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While talking to my mom on the phone after the first few days of classes here at USD, she began questioning me about how the homework load was so far. I began to list off my classes and the corresponding assignments. When I informed her that I had to write a paper for Algebra class, she stopped me mid-sentence. We were both unfamiliar with the idea of a literary assignment being allocated by a math professor. I am more of a right-brained, creative type of person, so I delved into the assignment, highlighter in hand. After reading the article, I felt the need to call my mom back to explain to her the often overlooked but imperative connection between literacy and mathematics. Our initial confusion is addressed by the article’s author, Edwin E. Moise.