INFORMATIONAL PIECES BY UICRC BROTHER AND SISTER AUTHORS
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After high school graduation, I think I might want to find a job that has something to do with computers or technology. I love using the computers and messing around with them. Ever since I was seven years old I started to use the computer. Since I am experienced everybody calls me to help them with their computers. I know a lot about them I can do stuff that others might not be able to do. I once cleaned a computer with a Trojan Horse (the virus) infected within. For example, there is a way to type without using Microsoft Word.There are two programs built-in with windows called Notepad and WordPad. These programs are very simple and so I recommend you don’t use them if you are a bad speller. The reason why many people don’t know about them is because of Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word is in approximately every windows computer there is and so, very “necessary” because of its popularity. The reason that I think is unnecessary is because we have two perfectly good programs to type with. Meanwhile, Microsoft Word is more than one hundred dollars in the store. So, why waste the money? Also in the future, I hope to make a video game my self or something technology wise.
Dear Mom, I would like a bird and I hope you buy it for me. I want this bird because it can fly around my house and it won’t attack my dog. I would also like a bird because I can train it and I can pet it. It can fly on my arm. It can’t hurt my dog and can’t hurt me. I would train it and I would take care of it. I would do chores to get money to get a bird. So that’s why I want a bird and I will name it Sam the Bird. Love, Ian Dunn
It was a good day in fall. Our team started to play baseball at Kenwood Park. I had to leave the game to go see the doctor. When I got back my team was one point behind. When it was my turn at bat I slammed the ball out of the field. My homerun made the teams tied. It was the next batter's turn. He did not get a point but the other team did. I got two homeruns during my two turns at bat. The game was over and my team was victorious. Then there was a little kid behind me. He had a bottle of Gatorade. When my team was cheering, he poured Gatorade on my head. It was an exciting game! I was the 77th kid to hit a ball out of Kenwood Park. My mom was proud of me and I was too.
My abuelita’s childhood started in Oaxaco, Mexico. She was born on September 29, 1956, and her parents names where Angelina and Jose. In her eraly childhood she had no brothers or sisdhers. Her house looked fabulous, and it smelled like tostadas with beans, and it had smooth stone walls with a wood roof.
As she got older, she got maryed, and she had her first baby. She named her Lisa, and she was born in 10/24/73. She had another baby, and his name was Elias. He was born in 7/4/75. She had three more babys.
My Abuelita came to United States in 1988 on a enomous plane with my granpa and her splendid dreams to help the poor by sometimes made outstanding food.
As she got older, she went to school to earn her G.E.D. and to learn how to be a baker, and how to speak English. She has also been a great grandma and has 6 grandchildren: David, Nicki, Charlie, Danny, Diana, and Lala. She misses the food, art and music from Oaxaca her homeland, but she loves living in America which is the land of opportunities.
The sport of baseball is called “America’s pastime.” It is called America’s pastime because, in the 1850’s baseball was invented and everyone knew something about the sport. In places people soscilize, people talked about baseball. In the 1890’s baseball became knowned around the United States. Now, baseball is a global sport played around the world. Guess what? Baseball held a World Baseball Classic in 2006 which featchered 16 countries!
In the past years, many teams have come into MLB( Major League Baseball) and out of the MLB. A recent team has been the Montreal Expos, who were turned into the Washington Nationals.
Lions are ferocious, muscular, tough, and sleepy. Lions are large mammals. A lion weighs about 350 and 550 pounds and it is about 10 feet long. A lion’s shoulders can reach about 46 inches tall. A lion has pointy, sharp teeth and smooth, brown fur. Lions have round, yellow eyes. Baby lions are playful. The lion’s family is called a pride. The lions sleep with their pride. Lions are beautiful.
You think that robots are just used for ordinary work, but did you know that robots are everywhere?
First of all, robots are machines that perform human tasks. One major difference is that they cannot feel emotion. Robots do physical labor. Modern robots have sensors that allow them to see, hear and touch.
In addition, their are two important things on createing a robot. One thing you need to crate a robot is a robotic scientists and they suty a human. Then, they tell the Robotic Engineer which is the person that makes the robot, what to do. One example, is that they are trying to make spider robot by studying a real spider.
