Below I have added a link to a website that contains lots of cool information regarding the history of numbers in many different countries and among several different religions. It shows many different symbols and even pictures of faces that have been used in the past when referring to numbers. Be sure to click onto 'Page 2' and the 'More' tabs on the top of the first page when you have finished looking at it. The 'More' page has lots of interesting facts about numbers.
Number's History Website <---click on this link
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
1992
For this blog entry I am going to take you back to the year I was born, 1992.
The year started on a Wednesday and happened to be a leap year. On January 26th the Washington Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to win Super Bowl XXVI. The next big happening in '92 occurred on February 8th when the Winter Olympics began in Albertville, France. This was the first year professional basketball players were allowed to compete which proved to be quite the deal for the United States as the "dream team" took home a gold medal. On March 12th I made my entrance into the world and it would forever be drastically changed. ;) My first full day alive tragedy struck in Eastern Turkey when a 6.8 earthquake hit. Euro Disney opened in Paris on April 12th and the day after that the Chicago River broke causing 250 million gallons of water to flood into basements of downtown buildings. On June 14th Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their 2nd NBA Championship title when they overcame being down 15 points at the start of the 4th quarter and defeated the Portland Trailblazers 97-93. Late July of this year the Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain. Two major hurricanes hit the US during the second half of 1992, Hurricane Andrew on August 23rd and Hurricane Iniki on September 11th. On September 12th the first African American women entered space, Dr. Mae Jemison. Prince Charles and Princess Diana publicly announced their separation on December 9th ending the year on a sad note for some of their admirers.
As far as celebrities three major ones entered the world the same year I did. Shawn Johnson, American Olympic gymnast, who spoke at Northwest a couple months ago, Taylor Lautner, are you on Team Edward or Team Jacob, and Miley Cyrus, the pop star sensation were all born in '92.
What was filling the ears of music lovers in 1992? The top five songs for this year were as follows: I Will Always Love You by Whitney Huston, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, End of the Road by Boyz II Men, Rhythm is a Dancer by Snap!, and To Be With You by Mr. Big.
And finally what were the people of 1992 watching on both the big screen and in their living rooms? Some of the top movies were Unforgiving, Malcom X, Aladdin, The Player, The Crying Game, Reservoir Dogs, Batman Returns, Basic Instinct, Dracula, and A Few Good Men. Television shows that made their debuts were Dateline NBC, Barney and Friends, The Real World on MTV, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Shows that called it quits in 1992 were The Cosby Show, The Golden Girls, and the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which premiered in 1962.
Hopefully you were able to learn something you found interesting about 1992. I encourage you to do a little research and discover what exciting and historic events happened the year you were born, it's always fun to know some random trivia.
The year started on a Wednesday and happened to be a leap year. On January 26th the Washington Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to win Super Bowl XXVI. The next big happening in '92 occurred on February 8th when the Winter Olympics began in Albertville, France. This was the first year professional basketball players were allowed to compete which proved to be quite the deal for the United States as the "dream team" took home a gold medal. On March 12th I made my entrance into the world and it would forever be drastically changed. ;) My first full day alive tragedy struck in Eastern Turkey when a 6.8 earthquake hit. Euro Disney opened in Paris on April 12th and the day after that the Chicago River broke causing 250 million gallons of water to flood into basements of downtown buildings. On June 14th Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their 2nd NBA Championship title when they overcame being down 15 points at the start of the 4th quarter and defeated the Portland Trailblazers 97-93. Late July of this year the Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain. Two major hurricanes hit the US during the second half of 1992, Hurricane Andrew on August 23rd and Hurricane Iniki on September 11th. On September 12th the first African American women entered space, Dr. Mae Jemison. Prince Charles and Princess Diana publicly announced their separation on December 9th ending the year on a sad note for some of their admirers.
As far as celebrities three major ones entered the world the same year I did. Shawn Johnson, American Olympic gymnast, who spoke at Northwest a couple months ago, Taylor Lautner, are you on Team Edward or Team Jacob, and Miley Cyrus, the pop star sensation were all born in '92.
What was filling the ears of music lovers in 1992? The top five songs for this year were as follows: I Will Always Love You by Whitney Huston, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, End of the Road by Boyz II Men, Rhythm is a Dancer by Snap!, and To Be With You by Mr. Big.
And finally what were the people of 1992 watching on both the big screen and in their living rooms? Some of the top movies were Unforgiving, Malcom X, Aladdin, The Player, The Crying Game, Reservoir Dogs, Batman Returns, Basic Instinct, Dracula, and A Few Good Men. Television shows that made their debuts were Dateline NBC, Barney and Friends, The Real World on MTV, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Shows that called it quits in 1992 were The Cosby Show, The Golden Girls, and the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which premiered in 1962.
Hopefully you were able to learn something you found interesting about 1992. I encourage you to do a little research and discover what exciting and historic events happened the year you were born, it's always fun to know some random trivia.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
317
A number that will define me this year is 317, my dorm room number. “Stop by my room later, three-seventeen!” “My address is five-twenty-five University Drive, room number three-seventeen.” “Oh, you live in four-seventeen? You are loud! Can you keep it down at night?” All of these are common phrases used at the dorm. Remembering back to the day housing assignments came out at Northwest your room number was everything. You called up all your friends to see where they would be calling home for the next eight months.I live, yes live, in this room, a room, not an apartment, with another person! The thought amazes me. Somehow hundreds of thousands of people do it all across the United States of America, live in a dorm room that is. It's fun to think of all the people who live in my residence hall with me. Where else does this happen? Hundreds of people are living under the same roof! The only other place I can think of is a prison, and I would rather give out my dorm number than a cell number any day!
Nature by Numbers
READ BEFORE WATCHING:
This video made me burrow my eye brows the whole time. Just as I was about to retype "numbers" into the search box I paused, trying to think outside the box. I believe that is exactly what this video wanted me to do. I came to the conclusion that the video's purpose was to show math makes up nature. So when you watch remember to have an open mind and let the video mean something different to you than it meant to me.
Why I Chose This Subject
Why did I chose to blog about numbers one might ask? There is not a huge life changing role that numbers have played in my life but I feel I have always been a bit more fascinated with them than the average Joe. They are a HUGE part life, however most they are such a big part they aren't viewed as an overly important part.
Have you ever heard of making a wish when you notice that the clock reads 11:11, either a.m. or p.m.? Or thought it was cool you happened to glance at the clock at 12:21 noticing the ones were on the outside and the twos on the inside? My personal favorite is looking at the clock at 3:12, it's my birthday (March 12th)! Are you someone who has to have the radio in your car turned to an even number on the volume control? Or someone who only sets their alarm in the morning to wake you up at a time that is in an increment of five? That's me.
I'm a little obsessive about my numbers, but thankfully not in a way that disturbs my everyday life. Noticing the "wrong numbers" may take over someone with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder's life. A movie has also made me interested in this subject called "The Number 23." This movie is an example of how something as simple a number can drastically change a life.
I'm a little obsessive about my numbers, but thankfully not in a way that disturbs my everyday life. Noticing the "wrong numbers" may take over someone with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder's life. A movie has also made me interested in this subject called "The Number 23." This movie is an example of how something as simple a number can drastically change a life.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
First Post
This semester in my blog I will be taking something as simple as numbers and be putting an interesting spin on them. Every post will be based off a different number. Kinda hard to explain, so you'll just have to wait and see! :)
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