"The Future Success Plan"

This project is important because it helps you get a glimpse on what your future can be like. This project is also important because it will help you understand what life can be like as an adult. For example, paying rent, car insurance and much more. This "Future Success Plan" can also be useful for the future. In the future I can probably even use this plan to help me keep track of my monthly expenses.

Romeo And juliet VS West Side Story

West Side Story is different from Romeo And Juliet because in West Side Story it is more modern. Instead of swords they used their hands, and weapons. In Romeo And Juliet at the end Romeo and Juliet both die. On the other hand in West Side Story Tony dies but, Maria does not kill herself because he died. I like both movies because they were interesting and the storyline was nice. I enjoyed watching both movies.

Romeo And Juliet

After viewing the play Romeo and Juliet, I think that play was really nice. I thought it was nice because at the end they both died and the enemies (Capulet's And Montague's) got along after Romeo's and Juliet's death. I also think that Juliet's mother would've not like Romeo and Juliet to be together because was their enemy. What I did not like about this play was when the father's messenger was supposed to take Romeo the letter, and he was taking long. Romeo passed by him and he did not do anything. If I had the opportunity to change the ending I would've made the messenger deliver the letter faster, so at the end when Juliet would wake up from the potion he would be on time and they would escape to Mantua.

Young Love, Old Divisions

After reading "Young love, Old Divisions" which was about a young girl named Beatriz and a boy called Lionel. They are young, and they really like each other. How ever, the school makes fun of Lionel for going out with a "Mexican Girl"(Beatriz), and to Beatriz they say "That's the girl that goes out with the black kid".Lionel's parents are African American and they don't mind Lionel going out with Beatriz, because in his family biracial relationships exists. Beatriz parents doesn't mind neither. However, they think Beatriz is too young to be in a relationship and they think she has a future ahead of her because, she has a "Social Security Number". I think that they are going to last because they like each other a lot. For example, when Lionel was in school and he passed by someone said "He goes out with that Mexican girl" He ignored them and kept walking.

I won the lottery!

This project was abut winning $50,000. We had to write a proposal about how we I spend my winnings. I had to use this money wisely because if not Ms. Pulphus(The president of Tech tiger association) would decline my proposal. We had to spend this money in two days. Spend every single cent of the $50,000. I bought things that can be useful for my future for example a car, microwave and others. I enjoyed working on this project because I learned how to spend money wisely. This project was some what difficult because my calculations kept turning out bad, I kept checking my work and it started seeming clearer and clearer. I checked my work one last time and I figured out that I miss calculated the puppy. If I were to work on this project again i would check my calculations before putting them on the pie graph.

"Back To The Future"

In my math class since the math tests are over, Ms. Pulphus decided to come up with a project about what were the cost of items in 1989, what price is it now 2009, and using percent change what will those items be in 2029. I enjoyed working on this project because we could've work with anyone you desire, i decided to work with Taina because she is very determined and hard working. To me, this project was a little bit difficult because of the graphs on Microsoft Word, it was very hard to get the axis together, but we got the hang of it. Instead we created 2 graphs so that it can be easier for us. 4 on each graph since there was a total 8 items. On the other hand it was helpful because in the future i can create graphs on Microsoft Word. If i had the chance to work on this project again i will definitely create 2 graphs right off the bat, instead of going through a lot of work creating one.

The day before the event.

I feel confident about the Math State exam because I feel that I know all the standards and everything I need to know for the test. My opinions of 8th grade math in general, is easy. I will admit I don't understand some measurement standards, but I know what I need to know for the state exam. Some activities I would like Ms. Pulphus to plan after the test are , trips, math projects like the measurement project last year, and many more! I think I am prepared for high school because I am confident in what Ms. Pulphus thought me this year. I learned new things, and I mastered many standards I didn't know how to do last year. What makes me confident that I will succeed in high school are my averages, they are above an 80 and I am confident that I will get the same in high school as well. I really don't have areas that i have to improve because I am never late, I am also never absent. 3 academic goals I would like to accomplish by June 24th(Graduation) are improve my skills in measurement, increase my 86.60 average to at least a 88 or 90 average and participate a lot in projects and activities.

REWARDS- social studies.

It is unfair because people that doesn't work hard shouldn't receive the same awards as people who work hard because the people that work actually work hard to win/ receive awards. On the other hand those that don't work receive awards with even trying or working hard like the others, to me this is an unfair treatment. I think that those who don't work hard should not receive the same as those who does work hard.

Mood- Poetry

The mood of this song is sad because in this song ne-yo saids a line "Nobody's talkin',

'Cause talkin' just turns into screamin'. And now as I'm yellin' over her, She yellin' over me." He is also mad because no one remembers why they started fighting. I think Ne-yo wrote this poem with the mood sad because it expresses the way he feels towards his girlfriend.

Bx Masquerade #1

I like this book because it not boring and it has a lot of characters that are funny. I Can connect with Chankara Trope because she did not let let her self down when her boyfriend hit her. She is my favorite character because she has a lot or personality. When her boyfriend touch her in a place that she did not want to be touch she slapped him and told him to get out. I least favorite character is Wesley because he does not have a lot of personality.

