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Wacky Web Tale
The Haunted Tower
One afternoon James and Ashley were walking down a(n) scary trail, looking for kindling for their campfire. The trees were dark and green, and there were colorful wildflowers all around. James and Ashley began to pick the wildflowers, and after a while, they ran so far that they had wandered away from the trail.
It started to get dark. James began to get worried, but Ashley seemed excited to have an adventure. “Look!” Ashley said. “Do you see that place? It looks like a house!”
“We're saved!” cried James, who was relieved.
Once they got closer, James felt very uneasy again. It didn't look like the cozy little cottage James had been imagining, but rather a big, spooky tower! It was about 7 feet tall, and it was covered with black ivy and moss. It was the creepiest thing James had ever seen!
James said, “Ashley, let's keep walking! There's no way I'm going into that tower! It looks haunted!”
“Don't be such a(n) coward! We're going in. I think it looks perfectly un-haunted!” said Ashley.
James was so scared that he could not open his eyes. He felt his legs chatter as Ashley opened the door. All of a sudden, James felt that he was not alone. He opened his eyes, prepared to see the worst. But instead, he saw all his friends and family inside the haunted tower! “Surprise! Happy birthday, James!” they all screamed.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Poetry- Do I Belong
Lost in a world so full of rights,
Nobody cares to see my plight.
Born as a child filled with a want,
I am still the female gene nobody wants.
Excluded from society
Here I stand loosing my dignity.
What more could i ask for than a life,
But now I pray for my sacrifice.
Day by day, I am a liability,
I stand now showing you my ability.
I am the child you once rejected,
And now all I ask is for you to take me back.
This poem is titled Do I Belong. I think the author is saying that she feels isolated and unwanted. In my opinion, this is a nice poem and many other people can relate to the author because others may also feel unwanted.
Do i belong
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Myths and Legends- How Kangaroo Got His Tail
This legend, How Kangaroo Got His Tail, is often told by Australian Aboriginals. It is a legend telling how two friends, Mirram the Kangaroo and Warreen the Wombat became enemies. It says that Mirram always slept outside under the stars, until one winter night. Mirram always laughed at Warreen for sleeping inside, so that winter night when Mirram came to sleep inside, Warreen did not help him get warm. the next morning Mirram hit him on the head with a rock, making his head become flat. In revenge, Warreen threw a spear at Mirram and it hit the base of his spine, causing the kangaroo to have a tail.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Williams W. Schieffelin Claytor
Williams Schieffelin Claytor was born January 4th, 1908 in Norfolk, Virginia. He became a mathematician and an educator in the 1930s. He earned his A.B. and his M.A. from Howard University. He became the third African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1933. In 1937 he was awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship and pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Michigan .During World War II, Claytor served in the US. Army (1941-1945) where he taught in the field of Anti-Aircraft Artillery from December 1942 through December 1944. This is where he met David Blackwell. In 1947, Blackwell became Chairman of the Mathematics Department at Howard University and Claytor became a teacher there. In 1865, Claytor retired from Harvard University. Sadly two years later, Williams W. Schieffelin Claytor died. Although he worked long hours as a teacher he also worked as a researcher. He oublished two papers on his invention, the Claytor Curve.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monessen High School Student Tasered
Taser: a weapon that fires electrical probes that give an electric shock, causing temporary paralysis
Below is a link to a website telling about a teenager tasered at a Basketball game.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Child Labor on Cacoa Farms
If you click Child Labor on Cocoa Farms, you can read an article talking about children working on cocoa and palm plantations. The children on these plantations work long hours and receive no pay. In my opinion, this is slavery all over. Children are often bought to work cheap and usually work everyday. The children working on these plantations are often 11-16. This is a very young age to be slaving on plantations, in my opinion. I think this is a job for adults and that children should not have to do this. This child labor is very common in West Africa.
Working for Scrooge: 5 Worst Companies for the Right to Associate
If you click Working for Scrooge: 5 Worst Companies for the Right to Associate, you can see a list of companies who have been tied to the murder of union workers. Among these companies are Nestle, Dole, Del Monte, Russel/Fruit of the Loom, and Wal-mart. These companies are all very big, everyday people use these companies' products. Now that reading this, I do not want to use their products. Killing people for selfish reasons is prohibited and I do not think they should receive anything for it.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Chocolate
Chocolate is loved in many different places for its great taste and different flavors. Everyday you can see different people eating chocolate, but do you know who manufactures the chocolate? Well, chocolate comes from many different parts of the world. One of these places is Mexico. Mexico creates dark chocolate...in my opinion Mexico makes the worst chocolate...but that's just because I hate dark chocolate. Another place that makes chocolate is Belgium. Belgium is the creator of Godiva Chocolates. Godiva chocolate is one of the most expensive chocolates in the world, their prices range from $3.50-over $500. Chocolate is also created U.S.A. In many different places in U.S.A Hershey chocolate is made, white chocolate and many others. Chocolate is made from a cocoa bean and the cocoa bean can be found in West Africa, Central and South America and Asia. If you click statistics you can see a chart showing how many countries produce cocoa beans.
Friday, February 5, 2010
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