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The plow, the sickle and the hoe
Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:34 AM GMT0 •
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The Mesopotamians were the first farmers. They lived in what’s now Iraq in 2500 B.C. They invented a lot of things because there were a lot of problems in Mesopotamia, so they became great problem solvers. Some of the most important inventions were related to agriculture; the plow, the sickle, and the hoe.
How the plow works--
The plow is dragged by an animal and the farmer walks next to it. It is used for breaking up the soil and making little holes for the seeds to fit through. The sickle looks like a scythe used for harvesting the crops once they are ready to be traded. The hoe is used for weeding the weeds in between the crops.
Why was it invented?
They invented these agricultural tools so they could make more surplus and to farm faster and easier. Today we farm very fast because they invented agricultural tool. Before they invented the tools farming was very slow. In a couple of years people will be even faster in farming.
How it improved lives--
It improved their lives in different ways. One way was they had more food to trade with and if you have more stuff to trade with you can get so much more that you really need. Another reason is more surplus to store.
They are still being used--
These inventions are still being used now in farms. If this invention was not invented there wouldn’t be so much population around the world because we wouldn’t have enough food to feed everyone. That is why these tools are very important in life.
Now that is how the plows, sickle, and hoe are so important. You should be very thankful of all the food you have. Thanks to the Mesopotamians.
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Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:34 AM GMT0 •
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Planning a trip
Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:32 AM GMT0 •
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It was finally Saturday. My family planned to go to Faraya for the day. We were already packed and ready to go. I was so exited to go skiing. I had been waiting for the past month. It was the second time I go skiing.
I went to my mom’s bedroom and asked her, “What time are we going skiing?”
“Right now”
“So should I get dressed now?”
“Yes.”
I went back to my room and got dressed, brushed my teeth, and put on my shoes. RRRIIINNNGGG!!! That was the intercom ringing. I answered the phone. “Who is it?” I asked.
“Taxi.”
“We didn’t ask for a taxi.”
“Give me your mom.”
I put the phone aside and yelled, “MOM, someone’s on the phone!”
My mom came and took the phone, “Hello.”
“You called for a taxi.”
“No”
She looked in the screen next to the TV and didn’t see anyone. Then she told me, “Someone’s pranking us.” Then she told me to go see who was on the phone.
When I got down there I saw my dad talking to my mom and saying, “You ordered a taxi.”
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Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:32 AM GMT0 •
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My Socks
Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:31 AM GMT0 •
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“Raaaaaaaaammmmiiiiiii” yells my mom. I swiftly run to the kitchen. She is washing the dishes. “Pick up you’re stinky socks off that dining room table. RIGHT NOW!” She says.
I went to the dining room table to look for my socks. I heard people fighting from outside. I was used to it because usually in Beirut there are always problems with people yelling. The moon’s sunlight was reflecting on the dining room table. I began to look for my socks. While I was looking, I saw the white kitchen towel. I decided to take it to the kitchen counter next to where my mom was washing the dishes.
I went back to the dining room table to continue looking for my socks. I looked under the dining room table, on the table, and around the table, but I still didn’t see those socks. I gave up looking for my socks.
“Raaaaaaaaammmmiiiiiii!!!” yelled my mom for the second time. I walked to the kitchen upset at my mom’s imagination. I entered the kitchen. “I don’t get you, Raami. I told you to pick up you’re socks thinking you are old enough to know that you should put them in the laundry basket not on the counter next to the sink.” My mom yelled. I stared at my mom for a while and she stared at me waiting for me to pick it up. I lifted it and showed my mom it was the towel not my socks.
She laughs for quite a while until I say, “Let me make sure that my socks are not on the floor in my room and they are in the laundry.” I go to my room and see my socks. So I pick them up and go to throw them in the laundry basket.
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Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:31 AM GMT0 •
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Michael Phelps
Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:29 AM GMT0 •
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Michael was born in Baltimore, MD, in 1985. He is important because he is a very fast swimmer.
Michael won many medals and he is still winning more. His mother, Debbie works as a school nurse, and his father, Fred is a Maryland state trooper. He started swimming when he was 7. He is younger than his 2 sisters, but is faster than them when he swims. He enjoyed playing lacrosse, soccer, and baseball until he was 12.
In 2,000 when he was 15, he became the youngest male swimmer to compete in the Olympic Games since 1932; and finished in 5th place in the 200m butterfly. In 2001 he became the youngest man to break a record in the spring nationals. In 2003, he became the first swimmer to set five world records and won 2 silver medals and 4 gold medals. First man to win 3 different titles; also the first man to win 5 titles in 1 national. He won the prestigious 2003 Sullivan award. He graduated to college May, 2003. In 2004 he won 8 medals, two bronze, 6 gold. In 2005, he won five medals, 4 gold, and 1 silver.
He is still swimming, and planning on getting more medals. He is now 22 years old and probably one of the world's fastest swimmers.
