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Square root

2011-06-25T17:06:48Z

Hright12:

The '''square root''' of a number ''x'' is a number that, multiplied by itself, results in ''x''. In geometry, the positive square root is the length of one side of a square. Multiply the length by itself, and the product is the area of the square.

For example, 5 × 5 = 25 so 5 is a square root of 25. Also, -5 × -5 = 25 so -5 is the other square root. <ref>"Note that any positive real number has two square roots, one positive and one negative. For example, the square roots of 9 are -3 and +3, since (-3)2 = (+3)2 = 9." [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SquareRoot.html Wolfram Research] - Eric Weisstein </ref>

The usual symbol for the square root of ''x'' is <math>\sqrt{x}</math>. If you need both roots, use
<math>\pm \sqrt{x}</math>.

When speaking of "''the'' square root of ''x''", people usually refer to the positive square root. For example:
:<math>\sqrt{9} = 3</math>

When both square roots are to be considered, in mathematics the convention is to use a sign, pronounced "plus or minus" to signify them:
:<math>\pm \sqrt{9} = \pm 3</math>

This has important implications when solving equations, in that, if the square root of both sides is taken, one must be careful to allow for both the positive and negative square root. A well known example is [[completing the square]] to solve a [[quadratic equation]].

==Irrational numbers as square roots of whole numbers==
Some square roots are relatively simple [[whole number]]s, for example, 3 the square root of 9. Others are less amenable to expression, such as the square root of 2 (=1.414...), which has been proven to be an [[irrational number]].

==Square roots of negative numbers==
Negative numbers have square roots that lie outside the [[real number]]s: Multiplying a real number by itself always results in a positive number. The square roots of negative numbers involve what are called [[imaginary number]]s:
:<math>\sqrt{-1} = i</math> which for example leads to <math>\sqrt{-9} = 3i</math>

The statements in [[#Two square roots for each number|"Two square roots for each number"]] also apply to negative numbers.

==Alternate expressions and notations==
Many computer languages and spreadsheet programs use "''sqr(x)''" or "''sqrt(x)''" to describe (or calculate) the square root of ''x''. This is also the common notation used when mathematical symbols are not conveniently available.

The square root of a number can also be denoted as <math>x^{\frac{1}{2}}</math>. This can readily be seen by the rule of adding powers when multiplying:
:<math>x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot x^{\frac{1}{2}} = x^{\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}} = x^{1} = x</math>
If superscript is not available, the common way of writing this is '''x^(1/2)'''.

==Notes==
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[[category:mathematics]]

Matthew Shepard

2011-04-22T16:30:56Z

Hright12:

'''Matthew Shepard''' (1976-1998) was an American college student from [[Wyoming]]. On October 7th, 1998, he was savagely beaten and robbed by two men, and died on October 12th. The killers were heavily involved in drugs and had met Shepard in a bar, giving him a ride afterwards.

[[Homosexual]] activists and the liberal media converted this drug-related killing <ref>Ben Fritzen, a former police detective, said, "Matthew Shepard's sexual preference or sexual orientation certainly wasn't the motive in the homicide... What it came down to, really, is drugs and money." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070810/EDITORIAL/108100014/1013/editorial Washington Times Editorial] 8/10/2007 </ref> into a [[hate crime]] even though the prosecution never described the killing as a hate crime.<ref name="courttv">http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/mckinney/110399_verdict_ctv.html</ref>

* McKinney's girlfriend, Kristen Price, said, "I knew that night it was all about getting money... Money to get drugs." McKinney himself, talking for the first time (he did not testify at his trial), told ABC's Elizabeth Vargas that "it wasn't a hate crime... [A]ll I wanted to do was beat him up and rob him." In fact, McKinney said, "I have gay friends. ... You know, that kind of thing don't bother me so much."<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/aug/10/reject-the-hate-crimes-bill/ Reject the 'hate crimes' bill]</ref>

Activists claimed even before the details of the crime were known that the murder was due to anti-gay bias. Once the crime was discovered, Shepard's friends "were calling the County Attorney's office, they were calling the media and indicating Matthew Shepard is gay and we don't want the fact that he is gay to go unnoticed."<ref name="20/20" />

A misguided defense of one of the killers tried to make an issue of Shepard's [[homosexuality]] in order to employ a "gay panic defense" based upon the defendant's alleged prior homosexual experiences, but this was rejected by the judge.<ref name="courttv"/> In fact, at least one of Shepard's killers claimed in an interview on ABC's "20/20" that money and drugs motivated their actions that night, not hatred of gays.<ref name="20/20">[http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=277685&page=1 20/20 News Story on Matthew Shepard]</ref> One of the girlfriends of the accused testified that they had planned to pretend to be homosexuals so that they could rob Shepard.<ref name="courttv"/>

Ever since Shepard's death it has been cited by homosexual activists to promote legislation to classify attacks motivated by the sexual orientation of the victim as [[hate crime]] that would be punished more severely than were it performed for other reasons. All legislation, both in Wyoming and on the national level, had previously failed, but Congress passed a hate crime bill which was signed into law in October, 2009. It is the "Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act."