The History of Baseball The sport of baseball is called “America’s pastime.” It is called America’s pastime because, in the 1850’s baseball was invented and everyone knew something about the sport. In places people socialize, people talked about baseball. In the 1890’s baseball became known around the United States. Now, baseball is a global sport played around the world. Guess what? Baseball held a World Baseball Classic in 2006 which featured 16 countries!
In the past years, many teams have come into and out of Major League Baseball (MLB). A recent team has been the Montreal Expos, who were turned into the Washington Nationals. Sometimes teams get out of the league because they might go bankrupt, or because the team might be bad so not a lot of fans go, and the team loses money and players.
An important part of baseball is the stadium, which is the facility where a team plays their games. There are a few stadiums that have been around for ages. One stadium is “the cathedral of baseball”, known as Yankee Stadium. It was built in 1923, when the Yankee’s won their first of twenty-six world series titles. Before it was built, the New York Yankee’s played at the Polo Grounds (where the New York Giants played) and Ebbits Field (where the Brooklyn Dodgers played). The other stadiums are Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are about as half as old as Abe Lincoln who is 200yrs old!
Baseball is a sport of winning, but the Chicago Cubs haven’t won the World Series in 100yrs!!! The other Chicago team, the Chicago White Sox have won the World Series in 2005,1918 and 1906 have a fan in the White House, President Barack Obama!
In response to my tutors questions about men(we read Guys Write for Guys Read article called GUYifesto--Who We Are! Then created our own stereotypes/questions)...
Why don’t guys do the dishes? Men don’t do the dishes. They don’t do the dishes because that is the ladies job. Way back in the day men would work outside of the home while the ladies took care of what was inside the home like cooking, cleaning, and children. Therefore, men don’t do the dishes women do the dishes.
Why do guys have to act all macho in front of their friends? Guys have to act all macho in front of their friends. Men don’t want their friends to think that they are soft and don’t want to be made fun of. Men aren’t like women, we don’t cry at least not in front of people. Plus the more manly you act the stronger you are. This is how men chose their leader and girls want a guy that’s a leader. So this is why men act macho in front of their friends.
Why don’t guys hold the door open for girls anymore? Guys don’t hold the door for girls anymore. For one, people use to open the door for girls in the 90’s. Things get old and things change, girls have two hands and should use them. Girls are always saying “how come we don’t get treated the same as men?” So girls should open the door for men, then we will be equal. This is why guys don’t open the door for girls anymore.
Why do guys like girls who are smart but are intimidated when the girls are smarter than them? Guys like girls who are smart but are intimidated when the girls are smarter than men. Well first, let me say my girlfriend is smarter than me. I don’t like it because she thinks that she knows everything. When something comes up and we have to think about it, she knows that she is right but I think I’m right too. In the end, she gets mad and still says I’m wrong. It seems like I am always wrong. That’s why guys like girls who are smart but are intimidated when the girl is smarter than him.
How is it possible for guys to eat almost an entire restaurant and still not gain a pound? It is possible for guys to eat almost an entire restaurant and not gain a pound. Some guys just have a fast metabolism. When they eat, in an hour, they go to the bathroom. Then they use it and loose all that weight. But on the other hand women are always eating when they are in there moods. This is why guys can eat an entire restaurant and not gain a pound but when women eat most of the weight sticks with them.
Why do guys slap each other on the butt during sports games but if it is done any other time they are homosexual? Guys slap each other on the butt during sports games but if they do it any other time they are gay. Well to start, the slap on the butt is like saying good job, keep it up or keep your head up, we will get it next time. The slap is a law in sports. In every game some guy must get slapped one time to have a good game. But if you’re just in school going past some one and he slaps you on you’re @** you better check him. This is why guys can slap in a game but not anywhere else.
The most important thing about my birthday is I’m with my family. We will have ice cream. I hope it is Oreo cookies ice cream. It tastes delicious. It is soft, cold, and sweet. There will be a chocolate cake. It will have three layers, with whipped cream. It will have pink, blue and green flowers on it. There will be shiny sprinkle hearts all over it. It is going to taste sweet, soft and good. My grandma will put strawberries in it. There will be streamers hanging on the ceiling and the walls. There will be a sign that says Happy Birthday Carlos, David, and Nicole. There will be balloons with all colors. But the most important thing about my birthday is I’m with my family.
