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Luke and Carrie are driving down a straight section of the interstate at 70 mph in Luke's new convertible Carrie is drinking a soda in the passenger seat When she is done she tosses the bottle strai?

It is not safe for Carrie to toss the bottle from the convertible because it can hit another vehicle, pedestrian, or cause litter along the highway. It's important to properly dispose of trash in designated containers to ensure safety for everyone on the road.


How pygmies dress?

they wear very little clothing because of the warm weather in the rainforest. They make their clothing from the leaves and the things from the rainforest. The most famous clothing is probably the barkcloth, made from barks of different trees.


What is the meaning of Matthew 2323 in the Bible?

Matthew 23:23 (kjv) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.Often times we get too caught up in the finer 'wrongs' in life. It is easy to fault someone for their skin color, or to blame someone for the type of music to which they listen/enjoy. Sometimes, we even go so far as to condemn, trash, and otherwise dismiss others for their religious beliefs, opinions, and perspectives.... but, over-look the things that truly are more important - matters of the heart. The Scribes & Pharisees were the religious of the religious. Scribes did the writing and translating of texts and were closely monitored to be sure they "crossed all their T's and dotted all their I's", as it were (...every jot and every tittle...). Pharisees were the religious leaders (priests, elders, etc). These two groups of religious people were immersed in the scriptures and the religious practices of the day. Too often, the "can't see the forest for the trees" problem would occur and they would get blinded with the "letter of the law" and overlook the "spirit of the law". Worse, they would pressure others to achieve righteousness through fulfllment of the 'rules', but not apply them to themselves. Jesus rebuked them (and us all) for being "so spiritually minded, we are no earthly good", or at least being hypocritical about the lives we are leading (do as I say...). There is a distinct difference between religion/spirituallity being your life, and your life being religious/spiritual. One you put on, the other you put in. When you put religion & spirituallity "on" (worn on the outside), others see you are righteous and holy, but God sees the 'inner man' beneath the covering. When you put religion and spirituallity "in", the outward change/influence may not be obvious to the outside world right away (if ever, in some cases), but God knows your heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.This passage in Matthew is essentially guiding us to improve from the inside out (God working within us), instead of the outside in (us working within God). These are, after all, MyPerspectives.com


What were Puritan schools like?

Schools were relative small with ALL students in the same room. Students sat by row according to grade level. Youngest kids sat in the front and the older the students were the further back in the room they sat. of course the drop out rate was quite high so the room probably looked like a triangle with the most students on the front couple rows and the number of kids tapering off as the rows progressed towards the back of the room.2. The subject was quite simple--reading, writing, and arithmetic. Not much critical thinking and NO free thought or free expression. You learned things by rote--meaning you memorized everything and quoted it back. The teacher may have you stand up and recite your times tables from 1x1 up to 12x12. Grammatical sayings were also memorized to help students learn how to write correctly. "I before E except after C and sometimes Y"; "When two vowels go a walking, the first one always does the talking."3. Religion was also a big part of education in Puritan times. The Bible was THE source for virtually all of their in-class readings. Bible stories, along with their morals, were drilled into the student's heads.4. The majority of the teachers were men--very few women went into teaching at this early stage of our nation's history. Later--by about 1800--we will start to see more and more women enter the teaching profession.5. Often the teachers knew little more than the students and were often only a page ahead of the student in the textbook. Books themselves were VERY scarce, but virtually ALL families had a copy of the Bible in the home.6. A thump on the back of the wrist or a slap with a ruler on the palm of the hand was not uncommon.7. Teachers would rotate their eating schedule among their student's parents and would even stay (lodge) with the families of their pupils for a week or longer at a time. Of course today if a teacher spends the night at a student's home he wakes up the next morning in jail.8. Classes were hela year-round with no noticable summer break and very few days off for holidays.9. There were no school districts like we have today--it was just one school after another with no real organization.In 1692, children were expected to behave under the same strict code as the adults---doing chores, attending church services, and repressing individual differences. Any show of emotion, such as excitement, fear, or anger, was discouraged, and disobedience was severely punished. Children rarely played, as toys and games were scarce. Puritans saw these activities as sinful distractions.But unlike young girls, boys had a few outlets for their imagination. They often worked as apprentices outside the home, practicing such skills as carpentry or crafts. Boys were also allowed to explore the outdoors, hunting and fishing. On the other hand, girls were expected to tend to the house, helping their mothers cook, wash, clean, and sew.Many children learned to read, but most households owned only the Bible and other religious works---including a few that described evil spirits and witchcraft in great detail. There were a few books written for children, but these often warned against bad behavior and described the punishment that children would suffer for sinful acts.In America's early colonial days in the 1600s, schoolmasters frequently spent more time keeping the kids in line than teaching the students to read or write. Some towns had a lot of trouble trying to find schoolmasters who were willing to try to teach. Bigger boys had fun thrashing or kicking the teacher out of town. Only the toughest and strongest could handle such boys. The whipping post and the pillory, which was a wooden frame in which the boy or girl had to put in their hands and head, were the more severe forms of punishment. If you were caught talking in class, your knuckles might be rapped with a ruler. If you fell asleep in class, you might be picked up from your seat by your left ear or even have your ankles burned in the sun with a magnifying glass! Tardy students had to clean the blackboards or pick up trash around the school. If the teacher happened to be a clergyman, he could also scare students with threats of eternal damnation if they didn't behave.Great pains were taken to warn their members and especially their children of the dangers of the world. Religiously motivated, they were exceptional in their time for their interest in the education of their children. Reading of the Bible was necessary to living a pious life. The education of the next generation was important to further "purify" the church and perfect social living.Three English diversions were banned in their New England colonies; drama, religious music and erotic poetry. The first and last of these led to immorality. Music in worship created a "dreamy" state which was not conducive in listening to God. Since the people were not spending their time idly indulged in trivialities, they were left with two godly diversions.The Bible stimulated their corporate intellect by promoting discussions of literature. Greek classics of Cicero, Virgil, Terence and Ovid were taught, as well as poetry and Latin verse. They were encouraged to create their own poetry, always religious in content.For the first time in history, free schooling was offered for all children. Puritans formed the first formal school in 1635, called the Roxbury Latin School. Four years later, the first American College was established; Harvard in Cambridge. Children aged 6-8 attended a "Dame school" where the teacher, who was usually a widow, taught reading. "Ciphering" (math) and writing were low on the academic agenda.