VERTICAL REALITY.Byline: The Register-Guard Some can reach the top shelf; others are better at digging through the bottom drawer A person who orders a bank to withdraw money from an account to pay a designated person a specific sum according to the term of a bill, a check, or a draft. An individual who writes and signs a Commercial Paper, thereby becoming obligated under its terms. . Young people come in all degrees of height, and the teen years can be a difficult time to deal with such differences. We surveyed a few teens of, um, varying stature to find out their attitude about altitude altitude, vertical distance of an object above some datum plane, such as mean sea level or a reference point on the earth's surface. It is usually measured by the reduction in atmospheric pressure with height, as shown on a barometer or altimeter. . ON BEING TALLER `It's impossible not to be noticed at my height, which means I'm pretty much always doing something to entertain people. If someone says `Hey, you're tall. Do you play basketball?' I say `Hey, you're short. Do you play mini-golf?' But I wouldn't change. You are who you are, so it's best to accept it. ... Besides, being tall can be pretty sweet at times." MATTHEW WHEELER, 16, SOUTH EUGENE HIGH (6-FEET-8 1/2 ) `I'm treated a lot older than 17 and more like an adult by people who don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. me. I really don't think there's such a thing as too tall or too short. Personally, I'd rather be shorter, and I'm sure short people would rather be taller. If I didn't tower above so many people, then maybe kids at school wouldn't call me `Amazon.' ' DANAE DOWDY dow·dy adj. dow·di·er, dow·di·est 1. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby: a dowdy gray outfit. 2. Old-fashioned; antiquated. n. pl. , 17, PLEASANT HILL HIGH (5-FEET-11) ON BEING SHORTER `Yes, people have made fun of me, but I learned to get over it. One advantage of being short is that you can move through crowds of people without anybody noticing. But to be 5-3 would be great." KELLEY MAJOR, 16, SHELDON HIGH (5-FEET-1) `The biggest disadvantage to being shorter is that my age gets mistaken. ... People believe I'm younger. One time, my pants were thrown onto a basketball hoop and I had to ask my friend to get them down for me.' WESTON ZALUDEK, 15, ELMIRA HIGH (5-FEET-1) `I can't really say what the ideal height would be. I love being short. ... I get more attention, and I can get my clothes from the kids' section - they're cheaper, and I'm probably the only senior with cartoon character shoes!' CHERYL SMITH, 18, MARSHFIELD HIGH (4-FEET-11 1/2 ) MORE ON BEING TALLER `One time, this little kid asked if I was a `real-life giant.' I think I stand out more in a crowd, which in a way is kind of cool because I'm easy to find. I used to hate being tall, but then one day I just woke up and loved it.' ANNA PRYNKA 16, SOUTH EUGENE HIGH (5-FEET-10) `I've been asked if it's possible to be my height and still fit in a car. I like my height, but 6-4 would be even sweeter.' DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. POTTORF, 14, WILLAMETTE HIGH (6-FEET-2 1/2 ) `Some people who don't know me do react differently to my height. ... They think I'll beat them up or something. But my friends know otherwise." HEATHER PORTER, 15, MARSHFIELD HIGH (6-FEET-2) `The strangest question I've been asked is, `Please don't eat me.' But the most annoying statement is when people say, `You're tall!' Stangers actually think they're being witty wit·ty adj. wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est 1. Possessing or demonstrating wit in speech or writing; very clever and humorous. 2. . I've heard that taller people make more money.' PHILIP GREEN, 18, SOUTH EUGENE HIGH (6-FEET-5) `When I walk down the hall, I'm the tallest person and can look over everyone's head. People see that and stare. I think the perfect height would be 6-1 ... no problem finding pants or shoes that fit Shoes That Fit is a non-profit organization based in Claremont, CA that provides shoes and other clothing to kids in need. Shoes That Fit began in 1992 helping children at one elementary school in Pomona, CA. .' BRETT WINDERS, 18, ELMIRA HIGH (6-FEET-4) `My best friend is really short, and she talks very quietly so I have to bend down to hear her sometimes. It's nice to be tall because it gives me an advantage in volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. . However, one big disadvantage is that it's hard to find really tall guys.' DANIELLE BARICH, 17, SOUTH EUGENE HIGH (5-FEET-10) MORE ON BEING SHORTER `It would be cool to be a few inches taller, but I don't mind being short. The ideal height is whatever height suits you. One advantage to being short is that I get all the good hide-and-seek spots.' ANDREW ALEF (language) ALEF - A programming language from Bell Labs. ALEF boasts few new ideas but is instead a careful synthesis of ideas from other languages. The result is a practical general purpose programming language which was once displacing C as their main implementation language. , 16, SOUTH EUGENE HIGH (5-FEET-3) `Questions about my height don't offend me anymore because I'm used to it. On my first day of high school, the first teacher I saw asked, `Are you sure you're not supposed to be at the middle school?' I'd make myself a few inches taller just so I wouldn't need a booster seat booster seat n. 1. A car seat for a small child that lifts the child by several inches, designed for use with an adult seat belt. 2. A seat placed on top of the seat of a chair, used to elevate a small child at a table. in my truck.' - BRANDY brandy [for brandywine, from Du.,=burnt, i.e., distilled, wine], strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or from marc, the residue of the wine press. The most noted brandy is cognac, made from white grapes in the Charente district of France. ROWDEN, 16, SIUSLAW HIGH (4-FEET-10 1/2 ) `My mom once asked me to get on the moving wheel in the cupboard to get a bowl that had fallen in back. I think I'd like to be 6 feet tall so people wouldn't look down on me.' BRYAN FEGER, 15, MARSHFIELD HIGH (5-FEET-6) `People usually don't react differently to my height, but there have been some who've tried to step on me (literally and figuratively fig·u·ra·tive adj. 1. a. Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical: figurative language. b. Containing many figures of speech; ornate. 2. ) to get what they want. I actually like my height, but 5-8 would be nice ...' SETH Seth, in the Bible Seth, in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, father of Enosh. In the chronology in the Gospel of St. Luke, Seth is an ancestor of Jesus. The Nag Hammadi codices preserve revelatory discourses ascribed to or allegedly emanating from Seth. HANSEN, 15, SOUTH EUGENE HIGH (5-FEET-2) `Height is all relative ... there's not too tall or too short. But people do react to me differently. I get leaned on and lifted up pretty often, and sometimes people tend to underestimate me. The strangest thing I've ever asked a taller person to do for me was to get my shoe off the roof of a car." CARA CARA Chicago Area Runners Association CARA Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (Washington, DC) CARA Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica CARA Classification and Rating Administration HARRINGTON, 16, SOUTH EUGENE HIGH (5-FEET-2) CAPTION(S): INSIDE Teen voices: More thoughts on being tall and short / D2 `The strangest question I've ever been asked is: `Do you pass out from lack of oxygen?' ' NOEL MALCOLM-HADLEY, 17, SIUSLAW HIGH (6-FEET-4) |
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