what the motivations of the characters were, since they always led into the lines based on what was going on around the character, but it works for boring old lists too.

Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:37 pm

Does anyone know what Athene/Athena's main role in The Iliad was/is? I've been searching for ages and I can't get a straight answer. The best I've got is that she helps the Greeks in the Trojan war... do you think that's correct?

Thanks

Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:54 pm

Athena started the Trojan War in a quarrel with Aphrodite and Hera. They quarreled over a Golden Apple enscribed with the words, "To the fairest." Aphrodite was given the apple and Paris, a Prince of Troy. The Greeks, led by Agamemnon, beseiged Troy for ten years. Paris' borther Hector killed Achilles' cousin (who was dressed in Achilles' armour) with the help of Apollo. Achilles swore revenge and death upon Hector. Hector was swooned by Athena to stay away from the city and the army. Achilles then killed him and drug his body around behind his chariot for days. Hector's father (King of Troy) begs for the body back by sneaking into Achilles' tent in the night. Achilles' allows for a temporary truce to bury the body. That's the end of the book. The other part where Athena becomes involved is when she helps Diomedes attack Ares by throwing a spear at the latter. I hope that help you

Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:01 pm

Wow thank you very much; it was very helpful

Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:04 pm

Not a problem. I like history, even if it's fake

If you ever need more help, just let me know

Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:53 am

speaking of history...

in US History, we're studying the early colonies. France, England, Spain - 1600, ish, and after. one of the questions is: What forces were at work in Europe that can account for the surge in migration to the colonies?

I'm stuck. all I've got is that the Puritans were being driven from the Church of England, and North America had a kind of overblown reputation for being amazing and perfect and gold just kind of fell into your lap.

help?

Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:56 am

You can't just look at the religion. I don't really know what you're looking for, but there was a massive potato famine in Ireland that drove a huge amount of them to America. There were the constant wars, the poverty, the opressive governments; the list could go on... what would be more helpful for me to help you would be for you to tell me which surge in immigration into America you are talking about.

Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:11 am

ryan.riverside wrote:You can't just look at the religion. I don't really know what you're looking for, but there was a massive potato famine in Ireland that drove a huge amount of them to America. There were the constant wars, the poverty, the opressive governments; the list could go on... what would be more helpful for me to help you would be for you to tell me which surge in immigration into America you are talking about.

I believe the Irish Potato Famine was in the 1800's?

Anyways, freedom from religious persecution was the main reason for many people leaving Europe. Also, many, after hearing stories of Spain's exploits (Cortez in Mexico, Pizzaro in Peru) were led to believe the Americas were full of gold, and that journeying here would make them rich.

Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:58 am

Speeking of history....

Someone please tell me a good way to remember it, there's all these names and what they did and blah blah. Then people say understand it, not memorize it.

Oh and the same for geography...

Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:39 am

Understanding is indeed the easiest way to remember history. You have to think about how x led to y which led to z which led to a which led to b... ad infinitum. As for Geography, it's easiest to think of the earth as a giant puzzle and to look at how the different nations fit together as puzzle pieces, I suppose.

shapu wrote:I always memorize things in spurts. Memorize the first item on the list, make sure you know you have it down. Then read over and memorize items one and two. Then memorize items 1, 2, and 3. Never move on to the next item until you're sure that you have the other items down first.

That's how I always learned lines as an actor. It was made easier knowing what the motivations of the characters were, since they always led into the lines based on what was going on around the character, but it works for boring old lists too.

That, too.

Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:19 am

Thanks

Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:58 am

When remembering things in History, I take notes in colored pens. Let's just say that you're memorizing battles of the Revolutionary War. I would write one battle and everything that I needed to remember about it in blue, and then another battle would be red, and so on. Then, on the test, I would look at a name or a characteristic and I would try to remember what color it was under. It helped me a lot.