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Article posted June 26, 2009 at 09:52 AM GMT0 •
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Brief and Oral Argument, Denver Dispatch
May it please the court; we are the petitioners, representing the Denver Dispatch newspaper.
We appear before you today to ask the Supreme Court to remove the court order that forbids the Denver Dispatch from publishing articles about biological warfare at the Boulder Research Laboratory.
This case is all about how the Denver Dispatch should publish articles about secrets about the government’s biological warfare. We believe the Supreme Court should remove the court order that forbids the Denver Dispatch to publish articles about biological warfare at the Boulder Research Laboratory.
The first reason we believe the Supreme Court should remove the court order that forbids the Denver Dispatch to publish articles about biological warfare at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the past Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States, in 1919.
This case was about if Charles Schenck could publish anti-war leaflets that said the government shouldn’t be able to force young men into war. Congress had passed a new law that said it was against the law to encourage men to not be drafted for the war.
Justice Holmes wrote as part of the majority, ““We have to ask ourselves every time that we look at a case, ‘Are the words that are said or written used in such a way that they cause a clear and present danger?’…It is a question of how close is this possible danger and how dangerous it could be. Things which we allow in peacetime are sometimes too dangerous to allow in wartime.”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because the Denver Dispatch has words that can cause danger. Also, things that are allowed in the Denver Dispatch in peacetime are dangerous in wartime.
The second reason we believe the Supreme Court should remove the court order that forbids the Denver Dispatch to publish articles about biological warfare at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the past Supreme Court decision in Near v. Minnesota in 1931.
This case was about whether Jay Near could publish his newspaper, the Saturday Press. The newspaper attacked everyone physically and emotionally.
Justice Hughes wrote as part of the majority that, ““We have usually believed that freedom of the press means that a newspaper can publish what is wants and that the government cannot stop it from publishing what it wants.”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because the First Amendment protects the Denver Dispatch’s right to publish what it wants. The Denver Dispatch can publish information on the biological warfare (anthrax X).
The third reason we believe the Supreme Court should remove the court order that forbids the Denver Dispatch to publish articles about biological warfare at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the past Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. United States in 1971.
This case was about if the New York Times could publish the “Pentagon Papers” and if they were breaking a law publishing these papers with secret information.
Justice White wrote as part of the majority, ““There are times in which the press can be prevented from publishing information about government plans or operations.”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because there are times when the Denver Dispatch can get prevented from publishing information but this time is not one of those times.
The last reasons we believe the Supreme Court should remove the court order that forbids the Denver Dispatch to publish articles about biological warfare at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the what is written in the United States Constitution.
It is written that in the Constitution that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. Congress is not allowed to make laws that stop people from speaking, writing, printing, and broadcasting.
We believe that this applies to the Denver Dispatch because the government has no right to stop the Denver Dispatch from writing and printing.
It is also written in the Constitution that the people of the United States set out rules that the government must follow. The Constitution was made to keep peace in the nation, bring about justice, defend the nation a s a whole from foreign enemies, make peoples’ lives better, and make sure that the people remain free.
We believe that this applies to the Denver Dispatch because the Denver Dispatch was written to warn the people of anthrax x. This defends people’s lives.
You have heard the arguments from the petitioner, the Denver Dispatch. We ask the Justices to uphold the freedom of the press granted in the First Amendment and to allow the newspaper to continue to publish the articles about biological warfare research.
Brief and Oral Argument, United States Government
May it please the court; we are the respondents, representing the United States government.
We appear before you today to ask the Supreme Court to uphold the court order that the lower court and the appeals court imposed on the Denver Dispatch newspaper.
This case is about not letting the Denver Dispatch publish military secrets about biological warfare in Boulder, Colorado.
We believe the Supreme Court should forbid the newspaper from publishing further articles about biological warfare research at the Boulder Research Laboratory.
The first reason we believe the Supreme Court should forbid the newspaper to publish further articles about biological warfare research at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the past Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States, in 1919.
This case was about Charles Schenck printing 15, 000 leaflets.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote as part of the majority, “What someone is constitutionally allowed to do depends upon the time and place in which it is done. . .Things which we allow in peacetime are sometimes too dangerous to allow in wartime.”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because we are in a war. Freedom of speech isn’t important while in a war.
The second reason we believe the Supreme Court should forbid the newspaper to publish further articles about biological warfare research at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the past Supreme Court decision in Near v. Minnesota in 1931.
This case was about Jay Near publishing a newspaper which was anti-Jewish, anti-government, and it attacked everyone: gangsters, police, commissioners, and even the mayor.
Justice Butler wrote as part of the minority, “The newspaper has already published false and outrageous stories that harm the reputations of various people. The use of the law in this case is a way of punishing the newspaper for already abusing its right of freedom of the press.”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because the Denver Dispatch is already abusing the Freedom of the Press.
The third reason we believe the Supreme Court should forbid the newspaper from publishing further articles about biological warfare research at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the past Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. United States in 1971.
This case was about whether it was constitutional for the New York Times to publish past military secrets and the thinking of the U.S. generals.
Justice Blackmun wrote as part of the minority opinion. “Each section of the Constitution is important and [we] do not believe that the First Amendment is so important. . . .”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because we believe the First Amendment isn’t that important that it stands above the other sections.
The last reason we believe the Supreme Court should remove the court order that forbids the Denver Dispatch to publish articles about biological warfare at the Boulder Research Laboratory is because of the what is written in the United States Constitution.
It is written in the Constitution that the Constitution was made to “keep peace in the nation.”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because if the lab gives out secrets there will be no peace in the nation.
It is also written in the Constitution that “the President is the Chief Executive.”
We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because he (or she) must protect us if he (or she) thinks it is dangerous.
You have heard the arguments from the respondents, the United States government. We ask the Justices to uphold the constitutional right of the government to protect the national security by blocking the Denver Dispatch articles on biological warfare research.
Denver Dispatch v. United States 2009
Docket Number 93-8000
1. The Story:
The government want to stop the publication of the Denver Dispatch newspaper because they think it’s saying military secrets about a biological weapons laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. In the lower courts the Denver Dispatch lost and they kept appealing until they got to the Supreme Court.
2. The Denver Dispatch Goes to the Supreme Court
The lawyers for the government argued:
The lawyers for the government argued that the Denver Dispatch should not publish the Denver Dispatch because they thought it was giving away military secrets. They argued that the First Amendment right to Freedom of the Press was not the most important Amendment.
The lawyers for the Denver Dispatch argued:
The lawyers for the Denver Dispatch argued that they have the freedom to print their articles and the people should know what the military is doing in the lab.
The Supreme Court Justices decided:
The Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 in favor of the Denver Dispatch.
Writing for the majority, Justice RockGirl voted in favor of the Denver Dispatch. She wrote:
I, RockGirl, believe the Denver Dispatch has the Constitutional right to publish information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. I believe they have this right because you can’t break the Constitution because terrorists “might” attack or “may” attack. I do not believe the government has the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing because if the government stops the Denver Dispatch from publishing terrorists may still attack.
Writing for the majority, Justice Mets1 voted in favor of the Denver Dispatch. He wrote:
I, Mets1, believe the Denver Dispatch has the Constitutional right to publish information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado because like the Denver Dispatch said, terrorists won’t attack because it is peace time not war time.
I believe the Government doesn’t have the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado because the Congress has no right to make laws that stop people from speaking, writing, printing, or broadcasting. I don’t think they have anything to be worried about because it is peacetime.
Writing for the majority, Justice SuperStar9 voted in favor of the Denver Dispatch. She wrote:
I, SuperStar9, believe the Denver Dispatch has the Constitutional right to publish information about the military Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. I believe they have this right because, “there are times in which the press can be prevented from publishing information about government plans or operations.” But this time is not one of those times. I do not believe the government has the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing information about the military in Boulder, Colorado. We believe this applies to the Denver Dispatch case because the Denver Dispatch is already abusing the freedom of the press. But they aren’t publishing false and outrageous stories. So why punish them?
Writing for the majority, Justice HolibackGurl voted in favor of the Denver Dispatch. She wrote:
I, HolibackGurl, believe the Denver Dispatch has the Constitutional right to publish information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. I believe that they have this right because they published one article and there has been no terrorist attack. Also they are warning people about this Anthrax X so if this stuff got out it could have killed someone. I do not believe the government has this Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado because they put national security in front of the First Amendment. Also they didn’t do very well about answering questions.
Writing for the majority, Justice BlackPanther voted in favor of the Denver Dispatch. He wrote:
I, BlackPanther, believe the Denver Dispatch has the Constitutional right to publish information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. I believe they have this right because the people should know what the government is doing in the lab. The government said they have the cure for Anthrax X so why are they afraid that the Denver Dispatch will publish the secrets? We are in peacetime not in wartime. I do not believe the government has the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado because they said they have the cure for Anthrax X so why should they be afraid. The Denver Dispatch has freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Writing for the minority, Justice Alvarez voted in favor of the government. He wrote:
I, Mario64, believe the government has the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. I believe they have this right because they want to publish papers that reveal the military secrets. I do not believe the Denver Dispatch has the Constitutional right to publish information about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado because it’s revealing military secrets that are not supposed to be heard even if there is a virus or anything that might get us sick.
Writing for the minority, FamousStar3000, voted in favor of the government. She wrote:
I, FamousStar3000, believe the government has the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing about the military laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. I think the government has the right to stop publishing these articles. The government wants to keep our county safe. I do not believe the Denver Dispatch has the right to publish these articles. The articles might fall into the wrong hands and something bad might happen. Even though it’s been peacetime for a long time, you don’t know what can happen. Something can happen any day now if those articles are published.
Writing for the minority, Justice Luigi2Power voted in favor of the government. He wrote:
I, Luigi2Power, believe the government has the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing information about the military lab in Boulder, Colorado. I believe they have the right because like they said, if the newspaper was published then our enemies can find out and the public might worry. I do not believe the Denver Dispatch has the right to publish information about the military secrets because our enemies might find out, and they will make a plan to destroy us.
Writing for the minority, Justice MusicGirl voted in favor of the government. She wrote:
I, MusicGirl, believe the Government has the Constitutional right to stop the Denver Dispatch from publishing information about the military laboratory. I believe they have this right because what if the next five articles put us in danger if they are published? What if people find out more about Anthrax X and it gets in the wrong hands and hurts innocent people and the military can’t get there in time to stop the Anthrax X? Like the attorneys for the government said, “The First Amendment isn’t the most important part of the Constitution.” I believe that because it’s not the only Amendment or the only part of the Constitution. I think they should all be thought of as equally. Also, like the people in my family say, “You’re better safe than sorry.” I do not believe the Denver Dispatch has the Constitutional right to publish information about the military laboratory in Bolder, Colorado. First, when I saw the attorneys argue for the Denver Dispatch they looked like they weren’t collected. But when I saw the attorneys argue for the government, I thought that they were very put together and knew what they were doing. Second, I liked the way they said their argument and stated their rebuttal. They answered the questions very clearly, and I wasn’t as confused when they were stating their rebuttal and argument. So that’s why I agree with the government.
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Article posted June 26, 2009 at 09:52 AM GMT0 •
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You Should go to Blockbuster and Rent Akeelah and the Bee!! (A)
Article posted June 18, 2009 at 05:21 PM GMT0 •
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"Akeelah and the Bee" is all about this girl, Akeelah, and how she is a really good speller. But she misses a lot of school. There are a lot of other people that are important in this movie: Akeelah’s mom, Mr. Welch (the principal), Keannah (the older sister) Dylan, Javier, Proffesor Learaby, and Georgia. Akeelah’s dad died when someone shot him, and Akeelah’s mom is trying very hard to deal with all the kids because she has kids to worry about also. Her teacher thinks she should do the school spelling bee because she gets 100% on all her spelling tests, so she thinks about it. She gets a letter that says that she has to go to summer school. The principal tells her that if she does the school spelling bee then she won’t have to go everyday to summer school. So she does the school spelling bee. Her teacher said at the beginning of the spelling bee if she wins this school spelling bee than she is going to go to the district spelling bee. Akeelah wins the school spelling bee and goes to the district spelling bee. On the way, she meets Javier and Dylan.
I liked the movie because it was not just a fun movie, it was inspiring! ut if you want to know anymore then you should go rent "Akeelah and the Bee"!
First of all, I think Akeelah is very brave and a great kid because she didn’t want to be involved in any spelling bees. But, as I said, she is very brave and she stuck to the spelling bee. Even though she wanted to quit she didn’t. Professor Learaby helps Akeelah a lot later in the movie. He helps her with spelling later in the movie because he was a really good teacher until his wife and daughter died in a car accident. Then he became very sad. Also, all he wants to do now is just stay in his backyard with a fence around it all day!!
Another thing I like about this movie is that you get all squirmy in your seat because you are so curious to see if she is going to win the district spelling bee or the regional spelling bee or even the national spelling bee! You also wonder if Dylan or Javier are going to win? What would it be like in Los Angeles where Akeelah lives? Will everything be the same!?
The thing I likes most about this movie is that it is really engaging. I felt like I was in the movie because, as I said before ,it was so engaging and such a great movie. I didn’t think about anything else except the movie! Also, you can learn different words while you are watching this movie!
So if you want to go see one of the best movies you should go rent "Akeelah and the Bee"!
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Article posted June 18, 2009 at 05:21 PM GMT0 •
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Have your town look like a remodeled town! (WP)
Article posted June 3, 2009 at 03:09 PM GMT0 •
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Do you want people to come to your town and actually think it’s clean? Then you should not do graffiti!
First of all, it doesn't look good. It makes the town look dirty and not a welcoming place to be!
Another reason it that you can not get it off! It even looks really bad if you’re trying to get it off. It could smear if it is newly painted on and that looks even uglier than it not being smeared!
The best reason is that if you are an older kid doing it then you are a bad role model for younger kids. If you tell younger kids that it is a good thing then they are going to try it. Then our town will look terrible!
