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Thursday, July 26, 2012

October 8, 2012

cog • noun



An engine needs each of its parts to work. It has gears which have wheels. Each wheel has cogs, or tiny teeth that fit together, making the wheel turn, the engine run. Every cog is essential to that engine.

People can also be cogs — they are the workers who, day in and day out, perform their duties seemingly with no end in sight. Feeling disheartened, they might say, "I'm just a cog in the system." If you hear this, remind them of the true definition of the term cog — an instrumental part of the whole.

39 comments:

  1. the cog in my car isn't working
    dayanay miranda ms.foster p.5

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  2. The cog in the airplane is not working so therefore they can not use it.

    Paula bodan
    mrs.foster

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  3. Marcelo Coppola (Foster) P.5
    The Cog in my car blew us so now i need a new one.

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  4. teamwork are like cogs they work together.
    Bryant Salcedo
    9/4/12
    period2
    ms.foster

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  5. The cog in my car isn't working, due to that I can no longer drive.

    Maybeth Fernandez
    Period 2
    Foster

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  6. Cogs in a wheel which are all useful provided they mesh properly.

    Marcial Hernandez
    p.4
    Ms.Foster
    9-4-12

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  7. My father must replace the cog on his truck, in order to repair the vehicle.
    Julio Soto
    P.4
    Ms.Foster
    9/4/12

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  8. the cog on that wheel must be fixed.
    alissa lopez period 3 ms foster

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  9. The cog of the cuban boat is broken . (carlos garrido mrs.foster 5,6)

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  10. The cog that makes the rotating stand for the christmas tree needs lubrication.
    Shazira Alvarez Ms. Foster period.05

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  11. I can't get to work because one of my cog's got rusty.

    Cristian Hernandez
    Foster
    per. 6

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  12. He's just a small cog in the financial department.

    Gretel Bonet
    Mrs. Foster
    Period. 5

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  13. My mon is worry because Her car has a cog and is not working Andy silva p6 ms foster

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  14. The cogs of my dad's computer were missing.

    melissa beltre ms. foster p:5

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  15. Whether keeping accounting records or running the company payroll, accountants are essential cogs in the wheels of industry.

    Jeniffer Garcia Ms.Foster P:5

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  16. Tiny, tiny cogs in a big, big machine.
    carlos diaz
    period.5
    ms.foster

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  17. Andy Dominguez
    Mrs.Foster
    Period 5 & 6
    My computer needs a new battery and the battery has tiny cogs.

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  18. Nassir Hazim
    Period 1 & 2
    Ms. Allen
    My dads clog was broken down.

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  19. Genesis Miranda
    CRod & Mogo <3
    Periods 1&6
    Whether we choose to believe it or not, atoms are cogs in our existence as well as other entities in our everyday lives.

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  20. Maria Sanchez
    Miss Lopez 6

    I was there but I was just one small cog in a very big wheel.

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  21. The robot cog was not working correctly.

    Claudia Ordaz
    Ms.Allen
    Period.1,2

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  22. I also got a k'nex set with which you can build a lot of models, most of them have cogs in it
    roxette period 5&6
    mr.allen

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  23. Gabriel lopez
    Ms.Allen
    Period 5th & 6th
    •It felt as if i could really see the cogs in their minds turning and hear the clicking as the theory all made sense.

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  24. Adriana Hernandez
    Period 5&6
    He's just a small cog in the financial department.

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  25. Every member of the family is a vital cog in research.

    Luis Cuza
    Period 1
    Ms.Lopez

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  26. Yaneisy Ramos
    Ms.Allen
    Period#5&6

    In the new organization, the worker is no longer a cog in the machine but is an intelligent part of the overall process.

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  28. erika guevara p#3
    ms.allen
    In the new organization, the worker is no longer a cog in the machine but is an intelligent part of the overall process.


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  29. Alvaro figueros
    ms.allen period5&6

    I was helping my dad fix cars and he told me that the cog waz broken.

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  30. Melissa L. Gonzalez
    Ms. Allen
    Period;1&2

    Wheels wont turn without its cogs.

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  31. Abel Gonzalez
    Period 1& 2
    Ms.Allen

    In a large business organization one man cannot do everything, each worker is a small cog to success.

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  32. Jennifer Viera
    Ms. Allen
    Period: 3 and 4

    In the new organization, the worker is no longer a cog in the machine but is an intelligent part of the overall process.

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  33. Ms.Allen
    Period: 1 & 2

    The cogs on my car wheels aren't working.

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  34. The cogs in the clock were no longer working, therefore we had no idea what the real time was.
    Sarah Scazzi
    Period 3
    Ms. Allen

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  35. Tiny, tiny cogs in a big, big machine.

    Rolando Montero
    P-5/6
    Ms. Allen

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  36. Celine Fonseca
    Ms. Allen
    Period 5&6
    Cogs can be found in machine shops.

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  37. BRIAN SANTANA
    p.1 / 2
    Every single man in a fire station is like a cog inside a mechanic machine

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  38. Cogs in a wheel which are all useful provided they mesh properly.
    mrs.allen roxette period 5&6

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