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Columbus Day

Article posted June 16, 2010 at 01:52 PM GMT • comment • Reads 3109

Should the U.S. Continue to celebrate Columbus Day?( Really, nobody really gives it a second thought on the day.) Celebrating a man's wrong guesses, and who actually never set foot on American soil, and triggered the huge boom of the genocide of the Native Americans?Honestly? No. People say; “but if we stop celebrating, people will forget where they come from (Italians, Spanish, English)!” Well, if they REALLY wanted people to know their heritage, teach it in school then.

First, if it's such a problem that we need to make a holiday for it, then maybe we should push teaching it. And if people are afraid that kids will forget where they come from, then we don't need a holiday off to forget about! Come on! Think about it!Don't get me wrong though, I like getting a day off from school, but I don't agree with the holiday. People sometimes even forget WHY they have a day off. Secondly, really though, if he wasn't the one to “discover” America, then someone else would have anyway, so we really shouldn't blame him, because think about it; everyone in that era was determined to find a different route to Asia , and find the Northwest passage, and everyone was going that way anyway, so it was kind of open for whoever got there first. Finally, I ask you a question (and give an answer); why don't we have a day for the Native Americans? Why? Because Columbus brought on a huge repression of the Native Americans, crushed their religions and forced Christianity on them, and I haven't even started on the Genocide of millions. A lot of the tribes of Native Americans were forced to move up, down, to the side or whichever way they were being pushed. Some were hostile, but they had reason to it. They had no idea who these white people were, nor the white people to the dark people. But When you choose to rape, kill, and enslave their people, something's gotta give.

No, The U.S. Shouldn't celebrate day, and we have enough holidays as is, but we need to add one for something that we can teach in school. And in school or the textbooks they give you the most distorted version of Columbus and his followers, not to really educate, just give the big picture of it all. And most kids or adults do not actually know/care about who or what we are celebrating. So, for most people, it's really just a day off from work or school.

Article posted June 16, 2010 at 01:52 PM GMT • comment • Reads 3109



Roadkill

Article posted June 15, 2010 at 06:13 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1221

Article posted June 15, 2010 at 06:13 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1221



reading list

Article posted June 11, 2010 at 07:19 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1507

 




 




 




 


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 




 




 




 




 




 




 




 


Drco's Summer reading lists




 




 


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K.Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling Fantasy




 




 

Article posted June 11, 2010 at 07:19 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1507



bridge writing

Article posted June 11, 2010 at 07:16 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1367

 




 




 


Bridges




 




 


Bridges are fun cause. . .




 


A rainbow is like a bridge




 


They've a pot o' gold. . .




 


. . .on the other side!




 

Article posted June 11, 2010 at 07:16 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1367



Stock Report

Article posted May 13, 2010 at 04:24 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1361

 


The companies I picked for my stock project in math were Google, Apple, and eBay.


I chose Google because people Google everyday, and there are millions of companies that advertise to every search. I chose Apple because the keep coming out with new stuff, and people keep buying it.


I chose eBay because I have found things on eBay like my green saxophone, and people can just put their unwanted stuff on it and sell it.


My stocks would go down when the Dow Jones was down, but then they would go up, and stay up. I think that instead of having some stocks of eBay, I should have bought a lot of penny stocks, because some people in my class have gotten a lot of money when the stocks go up by just a little. I could have researched my stocks more, like someone looked up which stocks would go up in the next year.


If you are really serious about this project and want to earn “money”, then you should research stocks before you buy them. But if you don't really care about what happens with your fake money, then just go with your favorite companies, or where you like to go, or buy things from.

Article posted May 13, 2010 at 04:24 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1361



Graph Results from Belize

Article posted April 2, 2010 at 03:29 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1694

Number of Pets

Article posted April 2, 2010 at 03:29 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1694



Olympics; Curling

Article posted March 9, 2010 at 02:12 PM GMT • comment • Reads 421

 


I did curling for my Olympic sport. Curling is a 500 year old sport, that is





very very popular in Canada, Germany, and now, the U.S. Curling has three





players on each team, with the person that slides the stone, and the two





people that brush and smooth the ice in front of it so that it will go faster,





and farther than their opponents stone. Most people don't think curling is a





sport, but it involves precision, and focus, and discipline.





