Precalculus/ Trigonometry CRR

This year has been extremely difficult, but I have no choice but to suck it up and deal with it. In my precalculus class we are currently practicing to take the Algebra II/ Trigonometry regents. The questions that appear on the practice exams we take are so difficult and tedious as many steps have to be taken in order to arrive at the correct answer. Over time the questions seems easier and I am more confident about answering the questions, especially the short answer. Ms. Rios told us that in order to have a greater chance of passing the exam we have to have at least 20 multiple choice questions correct. To me this seems very intimidating especially because there are only about 25-27 multiple choice questions, but on practice exams I answer at least 18 or 19 questions correctly. At the end of the day my goal is to get an 85 or better on this regents exam and start to learn the basic fundamentals of calculus.

A Star is Born

If anybody told me that I would be dancing in public I would have never believe it. For years I spent a lot of my time in my room practicing how to dance like Michael Jackson, Usher, and James Brown. While I was growing up I did not have a lot of confidence because of how I looked while I was going through puberty; I had bad acne and a very deep voice. The kids at school would make fun of me and call me names, but I thrive to be a better dancer. However, as I became older I started to gain my confidence and I even started to dance in public.

The DJ starts playing my life-changing song in the cafeteria and every student turned around eagerly, waiting for me to make a fool out of myself. I jumped out of my seat presenting the impression that I was going to dance as if to be funny, and I quickly sat back down. I turned to my friend of five years and all I remember him saying was, “So you're not about to dance though, you told me you were.” Of course, I had forgot about this promise, but I always keep my word; so I took a deep breath, went out to the middle of the cafeteria, and started doing what I do best. At the end of my performance, I threw my hat into the crowd, and it felt like I was throwing away years of criticism and jokes away for good. Really for good because I never got that hat back. After lunch, I had an indescribable power because everyone was still cheering and talking about my performance for weeks. One of my classmates told me that I was a hit on Instagram because everyone admired the ten second clip of my magic, calling me “Young Mike” or “Teree J.” After all those years, I finally felt like I found my abandoned Teree.