25 Featured Books by Authors of Color at BEA

25 Featured Books by Authors of Color at BEA This year at Book Expo, diversity seemed to be everywhere and yet it was still hard to find. Chinas giant pavilion was front and center, awards were given for books in translation, and sessions celebrated diverse authors and books. But it still seemed like a small drop in a very large bucket. Almost all signings were white authors, almost all featured books were by white authors, and I had to make a real effort to try and track down books by authors of color. Theres still a long way to go until Book Expo shows real diversity, but I can offer these 25 books by authors of color featured at BEA 2015. Essays by Funny People on TV This is almost getting large enough to become a real genre. By far one of the biggest draws this year was  Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling after the wild success of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (the new book also seems to suggest Mindys love for question marks). Kaling navigates friendship, romance, beauty, and celebrity in this collection out in September from Crown. Right up there in the buzz-building category is  Modern Romance by stand-up comic and Parks Recreation cast member Aziz Ansari. This book on love looks like a mashup of big data (gathered through interviews and work with top sociologists) and Ansaris  biting wit.  Modern Romance is out on June 16 from Penguin Press, so best get your pre-order on now. Kunal Nayyar, better known to millions as Raj on  The Big Bang Theory, was all over BEA headlines as the Master of Ceremonies for Thursdays Author Breakfast. Nayyars upcoming book is  Yes, My Accent is Real: And Some Other Things I Havent Told You  which  follows him from his New Delhi childhood to his time on the ridiculously popular sitcom. Its been a pretty great year for comedians and actors of color in publishing with the releases of  No Lands Man from Aasif Mandvi and  Im Not a Terrorist, But Ive Played One on TV from Maz Jobrani  exploring topics of race, ethnicity, religion, and nationality. Nayyars book is out in September from Atria Books. Debut Novels Food Whore by Jessica Tom has a different kind of sugar daddy relationship. Tia is just another young foodie in the big city until she makes a deal with a legendary restaurant critic. He has lost his sense of taste and he asks Tia to ghostwrite his reviews for him in exchange for a lot of fancy meals and expensive clothes. Tom is a writer and food blogger who brings an insider knowledge to this juicy tale out in October from William Morrow. Youll have a long wait for Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist  by Sunil Yapa, which doesnt come out until January 2016. Sadly, it wont be easy. Yapas debut is one of those epic novels thats being compared to a bunch of other amazing epic novels and the buzz is only going to build. Set during the 1999 WTO Protests in Seattle, it follows several characters, including protesters, police officers, and politicians, as the protests threaten to devolve into chaos. Robert  searches for the enigmatic Vietnamese wife who left him in Dragonfish by Vu Tran. Blackmailed to track her down by her new smuggler husband, Roberts journey goes from seedy Las Vegas to a Vietnam War refugee camp and uncovers a lot more than he bargained for. Blurbed by superstars like Tom Perrotta, and with equal parts immigrant tale and literary thriller, its one for your TBR when its out in July. Memoirs I spent years wanting to be a doctor when I grew up (spoiler alert: it didnt happen)  and I still have an affection for the medical memoir genre, so I was excited to get a copy of Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctors Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy, M.D. The extraordinary thing about Tweedys book is that it is less about medical anecdotes  and more on just how much race matters for doctors and patients. Out in September from Picador. For another clear-eyed discussion of race in the modern world, theres  Between the World and Me by Ta Nehisi Coates, the popular and controversial writer for  The Atlantic. Coates is poised to be the definitive voice on race in America so theres a lot of interest in this new quasi-memoir that deals with Coates personal history and the charged racial history of the US. September release from Spiegel Grau. There are three more names you may recognize among upcoming memoirs. Actually, you may not recognize the name Sonia Manzano, you probably know her as Maria from Sesame Street. Manzanos upcoming memoir is  Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx. Her memoir covers her difficult childhood through her adulthood as an actress. Out in August from Scholastic, its appropriate for adults as well as children 12 and up.  