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Los turistas vienen para ver las líneas de Nazca. Los turistas ven los monos, las arañas, y las ballenas en las líneas de Nazca. Los turistas las ven desde el avión. ¡La costa de Nazca es increíble! Hay un cementerio de Nazca para la gente también. A Eduardo, le gustan las líneas de Nazca. A María Raite, le interesan las líneas do Nazca. ¡Las líneas de Nazca son muy grandes! Las líneas de Nazca son muy grandes. Los expertos piensan que las líneas de Nazca son misteriosas.

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For this assignment we were asked to write a factual based essay on Germans compared to Romans. We were asked to explain the culture of the Romans as well as the Germans, then compare at least three reason why they are different.We also were asked to do a certain format. This format is the five paragraph essay. This means we have a introduction, three paragraphs supporting the topic, and a conclusion to conclude our work.Below this paragraph is my essay for this assignment.

Imagine Germans and Romans on the battlefield fighting against each other! Was it from their differences? Yes, it must be! Well, what type of differences led them to this imaginary fighting? Let’s find out! The Germans were people that relied on agriculture. They lived in huts that had thatched roofs and lived with their animals on one side of the house. The Germans made a living by herding cattle and farming. Germans strongly believed in being polite. It was against the law to even turn down someone when people were having celebrations. The Germans spoke a language that is similar to modern German, but it didn’t have a written language so they adopted the Roman written language. They wore simple clothing as well. Romans on the other hand, had a very urban city with a lot of trade that occurred. Romans either had very poor people or very wealthy people. A typical Roman person would live in an apartment building with running water above a shop of some sort. The lower class people in Rome made a living by farming or working in shops, while the rich people didn’t work much at all. These types of people are very different. The major differences between Romans and Germans however, were how they fought, their laws, and their daily life.

One major difference between Romans and Germans was their way of fighting. Germans spent most of their lives training for war even when they were young boys. To be an official German man they held sacred ceremonies where the soon-to-be- man would be given a spear and shield under a full moon in a grove. They had to keep the shields with them at all times or it would be considered a disgrace. Unlike the Romans that were divided into legions to fight, Germans were in clans. Clans are groups based on family relations. Also Romans didn’t have chieftans who were military leaders. Germans first elected these chieftans, but later on it was based on heredity. Clans typically gave loyalty towards them. The chieftans would supply the warriors with leadership, weapons, and an adventure. Additionally, while Germans didn’t have a specific way of fighting, the Romans did within their legions. Legions would fight all together and occasionally break off, while Germans were divided into small bands. The bands would make sneaky raids and charge while screaming to scare people away. Germans soldiers also used different weapons than the Romans such as daggers, short swords, and heavy axes. They also had wooden shields while Romans had large metal shields. The fighting styles of Romans and Germans were not much alike.

The laws for the Germans and the Romans were also very different. Germans did not write their laws down, but passed them down from generation to generation. The Romans did almost the complete opposite because they made sure that the laws were written on twelve tablets so they would be clearly followed. Unlike Romans (or so it’s said), Germans had fights that were usually from alcohol called blood feuds. These fights would go on from generations to generations to seek revenge for one another. Germans had judges to prevent situations like these from happening. The Germans would have to take an oath that they were not guilty. They would be defended by oath-helpers. If a German couldn’t find an oath-helper they would have to have an ordeal, which was a major trial. Some ordeals included walking on coals, and if you healed in a certain amount of days then that proved you were not guilty. Another ordeal was throwing you into a lake, and if you sank, then you were innocent. Sometimes, instead of physical punishment, a tax, called a wergeld, could be put on you. Wergeld costs depended on what crime you did. Just like Romans, German punishments also depended on how high you were in a class. Some German and Roman laws were similar, but overall, laws for German and Romans were quite different.

The Romans and Germans also differed in their daily life. Germans were a more agriculturally based civilization, while Romans were an urbanely based civilization. For example, Germans lived in houses centered on farmland. Their homes were huts with thatched roofs with open spaces surrounding them. Also, Germans shared their houses with animals on one side to produce more heat for the houses. Germans also made a living by farming. This is different from the Romans who lived in apartment many floors high in the cities. They also farmed, but as the civilization started changing, the Romans left the farming to slaves. Additionally, the gap between rich and poor didn’t seem as great between Germans compared to the Romans because Germans welcomed everybody to participate in any past time or event. That is because they had a lot of hospitality. Generally speaking, Romans were not similar to Germans when it came to their way of life.

