In this paper, we study the moment map image of algebraic curves in toric surfaces. We are particularly interested in the situations that we are able to perturb the moment map so that the moment map image of the algebraic curve is a graph. To put our problem into proper context, let’s start with CP. Consider the natural real n-torus (T ) action on CP given by e(x) = (ex1, e x2, · · · , exn). Pa...