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Letter to my 12th grade self (A)
Article posted June 18, 2008 at 08:28 PM GMT0 •
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[Editor's Note: The 2007-2008 students have just graduated 5th grade. They have been in school for about six years. In another six years they will be a senior in high school. Believe it or not, they are about half way through their public schooling life! Below is a postcard they wrote to their "12th grade self." It will be mailed it to them in June 2014!]
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Article posted June 18, 2008 at 08:28 PM GMT0 •
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Destiny Poem (WP)
Article posted June 10, 2008 at 02:30 PM GMT0 •
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Thinking of you wherever you are
We pray for our sorrows to end
And hope that our hearts will blend;
Now I will step forward to realize this wish
And who knows:
Starting a new journey may not be so hard
Or maybe it has already begun.
There are many worlds
But they share the same sky
One sky, one destiny
And I will
Make
My dreams
Begin!
With help from Instant Poetry Forms at:
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
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Article posted June 10, 2008 at 02:30 PM GMT0 •
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Go Play More Sports! (A)
Article posted June 9, 2008 at 06:51 PM GMT0 •
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Are you bored? Are you outside doing nothing? Nothing at all? Then you need to play sports!
To start with, playing more sports can make you get better and better at one sport. Then you’re good at another sport!
One Saturday I was watching TV and suddenly the phone rang. It was my friend Matt. He wanted me to go outside to play with him. I said yes and I went outside. We played soccer. We played soccer for almost six hours! But at the end of the day we both felt like we were better soccer players.
Also, if you play more sports you can get more exercise. Soccer is the perfect way to get exercise. If you’re playing baseball, swinging the bat is great exercise for your arm. Running around the bases is good for your legs. If you play soccer you’re running a lot and that is good exercise and you get stronger because you kick the ball a lot.
The best reason is that there are so many kinds of sports to play! It could take a while to play two or three sports but to play all sports can take a long time! But you don’t get bored by playing different kinds of sports. My friend and I play a lot of sports. In one day we play five sports that are baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and sometimes we play football. We get tired but we’re never bored because we play different sports. We never stop playing because it only takes a while to play four-five sports.
Playing more sports can be fun, you can be more athletic, and you can get more exercise. This is why you must play sports!
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Article posted June 9, 2008 at 06:51 PM GMT0 •
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Why Did So Many Toads Cross The Road? (N)
Article posted May 30, 2008 at 03:41 PM GMT0 •
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Why Did So Many Toads Cross The Road?
Do you like toads? Do you like it when they are living in their habitat? Well, in China there are toads on the streets!!! I bet you are wondering why they are on the streets of China! They are looking for a new habitat, but they went across the streets of China. They say that those toads migrated on May 9th and May 10th. They caused accidents I think. But they did something. . . .
I wonder where those toads go for their new habitat. And I also wonder if they caused any problems while looking?
Read more at:
target=_blank>http://www.dogonews.com/dogo_news/2008/05/why-did-so-many.html
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Article posted May 30, 2008 at 03:41 PM GMT0 •
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The Constitution Works: Justices’ Final Opinion (A)
Article posted May 29, 2008 at 02:41 AM GMT0 •
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[Editor's note: "The Constitution Works" is a role-playing exercise that gives students a chance to learn about the United States Constitution and government. The students role play a hypothetical court case, Denver Dispatch v. United States. Students take on roles as a lawyer or Supreme Court Justice. They think about what is more important: the freedom of the newspaper to print what it wants OR the government's duty to protect our nation's security. Read more about the Constitution Works program HERE.
Denver Dispatch v. United States 2008
Docket Number 93-8000
1. The Story
The Denver Dispatch wrote about a secret weapons lab in Boulder, Colorado. The government argued that the Denver Dispatch let out too much information, so they went to court.
2. The Denver Dispatch Goes to the Supreme Court
The lawyers for the government argued:
· The Denver Dispatch gave out too much information.
· There isn’t as much Freedom of Speech during wartime.
· The articles might cause people to panic.
· The articles are a threat to national security.
The lawyers for the Denver Dispatch argued:
· The Denver Dispatch thought their articles were fine.
· The public has a right to know.
· If the virus leaked, the public would be ready.
The Supreme Court Justices decided:
The Supreme Court voted 7 to 2 in favor of the government.
Writing for the majority, Justice “J” wrote:
I vote for the government because the Denver Dispatch is telling too much information about the laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. The Government had good arguments like the newspaper getting into the wrong hands and the enemies could “accidentally” leak the Anthrax X. If the Denver Dispatch keeps on publishing then it will keep the government from doing its constitutional job which is keeping the nation safe. That would be a safety violation against the Nation. The Government had good petitioners and very well organized arguments. They also worked as a team which I thought was really interesting.
I think that if the Denver Dispatch hadn’t put so much information then I would have agreed. The Denver Dispatch argued that they had the freedom of the press from the First Amendment but that is not the whole Constitution. The Preamble says that the government’s job is to keep the nation safe. If the Denver Dispatch keeps on publishing then they are not allowing the government to do their job responsibly.
