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« Reply #465 on: November 23, 2009, 05:41:58 PM » |
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OK, deep breath:
"Another positive about the semen is by getting this they can be making more of one breed of cattle say you would be living in South America where everyday its blazing hot not all breeds of cattle can adapt to that kind of weather so for farmers that that problem is a factor they could be using sexed semen from a breed that is able to adapt to the weather easier."
EXhale. This student also mentions "defendant calving ease" a bit earlier. I know my livestock vocab is weak and I miss some terms here and there, but this student's sentence structure and lack of proofreading ability makes me suspect the problem lies not with my reading comprehension.
South America is a big place, parts of which can be down right frosty. But I am curious about this "sexed semen." Are the X and Y chromosomes separated out? |
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« Reply #466 on: November 23, 2009, 05:58:34 PM » |
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OK, deep breath:
"Another positive about the semen is by getting this they can be making more of one breed of cattle say you would be living in South America where everyday its blazing hot not all breeds of cattle can adapt to that kind of weather so for farmers that that problem is a factor they could be using sexed semen from a breed that is able to adapt to the weather easier."
EXhale. This student also mentions "defendant calving ease" a bit earlier. I know my livestock vocab is weak and I miss some terms here and there, but this student's sentence structure and lack of proofreading ability makes me suspect the problem lies not with my reading comprehension.
South America is a big place, parts of which can be down right frosty. But I am curious about this "sexed semen." Are the X and Y chromosomes separated out? |
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« Reply #467 on: November 23, 2009, 06:05:58 PM » |
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OK, deep breath:
"Another positive about the semen is by getting this they can be making more of one breed of cattle say you would be living in South America where everyday its blazing hot not all breeds of cattle can adapt to that kind of weather so for farmers that that problem is a factor they could be using sexed semen from a breed that is able to adapt to the weather easier."
EXhale. This student also mentions "defendant calving ease" a bit earlier. I know my livestock vocab is weak and I miss some terms here and there, but this student's sentence structure and lack of proofreading ability makes me suspect the problem lies not with my reading comprehension.
South America is a big place, parts of which can be down right frosty. But I am curious about this "sexed semen." Are the X and Y chromosomes separated out? And do boy cattle or girl cattle withstand the blazing heat better? |
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« Reply #468 on: November 24, 2009, 09:32:21 AM » |
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"Couples aren't honoring the vowels they took."
That is actually a reason for divorce only in joint-English Professor families, but I couldn't convince the student of this.
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« Reply #469 on: November 24, 2009, 09:34:59 AM » |
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"And do boy cattle or girl cattle withstand the blazing heat better?"
Actually, zebu cattle of either sex tolerate the heat better, so before sexing the semen, the inseminator needs to be sure he/she isn't using Jesey or Black Angus.
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« Reply #470 on: November 24, 2009, 09:54:36 AM » |
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"Couples aren't honoring the vowels they took."
That is actually a reason for divorce only in joint-English Professor families, but I couldn't convince the student of this.
Does it have to be a vowel? What if it's a Y? |
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« Reply #471 on: November 24, 2009, 09:57:18 AM » |
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"Couples aren't honoring the vowels they took."
That is actually a reason for divorce only in joint-English Professor families, but I couldn't convince the student of this.
Does it have to be a vowel? What if it's a Y? And if one of the couple has lived abroad and develops an accent, does that constitute infidelity? If one partner affects, say, a French accent to sound more sophisticated, could one sue a foreign language teacher for alienation of affectations? |
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Unfortunately, I think conjugate gives good advice.
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« Reply #472 on: November 24, 2009, 10:03:20 AM » |
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"Couples aren't honoring the vowels they took."
That is actually a reason for divorce only in joint-English Professor families, but I couldn't convince the student of this.
Does it have to be a vowel? What if it's a Y? And if one of the couple has lived abroad and develops an accent, does that constitute infidelity? If one partner affects, say, a French accent to sound more sophisticated, could one sue a foreign language teacher for alienation of affectations? Groaning and laughing at the same time. I suggest this student should take a vowel of silence, like the e at the end of many words. |
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"When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
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« Reply #473 on: November 24, 2009, 10:37:12 AM » |
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They aren't sentences, but they seem to be appropriate for this thread.
As part of my science for teachers classes, I tend to put some education related quotations on the board. Last week, I put, "We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control" on the board with the attribution to Pink Floyd with a little discussion about what that means and why I am clearly an outsider for listening to something other than all country music all the time.
On the test later in the week, I asked who said, "We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control." The answers are:
16 blanks
10 Pink Floyds
4 Einsteins
2 Churchills
2 "a rock star"
Roosevelt
Chinese proverb
anonymous
AC/DC
Lenerd Skynard [sic]
Alice Cooper
"some popular rock band from the 60's"
John Lennon
Def Leopard [sic]
"some popular rock band from the 80's"
and my favorite "It's lyrics from a really popular song that has been playing my entire life and I can't think of the name right now"
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
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« Reply #474 on: November 24, 2009, 10:46:44 AM » |
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I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
I'm doing both. In public. Awkward.... |
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« Reply #475 on: November 24, 2009, 12:19:22 PM » |
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I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
I'm doing both. In public. Awkward.... And I am with you, rocking back and forth in my desk chair and laughing maniacally. "Chinese proverb".....oh, dear lord. |
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« Reply #476 on: November 24, 2009, 01:31:29 PM » |
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I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
I'm doing both. In public. Awkward.... And I am with you, rocking back and forth in my desk chair and laughing maniacally. "Chinese proverb".....oh, dear lord. I have given them Chinese proverbs and quotations from many people including Einstein and Churchill regarding the difference between school and education. However, I know that at least one of local radio stations does routinely play "Another Brick in the Wall" because I've heard it. |
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« Reply #477 on: November 24, 2009, 01:46:04 PM » |
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No Korn? Their cover can't be more than a couple of years old.
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« Reply #478 on: November 24, 2009, 02:00:05 PM » |
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The environment plays a great role in the nurture aspect of development.
"Although there are other aspects of sociocultural context in a child, the areas of social and culture are key."
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« Reply #479 on: November 24, 2009, 03:19:52 PM » |
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I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
I'm doing both. In public. Awkward.... And I am with you, rocking back and forth in my desk chair and laughing maniacally. "Chinese proverb".....oh, dear lord. I have given them Chinese proverbs and quotations from many people including Einstein and Churchill regarding the difference between school and education. However, I know that at least one of local radio stations does routinely play "Another Brick in the Wall" because I've heard it. Yes, but that doesn't count. That's "old people" music. You can tell, 'cause it has, like, a melody and all that old-school stuff. Either make them watch the movie or listen to the album all the way through, so they might have a hope of understanding? Nah. Too great a commitment of their valuable Facebooking time. |
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