[FONT="]A SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike[/FONT][FONT="]English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. [/FONT]
[FONT="]'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la Casa.' [/FONT]
[FONT="]'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.' [/FONT]
[FONT="]A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?' [/FONT]
[FONT="]Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun.. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender('la computadora'), because:[/FONT]
[FONT="]1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;[/FONT]
[FONT="]2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; [/FONT]
[FONT="]3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and [/FONT]
[FONT="]4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for[/FONT][FONT="]it. [/FONT]
[FONT="](THIS GETS BETTER!)[/FONT]
[FONT="]The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:[/FONT]
[FONT="]1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; [/FONT]
[FONT="]2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;[/FONT]
[FONT="]3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and[/FONT]
[FONT="]4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The women won.[/FONT]
[FONT="]'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la Casa.' [/FONT]
[FONT="]'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.' [/FONT]
[FONT="]A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?' [/FONT]
[FONT="]Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun.. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender('la computadora'), because:[/FONT]
[FONT="]1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;[/FONT]
[FONT="]2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; [/FONT]
[FONT="]3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and [/FONT]
[FONT="]4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for[/FONT][FONT="]it. [/FONT]
[FONT="](THIS GETS BETTER!)[/FONT]
[FONT="]The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:[/FONT]
[FONT="]1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; [/FONT]
[FONT="]2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;[/FONT]
[FONT="]3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and[/FONT]
[FONT="]4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The women won.[/FONT]
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP IQ770
- OS
- Windows 7600 x64 Ultimate Activated & 100% Genuine
- CPU
- AMD 2 x x64
- Memory
- 4GB RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia
- Sound Card
- Soundmax
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 20" Touch Screen
- Hard Drives
- 500GB internal
500GB external
- Keyboard
- HP Bluetooth
- Mouse
- HP Bluetooth
- Internet Speed
- 5GB