Keep A Knockin is a memoir out in August from drummer legend  Charles Connor full of inside stories from his life in the music business. Finally, well-known character actor John Leguizamo has adapted his Broadway show  Ghetto Klown  about his life from childhood to Hollywood into a graphic novel with illustrators  Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale, to be released in October. Pulitzer Prizewinners Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks made an appearance to sign the book version of Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 3). Parks won the Pulitzer for her play  Topdog/Underdog  and her newest play was a 2015 Drama finalist and has been called her best work yet even though its only the first three parts of a nine-play cycle. The play is set during the Civil War and centers around a slave who is offered his freedom to fight for the Confederacy. Fun fact: just because you win a Pulitzer doesnt mean you cant sign a book with little star and heart doodles. Out this month. Oscar Hijuelos died in 2013 and won the Pulitzer for  The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love in 1990. His posthumous novel  Twain and Stanley Enter Paradise  is about the real-life friendship between Mark Twain and explorer-journalist Henry Stanley (the man who uttered the famous line, Dr. Livingstone, I presume?) on a trip to Cuba. Hijuelos had worked on the book for years and finished shortly before his death. Out in November. Recent Releases Not all books featured at BEA are upcoming releases. Sometimes publishers celebrate books theyve just released or books that have been particularly successful. In the former category is  Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis, one of my favorite books of the year so far, which follows the titular group of dogs after two bored gods make a bet to give them human consciousness. For a book about dogs, it has an awful lot to say about humanity and morality and has a great plot to boot. Out now from Coach House Books. Cixin Liu is one of the most popular authors in China. Tor is releasing his Three-Body Problem trilogy in translation in the US, with the second novel,  The Dark Forest, coming this summer. Liu was at BEA to sign the first book,  The Three-Body Problem  which includes Chinas cultural revolution, a secret cabal, a string of suicides, and a virtual reality game- it was one of Book Riots best books of 2014. Another of our best of 2014 picks thats recently out in paperback,  Everything I Never Told You,  brought author Celeste Ng in for a signing. A huge success that ended up being named Amazons Best Book of the Year, theres no sign of things slowing down for this family drama-slash-mystery that looks at a mixed-race family in 1970s suburban Ohio. If you worry that you have too many books in your life and not enough adventure, you may want to pick up the new release from Europa Editions,  Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness by Jennifer Tseng. The book follows a middle-aged librarian whos pulled out of her mundane life and family when she becomes obsessed with a teenage boy and befriends his mother. Billed as a book thats both erotic and meditative, its one I really regret not getting into my suitcase. Young Adult Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon had a line so long I had no chance of getting a copy. Im a little weary of novels featuring characters with strange diseases who cant leave their homes, but Im making an exception for this book. Maddie is allergic to the world. She is also sure she will fall in love with the boy wearing all black who moves in next door. A story told through many media, including diary entries, charts, and illustrations (drawn by the authors husband), Im really excited for its release in September from Delacorte Press. Adi Alsaid made a big splash with his debut, the road trip YA  Lets Get Lost, that got plenty of John Green comparisons. His new novel,  Never Always Sometimes,  follows a pair of best friends who write down a list of high school clichés and vow to avoid them. Until they decide maybe it would be fun to do them all. I love the premise, since some YA can rely too strongly on those clichés, and Im excited to see how they get turned on their head. Out in August. Book Riot Live speaker  Daniel José Older was at BEA promoting his upcoming book,  Shadowshaper, out this month. It features fantasy and graffiti and a Latina heroine and magic and a very, very long list of glowing reviews and blurbs that give it a spot on anyones summer reading must list. Buy it. Then