The people who do it might say Wwhatever! Now our town looks all bright and pretty! What are you talking abou? Our town looks great with writing everywhere!" They are still wrong because the town is already bright with the grass and the trees and flowers and the sky. We don't need our town looking like a clown with all the colors!
If you want your town to look like a remodeled town then you should help by telling people not to write on thing and paint on other things other than paper!
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Article posted June 3, 2009 at 03:09 PM GMT0 •
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My Softball Game Last Night (WP)
Article posted June 2, 2009 at 02:55 PM GMT0 •
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My softball game last night was so fun. We were playing a really good team. I knew some people on it from when I played travel. Even though we lost, it was still fun!
I played pitcher two innings, first base once, and catcher (for my first time ever) for two innings! It was so much fun. I got two outs at first and one out as a catcher. I made a hit to shortstop in the air near the ground and I knew the shortstop. Even though it was an uncatchable ball (that’s what I thought), she caught it, so I was out. Then twice I got walked. For my last time at bat, I hit it to the second base person. It went through her legs, went to the outfield, and the outfielder got it but was way too late to throw back to the first base person. Then I stole two bases because I was the third one up at bat. Then first girl Lauren got a double. Second person Emma got a homerun. (It wasn’t because she hit it hard or long. It was because the infield did not have good throws. But it was still exciting.)
I was also first base coach once because two of my coaches left and the coach that was left had to stay in the dugout. My dad was third base coach and I was first base coach.
My dad helps out a lot! It is good and it is bad because he tells me what to do half the time and he screams from the sidelines. It is good because it is fun warming up with my dad when I practice pitching because everyone else on my team is not the best and they cannot catch. (Trust me on that one!)
Even though we lost in the end, we had so much fun as a team. We are probably the best team in the league (fun wise)!
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Article posted June 2, 2009 at 02:55 PM GMT0 •
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1 bottle top. . .
Article posted June 1, 2009 at 02:37 PM GMT0 •
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2 bottle top
3 bottle top
4 bottle top
5 bottle top
6 bottle top
7 bottle top
pop!
Don’t throw your trash in my yard
my yard
my yard
don’t throw your trash in my yard
my yard is clean!
Do you want your town to look good? Do you want your lawn to look good? Then you should throw your garbage away!
First of all, it smells. Sometimes it’s really bad that there are guests coming over, and they smell it. They might never come back because it smells so bad. It also looks dirty, and people won’t treat you the way you want to be treated because of how your yard looks.
Another reason is that other people have to clean up; the people that work in the town have to clean it up! It is really gross because the garbage could be a half eaten something or a cigarette or a drink bottle and they have to touch it!
The best reason is that it pollutes the earth. Animals could die, and people could get very sick because they breathe it in. Also little animals like squirrels could eat it!
The people who litter might say I don’t care if the town’s workers have to clean it, up it’s not my garbage; it’s not my job to clean it up. The town’s workers are here to clean up our garbage! They are still wrong because the town’s workers should not clean up other people’s garbage. Yes, it’s their job to clean up but not other people’s garbage.
If you want your lawn and other peoples’ lawns clean, then you should help and throw your garbage away. MAKE A DIFFERRENCE!
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Article posted June 1, 2009 at 02:37 PM GMT0 •
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The worlds smallest roadworthy car (WP)
Article posted May 29, 2009 at 03:37 PM GMT0 •
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A British inventor has made his way into the Guinness book of world records for the fourth time!!!! This time it is converting a toy wind up car into a real roadworthy car!!!! Perry Watkins lives in Wingrave, England, He has broken his own record for the world’s lowest car three times. He got an inspiration for his latest idea while surfing the Internet. This new invention is made for kids 2-5 years old.
I wonder if I could fit into it? I mean Perry could. It probably wouldn't be the most comfortable thing, but it would be a miracle if I could fit!!
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Article posted May 29, 2009 at 03:37 PM GMT0 •
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The best job in the world goes to. . .(N)
Article posted May 29, 2009 at 02:33 PM GMT0 •
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Would you like to get away and spend six whole months in a BEAUTIFUL three bedroom house on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef? There are so many things to do while your there. You can swim with any kind of water animal, you can take picture and make video’s, you can even put them on a BlogSpot. And the coolest part of the trip is is that you get paid for doing everything you do. Isn’t that the coolest thing!? Ben Southwall’s dream will finally happen on July 1st 2009. He is 34, and he got this job because he was recently appointed caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef Islands.
THIS is the most coolest job. I would love to have this job. I wonder how tan he gets by the end of the trip? He must be burned by the end of the trip! I wonder what the age is for doing this? I bet I am too young!
http://www.dogonews.com/2009/05/09/the-best-job-in-the-world-goes-to
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Article posted May 29, 2009 at 02:33 PM GMT0 •
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Now this is a sweet job! (WP)
Article posted May 19, 2009 at 03:26 PM GMT0 •
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Have you ever heard of a 12 year old having a job at a factory? If you haven’t you will after you read this! Well, this 12 year old has an awesome job. He gets to taste the candy to see if it’s good or not! He finally got his dream, his dream had been to be a taster for anything sweet.
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Article posted May 19, 2009 at 03:26 PM GMT0 •
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Fine Dining- 17 Feet Below the Indian Ocean (N)
Article posted May 15, 2009 at 02:27 PM GMT0 •
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A few months ago there was an article about ‘Dine in the Sky’. They now wrote an article about another GREAT dining experience, 17 feet under the Indian Ocean, “Ithaa, the world’s first and only restaurant under the sea.” There is a big bubble where there are tables. When you look up you can see all different kinds of animals that live under the sea! The restaurant opened in 2005 and has a 270 degree view. People can even have there weddings or parties there. But they would have to have a family party because it only seats fourteen people. It costs about $150-$200 dollars a person. (And they think that is cheap!)
I think this is a little expensive, but they think it's good because you have a great experience. I wonder if you are allowed to take pictures of the animals or if it will hurt them. It doesn’t say!? I would love to go there, but it is in Singapore, and I don’t think I am going there any time soon!
http://www.dogonews.com/2009/05/07/fine-dining-17-feet-below-the-indian-ocean
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Article posted May 15, 2009 at 02:27 PM GMT0 •
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Don't Trust Her (WP)
Article posted May 15, 2009 at 11:07 AM GMT0 •
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Tapgirl: Brown hair with the sparkling eyes
Famousstar3000: She looks so pretty and so divine
Tapgirl: And she’s an actress
Famousstar3000: Actress
Tapgirl: But she’s got all her needs
Famousstar3000: She’s more richer than Avril Lagvin
Both- M-m-m-money
Famousstar3000: Always pressed in her hand
Tapgirl: While our money’s being spent on rubber bands
Famousstar3000: And tell your boyfriend (boyfriend) if he says he’s got more. . . .
Tapgirl: That I don’t care about you anymore!!
Famousstar3000:She wants my money (whoa)
Why does she want it? (whoa)
Why don’t you leave me alone( o…oo…..ooo…)
Tapgirl:Don’t trust her(o)
Never trust her(o)
Don’t trust her(o)
Don’t trust her…
Famousstar3000: Don’t trust her (o)
Never trust her (o)
Don’t trust her(o)
Don’t trust her…..
Tapgirl: Kiss marks on the side of your cheeks.
Famousstar3000: Wash them in the bathroom, but don’t have your please.
Tapgirl: And she’s so pretty,(Pretty)
Famousstar3000:And she has blonde hair
Tapgirl: And the blue eyes which she don’t share!
Both: M-m-m-mirrors is what she is looking in.
Famousstar3000: Shaking with her fingers with the make-up in her palm.
Tap girl: And the lip-gloss (lip-gloss)
Famousstar3000: All smudge over your face
Tapgirl: Just another girl alone at the store!
Famousstar3000: She wants my money (woah)
Why does she want it? (woah)
Why don’t she leave me alone(o..oo….ooo)
Tapgirl:Don’t trust her(o)
Never trust her (o)
Don’t trust her(o)
Don’t trust her…..
Famousstar3000: She wants my money (woah)
Why does she want it? (woah)
Why don’t she leave me alone(o..oo….ooo)
Tapgirl:Don’t trust her(o)
Never trust her (o)
Don’t trust her(o)
Don’t trust her…..
Tapgirl: Hey girl…be quiet… put your lip-gloss on and here’s your money!
Famousstar3000: Hey girl…be quiet… put your lip-gloss on and here’s your money!
Both: Hey girl…be quiet… put your lip-gloss on and here’s your money( fades away)
O,……o……o……o……o……o…..o…..
Famousstar3000: She wants my money (woah)
Why does she want it? (woah)
Why don’t she leave me alone(o..oo….ooo)
Tapgirl:Don’t trust her(o)
Never trust her (o)
Don’t trust her(o)
Don’t trust her…..
Famousstar3000: She wants my money (woah)
Why does she want it? (woah)
Why don’t she leave me alone(o..oo….ooo)
Tapgirl:Don’t trust her(o)
Never trust her (o)
Don’t trust her(o)
Don’t trust her…..
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Article posted May 15, 2009 at 11:07 AM GMT0 •
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Malia and Sasha’s First 100 Days in the White House (N)
Article posted May 7, 2009 at 07:51 PM GMT0 •
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The Obama’s have been in the White House for 100 days! Instead of focusing on the President and what he is doing, people thought it would be good to focus on Malia and Sasha. I mean, they are important also. So they have been up to a lot since they have been in the White House. On the first night they went to see a Jonas Brothers concert. They also watched Bolt and High School Musical 3 in their movie theater. It is a tradition to introduce all the secret passageways and hideouts in the White House, but there were two big secrets that they didn’t know about. The first one was that the Jonas Brothers came to the White House and when the girls opened the doors they had the greatest reaction because they are the biggest Jonas Brothers fans. The second surprise was that they had a big play structure in their back yard when they got home from school once. I mean, it was REALLY big. But that isn’t hard to believe because they have a BIG backyard!! They also got a new dog, had a traditional Easter egg roll hunt, they planted an organic vegetable garden, and went sledding on their front lawn. WOW!! They have done a lot since they have been in the White House. I would never complain if I could live in a house like that and would never ask for anything else. But I really think it’s nice that their parents hang out with them a lot even though they are very busy parents. Their dog is really cute also. I wonder what they are going to do in the next three and a half years?!? http://www.dogonews.com/2009/04/29/malia-and-sasha-s-first-100-days-in-the-white-house
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Article posted May 7, 2009 at 07:51 PM GMT0 •
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This cutie may be the smallest puppy in the world (WP)
Article posted April 24, 2009 at 02:35 PM GMT0 •
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This little black and tan puppy is also known as the smallest puppy in the world and one of the cutest puppies I’ve ever seen. This puppy might even be in the Guinness Book of World Records if he doesn’t grow any more than he is right now. He is four inches and three ounces. He can even fit into a tea cup. He is the smallest of his three other siblings that are almost three times his size!! This puppy is so small, I don’t think it's going to grow anymore. They should just put it in the Guinness Book of World Records. It is three ounces. Not even a baby is that big. If a baby is that big it would be dead. I’m surprised that this puppy is not in the hospital. http://www.dogonews.com/2009/04/06/this-cutie-may-be-the-world-s-smallest-dog
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Article posted April 24, 2009 at 02:35 PM GMT0 •
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D.A.R.E. Graduation (WP)
Article posted April 23, 2009 at 10:12 PM GMT0 •
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Before the DARE Graduation:
Tonight is the D.A.R.E. graduation. I am happy and sad because every Monday morning Officer DiRuzza came into our class and told us why it was bad to be on drugs or to smoke or even to drink. She told us a lot. And tonight is finally the night that we get to share what we learned with our parent and other family members. Eight people were read their DARE essays, and eight people were picked to share their posters on peer pressure. Then eight people were picked to say the Pledge of Allegiance, and I was one of those people. I get to say the pledge tonight. Then FlowerGirl and Rocker87 get to read a little note to Officer DiRuzza and give her the gift that the fifth graders and the teachers give her.
After the D.A.R.E graduation:
The D.A.R.E. graduation was so much fun. I wish that I could do it again! I won a water bottle, and I got to read something and give something to Officer DiRuzza!
It was a GREAT night!
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Article posted April 23, 2009 at 10:12 PM GMT0 •
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Malia and Sasha finally get their puppy! (N)
Article posted April 17, 2009 at 02:34 PM GMT0 •
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After a couple months of searching, the Obama’s finally got their dream puppy! The puppy is six month old Portuguese water dog. And their dog is CUTE!! They named the puppy Bo, and he has a mop of black curls and a few white spots under his chin, chest, and paws. Even though Bo could not move into his new home until Tuesday, he came to visit the family at the White House over the weekend. Barack Obama could even fit in some time to go running with the new member of the family. They did not go for a normal run though, they went through the corridors of the house. “The little puppy that has a reputation for being boisterous [but] was reportedly very well-behaved and obedient during his entire visit.” The dog was a gift from Senator Edward Kennedy and his wife Victoria, and the little puppy was born in a Texas kennel. “He was returned by his previous owner because the owner said he was too big to handle.” I think their puppy is so cute. I am so jealous. I want a puppy so badly. I also think it was very nice of the Senator to get it for them. The dog is going to be tired at the end of every day because the house is so big, and he needs to get his exercise. http://www.dogonews.com/2009/04/13/malia-and-sasha-finally-get-their-puppy
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Article posted April 17, 2009 at 02:34 PM GMT0 •
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More than before (WP)
Article posted April 16, 2009 at 03:16 PM GMT0 •
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Lyrics by TapGirl
Tune based on Crazier
I remember seeing you, for the first time
And you opened my eyes
I’ve never had that surprise before
Until you came, through the door
Chorus
You take me out of my zone
And turn me around
I’ve never thought about it
Till you left
I was alone, even more than before
I saw you coming as you drifted through
I’ve never seen anything like that
Then you looked at me as i was standing there
And I saw that sparkle in your eyes
And you made a big surprise
Chorus
You take me out of my zone
And turn me around
I’ve never thought about it
Till you left
I was alone, even more than before
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Article posted April 16, 2009 at 03:16 PM GMT0 •
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I'm yours (WP, Video)
Article posted April 14, 2009 at 02:57 PM GMT0 •
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Lyrics by Jason Mraz
Performed by TapGirl & FamousStar (click link at end).
