<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en">
	<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=Hellomr64</id>
	<title>Conservapedia - User contributions [en]</title>
	<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=Hellomr64"/>
	<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Hellomr64"/>
	<updated>2026-09-26T03:45:19Z</updated>
	<subtitle>User contributions</subtitle>
	<generator>MediaWiki 1.35.14</generator>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Photosynthesis&amp;diff=1431523</id>
		<title>Photosynthesis</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Photosynthesis&amp;diff=1431523"/>
		<updated>2018-07-03T06:18:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hellomr64: Added some more sources and the chemical formula&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The sun is the energy and it reacts  with the matter which is plant. It reacts to the plant so that transpiration could happen. Transpiration is where the water from photosynthesis comes from. After the transpiration occurs then the water goes up into the atmosphere which is called evaporation. After the evaporation occurs it goes higher and condensates which sometimes forms clouds. Then it precipitates and goes back down to either runoff or into oceans. Photosynthesis may be the most important to humans.&lt;br /&gt;
The chemical formula for photosynthesis is 6co2+ 6H2o = c6H12o6+6o2&lt;br /&gt;
So carbon dioxide and water become sugar and oxygen. Water and carbon dioxide make food for the plants&lt;br /&gt;
Photosynthesis is very important to humans and plants. It helps humans by helping us get oxygen and it makes food for plants. We eat plants to get the nourishment from it.&lt;br /&gt;
So it keeps plants alive. It is very good if you take care of plants that you don’t have to feed it all the time because it makes its own food.&lt;br /&gt;
'''Photosynthesis''' is the process by which  [[plant]]s, some archaebacteria and bacteria use the energy of sunlight and certain [[chemical]]s ([[carbon dioxide]] and [[water]]) to produce their own food.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With General Science''. Anderson: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 2000&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; it produces [[oxygen]] and [[glucose]]. The process of plant photosynthesis takes place entirely within the [[chloroplast]]s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.britannica.com/science/photosynthesis/Energy-efficiency-of-photosynthesis britannica.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Further reading==&lt;br /&gt;
:*http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/learn.html&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100324762&lt;br /&gt;
https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/photosynthesis&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Biology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Botany]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Gardening Glossary]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hellomr64</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Oceanic_volcanoes&amp;diff=1431519</id>
		<title>Oceanic volcanoes</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Oceanic_volcanoes&amp;diff=1431519"/>
		<updated>2018-07-03T05:55:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hellomr64: Added information and sources&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Volcanoes erupt because of the density of the material inside them. The liquid in the Earth is called magma.  The core of the Earth, where magma is made, can reach up to 9000 degrees Fahrenheit. When magma comes out, it is called lava. The amount of time and the number of times that avolcano erupts is also up to density of the Earth. The density of the rock always puts pressure on the Earth and magma so that it could erupt for a very long time. The eruption can have as much as 100 tons of pressure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Volcanoes sometimes erupt to let the Earth cool off. It also allows the earth to release a lot of pressure and heat that has been building up because of the magma that is in volcanoes. The Earth is made up of many large plates and when the plates collide it can become an eruption. The plates move very slowly but even small movements can cause a volcano to erupt. Seven of the plates are extremely big and when they move, they can cause volcanoes worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Volcanoes are located where tectonic plates meet.  The Ring of Fire an area next to the Pacific Ocean where over 75% of the volcanoes on Earth are found. Some signs of volcano eruptions are earthquakes. Volcanoes might bring some changes. Sometimes animals behave very strangely. Most of the volcanic eruptions in the world are very quiet and not big explosions. In Hawaii, most of the volcanoes have very mild explosions. The most dan       gerous type of volcano happens when the magma is very gooey. When that happens it acts like glue and plugs up the top of the volcano causing a lot of pressure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are three different stages of a volcano. These stages are dormant, active and extinct. Dormant means that a volcano has erupted for a very long time but could possibly erupt in the future. An active volcano is one that has erupted within the last 500 years while an extinct volcano is one that will never erupt again. There are over 1500 active volcanoes on Earth. In America, many volcanoes are found in Oregon, Hawaii, California, and also Washington. There are also three types of volcanoes, including cinder cones, composite volcanos, and shield volcanoes.  Cinder cones are made of small fragments of lava. Composite volcanos are made of volcanic rocks.  The last type of volcano is the shield volcano. It is shaped like a shield. It has a great amount of power inside. Throughout history, volcanoes have killed thousands of people. That is how powerful a volcanic eruption can be.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
