What is exactly your problem ?
maybe this little start point can help you to trigger events without changing framerate, if it's what you are talking about.

1. int pulse, last;
   void setup()
   {
     last= 0;
     pulse= 1000; //equals to one second
   }
   void draw()
   {
     if (millis() - last >pulse)
     {
       //do stuff here, like random positions of circles ;)
     println("trigger");
     last = millis();
     } 
   }
   

The odd thing about your assignment is that it involves using no loops at all.

This is my project I have to do I got as far as drawing the image, I am doing version 1.  http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/struckc/ 

Is there a way to do this in loops and not the code listed above?  

what do you mean by in loops ? m'not sure to understand…

1. int x, y;
   int last, triggers_time;
   void setup () {
     size (400, 400);
     ellipseMode(CENTER);
     rectMode(CENTER);
     triggers_time = 300;
     x = 400;
     y = 400;
   }
   
   void draw() {
   
     if (millis() - last > triggers_time)
     {
       background(255);
       mouse(random(x), random(y));
       last = millis();
     }
   }
   void mouse(float x, float y) {
     fill(134);
     ellipse(x-65, y-75, 90, 90);
     ellipse(x+65, y-75, 90, 90);
     ellipse (x, y, 125, 125);
     fill(232, 133, 133);
     ellipse(x+65, y-75, 60, 60);
     ellipse(x-65, y-75, 60, 60);
     fill(0);
     ellipse(x-20, y-15, 25, 35);
     ellipse(x+20, y-15, 25, 35);
     fill(255);
     ellipse(x-15, y-20, 10, 15);
     ellipse(x+15, y-20, 10, 15);
     fill(232, 133, 133);
     triangle(x, y+25, x-10, y+12, x+10, y+12);
     line (x-25, y+35, x+25, y+35);
     fill(255);
     rect(x, y+45, 20, 20);
     fill(0);
     line(x, y+35, x, y+54);
     line(x-10, y+15, x-80, y);
     line(x-10, y+20, x-80, y+10);
     line(x+10, y+20, x+80, y+10);
     line(x+10, y+15, x+80, y);
   }
   
   

Perhaps looking up what a for loop is would help you.

for()