Poem Reflection- Changes

What i can infer about this poem is that people back then disliked people with color. The word that best describes the poets feelings is sad, because there was a lot of racism. The main idea of this poem is to never give up and to keep on going.
I connect with this poem because to this day there is still racist people.

* 8th Grade State Math Test

I fell confident for the Math state test next month because i think that i am prepared. I have been preparing for the math test in school and out by doing homework and much more. Unfortunately i am not confident with Measurement conversions, i need a little more work on that.
I think it is important to come to school daily because for one day you miss you can be missing out on a lot. I also think it is important coming to school daily because you can understand the lesson more.

* "Transformations - Conclusion"

• I enjoyed this unit a lot because each type of transformation has different rules. A translation when u slide a figure to a different location. A dilation is when u change the figures size without changing its shape depending on the scale factor. A reflection is when you flip a figure over a line of symmetry. A rotation is when you turn an object around a center point. You can apply a reflection in real life when you look at yourself in the mirror. You can also apply a translation in real life by moving a ramp.
  

* "Transformations - Rotations"

When drawing rotations we turn our papers so that it can be easier for us to plot our coordinate points. This is predicting where and how the figure is going to be because you will get a visual when you flipped the paper. A rotated figure will NEVER change in shaper or size. It will only change its position and location. A rotated figure is different from a reflection because a reflection has the same distance apart. However, in a rotation the figure rotates around the center, the original and prime figure does not have the same distance apart. If we rotate a figure 90 degrees clockwise and the then rotate it again 90 degrees counterclockwise the figure will end up in the same location you started in. This will also happen if you rotate a figure 360 degrees counterclockwise. The difference between rotating a figure clockwise and counterclockwise is that when you're rotating a figure clockwise the figure will be going right. When you rotate a figure counterclockwise the figure will go left.

Poems & Proses.

I think that poems are better than proses because poems make words sing.

Poems bring excitement. I also think that poems are better because poems are short and it gets right to the point. However articles are very long and they aren't as interesting as they are in poems.

Transformation- Reflections

A reflection is like a mirror image because it flips over, and it does not change in size nor shape only its location. You can reflect an image over the x-axis or y-axis without knowing the exact rules by imagining how it would look like on the other side. For example if you look at your hand and you flip it over, you just made a reflection. Just like when you look at yourself in in the mirror. The original figure and its reflection is exactly equal distance from the line of symmetry because the figure just flipped over. Therefore when a figure reflects the original and prime figure has to have equal distance. Yes i do think we could determine the line of symmetry if we were given the points of the original figure and the image. When looking at the two figures, i know which one is the transformed one because the transformed image's points are represented by a letter with an apostrophe.

"Transformations - Dilations

Dilations-

A dilated figure can change in ONLY size and location NOT in shape ! Do you have a camera? Well if you do, notice that when you zoom into a photo the picture gets bigger, the size changes, and the location. Zooming into a photo can relate to dilations because when a dilate a figure it changes in size,and location. The way this works is by using a scale factor. A scale factor is a number used as a multiplier in scaling. If a figure undergoes a dilation with a scale factor of 1.5 it will get bigger because they way the scale factor works is "If the scale factors are greater than one, the figure will get larger. If the scale factors are less than one the figure will get smaller.'' For example, if the scale factor is 0.5 the figure will get smaller because 0.5 is smaller than one.
Dilations are different from translations because a translation only slides; it slides left, right, up or down the shape does change. However, in dilations the figure does change size and location. Multiplying by 1/3 is the same as dividing by 3 because since the inverse operation of multiplying is dividing, you can divide the number by the denominator.

Transformations- Translations

When looking at the two figures i know that the transformed one is the figure in which the letters that represent the vertices's have a comma after the letter. For example A', B', C',D'.
The new points are called primes. The kind of words you can use to describe a translation are; A copy of a figure, or a sliding. A translated figure will NEVER change in size or shape because it is only sliding up, down, left, or right. You can translate a figure without a coordinate plane by subtracting the x or y axis by the coordinate points, depending on the location the figure is translating.

Angles part 2

''One is twice as larger as the other one", when given this phrase we know what the first angle is twice as big as the smaller angle. For example if they give you only one angle and it's v, you automatically know that the other side is v. Also the obtuse angle has to be 2v, because it is twice as larger as the acute angle. If they say ''One is 5 degrees bigger than the other" you know that the angle measures 5 more degrees, so that angle will measure x+5. You know when to assign a variable, if you do not know what is the angle measure. Corresponding angles are congruent. Vertical angles are also congruent, but supplementary angles are not. Two angles can not be supplementary and corresponding at the same time it can only be corresponding if the angles are across from each other but on different sides of the parallel lines. Two angles can be vertical and corresponding at the same times because corresponding angles are congruent and so are vertical angles. The four angles that are formed around a line and a transversal ALWAYS equal 360 degrees.  