More and more people are moving to very dangerous places. They are dangerous because they are next to volcanoes that are in the Earth. The volcanoes there can easily hurt people. There is something good though. Most volcanoes have become dormant. And some of the most dangerous volcanoes from the past are about to be extinct or are extinct or they are dormant so people can live there without always having to worry about when a volcano could erupt. Scientists do not know exactly when a volcano will erupt but they can keep track of how active a volcano is and the earthquakes around the volcano can help predict an eruption.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here is what you can do so that you could stay safe in case a volcano eruption happens. If you live close to one, you should be careful. Keep a kit where you live in case of an emergency. You should keep a flashlight and battery in your kit as well as a battery operated radio, emergency food and water and dust masks, goggles and hard hats. To know when a volcano is coming listen to the radio or a weather forecast on a TV. Most of the time when a tornado erupts you have to evacuate.  This is what you need these things for. If a volcano is erupting wear goggles to protect your eyes. Use a dust cover to cover your nose and mouth so that you don’t breathe volcanic ashes. Wear a long sleeves shirt and very long pants to help protect your skin so that you won’t get hurt.&lt;br /&gt;
In a typical &amp;quot;oceanic&amp;quot; [[environment]], [[volcano]]es are aligned along the [[crest]] of a broad [[ridge]] that marks an active [[fracture]] system in the oceanic [[crust]]. [[Basalt]]ic [[magma]], generated in the upper [[mantle]] beneath the ridge, rise along fractures through the basaltic layer. Because the [[granite|granitic]] crustal layer is absent, the magma are not appreciably modified or changed in [[composition]] and they [[erupt]] on the surface to form basaltic volcanoes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/volcano_terminology.html Glossary of Volcano and Related Terminology (Tilling, 1985)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Volcanology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[11 Facts About Volcanoes.” DoSomething.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.]&lt;br /&gt;
[“Experts You Should Follow.” Answers. Answers Corporation, n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.]&lt;br /&gt;
[Mara, Wil. Why Do Volcanoes Erupt? Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2010. Print.]&lt;br /&gt;
[Person, Stephen. Devastated by a Volcano! New York: Bearport Pub., 2010. Print.]&lt;br /&gt;
[Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia B. Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein. Nunn. Volcanoes: The Science behind Fiery Eruptions. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2010. Print.]&lt;br /&gt;
[“Volcano World.” Why Are There Volcanoes? Why Do They Erupt? N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.]&lt;br /&gt;
[“Volcanoes.” Annenberg Learner Interactives. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.]&lt;br /&gt;
[“Weather Wiz Kids Weather Information for Kids.” Weather Wiz Kids Weather Information for Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hellomr64</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Aneurysm&amp;diff=1428442</id>
		<title>Aneurysm</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Aneurysm&amp;diff=1428442"/>
		<updated>2018-06-13T22:01:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hellomr64: Gave some more information on aortic aneurysms&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;According to the [[National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute]], an '''aneurysm''' is &amp;quot;a bulge or &amp;quot;ballooning&amp;quot; in the wall of an [[artery]]. Arteries are [[blood vessel]]s that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. If an aneurysm grows large, it can burst and cause dangerous bleeding or even death.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most aneurysms occur in the [[aorta]], the main artery traveling from the heart through the chest and abdomen. Aneurysms also can happen in arteries in the [[brain]], [[heart]] and other parts of the body. If an aneurysm in the brain bursts, it causes a [[stroke]].&lt;br /&gt;
