The article Go figure : Math and the Common Core by Marilyn Burns described and gave examples of the problem solving strategies that students go through with common core standards. The article began with the author sitting at the dinner table with her grandchildren. Her grandson asked her how long ago she had written a particular book. She proceeded to ask him to tell her‚ and she then described the thinking process and strategies he used to come up with the answer. He decomposed numbers and then
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438 Chapter 23 Comparison and Contrast: Showing Similarities and Differences Chapter 23 Comparison and Contrast Showing Similarities and Differences Writing Writing Comparison and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 Finding Patterns in Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Practicing Patterns of Comparison and Contrast . . . 445 Readings for Critical Thinking‚ Discussion‚ and Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Suggested Topics and Prompts for
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Cited: Stokstad‚ Marilyn‚ and Michael Cothren. Art: A Brief History. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ 2010. Print.
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After viewing the concert excerpts‚ construct a comparison of these two concerts. For this assignment I chose to compare and contrast two concerts. The first concert is from the modern era‚ while the other is a Baroque Era concert originating from the 17th Century preformed by a modern day orchestra. The Baroque Era Concert takes place in a large modern day Lutheran Church in front of a small crowd of well dressed onlookers. The second concert that I chose for this assignment is a modern day rock
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Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republican party and took office on March 4‚ 1801 as the third President of the United States. While holding the title of President from 1801 to 1809‚ Jefferson made many major accomplishments. For example‚ he reduced internal taxes and plans were made to extinguish the public debt. Also‚ Jefferson allowed the Alien and Sedition Acts to end without renewal and had the excise tax on liquor that caused the Whiskey Rebellion repealed. This reduced government
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Comparison and contrast Exercise 1 Using the example paragraph as a model‚ compare the Armani‚ the Mesh Elite and the Elonex with respect to price‚ screen size and amount of RAM. Price Processor Speed Screen Size Hard Disk RAM Armani R850 P4. £2‚467 1.7 GHz 19" 40 GB 256 MB Mesh Elite 1.7GT Pro £1‚938 1.7 GHz 19" 57 GB 256 MB Elonex WebRider Pro £1‚174 1.2 GHz 17" 38.1 GB 128 MB Four personal computers‚ Evesham Axis 1.33 SK‚ Armani R850 P4‚ Mesh Elite 1.7GT pro and
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Wheeling Jesuit University How Do I Write a Comparison/Contrast Essay? Comparison = Similarity Contrast = Difference Comparisons are discussions in which a student finds similarities between two or more ideas or things; contrasts‚ ON THE OTHER HAND (a popular but overused transition between concepts) are discussions in which a student indicates differences between two or more ideas or things. As you might sense from the previous sentence‚ comparison/contrast essays can be very dull without the use
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The presidency during James Monroe was known as Era of Good Feelings. Federalist party faded‚ and Democratic-Republican adopted their policies and dominated the politics. However‚ there were constant debates over tariffs‚ the national improvement‚ the national bank‚ internal improvements‚ and public land sales. Also sectionalism tension over slavery became more apparent‚ and soon Democratic-Republican split into two. During Monroe’s presidency‚ Congress raised tariffs (first protective tariff in
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A Comparison of Three Universities Every year thousands of international students try to make the most important decision in their life‚ choosing the right university. However‚ the higher education market is overcrowded by variations of universities. This comparison is supposed to be the guide‚ which helps to weigh up three universities (The University of Lancaster‚ The University of Loughborough and King’s College London) in the business and management area. These universities were taken as substitutes
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Comparison of “The Storm” and “The Bridges of Madison County” The story by Kate Chopin “The Storm” reminded me so much of the book “The Bridges of Madison County” by Robert James Waller. The characters are set in a place isolated from their families so that they have the freedom to interact. In Chopin’s work she has the storm keeping the husband and young son from coming home which also causes the former lover to have to come in the house because it is raining so hard. In Waller’s story the
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