Month: June 2016

Equipment

Meter-stick (measured in millimeters) to make the accurate measurements

A stopwatch will be needed to measure how much time it will take the parachute to drop.

A clamp will be needed to hold the meter stick at the top.

A stand to keep it straight because using a hand isnt accurate

 

letter

To strong parachutes

Hi, my name is Javaun and I’m doing an experiment that WILL help your company make more money. I am already a qualified  physics scientist as I have the electromagnetic badge . i’m intending to improve the control of your parachute. in order to improve the control of the parachute i have to perform an experiment, which i need funding for. You will benefit from this because you will be able to vary how fast or slow you would like your parachute to fall and change the speed while using it, when the mass of the parachute increases the time it takes to drop decreases. This will also make your company much more money than other parachute companies because of its new features. All i’m asking is for some funding in order to perform the experiment which will, in return, make your company some SERIOUS money.

Make the right decision.

DR.BANCE.

ya get me

In this essay i am exploring and comparing the use of language in person and over text. their are man clear differences and some similarities. The most interesting part is why we talk a certain way over text unlike in person. i will also be using various examples of real life text messages to anaylse and compare to real life conversations.

Here is an example of a conversation with my dad which i will explore.

Conversation between myself and my dad:

Me: Where we going?

Dad: nans

Me: Ok

Dad: so you can go home after if you want

Me: Yeah alright

The way i speak to my dad on text is quite different to how i speak to my friends on text. This is because i will not use slang when speaking to my dad as on my dads side of  family talking in slang to a adult family member is perceived disrespectful. also knowing my dad if i misspell something he will start mocking me so i try to use correct punctuation and avoid using abbreviations. Even though my dad and i might use correct spellings we do not always use correct punctuation and i think this is out of laziness. Such as putting a full stop at the end of a sentence, people may not put a full stop because the receiver will still understand the message without it. This differs when using punctuation like exclamation marks and question marks. The reason people may a question mark is so that the receiver knows they are asking a question, or in some cases to show them that your confused. For example:

A: Tomorrow i’m going to Jamars house

B: Ok?

A: Just letting you know because i wont be at home tomorrow

B: Ohhh cool

Here person B says ok with a question mark. the reason B used a question mark was to tell A that he/she was confused and not sure why A told him/her. Therefore A recognises this and tells B why he told him/her “Just letting you know because i wont be at home tomorrow”

In a conversation, in person, you obviously wouldn’t have to say “question mark” after someone says something that confuses you because they will be able to tell by how you replied in your voice and your facial expression.