Angles part 1

When you set an equation equal to 90 or 180 you have to  determine whether the angle is 180 or 90 by looking at the angle and seeing if it is 180 or 90 or if it is congruent or not. We we set angles equal to each other in a equation that means that the angles are vertical and or congruent. If we solve for x that doesn't mean that we finished solving for the equation. The answer will not be correct because we have to solve for the missing side not for x. Do you know what congruent means? Congruent means the same. Vertical angles are congruent they are across from each other and they measure the same. Complementary and supplementary angles are not congruent. Angles that are congruent are corresponding angles and vertical angles.

Vertical Angles

Do you know what congruent means? Congruent means when angles have the same measure. When you have vertical angles you automatically know that there are two angles that are across from each other, measuring the same. A quadrilateral is a four sided polygon. If you only have one angle in a intersecting quadrilateral you CAN find the other angles because , they are vertical angles. If one side of the vertical angle is 67 degrees the other side is 67 degrees.

Pythagorean Theorem Wrap-up

In my opinion the Pythagorean Theorem method is very useful because the formula (a^2+b^2=c^2) helps you find the missing side of the right triangle. REMEMBER this formula can only be used for right triangles. The hypotenuse is the longest side of the right triangle opposite of the right angle. The legs however are the smallest sides of the right triangle.
For example, the distance from the corner of the ice ring to the other side is 30 yards. The distance from the corner of the ice ring to the left side of the ring is 40 yards. What is the distance from the corner of the ring to the middle of the ring?

Well first you have to apply the formula a^2+b^2=c^2. Then plug in your numbers for the variables. 30^2+40^2=c^2. Then solve for a and b. 600+1600=c^2. Then you add that and you get 2200. Finally take the square root from both sides. You'll get about 46.9.

"Laws of exponents part 1"

Yes we can expand any variable with an exponent. For example x^2 equals x*x. The exponent of the term is 1. A pattern that i noticed was that every time you multiply variables with exponents you have to add the exponents, for example x^4 * x^3 will equal x^7. You can derive that every time you multiply exponents you have to add the exponents to get your product.

"Laws Of Exponents Part 2''

3rd graders listen up!! Laws os exponents are when you multiply exponents with the same variables its base such as v^2 * v^3, the product of the expression is v^2+3 which is equal to v^5. 

Also when you divide exponents with the same variable as its base such as n^7/n^3, the quotient of the expression is n^7-3 which is n^4.

"Pythagorean Theorem"

The opposite of squaring a number is finding the square root of a number.The Pythagorean Theorem formula means
it only works on right triangles. The formula is a^2+b^2=c^2. Yes you can draw a picture of it. We can apply the Pythagorean Theorem in real life, for example if you are carpeting your room, you might have to use the formula. A real life example of a right triangle is a ramp. To identify the hypotenuse in a right triangle you will have to use the formula a^2+b^2=c^2. No the Pythagorean Theorem will not hold for non-right triangles because this formula only works for right triangles.If we were only provided with information containing one leg and the hypotenuse of a triangle ,and asked to find the other leg we would have to have to solve for b^2.

"Integral Exponents"

We cannot simplify expressions that do not have like terms because then there won't be nothing to combine. X^2y and xy^2 are not like terms because even though they have the same variables & exponents they are not written the same way. Xy and xyz cannot be combined because they do not have the same variables. The power of m^7 is 7, and the base is m. A negative base is a number or variable including a negative sign. If the base is x the negative base will be -x. A real life scenario involving exponents will be when you are putting carpet in your room.

"Unlike Terms"

X is different than x^2 because x^2 is x multiplied twice. For example, x^2= x*x. Yes,we combine terms that have the same exponent. They are called "like terms". To help you remember how to add and subtract integers you can draw a number line. 8m-2m is the same thing as 8m+-2m because if you subtract 8-2, it will be the same thing as 8+-2. Coefficients are numbers that are next to a variable. They are important because they tell you how many variables you have

'Like Terms"

Like terms are when you can combine an expression having the same variables and exponent.
100p and 3000p are like terms because they have the same variables. Yes we can combine them.
P and p^2 are not like terms because they both do not have exponents. We can not combine 2d+2f because they don't have the same variables. An expression cannot have an equal sign because ten it will not be an expression. It will be an equation.

Perimeter- Perimeter is the surrounding of a polygon.

Raft: This Land Is Your Land

How does the information in the box " A day in the life(of me!)" help the reader understand the article?

The information in the box "A day in life the(of me!)" helps the reader understand the article because of the format, how they arranged it from time to time. It is also easy to read because it is in a list format. For example, they state a time like 6:30-7:00 , then they write what does she do between that time. Moreover it had the time in bold and what she does in regular font.

Moving Variables

To move one variable term to the other side of the equal sign, we have to subtract a number or add a number to both sides of the equal sign.In the problem 16j= 12 - 4j, we will have to add 4j on both sides because we need to get 12 by it self. The relationship between addition and subtraction is that they are inverse operation. "What we do to one side we must do to the other side" relate to a balance scale because a balance scale has equal balance, and in solving equations you have to get the variable by it self ,It equals out.

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