Aneurysms can develop and become large before causing any symptoms. Often doctors can stop aneurysms from bursting if they find and treat them early. Medicines and surgery are the two main treatments for aneurysms.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aneurysms.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aortic Aneurysm is when the aorta(biggest blood vessel in the body) grows very much. Every year, 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.  It is when your aorta grows to be 1.5 times its normal size.  It is usually enlarged at the bottom part of the aorta. This is a very dangerous disease and is life-threatening. Basically it grows so big that it weakens the walls and the protection that is around it. One way that it happens is through a rupture. This is when the actual aneurysm ruptures and bursts. There are two types of aortic aneurysm. The first is called the thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. This type of aortic aneurysm typically occurs in the chest. It occurs above the diaphragm. Both men and women are equally likely to have this problem. The next type is the abdominal aortic aneurysm. This is more likely than the thoratic one. While that one occurs in the thorax near the chest, this type occurs in the abdomen. They usually do not have any clear symptoms, so many people do not even know that they actually have this problem in the first place. They also grow very slowly. In a study, it was found that the survival rate for people who have this problem was about 87 percent. People who have undergone surgery have lived about an average of 5.4 years after. Usually this does not cause problems, but if it becomes ruptured it will cause problems. A big cause of this is smoking. Another big cause is your family’s history of heart problems. If your family has had a history of heart problems you will be more susceptible to this problem.  Usually when doctors find this problem with the body, it is usually while scanning for other reasons. If it is ruptured and you feel it, you must go to a doctor immediately for a high chance of survival.&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Medicine]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hellomr64</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Battle_of_Thermopylae&amp;diff=1428441</id>
		<title>Battle of Thermopylae</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Battle_of_Thermopylae&amp;diff=1428441"/>
		<updated>2018-06-13T21:55:22Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hellomr64: Gave some historical context about this battle&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The '''Battle of Thermopylae''' was a famous [[battle]] during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], fought in northwestern [[Greece]]. It is known for the fact that 300 [[Sparta]]n soldiers and 3700 other [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] soldiers (most notably the Thespians) held off an army of several hundred thousand [[Persia]]n soldiers (led by [[Xerxes]]) for three days, therefore giving the rest of Greece time to group and prepare to the south.  It was considered to be a defining moment in the war.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Historical context&lt;br /&gt;
There was a king of Persia named Darius. He conquered many places in his time as king. He had a very strong army because he was one of the monarchs of the Achaemenid empire. That is the empire which Cyrus the great had started. He always helped to improve his empire. He started many construction projects and enhanced the economy of his empire. Many of his actions and life and reign as king were documented on the Bisitun rock. These inscriptions detailed king Darius’s life and included many facts about his past and his lineage. He rose to power by taking the throne away from the false king Gaumata. This is the beginning of the battle. He sent many heralds and ambassadors to Greece. He asked them to give their authority to the king. The nationalists and patriots of Greek were disgusted. They wanted to keep the power in their own lands. So they took those people and threw them into wells and other places. Then he died and his son ( king Xerxes) took over. He wanted to finish his father’s original plan and take over the land of Greece. And he sent more heralds to the Greeks. They refused again to give power over. And the battle was planned and started.&lt;br /&gt;
The battle of Thermoplaye was a very important time in human history. It was a very decisive battle between the Greek and Persian army. The Greek army at the time was much smaller than the Persian army. Thermoplyae is a mountain pass which is located at a mountain pass. This place is the site where many battles took place. Though the battle between the Greeks and Persians is arguably the most important battle of all. There were 300 Spartan soldiers and about 1500 allied soldiers. They all wanted to take a stand against the Persians. The number of Persian soldiers is unclear and is disputed by many historians. The king who lead this battle against the Persians was King Leonidas. He was the king of Sparta (Lacedaemon) at the time. The king who ordered the Persians was named Xerxes 1. Even though the Greeks were only few in number, they managed to hold off his army for 3 days. Eventually the far superior army of the Persians took their toll on the Greeks and they were thought to be defeated. But some of the army stayed back to fight. This included king Leonidas. Eventually these few people were also defeated and this is where Leonidas met his demise.&lt;br /&gt;
