Science Reading Assignment #2

If I was transported to the year 1470 and I was attending AR in Italy, I would be freaked out. School would probably be spoken in Italian or Latin or some foreign language (maybe), even though a lot of things are spoken in English. We would probably have weird customs in school, like in Thailand, where you have different shoes for different things.
Subject wise, we would probably be studying the early America and other countries. We would probably be influenced in many ways to think differently about America and the society in America. Society in Italy is probably very different than U.S. society. We would probably have to be in one religion plus we would have the Pope. We wouldn't have our freedoms that we have today in America. Also, I don't think we would live as long as we do today.

And not to mention, wouldn't Academy of the Redwoods be something else? It would probably be Academy of something, not redwoods. I don't think Italy has redwoods.

Science Reading Assignment #1

You have to have disagreements about everything. Life just doesn't work if there isn't some sort of disagreement. A disagreement is necessary because you have to get down to little details and once you have those details, it may be clearer to you than before. You can get down to the smallest details and still have a disagreement with someone else though. The scientific process would not be so if there were not disagreements about things involved.

A scientific issue that was somewhat confusing to me and still is presently, is the issue about Pluto. Scientists presently are saying the Pluto is too small to be a planet and that, overall, it is not a planet. I don't quite understand why it can't be a planet. It is part of our system, or used to be at least, and it seems to make our solar system complete.