The Hackathon

Science Olympiad is set up as a competition in the same way a track competition is set up. Competitors extensively train for each of their events for several months beforehand in order to perform well on competition day. There are 23 events that cycle through each year to accurately represent the scientific challenges society faces today. For example, there are many events for renewable energy or eco-friendly technology in response to the ever growing threat of global warming. These events such as wind power or electric vehicle would be considered build events as they require hands on experience to build well thought-out

Phosphodiester bonds, 68-95-99.7 Rule, Z-score, glycosidic bonds: these terms run through my head as I study for the upcoming Academic Decathlon tournament. What do all these words mean and when will I ever use them again? I used to think that Academic Decathlon was a competition full of fun trivia that has no real-world application, but now I believe that the competition broadens students’ perspectives of the world around them and fills students with knowledge that becomes useful in the long run. Through the Academic Decathlon, I have discovered new interests in biochemistry and statistics and I believe that only Penn offers a flexible enough curriculum that can accommodate my pursuit in both fields.

Growing up, my mother always encouraged me to be involved in any activity I should interest in, whether that be soccer, softball, theater, or chess club. While my mom did not always have the extra money or time, she never told me I could not pursue a new activity. Through my mother’s actions, I have learned to never settle and to continue to fight and work for better, for myself and others. My mother’s selfless attitude and positive attitude inspire me to have the same attitude with the my future family and the people around me.

It was a Friday evening; our team gathered before the competition started in a couple of minutes. We all gave “good lucks” to one another and off we were to the competition. After what seemed like days, it was time for the award ceremony. We are able to see our

We had a lot of fun because a lot of us got there like about 3 days before the actual competition. So, we would go to the pool and or just walk around because there was a food court and bowling alley, so we would have fun. We would just run around and eat all day and have team bonding time. We had practice the day before our competition and we hit everything and was doing really good.

Oliver Hazard Perry- The American Naval Officer in charge during the victory on Lake Erie against the British, part of the War of 1812 and its great triumphs. His words, “We have met the enemy and they are ours,” became the slogan of the American cause after he sent William Henry Harrison a note with these words on it.

Do you remember what it was once like to win a trophy? Those huge, golden statues that resembled an accomplishment that you completed? How happy you were when you received your very own trophy too? Everyone should be able to recall when you were once rewarded for any outstanding achievement that they've done. What if I told you, however, that the trophy you received when you were a child wasn't so special? That it was, in fact, a participation trophy, and every other child got one. Would it be so special now? That's the problem that kids are facing now with participation trophy's, due to its lack of being "one of a kind". I believe that because of its lack of being unique, a participation trophy shouldn't be required to be given out at our

In a world of political discourse with racism and hate running rampant, a few great men and women came together to bring unity and harmony like never before: in the form of massive music festivals. In the late 1972, the black community came together for a concert known as Watts Summer Festival. In 1969, the largest music festival of its time was held, and was known as Woodstock. Later that year, the Rolling Stones put together a massive free concert in San Francisco known as the Altamont Concert. All of the concerts and music festivals were not aimed at making money or becoming famous, but about the unity of people through the art of music.

The beginning of the assignment started off bad but ended on a positive note. As the deadline drew closer, the group members were forced to find a common ground in regards to the specific time the group discussions would be conducted. To address the lack of communication, Marcelo, one of the group members, laid out the goal we needed to complete. After this was done the project fell into place and was competed on

Ordinarily, the psychological tool of influence that I noticed that became utilized in Figure 9.6 use commitment/consistency as a psychological tool of power. Nevertheless, the writer is attempting to appeals to the emotional feeling by trying to convince the reader into committing to the breast cancer cause by establishing the idea of caring for the women in the lives, as being congruent with caring for their selves. However, the logical appeal is through the facts that had become presented, for example, nearly 182,460 women will begin to develop breast cancer this year in our country. Dejectedly, Breast cancer ranks second cancer deaths in women.

Competitors did jumping jacks and then tried to breathe through a straw while holding their noses to experience what it is like for

First, Carly and Macy held a bake sale, but didn’t earn the funds they imagined. The next year, they decided they would take on the task of just a 5k since both of them were a part of the West Delaware Girls Cross Country team. That year was highly successful; they were still missing something that could earn them so much more money though. After a couple years of pondering on what they could do, Carly and Macy decided they wanted to add a bike ride on after the 5k. Both Carly’s and my parents rode Ragbrai, so they knew they could attract more of an audience to help them pay it forward. By adding the bike ride, it allowed people who didn’t enjoy running or walking to do what they love and ride bikes. Ever since the bike ride was included, this day has been remarkable and continues to prosper by

Blistering heat, rushing adrenaline, and a lost voice are all ways to describe one example of a leadership experience that I had was during my junior year at my second CBL Cross Country race. I remember that at this time, instead of putting in our top seven runners at this varsity race, we actually instead put in our number eight through 14 runners on the team due to our coach playing a gamble and seeing if we could still possibly win the League Championship while sitting out our top racers.

The founders of "FIRST" created a unique compound word "Coopertition" to describe the spirit of their organization and they expected "gracious professionalism" from all participants at their events. "Gracious professionalism" is an ethical principle that creates tremendous camaraderie among the "FIRST" robotics teams and "FIRST" events feel more like family reunions than true competitions. My participation with "FIRST" robotics has taught me how to build robots but more importantly, I have learned the value of teamwork. Each fall, during the hectic robot design and assembly period, everyone must play more than one role to ensure that construction and testing is completed before the competition period begins. Robot building has also taught me patience and perseverance; over a 6 month period, a robot is typically built, tested, disassembled, and re-built no less than 5 times. My robot building experiences have taught me how to handle frustration and accept repeated failures. Over the years, there have been many disappointments and set-backs for our team however last year, I was extremely fortunate to be a member a very talented squad that managed to surpassed our most optimistic dreams; we performed well in the Southern States "Super-Regional" competition and we were selected as one of 24 teams to represent our region in the 2014 multi-national "FIRST World Championship" in St.

Various painters use their works of art as a representation of feelings. They include symbols, figures, and expression to reveal their emotions through the form of art. Philip Evergood’s painting Dance Marathon illustrates the desperate times surrounding the Great Depression. In the scene, dancers compete for a cash prize as they see who can dance the longest. He portrays the cruelty of the time through this vulgar setting. The painting easily captures the viewer’s attention mostly from the use of color, figure, spatial effects, and other techniques created by the artist.