Being a young, new employee, I was apprehensive about speaking up, but it occurred to me that those shapes could be described by mathematical equations. I proposed that I could write an equation that would give me x and y coordinates describing the desired shapes. I was ridiculed for my bazaar idea, but I went home that night with the blueprints, I derived equations, and I tabulated the coordinates describing the storefront shapes. I came back the next day and insisted they let me try my method. I endured hours of snide comments and laughter while I plotted the points on the walls. When I was finished, we had the exact shapes we needed. Thanks to my strength, I stuck to my guns and greatly impressed the Vice President of my company. (Miller, J. and Miller, L., 2007, "Photos of The Grove at Welsey Chapel Grand Opening," from http://activerain.com/blogsview/268118/photos-of-the-grove-at-wesley-chapel-grand-opening)