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Haua (Projects Ningmaster)'s Blog Posts Tagged 'school' (11)

An Open Letter to Students Returning to School

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In which John Green gives advice to students returning to school for summer break, discusses the reasons public education exists, and celebrates the landing of…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on August 7, 2012 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Feeling More Alive: Fahrenheit 451's The Hearth and the Salamander

In which John discusses Part 1 of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, "The Hearth and the Salamander," including discussions of Guy Montag, Clarisse, the complicated relationship between technology and nature, and more. Huzzah for the Nerdfighter Book Club!

If you like learning, try crashcourse:…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on July 11, 2012 at 9:38am — No Comments

The Physics of Book Clubs and Vidcon

In which John discusses his Vidcon experience, thanks his brother, and announces that you (yes, you!) need to read Part I of Ray Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451 by next Tuesday to prepare for our discussion in the Nerdfighter Book Club. (if you've read the book before, I encourage you to try reading it again with us!)

Vidcon was amazing. Thanks to everyone who was there,…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on July 3, 2012 at 9:47am — No Comments

Chris Colfer, John Green, Mob Wives, and Jeffrey Eugenides: Thoughts from Places Book Expo

A Thoughts from Places video in which John Green attends Book Expo America in New York City, also known as BEA, where he thinks about celebrity and secular worship after meeting the super-cool Chris Colfer from Glee, as well as some of his favorite writers, including Darin Strauss and Jeffrey Eugenides. Also discussed are writers M. T. Anderson, Shannon Hale, Cassandra…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on June 12, 2012 at 6:34pm — No Comments

Growing up and Adulthood Questions Answered

In which Hank doesn't go to an airport to answer your questions about growing up and adulthood. Everything from how to make friends to what taxes are like.

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on April 20, 2012 at 11:42am — 2 Comments

Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous

And 23 other questions answered. The ones I missed were:

H: Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water: Because hydrocarbons are non-polar and water is polar and, y'know, like dissolves like.

I: Why are insects attracted to light: This is hard to answer because there are lots of theories but no one is 100% sure.

X: Why are X-Rays dangerous? Because they can…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 24, 2011 at 4:50am — 2 Comments

IS THIS HEAVEN?



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In which John happy dances through town before landing in...heaven? And then announced two new exciting vlogbrothers projects, Crash Course and SciShow. At long last, nerdfighteria, we have the time and resources to make our eductational ambitions a reality.… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 7, 2011 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Grab it By The Testicle



A poem for the college and high school graduates of the year 2011 (and future years as well...I believe it all applies.) Also, past years, if we can ever figure out how make YouTube videos go back in time.



Also, I would like to offer this video to graduates of schools (or whatever it is they have) on other planets.



So...to all of you...get ready to...KEEP LEARNING! With less structure and fewer metrics for… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on May 16, 2011 at 1:49pm — 2 Comments

I found a NF at my shcool!

(I am so happy about this but after this long day I am so tired that I don't really have the energy to care so much about my writing, so if you see something wrong about this just ignore it!)



Feels kinda like when finding Waldo but that guy is so much easier to spot.

Okay so after my Japanese class today I walked past a girl that’s in the year below me and on the floor next to her I saw a paperback version of Paper Towns. I had to rush because I had…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on February 2, 2011 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Facing your problems

So many of us have problems in our life but some of us are to scared to deal with them, I am one of those people. Why? I'll tell you that.


About two months ago I, on accident, told my best friends mother that she skipped a class to travel with her mother, what I did not know was that the mother did not know this. Instead my friend had told…
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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on December 9, 2010 at 3:15pm — 4 Comments

Probability 101



In which Hank discusses the basics of probability, the art of finding meaning in randomness. And it's there, it's all over, everywhere! Master these simple rules and you'll always know what's coming...except not really.



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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 9, 2010 at 12:16am — 3 Comments

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