Burton 1 Social Club

Burton 1 Social Club Ive mentioned a couple times that, like East Campus, Burton-Conner is first divided into Burton and Conner side, and then from there, into floors from Burton 1 to Burton 5, and from Conner 2 to Conner 5 (Conner 1 includes the housemasters suite). As such, each floor has a pretty defined culture, and while there is clearly no objective way for one to claim one floor is better than another as theyre all so different I feel confident in declaring that Burton 1 is the best floor in Burton-Conner. Maybe even in all the dorms at MIT. Yeah, I said it. BURTON 1 FREAKIN ROCKS. I mean, there are some floors. And then theres Burton 1. Burton 1 is pretty much like the Chuck Norris of all floors. If we were on Heroes, wed be Sylar without all the evilness and serial killer tendencies. Now that Ive established that, we can all go home. I say this lightly, of course there is no substitute to visiting MIT and checking out the different dorms as a prefrosh, or as a freshman, and trying out what works for you. Different places suit different people (which is true not only of living groups but also of universities), so its really fantastic that at MIT, you get to make the choice not only where you live but who you live with. Having a really awesome living group can make all the difference between having an average college experience and an amazing one, and thats why we encourage freshmen so enthusiastically to look around. But my floor works for me. Were a cohesive unit, not just a bunch of people who live together, and I love having a place so filled with quirky, loving individuals to belong to. Theyre the kind of awesome people wholl be up with you until 4 in the morning tearing through your 14.01 psets or if you dont have an 14.01 pset, youll wake up to at least ten emails between people competing to see who stayed up the longest (though whoever wins is pretty much the biggest loser); theyre the kind of family wholl be screaming for you in the stands of your final NCAA volleyball game, with your name and number painted on their chests. Theyll fill your entire room with balloons and herd everyone into the room to wait for you to come home, and then theyll throw an impromptu dance party afterwards because not only is it your birthday, but you also just took your 18.01A final and totally deserve to let off a little steam. And theyll definitely be down for eating $30 worth of Chinese food and watching three hours of Greys Anatomy after youve had the worst two exams of your life and are absolutely exhausted from four straight days of studying (which included missing the floor Halloween party). Its a fantastic place to come home to at the end of the day. Were so cool that we were not only one of the most popular floors in Burton-Conner floor rush (which is similar to dorm rush, in which freshmen traverse the floors to see where theyd like to live and then rank their favorites), but also in IFAF (Inter-Floor Activity Fund) proposals, where each floor proposes an activity (i.e. ice skating, laser tag, mini golf) to attend with another floor, to promote interfloor bonding. Basically, were freakin suite. (Freakin suite being the tagline of the Burton-Conner t-shirt, featuring Peter Griffin from Family Guy, which is a pun on the fact that Burton-Conner has suites rather than just dorms in a hall, and also I totally just ruined the joke by explaining it.) Anyway, our first and biggest IFAF of the year was a weekend in Maine with the Burton 3rd Bombers, who were so much fun to party with, and almost equally as cool :) We rented a house and danced, caught up on sleep, took really good-looking pictures, and even.. studied? Really, theres no use in me talking about how great these people are youd just have to meet them. The best I can do is try to introduce them to you: Partying with Burton 3rd was crazy fun, but we definitely have a lot of intra-floor love, too. Since most of us are going our separate ways this Thursday, our awesome GRT (Graduate Resident Tutor, similar to an RA) Vered (aka V) hosted a Thanksgiving potluck last night at her apartment, at which we all said what we were thankful for (i.e. Dima: Im thankful for the Burton 1 freshmen, without whom I would not have passed 18.03. at least, I think Im passing 18.03..) Another point to how were the best floor ever were not only good-looking, but were also good cooks. V cooked the massive turkey, Steph and Melinda brought two kinds of stuffing, Lauren made homemade orange-cranberry sauce, D. Temp brought TEN pounds of mashed potatoes (which included 4 whole sticks of butter, which we all consumed and promptly died of coronary heart disease), Praveen made tuna cakes, Allin brought his corn souffle courtesy of his moms recipe, Ravi and Jamie made some weird cow pie dish* that was something in between tortillas that I didnt eat because Im (thankfully) a vegetarian.. basically, there was a lot of food and Im kind of still in a food coma, so Im not going to write what everyone brought because I dont want to make you jealous. But I made two pumpkin pies and the best apple torte of your life. Dont be jealous, or anything. In conclusion your living group is REALLY important to your MIT experience. Dont stress if you dont feel like youve chosen the right one its fairly easy to change, since theres always the readjustment lottery (two of the girls in those pictures dont even live here, they just got adopted because they like us. Because were so freakin cool.) And with those mouthwatering pictures in mind happy Thanksgiving! * [ETA 11:01 PM] So my description of Ravi and Jamies cow pie was a little inaccurate. Heres Ravi Guptas eloquent correction as to how to properly depict their dish: And although the turkey is usually considered the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving dinner, those with a keener sense of taste and life in general would have been distracted from something else. A something else that sat silently at a corner of the table, not distrubed by the lack of attention attributed by tradition but quietly confident that it would be soon devoured because of what it was and how it was made. It was a paradise statue sandwiched between two tortillas and surrounded by islands of sour cream and refried beans and silhouted by shot glasses full of Tobasco sauce, soy sauce, A1 steak sauce, and goya and pepper. The center of the top tortilla was glazed with steak sauce but in a way that spelled out the initials of its creators. Because these creators, adventurous and eager, sculpted a testament to deliciousness. Twelve eggs gave their lives, a shot of tequilla leaped into the unknown, two tomatoes danced with a pile of chopped onions while garlic and hints of ginger serenad ed the brute force of a hamburger patty and bacon all just to testify to what was, should always be, and can be again in just under an hour of preparation time. Post Tagged #Burton-Conner House

