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Ellen Lee replied to Tanya's discussion Favourite fictional female character?

"Hm. This is a really tough question, and my answer might change along with time and more thinking, but the only two people I can think of right now are Hazel Grace from TFiOS and Ginger Foutley form As Told By Ginger. For Hazel, I like her a lot…"

May 13, 2012

Fake Crowley replied to Ellen Lee's discussion An infinity between O and 1? (TFiOS spoilers)

"Infinity doesn't technically exist. Take, for instance, your 0.9999=1 proof. Can you do it the other way? Can you prove that 1=0.999999? Just because one number equals another number doesn't mean the other number equals it back.…"

Feb 29, 2012

Nelson replied to Ellen Lee's discussion An infinity between O and 1? (TFiOS spoilers)

"For more on Georg Cantor, you can have a look at the BBC documentary 'Dangerous Knowledge' (link). The ideas of Cantor regarding infinity as well as his life are presented there in a very accessible way."

Feb 29, 2012

Ellen Lee posted a discussion

An infinity between O and 1? (TFiOS spoilers)

Alright, in The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel muses about there being an infinite amount of numbers in between zero and one. Like, 0.11111111, 0.88899845, 0.999 (...). It just goes on. This made me wonder: can there really be an infinite amount of numbers if there's a range? The range is "between zero and one". So how can there be an infinite amount of numbers between zero and one? How can you say that it's infinite if one is the end point? Similarly, I find it difficult to believe that there's a…See More

Feb 29, 2012

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Selene Rodriguez replied to Ellen Lee's discussion First book you finished in 2012?

"Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare"

Feb 20, 2012

Jared Loper replied to Ellen Lee's discussion First book you finished in 2012?

"The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Great book!"

Feb 20, 2012

MoonMuffin replied to Ellen Lee's discussion First book you finished in 2012?

"ohh I recently finished the second Pendragon book, if you enjoyed the first one you'll like the second ^_^"

Feb 20, 2012

MoonMuffin replied to Ellen Lee's discussion First book you finished in 2012?

"The amber spyglass by Phillip Pullman, it was a really good ending to the series DFTBA MoonMuffin "

Feb 20, 2012

Carissa Mahorney replied to Ellen Lee's discussion Which of the Doctors do you think was the best dressed? in the group Doctor Who Nerdfighters

"Loved Baker's scarf, Tennant's shoes and coat, and bow ties are cool (not to mention a fez). Can't decide. Uh..I think Tennant will win this one for me though."

Feb 18, 2012