This story became a legend to future Greeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Greek/Persian ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The battle of Thermopylae was fought between the Greeks and the Persians in 480 BC. The Persian &amp;quot;God king&amp;quot; Xerxes, master of the huge Persian Empire, was waging war on Greece for control of its lands and people. The battle is most known for two factors: 1) the impressive show of strength by the Persians, whose forces numbered between 200,000 and 2 million  2) the determination and bravery of the few thousand Greeks who tried to stop them. The estimated 6700 Non-Spartan Greeks ([[Athens|Athenians]] and soldiers from other city-states) were led by the Spartan king [[Leonidas]].  The Spartans themselves numbered a few hundred.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Greek soldiers were able to successfully hold off the Persians because of the terrain and their fighting style. Because the mountain pass was so narrow at the location they had chosen to fight, the Greeks only had to face a small number of the Persian army at a time. Also, the Greek [[phalanx]], a fighting style consisting of ten rows and ten columns of soldiers carrying twelve foot long spears and rounded shields gave the Greeks a huge advantage. This fighting style was so effective because the tight formation and shields left practically no part of a soldier unprotected, and the twelve foot long spears enabled men from a few rows back to attack. It was also effective because when a Greek soldier died on the front line, he was immediately replaced by a new soldier. After two days of battle in which the Persians were unable to advance, a traitorous Greek farmer named [[Ephialtes of Trachis|Ephialtes]] told the Persians of a secret path that let the Persians get around and attack the Greeks from behind.  300 Spartans and 700 Thespians stayed, while the Athenians left to gather more forces, and the impressive last stand allowed Sparta and Athens to regroup and eventually defeat the Persian forces in the [[Battle of Plataea]]. It is estimated that 20,000 Persians were killed by the Greeks.  The traitor Ephialtes is so derided in Greek tradition, that his name is now a synonym for &amp;quot;nightmare.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The battle of Thermopylae was considered to be a key battle in preventing the overrunning of Western civilization by Eastern invaders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A movie was made about this battle in 2007 named &amp;quot;300&amp;quot;.  However, the movie was based upon the highly stylized graphic novel by Frank Miller and so mixes historical fact with fiction.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.townhall.com/columnists/VictorDavisHanson/2007/03/22/300_fact_or_fiction&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexander the Great]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julius Caesar]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Crusades]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Byzantine Empire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;References/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Sources ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Cartledge, Paul, Thermopylae; the Battle that Changed the World, Overlook Press, New York, 2006&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thermopylae, Battle of}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Battles]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Ancient Greece]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hellomr64</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Singapore&amp;diff=1428440</id>
		<title>Singapore</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Singapore&amp;diff=1428440"/>
		<updated>2018-06-13T21:48:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hellomr64: Gave some background of food and tradition in singapore&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Country&lt;br /&gt;
|name           =The Republic of Singapore&lt;br /&gt;
|map	        =Singapore map CIA.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|map2           =&lt;br /&gt;
|flag	        =Singaporeflag.gif&lt;br /&gt;
|arms	        =&lt;br /&gt;
|capital	=Singapore&lt;br /&gt;
|capital-raw	=&lt;br /&gt;
|government	=Parliamentary Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|government-raw	=&lt;br /&gt;
|language	=Mandarin, English, Malay and Tamil.&lt;br /&gt;
|king	        =&lt;br /&gt;
|queen	        =&lt;br /&gt;
|monarch-raw	=&lt;br /&gt;
|president	=Tony Tan Keng Yam&lt;br /&gt;
|president-raw	=&lt;br /&gt;
|chancellor	=&lt;br /&gt;
|chancellor-raw	=&lt;br /&gt;
|pm	        =Lee Hsien Loong&lt;br /&gt;
|pm-raw	        =&lt;br /&gt;
|area	        =274 sq mi&lt;br /&gt;
|pop	        =5 million&lt;br /&gt;
|pop-basis	=2010&lt;br /&gt;
|gdp	        =$255,338 billion (2010)&lt;br /&gt;
|gdp-year	=2010&lt;br /&gt;
|gdp-pc	        =$57,238   &lt;br /&gt;
|currency	=Singapore dollar&lt;br /&gt;
|idd		=&lt;br /&gt;
|tld            =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore food&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. Rice and chicken&lt;br /&gt;
This dish is just chicken and rice. It  is called a national dish. Sometimes the chicken is steamed. Sometimes people use soy sauce.&lt;br /&gt;
