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Turing School Prework- Alex Fosco

Task A- Practice Typing:

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Task B- Algorithmic Thinking & Logic:

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Task C- Create your Gist:

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Intro
-What do you do when the technology you depend on fails you? Today we rely on apps to help us navigate the roads and fancy gps watches to navigate the wilderness. But what do you do when you lose signal, your battery runs out, or you lose your navigation device?

-There are 58 stars that are widely used for celestial navigation. You only need to know a few of them though to identify the cardinal directions and re-orient yourself.

Polaris
-At night, in the Northern Hemisphere, the easiest star to identify and navigate with is Polaris, also known as the North Star. Polaris sits almost exactly on the line of Earth's axis of rotation. It's within one degree of true north.  This means it is the only object in the night sky that doesn't move, and it will always point North.

How do you find the North Star?
-Polaris is a part of the constellation Ursa Minor, known as the Little Dipper. It is the last star on the handle of the Little Dipper. This constellation isn't always easy to identify in the night sky. Ur

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Setting Group Expectations

Group Member Names: Alex(PM), James, Max

1. When are group members available to work together? What hours can each group member work individually? Are there any personal time commitments that need to be discussed?

   • After 10PM shutdown. Not in the mornings. Gym time on weekends. Potential cookout. Alex: Friday or Saturday going out. Max after 6:30PM on Thursday.

2. How will group members communicate? How often will communication happen, and how will open lines of communication be maintained?

   • Slack, phone numbers. Texting. WhatsApp. Stand-ups everyday.