see if you can get him to sign it when youre hanging out with him in November. More Happy Than Not  by Adam Silvera brings a little magical realism to the difficult life of Aaron Soto, a gay, Latino teenager in the Bronx. Theres a new memory-relief procedure that could help him forget all the things that have made his life so tough and help him be someone newer and better. But it could also mean he loses his new love interest and even his own identity. Like the other YA titles here, it also comes with impressive blurbs and some great buzz. Historical Fiction The Book Riot crew noticed a lot of big, big books at BEA this year and one of them was The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee. If the thought of 576 pages intimidates you, dont worry, its not out until February so you have some time to prepare. Chees second novel is about a French opera star looking back on her unlikely rise to fame as she tries to find out the anonymous author of an opera based on her own life. Also, just look at that cover! The Distant Marvels by Chantel Acevedo is set during Hurricane Flora in 1960s Cuba. The book centers around Maria Sirena, a storyteller who may be telling her last story during the deadly storm. Her story goes back generations to trace her family and her country through decades of war and trouble. A modern riff on Scheherazade that celebrates the art of the story. Thrillers Its not much of a surprise that both of the foreign thrillers on this list are from Soho Crime, an imprint doing a fantastic job finding stellar crime fiction from around the globe.  Smaller and Smaller Circles by F. H. Batacan has been called the first Phillipine crime novel. Its a literary noir set in a community so poor they live in and scavenge off a massive dump site. After a string of murders, the only one who can help is Priest-slash-Forensic-Anthropologist Father Gus Saenz. Now that is a detective I dont think Ive seen before. Im really intrigued. Out in August. The Gun  is the debut novel by Fuminori Nakamura and the fourth that Soho Crime has released. And Soho says there are more novels on the way as they continue to have them translated.  The Gun  combines the feel of old school noir but places it in a modern world of cell phones and puts a college student at its center. Guns are illicit and dangerous items in Japan, viewed very differently than they are in the US, and when Nishikawa finds one on a dead body, he takes it and it becomes the source of a growing obsession. I am really excited about so many of the books on this list. But Id be even more excited to go to BEA next year and see more panels featuring authors of color, and more books by authors of color featured prominently. ____________________ Book Riot Live is coming! Join us for a two-day event full of books, authors, and an all around good time. Its the convention for book lovers that weve always wanted to attend. So we are doing it ourselves.

Why CO2 Isnt an Organic Compound

If organic chemistry is the study of carbon, then why isnt carbon dioxide considered to be an organic compound? The answer is because organic molecules dont just contain carbon. They contain hydrocarbons or carbon bonded to hydrogen. The C-H bond has lower bond energy than the carbon-oxygen bond in carbon dioxide, making carbon dioxide  (CO2) more stable/less reactive than the typical organic compound. So, when youre determining whether a carbon compound is organic or not, look to see whether it contains hydrogen in addition to carbon and whether the carbon is bonded to the hydrogen. Past Methods of Distinguishing Between Organic and Inorganic Although carbon dioxide contains carbon and has covalent bonds, it also fails the older test for whether or not a compound could be considered organic: Could a compound be produced from inorganic sources? Carbon dioxide occurs naturally from processes that are definitely not organic. It is released from volcanoes, minerals, and other inanimate sources. This definition of organic fell apart when chemists started to synthesize organic compounds from inorganic sources. For example, Wohler made urea (an organic) from ammonium chloride and potassium cyanate. In the case of carbon dioxide, yes, living organisms produce it, but so do many other natural processes. Thus, it was classified as inorganic. Other Examples of Inorganic Carbon Molecules Carbon dioxide isnt the only compound that contains carbon but isnt organic. Other examples include carbon monoxide (CO), sodium bicarbonate, iron cyanide complexes, and carbon tetrachloride. As you might expect, elemental carbon isnt organic either. Amorphous carbon, buckminsterfullerene, graphite, and diamond are all inorganic.

