law of conservation of energy
energy in an isolated system remains constant over time
The only thing that can happen to energy in a closed system is be transformed from one state to another.
Energy is not a material substance.
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ATP molecules
human kinetic energy
human voltage
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device
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electro electric electricity
electrical signals sodium-potassium gate between 10 and 100 millivolts
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device
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if electricity could be seen with the naked eye what would you look like?
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elec·tric·i·ty
Pronunciation: /i-ˌlek-ˈtris-ət-ē, -ˈtris-tē/
fundamental entity of nature consisting of negative and positive kinds,
observable in the attractions and repulsions of bodies
electrified by friction and natural phenomena
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When the words don’t flow …

- Create a list.
- Read good writing.
- Listen to music.
- Write down ideas.
- Research.
- Read the news.
- Watch a good movie.
- Watch a terrible movie.
- Recite a poem.
- Phone a friend.
- Exercise.
- Take a walk.
- Read the dictionary.
- Visit a garden or do some gardening.
- Visit the beach.
- Go to the mall and people watch.
- Try free writing.
- Take a nap.
- Print out and edit previous writings.
- Write a letter to someone you admire.
- Meditate.
- Cook something.
- Imagine everything you would write if you had a limited time.
- Create an outline.
- Write anyway.
How do you deal with writer’s block?
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“If you can quit, then quit. If you can’t quit, you’re a writer.” R.A. Salvatore
“If you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.” Kingsley Amis
” Why would we write if we’d already heard what we wanted to hear?” James Richardson
“A professional writer is someone who writes just as well when they’re not inspired as when they are.” Philip Pullman
Just write a little bit every day. Even if it’s for only half an hour — write, write, write.” Madeleine L’Engle
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Utuado Mountainside 1898 Puerto Rico two men ride horses on dirt road |
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When I think of Puerto Rico
in my minds eye
I feel a dance …
her sway
centered
in the protective embrace
of the deepest blue ocean
and salty sapphire sea
gentle caresses
bubbling white foam
rhythmic waves
adoringly
lapping at her edges
lush green mountains
rustling
wind caresses
upon every
peak, crest
and valley
island sounds
secret songs only parrots
and frogs know
memory
of love
forever home
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Central mountainous zone 1898 Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico stuck in the persistent state of 1898. Unwilling to change.
A one hundred year old child.
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Military Road Juana Diaz 1898 Puerto Rico Horse drawn carriage |
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Caguas, Puerto Rico 1898 village |
Economically poor then and now.
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San Juan Railroad 1898 |
Puerto Rico is 1898 encapsulated.
Puerto Rico refusing to change remains a commonwealth suppressed. A prize of the Spanish American war. An American possession needing protection since 1898. Protection from what exactly, I cannot explain. Culturally rich, with traces from every corner of the planet proudly waving two flags. Bearing children with double identities. Holding on tightly to illusions of self government. Forever scrambling in frustration caused by this duality.
Puerto Rico, there is no denying your richness, beauty and my love for you.
Images from Puerto Rico: its conditions and possibilities
By William Dinwiddie