The next dish is  2. Char kway teow&lt;br /&gt;
 This is Flat rice noodles stir-fried with lard (for best flavor), dark and light soy sauce, chilli, de-shelled cockles, sliced Chinese sausage, bean sprouts,&lt;br /&gt;
There are more foods such as&lt;br /&gt;
Chili crab&lt;br /&gt;
Bak kut teh&lt;br /&gt;
Sambal stingray&lt;br /&gt;
Fried Hokkien mee&lt;br /&gt;
Rojak&lt;br /&gt;
 Bak kwa&lt;br /&gt;
Economy rice&lt;br /&gt;
 Kway chap&lt;br /&gt;
 There are many more&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore religions&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore has many religions. In fact it is one of the most diverse religious countries. The 3 main religions in this country are according to a 2014 count&lt;br /&gt;
Buddhism,Islam,Christianity and Taoism.&lt;br /&gt;
Most of the Christians in Singapore are Chinese Christians. These are the main ones but there are others also such as Taoism. In Singapore 33 percent of the population are Bhuddists. Christians make up 18.8 percent of the Singaporean population. Islam is 14 percent.  Taoism and folk religion are 11 percent Hinduism is 5 percent other religions are 0.7 percent such as Sikhism,Judaism,Jainism . Non religious people make up 18.4 percent. The Chinese Muslims in Singapore are 11,176 in number.Malay Muslims make up 497318 people of the whole population. Muslims  from India are75541.Other Muslims are 11,569. Chinese Muslims make up 0.4 percent of the  chinese in Singapore.Malays are 98.7 Muslims in the Malay Singapore population.&lt;br /&gt;
Indians are 21.7 percent others have 9.2 percent.&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore languages&lt;br /&gt;
In Singapore they speak many languages,but there  are 5 official languages.&lt;br /&gt;
These languages are English,Tamil,Malay Mandarin Chinese and standard Mandarin.&lt;br /&gt;
. MandarinChinese and standard Mandarin are different because they are spokenby different people. Standard Mandarin is spoken by Chinese and Taiwanese people.&lt;br /&gt;
Chinese Mandarin is spoken only by Chinese people.English is the main language though. It is used for instructions at school. It is used in their education system.&lt;br /&gt;
They use British spelling there. English is used in their Government also.&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore population and people&lt;br /&gt;
The population in Singapore is 5.399 million  this was a census taken taken in 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
It has been increasing a lot. In 2012 the population was 5.312 million&lt;br /&gt;
2011 5.184 million&lt;br /&gt;
2010 5.077 million&lt;br /&gt;
2009   4.988 million&lt;br /&gt;
2008 4.839 million&lt;br /&gt;
2007 4.589 million&lt;br /&gt;
2006 4.401 million&lt;br /&gt;
2005 4.266 million&lt;br /&gt;
2004  4.167 million&lt;br /&gt;
2003 4.115 million&lt;br /&gt;
2002 4.167 million&lt;br /&gt;
2001 4.138 million&lt;br /&gt;
2000 4.028 million&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Traditions&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Singaporeans have many western traditions. In many cultures it is rude to point with the foot even when the object is on the floor. is widely accepted as polite to address people older than oneself as “uncle” or “aunty” even if you don’t know them.&lt;br /&gt;
They celebrate National day, Good Friday, Deepavali, Hari Raya Puasa, and Vesak Day. On top of the religious public holidays in Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Singapore''' (Malay: ''Singa'' (lion) + ''pura'' (city)) is a city-state and parliamentary republic situated on a group of islands at the southern tip of the Malay peninsula. Its land area is 712 square kilometers. Singapore declared independence from [[Britain]] on 31 August 1963 and became a sovereign, independent nation on August 9, 1965.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Singapur.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Singapore City.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Sultan Mosque Singapore.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Sultan [[Mosque]].]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Clear}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== People ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Singapore people girls.jpg|thumb|Girls, 2010.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Its population of about 5 million people is 76% ethnic [[Chinese]], 14% Malay, 7% Tamil and 3% others. Religions: [[Buddhist]] 42.5%, [[Muslim]] 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, [[Catholic]] 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Urban population: 100% of total population.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Population aged 15 years &amp;amp; over who are literate: 95.9%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Total SMS messages: 27,714 Million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Languages: [[Mandarin]] (official) 35%, [[English]] (official) 23%, Malay (official) 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, [[Tamil]] (official) 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)&lt;br /&gt;
{{Clear}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Government ==&lt;br /&gt;
