Trigonometry

As Christians, it is of utmost importance that we thoughtfully study how we know what we know. In order to be able to give proper defense of our faith, we must be able to articulate why we believe what we believe, rather than absentmindedly resigning to our Christian worldview. This articulation of our beliefs is essential within the bounds of our respective fields as we often fail to recognize the underlying philosophical natures in the disciplines to which we devote the most time. Therefore, I…

Education varies so much throughout the whole world, there are so many differences between American education vs Asian education. Although subjects are the same learning and even focuses are different. Subjects may even be taught differently throughout the years. Someone who is learning biology in tenth grade could be compared to a student learning biology in seventh grade. Asia's school programs are also different resulting in a 6-3-3 system while American school programs follow the 5-3-4…

Standardized testing has been around for many years, as far back as the nineteenth century. Like standardized tests are today, they were mainly used to make decisions about college admissions and high school graduation. Now, standardized tests are used more for college admissions than high school graduation. After World War II, standardized tests were administrated more broadly. Many of the educators liked standardized tests because of the fact that they evaluate a student’s performance in a…

is a new teacher at Raddison High school. Raddison is a prestigious school know for its excellent reputation. Mr. Watson first worked there as the tennis coach and now teaches three sections of introduction to American business, one section of trigonometry, and one section of algebra. He is an overall energetic teacher and has a strong connection with his students. He is willing to help his students during his free periods and walks down the senior hallway to great and smile at his students.…

Beneath a rocky slope in central Jordan lie the remains of a 10,000-year-old village called Ain Ghazal, whose inhabitants lived in stone houses with timber roof beams, the walls and floors gleaming with white plaster. Hundreds of people living there worshiped in circular shrines and made haunting, wide-eyed sculptures that stood three feet high. They buried their cherished dead under the floors of their houses, decapitating the bodies in order to decorate the skulls. But as fascinating as this…

The first time I learned basketball was when I am at the 6th grade when my physical education teacher registered me in a basketball summer camp. I used to be a shy and quiet girl but since joining the summer camp I started to socialize and have friends. After two months of learning basketball, I began to like it. Then, I started playing basketball in high school as part of my school’s team and I’ve been playing ever since. It started out as just an activity, and then became a hobby that’s…

It is the spring semester of 2016 at National Park Community College. The day begins with Joan Henry’s English Composition 11 class where Mrs. Henry divides the class into groups of four. She gives the class our first assignment which includes exchanging contact information and an informal interview. The topics chosen for the interview include my classmate’s hobbies, accomplishments and goals. The three English Composition 11 students I interviewed are Kevin Uribes, Jennifer Conrad and Shandi…

The Changes of the World. Without engineering many things that we see today wouldn’t even exist. The history of engineering is an important part of the world, it shows how the early engineers thought and how they solved the problems they were having at the time with the technology they had back then. Engineering plays a huge role in today’s society, an engineer spends countless amounts of hours studying to design construct and test many different things. There are many different types of…

On July 1st, 1916, the foundation of today’s artillery profession was forever established. The Battle of the Somme (otherwise known as the Somme Offensive) was actually a series of battles that spanned over 141 days, from July 1st to November 18th, 1916. The Battle of the Somme would claim over one million casualties in the end. Three hundred thousand would be killed in action, effectively making this battle one of the deadliest in history. The militaries of 1916 were very tactically…

bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering is preferred, but you can also get in with degrees in Mechanical engineering, Chemical engineering, Chemical engineering or Environmental engineering”. Classes required to become an engineer are algebra, trigonometry, calculus, biology, chemistry, and physics (www.bls.gov). Most of these classes you learn in high school, and if you are smart you can take a test called the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) and it will determine if you can take the high…