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Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:29 AM GMT0 •
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The phone call
Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:27 AM GMT0 •
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“Hello”, I say when I answer the phone.
“Hello, this is me, your cousin” says the voice on the other end.
“Which cousin? I have so many cousins.”
“Guess?” he says.
“I’m guessing and you’re voice isn’t familiar!” I yell.
“I’m Hammad” he says.
“Wrong number.” I reply and quickly hang up.
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Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:27 AM GMT0 •
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Caught on a lie
Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:24 AM GMT0 •
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I ate a brownie without eating lunch.
“Raami,” says my mom, “did you eat a brownie?”
“No,” I say nervously, “I did not eat a brownie.”
“Then, who did if you and I are the only ones in the house?”
I didn’t answer.
That is how my mom caught me lying.
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Article posted June 10, 2008 at 08:24 AM GMT0 •
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My Voki
Article posted April 7, 2008 at 11:20 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted April 7, 2008 at 11:20 AM GMT0 •
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Michel goes to fourth grade
Article posted April 1, 2008 at 06:53 PM GMT0 •
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Today was my first day in fourth grade. The good news is that I have the nicest teacher. Her name is Miss Raner. The bad news is that I have Ali in my class. Ali is known as the school bully.
One day when I was eating in class and Miss Raner was in a meeting, Ali threw my lunch box in the garbage. Later on, when Miss Raner returned to class, she spotted my lunch box in the garbage can. She told me to go down to the principal’s office and tell the principal that I was throwing food in the garbage. I told Miss Raner it wasn’t me. At first she didn’t believe me, but then Dani told her he saw Ali throw my lunch box.
Miss Raner was looking for Ali but she couldn’t find him. When a long time passed she decided to stop wondering about him and start teaching the class. Suddenly the intercom rang and it was the principal asking if Ali had permission to copy the report cards. The teacher said back, “Please send him up with a teacher and can you also have the teacher carry the report cards to me. Thank you.”
When Ali came back with the teacher by his side Miss Raner told him to leave school for the rest of the day.
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Article posted April 1, 2008 at 06:53 PM GMT0 •
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Lebanon
Article posted April 1, 2008 at 06:51 PM GMT0 •
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Lebanon is found in the Middle East. It is located on the west of Asia and on the east of the Mediterranean Sea. It is surrounded by Israel and Syria. It has 9 cities. They are Beirut, Byblos (Jbail), Tripoli (Trablos), Sidon (Saida), Tyre (Sour), Baalbeck, Anjar, Jeita, and Beiteddine. The capital City is Beirut. Lebanon is 10,452 square kilometers. Lebanon has coastal areas on its west, mountains between the sea, and a desert on its east.
There are four seasons in Lebanon: the winter with temperature varying between 13C and 15C, the spring with temperature varying between 15C and 21C, the summer varying between 24C and 27C, the fall varying between 26C and 19C.
Lebanon has so many landmarks. For example, there is a Temple of Eshmoun, Castle of Saint Louis, a great mosque built by Khan el-Frang, Rafik Hariri Airport, Beqaa valley, the coastal plain, the rouche, and the western chains of the Lebanese mountains.
Lebanon is also full of history. For example, in Tyre, Alexander the Great laid siege to Tyre because of their wealth and all their power.
In Lebanon there are trees called the cedars. They are the most popular kind of trees in Lebanon. What makes them popular? It is that they don’t lose their leaves even in the winter and they don’t die. The cedars have such a strong smell that not a germ can go near it. There is even a picture of the cedars on the Lebanese flag.
The people of Lebanon mostly speak Arabic. There are also people in Lebanon that speak English or French. Some Lebanese foods, drinks, and kinds of dances are Tebouleh, Fattouch, Mutable, Fish Kibeh, Arak, Anis flavored alcohol, Mezze, Chawerma, and Dapke.
Lebanon is a democratic country with a president and a cabinet headed by a prime minister and a parliament with 128 members.
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Article posted April 1, 2008 at 06:51 PM GMT0 •
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Mountains, Volcanoes,and Earthquakes
Article posted April 1, 2008 at 06:39 PM GMT0 •
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The Earth has three distinct layers. The crust, mantle, and core. The outer one is the crust. It is very thin and it’s made out of rock. The mantle is beneath the crust and it is solid. The core is the center of the Earth. It is made out of iron and molten rock.
The crust is cut into many pieces called plates. There are 12 major plates. Even though these plates are huge they actually float on the mantle. But they only move a few centimeters a year. The movement of one plate could affect another plate. When two continental plates collide they make mountains. When a continental plate collides with one oceanic plate volcanoes are formed. When two continental plates separate they make new land. When two oceanic plates separate they make volcanoes and new sea floor. When two plates pass each other they make earthquakes. Over 1 million earthquakes happen a year, most of them small ones you can’t even feel.
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Article posted April 1, 2008 at 06:39 PM GMT0 •
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I am Raami. I am in fifth grade. I like math and computer.
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