Chief of state: President Tony Tan Keng Yam (since 1 September 2011)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Head of government: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister Shunmugam JAYAKUMAR (since 1 April 2009); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Minister TEO Chee Hean (since 1 April 2009) and Deputy Prime Minister WONG Kan Seng (since 1 September 2005) [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Economy ==&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore has a highly developed and successful [[free-market]] economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita [[GDP]] higher than that of most developed countries. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics, information technology products, pharmaceuticals, and on a growing financial services sector. Real GDP growth averaged 7.1% between 2004 and 2008. The economy contracted 1.3% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, but rebounded nearly 14.7% in 2010, on the strength of renewed exports. Over the longer term, the government hopes to establish a new growth path that focuses on raising productivity, which has sunk to 1% growth per year in the last decade. Singapore has attracted major investments in pharmaceuticals and medical technology production and will continue efforts to establish Singapore as Southeast Asia's financial and high-tech hub. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gross Domestic Product: 2009 = $266.7 bn, 2010 = $303.7 bn&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Per Capita Gross National Income: $57,603 (2010)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Total Labor Force: 3,136,000&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore’s exports of services declined by 3.2% to $136.0 billion in 2009 compared to an increase of 9.6% a year earlier. Imports of services also fell by 6.7% to $115.4 billion, in contrast to the 10.0% growth recorded in 2008. [http://www.singstat.gov.sg/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Guan Yin Temple, Singapore.jpg|thumb|Guan Yin Temple.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore was an ignored, swampy island with only a few fishing villages until 1819 when [[Sir Stamford Raffles]] of the British [[East India Company]] was given permission to establish a trading station by the Sultan of Johor.  Raffles had spotted its strategic location as a crossroads on the shipping routes to the East and set about turning the island into a free trading station.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbportal/en/home/about_singapore/brief_history.html] Uniquely Singapore - Brief History&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Alongside the British colonial presence it attracted many entrepreneurs from China, India and the Middle East and within 5 years the population rose from 150 to 10,000. In 1824 the British bought the island outright from the Sultan. Following the Anglo-Dutch treaty of 1824, the [[Dutch]], who had largely been the dominant colonial power in south-east Asia, withdrew any objections to the British occupation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The British tended to congregate round the river waterfront and many grand buildings in the Palladian style were built largely with the help of Irish architect George Coleman.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Visitors' Guide to Singapore, 13th Edition, 2006/7, pp.20-21&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  With the opening of the [[Suez Canal]] in 1869, the invention of steamships and the laying of long-distance telegraph cables Singapore became increasingly important as a port and trading center.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the outbreak of [[World War II]], Singapore was regarded as a well-defended base for the Allies in the Far-East.  However, on February 15, 1942 Singapore fell to the [[Japanese]] after six-days of fighting. The occupation of the next three and a half years was brutal with many atrocities and war-crimes being committed. The island was renamed Syonan (Light of the South) until the defeat of Japan.  The occupying forces formally surrendered to the British at the Changi prison-camp in September 1945.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Lee Kuan Yew.jpg|thumb|left|270px|Lee Kuan Yew, Ex-Prime Minister of Singapore, in office: 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990.]]&lt;br /&gt;
In 1946, Singapore became a British Crown Colony. However, the communist insurgency in Malaya of 1948 put Singapore in a state of emergency for 12 years. There was a rise of nationalism during the 1950s as the merchant classes wanted to have a say in government and in 1959 Singapore was granted self-government under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew. In 1963 Singapore merged with [[Federation of Malaya|Federated Malaya]] and the Borneo states of Sarawak and North Borneo (Sabah) to create Malaysia.  The third Borneo state of Brunei opted for independence. This merger was actively opposed by the neighboring states of Indonesia and the Philippines. ''Singapore was particularly hard hit by the loss of its Indonesian barter trade. Indonesian commandos conducted armed raids into Sabah and Sarawak, and Singaporean fishing boats were seized by Indonesian gunboats. Indonesian terrorists bombed the Ambassador Hotel on September 24, beginning a year of terrorism and propaganda aimed at creating communal unrest in Singapore.'' [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field%28DOCID+sg0033%29 Singapore as Part of Malaysia.] The union did not last long, owing to ideological differences between Lee Kuan Yew's PAP (People's Action Party) and the federal government in Kuala Lumpur.  