Mr. Ozborn

I've been really struggling my junior year of highschool and I'm at a point where I don't know what to do anymore. I started the year out weak with low test grades, but have been slowly bringing them up. Right now I have Bs and Cs in all my classes. I have been doing a ton of work to improve my grades, but my tests averages have always been low despite all the preparation and techniques I've tried. My parents are making me use my computer in the family room from now on to avoid distractions, which I wont deny will help, but they are also restricting me from my side activities. They won't allow me out with friends, use my computer for non-school related stuff, or do anything that doesnt pertain to school really. If I have free time, they just tell me I need to keep studying. These classes are really difficult for me, and while I understand concepts, I just don't produce A work. For instance, I understand what our math test will cover, and I study it really hard, but when It comes test time, I blank on answers. So, I'm writing this question asking how to feel motivated and aquire good grades when all hope to save your grades seem lost?

During any of the wars American fought before the civil war, did industries change whatever they were making to contribute to the fight? Like changing a textile factory to uniforms, or machinery to ammunition?

I'm at a serious crossroad here...as a senior in High-school, I have been taking the necessary classes to have the best chance possible to get into an engineering college, but at the same time, I have devoted hundreds of hours to drawing, digital art, and painting. I enjoy a couple fields of engineering, but I love art more than anything, even if I'm not a professional or anything. I want to get a profession in art so much right now, but I know that by doing so, I'll have a much smaller income, as well as a more time-sucking job. Knowing my parents, they probably won't approve of me going into such a dead-end major, but I don't want to spend the rest of my life doing something I don't enjoy as much as I could.

tl;dr

Should I major in engineering (which I enjoy a bit) and pursue art as a pass-time, or should I major in art (which I love) and live a difficult but fun life?

I had never been very close to my uncle since he lived in another state until last summer when I took a plane trip out and visited him. I had a great time and we really bonded. When I left though, he gave me a gift of hundreds of dollars worth of electrical components and boards to learn how to make circuits and program machines. I had shown minimal interest in this topic while I visited but he insisted I take the gift. Upon arriving home, I tried for weeks to get into building and programming these circuits and what-not, but it never really stuck with me. I also have only talked to my uncle a few times since I came home and I'm worried that if I sell the parts that the subject of the parts will arise again someday and it'll hurt his feelings that I sold them...

tl;dr

Should I sell the expensive gift my out-of-state uncle gave me if i will never use it and will only have minimal contact with him for years to come?

I currently own Gateway Nv55c laptop. It has 4gb of RAM, 230 GB HDD, and a Intel Pentium P6100 processor running on a 64 bit windows 7 OS. Before I ask my questions, let it be known that I do not use my laptop for gaming of any sort, I use it for the following programs: chrome, photoshop Cs6, after effects Cs6, paint tool Sai, microsoft word, etc. I don't demand very much out of GPU for photoshop/sai/aftereffects, but I feel as though my RAM is lacking. I found an upgrade to 8gb of RAM for the laptop but I am not sure how much it will help exactly. I always found photoshop and effects a bit laggy so I'd really like to speed them up. Another problem I have is that my laptop always runs a bit hot already while I use programs and I'm not sure If adding more RAM will increase the heat significantly. I don't have much money and the upgrade to 8gb RAM is about $70. I could potentially save up for a desktop, but I feel as though a simple RAM upgrade would suffice for my activities. A CPU upgrade is out of question due to its steep price to find an actual upgrade. I'm open to any advice.

I've installed the latest driver and everything seems in order, but I cant find the system settings for the device anywhere! They should be located in the Wacom folder in the start menu, but their not. I can't find it anywhere and really need to.

In a Multiplayer battle with 4 people present, if you attacks me with a 4/4 and I block with a 6/5 my creature would survive, and his would die. But on the next players turn, if they used an instant to inflict 1 damage to my creature would my 6/5 die because i defended against a 4/4 the previous turn leaving it at 6/1?

Its called: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHZ OC 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (11199-03-20G)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphi...

Id like to play games like Skyrim, The darkness 2, Bioshock, far cry 3...all on high settings. Will it work for me?

Its called: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHZ OC 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (11199-03-20G)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphi...

Id like to play games like Skyrim, The darkness 2, Bioshock, far cry 3...all on high settings. Will it work for me?

If a person were to have a seizure, would you be able to notice any unusual changes in behavior beforehand? If so, how early could you notice them and what are they typically?

Was there a roman law around the time of Ceasar that stated that if anyone were to try to claim power as tyrant, it was in the citizens power to dispose of them?

Im interested in this graphics card...

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-P...

I'd like to be able to run skyrim, deus ex human revolution, far cry 3, bioshock infinite, the darkness 2, etc. on the highest settings without noticable video lag. Will the card deliver?

I wanted to buy the samsung galaxy tab 2 10" but just realized there may be extra taxes applied. My laptop i bought a year ago also had a recycle fee to pay when i bought it. Will this tablet have any fees other then its basic tax?

I'm looking to buy a new graphics card for my computer. I want to use the computer for high detail gaming. I'd like to play Skyrim, Bioshock 2, Sanctum, and The Darkness II all on the highest settings. Will this graphics card suit those needs, and if not, about what settings would the games run on? The rest of the computer has amazing power but the graphics card just sucks.

XFX Radeon HD 6950 (HD-695X-CDFC) 2048MB PCIe x16

I'm looking to buy a new graphics card for my computer. I want to use the computer for high detail gaming. I'd like to play Skyrim, Bioshock 2, Sanctum, and The Darkness II all on the highest settings. Will this graphics card suit those needs, and if not, about what settings would the games run on? The rest of the computer has amazing power but the graphics card just sucks.

XFX Radeon HD 6950 (HD-695X-CDFC) 2048MB PCIe x16

I recently got Skyrim for my new desktop computer. It has 12 GB of RAM, 3.4 GHz processor, Direct X10 and has a AMD Raedon HD 6450 graphics card. By all means, it should run Skyrim flawlessly, but even on the absolute lowest settings, it's still lagging pretty bad. I've also already updated the game and my graphics card driver. If you know how to fix this PLEASE HELP. I'd really appreciate it.

I recently got Skyrim for my new desktop computer. It has 12 GB of RAM, 3.4 GHz processor, Direct X10 and has a AMD Raedon HD 6450 graphics card. By all means, it should run Skyrim flawlessly, but even on the absolute lowest settings, it's still lagging pretty bad. I've also already updated the game and my graphics card driver. If you know how to fix this PLEASE HELP. I'd really appreciate it.

I use optifine (view distance extension) to view pixelart that i have created. I'm currently working on a mother f**king huge picture, the problem is though that whenever I fly up high to view the whole picture the blocks get a bunch of unnecessary lines all over them. When I look at the pic, there are crosshatches all over it. Anyone know how to fix this? Deviantart page @ BackwardsPocketWatch

I've been working on an image recently. When i first started the image i saved it as a 1366x768pixel/inch image because that was the size of my computer wallpaper. I just finished it and when i went to set it as my wallpaper I immediately noticed a ton of pixels that didn't belong all over. Its the correct size and the image I saved didn't have the pixels, but when i set it as my wallpaper it does! Can anyone help me???

I've been trying to find a cord that'll make my screen compatible with a ps3. The screen has an hd15 port. I couldn't find a cord that will covert hdmi to hd15, but does anyone know of a cord that'll convert the simple yellow,red, and white tv plugs to hd15 for this purpose?