Nevertheless, some students speculated that the fire might have started among the chemical-soaked rags, paper, canvas and oil paint kept in the studios.
If James Carville, who coaches many Democratic students, speculated that a Republican politician who stumbled at a public appearance was on drugs, would it be proper to print his speculation?
Some students speculated that because the players were used to receiving preferential treatment, from having full scholarships to getting early choices in classes and dormitories, they responded aggressively when something went against them.
Next is master of disguise Mystique: "ATP, TYR, MC1R, IRF4 and SLC24A4 are probably the first genes to be mutated to bring about the biggest difference in skin, hair and eyes," write the students, speculating that "her ability to alter skin patterns may be similar to that of cuttlefish or Japanese rice fish in terms of genes involved – such as SLC2A15 and PAX7A".
The lead author, Rachel Mackelprang, a student, speculated that the infection rate might occur because the vehicles destroyed the mouse habitats, forcing them to crowd into the remaining areas of vegetation, That, in turn, may lead to more fighting, easing the spread of the virus.
Some students even speculated that the blasts might have been caused by ballistic missiles, which Mr. Assad's forces have fired on his foes.
In his dissertation, music student Jacob Charron speculated that the music used by Obama on the campaign trail was selected because it would not upset the older voters and would be recognizable to the younger voters.
Sapir's student, Benjamin Whorf (1956), speculated that languages encode fundamentally different "logics," which become so habitual to language users that they seem natural, resulting in fundamentally different ways of understanding the world.
The writers speculated that students who cheat on the SAT are encouraged by a lack of repercussions for those whose scores are cancelled during a test for suspect behavior; their colleges of choice are never informed of the incidents.
The researchers speculated that students viewed those with more Facebook friends as people who spend too much time in the cyber world and not able to make real face-to-face connections.
Tang (1994) speculated that students' degree of familiarity with an assessment method influenced their approach to learning, Watkins and Hattie (cited by Scouller 1998) that past success with surface strategies may encourage a perception that "deep level learning strategies are not required to satisfy examination requirements" (p. 454).