Singapore was obliged to withdraw and became a sovereign, independent nation on August 9, 1965. ''Lee declared Singapore a sovereign, democratic, and independent state. In tears he told his audience, &amp;quot;For me, it is a moment of anguish. All my life, my whole adult life, I have believed in merger and unity of the two territories.&amp;quot;'' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.loc.gov Singapore as Part of Malaysia.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With only a small land mass and limited natural resources Singapore was forced to industrialize and develop its technical prowess alongside its trading and transportation hub role. Government policies emphasized the role of education, especially in computer science, and, increasingly, bio-sciences.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Asian Countries}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Islands]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hellomr64</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:The_evil_of_the_school_system&amp;diff=1428439</id>
		<title>Essay:The evil of the school system</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:The_evil_of_the_school_system&amp;diff=1428439"/>
		<updated>2018-06-13T21:45:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hellomr64: Highlighting the evil of the school system&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;School is a very boring things for kids. Research and surveys have suggested that kids are tired and bored during school. This is also shown in popular media and our culture. We see in some T.V. shows that kids fall asleep during the school days. This is very true in real life. According to John Taylor Gato; a very popular former school teacher, school is not a benefit for children. School hurts the minds of the children that attend it. This is proven to be true when we see that more schooling in  a place causes more depression in the people attending it. Less school makes children happier as we can see in Finland. Finland has the best educational system in our modern world. Kids there are much happier and have less depression. According to the youtuber called red pill philosophy, adhd was a  disease that was invented by the government schooling. He says that kids are so bored and when they complain many schools/doctors suggest that they go and take medications. This is a bad idea because kids are bored because they are looking for a challenge and they are wanting to find something that will satisfy their desire to have something fun.  Medicine will just calm them down, but it will destroy the potential of the child to find their passions. Please do not let your children take medicine and thanks for reading.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The United States Of America is in a very bad state right now. Sadly destruction has come upon it through the elitists and globalist. They have been trying to indoctrinate the masses for centuries. This indoctrination started coming into fruition by Horace Mann. He was the one who had made America adopt the Prussian school system. Later many countries followed suit. The Prussian system was built upon indoctrination to blindly follow authority. This system was used by the elitists of the world to indoctrinate young adults to grow up to be factory workers. That is why in schools there are bells. The bells tell people when they can go, when they come and when they can do things. All things that you need to do must be approved of by a teacher. One thing that bothers many people about this is the fact that many schools force people to eat only at a set time. This could be very detrimental to children with diseases and disorders. Most people get hungry at different times, yet they are not allowed to eat at all. This is indoctrination into blindly submitting to the state. People are led to believe that authority is always right and all that they tell you to do should be done with no questions.  Many adults still have this mentality within their own minds. They try to export beliefs to others. Many countries which have absolute dictatorships have also used this system. People like Hitler and the North Korean dynasty used this method to avoid rebellions.  They had textbooks and other learning resources which spewed out propaganda towards loving these men. A part of the curriculum which Adolf Hitler had created was hatred of the Jews. In schools all over Germany many young men and women were forced-fed lies about Jewish people and their culture. That is why many people within Germany believed that what the Nazis were doing was noble. Many extracurricular activities were also used to make the young children develop love of Hitler himself. This is just one example of many others which show that school is a very bad thing. It is atrocious how people in our own country are being indoctrinated to this very day.  