Well you've done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some
I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and bam you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing we're just one big family
It's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love love
So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
Do you want to, come on, scootch over closer dear
And I will nibble your ear
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I'll be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and bame you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
so please don't please don't please don't.
There's no need to complicate
'cause our time is short
This oh this oh this is our fate I'm yours
Oh I'm yours
I won't hesitate no more
Oh no more no more no more
It's our God-forsaken right to be loved, I'm sure
Theres no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
No I won't hesitate no more, no more
This cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours, I'm yours
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Article posted April 14, 2009 at 02:57 PM GMT0 •
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Yummmmmmmmmmyyyyyyy, Go to Sal's Pizza (A)
Article posted April 3, 2009 at 02:53 PM GMT0 •
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Have you ever wanted a nice cold soda? A nice warm pizza? A refreshing gelato? Then you should go to Sal’s. They have all different kinds of pizza and pasta. Sal’s is the best pizza in the world!
First of all, Sal’s pizza has been here for awhile. Some of our parents probably went there when they were our age or even littler. Yeah, there are other pizza places, but Sal’s is good because it has nice soft pizza, and they have pasta and different kinds of pizza than just cheese, pepperoni, and meatball.
Another reason why Sal’s is amazing is because it added a gelato and ice cream place next to it. I like the gelato place because you can sit there with your pizza. It’s a little quieter. Also you can get dinner and then have dessert.
The best reason is because it’s one of its kind; it’s not a chain resteraunt. You can only find it on Mamaroneck Avenue. Of course there might be other pizza places named Sal’s, but they’re not the same.
Go to Sal’s, eat a pizza, get a drink, then buy a really good gelato!
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Article posted April 3, 2009 at 02:53 PM GMT0 •
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A unique dream house (A)
Article posted March 27, 2009 at 02:28 PM GMT0 •
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A lot of people want to buy a house near the water, right? Or under beautiful trees? But in the Sleepers case it was a "huge sandstone cave that captured their hearts.”
In 2004 Curt and Deborah were looking for houses on the Internet and they found this old mining cave in Missouri. The cave was 17,000 square feet created from sandstone. It was a mining cave in the 1930’s. It was bought for the first time in 1958. The person who bought it was named Sue Morris. She converted it to an ice skating and roller blading rink. The upstairs was for concerts and plays. When the cave shut down in 1985, it was turned into a glass recycling center. It was there until 1990. A few years later a realty company bought it and put it up for sale. It had a lot of things in it: a pond, a terrace, three floors, and A LOT more.
I think this house it kind of cool but it is SOOOO big. I would get lost. It would take five days to clean it=http://!!!
http://www.dogonews.com/2009/03/14/the-unique-cave-house
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Article posted March 27, 2009 at 02:28 PM GMT0 •
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Softball (WP)
Article posted March 26, 2009 at 08:37 PM GMT0 •
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Pitching
I pitch a little when I play softball with my travel and rec team. I am not the fastest pitcher, but I am accurate. I learned how to pitch at winter training on Saturday morning right before my second rec practice. It was 9:00 in the morning and whoever wanted to pitch for the rec season could come an hour earlier and just practice pitching. So I went, and I learned a lot before rec practice.
Fielding
OK, so there is outfield and infield.
Outfield
Outfield is when you are on the grass, not on the diamond. It is a very important spot and either three or four people can play there.
Infield
Infield is a VERY important job because you always have to be paying attention because the ball always comes to you. If you are in the outfield, the ball sometimes never comes to you because if the coaches place the people that can get the ball fast in the infield than the ball sometimes might never go out to the outfield.
Everyone always has to be in a ready position because the ball could come to you. Ready position is when you in the position of an “alligator.” That is when it looks like you are sitting in a chair with your glove some what on the ground ready to get a grounder.
Catcher
I have never played catcher before, but I know a little about it. Catcher is when you have to wear all the padding, and you are squatting right behind home plate. It is a very important position because you ALWAYS have to pay attention. And you have to make long throws because you might have to throw the ball to second base if the runner is stealing.
Softball is my favorite sport. It will probably always be.
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Article posted March 26, 2009 at 08:37 PM GMT0 •
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Softball (WP)
Article posted March 24, 2009 at 03:04 PM GMT0 •
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I LOVE SOFTBALL so much. I am on a travel team and a rec team. It is my favorite sport. I can’t get enough of it. Last Saturday, I played five and a half hours of softball between doing pitching for an hour, having travel softball, and then having rec softball in the afternoon. If I could do softball all day I probably would. I can’t get enough of it. When I’m at home not practicing softball or having a catch with my neighbor, there is always a ball in my hand. I’m either flicking the ball, practicing pitching, or just throwing the ball up and down. I also just got a pitch back because the last pitch back that I had broke so I had to get a new one.
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Article posted March 24, 2009 at 03:04 PM GMT0 •
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D.A.R.E. Report (A)
Article posted March 23, 2009 at 03:31 PM GMT0 •
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This year in D.A.R.E. I learned a lot. Before I started doing D.A.R.E. I really didn’t know what could happen to you if you started smoking or even drinking. I thought anyone could do it and nothing could happen to you.
First, I learned what could happen to you if you make bad decisions like starting to smoke or drinking or even hanging around people that had been smoking or that are smoking at that minute. I learned that if you smoke you could get lung cancer, mouth cancer, bladder cancer, heart cancer, and a lot more different cancers to name.
Being around people that are smoking or that had smoked before is bad for you and your body. If you see one of your friends smoking you are going to want to start smoking because you probably think that it’s cool. They will ask for a cigarette and start smoking, and they will get addicted so you will want to start smoking too. It is also bad if you are around someone that is smoking because you can get sick even though you are not the one smoking. It is called second hand smoke. It is bad because you are breathing in smoke that other people have smoked. It’s disgusting.
I also learned that there is this thing called nicotine in cigarettes that is addictive and make you keep smoking your whole life even though it is bad for you.
Also, if you start smoking it would be harder to do sports because you would be so tired, you might have a bad cough, or you might have asthma so you couldn’t run as fast as you did when you didn’t smoke.
Learning everything that could happen to you if you start smoking or even drinking is sad. When I see people on the sidewalk or in their cars’ smoking, I really want to tell them to stop and tell them what could happen to them. I bet that you didn’t know that you could even start smoking for a week and then die the next.
I have also learned about abuse. You could get abused by strangers or your best friend. It’s sad to hear that someone got abused by their favorite person in the world.
I promise that I will never make bad decisions in my lifetime and to always think before I do something.
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Article posted March 23, 2009 at 03:31 PM GMT0 •
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If it could only happen to me (WP)
Article posted March 20, 2009 at 03:21 PM GMT0 •
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It would be unbelievable but if it could happen to me it would be awesome. I would be shouting for joy and I would be high fiving people. Only if I could win the championships in softball. I have been in the championships with my rec team and my travel softball team, but I have never won the championships in rec. We were only a point away. Then someone got a grand slam. That was bad. My team wished that it had only been a homerun, but it wasn’t because there was someone on all the bases. But, anyway, this year in rec I want to win, but you never know. It would really be amazing
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Article posted March 20, 2009 at 03:21 PM GMT0 •
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He loves cats (N)
Article posted March 19, 2009 at 07:12 PM GMT0 •
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Kevin Richerdson is so in love with cats that sometimes when he is in a good mood he spends overnight with large cats and sleeps curled up next to one.
We are not talking about cats that you have for a pet. We are not talking about the cute lovable little soft cats that live in the house with you. We are talking about big cats that could be lovable. . .if you’re crazy! We are talking about cats that live in the wild, lions and tigers. Not a gray and yellow cat or an orange with stripes cat.
OK, now that we are on the same page, Kevin started working with these big and sometimes loveable animals about ten years ago. He now teaches lion and cheetahs and leopards at a cat's zoo in "Lanseria." which has about over 80 lions and other types of cats. "There are also rare white lions, as well as many wild animals, including cheetahs, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas and a wide variety of antelope."
Even though Kevin works with a whole lot of wild animals, his first love was the lions because he connected really well with them. Kevin says that he has known them since birth and that he wants to become friends with them until they are one and older. Unlike other trainers that the lions have had before, he doesn't use whips or anything to hit them or hurt the animals with. He LOVES them. He wants to "gain their trust. That’s why he does nothing to hurt them.
I think this guy made history, like a lot of the other people on this website. But this one in particular because he hugs the animals. He even sleeps with them sometimes. That’s crazy. This guy must be crazy. But it would also be cool to meet him. Like it would be cool to go see the upside down tree house that was on this website once, or the that woman who slept with the scorpions for like two or three days, and a lot more crazy things that people post to this website.
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2009/03/14/he-loves-cats
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Article posted March 19, 2009 at 07:12 PM GMT0 •
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Tthe stunning pink dolphin (N)
Article posted March 13, 2009 at 02:34 PM GMT0 •
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A rare dolphin (a bottlenose dolphin) was swimming around in Lake Calcasieu, a lake in Louisiana. It has been known to be the only pink dolphin in the world when Eric Rue a captain found it when he was fishing a week ago. He did not expect to see a dolphin that was pink. When people on shore heard about and saw the dolphin in a picture they thought it looked liked a dolphin that was freshly painted. It is the same color throughout its body, but it has reddish eyes. “Scientists think that it has been suffering from albinism which is a genetic condition caused by a lack of the pigmentation melanin, which is responsible for the skin color of all living creatures.” Because of its color the dolphin tries to stay away from the sun, which means that it must have to stay underwater for as long as possible. Other than that, the dolphin seems to be as healthy as a blue dolphin and sometimes can be seen with the rest of its family. The rest of its family is the normal color. This dolphin could care less about what color it is. This dolphin and its family have decided to make Lake Calcasieu its home.
I am amazed that a dolphin could be the color pink. It is just amazing. Also, I have swam with dolphins before when I went to Florida last year. The instructor that was helping us with the dolphin said the dolphin could only stay underwater for eight minutes. But I guess this dolphin is unique because it tries to stay underwater for as long as it can so it doesn’t have to be in the sun for that long. I also hope the dolphin doesn’t die because of its sickness. I wonder if the dolphin has kids and if one day they're going to be pink?
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2009/03/06/a-stunning-pink-dolphin
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Article posted March 13, 2009 at 02:34 PM GMT0 •
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The Climb (WP, Audio))
Article posted March 9, 2009 at 03:36 PM GMT0 •
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Lyrics by Miley Cyrus
Sung by TapGirl and CheerGirl (click the links at the end of the lyrics)
I can almost see it
That dream I’m dreaming but
There’s a voice inside my head sayin,
You’ll never reach it,
Every step I’m taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high
There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb
The struggles I’m facing,
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes they knock me down but
No I’m not breaking
The pain I’m knowing
But these are the moments that
I’m going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on,
There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb
There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb
Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It’s all about
It’s all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith
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Article posted March 9, 2009 at 03:36 PM GMT0 •
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Return to the Moon (A)
Article posted March 9, 2009 at 03:26 PM GMT0 •
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I and a lot of the other astronauts just came back from visiting the moon for our very first time. It was very cool! I had a big responsibility with my very good friend MusicGirl. We were both on the Communications Team. By the way, we went to the moon to establish a permanent base on the moon.
For my job I had to receive and send out messages. But I did not get a computer to work with. I only had to use my voice. On the table that I was sittng at I got a microphone and a pencil. In front of me there were two screens so I could also see what was going around in space and in my room. How I would receive messages is that people working around me would bring me messages and I would send them off through the microphone into “space” so they could know exactly what they had to do. I would also receive messages from “space” telling me and other members in my room that they could hear us and they understood what they had to do in space.
Some important things that I got from space were telling me that the other groups working around me had given me great messages and that the people in “space” had gotten them and that they were doing what they were supposed to be doing. It was good to know that the people in “space” were doing what they were supposed to do.
The part that I found most difficult was that I had to repeat myself a lot and that got annoying because if I had to repeat myself than the other messages that I had to say out into the microphone would be a little late getting out because I would have to say the other message again. Also what I found was difficult was that I had to speak REALLY loud and clearly so the people in space or on earth could actually understand me so I didn’t have to repeat myself.
If I were to fly again, I would probably be less nervous. In the beginning I was a little nervous because I had never done it before. Also I would say everything a lot more loud so I wouldn't have to even repeat myself once or even twice. It was the best mission that I’ve ever heard of. And for the next astronauts that travel to the moon, all they need to worry about is having fun and enjoy traveling to the moon.
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Article posted March 9, 2009 at 03:26 PM GMT0 •
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Rockstar (WP, Audio)
Article posted March 4, 2009 at 03:27 PM GMT0 •
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Lyrics by Hannah Montana
Sung by TapGirl and CheerGirl
Sometimes I walk a little faster
In the school hallway
Just to get next to you
Some days I spend a little extra
Time in the morning
Just to impress you
[PRE 1]
Guess you don't notice
Guess you don't need this
Why you're not seein' what you're missin'
On the outside shyin' away
On the inside dyin' to say
[CHORUS 1]
I'm unusual
Not so typical
Way too smart to be waiting around
Tai chi practicing
Snowboard champion
I could fix the flat on your car
I might even be a rock star
[VERSE 2]
Sometimes I wish when the phone rings
That it would be you
Saying let's hang out
Then you confess
That there's something special between us
Why don't we find out
[PRE 2]
you don't even know me
Guess you don't need me
Why you're not seein' what you're missin'
On the outside shyin' away
On the inside dyin' to say
[CHORUS]
I'm unusual
Not so typical
Way too smart to be waiting around
Tai chi practicing
Snowboard champion
I could fix the flat on your car
I might even be a...
