Tio Juan’s journal entry
I feel frustrated. I don’t understand anything going on, who is talking to me and what are they saying. My niece’s son baby sits me. In India I new what anyone was saying, but here, I am curious....
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
tomb Burial Practices September 6, 2013 canapic jarAfterlife · Egyptians strongly believed in afterlife. · The dead body had to be prepared correctly for the ka or the spirit to enjoy...
View ArticleCharger Trails teamwork
We were successful in the a-maze-ing maze and Hog Call, maybe not so successful in the marble luge. The important thing is that we worked together, and I was successful in that by helping every one and...
View ArticleThe Mesoamerican Ball Game
The Mesoamerican ball game was usually played by kings. The object of game is to earn the most points. To earn a point you have to make the ball go through hoop. The uniforms include a Yoke, a Manopa,...
View ArticleShon: Future Author
I am the type of person who likes to write. I like to write mystery. It usually takes me time to write. Sometimes, when I am encouraged to write something, I always end up finishing it. I am not the...
View ArticleRoyce
I feel like I will soon starve to my death. I have already been poor ever since my dad kicked me out of my own house. I have nowhere to go other than the community garden across the street. Now that is...
View ArticleWhat makes the Mayan Math system unique and different?
Mayan math is unique and different from the Arabic way for many reasons. The Mayan system is up and down not left to right. Mayan numbers are, unlike Arabic, base twenty, while Americans are base ten....
View ArticleTaking a look back
Reflections: I have done well in the 1st trimester. I am mainly doing well in in vocab quizzes. The places I am doing well are in are recognizing the role of the roots and affixes in determining the...
View ArticleLooking back in my reading
As I reflect back since the school started, I have read two very interesting books. Since school started, I have read the 1st and 2nd book of Hardy Boys. I read a book whenever I feel like I have...
View ArticleHabibi: a Middle Eastern novel
For my middle Eastern Lit project I chose a book called Habibi and it was by Naomi Shihab Nye. I chose this book because Ms. Moore recommended it to me. She said “This book is the inspiration for all...
View ArticleTwo settings in one story
Currently, in my book, there are two places that the story takes place in. Both places are peaceful and quiet. One place is a house in the small city of Saint Louis, Missouri and another is the hot...
View ArticleWhat I see may not be what you see
In Habibi, the main character, Liyana thinks that the Middle East is boring because of the way that the Israelis do things. They don’t wear shorts and they live in villages. The temperature is...
View ArticleLimiting and Taxing Sugary Drinks
I agree with what some cities are doing by passing laws of sugary drinks having to be taxed or put limits on the amount of sugary drinks sold. According to my doctor, too much sugar can cause diabetes...
View ArticleCinderella from all around the world.
Vice and virtue are a very important part of all three of the Cinderella stories. In the Cinderella stories from Europe, China, and Middle East, the Vice, or the things that made the bad people bad are...
View ArticleHow theme can affect life
The lesson that the short story, Feathers, teaches is written in the beginning of the story. “Cruel words, like feathers, fly. Cruel words reach far and wide. Try and try to gather them again, But...
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How much time does it take you to do homework?
This is a graph of a poll taken from 30 students going to Cary Academy about how many hours they take to do their homework. These are the results….
View ArticleLooking back at the past trimester
Last trimester, my major goal was to get more involved in the Socratic Seminars. I accomplished this goal by pushing myself to talk more during Socratic Seminar. Another one of my accomplished goal I...
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