This has even spread to colleges around our country. Many college kids come out with very liberal ideas. David Hogg is just one of them. He says that we need more gun control in our country and that Americans should not need guns. Many other college kids argue over transgenderism, which bathroom they should use. They argue over what you can identify as. There are many students who skip their classes and go and protest guns. They call this March for life. Many republicans and conservatives call this March for death. They call it that due to the fact that they are marching for the end of gun rights. Many of those who attend these events believe that the second amendment should actually be repealed. They believe that it would help lower the gun violence in our country.  They believe that it would stop shooting sprees. That mentality is wrong and you will read why it is wrong. The people who are committing these mass killings are criminals. Criminals do not follow the law. If guns are outlawed like many liberals and democrats want, then law abiding citizens will not be able to own or have access to them. A criminal who wants to kill people can easily get a gun from a black market. They can then go on to kill people like they intended to do before. When you take away guns you are leaving people who won’t harm innocent people defenseless. You are giving people more opportunities to kill without getting shot at back. This is a very dangerous issue that we are dealing with at this time and point in history. Chicago Illinois has the most strict gun laws in our country but it is number 25 on the list of cities with the most murders. This is according to rapid city journal. This is a very conservative estimate of the ranking. Many researches place it at number one. Janice Williams, a writer at Newsweek stated that ” Chicago is known for having the highest number of homicides in the United States, and it’s living up to that reputation by already topping 400 killings for 2017, after four people were killed among 36 shot over the weekend, according to NBC Chicago.” I believe that if America falls it will fall by the actions of its citizens and not by the troops of outside forces. People who wish to cause harm have infiltrated the school system and wish to destroy the population. Right now what we are seeing: prostitution, killings, murders, high amounts of abortions and many other indecencies and crimes. I believe that America has been losing its greatness since world war two. As I have stated earlier schools are for indoctrination to the state.  The school system is believed by many people to be a noble thing, and supposed to be best for the kids and a way to get a good education. That is simply not true. School is a way to turn kids into robots. It is supposed to turn kids into a machine by giving the kids inputs and they memorize what is written and return outputs. The foundation for critical thinking has stated that ” , studies of higher education demonstrate three disturbing, but hardly novel, facts:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most college faculty at all levels lack a substantive concept of critical thinking.&lt;br /&gt;
Most college faculty don’t realize that they lack a substantive concept of critical thinking, believe that they sufficiently understand it, and assume they are already teaching students it.&lt;br /&gt;
Lecture, rote memorization, and (largely ineffective) short-term study habits are still the norm in college instruction and learning today.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The teachers of these schools are failing student’s minds. This goes to show how teachers perceive their own education style. They believe that what they are doing is just helping the kids and expanding their mind and knowledge. That is not the case and we need to make teachers aware of these things. We need them to know that we all should change. The milgram tests have been used to study how our society reacts and responds to authority. It was said that around 65% of people would do things if authority told them. Even very inhumane behavior. One such study was when Stanley milgram hired people through newsletters and mail. The day came when the test was to be taken. The participants were told to teach people things and for every mistake give them a 15+ volt shock. All the participants did this even though it was very inhumane.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is the type of society that the indoctrination of schooling creates. It creates people who are not able to think for themselves. People are not even able to comprehend what to without authority. Many people are not awake to the realities of this world. That is the fault of the schools.  It is a distraction from real problems in our society. The school takes up most of the person’s day and people just sleep or play after school. That is not a good thing because if you just go to school and go home and sleep you are irrelevant to society. You are just another one of the sheep who are still asleep.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Many people question how school affects people. Think about this. Children are sent to a place and forced to be taught   by someone they have never seen before. Their minds and brains are very impressionable due to their young age. They are forced to go every single day. And now we must fix the system before it collapses the whole world.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hellomr64</name></author>
	</entry>
</feed>