Germans and Romans are not similar. They have different laws. For example, Germans enforce ordeals upon someone that has committed a crime while Romans didn’t do that. They also have different military techniques. Romans had legions to fight, while Germans had bands that fought. Lastly, the Germans’ way of life was based upon farming with huts for houses, while Romans were centered in an urban area that had large apartment and animals typically didn’t go inside. Now you know why the Germans and the Romans would have a fight about their differences because they are not the same at all.

In Social Studies class we did a project to learn and research about Roman Gladiators. We took our information about gladiators and put them into in ancient journal. My journal is from the gladiators point. We had to put as much research in the journal as possible to show what we learned. Here is an excerpt of my journal

June 30th

Before fighting I had seen the Collosseum. It was phenomenal. There were awnings, which held a retractable roof to protect us from the sun and hot temperatures. The sailors control the retractable roof because it is made out of a thick, heavy, cloth like material, similar to those on ships. The shape of the Colosseum is shaped from the Roman theatres. That’s why it’s called an amphitheatre because that means two theatres put together. This design was made to make everyone be able to see the show. The building is so tall it made me feel tiny in comparison. It was 160 feet tall. The first three floors had 80 columns and arches to make the light shine through. Also, in order for the spectators to enter there are 76 entries leading to the designated spot for different classes. The seating holds 50,000, who are seated by rich and the poor. The place where we will fight is made with sand so that it is easy to clean up bloodstains. Below the Colosseum held 32 cages filled with exotic animals. These animals were lifted up through a series of lifts and pulleys so that the gladiator can fight them.

There are many types of gladiators that fight at the Colosseum. Retiarius gladiators, who are known as the weakest gladiator, wear a helmet with a crescent on top. They carry a net that they would throw on their opponent and then finish them off by using a small dagger to put up to their face. They also had a trident, a metal stick with three sharp metal parts protruding from the top, which they would use to throw and deflect with. Since these gladiators had very little protection besides a piece of armor that went on their left arm in order to protect the neck and face, a trident, and a sword, they could easily deflect blows. Retiarius Gladiators and Secutor Gladiators were a popular fighting pair. Another gladiator is called an Equites Gladiator. The Equites gladiator—“equites” literally means horseback, entered on a horse. Thraex gladiators were another type. They had a very small shield as well. There are other types that aren’t as major such as Secutor, Andabatus, Thracian, Samnite, Essedarius, Dimachaerius, Velitus, and Laquerius gladiators. Andabatus gladiators have a helmet with no eyeholes and charge on a horse. Thracian gladiators have a small shield, a dagger, and protection on both legs. Samnite gladiators wear a helmet with a crest and visor. They carry a sword and a big shield. Sectuor gladiators charge at their opponent. Essedarius gladiators fight with a horse and chariot. Dimachaerius gladiators had two swords with little armor. Velitus gladiators had only a spear. Laquerius gladiators were similar to Retarius gladiators except they had a lasso not a net. All these gladiators fought well with a certain type of gladiator. For a gladiator to be paired up with a gladiator that had a similar fighting style is very rare. For my fight I am up against a hoplomachus. A hoplomachus has a crescent on its helmet and a griffin’s head. They have a spear to throw as well. They wear gear all the way up to their knees and have a very small shield to protect their waist.
I, a Murmillo gladiator, have a large, oval shield that covers me from my shoulder to my calf. We have great protection, but at times it can be very difficult to maneuver. We have leg protection on one leg, a leather belt, and a dagger. Our helmets have a dorsal fin on top of it. That’s how we get our nickname fish-fighter.

1.The war or battle I researched was the Battle Of Marathon.
2. My group did divide the work.We divided the work by putting our names next to each of the listed items on the rubric. I was responsible for researching the particular cause of The Battle Of Marathon.
3.I found research for my project by using various online approved resources. I used EBSCO HOST to find some information about where the battle took place(also other information like how it effected us), and who took part in the battle. Then, I used Google Scholar to find out why the battle took place and how the Athenians won.

Hi Momma and Daddy,

In Math class we have been working on Module 1. If you're wondering what a module is I'll explain. A module is the way our textbook is divided in our book there are modules in all. This Friday we just finished up Module 1. You might be wondering what did we learn in Module 1, well I'll explain....

In the first section of module 1 we learned about analyzing graphs. By analyzing a graph we can tell what intervals are represented on the vertical axis and the horizontal axis. Also by using our data we can decide whether to make a line graph or a bar graph. We also learned about tallying for graphs as well.

In the second section of module 1 we learned about sequences and beginning algebra. We learned how to predict patterns by finding relationships between the term number and term. We also learned how to draw pictures to help and represent the different sequences. We also reviewed how to find the volume of a cube by using height times width times length.

In section 3 of module 1 about probability. In this unit we did a project. I choose to work with Lily as you know we chose gumballs out of a bag and then recorded the experimental probability. We learned how to reduce experimental probability as well as theoretical probability.

