CHAPTER XXIII.

CROSSING THE CREEK.

"Now, then," said Harry, "here's the boat and a good pole, and you've nothing to do, Harvey, but just to get in and push yourself over to your station as fast as you can."

But the situation did not seem to strike Harvey very favorably. He looked rather dissatisfied with the arrangement made for him.

"I can't swim," he said. "At least, not much, you know."

"Well, who wants you to swim?" said Harry, laughing. "That's a pretty joke. Are you thinking of swimming across, and towing the boat after you? You can push her over easy enough; that pole will reach the bottom anywhere."

"Dat's so," said old Lewston. "It'll touch de bottom ob de water, but I don't know 'bout de bottom ob de mud. Ye musn't push her down too deep. Dar's 'bout as much mud as water out dar in de creek."

The more they talked about the matter, the greater became Harvey's disinclination to go over. He was not a coward, but he was not used to the water or the management of a boat, and the trip seemed much more difficult to him than it would have appeared to a boy accustomed to boating.

"I tell you what we'll do," cried Harry, at last. "You take my station, Harvey, and I'll go over and work your end of the line."

There was no opposition to this plan, and so Harry hurried off with Harvey to Lewston's cabin and helped him to make the connections and get the line in working order at that end, and then he ran down to the boat, jumped in, and Lewston pushed him off. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. was harry used to the water management of the boat?
2. who was he talking over with?
3. who didn't know how to swim?
4. where was he supposed to go with the boat?
5. did he want to go?
6. did he think it would be easy or hard?
7. what did Harry suggest to do?
8. was Harvey ok with it?
9. where did they go together?
10. what did they do at the cabin?
11. did only one of them run to the boat?
12. who jumped in it?
13. what did Lewston do?
Answer: 1. No.
2. Lewston and Harry.
3. Harvey.
4. His station.
5. No.
6. Hard.
7. Switch jobs with Harvey.
8. Yes.
9. Lewston's cabin.
10. Make the connections and get the line in working order.
11. Yes.
12. Harvey.
13. Pushed him off.

In monotheism and henotheism, God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence. God is also usually defined as a non-corporeal being without any human biological gender, but the concept of God actively (as opposed to receptively) creating the universe has caused some religions to give "Him" the metaphorical name of "Father". Because God is conceived as not being a corporeal being, God cannot(some say should not) be portrayed in a literal visual image; some religious groups use a man (sometimes old and bearded) to symbolize God because of His deed of creating man's mind in the image of His own.

In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God. In pantheism, God is the universe itself. In atheism, God is not believed to exist, while God is deemed unknown or unknowable within the context of agnosticism. God has also been conceived as being incorporeal (immaterial), a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". Many notable philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What does teh concept of God described as?
2. How would theologians descibe it?
3. anything else?
4. which means?
5. and what else is used to describe it?
6. which means?
7. What means perfect goodness?
8. Does God have a gender?
9. What do most think of God as?
10. Do religions believe God to me a male?
11. What do many groups show him looking like?
12. Do they refer to him as brother?
13. What then?
14. What did God create?
15. In deism they believe what?
16. What about Monotheism?
17. Does God exsist in pantheism?
18. How about atheism?
19. Dophilosophers agree on the exisitence of God?
20. What is another word for present everywhere?
Answer: 1. the Supreme Being and principal object of faith
2. omniscience
3. omnipotence
4. unlimited power
5. omnipresence
6. present everywhere
7. omnibenevolence
8. no
9. non-corporeal being
10. no
11. man (sometimes old and bearded
12. no
13. Father
14. the universe
15. God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe
16. the existence of one God
17. Yes
18. no
19. No
20. omnipresence

When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her Blackberry at the door. 'I think we are attached to these devices in a way that is not always positive,' says Baxter,who'd rather focus at home on her husband and 12-year-old daughter. 'It's there and it beckons . That's human nature (but)...we kind of get crazy sometimes and we don't know where it should stop.'

Americans are connected at unprecedented levels93% now use cell phones or wireless devices;one third of those are 'smart phones' that allow users to browse the Web and check e-mail,among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road,staying in touch with friends and family,efficiently using time once spent waiting around. The downside:often,we're effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.

That's why,despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever,2010 was the Year We Stopped Talking to One Another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook from work or checking e-mail while on a date,the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention,not to mention social anxiety. Many analysts say it's time to step back and reassess.

'What we're going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected like never before,' says Scott Campbell. 'It can be a good thing,but I also see new ways the traditional social fabric is getting somewhat torn apart.'

Our days are filled with beeps and pings*----many of which pull us away from tasks at hand or face-to-face conversations. We may feel that the distractions are too much,but we can't seem to stop posting,texting or surfing.

'We're going through a period of adjustment and rebalancing,' says Sherry Turkle and she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off.

'Our human purposes are to really have connections with people,' she says. 'We have to reclaim it. It's not going to take place by itself.' What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where does Gretchen work?
2. What does she do?
3. Does she have an iPhone?
4. What kind of phone does she have?
5. Does she use it at home?
6. What does she focus on instead?
7. How many people use cell phones?
8. How many of those are smartphones?
9. Is there a downside to being connected?
10. Does this effect face to face conversations?
11. How?
Answer:
1. New York City
2. she's an editor
3. no
4. a Blackberry
5. no
6. her husband and 12-year-old daughter
7. 93%
8. one third
9. we're effectively disconnecting from those in the same room
10. yes
11. Our days are filled with beeps and pings