Solving Problems Brandi December 22‚ 2013 Solving Problems In this essay‚ I will solve two problems from our textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra; I will solve problem 56 on page 437 and problem 10 on page 444. For my first problem‚ I will choose an appropriate variable to help solve the equation‚ for my second equation I will identify the form of the equation I end up with once it is solved. I will also introduce five math vocabulary words‚ they are‚ extraneous
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The Articles of Confederation were drafted between 1776 and 1777 by the Continental Congress‚ although it did not go into effect until 1781 (Schultz‚ 2013). Under the Articles of Confederation‚ each state was granted independence. There was no separation of power‚ no president‚ or anyone to serve as the executive power. There was a Committee of the States. The Committee of the States consisted of one representative from each state; this was the most centralized authority with little to no powers
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different services. Also‚ it needs to make sure it brings everyone together. Finally‚ if the government has a problem it should be able to be fixed easily. When the 13 colonies had the Articles of Confederation it couldn’t do many of the things it was supposed to do‚ thus it failed as a government. First‚ the Articles couldn’t fulfill the purposes of government like it was supposed to. They were supposed to set up many laws to keep the states and the country as a whole in order. They couldn’t do that;
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The Articles of Confederation was the charter of the first national government of the United States that was in effect from 1781 until 1789 when it was eventually replaced by the Constitution. The Articles was definitely a necessary step toward democracy but it wasn’t a very effective system of government. The Articles of Confederation served as a stepping stone toward the outlining of the democracy that we have today but the central government was overall unsuccessful in governing foreign affairs
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The development of a new and ideal Nation in America did not come without events of trials and errors in the development of government and law apart from British rule. After drafting‚ Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation‚ the first constitution of the United States‚ on November 15‚ 1777. Ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1‚ 1781. The Article of confederation served as a constitution for the States and allowed the states to maintain
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The three most significant challenges that the United States had to face under the Articles of Confederation were: 1) managing the western expansion‚ 2) foreign relations‚ and 3) the rising debt‚ (Shultz‚n.d.). The most important issue at the time was the push to westward to settle new colonies‚ (Shultz‚n.d.). After the Revolutionary War‚ many Americans began to move westward towards Pennsylvania‚ Kentucky‚ and the Nashville area of Tennessee. They began to settle in the Appalachian Mountains
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Problem Solving/Goal Setting/Action Planning Strategies 1. 4 Stages of Problem Solving a. Establishing the problem – being specific and concrete – who? what? Why? When? I am aware that my partner suffers from a form of depression. He can be well for a while and then start to feel down; feel that his life is not working for him. After a while his mood lifts and he begins to feel well again. When he feels down‚ he often feels that me being part of his life forms some (or a lot) of what’s
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1. Major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the republic under the Articles of Confederation was maintaining national security and creating a stable economic system. Maintaining national security was hard because the national government did not have the power to draft people into the army. The new country did not have an army therefore they were perceived as a weak nation. Many nations were waiting to invade the young country and claim the valuable land. The country also did not show unity
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Problem Solving Danielle Church HUM/114 June 25‚ 2014 Dr. Charles Flowers Problem Solving Using the five steps Step 1: What is the problem? Family member who is an alcoholic. Step 2: What are the alternatives? Self-awareness‚ treatment for alcoholism‚ and research medical journals. Step 3: What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of each alternative? Acknowledge the addiction‚ attending local alcoholics’ anonymous meetings‚ and learning why people turn to self-medication. Step 4:
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The primary purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to create an alliance among the states where each was deemed independent‚ allowing the federal government to only have power over common defense‚ security of liberties‚ and general welfare of citizens. Under the Articles‚ problems of decentralization developed that separated Congress from the powers that allowed it to govern the states appropriately. Decentralization is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions‚ powers‚ or things
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