Figure It Out

perfection, and standard of a world class athlete in their respective sports of tennis and figure skating. I will focus on two texts, (1) the 2004 Capriati-Williams U.S. Open semi-final match; and (2) Bonaly’s 1994…

When considering significant figures, only the first digit above zero is considered, and then followed by any number of digits following. For example when representing numbers on a table and the number of digits is consistent in each answer (5 digits require the number 568 to become…

For a large number of people, their experience with lab reports and scientific documents will be limited to a lab or two they are required to take in college for a general education credit. Skills learned in these classes will most likely be quickly forgotten and never used again. However, for those that work in a scientific field, writing lab reports is a fundamental skill that will be used time and time again. Lab reports can be used to express many different types of data and prove a variety…

the disciples were exaggerating which is hyperbole, to explain Jesus’ fame that was spreading. Bible readers can greatly benefit from knowing how and when the writers of the Bible used hyperbole. Everybody knows that amazing literature always uses figures of speech such as hyperbole to deliver its…

way, which is the “right” way to us. Since we get away with doing the same things, it is an easy way out of trying to use creativity to find a new way of presenting…

pushing myself to do them I only became stronger. As the season went on, I became more confident and I felt my bravery impacting my everyday life. When opportunities arise in life, I will be brave enough to seize them. Being brave and putting yourself out there is a great significance to life. Sticking together is something that is unavoidable in cross country. Much like life, cross country depends upon others just as much as myself. During cross country, we won as a team or lost…

Sukarno, once said "Give me 1000 old men, and I will undoubtedly pull out Semeru [a mountain in Indonesia] from the roots. Give me 10 young male mountain climbers, I will undoubtedly shake the world." In other words, having more manpower does not always do the job right. Infact, having less mountain climbers that are intelligent…

I have finished reading No Easy Way Out by Dayna Lorentz. I have read pages 440-505 this week. The prompt I have chosen this week is: “How characters react to changes that are happening.” The characters react to changes that are happening by acting in panic, thinking carefully, and making fatal decisions. A reason how the characters react to the changes that are happening is how the characters act in panic. Near the end of the book, a man is discovered in a vault of money at the end of the True…

I was pretty aware of the importance of color of products and toys for kids. I did think it is funny that dolls are known to be for girls, to dress up or play with it. While I do believe that action figures that boys often play with, is literally the same has a doll, just under another name. I do believe that there were a lot of gender messages to both boys and girls. As I said before the importance of color of the toys for girls and boys do portray…

Theories of Relativity tells the story of 16-year old Dylan Wallace whose reckless mother kicked him out in order to please her latest boyfriend, Dan. He is struggling to survive on the streets without taking the easy way out with drugs. Dylan settles outside two office towers and begs for money from passersby. This is where he meets Glen, a young employee at one of the office buildings. Another homeless teen named Jenna, works on the street across from him, in front of a church. She is an…