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I know that this quote is attributed to Mark Twain; however, I cannot find the source wherein he made this statement. Does anybody know whence it comes?

Many students have difficulty acquiring all the credits that they need to graduate from high school. I myself am one of them, but not for the areas that typically need assistance. Most students struggle getting their foreign language, history, or math requirements. I, on the other hand, need to find some way to acquire two fine arts credits. The difficulty is that my school, a two-year program for juniors and seniors, does not offer any art classes.

I was wondering where I would be able to find an online program that offers art credits that are acceptable for high school students.

So, I'm at Ball State University right now, and I was placed to take a 300-level Latin course; however, I have multiple classes that only meet once, and such classes conflict with Latin.

However, the placement test could not possibly differentiate between 300-level and 400-level, as it had many fairly obvious mistakes in both spelling and grammar. So my question is this: are there any online versions of AP Vergil or AP Latin (or even college level Latin)?

I was reviewing some old NJCL (National Junior Classical League) tests for advanced grammar, so I would like to know if anyone can explain why I missed these. The answer I put is first, and the correct answer is second.

liber mihi (tibi | a te) reddendus est.

maritus pecuniam (uxore | uxorem) non celavit.

mala puella (puerum | puero) nocere volebat.

abhinc quinque (anni | annos) Romam venit.

te (maximus | maximi) aestimo.

sordidi dentes (quodam | cuidam) sunt.

for the sentence: Was Cornelia afraid that she might be killed? verebaturne Cornelia (ut | ne) necaretur.

for the sentence: We need a chief. (duci | duce) nobis opus est.

for the command: Don't do this, Lucius. cave hoc (fac | facias), Luci.

There are a bunch more, but if you could explain these to me, that would be great!

It seems an extravagant waste of time on both the part of the student and of the teacher as it is unnecessary to grade it as well as to do it. Without homework, I end up with an A+ in a class (typically). When homework is thrown in, I may end up with an A-, as I simply do not do it. I fail to see any purpose in the homework as it does not make me understand my assignments any better nor does it serve to reinforce my grades. All it seems to do is to bring my grade down.

Thus I ask why it is mandatory. It seems that there are far more effective and efficient ways of causing students to learn, not limited to selective homework, wherein the students would only do the homework if he/she is in need of the homework to understand the material. If the students, however, do understand the material, it seems counterproductive to everything.

I hate losing. Whenever I lose a competition that I care about, I get upset. By upset I don't mean start throwing things and stuff--I still treat people with courtesy, but I become obsessed with the object around which the competition was oriented.

For example, after losing a Latin quiz bowl competition that I feel like I should have won, I have become virtually obsessed with memorizing everything about everything concerning Latin. Normally I really don't care about such things, but as soon as it becomes a competition, I take an interest. As soon as I lose, I become obsessed.

Can anyone explain why this happens (the obsession, not losing)?

I'm only 15, so it's natural that I would think about my future.

For a while, I had it set in my mind that I would become a priest, because it seems as though that is what makes the most sense.

On the other hand, I figured that I should probably have a back-up plan in the event that I do not become a priest. There's a girl who has an awesome personality and seems to be so pretty; she's the only girl that I have ever been very attracted to. I went out with her two different times, and I honestly keep trying to shake her out of my mind. I'm definitely not expecting to marry her or anything, but her sheer presence makes it seem to make sense for me to have a back-up plan. She is also one of my closest friends.

Right now, my classes are, for the most part, designed towards becoming a priest, even though I attend a public school.

I figure I can just put out the classes that I'm gonna take so that it would be easier to give a decent reply.

Sophomore year I'm taking:

AP Statistics

AP U.S. History

Hon Pre-Calculus w/ Discrete

Latin III

Spanish III

Hon English 10

Hon Chemistry

Junior Year:

AP Calculus AB

AP Macro+Micro Econ

AP Literature

AP Chemistry

Spanish IV

Latin IV

Film/Video (arts credit)

Senior:

AP Calculus BC

AP Spanish

AP Composition

Latin V

AP Government

In case you can't tell, my strengths are foreign language and mathematics. If you could suggest suitable careers, that would be great.

I already posted this once, but it really didn't seem like it was in the right section or whatever.

Haha, I know it sounds really bizarre, but I'm feeling very bored right now and would like to argue with some Protestants in order to brush up on my apologetic skills. I'm Catholic, by the way, so if you would like to do a debate or something like that over religion, that would be great.

What I really don't understand about Protestantism is how you guys are completely sola scriptura and what not.

Furthermore, when you cite scripture, why do you

a) only cite one verse and not look at its surroundings

b) not explain it?

I'm 14 right now, and a freshman in high school. I attend a public high school, however, I want to become a priest. Right now, my parish does not have a bible study group for teens, so I figured that we should start one. I talked to one of our priests about it, but I need to have a better idea of how to run it and what not. I have never been to a bible study group.

I was wondering what books of the Bible would be best to start with, how to run the meetings, etc.

Any help you can offer is very much appreciated!

I have a project for English, and I need to find a song that would fit the South African apartheid.

My problem is that I don't know any songs that would really fit it. Your help is much appreciated.

I need at least five poems about the South African apartheid--I've looked for a while and have only found one poem, which I found right away; that one was "Nothing's Changed" by Tatamkhulu Afrika. Please help, thanks.

Nothing matters to me at all...

Im only 14, im just about the smartest kid in the grade, and have no friends. I hate my family, and can never get out of my house. Ive been contemplating suicide for a while, deciding against it for my girlfriends sake, but as she broke up with me today, there is nothing or nobody that i care about. She was the only thing i cared about, and the only reason why i could get through all of my homework. I need something to care about, or i might kill myself. Please help.

I (and my gf) want to learn Klingon, but it is rather difficult to find materials.

It shouldn't really matter how hard it is to learn, because I'm up to the challenge (I'm learning at present Latin, French, and Spanish). I just want to be able to speak it.

I can't figure out how to do this, as it would appear as though it has insufficient information.

If someone could explain how to do it, that would be great!

For triangle FOX, FO = 15 and m∠ O=30°.

For what measure of ∠X is the length of OX shortest?

I need to write an essay over the temple of concord by tomorrow, and I haven't been able to find any viable websites with information. Please help!