[BRIDGE]
...rock star
If you only knew the real me
I might even be a rock star
I'm telling you that we are meant to be
Now wouldn't it be nice if you could see
That I really am a rock star
[CHORUS]
I'm unusual
Not so typical
Way too smart to be waiting around
Tai chi practicing
Snowboard champion
I could fix the flat on your car
Rocking it where ever we are
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Article posted March 4, 2009 at 03:27 PM GMT0 •
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When my grandparents told my. . . .(WP)
Article posted February 23, 2009 at 11:31 PM GMT0 •
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When my grandparents told my family they were going on a hundred and six day cruise (That’s three and a half months.)
When I found out the news I was very disappointed because that meant I would not be able to talk to them or see them for a while. But, no, my brother got a computer, and he had AIM and this thing called SKYPE. (It is this thing where you can call people, talk to them, and see them at the same time. But it is not like AIM where you can have conversations with people without looking or listening to them.) I didn’t think that I could see them for three months, which is even more time than I go to camp for. But there is only one problem. They are so far away that sometimes it gets staticy when my family is talking to them.
So about one month has passed. I miss them a lot, but I know that they are okay. That’s all I really care. They have gone on a cruise before but it was only about two and a half weeks long. They said the first time we talked to them that one of the old woman that they met on the boat (she is really old) said that she lives on the boat and since she lives on it she doesn’t get off at the stops anymore because she has seen them so much that she doesn’t need to see them anymore.
We cant really talk on the phone or text them or do any of that because they are a whole day ahead of us because they crossed the international date line. That means they are a whole day in front of us, which is kind of cool if you think about it.
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Article posted February 23, 2009 at 11:31 PM GMT0 •
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Mini-me, a doll that looks just like you (N)
Article posted February 13, 2009 at 02:37 PM GMT0 •
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Have you ever hoped that you could have a twin or someone that looks exactly or something like you. I have. Now you can. It can be your best friend or even a sister/brother. But they don’t talk, so that means that you can never get into a fight with them. It’s amazing. All you have to do is send a picture of yourself to a company called “Mini-Me” and they just look at the picture, and they make a doll out of it. Also if you send in a video they can put a microphone in the doll and it can sound exactly like you.
I think that it is so cool that you could have someone that looks exactly like you and someone that could talk like you. I would love to have a twin. All I have is an older brother. I have my friends that are girls, but it’s not the same.
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2009/02/12/Mini-me
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Article posted February 13, 2009 at 02:37 PM GMT0 •
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From one white house kid to another (WP)
Article posted February 5, 2009 at 06:55 PM GMT0 •
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Barbra and Jenna Bush were just living at the White House. Now it is time for Sasha and Malia Obama. The Bush girls are older than the Obama girls, though. They were both seven when their grandpa moved into the White House and eleven years later at the age of eighteen they moved into the White House when their dad was elected President. They had a lot of experience living at the White House, and they were happy to show Malia and Sasha around a little before the inauguration. They gave the two Obama girls a lot of advice about the White House and what the White House would be like living in. Everyone is sure that the Obama girls will take in a lot of the advice, especially the advice to slide down the banister and have a ton of swim parties.
I think that it is really nice that the Bush girls are being very helpful to the Obama girls. I wonder if the Obama girls have gotten lost walking around in the White House and if they have run into tours? It would be really cool to live in the White House, but it would also be very difficult because you would have to bring walkie-talkies everywhere you go if you want to reach anyone else in the house. I feel bad for the maid because it must take her two or three days just to clean half of the house. It would also be cool if I could sit at the President's desk because it is just so official!
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Article posted February 5, 2009 at 06:55 PM GMT0 •
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When I painted a cupcake (WP)
Article posted February 5, 2009 at 01:46 AM GMT0 •
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I know that it really sounds weird that I painted a cupcake, but it isn't.
I was at this pottery place in Rye Brook, and I was with camp friends because it was right after my camp reunion and I was having a sleepover with some of my camp friends. There was nothing else to paint, and I thought that it could hold some of the bracelets or earrings that I would wear the next day to school. It was really cool. I made it a really colorful cupcake. But it doesn't look bad, it’s not ugly. I haven't gotten it back from the store yet because they need to shine it and bake it. But I can hardly wait to get it back.
When I was there one of my camp friends (Maddy, the girl that I went to the batting cages with) said, "I bet that my friend from my old school will be here." And then the next thing you know she walks in and says hi to us. She goes there like every weekend because their parents got divorced and they go there with their dad like every weekend.
I used to have my birthday parties there when I was five, six, and four. I don't know?!
So I am very excited to get it back because I wanted to see what it looks like after it's been in the oven and has been shined. It is a really cool place. You can make almost anything. You should go there.
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Article posted February 5, 2009 at 01:46 AM GMT0 •
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When I went to the batting cage (WP)
Article posted February 2, 2009 at 03:10 PM GMT0 •
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When I went to the batting cage, I went with one of my best friends. Her name is Maddy, and she was the first person I met when I was going to my sleep away camp. We actually met each other by a friend of mine that goes to my beach club. She also knows Maddy, and she introduced me to her.
She actually called me that morning, and she wanted to know if I could go to Frozen Ropes (the name of the batting cage) with her. I was like ecstatic because I was so happy to see her even though we had had a sleepover the weekend before. But I was really happy. And of course I said YES!
So when my mom dropped me off at her house we were off so quickly because we couldn’t wait to get started. She said close to a million times that she hadn’t played in awhile so she might not be that good. I said that it didn’t matter, that we would just warm up before we actually started hitting and throwing fast. I said that I would help her out because I've been doing travel softball practice in the Central gym every Saturday morning for awhile. She said that she hadn’t played since camp. That means that she hasn’t played in like six or seven months. That is awhile. She just wasn’t warmed up. That was okay because her mom had rented out the batting cage for one hour. That is awhile.
So, first we had to tell the people that we had arrived so they knew that the batting cage was being used. (By the way, it was like 3:05.) First, we all had a catch, then we did some pitching, (Just for fun, we're not that good.), and the first fifteen minutes was fun.
Next, Maddy and Annie’s (her little sister) mom started pitching to us just so we could get warmed up before we actually started with the pitching machine. When we started with the pitching machine, it was really fast at first. Maddy went, then her mom did, then I went, then Maddy’s sister Annie went. It was really fast, so we made it a little slower. I think there was a birthday party of really little boys. It was really loud in the batting cage. But it was really nice to go and practice though. It really didn’t matter if it was loud or not.
When we were done we went to Sal’s because we were hungry and the place's food court was closed. We asked if we could get something, and they were only giving out tootsie rolls. I hate tootsie rolls. They'redisgusting. When we got in the car, Maddy called Sal’s because we figured that it was going to be a long line. So we ordered a pie because the leftovers were going to go to Maddy’s dad. Her brother doesn’t eat that stuff because he is only one, almost two.
When we were done, (we all shared three slices), they drove me home. When I got to my house, my parents were sitting on my couch in my living room. When they saw that we were there they got up and came to the door. My mom and dad said that they could come in and sit down for awhile. My parents like to talk a lot. It's what they do.
When they were going to leave I said thank you very much for taking me to the batting cage, and my dad said that he would take me and Maddy one time.
It was a really great day!
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Article posted February 2, 2009 at 03:10 PM GMT0 •
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When my room got rearranged! (WP)
Article posted January 30, 2009 at 03:35 PM GMT0 •
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When my room got rearanged I was at sleep-away-camp up in Maine. I had told my parents a zillion times that I wanted my room redone, and they said that maybe it would happen, maybe it wouldn’t. But I kind of knew that it would happen. I was sure of it. So when I stepped off the bus I was like, we need to go home. Then we could go to my beach club because my mom said that when I got home from camp we would go to my beach club. My mom was acting like nothing happened, but I knew something did. When I got home my mom pulled into my garage and I didn’t even look around my basement or take my shoes off. I just ran upstairs and looked at my room. When I got to my room I fainted on where my bed use to be, but it wasn’t there anymore. It was on the other side of my room. I had fallen on to my pile of stuffed animals. I knew it felt weird. I got up, and I was in a shock. It was totally different. My parents had even hung up posters of some of my favorite stars. It was so cool. I was in a daze. It was almost the coolest thing that happened to me. It was AWESOME.
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Article posted January 30, 2009 at 03:35 PM GMT0 •
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She is one bright cookie (WP)
Article posted January 30, 2009 at 02:44 PM GMT0 •
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There is this girl that can write 80-110 words in one minute. This girl reads two to three books a day. Adora (the girl’s name) teaches poetry at an elementary school, and she has published two books. She is working on her fourth book. She is only 11 years old. Adora Svitak is possibly the smartest girl in the world. Adora is not like other people. She started reading when she was only three years old. Adora thought is was pretty normal. I mean, what is she thinking. She recently just wrote a book about herself called "The Flying Fingers." She wrote the book when she was only seven. She was seven when she started her teaching career. She doesn’t go to school either. She has been home-schooled by her mother since she was born, so she has a really good vocabulary.
I think that this girl is a little crazy. If I were her I would be so stressed. I wonder what her parents are like. Were they like this when they were her age?. I also wonder if they have any other kids that can write four books only at the age of seven?! Or if the older and younger siblings help Adora write her books?
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2009/01/22/the-cleverest-child-in-the-world
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Article posted January 30, 2009 at 02:44 PM GMT0 •
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When my dad was on the radio (WP)
Article posted January 23, 2009 at 03:36 PM GMT0 •
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This morning (January 13, 09,) my dad was on the radio for being a champion swimmer. The radio place was located in New Rochelle, where he teaches. He teaches at New Rochelle high school as a math teacher. First, the radio guy talked a lot, then he asked my dad some questions. At first I did not know that it was my dad because he sounded so different than he does in person. It was so cool hearing my dad on the radio. If you are wondering how he got asked to be on the radio, it is because he was just in the paper for beating some records and for making new records at the last meet he was at. There was also a picture of him.
When my dad was done being on the radio my mom and I called him and said congrats for being on the radio. He sounded very ecstatic to me.
It was REALLY cool hearing my dad on the radio.
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Article posted January 23, 2009 at 03:36 PM GMT0 •
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I have a dream (A)
Article posted January 21, 2009 at 07:51 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted January 21, 2009 at 07:51 PM GMT0 •
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A biography of CheerGirl98 (WP)
Article posted January 21, 2009 at 03:01 PM GMT0 •
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CheerGirl98 is one of my best friends. She was my first friend. Our moms met before we were even born, and we met when we were almost one. I know almost everything about her. Her favorite colors are pink, green, and blue. She plays basketball, soccer, and softball. She sometimes even does cheerleading. One of her favorite actresses is Anne Hathaway. Her cat's name is Belle. She loves Disney World. She doesn’t like it when people make fun of her or her height. She also loves to shop. er favorite stores are Justice, Limited Too, Abercrombie, and Hollister. Her birthday is November 24, 1998.
* I can always count on CheerGirl98, and she always listens to me. She is just a great friend.
SHE IS SO NICE!
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Article posted January 21, 2009 at 03:01 PM GMT0 •
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The 22 stars of Marley and Me (N)
Article posted January 15, 2009 at 03:28 PM GMT0 •
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A lot of people have now seen Marley and Me, the colorful show that is based on a real journalist that has a really unruly but very lovable dog. The movie has some great and very popular movie stars. But they are not the stars, Marley the dog is the star. It didn’t take just one Labrador, it took 22 dogs to get the exact thing that the director was looking for. He wanted Marley to get the part Marley right. One of the dog directors thought that it was very easier to get the dogs to (mis)behave in the movie than it was to get the crows in Charlottes Web or the myriad of animals in Enchanted.
I saw Marley and Me also. At first I did not know that it was a real story. I thought that it was very sad, and I almost cried. It was a great story, though, and I am surprised that someone could write such a story like that. I am also wondering how stars cry in movies. Do they think of something sad or what?
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2009/01/04/the-22-stars-of-marley-and-me
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Article posted January 15, 2009 at 03:28 PM GMT0 •
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ELA Test (WP)
Article posted January 9, 2009 at 01:28 AM GMT0 •
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The ELA test is every year only for third, fourth, and fifth graders, though. This year I am in the fifth grade. I only have two days to complete the ELA test. It is really easy though. The first day of it is January 12 and the second day of it is the 13th. The first day we are reading stories then answering questions about them. The second day we are listening to our teacher read us a story and then answering questions about that. We all have to make sure we are paying attention when our teacher is reading a story to us.
The first year I did the ELA test I got a really high three out of four. The second year I got like a point away from a three. And I haven't had the third one yet but because I am practicing with my class a lot I bet that I will get a great score.
All you have to do to get a great or even good score is just pay attention in class because if you don't you are not going to know anything. The practice ones are the same exact thing as the real one except there is a different story so you don't know the answers.
Really, if you think about it, the ELA test is really easy, and if you just put your mind to it you will get a perfect or almost perfect score,
I know I have!
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Article posted January 9, 2009 at 01:28 AM GMT0 •
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A Great Christmas Tradition (N)
Article posted December 16, 2008 at 02:36 PM GMT0 •
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It is really hard for a lot of the people buying Christmas trees because you have to put on all the ornaments. But for the Addis family their routine is creating something very unique and special. They built a Lego brick building.
They do not make their sculptures small either. They make them big. They are really good at building with Legos, and they thought it would be fun if they did it with their family. This year it took 250,000 Legos, and it is 7 feet high and 5 inches wide.
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The planning started in October when Mike (Mr. Addis) started drawing out the structure. It took him ten hours just to draw it. The first brick was put down on October 13th. It took forty-eight days to do, which means it was done on December First. They all spent about 170 hours a day working on it. They said that they would have never completed it without the help of the kids. They spent about 600 dollars just buying Legos. Come January 6th they have to start taking down the wonderful structure and save the Lego pieces for next year.
I think that it is ridiculous to spend over 600 dollars just on Legos. I am also wondering where they built the sculpture because they would need a lot of room if it was that big. I am also wondering how big the paper was that Mike drew it on. It would have been a big piece of paper if it took him ten hours to draw.