Application of Computers in Photography - 2137 Words

APPLICATION OF COMPUTER IN PHOTOGRAPHY (DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY) A SEMINAR PAPER PRESENTED BY ADEWOYE UMARFARUK ADEWOLE MAT NO: 09/58199 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE THE FEDERAL POLYTHECHNIC P.M.B 55, BIDA NIGER STATE FEBRUARY, 2012 1 ABSTRACT Over the years the application of computers in photography was not exploited, and photography has encountered great challenges and limitations. Therefore, this presentation deals with the effects of application of computers in photography, the limitless functionalities of the computer in photography is discussed. The major aim of this presentation is to enlighten individuals on the potential product that will be realized when computer is adopted into photography. 2 INTRODUCTION†¦show more content†¦Also the photographer is able to make corrections to pictures with variations and irregularities. Also with the use of the scanner, analog pictures can be digitized. 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Code of Sexual Ethics Free Essays

Human Sexuality Due: April 24, 2009 The value of a sexual code of ethics is very high in this day and age. It is extremely important to have a code of sexual ethics right now as the youth of this country and even the world more so, need to make sure that they know where they stand in this subject matter. My sexual ethics are influenced by my faith and family mostly but my ethics are also influenced by my friends and the different media around me. We will write a custom essay sample on Code of Sexual Ethics or any similar topic only for you Order Now It is important that all people have some sort of code of ethics because sometimes we need to know what it is we stand for. When you do not sit down and evaluate what your standards are when it comes to sex and your sexual ethics, it is very easy to be swayed into doing things that you do not believe in doing or that are unsafe for you as an individual. So know who you are and what you are comfortable with, otherwise you can find yourself in some tight situations. I hope that by writing my own sexual ethics it gives insight to help you and the next generations decide where they stand on these important matters. Firstly, I want to tell you what I think sex is. I would define sex as the penetration of a male’s penis into a woman’s vagina by heterosexual definition. Sex is a big deal. It is the most appealing, common and acceptable sexual behavior among heterosexuals. My belief is that sex should be used in the context of marriage exclusively by a man and a woman. I also believe that in order to have sex with someone it requires full trust, communication, and the ultimate commitment, marriage because when you choose to have sex with someone you also choose to give them a part of yourself as well. If you have these factors in your sexual interactions with your significant other than you do not have to worry about the stress and unhappiness that comes along with relationship that do not have commitment. Sex is enjoyable and a pleasurable experience and when you find that one person that you want to share yourself with it is one of the most emotionally, physically, and mentally connecting moments to your partner. I myself have never had sex but from my experience, I have seen too many friends think they are ready and find out that they are not. After the fact of sharing themselves with someone, a lot of them want to take that one moment back. But it can never be taken back. Disadvantages of being abstinent are that it requires a lot of restraint and self- discipline, clear communication with your significant ther and the risk of having unprotected sex if by chance the commitment you made with your significant other falls through. From my experience being abstintent is hard because you want to show your significant other some type of affection and let them know that you care but those things lead to others and you can find yourself struggling to remain abstinent as you promised. Advan tages are that there is no cost, no risk of pregnancy, and protection from STIs. I hope that you as my child choose to take abstinence. It would give you a chance to live life without the complications of what sex has to offer. My last sexual ethic is that oral sex (cunnilingus, fellatio) and anal sex (anilingus) are also forms of sex. A lot of people do not consider it to be so. Some couples use anal sex as a substitute for intercourse. Some couples who have made a decision to avoid intercourse either due to personal moral beliefs, not wanting to worry about getting pregnant, or the desire to wait until a later point in time for intercourse will decide to use oral/anal sex as a way of exploring sexual intimacy without actually having intercourse. But one thing that many people forget is that STIs are more easily spread through having sex in these methods. When it comes to oral sex especially, people run into the problem of the transmission of almost all STIs, including HIV, hepatitis B, and human papilloma virus. One can also damage the rectal walls allowing contact of the inserting partner’s semen with the receiving partners bloodstream. So I hope if you are trying to find an alternative for sex if you are not going to have you think twice because all these things are sex and they can still give you STIs. I am very lucky to have parents that are open and talk about all types of issues. Things that they were not afraid to talk about were about the issues of sex and much needed information I needed to know. I learned a lot of what I know about sexuality from