"Lo siento senor Rios pero, yo no se." I responded, not looking up from the desk as I scribble something down on my papers. After a moment's pause I look up at you and smile weakly. "All I know is that accents are used to put emphasis on certain syllables. Sometimes in spanish a word can be spelled the same way, but depending on the placing of the accent, you have a different word. Por ejemplo, porque es "because" en ingles y por que, con an accent over the e" es "why" en ingles."<br/><br/>I hoped that answer would be enough for Senor Rios as I turn my attention back to the papers in front of me. I knew I had to show up to all my classes today to avoid detention, and to keep my grades up, but I knew that without this Chemistry lab done, passing would be next to impossible.