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2008/12/13/a-great-christmas-tradition
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Article posted December 16, 2008 at 02:36 PM GMT0 •
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My Wonderful Saturday (WP)
Article posted December 16, 2008 at 01:01 AM GMT0 •
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Last Saturday, the 13th of December, I went shopping with my mom. Let me tell you, it was a lot of fun.
First, we went to this place in Tuckahoe. It is called Epstein’s. It was the first time we had ever been there. We had heard about it, and we decided to go as a whole family. That was a big mistake because my dad and brother don't like shopping at all. Neither does my mom. But I do,so they had to deal. My mom actually didn't care because she was excited to try out a new store.
The main reason we went to that store is because I needed new Uggs. Then we just decided to go shopping because we were there and it was close to the holidays. So anything I got I had to wait for the Holidays to open. To me that stinks because anything I buy I really like, and I would not like waiting for it.
Last year is when I got my short chocolate Uggs. I still have them, and they still fit me perfectly, which also stinks because I can't get new ones until I grow out of the ones I have.
Ok, so this time when I went my mom and I did not want Uggs or any kind of shoe, we just wanted a girl day to shop. So that’s what we did. All we did was shop for cloths. Then we paid when we were done. When we were out of that store we went to the book store. There we got a few books for me for the vacation. I wanted this one because I saw it on the back of this other book I had read, and it said, "if you like this book then you will love the book." So we went to go buy it, and I saw one that was on the back of the one I saw in the first place. So I got both of them. You never know, I just could read both of them on the vacation. You never know.
Next I went to Talbots. My mom wanted to look around the store because it was right there, and we were not just driving home to go back. When we were out of Talbots we went to Lord and Taylor. My mom had a Clinique bonus that was that day so we walked down to Lord and Taylors because it was in the same shopping center and it wasn't that long of a walk. So when we got into the store we had no idea where we were because we usually walk in the other side of the building. So we just walked a little and we found where we needed to be. When we got there I was guessing that the color of the Clinique bonus was orange because everyone was wearing matching orange scarves, and they were all wearing necklaces and bracelets that were orange. Some of them were even wearing orange hoop earrings. I was actually wondering if the manager gave those accessories out because they were all the same. It was really cool.
After that we went to get lunch. We went to the bagel store. My mom just got me a bagel with butter and pirate booty. She didn’t get anything because she had leftovers from the night before when she went out to dinner with these people that are very nice. They are parents of kids that are on my brother's soccer team.
At the end of the day I was thankful for my family because we can do things together that some families can't.
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Article posted December 16, 2008 at 01:01 AM GMT0 •
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When I went to get these slippers yesterday (WP)
Article posted December 10, 2008 at 03:46 PM GMT0 •
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Two days ago I was begging my mom to get me these slippers. You can wear them in your house or outside your house, and they are REALLY comfortable. I am not lying. But the problem is that I cannot have them until the holidays which is stinkish because I have been waiting for these forever. (Well, since about three years ago and, in my book, that's a long time.) My mom said if I say one thing about it then she is going to return them. That is NOT good at all because I really want them. It's also not good because that means that I have to wear them after the new year, and I wish that everyone could see them before the new year.
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Article posted December 10, 2008 at 03:46 PM GMT0 •
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When my flight got delayed (WP)
Article posted December 6, 2008 at 09:01 PM GMT0 •
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When I was going to Florida I took one flight from Atlanta to Florida, then from Atlanta to Westchester. It was after our trip one year, and we were heading home.
When we were on the plane from Florida to Atlanta it was really not that nice of weather. It was raining or snowing, I did not know which one because I was in a plane and the window was shut. But I know that it was not good weather because the person in front of me was opening his window, and I could see that it was not sunny outside. I also knew because when we got off our flight there was a big sign that said all flights were canceled. It could not have been anything else. All the flights were canceled except one and that was a flight five seconds away and coming back soon. When that flight came in, it would say “canceled” in bright letters. Well, all the words that said “canceled” on the board were in bright letters, all in bright orange. It was bright so people could see them, they stood out.
So we went to the place where we were supposed to get our flight just in case it stopped snowing or raining or both and we could get on our flight.
One and a half hours later
One and a half hours later we decided that my brother and mom were going to wait there and tell us if they found out if our plane was going to leave soon. That left me and my dad to go see if we could find a dinner place around where my brother and mom were sitting. My mom and brother were going to go look around because my mom wanted to buy a magazine, and she wanted to bring my brother with her because he had been sitting down with her for a while when me and my dad were walking around. She also said that she would buy something for him if he came. That is unfair for me so my dad said he would get me something.
An hour later
It was six forty-five now and we were not going anywhere for a while. My dad and I went to go to the place that we had found for dinner before because it seemed like a very good place to have dinner. So we asked my mom and brother what they wanted. My brother said he would come and help us carry stuff back to where my mom was going to stay and watch our stuff so no one would take it. My mom wanted a sandwich that looked like it was good. My brother said we were going to decide what we wanted when we got there. My dad did not know what he wanted at all. At least my brother and I had an idea.
When we left I really did not want to walk around the whole airport again. It wasn’t at the other end of the airport but it was far enough. But it was great exercise. So we started walking, and when we got there a few minutes later I was out of breathe because my dad walks so fast. I had to catch up to him to stay with him. We got there, and my brother and I went to the drink machine but my dad said we had to pay for drinks before you got them. We hurried to the line so we could get our drink because we were so thirsty. My dad ordered the drinks first so we would stop complaining. When we got the cups we raced over to the drink machine. (It was only, like, two feet away.) Of course I won because I am amazing. No, it was because I was closer to the drink machine, and I got a head start because I got my cup first because I was standing first in line and he was standing behind my dad who was standing behind me. So, first I got the cup, then my dad, then my brother. When we got our food we went back to our seats and ate, like, twenty minutes after.
Then an hour later, a little after we were done eating, our plane was ready to leave. That was not a very good day, but we now know our way around the Atlanta airport!
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Article posted December 6, 2008 at 09:01 PM GMT0 •
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Deaf dalmatian learns sign language (N)
Article posted December 4, 2008 at 03:38 PM GMT0 •
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Zoe the Dalmatian is eighteen months old, and she has a big problem. She is stone deaf, which means that she can not even hear if someone screamed so loud into her ear. That’s what stone deaf means. Her owner was disappointed that he could not bond with her. He went to the shelter not realizing that she had a disability when he first got her.
When she got to the shelter the animal people finally found out that she was deaf. That’s why she was not listening to them when they told her to do something. Then they taught her how to talk in doggie sign language. They said to Zoe’s owner that it was a little different than normal sign language. He had to learn the special sign language. They wanted her to learn looks and gestures that her owner did. Like these are some of the words: sit, stay dance, lie down, paw, kiss and good girl. Those are the basic ones, but there are a lot more. Now that she knows the basics the animal shelters workers want her to have a good home where the owner can teach her a lot more. She is lucky that she has a great owner to take care of her. Lastly, not a lot of dogs have this dieses of deafness.
I think that it is so sad that Zoe has this dieses because, as I said before, not a lot of dogs have this so it must be hard for her. Also it would be sad if someone found out that they had a deaf dog and returned her. It was very nice the owner in the beginning was disappointed that he couldn’t bond with her, but he kept her anyway because he loved her.
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2008/12/03/deaf-dalmation-learns-sign-language
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Article posted December 4, 2008 at 03:38 PM GMT0 •
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When I went to the Ritz Carlton (WP)
Article posted December 1, 2008 at 07:23 PM GMT0 •
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Memories of when I found out that we had ten minutes left of our plane ride to the nicest hotel in Florida
When I found out that we were going to Florida for Christmas vacation, and they said that it was a five star hotel and that it was one of the nicest hotels in Florida, I really freaked out. I was jumping up and down and screaming. We also got a deal because one of my family friend's dad works for something I don’t know but he got us to have a lot of money off our room. He paid for half, and we paid for the other half. It was a very nice treat.
After about fifteen minutes we were in our rental car, and it was an hour away. It was five o’clock so we had to hurry up if we wanted to make dinner at six thirty. The family friends got there the day before so they were waiting there when we arrived and helped us find our room. Then they went to go reserve our table downstairs.
So the next day since it was so late we were going to the beach club that the Ritz Carlton has. It was about ten minutes away. It is so nice. They also had people that work there bring us down our lunch. You can order it and they bring it down to your seats. Also you can order a drink, and they can bring it down to you. Everyday I used to get a strawberry smoothie. Then the next year almost everyday I got a chocolate milk shake.
There is this other family going also. They have two little girls. One is five and the other one is almost one year old. Then they have a boy as the oldest child, and he is eight. They have really cute kids. They are going because we told them how good it was there, and because we would like to spend our vacation with them. They heard about it from us. They do not get a discount because I don't think they know the people that we got a discount from. They have to pay the full amount. We got lucky. And as I said before, we don't have to pay the full amount.
This year I am so happy. I can not wait even a little second, not even the tiniest second in the world. We were going to drive this year, but then we decided not to. We drove down I think when I was in first grade and it was so much fun. Even typing about it I can remember it. I got to wear pajamas and I was all comfortable. It was a nice drive down. At night we went to a restaurant and then we stayed at a nice motel. Then in the morning we went to the breakfast place downstairs. Then we got back on the road. We stopped because we had been driving since four thirty that morning, and my dad could not drive that long. We went to have dinner around six thirty and drove and found the motel. Then we finally went to bed around maybe nine fifteenish. It was a late night for us. My parents went to bed around eleven, but they weren't that loud except for the T.V. that my dad was watching while my mom read a book. It was a good night. But the T.V. was a little loud, and I didn't want to tell my dad to quiet down because he thought that I was asleep, but I was not. I finally fell asleep around ten thirty. But that was late for me because as I said before I was only in first grade. My brother fell fast asleep. He slept like a baby. I did not. I slept like an old married person, really old.
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Article posted December 1, 2008 at 07:23 PM GMT0 •
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Tapgirl's school report (A)
Article posted November 19, 2008 at 02:31 PM GMT0 •
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Favorite Class: Writing, Gym, and Math
Least Favorite Class: Science, Social Studies, and Library
Worst Smell at School: The Bathroom
Best Smell: Right Before lunch when it was being made
Best Taste: When I can get my snack in the morning
Favorite Cafeteria Meal: Mozzarella Sticks
Best Prank Ever Played: Deleting all the work on my friend’s alpha smart and she didn’t know.
Best Time in Gym: When we got to play baseball.
Best field trip: When I went on the big field trip with the whole fifth grade in the beginning of the school year. It was raining out so we had to do it inside.
Meanest Thing: I was with four people at the International Fair and when I got back with one of them the other two were not there.
Best Memory: Being in Fifth grade
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Article posted November 19, 2008 at 02:31 PM GMT0 •
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The sequel to CAMP (WP)
Article posted November 17, 2008 at 07:20 PM GMT0 •
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Seven years later:
Bella is now ten years old. Cody the other kid, he is eight years old. The twins are now six and a half, and they love to go to school Bella is really smart. Jon, her husband, is working as a lawyer, works 5 days a week, and comes home on the weekends. I am a stay-at-home mom, and I watch the kids when they come home from school. I take them to all their activities, but on the weekend Jon takes them to their activities and we watch the games together. We go on vacation every other 3 months and for the school vacations.
Sometimes we go to beaches, Florida, California, etc. We love going on vacation. I get all the packing done when they are at school. They love their life so much. Bella said that she wants to go to a great college, like me, and be a teacher and a mom when she is older.
She just found a job working as a secretary for a lawyer. She loves her job. She works three days a week, five hours everyday. She has time to get home and change before she has to get her children.
She just found a job working as a secretary for a lawyer. She loves her life. She has met a lot of new people, and they love her there. She works three days a week, five hours everyday, and the rest of the days of the week, her husband works. But on the days that she works, her husband doesn’t work.
Now that her husband stays home a lot, he has learned so many things that he didn’t know before. He loves them better than he did before. He took pictures of his kids and his wife and he put them in frames and took them to work and put them on his desk. He wishes that he could take off work one day to be with his family and do a family activity. For their birthday parties he wants to be a part of everything, and plan everything.
10 years later:
Bella loves college, and she is almost out of it. The twins and Cody are now in high school, and they can all drive. You’re probably thinking that they all have their own cars, but they don’t; the four kids all share two cars. The twins and Cody don’t really drive that much, only when they have to. Bella uses the cars a lot. She uses them a lot because she is older than them, and she goes to more parties. Cody likes to ride his bike, and Jessica and Zach like to walk to places. They like to get a lot of exercise.
In the family they now have four cars, and they are all different cars. But the parents don’t care if they use their cars or the cars that their parents bought for them. Since Bella uses one of the cars so much, it is really like her car because she doesn’t let any of her brothers or sisters to use it.
One year later:
My mom and dad asked us to sit down on the couch, and told us something. They said that we were moving, and that we had to get packed up, and that we were leaving on Monday. Bella started packing right away, then Jessica went up to pack, but Cody and Zach stayed on the couch and they told their parents that they had just met really pretty girls. They wanted to stay right where they were. They were moving because Bella was back from vacation, and they needed to pack herself, but they are moving on because their dad found an awesome job to still work at. What he is doing is for a longer time period, so mom is going to be again a stay home parent. So she could spend more time with her kids because her husband has been spending a lot of time with the kids. She felt that she didn’t know them any more. So on vacations they are still going to go to vacations, but it will be different because they don’t know how to get places from where they are.
They did find a gorgeous beach like ten minutes away, and they are going to try to go there on Christmas vacation. They also just had three visitors at the door, and they gave us cookies, and we liked them a lot, and one of them is Bella’s age, and the other one is eighteen, and the third one was the mom. They seemed very nice, and Bella is out to dinner with the one that is her age, her name is Julia. Julia goes to the same school as Bella, but they did not know that they went to each other’s school. They didn’t know because it was their first year there.
