Month: May 2016

Week 15- Math 10

chelsead-2014Math 10

This week, we explored equations and patterns of lines on a graph. Hint: parallel lines = same (m1 = m2) perpendicular lines = reciprocals of eachother (m1 x m2 = -1)* -The 2 equations we can use to find lines given a few clues are: y = mx + b  OR m = y-y / x-x […]

Water For Elephants- Book Review

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Water For Elephants- Sara Gruen A travelling show filled with misfits, freaks, and glamorous performers becomes a new home to Jacob Janowski, who unexpectedly runs away from his future plans in the midst of a mental breakdown after his father’s death. Immediately given the job of the show’s new veterinarian, he gets with the “in crowd” […]

Water For Elephants- Connection

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  An era in history that negatively affected nearly the whole of humanity: The Great Depression. The novel Water For Elephants displays the obscure perspectives of the world that people perceived as reality. As Jacob enters the Ringling Brothers in the late 1920’s, he discovers the broken and hopeless world of the circus. The explination […]

Inquiry Post #2- Water For Elephants

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What may lead to toxic relationships? An ignorance of mistreatment and honesty. The book Water For Elephants displays the importance of many moral values that are essential to relationships. What factors ignored can lead to toxic relationships? Mistreatment and honesty. Circus performer, Marlena and her abusive husband, August find that the ignorance of mistreatment can […]