Post 29, May 16, 2011.

• Ok, provide a list of at least six places that you want to go during your lifetime and why.

1. Italy: everybody talks about how they love it and I'm just very curious to go there. Also because one of my favorite movies called Letters to Juliet is set in Verona, where there is a statue of Juliet and if you rub her right breast you will have good luck! I looked so romantic in the movie! :D
2. France: I have always wanted to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower and see all Paris at night. Also because it is one of the world's fashion capitals!!!
3. African countries: I have always wanted to go on those safaris you see in movies across the African savannas and take a lot of pictures of wild animals there. It looks very cool. Maybe Madagascar... I watched a TV show that they talked about Madagascar and how 80% of the animal and plant species are unique and found nowhere else in the world... I want to see that...
4. Japan: I absolutely looovvveee sushi, it is my favorite food, so why not go to the place it was originated and where there is tons of it?! I want to go to Tokyo because it draws my attention very much.
5. Greece: I love Greek mythology, it is very interesting and it I would like to learn more about it; all the gods and goddesses and their stories... It is awesome.
6. Australia: I want to see the Sydney Opera House and go to the beaches. I also love the accent people have over there... It's funny...
7. Hawaii: I would love to go to Hawaii to swim in their famous beaches and learn how to surf and dance hula-hula. :D

My favorite country of all is Venezuela, even though I already visited it... ;)

Post 28, May 5, 2011.

• The end of the year is approaching fast. Comment about your math skills and explain to me why you are ready to move on to the next school year!

Well... My goal this year was to like math more to get better at it, but I don't think I really accomplished it... I think I'm not that bad in math, but I just don't like it and it makes me not want to do it and do bad at it. I have always struggled with this subject and it has not changed and I don't think it will either, but I do and will do my best to get better at it. Next year, since I'm moving to another school, they have a different math program, so I don't know how it is going to be. Also, the 10th grade students over there do Geometry and the 9th grade students do Algebra 2, the opposite of this school, so I will be doing Algebra 2 with the 9th grade students of next year. It might be a little bit easier because I would be more advanced than the rest of the students because of the level, but I am ready to take down and overcome every challenge that comes in my way.

Post 27, May 2, 2011.

• Google the Internet to find an explanation of the Pythagorean theorem. Using that explanation, explain it to me in your own words and be sure to have an example.

The Pythagorean Theorem states that in all right triangles, the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the length of the other two legs of the triangle. The formula is: a^2+b^2=c^2. This theorem was originated by a Greek mathematician called Pythagoras. Pythagoras of Samos (c.580 B.C.-c.500 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher that proved the theory that the Babylonians had developed 1000 years earlier. Apart from mathematics, he also made great developments in astronomy and the theory of music. There is a legend that says that Pythagoras wanted to see the tyrant ruler of Samos, Polycrates, and in the halls of his palace he kept staring at the squared tiles on the floor. He noticed that if a tile were to have a diagonal line across it, it would divide the square in half and make two right triangles. He began to discover other things about it. The square on the hypotenuse, the longest side of the triangle, was the size of the sum of the other two squares that are on the other sides of the triangles.

For example, if the lengths of the sides are 3, 4, and 5, what is the formula?

The formula would be: 3^2+4^2=5^2

So 3^2 is 9, 4^2 is 16 and 5^2 is 25... 9+16=25.