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A Hope in the Unseen
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- His notebooks in math, physics, and English have MIT doodles-the three magic letters are Gothic here, three-dimensional there, then crossing over one page and written fifty times on the next.†
Chpt 1physics = the science of matter and energy
- Cedric Jennings gazes at the silvery mesh intercom speaker above the blackboard in Advanced Physics.†
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- Through the open door to the physics classroom, the sounds of frenzy become audible for Cedric and fifteen other math/science students.†
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- Everyone in physics sits still, ears perked up, as light footsteps tap down the hallway of the school's science wing, followed by heavy slaps on linoleum and then a shout from the nearby stairwell: "DAMN YOU, LET GO OF MY CLOTHES!†
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- Before physics— as Ballard was consulting with Washington about preparations for calling the code blue-Cedric sauntered into the administration office and leaned against the chest-high Formica counter.†
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- Cedric sits for a moment, alone ag;ain, and quietly pushes through the worksheet, calculating, at the very least, what's being asked of him in physics.†
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- In physics, he's extended his lead over LaCountiss in accumulated points, though she probably has the greater gift for science.†
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- He moves purposefully about the room, organizing his desk, sorting through his fresh notebooks, and slipping the ones for Physics, Design Workshop, and Chemistry-his three morning classes-into a large red plastic folder with a zipper along the top and "MITES" stamped on the front.†
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- In physics?†
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- Cedric already met his twin sister, Belinda, in his physics class.†
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- Physics has become a recurring nightmare.†
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- A few grueling days later-each day starting with a blistering exam and capped by an anxious late night of study-Cedric wakes up in a haze and goes to physics class.†
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- Physics remains the sole sore, spot.†
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- The next morning, he walks into physics class just as it starts, slips into a front-row desk by the door, and looks forward at the blackboard, not following any of what's being scribbled.†
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- A few weeks ago in physics, James told Cedric that he's hoping for a college football scholarship rather than notice of his academics.†
Chpt 5
- I got a B in physics!†
Chpt 5
- A second later, they're stomping together through the halls, headed for the physics classroom of an unsuspecting Mr. Mornen.†
Chpt 5
- In Advanced Physics class on an afternoon at the end of May, Cedric-in the front row, as usual-tries to stay focused on his worksheet as Mr. Momen leaves the room.†
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- He looks at his map for the physics building and, after a few wrong turns, ends up at the office of his academic adviser, Professor Robert Pelcovits.†
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- He grabs a Physics 3 textbook.†
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- Pelcovits, his adviser and a physics professor, told him to avoid it in the first year.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(physics) the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) During Shakespeare's time, physics could refer to alleviating pain or illness. As a noun, physics could refer to medications--especially laxatives.