The picture must have taken from a helicopter; since it is in bird’s eye view. The first thing you will notice are the big and sharp cliffs that hold many embedded faded colored houses. Within the light blue horizon of the sky are the clouds, they are clearly transparent and white because the sunlight is strong enough to shine through the clouds. The Ocean is vividly blue and as visible as the eye can see. Next to the ocean is a small deck where boats are kept and stored. There are persons watching the day fly by as they look at the ocean all day.
About Dolphins (rough draft/TBC) By Gleniqua Hunter
The dolphins schin is gray. The have defan colus like white yellw black and gray. Def cons of dolphins. They have 200 teeth. They beak is our mouth. They hatow com up to breathe. They are mammals like us. They feed on fish. They play with the food.
It is important to head a soccer ball because if you don't know how to hit the ball you will duck and the other team will get it. First we need a ball shin guards soccer shoes. Second look at the ball the ball is going toward you. Third, plant your feet and spread feet apart by one foot and make your feet pointed to the ball. Fourth the palres need to put there hands at your side because it will keep your balence.
Alyssa was born on December 3,1989 in Chicago at Mercy Hospital. She went to McClellan Elementary School. She has a little sister named Amber, a brother, a mom and a dad. Her mom is a chef and her dad is in real estate. When Alyssa was 10 or 11 she was playing with Amber in her papa’s back yard, and she went to jump the tall, steal, black gate and fell and cut her hand on glass from a beer bottle. Then, like three years later, her hand was hurting her and then she went to the hospital and they said she needed to have surgery. So she had the surgery and she had a piece of amber glass in her hand. When she graduated from elementary school she went to the high school De Le Salle and met this girl Angela and she went to Florida with her and she met a singer from the band Nsync. They met him when she was at a store and she was excited because she was a fan of his. She bought a movie that he was in. Then the next year she traveled to New Orleans with her family and stayed in the French Cafe. They had a pool with an outhouse where they ate breakfast. Then they went to Bourbon Street and saw a lot of people in costumes. Then they went to Marty Gras. Then her ma took her to the zoo and she saw all different animals like an albino crocodile that had pink eyes. Then the week of St. Patrick’s Day her ma and sister Amber went to Mississippi to visit her papa, the name she called her grandpa. They went swimming but Amber didn’t go in the water. But Alyssa was the brave sister who went in the water even though she got bit by a jelly fish. It was a glowing purple and pink with a shiny blue tint. After a few years she get a job a Rogers Auto when she was eighteen. She was a receptionist, she answers phones and makes appointments for people to come in and buy a car and or to get their car fixed. The money she makes she keeps half and puts the other half in the bank. The half she keeps she uses to go shopping and buy food. On her spare time she hangs out with friends and family and goes shopping with her money. She has two best friends Lina and Becky she met them in high school at De La Salle. The three of them love to hang out and go to the movies and drive around. When she hangs out with family she stays in the house and talks and play games with them. Alyssa is a good person because she cares a lot about her family and friends. She is with them 24/7 when she is not working. Alyssa is a good example because she knows a lot of stuff and she is very athletic. People can learn from her in a lot of ways if you want her help just ask her. She is not going to say no to you.
The world is beautiful. My room is the most beautiful place. In my room I feel joyful and fine. I see light pink walls, my soft bed, my fluffy yellow pillow, and red blankets. I play with my Littlest Pet Shop toys and I do my homework in my room. I go to my room everyday and I am glad that it is comfortable. At night I go to sleep in my room. In my room it smells like laundry. My room is a great place!
Basketball is sport that anyone can play. Basketball is a sport with 2 teams and 5 players with six to ten players on the sidelines for substitutions. Basketball has two referee to monitor the game. The referees blow their whistles if someone did something wrong. Some of the things they blow their whistles for are—traveling, (which is when you walk with the ball without dribbling), double dribbling (when you stop dribbling and then start dribbling again), and fouls.
There are many different types of fouls like shooting foul, pushing foul, and offensive foul, to name a few. A shooting foul is when the offense has the ball, and they get hit when they are shooting. They shoot two or three shots and they are worth one point to get the point that they missed. A pushing foul is when the defense pushes the offense players or pushes the person with the ball out of bounds. And an offensive foul is when the offense knocks some one down when they are shooting. Then the defense gets the ball. Basketball seems like a complicated sport, but it’s very easy. All the players learn plays to score points. The team with the most points wins the game. The game is broken into two halves, some game have two fourteen to twenty minutes quarters and some are seven to fifteen minute quarters.