them. I learned about dating and the importance of sex after marriage from them. They instilled the fact that I should wait for my soul mate and husband before I decided that I was going to engage in sexual intercourse. They also were open with the option of telling me that if I was to have sex before marriage I could use protection to keep me safe and they also discussed what kinds of protection there are. What has been helpful in helping me decide what I wanted as my sexual ethics is that I was always able to openly ask my parents questions and if they did not know the answer to my question they would research for me or buy me a book on the subject so that we could talk and discuss the subject. It was kind of difficult to write this paper because if I could just have one sexual ethic to write about it would be abstinence because you do not have to worry about pregnancy or STIs if you are not engaging in things of the sexual nature. Even though staying abstinent is hard and very difficult I definitely stand by it one hundred percent. I already knew where I stood when it came to my sexual ethics and what I believed you can and cannot do with an individual or significant other. But this paper gave me even more reason to believe what I believe because I got to see the pros and cons of everything and it further confirmed my decision to be the way I am. I do live by the principles I wrote for my children and I hope that they are not afraid to live by them in the future. I do not think my code will ever need revisions in the future because I am firm in what I believe in and I hope that my kids will believe in it too. How to cite Code of Sexual Ethics, Papers

The Importance of Alfieri in A View From the bridge Essay Example For Students

The Importance of Alfieri in A View From the bridge Essay Alfieri plays various roles throughout the play and is probably the most important person but, not as a character. As the narrator, Alfieri sets the scene, this is the slum that faces the bay on the seaward side of Brooklyn Bridge, and usually speaks in places of time gaps for example after Eddie just meets with Rodolpho and Marco, Alfieri narrates and the scene continues a few hours after where it left. Alfieri tells the story to make it clearer to understand and links scenes to events. Alfieri also acts as a commentator in the play because unlike a traditional narrator, Alfieri is a character, a person, and has opinions which he shares with the audience and looks at the events and people from an objective viewpoint Now we settle for half, and I like it better and I often think that behind the suspicious little nod of theirs lie three thousand years of distrust. Alfieri as a character can interact with the characters and the play. The most important role of Alfieri is probably as the chorus. In ancient Greek tragedies, Greek choruses were used as narrators and more. We will write a custom essay on The Importance of Alfieri in A View From the bridge specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now The chorus shows an average persons opinion of the play. Greek choruses new what tragedies were to come but like Alfieri were powerless to affect the events. Each role is dramatically important to the structure of the play, Alfieri acts as a bridge between the audience and events taking place in the play. The play is opened by a speech form Alfieri You can see how uneasily they nod to me. This is addressing the audience and immediately establishes a bridge between the audience and the play. He explains the cultural and social backgrounds of both the characters and Red Hook. He tells the way Sicilians were taught to take the law into their own hands and to do to them, as they have done to you, in other words, an eye for an eye. Alfieri describes how many brought this way of life from Sicily with them Frankie Yale himself was cut precisely in half by a machine-gun on the corner of Union Street, two blocks away and there were many shot by unjust men. Alfieri explains that things have calmed and the residents of Red Hook adapted to American society and the law and Alfieri prefers it this way. Alfieri hints that the events that are to come are inevitable sat there as powerless as I, and watched it run its bloody course. Alfieri fulfils his role as a narrator by setting the scene and introducing a character this ones name was Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman. Alfieri says that he cannot stop the catastrophe just like the traditional Greek choruses. Alfieri established a link with the audience at the beginning of the speech by addressing them directly and sustains by sharing his opinions with the audience. Alfieri raises the theme of justice in the opening speech and describes that not everyone has the same opinions of what justice is. The opening speech is important because it gives the audience an impression of what goes on in Red Hook and what lead to it being like this. The dramatic importance of Alfieris second appearance is to explain Eddie Carbone. Alfieri describes Eddie and hints he is a simple man he worked on the piers when there was work, he brought home his pay, and he lived. Alfieri thought of Eddie as a simple man who does what he needs to do to survive. The importance of this speech is to show some sympathy towards Eddie. In Alfieris fourth appearance, he still implies Eddie is a simple man a man works, raises his family, goes bowling, eats, gets old, and then he dies. Alfieri mentions that Eddie has a Destiny and that expands on the point that it is inevitable because destinies cannot change there was a future, there was a trouble that would not go away.