Charles Darwin s Theory Of Evolution And Natural Selection

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Darwin wrote that when â€Å"an immigrant first settled on one of the islands, †¦ it would undoubtedly be exposed to different conditions in the different islands [where] it would have to compete with a different set of organisms. â€Å"†¦Then, natural selection would probably favour different varieties in the different islands† (Darwin, 1859). The finches had developed different shaped beaks for their different food sources. The birds that were most suited for survival in their environment had more opportunities to breed and, as a result, their characteristics and traits were passed on to other generations. These birds that had further opportunities to breed were naturally selected, because they were better suited to survive, and thus, passed on the traits that h elped their survival. Birds that did not have beaks appropriate for the food sources on the island had no chance to breed or pass on their traits, so the trait for that beak type was not as prevalent. 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Introduction Toastmasters is a group that seeks to promote communication skills and strategies among those who are interested in developing them, and to build leaders. For this purpose, Toastmasters helps people improve their abilities to communicate by presenting various types of public speeches. It is useful for all type of professionals to gain self-confidence and personal growth. This paper discusses the three distinct but interrelated theories of communication, leadership, and interpersonal relations within the context of a Toastmasters meeting recently held at a Calabasas hospital. On the evening of this meeting as usual, the agenda was made available to all in attendance. The Toastmaster was introduced, who explained the theme of the meeting and all the components of the group agenda. In all, there were 24 members, not including the two guests and myself. There were three major sections to the meeting: the ice-breaker, the speeches, and the evaluation of the speeches. Following the ice-breaker, three speakers followed who conversed on different topics, none of which actually dealt with the theories to be discussed, however, the interaction of the group illuminated the theories to be discussed here. After the three speeches, the members would take notes about each one separately. Time reports were performed and then members voted on which of the three was the most effective speech performance. The third part of this event was the evaluation of each speaker

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Famine in Sahel-Sebastiao Selgado essays Sebastiao Selgado is one of the most famous photojournalists in history. Salgados fame as an international photographer began with his harsh yet moving photographs of the Famine in the Sahel during the mid 1980s. He worked with the humanitarian organization, Doctors without Borders, on an year and a half project documenting the devastating famine in Africa. During this time, Selgado borrowed his wifes camera and captured a variety of subjects exposed to the harshest conditions of existence. Even though Selgados photographs vividly express human suffering through sophisticated and dramatic compositions, they seem to never lose sight of their subjects humanity. These images capture moments of complete despair, but each one also shines light on human beings fighting for their dignity. Selgados talent arises from his ability to take these images of suffering, while showing a respect that does not violate, but rather penetrates the human spirit. His photographic images are beautiful objects of tone and light, even though they express such morbid conditions of human pain in its raw form. Selgado is concerned with making his pictures viewed not as art objects, but rather documentation in a purely journalist form. He is an economist and humanitarian who has often attempted to use his photographs to directly improve the conditions of the images he captures. By making it virtually impossible to avoid personal emotion when viewing his photographs, not only does Selgado bring his work to a higher level of intellectual and emotional concern, but also a concern with visual keys and references. His subjects have been stripped of everything, but they have dignity, which is intentionally and effectively portrayed in each photograph. That dignity is the source of their indescribable beauty. Many of Salgados images are iconographic, a vast range of subjects, yet each one s...

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