It was three weeks into the school year, and they both didn’t know that many people there. Sometimes it is easier to not have that many friends, because then you can focus more on your schoolwork more than your friends. But Bella and Julia had finally met someone that was just like them. They could still have friends, but not the kind of friend that would care what they wore or how they acted.
You have to remember that she is still in college, and the twins are still seventeen. They just turned seventeen, and they use the car more. But Bella took her car to college. So the twins and Cody have to use their car and their parent’s cars, when their parents aren’t using it. Jessica still doesn’t use cars that much, so it lucks out for her brothers. She walks a lot, and sometimes she gets rides from friends. She is one of those people that likes to save the environment, and if she is driving a car, the exhaust blows out of the car. Anyway, they have boring cars, and her friends have amazing cars. Her friend’s cars are so much cooler. She does not like being seen with her parents, neither does Zach. Of course, they both don’t; they are twins.
Cody doesn’t mind, but he’d rather he wasn’t with anyone except his girl friend. They hang out twenty-four seven. That is why he likes to use the car a lot because he goes on dates with his girlfriend. His mom and dad don’t know that he has a girlfriend, but he told his brother and sister. He told them to promise that they wouldn’t tell mom and dad. If they did, they wouldn’t be seeing mom and dad again. (That means that Cody would kill them. Yes, it is violent.)
Cody just went away for vacation with all his friends because it is Christmas vacation, and that is what they do. He is sharing a room with his best friend, and next door is his girlfriend and her best friend. Her best friend is Cody’s best friend’s girlfriend. They are going to go to the beach and dinner with each other. They are the final four, that’s what they call themselves. They have this one night that they are going to a dinner with the whole school and they have to bring someone, so they are going with each other. They already called to reserve a table for the final four. They are the most popular kids in the school. You are probably wondering who pays for all of this. Well, the whole school doesn’t go, only the seniors and the school pays for them. Only the seniors go because they are the oldest, so they get the privilege of going without the rest of the school. It the special thing that seniors get to do. The rest of the school goes when they are seniors.
For vacation Bella is going with Julia to the beach in Long Boat Key and the twins are going their own ways. Jessica is going to a museum with her new boyfriend, and Zach is staying at home with their parents. He is broke, that is why he is staying with his parents because he gets everything free. He said that he doesn’t want to work, and that he wants to stay at home because he is getting very lazy. You probably know that when you get older, you get a little more boring. Julia just broke her arm so she can’t do that many things.
Seven years later:
Bella is going to get married in a week, and Cody just asked his girlfriend to marry him. Zach is just hopeless, he doesn’t do anything except lay on the couch in his parent’s living room. They said that if he doesn’t find something to do, or if he doesn’t find a wife, he has to move out. He doesn’t care, because he knows some people to go to like his grandparent’s, his friend’s apartment, or he can just find a job because his parents said if he finds a job he can still stay at the house. He just won’t be there all the time. He likes that idea. He is trying to look for a job as a person that works with computers. He loves his computer, and he wants to help people enjoy their computer even more than they do.
Well, Bella is going on a vacation with her husband and her new baby girl. Her name is Jess because she loves her sister. Her name is Jessica, and she loves her best friend Julia. She didn’t want to name her kid after them, so they came up with the name Jess. She is now three months old. Bella is not working, but her husband is. In five months Bella is going back to work, and her husband is going to stay home with their baby girl Jess. They love being parents, but they don’t get as much sleep as they want to. They hope that when she Jess gets older she will not stay up half the night. She is not bad when she has to take naps. She is only bad when she has to go to sleep at night. It is dreadful. She stays up half the night not crying but making noises. It is so annoying to Bella and her husband because Jess shares a room with them. She has her own little bed in there with them. It is not really a bed but a cradle, but it is big enough to be a bed. She also has a room that she sleeps in when she takes naps, but she sleeps in her parent’s room when it is nighttime because she sometimes sleeps in the bed with them. And it is easier just walking a few feet than walking all the way down the hall.
Cody is getting married in one week, and they are all so crazy. They cannot wait for the big day. Cody’s fiancé, Sarah, already got her dress, but Cody has not seen it yet. He is seeing it for the first time when she walks down the isle. He is so nervous and happy at the same time he cannot wait. Neither can she. On the other hand, the parents of the two of them are freaking out because they are just so stressed about the whole thing. All parents are stressed before their child gets married.
Zach finally got his job, and he is working at the Apple store in the mall. He also has a girlfriend named Ashley, and she is gorgeous. She really is. They are newly dating so there is no marriage yet, but Jessica is starting to really like the boy that she is with. They are going out to lunch in the city, and she thinks that he is going to ask her to marry him. She cannot wait for the big day.
Bella is back at work, and she misses Jess so much, but she loves to be back at work again. Everyone missed her and was so glad that she was back. They had a little party for her when she had walked through the doors. Instead of screaming “surprise,” they screamed “welcome back.”
Cody is getting married today, he is really excited, but he is really nervous.
One year later:
Bella is now pregnant. She thinks she is going to have a boy. But she and her husband don’t want to find out until the big day. Cody’s wife on the other hand is having a baby. They are so excited!!!! They are both really excited. They are both wondering if they are going to have a baby on the same day. They don't want to because then they have to have two rooms that the parents have to go into, not one. But if they do have a baby on the same day, then they could celebrate together.
On the other hand, Zach is very happy, and he is starting to work longer hours, and more days, and he gets more money doing what he does. He bought himself an apartment, and it is in the City also. He has started to get out more than he used to. He only goes over to his parent’s house when it is a holiday. He can do his own laundry, and he has his own car. He has one of the cars that he used to have. He just got it painted again. He also now has enough money to pay for himself and to get his own food. He likes not having to worry if his parents are going to buy food for the next day or not. But his apartment is not like the whole floor, it is half of the entire floor. It is not that big so he can still raise a family. He just doesn’t have to pay for the whole floor. It is cheaper than having the whole floor. It is also bigger than having that little room in his parent’s house. Here he can be alone, and he doesn’t have to worry about anything. He has to look very nice for work. He has to wear a tie and suit. But on Wednesdays, because it is the middle of the week, he always has to wear the shirt that he got handed out at the beginning when he started working. Every week he gets an e-mail telling him what color shirt he would wear. It is usually a rainbow. He has two of every color in the rainbow plus other important colors that the manager feels that his workers have to wear. One of the colors he doesn’t wear is black because the manager likes his costumers to see who is working there. On the front of the shirt it says Apple, and on the back it says STORE, APPLE STORE. It says it in all capitalized words. If you don’t wear the shirt on Wednesday, you have to wear it the whole next week. That makes you look funny because everyone else is wearing a tie and suit. So far he has never forgotten to wear that shirt on Wednesdays, but he knows people that have forgotten to wear it. Barley any people forget because they don’t want to look like freaks the next week.
He his going to go visit his parents this weekend. Jessica is also going to go see her parents and she is taking her fiancé with her. She is so excited to see her parents. She hasn’t seen them in so long. Her fiancé is also so happy to see them because her parents really like him. His dad died, and he thinks of him as another father. It is really nice for Jessica to see that her parents get along with her fiancé. Zach is also bringing Ashley. Her parents are also coming. No one knows this but he is going to ask her to marry him. He is hoping that she says yes because if she didn’t. That would be very embarrassing because her parents are going to be there. His parents and Jessica is going with her fiancé. That is why she would be very embarrassed.
Bella just had her second baby a few days ago, and Cody’s wife had her first baby yesterday. They are so stressed out right now, but they are probably the happiest people in the world. Bella wanted had a baby boy, and she is taking him to her parent’s house. So is Cody and his wife. They are both going because they want to let everyone see their new children. The whole family is going to be there. That is the only time that the whole family is going to be together. They are all going to stay at the house or at the hotel down the street because the house is gigantic, but it is not big enough for everyone. Their parent’s house is really big, but they don’t have enough guest rooms. They are not going to just sleep in the hallway. Their parents live in Scarsdale, which is why they have such a big house. The people that live in Scarsdale usually have really big houses. The hotel is not literally down the street, but it is a couple streets down. The people staying in an apartment are Zach and his girlfriend, the parents of Zach’s girlfriend, the parents of Cody’s wife, the parents of Jessica’s fiancé, and, last but not least, the parents of Bella’s husband’s parents are also staying at the hotel. The rest of the kids are staying at the house, sleeping in their old rooms.
The next morning they are all going to have brunch together, and they are renting out the whole luxurious Tavern Place, which is a place in the City. It is the nicest place. They rented out the whole place. If they didn’t, they would have to go to a different place because they would be very squished. They are having about twenty-five to forty people. They are very happy to be having all these people because all these people are family. It is nice to see family. It is even more special because the whole family is there. Not just one of her sons and his parents, it is all their sons and daughters and their family.
Later that month everyone was back at their own houses. They were back with just their little family living their lives. But something happened. The thing that happened was. . . .
Jessica got married. She got pregnant right away. She knew she wanted a girl, but her husband wanted a boy. The next day they went out to the doctor’s on Long Island. They went because they needed to find out if they were having a boy or girl. The whole time they were in the car they were so nervous and wondering if they were going to have a boy or girl. They were ecstatic, but they had to sit in the car the whole time until eleven o’clock because that was when they were having their appointment. At the time it was only nine thirty because if they wanted to be there at the right time they had to leave early. They were about to pee in their pants they were so ecstatic. They just couldn’t wait.
Then they got a phone call from Cody and his wife, they were sounding so nervous. They said that there baby had just gotten sick. They were so nervous, they sounded like they were crying. They would be crying because it is their first baby, and they probably know nothing about being parents because their child is five weeks old. I would not be freaking out, but I would not be happy if my first kid was sick within the first five weeks of being alive.
Then Bella beeped in. She said her new child was coughing a lot, and that he was sneezing. It sounded like they had been around the people at the party last week because they got other people’s germs. That was weird they had both gotten sick, but Bella was calmer than Cody and his wife. Bella was not worried because she has had a baby before, and she was very relaxed.
Jessica was due in a week. She and her husband were so excited. They were ecstatic. They could hardly wait for the big day. They were practically counting down the days. But you know what is really weird? Her husband was more nervous than her, and she is the one having the baby. They are having a girl, and they couldn’t be happier. They have already set up the room. All they needed was a high chair. But they were going today and they were going to pick out the best one because they were going to have the best things for the best baby in the world.
Jessica finally had a baby. It is a girl, and her name is Jay. She does not cry at all. She is the best baby. She doesn’t cry when she goes to sleep or when she takes a nap. Jessica and her husband are not tired at all when they wake up in the morning. They are not tired during the day. The baby does not make any noises either.
Guess what, you will never believe this but their parents are going on a cruise for three hundred days around the world. They have started packing because they are leaving on the second of December. During the time they are away, Bella and her family are moving into her parent’s house because they are the family with the most amount of people. They can hardly wait because, as I said before, the house is really big so they get the whole house to themselves. You are probably wondering what they are doing with their house during the time. They are renting it out to their family friends who are looking for a house. When they find a house they move to their new house, and Bella’s house is going to be empty when their family friends find a house.
Okay, so their parents are leaving tomorrow, and Bella and her family are moving today. It is only a ten minute move and they are taking all their cloths and toys because their house had beds and furniture and stuff. They don’t need to move all their stuff, just a little bit of it.
They are moving today because they want to be able to say goodbye to their parents because their parents are still getting the last bit of stuff together and they can’t leave it. They are also leaving at four fifteen in the morning. They are leaving that early because their boat leaves at six o’clock, and the boat leaves at the Regatta. The Regatta is the boat place down the street. They got tickets because the captain is their really good friend, and they used to have him over for dinner. Then he became the captain. He was on the boat the whole time. Everyday he is there, every hour he is there, he is, like, never on land.
Finally Bella and her husband have the house to themselves because Bella’s parents left four hours ago. They are happy because they are all alone in this gigantic house. Bella’s parents said that they could watch TV, they could eat their food, they said they could do anything they wanted. They even said that they could sleep in their bed. Now, you have to realize that their bed is two queen size beds put together. They are not fat people, but they have a big room. They said, what the heck, we will buy this. We have enough money, so they did.
Bella and her husband love the way they feel right now, in their own bed every morning. They wake up and groan they do not feel well when they sleep in their own room. They love her parent’s room. They love their everything.
Five months later they came home from their cruise. It was their April break, and they were all going to the Atlantis together. Even though the kids are very tiny, it is not like they are going to go on every ride. They are going to go on some rides. They are going to have fun!
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Article posted November 17, 2008 at 07:20 PM GMT0 •
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How geography effects people around the world (A)
Article posted November 14, 2008 at 03:16 PM GMT0 •
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“People have settled in a wide variety of places around the world. Wherever people have settled, they have been affected by the climate, water supply, and other geographical features.”
In this essay I am going to write some effects that geography has on people.
It can be cold in Alaska, making the temperature fall fifty or sixty degrees below zero, making people stay inside and making people get frostbitten. Some snow can bury a car (Doc. One).
Also, there can be earthquakes in Japan. People have to build buildings that are one or two stories high or a one story building that is just really long (Doc. Four).
Lastly, there can be very helpful palm trees in Zaire, Africa. They can be very helpful because the palm trees can be put onto peoples’ houses (Doc. Six).
These are some ways that geography effects people. I wonder if anyone dies when the temperature falls below zero?
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Article posted November 14, 2008 at 03:16 PM GMT0 •
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What to write about (WP)
Article posted November 13, 2008 at 11:40 PM GMT0 •
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Hello, it is TapGirl and CheerGirl98 here.
We don’t know what to do write now, so we are writing a story!
So if you read this, you can comment us and tell us what we should write about. If you now know what you want us to right about, you can comment us at mrbrune.org! That is MRBRUNE.ORG but it is not capitalized. We just want you to notice it.
Please comment us because we are desperate for an idea. And we are kind of bored here, so hurry up!
Now CheerGirl98 is going to write some stuff about our lives here in mrbrune.org.