== External links ==
*[http://homes.thedailycamera.com/extra/shepard/ Matthew Shepard Murder] The Daily Camera.

==References==

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[[category:Homosexuals]]

Talk:Heterosexuality

2011-01-08T02:04:30Z

Hright12:

==empty sections==
What's the point of all the empty section headings? I'm not sure whether to ask why they are there, or why they are not complete (e.g. there are not sections for "heterosexuality and the common cold" or "Heterosexuality and inanimate objects"). --[[User:Scott|Scott]] 04:47, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
: Bit weird isn't it? Is it a spoof?--[[User:British_cons|British_cons]] [[User_talk:British_cons|(talk)]] 04:49, 21 March 2007 (EDT)

::I think the intention is to end up with an article as informative and well balanced as the one on [[homosexuality]].
::[[User:JC|JC]] did say "Content needs to be added. Its kinda science stuff I can't do it.". Unfortunately I don't know any better either.
::One can only assume content will be forthcoming.
:::"Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD." (1 Chronicles 28:20)
::[[User:BillyBoy|BillyBoy]] 06:04, 21 March 2007 (EDT)

== Why? ==

Why were my good faith edits reverted without discussing them first? [[User:AppliedFaith|AppliedFaith]] 16:10, 13 April 2007 (EDT)

You're not going to convince me it was good faith. The Bible does NOT say that sex within marriage is bad. 1 Corinthians 7:5 [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 16:15, 14 April 2007 (EDT)
:Not sinful, no, but it does say it's better to remain single and celibate, and that marriage is only for people who would otherwise be tempted to commit fornication (1 Corinthias 7:8-9). [[User:AppliedFaith|AppliedFaith]] 16:26, 14 April 2007 (EDT)
::If celibacy is the prefered thing, wouldn't we pretty quickly go extinct? Don't you think god would like us to keep on having babies?! [[User:Silverfish|Silverfish]] 16:38, 14 April 2007 (EDT)
:::I don't pretend to know the mind of God. But I do know that Jesus was unmarried and celibate, and that Christians are called upon to be as like Jesus as they can. It's always worth striving for perfection, even though we know we will never achieve it. There will always be enough people who cannot resist temptation and therefore get married, so there's no risk of humans becoming extinct. But that doesn't mean that Christians who are unmarried (especially Christian children and teenagers who we are hoping will be the target audience of this site) should be looking forward to marriage. Rather, they should learn that celibacy is the ideal that they should strive for, and only if they can't resist sexual temptation should they consider marriage as a last resort. [[User:AppliedFaith|AppliedFaith]] 16:49, 14 April 2007 (EDT)

Saying ''why did you do that to me'' is not much of a rationale for your actions or intentions. The burden of proof here is the same as at Wikipedia, and you have to leave the article alone unless you can prove to your peers that your change is worthwhile. Changing it back merely because they haven't convinced you that you are wrong just heads us toward an [[edit war]].

To use your own logic, I could simply edit your name out of the list of approved contributurs simply because you can't convince me to keep you around. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 16:33, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

==Activity?==
The definition of heterosexuality has been changed from "sexual attraction" to "sexual activity." Some interesting results emerge from this new concept:
#I am evidently not a heterosexual. Not tonight, anyway.
#In fact, anyone not actively engaged in sexual activity seems to lose heterosexuality as a trait.
#One may change from heterosexual to homosexual to bisexual to asexual, being whichever -sexual one prefers on any given night.
#No virgin may claim to have ever been a heterosexual, since the quality is dependent upon the activity. Heterosexuality springs into existence upon the initiation of sexual activity.
Needless to say, I find this particular definition wanting.--[[User:All Fish Welcome|All Fish Welcome]] 00:49, 24 April 2007 (EDT)

: The article doesn't actually define "heterosexual". You may find those results interesting, but other definitions have more confusing results. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 01:20, 24 April 2007 (EDT)

::"sexual activity" could include kissing etc, but probably doesn't include sitting on the other side of the classroom ''watching'' the girl of his dreams/boy of her dreams. I'm on the "orientation" side of the orientation/activity fence. --[[User:Scott|Scott]] 10:22, 28 April 2007 (EDT)

:::Don't be lured into this debate. It's a typical tactic of homosexuality advocates to quibble about such definitions. What they want to imply is that it's okay to "be homosexual" ''even in terms of Christian values'' as long as they don't violate church rules on behavior.

