I could help in history. Mostly American, maybe a little world, and maybe some ancient. I have a whole library to work with, and my dad's a historian and history teacher at a college. xD

I could help in history. Mostly American, maybe a little world, and maybe some ancient. I have a whole library to work with, and my dad's a historian and history teacher at a college. xD

 

maybe you dont, but your father should have some opinion about the so-called Armenian genocide by Ottoman Empire (1915). would you please ask him about this issue? i really appreciate it. if you know something about this, your opinions are also welcomed..

its not a homework actually, i am only curious, what do the American historians think about this..

in fact, a clear explanation of what genocide is also needed and which countries in the history made genocide..

^^I'll ask him about it as soon as he gets home, and I'll have something posted.

need help in French! :confused: Its hard language...

 

May I help you, Dudojenka ? Je peux t'aider avec ton français. Ce sera avec plaisir.:)

geez

Any Accounting questions bang then this way :)

 

After all, I am an Accountant

This is what my dad said:

 

Genocide is when an ethnic, religious, or other form of group is specifically targeted for annihilation. When Stalin sent all the wealthy peasants in Ukraine to their deaths in Siberia it was genocide, just as when Hitler did the same to Jewish and other groups.

 

On the other hand, when American Indians were removed from their ancestral lands, I would not call it genocide because there was no intent to kill, as a matter of fact, some American presidents such as Ulysses S. Grant labored to help the Indians.

 

As for the Armenians during Ottoman rule, it has been up for debate. The Ottomans were trying to resist a Russian invasion and the Armenians were certainly in the way. On the other hand, were the Turks overzealous in their removal of them? I don't know enough about it to say one way or the other. The question is, was the Ottoman government intending to kill Armenians during the removal, or were the deaths an unfortunate result of the removal? Americans tend to not think much of the Armenian incident one way or another and for the most part tend to see Turkey favorably.

 

What is not fair is that Europe is holding this incident over the heads of Turkey to keep it out of the European Union. It is ridiculous that they want to force Turkey to apologize when all the perpetrators are dead. It was not only a different time, but a different government and different system. Europeans have a tradition of hating and fearing Turks. I think most Americans that observe this situation feel that Europe is using the Armenian incident as a cover for their prejudice against Turkey.

 

 

I think he read up on it as much as possible, but it isn't really an area he would know tons about.

Enlighten me...

 

10x = 7x -12

 

 

Simple, but I'm just testing you people..

Enlighten me...

 

10x = 7x -12

 

 

Simple, but I'm just testing you people..

 

I'll break it down. Step By Step

 

10x=7x-12(minus 7x from both sides)

 

3x=-12(divide 3 into 12)

 

x=-4

 

presto!

 

By the way, this is a great thread. A testament to the greatness of coldplay fans! This thread should be pinned so it can constantly go on.

Very nice.:laugh4:

 

 

A star sticky for you!!!:nice:

 

 

:laugh4:

Isnt it "Comment tu t´appeles"?

 

Probably. I fully admit to not being very good at French. My dad knows French though, because when he was growing up in Lebanon they taught French as a second language.

This is what my dad said:

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I think he read up on it as much as possible, but it isn't really an area he would know tons about.

 

thank you soo much Emily, really. that was very kind of you.

i got far more sincere and clearer explanations than i expected, especially in the last paragraph:

 

"What is not fair is that Europe is holding this incident over the heads of Turkey to keep it out of the European Union.

It is ridiculous that they want to force Turkey to apologize when all the perpetrators are dead.

It was not only a different time, but a different government and different system.

Europeans have a tradition of hating and fearing Turks.

I think most Americans that observe this situation feel that Europe is using the

Armenian incident as a cover for their prejudice against Turkey."

 

every single sentence in this paragraph shows that your father has very good knowledge of history and international relations and also has a "deductive intelligence".. i can say these because he made a good job in a field that he doesn't know much..

in fact,even i, although being sure about its truth, could not claim the statement "Europeans have a tradition of hating and fearing Turks." this explicit and clear. actually, this has been the case in almost all relations between Turkey and Europe for half centuries..

 

anyway, i asked my question and got the answer :-) again, thank you both and take care..

Well...

 

I'm 2,646 words into my 3,000 word project about Scrubs and Teachers (TV shows).