The medalist winners were, Sweden in the woman's gets gold,





Canada gets silver and china gets bronze. For the men, Canada in first,





Switzerland in second, and Norway gets bronze. The sport originated in





Canada, when the “stones” actually were stones. Though some people do





not agree, curling is a sport.

Article posted March 9, 2010 at 02:12 PM GMT • comment • Reads 421



Romans in Scotland

Article posted March 5, 2010 at 06:30 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1038

Hello journal, I have been told to write in you from my father, because he told me that when he was a soldier, he became very lonely and needed someone to talk to so he could say the things he couldn’t, or, wasn’t allowed to say. So, he insisted on having me bring you with me in my kit bag. So, I’ll tell you journal. My fellow troops and I are patrolling the Celtic village. It’s so frigid here, rather than beloved Rome. Well, the Celts do seem quite savage, especially with their weapons, those horribly made spears with the triple heads, and what is that metal thing around his neck? I ask the soldier next to me, and he says that that it’s called a torc and that it’s a custom to wear one around your neck or on your arm, and then I realize, that everyone in the village is wearing one. My, look at that soldier’s helmet! It looks like it is made of metal and leather, horrible craftsmanship, especially compared to my bronze, beautifully crafted helmet with a cap of iron, and lined with cloth and animal for my comfort. And I thank the gods for the plate guarding my forehead, saved my life three times.


Dear Jupiter! Look at these barbaric living standards, they’re nothing compared to ours!”I silently exclaimed, to the same soldier on my right side, (who I think might be now done answering my questions) and he agrees, as we look at the tiny huts all circled around a small fire at the center. I look over, and see two women climbing onto, excuse me, crawling into a small hut, I later found out that these were called Grain pits, as there were good places to store grain. I also have been told that that those might be places to hide during war times. Strange.  To my surprise, I see our general, walking up to one of the Celts. What’s he doing? He’s trading!?! I am slightly relieved journal, to see the men in front and back of me with the same look o bewilderment that I must be carrying. The general later told us, that the Celts have skins valuable to us, leather hides, and timber that are very useful to Rome.


We have been welcomed into a family’s hut.  And believe me journal, when I say family, I mean, family.  All the relatives you could think of, second cousins, third aunts and uncles, and so many brothers and sisters that you wouldn’t believe. And in what a small hut! The family told us that there could be just one family to a number of huts! And the herds and herds of animals, apparently to mark wealth for these people. The animals are so small and loud, mind you, that they often keep me awake with their odd screeches and high pitched moans and groans. The people here have turned out to be quite kind, and caring. I do think I am going to like living here.

Article posted March 5, 2010 at 06:30 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1038



Science Valentines

Article posted February 1, 2010 at 02:42 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1232

 


Valentines




 


Mars is red, Uranus is blue, my love for you will keep going, like the storm on Jupiter <3




 


We go together like clouds and cold air, without my air, I wouldn't be there




 


Just like starlight, love for you will go on and on for light years and light years




 


When we're apart I feel like a nimbostratus cloud, sad and unhappy. When we're together I feel like a




 


stratocumulus, fun and happy


Article posted February 1, 2010 at 02:42 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1232



Fog is Cool

Article posted January 27, 2010 at 02:32 PM GMT • comment • Reads 77

 




 


Frightening the young ones,


Oh! Didn't see ya there! From the old,


Gary, where are you!?!? shouts the searcher,




 


I'm right here! shouts he who can't be found


Scared are they


 


Creepers try to take them


Oh, so quiet, heard but not seen


Over bridges and rivers


Lurking around the corner, is where it hides and seeks

Article posted January 27, 2010 at 02:32 PM GMT • comment • Reads 77



MLK essay-LA

Article posted January 27, 2010 at 02:27 PM GMT • comment • Reads 85

 




 


“This will be the day when all of god's children will be able to sing with new meaning, My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of the I sing. Land where my fathers died,land of the pilgrim's pride from every mountainside, let freedom ring. . .” The words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an American hero. He was just a reverend, fed up with being mistreated, watching others be mistreated, just for the color of their skin. He was ready to take a stand. That dream came true after years of hardship.He fought for everything he believed in, and inspired others to believe that they too, could make a difference.

