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BriannaBalke
Physics
June09,2016
PhysicsEOC
InPhysics,weexploredmanydifferenttopics.Twotopicsthatinterestedme
werelearningaboutgravityandsoundwaves.GravitygraspedmebecauseIlove
learningaboutspaceandtheplanets.SoundwavesappealedtomebecauseI
absolutelylovemusicanditwascooltolearnthephysicsbehindwhatisactually
happeninginthesong.Thisclasschangedmyperceptionofscience.Itpersuadedme
tobelievethateverythingwedo,everythingweseeisscience.Forexample,music.We
maythinkofmusicasjustinstrumentsandnotes,butwhatisactuallyhappeningis
beyondthat.Thebeatsoftheinstrumentscreatebeats,whichareacombinationof
destructive,constructiveinterferenceandeverythinginbetween.Ithasmadememore
awareoftheworldaroundme.Sometimesinsteadofsaying,OhthatlookscoolIfind
myselfthinking,Iwonderwhatthephysicsbehindthatis.Ihavealwayslovedscience.
Sciencehasbeenmyfavoritetopiceversincethethirdgradewhenmyteachergaveus
thisbookonastrologyandIwasfascinated.IguessthatexplainswhyItookboth
PhysicsandChemistryinoneyeardespiteeverybodytellingmehowdifficultitwas
goingtobe.IhopetopursuesomethinginscienceandIwanttotakeAPBionextyear.