In class we've done a few interesting things that I have never done before.  The first day of class, half of us were called into the hall.  We were given the task of conveying a message to the rest of the class without talking.  It was not easy.  Most people in the class just looked at us like we were crazy, but they eventually figured out that we were imitating "the swift red fox jumps over the lazy dog." We also did cryptograms and made paper footballs.  All of the things we did were showing us how the brain works in different ways and various ways of communicating.  My favorite thing was the cryptogram because I had never done one before and it was cool to try to figure it out.

The swift red fox jumps over the lazy dog

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The swift red fox jumps over the lazy dog

The power of the brain

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Communication

The ability to communicate is a critical part of our ability to learn and to know.  Learning and gaining knowledge would not be possible if it were not for communication.  In some way or another, directly or indirectly, everything you've learned was communicated to you in some way.