:::Jesus covered that with his "look of lust" rule in Matthew 5:27-28 which says:
*27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
*28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

:::When I have time, I'll explain more about why [[homosexuality]] is a sin - both as a desire ([[sinful desire]] and as an act ([[sinful act]]). --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 13:37, 11 July 2007 (EDT)

::::We need to distinguish between sexual orientation and sexual activity. A heterosexual person is a person who is attracted to a member of the other gender *regardless* of whether that person has ever actually had sex. A heterosexual virgin is *still* heterosexual. The same is true in reverse. A homosexual person is homosexual even if that person never in his entire life has sex with a member of the same gender. If a homosexual has sex with a person of the opposite sex, or vice versa he is *still* a homosexual, he has simply engaged in heterosexual activity.--[[User:Porthos|Porthos]] 13:44, 11 July 2007 (EDT)

==Heterosexuality is not "the" natural sexual attration - it is a natural sexual orientation==
I changed that. I'd change your crap article on homosexuality but you locked it so nobody could put real neutral facts in there. [[User:GayMan|GayMan]] 17:12, 29 June 2007 (EDT)

:Huh? What's a neutral fact, when it comes to religious values? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 13:31, 11 July 2007 (EDT)

== Skewed Statistics and Biased Views ==

Ummm...I'm just wondering why there are no statistics about STD's and mental disorders listed under this topic. It seems like all the negatives that are associated with homosexuals were posted on the Homosexual article, but I don't see anything saying that heterosexuals have mental disorders and sexually transmitted diseases and the statistics showing their promiscuity. I mean...I understand that this is CONSERVApedia....but I don't think many article writers take into account the non-Christian, non-white, non-heterosexual community that consider themselves "conservative."

==Meaning of Heterosexuality==

The first sentence describes heterosexuality as the means by which humans and animals reproduce. That's not technically true. Heterosexual sex is the means by which reproduction occurs. Being heterosexual but not having sex will not produce offspring.--[[User:Porthos|Porthos]] 11:02, 19 August 2007 (EDT)

== In response to Learn together over the defenition of the term ==

[[User:Learn together|LT]] asked "You believe it's inaccurate to say that people reproduce through heterosexuality?"

You seem to be confusing the term 'Heterosexuality' with the term 'sexual reproduction'- human beings reproduce via the latter. 'Heterosexuality' refers to an attraction to members of the opposite gender and has little to do with reproducton at all. --[[User:Falcifer|Falcifer]] 18:13, 16 January 2008 (EST)

*Some lower forms of life such as worms have both sex organs and can reproduce apart from having a partner.

We only need terms like heterosexuality when discussing aberrations like [[homosexuality]]. When it comes to animals, there's only one way of reproducing, so the term never comes up; it's just called [[sexual reproduction]].

==Biblical teachings==

LT, you [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Heterosexuality&diff=next&oldid=494985 removed some quotes] which were obviously being used '''against''' Conservative morality, but can we not find a way to place these quotes in their proper context?

At Wikipedia, I once worked with some writers on Old Testament rules on marriage and so forth. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:19, 30 August 2008 (EDT)

==Terms==

People have complained that the use of the term "sexual orientation" implies a false moral equivalency between homosexuality and bisexuality and heterosexuality. What alternative categorization is more acceptable to use in place of "sexual orientation"?

Heterosexuality

2011-01-08T01:56:52Z

Hright12: added definition, deleted uncited theories section

'''Heterosexuality''' consists of behavior, attraction, and identity predicated on exclusive sexual and romantic preference toward the opposite sex. Heterosexual attraction is a natural sexual orientation endorsed as morally acceptable by most religions. Heterosexual union within [[marriage]] is the only form of sexual activity endorsed by God as His Word as revealed in the [[Bible]].<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+7&version=KJV</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Bisexual]]
*[[Homosexuality]]

[[category:biology]]
[[Category:Sexuality]]

==References==
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