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Posted At: 7:57pm by Anna Joy
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Today, I went with my friend Mara to the McWane center in B'ham, and they have this Einstein exhibit. (For those of you that don't know much about Einstein, the dude's pretty awesome. Read a book about him or watch the episode of Nova about him tomorrow night at 7PM CST on PBS.)
Anyway, I bought a shirt that I just couldn't resist having.
So cool, neh? Mine's black, though, instead of Navy. The gothic nerd...heh, heh.
Now, Einstein obviously wasn't perfect. Buuuut, realizing that the theory of relativity exists was pretty derned awesome if ya ask me. Science as a whole is just so cool. You look at how all of it fits together and it's just...amazing how God created the universe.
Anyway, that was the highlight of my day. 
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Posted At: 8:20pm by Anna Joy
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6998205/?GT1=6190
I can't usually stomach the health channel. I literally turn green when watching it... I can't stand to watch them cut people open. But, last night, they had a "documentary" type show about a set of Arabian twins born in Egypt. If you look at the picture in the news story above, you'll see what looks like siamese twins, with one of the twins barely developed. The so-called "second head" is the undeveloped twin. According to the documentary, this is caused because the embryo began to seperate after fertilization, but did not completely seperate, and that's what caused the so-called "defect".
The birth defect had caused Manar's heart to fail twice. Because she supported two brains, her vital organs were strained.
What the articles doesn't say is that the "second head", "defect", or whatever you want to call it, was alive. She had a personality. She grew like a normal baby would. When the mother of the child would play with the developed twin, the other baby would cry and get lonely. They would sleep at different times, cry at different times, smile at different times. The undeveloped child would do everything a normal child at 10 months old would do. The differece? She had no body.
Manar would've died had her twin not been removed, and the other twin could not live without Manar. The other twin had a personality, and was alive in every sense of the word. She just depended on her sister for life. She was also killing her sister...
So, I'd like some opinions here. Did the "second head" have a soul, and if so, was it right to kill the human being in order to save the "normal" twin?
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Posted At: 7:20pm by Anna Joy
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Well, Nathan and Pr. B put this on their blogs, so here's mine. :P Apparently I'm pretty liberal socially...
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Posted At: 7:37pm by Anna Joy
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Time for my second blog post...maybe I can think of something to say. :-P
I'm a senior in higschool. And, apparently, I still have a ton to learn, so I've been looking at colleges, scholarships, and what I want to do with my life. I've got the "what I want to do with my life" part of it narrowed down to pretty much two things: 1) I want to be a wife and, eventually, a mom and 2) I want to be proficient in music. That means writing, reading, and playing music. Piano's my primary instrument, but it looks like I'll be taking organ, or at least dabbling in organ, too, this year. Music degrees don't get you very far in life, though, so I'm looking for another major as well. As my brother said to me today... "I want to major in music." "So, you want to work at McDonald's?" :-P
Since I took the ACT test back in June, I've had colleges mailing me brochures. Most all of them, once you get down to the basic meaning, say "Apply! Send us the application fee!" When colleges call you to ask what your interests are, they all say pretty much the same thing. "I like music." "Oh, well ya know, we've got a great music department..."
I've basically narrowed my college choice down to Concordia University Wisconsin. It's a good school (we'll leave theology out of it for the moment). I know people that go there. I know there are good, confessional Lutheran churches and pastors in the area. They have the major I want, and if that major doesn't fly when I get there, I can always pick another one (they've got lots to choose from).
The only thing about Mequon that I don't like is the price, which, tuition/room and board is $24,000 by itself a YEAR, not including books, occasional meals off campus, gas money...etc. Thankfully, I've gotten to where I only need about $2,000. And, I've been on a quest to find that money lately. I didn't find any in the bottom of my sock drawer, or purses that I haven't used recently...
Sometimes I feel like I'm going through college Hades. It's hard not to worry about what I'm going to end up doing. And, it's at those times when I just have to sit back, realize that God's in control of everything, and that if He wants me to go to Mequon, then I'll go to Mequon. Then I have to realize that God's (probably) not just going to hand me $2,000.
So, apart from work and school, I've been trying to find scholarships to apply for. Here are some descriptions of the more interesting (ha, insane?) ones I've found so far:
(This one is one of my favorites *grin*)
The Dorothy Vandercook Memorial Peace Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college freshmen. You must write a brief biography of your activities related to nuclear disarmament, conflict resolution or community service. You must also describe your plans for contributing to a healthy planet, and provide information on your school and community activities. Two letters of recommendation are also required.
National Fire Sprinkler Association (The name says it all)
The Ashley Marie Easterbrook Internet Scholarship is available to currently enrolled high school seniors. You must have a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74 and plan to attend an accredited four-year university or college. You must be graduating in the spring of the year of your application. Preference is given to students who are involved in organized programs/activities and those with work or volunteer experience. (they limit your GPA...I don't understand it...)
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Posted At: 4:19pm by Anna Joy
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I suppose I should go ahead and intro myself before I make anymore changes around here, huh?
My name is Anna Joy Holbird, AJ for short. I'm a 17 year old homeschooled senior in highschool. Pr. Borghardt was kind enough to give me a blog.  Let's see how long it takes me to screw it up. I like music ranging from classical to rap (as long as it's not TOO hard-core), but rock's my fave genre. The deranged person that thought up country should've been drowned. :P I've been playing the piano for the last 12 years and I'm currently working on some Debussy. When I'm not doing school, at work, or volunteering, I like to chat on AIM and hang out with friends.
I'll add more links, change the colors around, get a banner up, find a catch-phrase, etc. soon! I PROMISE I will come up with a more interesting post soon, too!
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