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art8th grade

Golden Night

by Leo Hart

art6th grade

Sunny days

by Calliope Reed

God bless all men, White or Black. When the two lights follow, you shall not be lost; this story is history. This bunny was there in the story of the lazy farmer. This bunny was here all along. It might have just been made, but it was made from the paper that watched you.

writing4th grade

The Little Bunny Who Will Watch Over You

by Titi

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

void helloWorld(long long howMany) {
    for (long long i=0; i<howMany; i++) {
        cout << "Hello World!\n";
    }
}

int main() {
    long long numToTransfer;
    cin >> numToTransfer;
    helloWorld(numToTransfer);
    return 0;
}

coding8th grade

thy hello world, now overcomplicated-ish.

by Luffy

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;


vector<int> countfreqency(string letter) {
	vector<int> freqency(26);
	for (char c : letter) {
        freqency[c - 'a']++;
    }
	return freqency;
}

int main() {
	int N; cin >> N;

	vector<pair<string, string>> words;

    for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
        string wordone;
        string wordtwo;
        cin >> wordone >> wordtwo;
        words.push_back({wordone, wordtwo});
    }

	vector<int> mxb(26);

    for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {
        vector<int> freqencyone = countfreqency(words[j].first);
        vector<int> freqencytwo = countfreqency(words[j].second);
        for (int k = 0; k < 26; k++) {
            mxb[k] += max(freqencyone[k], freqencytwo[k]);
        }
    }

    for (int a = 0; a < 26; ++a) {
        cout << mxb[a] << "\n";
    }
}

coding6th grade

USACO Block Game

by Ethan

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cmath>
#include <thread>
#include <chrono>
#include <type_traits>

using namespace std;
using namespace chrono;

template <typename T>
void actualThing() {
    string op = "";
    bool go = true;
    string gointp;
    T int1, int2;

    while (go==true) {
        if (go==false) {
            break;
        }
        cout << "What's your first number?\n";
        cin >> int1;
        if (cin.fail()) {
            cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-4 (1stLTRINT)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
            return;
        }
        if (is_same<T, double>::value && (int1>1e150||int1<-1e150)) {
            cout << "You serious? That number's too far from 0. Please rerun the program and choose another, smaller number";
            return;
        }
        cout << "What is your operator sign?\nOptions: ADD, SUB, MULT, DIV\n";
        cin >> op;
        cout << "What's your second number?\n";
        cin >> int2;
        if (cin.fail()) {
            cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-3 (2ndLTRINT)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
            return;
        }
        if (is_same<T, double>::value && (int2>1e150||int2<-1e150)) {
            cout << "You serious? That number's too far from 0. Please rerun the program and choose another, smaller number";
            return;
        }
        if (op=="ADD") {
            cout << int1+int2 << " <<answer\n";
        } else if (op=="SUB") {
            cout << int1-int2 << " <<answer\n";
        } else if (op=="MULT") {
            cout << int1*int2 << " <<answer\n";
        } else if (op=="DIV"&&int2==0) {
            cout << "UNDEFINED (detected ?/0) <<answer\n";
        } else if (op=="DIV"&&int2!=0) {
            cout << int1/int2 << " <<answer\n";
        } else {
            cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-1 (OPRERR)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
            return;
        }

        cout << "Make a new calculation? (Y/N)\n";
        cin >> gointp;
        if (gointp=="Y") {
            go=true;
        } else if (gointp=="N") {
            go=false;
        } else {
            cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-2 (CNTRQT)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
            return;
        }
    }
}

int main() {
    cout << "Loading files." << flush;
    this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(320));
    cout << "." << flush;
    this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(1270));
    cout << ".\n" << flush;
    cout << "Loading processing packages...\n" << flush;
    this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(672));
    char PILDC;
    cout << "PRELOAD INSERT: [L]ongs (up to ~9.2e18) OR [D]oubles (up to ~1e150)?\n";
    cin >> PILDC;
    cout << "Rechecking preinstalled packages and beginning program startup...\n" << flush;
    this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(195));
    system("clear");
    cout << endl << "*/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /*\nNOTE:\nSome errors has been found and marked by the creator as I&FEs, short for Internal&FoundErrors.";
    cout << "\nIf that happens, the program will most likely stop by itself OR execute a specialized function to fix the bug\n*/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /*\n\n";

    if (PILDC=='L') {
        actualThing<long long>();
    } else {
        actualThing<double>();
    }
    return 0;
}

coding8th grade

the terminal calculator

by Luffy

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