First of all, TapGirl, we aren’t in mrbrune.org but we are in Mr. Brune’s class. Well, actually, we are in mrbrune.org.
Where are we then? My name is TapGirl and your name is CheerGirl98 and if we are in Mr. Brune's class, we have really odd and weird names. Who would name their kids names like that?
Well, TapGirl, you are in Mr. Brune’s class. Where have you been the last three months?
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Article posted November 13, 2008 at 11:40 PM GMT0 •
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CAMP (WP)
Article posted November 6, 2008 at 06:46 PM GMT0 •
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There once was this girl who lived at a sleep away camp. She lived there all through the winter, all during the spring, and all during the fall. But when it came time to start the camp, she didn’t go to the camp. She just stayed in her room. She did not get out of her room at all. There was a bathroom in her room. She stocked up on food right at the end of spring, and put it all in her mini refrigerator. She had a big room so she could fit all of it. It was like a hotel room with a kitchen.
You are probably wondering why she lives there if she doesn’t even go to the camp. Well, no one really knows, so I can’t tell you. But she doesn’t know anyone. Her parents died when she was first born, so she decided to walk around the world, and she stopped here in this sleep away camp. And no one has found her. Her grandparents don’t know about her because she was so sad that her parents died that she just walked away from it all. So what does she do when everyone is at sleep away camp? All she did was write letters to herself because she didn’t know who to send them to. At the end of the summer she would have
piles of letters all addressed to herself. She is kind of weird, but she doesn’t care because no one knows her. The camp directors don’t even know that
she is there because that is no one’s room, so they don’t know. No one’s knows.
She only has two pairs of clothes, and she only wears one of them because her other one is a bathing suit for when she goes down to the lake during the spring and fall. She had a raft, and a boat, so she would go on her boat, and when she got far enough, she would jump off to her raft. When she goes too far away, she would swim back, get on her boat, and go back to the campus. She loved it out there. She thought it was so relaxing, and it gave her something to do. She also went out and played soccer, volleyball, and softball. She could swim 50 laps back and fourth without stopping. She said that she wanted to be in the Olympics when she was older. She also said that she was going to do every sport, except basketball.
She had this one toy that she played with. It went everywhere with her. It even went on her boat with her. Its name was Jessie, and it was her best friend in the entire world. She seriously went everywhere with her. She LOVED it. It was her life. She even had a little bed for it. She got it when it was born, so her cloths were all ripped up, and she was really dirty.
You are probably wondering how she pays for food. She went to her parent's safe before she walked away. They were, like, millionaires. She now had millions of dollars. She was rich. She only uses at least 70 to 100 dollars every time she tries to find the grocery store because she wants some when she is older also.
At the grocery store she would get milk, cereal, chips, pretzels (snack food), chicken, pasta, etc. Yes, she can cook, and, yes, there was silverware in the camp because it was a camp. Tthe camp directors have to feed all the campers. For the big holiday she would make big meals, and have leftover for other meals. Sometimes if she was not that hungry she would not have lunch. She would always have dinner and breakfast. She is going to be very responsible when she is older. She also said she is going to go out to the store, and buy books so she can be a graduate at a college, and get married, and have kids. But right know she is just a girl in a sleep away camp.
Today she said that she was going to the lake, and she was going to sun tan. She was bringing Jessie. This is what her boat looks like:
It is a nice boat, right, but it is kind of small so sometimes she just takes the raft out and floats on it for awhile. She likes going on her boat better though. Sometimes she even just goes on her boat and just lays there until she thinks that she is suntanned enough and heads back. She usually stays on her raft for about thirty minutes, and she stays on her boat for about three hours. She stays on her boat longer because if she was on her raft for that long, she would probably drown. She also has a little room under the boat that has a bathroom, and a kitchen with food, and a living room, and stuff that would have to do with house materials. But the stuff is a little smaller than in a real house. She still likes it a lot. That is why she likes being on her boat better than her raft. Her raft is not the kind of raft you think it is. It is the kind of raft where there is a circle, and there is a whole in the middle. But on the outside there was a foamy part, where you can put drinks, snacks, toys, etc. She still goes on her boat during the winter because it has the underneath part. Sometimes she just sits in her boat, but her boat is still on the dock. She just likes sitting there and staring out to the other side of the lake.
She loves looking at the view. She sometimes goes on hikes so she could just look out at the view. Sometimes she even brings drawing paper so she can draw what she sees. Sometimes she has millions of drawings at the end, and she hangs them up in her room. Right now if you probably walk into her room, you probably can not see her room. Her favorite thing to do is draw, so she draws a lot, and she gets better at drawing. After she is in the Olympics, she wants to be a famous artist. But she does not like painting. She only likes drawing with color pencils and crayons. In her lifetime she has never ever used markers. Sometimes if she is drawing something really hard she sometimes uses a plain pencil with an eraser, but usually she just uses a color pencil. She thinks using a regular pencil is not very fun because then everything is black and white.
She likes to be happy and exciting. She thinks that her children (when she gets children) should always be happy and excited for everything. She also said that she wants two boys and two girls. She wants to have a really smart husband. She wants to have a husband that is really smart, and one that went to a good college, and went to good grade school, and she hopes that her kids will also be smart.
It was finally the summer time, and the other day she had gone to the store for the last time, got all the food she needed to, and all the new toys that she wanted to. She got home, put everything in the fridge, and looked at everything one last time because everyone was coming this afternoon. Then she went to her room, and she locked the door so many times she couldn’t even move her doorknob. She closed the shades, locked her sliding door, and then laid on her bed till she heard the buses coming. When she heard them, she got up, and stared out the window. She only opened the window a little bit so no one could see her. She watched them get their cabin assignments, watched them hug each other, watched them do everything until someone knocked on the door. She didn’t know what to do so she didn’t move. She closed the shade, but she didn’t dare ask who it was.
Ten minutes later, the person knocked again, and she decided to get into bed. Then she could hear them walking away a few minutes later. She got out of bed and went to take a bath. She sat in the bath for awhile, and she sat there and started to wonder who it was, and how they had found her. She fell into a dream in the bath tub.
Dream:
Knock, knock at the door.
She went to go open it.
There was this weird guy at the door.
He asked if he could come in.
Of course she said yes, sure. She was delighted.
She had never had a visitor. But when the visitor came in he. . . .
Then she woke up. She didn’t want to know what he was going to do to her. She was so scared and so shriveled up. She got out, put on her cozy pajamas, and got out unbaked pasta, and started to make it for dinner. After dinner she was going to go watch T.V., and watch the campers go eat dinner outside. She always got worried that someone would find her. That’s why she didn’t really like the summer. She liked the fall because of the changing leaves. She also liked it because she could go on her raft and boat.
10 years later:
Ten years later she was out of college. She had met one boy who she really liked. She thinks that he is going to ask her to marry him. She knew that because they have been dating for three years, and they had a date tomorrow.
Tomorrow:
They were on the beach together. She was standing up. He knelt down, and he asked her if she wanted to marry him. Of course she said yes, and they were getting married on Sunday the 9, 2010. They were so excited. It was everything that they wanted. They had everything in common. She left the camp to go find and buy a house. They found an apartment in NYC, and they had the whole floor to themselves. They thought it was gorgeous and wonderful.
A year later:
They had their first baby girl, and her name was Bella. They LOVED her. She had her own room because the apartment was so big. Her room was pink and had flowers on the walls. It was like a dream room.
3 years later:
They had triplets, two boys and a girl. They were as happy as they could be.
They got everything they wanted!
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Article posted November 6, 2008 at 06:46 PM GMT0 •
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Amanda (WP)
Article posted October 30, 2008 at 03:09 PM GMT0 •
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When Amanda found out that she had to go to public school she freaked out. Amanda said she would give up her dog and her phone. This was big for her because her dog and her phone were her life. In a million years she would never want to give up her phone and dog. Her dad said that she couldn’t give up her dog or phone, she would just have to go to public school. Her dad said she just had to go, no ands, ifs, or buts. And that was the end of it. So tomorrow she would have to go to pubic school.
She had to go out and buy school supplies, but she had never been to school before so she just got makeup, clothes, and new purses. When she got home her servant said that was not expectable, and she had to go back but with her nanny.
This time she got books to read. That was not expectable either because she needed notebooks, pencils, paper, folders, pens, and appropriate clothes and shoes. When she finally got to public school, she was three hours late, she had to get to gym class, and she had to go get changed into her gym cloths.
When she went into the gym everyone stared at her. She felt so embarrassed, but she just walked down the steps anyway to the floor.
Amanda started playing what she thought was soccer, but it was not soccer. It was not soccer. She was looking like she was having a spaz, so the gym teacher went over to her and asked if she was ok.
"Of course," she said because she thought she was doing the right thing.
At the end of the day she was not happy. She went home, and she missed her violin lesson. Her dad was not happy that she skipped her violin lesson, so he got his servants to pull her to her lesson.
When her lesson was over, no one picked her up. Her limo was suppossed to pick her up, so she had to walk home. It started to rain when she was walking home so she got really wet.
When she finally got home, she was surprised that she had found her way home. She went straight to her dad’s home office, and he said he had to talk to her. She asked if he was mad at her, but he didn’t say anything. He just started to stare at her. She didn’t know what to do, so she just went over to him and hugged him. Once she started talking, he said that her mom was going to take away her phone and dog if she did not go to public school.
Of course she still went to public school. She hated it, but she HAD to go if she wanted to keep her phone and dog. They kept laughing at her in gym, but she did not care. She only had one friend, and that was her dog Butters.
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Article posted October 30, 2008 at 03:09 PM GMT0 •
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SCHOOL (WP)
Article posted October 29, 2008 at 02:52 PM GMT0 •
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Kelly: Hey what’s up? Did you do your homework?
Eliza: No, did you?
Kelly: Yes, but it was very hard.
Eliza: I didn’t even try.
Five minutes later they were in the classroom and Ms. Lang was trying to collect our homework but we have a bad class so it was not working.
Ms. Lang: Kelly, can I have your homework. (Yeah, sure.) Eliza, can I have your homework.?
Eliza: Um, well, I didn’t do it.
Ms. Lang: What do you mean you didn’t do it?
Eliza: I didn’t do it.
Ms. Lang: You have to go to the principal’s office.
Eliza: What!?
20 minutes later. (It was 20 minutes later because Eliza took awhile in the hallway.) Eliza was in the principal’s office.
Mr. B (the principal): What did you do Eliza? You are never in my office.
Eliza: I didn’t do my homework. (Uh oh, I muttered to myself.)
50 minutes later Eliza was back in the classroom and they were doing social studies.
Jon (the one who likes Kelly.): Hey, what are you doing tonight?
Kelly: Nothing, but I am not going out with you.
Jon: Why?
Kelly: Because I don’t want to go out with you.
Jon: Well fine, I’ll ask Eliza.
Kelly: She will say no, I know her. We are practically sisters.
Jon: Bye
Jon asked Eliza the next day.
Eliza surprisingly said yes, and they were going out at 5:00 on Saturday. When Kelly found out she knew that she had to spy on them.
The date on Saturday
Jon: You look very nice tonight. (He said very shyly.)
Eliza: Thanks, I guess.
Anthony (The waiter): May I please take your order?
Jon: Can I please have the chicken.
Anthony: That comes with a side dish. The side dishes are on page four.
Jon: I would like the mashed potatoes.
Anthony: And for you lovely lady?
Eliza: May I please have the Mac-n-Cheese.
Anthony: Yes you can. I’ll be right back with that.
Kelly (mumbling to herself): They are so weird.
15 minutes later
Anthony: Here you go.
He placed their food on the table.
Eliza: Thanks.
Jon: Um, do you like social studies?
Eliza: No! I got sent to the principal’s office today because I didn’t do my social studies homework.
Jon: I’ve experienced that before.
Eliza: You mean you’ve been in the principal’s office?
Jon: Yup.
The next day at school
Eliza: My date with Jon was awesome, I loved it.
Kelly: Yeah, I bet it was.
10 minutes later
Ms. Lang: Does everyone have their homework?
Eliza: I do!
Kelly: You do?
Eliza: Yeah, Jon helped me with it.
Ms. Lang: Can I please have it.
Eliza: Here you go.
After social studies was over Jon was waiting for me in the hall way and asked if I wanted to be his girlfriend.
Of course I said yes, and we went on a date the next week!
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Article posted October 29, 2008 at 02:52 PM GMT0 •
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The First time I Flipped in a Kayak! (WP)
Article posted October 28, 2008 at 02:44 PM GMT0 •
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I was at camp the first time I flipped in a kayak. I had done a hip flick, which is something when you are in a kayak and you turn all the way around in the kayak but you don’t put your head in the water. One ear in the water, and one ear out.) Then I said I wanted to do a real flip, without anyone’s help! I felt so good.
Then the horn went. That means that it is the end of the period. So I said that I would do it tomorrow, which was visiting day. So I left because I had to go to swimming.
It was the next day, and I was in the kayak, in the water, and my parents were there. I was about to flip. I tried, but I didn’t get it, so the counselor turned me around so I was out of the water. And I tried again.
And I. . .Got it!
I was so happy I could hardly believe it!
I kept doing it until the horn blew.
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Article posted October 28, 2008 at 02:44 PM GMT0 •
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The Presidents of 2008 (A)
Article posted October 24, 2008 at 05:57 PM GMT0 •
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Education- McCain voted for the No Child Left Behind Act. NCLB requires certain schools to achieve certain test standards, before receiving federal dollars. McCain also thinks that schools should compete for students, just as businesses compete for costumers.
Obama wants to reform the NCLB act. He would also like to award high achieving teachers. Obama would like kids to start learning from kindergarten to college. He also wants student to start studying harder, and taking their work seriously. Last, he wants to spend more money on schools.
Response- I think that it is very nice that McCain voted for the NCLB Act. I also think that it is very nice to award high achieving teachers.
War in Iraq- McCain voted in favor of using military force in Iraq. He thinks the war hasn’t been handled very well. McCain said the United States didn’t send enough troops, (people) to do the job right around the year 2003. Iraq’s neighbors are causing war and trouble. He said Iraq’s neighbors are sending weapons to the insurgents.