 

 

Yayyyy me >.>;

Well...

 

I'm 2,646 words into my 3,000 word project about Scrubs and Teachers (TV shows).

 

 

Yayyyy me >.>;

 

you´ve got to do a project about Scrubs!! :stunned:

mine is about how candies are done :dozey: The good thing is that we´ll have to go to the factory for research, i hope we´ll get some free chocolates :)

 

Anyway, I can help you with Spanish, ovbiously, some of Biology and Chemistry

Very nice.:laugh4:

 

 

A star sticky for you!!!:nice:

 

 

:laugh4:

 

WOOHOO!!....:cool:

you´ve got to do a project about Scrubs!! :stunned:

mine is about how candies are done :dozey: The good thing is that we´ll have to go to the factory for research, i hope we´ll get some free chocolates :)

 

Anyway, I can help you with Spanish, ovbiously, some of Biology and Chemistry

 

 

 

 

Media Studies. You basically get to choose what you study. I studied the differences in values and ideologies and styles between both sitcoms and how they are workplace-based and how the fact that American sitcoms are different to British sitcoms, and why.

 

Stuff like that.

 

:) I'm done now.

Media Studies. You basically get to choose what you study. I studied the differences in values and ideologies and styles between both sitcoms and how they are workplace-based and how the fact that American sitcoms are different to British sitcoms, and why.

 

Stuff like that.

 

:) I'm done now.

wow, sounds interesting! it's really good that you're allowed to choose the topic you're going to research. :thumbsup:

How do you say How may I help you in French?

 

Quest cest blablabl blabla???????????? that's not even right...

If I spoke French I would help you... but I only know English.

comment peux-je vous aider?

 

i'm pretty sure that's it lol it's been a while.

Um yeah.

I'm writing a paper on negative music lyrics for english and I need help.

It has to be at least 4 pages and I'm stuck on 3.

Help. HELP.

A paper on negative lyrics, and what is considered negative?

lyrics about violence, sex, drugs. You know, the usual. :tongue:

I'm actually finished but I can still put a few more ideas in.

anyone?

All I can think of is that sometimes it influences the thoughts of some people, but that the whole idea of contemporary songs as a breeding ground for negativity is a social discourse, because really it's the individual's decision about if they want to be sexist, violent etc. Also, it can depend a lot on the person's social position. If a person already lives in the poorer areas of a country than lyrics about hardships and dealing with hardships in a negative way are likely to influence that individual more.

 

Anyway, I'm not making sense and you've probably made points similar to what I tried saying. I hope you did really well on the essay!

If it's not to late, I have a couple of thoughts. I don't know if it's the sort of stuff that will help you, but you're welcome to the ideas if they will.

 

Sometimes context can really transform a song. Something very negative will have a completly different meaning the right hands. One really great example is that Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt". It's a dark, creepy song about drug abuse. It may be regretful, but it revels in the negatives. Just look up a live version on youtube, if you want- it's full of images of decaying things.

 

Then Johnny Cash got his hands on it, and the result is totally different. It has the wisdom of a man at the end of his life looking back at all the mistakes that he made and the people he hurt in the process, warning others away and asking for forgiveness. In his version the lines almost begin to sparkle where he sings "If I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself, I would find a way."

 

The lyrics are pretty much identical, but in one version the darkness seems total, while in the other there's something sort of healing about it.

 

The other thing I was thinking is how so often music glorifies self destruction and what could be taken as pleas for help. It's classic and has happened many times: musician writes miserable songs, people adore him for it, musician is still miserable- success couldn't change that, and now fame has cut him off from the very things that could help him, and given him fortune to fuel his self destruction. Musicain finally gives in, sometimes by obvious suicide, sometimes by drug overdoses, I suppose in the rap world sometimes by violence. And yet now, because that musician was a martyr for his music, he's not just a musician any more, he's a legend, a saint. He's more Rock and Roll than anyone. I suppose Kurt Cobain would be the most iconic example of this.

 

Now I know that plenty of perfectly sane, stable songwriters use music as a sort of therapy, but when all these dark, angry, self-destructive lyrics show up in a song, at one point does someone finally start to go, "wait, maybe this is a cry for help. Maybe we're watching this person destroy themself a little bit at a time for entertainment. Maybe there is something wrong with that."