Writing for the majority, Justice “NinjaKitty” wrote:
I think the government was not correct but their presentation was a very convincing argument. They used three different cases, and they were very professional looking and they actually knew what they were talking about. Also they argued for National Security. They have my vote. I’d rather be alive and safe than informed.
Writing for the majority, Justice “Kmoney” wrote:
In court the government spoke what they believed in, and they had really nice briefs. I think the Denver Dispatch has no right to put that much information in an article that might go out to the town! The public needs to know, though, so they should take off the picture and take off some of the safety procedures. The public also needs to know if there is an emergency. That’s why the public needs to know and the Government is absolutely right.
Writing for the majority, Justice “LillJJ” wrote:
The Government did very well presenting their case, communicating, and they looked very professional. I agreed with everything they said. When they brought up National Security, they had my vote. I think that people would rather be safe and alive than informed. I don’t even read the newspaper. They convinced me, and so my vote goes to the government.
Writing for the majority, Justice “Rman2000” wrote:
I vote for the Government because the Denver Dispatch only said the same thing: “The people need to know.” But the Government said that national security was at risk. The Government lawyers used the NEAR case, the SCHENK case, and the PENTAGON PAPERS. The Government also said the Denver Dispatch was giving too much information. I agreed with that too.
Writing for the majority, Justice “Railroad” wrote:
I am voting for the Government because of its arguments. They had really good facts. They also had a very good presentation. Their reasons are: if the government let the people know about Anthrax X the people might panic, terrorists might attack, and our enemies might develop a similar weapon and maybe use it against us. The Denver Dispatch had the right to publish the article but they abused their right by telling all of the secrets about that lab.
Writing for the majority, Justice “D-Man” wrote:
The government is right, the Denver Dispatch is giving away too much information. They have proof that the Denver Dispatch is giving away too much information; their proof is in the article itself! There were pictures, safety procedures, and information about Anthrax X. It was OK to give away information but it was not OK to give away too much information! Now that article will be a risk to national security if we do not stop them from publishing it.
Writing for the minority, Justice “J” wrote:
I, Justice Jackson, vote in favor of the Denver Dispatch because it is their right as members of the United States of America to be able to write whatever they want to say and to print what they. If the government felt that it would be a danger to our nation’s security they should know that it has been said in the biggest document in the world that they can print anything they want. It would be unconstitutional to strip them of this right as Americans.
Writing for the minority, Justice “BalletGirl” wrote:
I favor the Denver Dispatche’s arguments over the government’s arguments because I don’t think it is a risk of national security when the Denver Dispatch wrote these articles. Even though it is wartime (and that makes the 1st amendment rights tighter than usual), they were just informing the public of this lab. They did not, and I quote, “have an environmental impact statement” which research labs don’t need to have to do biological research but they do need an National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which they also don’t have. The Denver Dispatch was not trying to hurt or scare anybody and they weren’t trying to rebel against the government, they were only trying to inform the public. Yes, they gave out too much information but I don’t think they meant to give out that much information. In the next articles they will write they will be informed not to give out that much information as they did in their first article. They used the Near vs. Minnesota case a couple of times and made a point about why they were using it. They made connections with past Supreme Court cases, which is not that easy to do. Therefore and in conclusion, I am fully agreeing on the Denver Dispatch’s side.
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Article posted May 29, 2008 at 02:41 AM GMT0 •
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The Formula One Technology Challenge (N)
Article posted May 12, 2008 at 02:57 PM GMT0 •
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Are you too young to be in a Formula One race? Well, don’t be sad because students from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia have built a model Formula One race car, and they competed in the Formula One Technology Challenge! 29 countries with 9 others are waiting to join in. This year over 10,000 schools and colleges competed at the regional and national level and the numbers are only expected to grow.
I think this is totally cool! I want to compete, too, but I still need to learn more about technology first. And wow! 29 different countries!?! This challenge is very popular!
Read more:
http://www.dogonews.com/dogo_news/2008/05/the-formula-one.html
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Article posted May 12, 2008 at 02:57 PM GMT0 •
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Comic Strip (A)
Article posted May 6, 2008 at 07:42 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted May 6, 2008 at 07:42 PM GMT0 •
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An Earth friendly Backpack (N)
Article posted May 2, 2008 at 03:30 PM GMT0 •
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Do you like to have electronics with you everywhere you go? But do you hate when your electronics run out of batteries? Well, with the help of this Eco-friendly backpack your electronics will never run out of batteries. This backpack is no ordinary backpack because it has three solar panels that can charge electronics whenever you want! So you can have your Gameboy, Ipod, and your laptop without worrying about the batteries running out. And it also has pockets for hand-held things like Phones, Ipod, and Gameboys. It also has a padded pocket for a 17inch Laptop! Isn’t this backpack awesome?! And this backpack costs between $199 to $249!
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Article posted May 2, 2008 at 03:30 PM GMT0 •
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