Before we went to section 4 we went to section 6. In section 6 we evaluated problems with order of operations. We were reminded of PEMDAS. Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication or division, addition or subtraction. Then we learned about writing algebra problems.

Right now we are learning about problem solving. What we are trying to learn is to solve and problem and show all your work. Sometimes it's better to show your work then necessarily getting the right answer. It may be difficult but it is really fun once you get the hang of it.

I'm glad you enjoyed reading about my Math class. Thank you for reading!!!

Love,
CJBR

Have you ever studied your eye closely? Well, that's what we have been doing in science class!

This is the beginning of a brand new school year for 7th grade. We will be using our blogs throughout the year. Hope you enjoy!

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My First Blog Over the past few weeks we have been doing a lot of things in Science that people already know or its a brand new concept. I want to talk about two particular activities or concepts we learned. Recently we were learning about insects stages like the butterfly, fly, moth, etc. So we had a caterpillar we were observing that just turned into a chrysalis. We had been drawing detailed pictures about the caterpillar, and now the chrysalis. We are looking forward to seeing the beautiful butterfly when it comes out of its chrysalis. Earlier in the school year we were doing time capsules with different objects or pictures put inside so that we can open them up in 8th grade. We are continuing to do activities and learn new things about plant and animals everyday in science. I want to start off with explaining some things we did this week. Well something i really enjoyed was the nature walk. We went to parsons field in the trails to identify different sights,noises,textures, and smells. We then shared our ideas and thoughts about what we saw, smelled, touched, and heard. Mr. Bissonnette showed us what poison ivy looks like and its environment it likes to be in. I learned that not only the leaves are poison but the whole plant itself is poison. I am really enjoying science class!!! Hope you do too!!! In Math class we picked potatoes to do different things with them for math. After we collected our potatoes we weighed them by grams. We used a balance scale to get the closest weight as possible to the potato. After we were finished with that we collected all our data. At this point we are figuring out different averages for the total amount of potatoes. Last week we learned about patterns and we are continuing to do practice for our NECAPS. In L.A. we are doing creative writing,group work,and answering questions about different passages.For creative writing we pick a picture out of a pile and write either a fiction story or a real life scenario. After you do that you have the option to share you ideas and stories. In group work we are researching different genres. After we write down facts about different genres we categorize them by fiction,non-fiction, or could be both. In Social Studies we are working on climate zones. We are making a map that has all the following lines on them Tropics of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, North Pole, and South Pole. We are planning different games to memorize where these lines are located and what the weather is like there. We are talking about Merrowvista a lot lately so we can be prepared when the time comes to go. In P.E. we are learning different units constantly. Our fist unit was focusing on cooperative learning. For that unit we did activities such as getting our class across the gym without touching the ground. We also did an activity where we had to swing on a rope to get to the other side without touching the ground. Now we are working on our basketball unit. IN this unit we are learning how to dribble the ball properly and how to be a defender. in Art we are working on drawing with con tore lines. To apply this concept to a project we drew veggies and fruits on a first draft and used shading strategies. Once we got the draft approved by Mrs.Vitali we did are final draft. After we finished that we sketched the fruit/veggie on to linoleum. We shaded all the areas we wanted to carve. After we got an approval we started to carve the linoleum with a special carving tool. This art assignment is still in progress. In Music we are working on our reading notes skills. At the beginning of each class we usually are told to do a sheet with notes on it and you have to identify the notes. After that we usually go to the drums and play different rhythms like 8th notes or rests. We are also doing jumba which is rhythms on your body. Now we are starting cup rhythms that's when you do a certain rhythm as a class with cups. Sometimes Mrs.Wirth will play a set of notes and and there will be different combination on a bulletin board. After she played a set of notes she will ask us what she is playing. IN life skills we made homemade salsa with tomatoes we picked from the garden. Everyone got assigned a job to cut or collect all the ingredients. Then we made homemade bruschetta also with the homemade potatoes. Everything was delicious! Now we are working on Halloween pumpkins! First we sewed the hat together. After we completed the hat we sewed the pumpkin and made it scrunch together and then we stuffed it. After we scrunch it and stuffed it we put a tag on them that said that they were made by us. Next week we are going to decorate them! In Tech Ed. we are working on ping pong paddles. When we started the project we first sketched them on paper to design the paddle. After we designed them Mr.V. plywood. Then we had to trace the the design of our paddle on the plywood. Mr.V. then cut the real design on with a better saw and then we got to work sanding them. I missed a class of tech ed but i am pretty sure that we are making the handle firm by sandwiching it with to pieces of wood.