Exponential Functions - How to Find the Starting Value

Exponential Functions - How to Find the Starting Value Exponential functions tell the stories of explosive change. The two types of exponential functions are exponential growth and exponential decay. Four variables - percent change, time, the amount at the beginning of the time period, and the amount at the end of the time period - play roles in exponential functions. This article focuses on how to find the amount at the beginning of the time period, a. Exponential Growth Exponential growth: the change that occurs when an original amount is increased by a consistent rate over a period of time Exponential Growth in Real Life: Values of home pricesValues of investmentsIncreased membership of a popular social networking site Heres an exponential growth function: y a(1 b)x y: Final amount remaining over a period of timea: The original amountx: TimeThe growth factor is (1 b).The variable, b, is percent change in decimal form. Exponential Decay Exponential decay: the change that occurs when an original amount is reduced by a consistent rate over a period of time Exponential Decay in Real Life: Decline of Newspaper ReadershipDecline of strokes in the U.S.Number of people remaining in a hurricane-stricken city Heres an exponential decay function: y a(1-b)x y: Final amount remaining after the decay over a period of timea: The original amountx: TimeThe decay factor is (1-b).The variable, b, is percent decrease in decimal form. Purpose of Finding the Original Amount Six years from now, perhaps you want to pursue an undergraduate degree at Dream University. With a $120,000 price tag, Dream University evokes financial night terrors. After sleepless nights, you, Mom, and Dad meet with a financial planner. Your parents bloodshot eyes clear up when the planner reveals an investment with an 8% growth rate that can help your family reach the $120,000 target. Study hard. If you and your parents invest $75,620.36 today, then Dream University will become your reality. How to Solve for the Original Amount of an Exponential Function This function describes the exponential growth of the investment: 120,000 a(1 .08)6 120,000: Final amount remaining after 6 years.08: Yearly growth rate6: The number of years for the investment to growa: The initial amount that your family invested Hint: Thanks to the symmetric property of equality, 120,000 a(1 .08)6 is the same as a(1 .08)6 120,000. (Symmetric property of equality: If 10 5 15, then 15 10 5.) If you prefer to rewrite the equation with the constant, 120,000, on the right of the equation, then do so. a(1 .08)6 120,000 Granted, the equation doesnt look like a linear equation (6a $120,000), but its solvable. Stick with it! a(1 .08)6 120,000 Be careful: Do not solve this exponential equation by dividing 120,000 by 6. Its a tempting math no-no. 1. Use Order of Operations to simplify. a(1 .08)6 120,000 a(1.08)6 120,000 (Parenthesis) a(1.586874323) 120,000 (Exponent) 2. Solve by Dividing a(1.586874323) 120,000 a(1.586874323)/(1.586874323) 120,000/(1.586874323) 1a 75,620.35523 a 75,620.35523 The original amount, or the amount that your family should invest, is approximately $75,620.36. 3. Freeze -youre not done yet. Use order of operations to check your answer. 