Figure It Out

stimulates the reader. Perhaps the most powerful figure of speech, though, is the metaphor at the end of the for which the poem is named. The narrator describes the boy who witnessed his friend’s death, now a father, as carrying the minefields throughout the years. Obviously he’s not holding on to the literal minefields, but rather the metaphorical ones: the emotional baggage, the fear, and the rage from this experience. Sadly, the narrator says that he took out these emotions on his children:…

Student G had a one to one correspondence with the blocks and the numbers in the problem. He counted out 7 blocks to represent 7 trolls and then counted out more blocks until he had 11 blocks, which was how many trolls the girl in the story problem wanted to have. He then added all the blocks up starting with the first block, showing that he does not have quotity. However, Student…

Well, that’s what my first ice skating competition was like. First of all I get there and I can’t find my coach so I am practically freaking out. Then to add onto that it is like freezing cold in there, and I am starving. So the delicious smell of different types of food is not helping at all. It all seems to go by really slowly and then it is time to get on the ice. As I am doing my warmup…

Flying across the ice, the two time U.S. gold medalists Alex and Maia Shibutani danced their hearts out to Paradise by Coldplay only to lose their third gold medal at the National Figure Skating Championships. Their dance and song choice touched the lives of people all around the world, but wasn’t enough to hold their own against the skaters to come. Although the title was the lost, the words to the Shibutanis song of choice speaks volumes. Songwriter Christopher Anthony pulls at the string’s of…

known numerical values that are not subject to fractional error, and therefore do not affect the number of significant figures in a calculation. These are called “exact numbers.” Some examples include: 1 foot = 12 inches, 100 years in a century, 2.54 cm in an inch. Therefore, if a number is considered exact, it does not affect the accuracy of a calculation. When taking significant figures into account for a problem, exact numbers will not affect them either. When performing a measurement on a…

master the number 5 the assessment will move backward to assess the number 4, if the student is able to show master of the number 6 then they will move up to the assessment of the number 7. Assessment: With Counters 1. First I have the child count out that many counters, I place the excess counters to the side. 2. Then I close my hand around the counters and confirm that he/she knows how many are hidden there. 3. Then I remove some and show them in the palm of my other hand. 4. I then ask the…

upon her were normal. They also made life easier for her; she could simply have fun and enjoy life. Her father's attitude was undoubtedly the main reason that she picked a man like Torvald to marry. Unconsciously, she was still seeking a father figure, a continuation of her childhood. As she herself realized, ."..I passed from Daddy's hands into yours. You arranged everything . . . and so I came to share it--or pretended to..." (Act III…

At first glance, it could easily be said that Father Bobby is a Socratic man. For example, he was a father figure to a lot of boys in the community and he tried to keep them out of trouble. In a way, he was like a God. He had such a love for the people in the community and viewed all of the children as his own. There was one in particular, Lorenzo Carcaterra who completely adored Father Bobby…

would help my Grammy pay for a new fender bender since she could not afford one. As a child and now teenager, it is easy for me to misunderstand phrases and figures of speech that I just do not have the experience in life to fully understand. I tend to take things more literally than a figure of speech should be taken. There is one figure of speech I am glad I took more literally than it was intended. I heard my mom interviewing a family for her preschool awhile ago and I heard her use…

to the viewers by only including males in boy’s toy commercials and females in girl’s toy commercials. The settings for boy’s toy commercials were usually outside and consisted of darker colors. In addition, they included toy weapons and/or action figures (males with large muscles) that provoked thoughts of violence. On the other hand, girl’s toy commercials we usually inside a home and consisted of bright colors. Most toy advertising consisted of pretend cooking sets, playhouse sets, and beauty…