Article posted January 27, 2010 at 02:27 PM GMT • comment • Reads 85



persuasive essay

Article posted January 8, 2010 at 07:21 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 178

 


I think there should be less homework for middle school students. I think if you were to ask a 7th grader at Rye Junior High School, they would agree with me.


We're at the age where we are doing all kinds of things after school, especially sports, or hobbies or lessons, that usually take an hour to two hours. Some people get home late from whatever they had to do, and then they'd end up staying up late doing their homework. Then they would be tired from staying up late and therefore, would be zombies during class and couldn't pay attention. We would have extra energy to do things instead of homework, like, community service. And of course some people would say that usually the homework is not that bad, but when it is, you have it in every subject and you have at least an hour and a half of it. And let's not forget all the huge textbooks, a huge math book, and binder, a social studies book/binder,a science notebook and binder and LA notebook. And that's bad for our backs.


But on the other hand, teachers and parents tell us that it's our homework, it's a priority,or you should make time for your grades. But some people can't make time, and end up not doing it. Or you might not learn as much information as you would if you had it; which is true, but it's tiring if there's too much. You might not do as well on tests or quizzes if you don't have homework. But you could make up for homework grades with more pop quizzes to see where they are. Or parents might not want their kids to have extra time to be on the computer, playing video games, or watching TV.


There doesn't have to be absolutely no homework, sometimes you need it, if you didn't get to work on something in class. Teachers and students can make a plan, like, giving longer deadlines,having it being do in two days. But sometimes there needs to be less, and sometimes there even might need to be more. Do you agree?

Article posted January 8, 2010 at 07:21 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 178



MY OATS Design

Article posted November 9, 2009 at 02:39 PM GMT • comment • Reads 80

Article posted November 9, 2009 at 02:39 PM GMT • comment • Reads 80



portsmouth bicycle club

Article posted October 27, 2009 at 01:55 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 546


Going for a ride
They stop, time for a picture
It is costume day
Men are dressed as women

Article posted October 27, 2009 at 01:55 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 546



letter to sister

Article posted October 26, 2009 at 01:54 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1160

Dear Sister,

I have sent you this letter because I want to tell you what I have/am learning in Math class.
We have learned what type of information to make a graph out of. Like, if you were doing the change in weather in cities, you would make it a line graph. And if you were doing favorite types of ice cream it would be a bar graph. And we've learned to analyze the data from graphs too.
We've worked on sequences and patterns and learned how to make them into tables and how to graph them. How to turn them into algebra equations. Like T=n+3. So we'd take block patterns and make a sequence for them.
We've worked on probability like, putting cubes in a bag and tallying how many times a certain colored cube comes up. And we would make tables out of that information. Another probability game that we played was when ms. Harte had everyone in my classes names in a bag and shook it and gave math points to whom ever was picked first and last out of the bag. I wasn't chosen.
That's some of what we've been learning in math class this term. I'm pretty sure you learned it last year or it refreshed your memory.

Your sister,
Drco

Article posted October 26, 2009 at 01:54 PM GMT • comment • Reads 1160



My Space Address

Article posted September 9, 2009 at 06:11 PM GMT • comment • Reads 105

Planet= Earth
Solar System= Sol
Galaxy= Milky Way
Cluster= Local
Super Cluster= Local
Universe

Article posted September 9, 2009 at 06:11 PM GMT • comment • Reads 105



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