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Time for Miracles

Time for Miracles is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Time for Miracles rather than just read about it. In short: "Time for Miracles" is a song recorded by American singer Adam Lambert, released on October 16, 2009. Although it was Lambert's first release since finishing as runner-up in the eighth season of American Idol, it was not his official debut single.

Key takeaways

Time for Miracles belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Time for Miracles to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Time for Miracles from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

"Time for Miracles" is a song recorded by American singer Adam Lambert, released on October 16, 2009. Although it was Lambert's first release since finishing as runner-up in the eighth season of American Idol, it was not his official debut single. Written by Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider, the song is featured in the end credits of the 2009 disaster film 2012 and is included on the film's soundtrack. A full version of the song was released on October 17, 2009, via YouTube and on October 20, 2009, via digital download.

Reception Before "Time for Miracles" was released to the public, it had already garnered positive reviews. Brian May of Queen was able to listen to the full track and praised the song as "truly sensational" and complimented Lambert's vocals, stating, "Adam's voice reaches out with sensitivity, depth, maturity, and awesome range and power that will make jaws drop all around the world." Having heard only the preview of the track, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Slezak stated that the song "sounds like it has the potential to be a power-ballad smash".

Music video The official music video was released on October 21, 2009, through Myspace. The video portrays Lambert walking placidly through a disaster scene, like those portrayed in 2012. Footage from the film and the clips of Adam singing are edited together. Another music video, popularized on YouTube does not show Lambert at all, but rather a disaster sequence showing the lead characters of the film attempting to escape the destruction of Los Angeles, California. In the movie, a slightly different version of the song is played during the closing credits.

Chart performance On the chart week ending November 7, 2009, "Time for Miracles" debuted at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United States, the song has sold 124,000 legal digital downloads.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Time for Miracles

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Time for Miracles claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Time for Miracles before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Time for Miracles ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Time for Miracles

In research: Time for Miracles appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Time for Miracles in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Time for Miracles is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2000s ballads, 2009 singles, 2009 songs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Time for Miracles outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Time for Miracles in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Time for Miracles means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Time for Miracles out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Time for Miracles in simple terms?

Why does Time for Miracles matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Time for Miracles?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Time for Miracles.