Problem Statement
My task was to find 3 equations, that would give me an answer, if I had certain information. The first was to find one that if you knew that there were four pegs on the boundary, and none on the interior, you could get the area. The second was if you knew that there were 4 pegs on the boundary, and you knew how many were on the interior, you could get the area. And last, if you had the number on the interior, and the number on the boundary, you could get the area.
Process
The first two equations, were a preparation for the final, building up towards the complete idea. This helped, because I could complete the first two pretty quickly.
For Freddie I drew a 3 column T-Table, with a drawing of the figure, the number of Pegs (in), and the Area (out). I looked for a pattern between the in and the out, and quickly found one that made sense, and I worked it into a formula. I got X/2-1=Y. Where X is IN (number of pegs) and Y is OUT (Area). This works in all shapes with no interior pegs, like Freddie described. I attached this T-Table.
For Sally I followed my luck of the 3 column T-Table, and drew another with the same guidelines. The figure, the interior pegs (in), and the area (out). After I filled in a few figures, and their properties, I noticed a pattern, and not long after, a formula, which worked for them. It was X+1=Y. This T-Table is also attached.
Now...the next was not so easy. Frashy's required a long thought process, an...
The Short story Everyday Use is about a mother and her two daughters: Momma, Dee and Maggie. The two daughters are very different from one another. For most families, heritage means a lot, but it also depends on how they see their heritage. In this story, a quilt represents their family’s heritage. The two daughters see the quilt either as something you can put on display, or something you can put to everyday use. Meaning, to put family first and talk to them everyday and be proud of where they came from or to think of family as people who are only there when wanted to show them off or a fun story to tell. The story starts off as Maggie and Momma live together and Dee comes to visit with her boyfriend for dinner.
In Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use”, the narrator is the mother who is uneducated, but loving and hard working. Dee and Maggie are her daughters, whom she cares for deeply. Maggie, the youngest daughter, shares many outlooks on life the way her mother does. She has never been away from home and she and Mama are very close. She learned valuable traditions and their history from her family members. In contrast to Maggie, Dee is in college and couldn’t wait to leave home. She always had ambition and goals that she had set high. Mama’s relationship with Dee is not close, but she dreams of their bond rekindling. As she waits for Dee’s arrival, she thinks about TV shows where the “mother and child embrace” and then the “child tell how she would not have made it without her help” (Walker 155). Walker states, “I dream a dream in which Dee and I are suddenly brought together on a TV program of this sort” (155). Because of Mama and Maggie’s practical attitude, they have a very hard time understanding Dee. Since she was exposed to the world outside of their rural, southern town, she feels liberated through the knowledge she has acquired. While Maggie and Mama see the butter turner, the quilts, and the benches as common house items, Dee see them as “priceless” works of art. Dee feels she is more connected with African American heritage but, Maggie exemplifies what culture really is.
Alice walker’s “ Everyday Use” : The value of heritage and different types of personality.
A very wealthy king has 8 bags of gold, which he trusts to some of his caretakers. All the bags have equal weight and contain the same amount of gold, all the gold in the kingdom. Although, the king heard a story that a woman received a gold coin. The king knew it had to be his gold so he wanted to find the lightest bag in the 3 weighing, but the mathematician thought it could be done in less, so I need to find out the least amount of weighing it takes to find the lightest bag. Also, the king used a pan balance for all of his weighing.
“Inclusion, not exclusion, is the key to survival.” What does this mean? To say the least, the definition is clearly stated in The Power of One. Initially, Peekay in The Power of One was isolated by members of his family, and as a result of that he was excluded by society because of his background. Ultimately, he was excluded within his own race because of his actions throughout this story. “One thing got to all of them more than everything else. They couldn’t make me cry.”
Most families have some type of heirloom, whether it be jewelry, furniture, or other symbolic keepsake that is passed down through each generation. These items are reminders of where our families came from. In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, the family treasures are the handmade quilts.
Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” revolves around a conversation the mother has with the Dee, the daughter that went off to college and her sister Maggie. A discussion over who is more deserving of the hand stitched quilts sewed together by their mother, Grandmother, and Aunt Dee. During their conversation, both daughters will demonstrate how they appreciate their family quilts, but sadly, we can conclude that only one of the girls illustrates how to appreciate one’s culture. Maggie uses the quilts to remember her Grandmother Dee, while her sister Dee changes her name and only wants to use the quilts to decorate her home.
This is the perfect opportunity to take that expression or equation that was built in the first half and start the process of finding x. Combining terms and subtracting numbers from both sides will aid in the process of the ultimate goal of finding the unknown number. Many times teachers us a balance with chess pieces and students have a hard time visualizing why 2 paws have to be taken from both sides. The Napping House (1984) clearly depicts how subtraction needs to occur on both sides of the equation. Ultimately, just like balancing equations, the story ends beautifully with everyone and everything
Draw a circle near the bottom of the page. Be careful not to draw it too big because you will need room to draw Minnie Mouse’s big round ears and bow!
I am going to begin by investigating a square with a side length of 10
Velazqez,Juan R. ”Characterization and symbolism in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use’.” Lonestar. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar 2014
If I had the chance to complete this task again, I would have executed it in a different approach. Instead of a square/rectangle base, I would have gone with a triangular base.
The top of the triangle is the number 1 and each new row below contains a number more than the line above. The additional numbers determined by the sum of the numbers to the left and right of the row above. If there is a not figure both to the left and right in the line above then the number the same as the one 's to the left or right in the line above. This means that each line starts and ends with the number 1. As shown in figure 1 .
Under Article XIV of the Constitution of the Philippines specifically under Sec. 1 states that "The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all." This means that every citizen whether at Level 1, 2 or 3 shall be entitled to quality education and that the government should take actions to ensure that this right from the constitution that is granted to the citizen will not be infringed and that quality education will be provided and accessible to all.
These Connect assignments are a big part of our class in this course. The Connect assignments make us students use the formulas and knowledge we have learned throughout the LearnSmart assignments. Some questions on the homework are conceptual and are related to the problems in the LearnSmart that we do each week. The Connect homework is based on the techniques we have learned throughout the lectures of the week. Specifically, Professor Schott walks us through practice problems that help us with the homework assignments. Not only are these homework assignments related to the lectures and LearnSmarts but are also key when it comes to doing well on the exams. If a student does not do the homework, they will not do well when it comes to the exams plain and simple. These assignments give us multiple problems that are usually on the exam. If you do the problems assigned in the homework and pay attention to Professor Schott’s practice problems, you will do very well on the exams. To be successful in this class, you must be active in the lectures and do well on the homework