120,000 a(1 .08)6 120,000 75,620.35523(1 .08)6 120,000 75,620.35523(1.08)6 (Parenthesis) 120,000 75,620.35523(1.586874323) (Exponent) 120,000 120,000 (Multiplication) Practice Exercises: Answers and Explanations Here are examples of how to solve for the original amount, given the exponential function: 84 a(1.31)7Use Order of Operations to simplify.84 a(1.31)7 (Parenthesis) 84 a(6.620626219) (Exponent)Divide to solve.84/6.620626219 a(6.620626219)/6.62062621912.68762157 1a12.68762157 aUse Order of Operations to check your answer.84 12.68762157(1.31)7 (Parenthesis)84 12.68762157(6.620626219) (Exponent)84 84 (Multiplication)a(1 -.65)3 56Use Order of Operations to simplify.a(.35)3 56 (Parenthesis)a(.042875) 56 (Exponent)Divide to solve.a(.042875)/.042875 56/.042875a 1,306.122449Use Order of Operations to check your answer.a(1 -.65)3 561,306.122449(.35)3 56 (Parenthesis)1,306.122449(.042875) 56 (Exponent)56 56 (Multiply)a(1 .10)5 100,000Use Order of Operations to simplify.a(1.10)5 100,000 (Parenthesis)a(1.61051) 100,000 (Exponent)Divide to solve.a(1.61051)/1.61051 100,000/1.61051a 62,092.13231Use Order of Operations to check your answer.62,092.13231(1 .10)5 100,00062,092.13231(1.10)5 100,000 (Parenthesis)62,092.13231(1.61051) 100,000 (Exponent)100,000 100,00 0 (Multiply) 8,200 a(1.20)15Use Order of Operations to simplify.8,200 a(1.20)15 (Exponent)8,200 a(15.40702157)Divide to solve.8,200/15.40702157 a(15.40702157)/15.40702157532.2248665 1a532.2248665 aUse Order of Operations to check your answer.8,200 532.2248665(1.20)158,200 532.2248665(15.40702157) (Exponent)8,200 8200 (Well, 8,199.9999...Just a bit of a rounding error.) (Multiply.)a(1 -.33)2 1,000Use Order of Operations to simplify.a(.67)2 1,000 (Parenthesis)a(.4489) 1,000 (Exponent)Divide to solve.a(.4489)/.4489 1,000/.44891a 2,227.667632a 2,227.667632Use Order of Operations to check your answer.2,227.667632(1 -.33)2 1,0002,227.667632(.67)2 1,000 (Parenthesis)2,227.667632(.4489) 1,000 (Exponent)1,000 1,000 (Multiply)a(.25)4 750Use Order of Operations to simplify.a(.00390625) 750 (Exponent)Divide to solve.a(.00390625)/00390625 750/.003906251a 192,000a 192,000Use Order of Operations to check your answer.192,000(.25)4 750192,000(.00390625) 750750 750

May Have vs. Might Have

May Have vs. Might Have May Have vs. Might Have May Have vs. Might Have By Maeve Maddox Speaking of a murderer who was apprehended in 1998, a law enforcement officer was quoted as saying: When all this happened, if I wasnt there, he may have gotten away with it. As the speaker was there in the past and the murderer did not get away, standard usage calls for this construction: When all this happened, if I hadn’t been there, he might have gotten away with it. Might is the past tense of may. Ideally, may is the form to use when talking about a current situation, and might is the form to use in referring to an event from the past. In practice, the two forms are used interchangeably, as demonstrated by these headlines from different Web sites: 10 Civilizations That Might Have Beaten Columbus To America Polynesians  may have beaten Columbus  to South America. US-bound passengers may have to switch on mobile phones for security [Cellphone] owners might have to undergo extra screening before boarding Researchers May Have Discovered The Consciousness On/Off Switch Scientists might have just found the brain’s â€Å"off switch† 6 Signs That You Might Be Psychic Signs You May be Psychic 7 Mistakes You Might Make Before Your Job Interview 5 Money Mistakes Even Good Savers May Make Fans might have to wait weeks before Dodgers games come to their TVs Apple Fans May Have to Wait Longer for Larger iPhone Most of the time, the interchange of may and might does not present a problem. The Oxford Dictionaries site declares that if the truth of a situation isn’t known at the time of use, then either is acceptable. The one context in which might is always the better choice is one in which the event mentioned did not in fact occur: If JFK had not been assassinated, civil rights legislation might have been delayed. If the English had defeated the Normans at Hastings, we might have inherited fewer spelling problems. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Grammar category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:Types of RhymeIn Search of a 4-Dot EllipsisMood vs. Tense