Obama opposed the 2003 military invasion of Iraq. He spoke against the war since the beginning. He also voted for war spending bill that would have withdrawn most U.S. troops from Iraq.
Response- I would not want to be in Iraq because Iraq’s neighbors are making trouble and war. I think Obama was very brave to speak against the war from the beginning.
Healthcare- McCain wants to reform healthcare, and make it more affordable for individuals and families. McCain will also allow people to take their healthcare plans to their other jobs if they move jobs.
Obama would create a national health insurance program that would cover uninsured individuals. It would require all children to be covered, and all people under the age of 25 will be covered with their parent’s heath plan.
Response- I think it was so nice that McCain will make healthcare more affordable. I also think it is so caring that Obama wants to cover ALL kids.
I don’t really know who I would vote for, but I would probably put more percentage on Obama because he is making good decisions, and he is young. But they are both making great decisions. But it really makes you think. I would want our president to make stuff more affordable.
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Article posted October 24, 2008 at 05:57 PM GMT0 •
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When I went to the mall! (WP)
Article posted October 21, 2008 at 06:39 PM GMT0 •
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When I went to the mall, I went with my grandma because my mom could not go and my dad does not like shopping, and I would not want him to go with me. Like, when we went to this store in Rye. We walked in and 5 minutes later we were out.
When we finally arrived we first went to Clairs. I bought two fat bracelets and a rainbow beaded bracelet. Then we went to Limited Too. I bought a shirt with a
smiley face dude on it. Then we went to Abercrombie, and I bought a navy blue
undershirt. Then we went to Hollister, and I bought a blue and white striped sweater, and a new backpack. Then we went to go get pretzels bites. Then we left. We had the most fun time ever. I said thanks, and she left.
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Article posted October 21, 2008 at 06:39 PM GMT0 •
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The Happiest Place on Earth Turns Spooky! (N)
Article posted October 14, 2008 at 03:50 PM GMT0 •
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These places might be the happiest place on Earth but in September and October at night at Disneyworld and at Disneyland the spookiest things are happening. “The fun” starts at 7:30 and on the weekends 6:30. All the day-time visitors are asked to leave the park. Only kids and adults are allowed only in costume. Each station has candy scattered all over the place. And if you don’t like candy, don’t worry, here will always be a healthy snack for you.
I wonder why they ask their day-time visitors to leave. If I worked there, I would want more people. Also I wonder what characters are there when they make Disney spooky?
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2008/10/14/the-happiest-place-on-earth-turns-spooooky
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Article posted October 14, 2008 at 03:50 PM GMT0 •
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When I went to my brother's soccer game (WP)
Article posted October 10, 2008 at 03:14 PM GMT0 •
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Today after I brought K. to voice lessons, I had to go to my brother’s soccer game. It was so boring. He was the orange team, and he was playing against the blue team. Half an hour later my mom starts screaming, “Yeah, orange team!” It was really annoying. In soccer there is this thing called "Silent Sunday." So I scream, “Mom, it’s Silent Tuesday, zip the lip.”
They also had their coach as the ref because they didn’t have a ref. I met a girl named Lizzie, and I played with my family friend's dog. My mom talks with EVERYONE!
My brother's team also won!
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Article posted October 10, 2008 at 03:14 PM GMT0 •
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When I got my Tory Burch flip-flops (WP)
Article posted October 6, 2008 at 03:15 PM GMT0 •
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I was in Florida. My aunt works at a store that sells everything except food. It is a really expensive store. My aunt said that she would get me a pair of flip-flops. I got a pair that is orange and pink. I love them. They also fit today!
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Article posted October 6, 2008 at 03:15 PM GMT0 •
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A Topsy-Turvy House (WP)
Article posted October 3, 2008 at 03:18 PM GMT0 •
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When you look at this house it is like you are walking on the sky.
If you just take a look at it your eyes are going everywhere. This house is constructed in the northern German Island of Usedom. People say it is like icing on a cake, everything is upside down.
This house was built and designed by two polish men. They said
that they wanted to build something really unique. The two
builders said it was expensive to build. And even though it is built for two people they never thought that anyone would buy it. More than 100 people have been in it, and a lot of them say it a little disorienting. The two of them have not told anyone what they want to do with it.
I think that I would never want to live in that house because how do you go to the bathroom?! I wonder if anyone will buy it? I wonder how much they are selling it for? Would you want to live in it?
Posted target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2008/10/01/a-topsy-turvy-house
Posted by Editor on 10/01/2008
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Article posted October 3, 2008 at 03:18 PM GMT0 •
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Kera the Gorilla Finds a new Home (N)
Article posted October 3, 2008 at 02:58 PM GMT0 •
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When the Bristol Zoo in London decided to adopt Kera to become a part of their western lowland gorilla family, they were a little worried about how the gorillas were going to adjust. Kera was at the age of four, and she had been shuttled around Europe the past few years. But they weren’t worrying, in just about two weeks Kera the gorilla had adjusted. Not only had she adjusted, judging from the pictures, they seem to have made herself quite at home. They even found a surrogate mother, a 22 named Emily Pugh. Kera has also traveled to Spain and Germany, and right now she is only at the age of four.
I thought it was really nice to adopt Kera. I am surprised that she adjusted so soon, and she is only at the age of four. I am surprised she didn’t miss Keri, her old owner. I also wish that I could go to Europe, Spain, and Germany. She is a lucky gorilla.
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2008/09/22/orphaned-gorillas-adopts-new-mother
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Article posted October 3, 2008 at 02:58 PM GMT0 •
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Colorful Lobsters (N)
Article posted September 25, 2008 at 06:59 PM GMT0 •
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The typical lobster that you eat is red, and you are probably thinking that all lobsters are red. But a lot are different colors. Some of the colors that different lobsters have are black, red, orange, white, yellow, and a lot more. Recently, one yellow one was found at a sea food store. Two veterinarian guys had to come and take them away. The blue and white lobsters are the rarest ones.
What would you do if you found a different colored lobster in the store that you were in? I would be so scared. What would you do if you met one?
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2008/09/24/colorful-lobsters
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Article posted September 25, 2008 at 06:59 PM GMT0 •
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Rose the Dog (A)
Article posted September 25, 2008 at 02:59 PM GMT0 •
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Yes! My parents have finally let me get a new pet. I am so excited. I am thinking about getting a dog because if I get a dog I don’t have to worry about cleaning a tank.
I finally arrive at the animal shelter. It is like a dream come true. There are snakes, crabs, fish, snails, turtles, lizards, cats, dogs, and the animal shelter's manager. I keep looking around the room, and I set my eyes on the most wonderful dog in the animal shelter. It is a golden retriever. It had the shiniest fur, and it looked at me the way I looked at it.
The animal shelter's manager comes over to us and asks what we want. I go over and point to it. I try to say that I want it, but nothing comes out. I am speechless. The guy says, “Ok, she is $50, and her food is $10.” My parents look at each other. At the same time they say, “Ok, we’ll buy it.” Finally I will have the dog of my dreams.
When we are walking home, my mom is going over how I have to feed it, brush it, and walk it. Also on the way home we see the most wonderful flower. It is a rose, so of course we name the dog Rose.
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Article posted September 25, 2008 at 02:59 PM GMT0 •
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My First Travel Softball Game (WP)
Article posted September 24, 2008 at 02:55 PM GMT0 •
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A week and a half ago was my first travel softball game. My team's name is the Wildcats. Our uniforms are orange and blue. We won our first game. We also won our second game because it was a double-header.
During the game I got one person out, and I made a run. I also hit a ball into the outfield. I also almost slid.
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Article posted September 24, 2008 at 02:55 PM GMT0 •
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In the past years (WP)
Article posted September 19, 2008 at 02:54 PM GMT0 •
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In the past years, I have had really good teachers.
In Kindergarten I had Mrs. Gross. In first grade I had Mrs. Beshar. In second grade I had Mrs. Weiss. In Third grade I had Mrs. Cereola. I also had her in fourth grade. n fifth grade I have Mr. Brune, and so far he is a great teacher. I also have Mrs. Schore, but she is for advanced math. There are also specials. I love all my teachers.
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Article posted September 19, 2008 at 02:54 PM GMT0 •
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Once This Boy (WP)
Article posted September 18, 2008 at 02:28 PM GMT0 •
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Once upon a time there was this very poor boy who lived and slept in a shed. The only thing he had was a flat screen TV. Don’t ask me how he has a flat screen if he is poor. He also has video controllers and one lounge chair. He doesn’t live with anyone but he does live near a beach.
You are probably wondering what he eats. He eats whatever he can find. But the thing is that he has a dad that gives him food. You are also probably wondering why the dad doesn’t live with him. The reason is that the boy wanted to know what it was like to live by himself.
The time came that he started to be addicted to video games. Then the time came that he had to go to school, he was nine years old. His dad said he had to go because he had to be smart and he could not stare at a screen 247.
So tomorrow he was starting Heathcoat Middle School. Yes, he is starting middle school even though he is nine because middle school starts in fourth grade. It,s kind of weird, but that’s how their district works. He is going to walk to school everyday. He is kind of nervous because he doesn’t have any friends. He thought they were going to make fun of him.
His schedule was kind of fun, he had gym everyday. His day started at 8:00 and ended at 3:45. He had a very long day, and he needed to go to sleep now. He fell into a deep dark dream. . . .
(His dream)
Okay, today was the big day.
I was starting school today.
I got into school and all these kids run up to me. It’s like they’ve known me forever. Wait a sec, I don’t know these people and how do they know me? Whatever, people finally know me. I love this. In ten minutes I have Homeroom.
I get into Homeroom and Mrs. Stevens, (the teacher) says, “Hello Jake” (the boy’s name) and he says hi. I think to myself, how does she know my name and she is also my social studies teacher.
“So, today we are going to write what America is to us,” says my teacher. Next I have Gym. In Gym today I am swimming. Mr. Banks, the gym teacher, says, “Today we are swimming and each of you have to swim three laps to pass your deep water test.” I thought he was very loud.
In the middle of gym class Mr. Banks got a call from Jake's dad and he was saying that Jake had to go to LA, (California) pronto. They were leaving in one hour. He had to leave school. Jake quickly had to get dressed and run back home to pack.
When I got home there was a pile of suitcases and a note. I go open the note and it says:
Dear Jake,
These are the suitcases I need you to pack in. I will meet you at gate seven in 20 minutes.
Love,
Dad
So how does he expect me to pack and get to gate seven 20 minutes on time?
(Not his dream)
Diinngg diinngg DDDIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGGG!
I wake up. Wait a sec, I was in a dream and I have to go to school for real now. I was so angry. I had to get up, eat breakfast, get dressed, and go to school. My dad met me at my shed door to take me to school.
And school wasn’t that bad that day.
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Article posted September 18, 2008 at 02:28 PM GMT0 •
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Dog Saves Owner by Calling 911 (N)
Article posted September 16, 2008 at 02:33 PM GMT0 •
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About a week ago Joe had a seizure. He lives alone and has a dog named Buddy. The dog was smart enough to call 911 and bark and squeal the situation to the police.
When the police finally arrived, they found Buddy sitting next to Joe barking loudly. He had collapsed. Joe stayed in the hospital for two days, and then he was home recuperating.
Buddy started training when he was eight weeks old. He was adopted by Joe from Michigan based "paws with a cause" organization, which helped Buddy pick up the phone to call 911.
I think Buddy is a very smart dog and should be rewarded for it. Also I think Joe is very lucky to have a dog like Buddy.
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/2008/09/15/dog-saves-owner-by-calling-911
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Article posted September 16, 2008 at 02:33 PM GMT0 •
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Once Upon a Time (WP)
Article posted September 11, 2008 at 02:40 PM GMT0 •
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Once upon a time, there lived this really pretty girl named Jessie, and she lived in a castle. Obviously she was very rich so of course she had a butler, a maid, a servant, and a nanny once a week that was very nice.
Her parents were in England for a meeting. They had to stay there for a couple of months and the nanny was watching her. She couldn’t go to England because she gets tutored three times a week plus her butler teaches her French. She also has a tutor for math, literature, and science.
Her tutors were very nice except for Mrs. Bloom. She was the science teacher. She could be mean if you didn’t pay attention, which I don’t do a lot! I don’t like her that’s why I don’t give 100% attention. (Sorry, Mrs. Bloom. I will try next time.) But Mr. A is fun and so is Mrs. Campervan. Jessie calls her Mrs. C. She is also very nice and fun.
If you haven’t noticed I haven’t told you what do in my free time? In my free time I do whatever I want. If you haven’t noticed, I live in a castle.
So my parents are getting back tomorrow. I guess I have to clean up the mansion.
How do I do this by myself??
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So I quickly call the maid and we get it all cleaned up. It took awhile, but we got it done.
Finally my parents got home and we go out to dinner!! They had fun in England!!
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Article posted September 11, 2008 at 02:40 PM GMT0 •
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When My Mom Got A New Car (WP)
Article posted September 11, 2008 at 02:39 PM GMT0 •
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When my mom got a new car she decided she wanted a Honda Pilot. In the car there was a D.V.D player, the seats went down, and the best part was that my brother didn’t know. My brother didn’t know because it was the year before my first year at sleep-away camp, my brother was already at sleep-away camp, and we got it during the summer.
When visiting day came my brother was, like, "Why are you driving someone else’s car?" At the same time my parents said, "That is our car.” My brother got in and started pressing buttons. He wanted to watch a D.V.D. and my dad said, “no, sorry.” My brother was a little mad about that.
But he will get to see a movie when we go on a long car ride because my mom and dad don’t want to hear us on a long 3 to 4 hour trip or when we go to Florida. That is a 1 to 2 DAY car ride. UUUghhhh, I hate sitting in a car with my brother.
But we loved my mom’s car and still do!
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Article posted September 11, 2008 at 02:39 PM GMT0 •
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