Basketball is a well put together sport. There are a lot of plays that the players have to remember, defense and offense. Pick and Roll, one three one, two one two, and two three are some of the many defense plays.
Some of the offense play have numbers or letters to let the team know what to do. Basketball start to get hard with getting in shape and remembering plays. Basketball is a well organized sport, it is a sport I would recommend to a lot of people. Basketball involves a lot of rules that need to be enforced that’s what makes it like other sports.
Did you know dolphins are friendly? There are different kinds of dolphins. The dolphins schin is gray. The have difrent colors like white, yellow, black, and gray. Their beak is our mouth but has 200 teeth. Dolphins stay together all the time. When they find lots of fish they eat it at one time. When they catch their fish they play with it. They do acrobatics for help. Dolphins are mammals like us so they have to come up to breathe. Dolphins try to speak by moaning and groaning to each other. They swim up to 25 miles per hour which is fast like cars. As you can see, dolphins are very interesting mammals.
This information is for people to get more about what slaves went throw to find there freedom using the Underground Railroad. These notes may help you out on some history.
• Taken over from Africa to America to be enslaved by your own kind. • After one year to get to America chained in a boat. • Then life was different when they would get to America they were auction to become someone’s property. • But it would get depressing after being enslaved and getting hit for what you did.
• So it was time to run away and begin a new free life. • Having Quakers that are people that did not believe in slavery help them to be free. • Every time the slaves would travel they would have to walk or some times go by carriages about 15 to 35 miles. • If they got caught the slaves would either get a body part cut off or a family member would get killed. • Once they got to the North the slaves were free from getting beat and not being watched . • They get sent back to the south if they were found.
Have you ever hear about Pele? He was a professional soccer player.
Pele was born on October 23, 1940 in Bauru Brazil. He was the king of soccer players. When he was supposed to be learning about math he dreamed about soccer. His real name is Edson do Naciemento. He got the name Pele after Bile.
Pele and his friends didn’t have shoes because their parents didn’t have money. They were called the shoeless ones. The soccer ball was made out of rags and string. His dad showed him how to play soccer.
In his career Pele scored 1,281 goals. Pele won the world cup for his dad. Pele was 15 years old when he was a professional soccer star.
Did you know that bats have five fingers? Yes they do. The fingers are on the bat wings. Bats use there wings to catch bugs and eat. They also use there wings to turn fast. Bats have 1 baby at a time, just like humans. Bats are not birds they are mamels that can fly. There are a lot of bats they are all called California Leaf-Nosed Bats, Hog-Nosed Bats, Mexican Free-Tailed Bats, Gray Bats, Vampire Bats and Flying Foxes. The biggest bat is the Flying Fox.
Chimpanzees look like they are going to hunt you also they body parts are very similar from ours they eyes are very scary they got dark black eyes human people got dark black eyes are not scary. What about there eyes they are very scary because when it is dark outside how can we see there eyes? If I come in there area they are going to hunt me. And I am going to be very scared and I am not going to go back in they area
Chimpanzees look like they are going to hunt you also they body parts are very similar from ours they eyes are very scary they got dark black eyes human people got dark black eyes are not scary. What about there eyes they are very scary because when it is dark outside how can we see there eyes? If I come in there area they are going to hunt me. And I am going to be very scared and I am not going to go back in they area to be continued
Did you know that bats have five fingers? Yes they do. The fingers are on the bat wings. Bats use their wings to catch bugs and eat. They also use their wings to turn fast. Bats use echolocation to find their food. The bat makes a noise to the bug. The noise comes back to the bat and it know where the bug is. Bats have 1 baby at a time, just like humans. Bats are not birds they are mammals that can fly.
There are a lot of bats they are all called California Leaf-Nosed Bats, Hog-Nosed Bats, Mexican Free-Tailed Bats, Gray Bats, Vampire Bats and Flying Foxes. The biggest bat is the Flying Fox. The Bumble bee is 1 inch. There are some animals that hibernate in the winter. Bats hibernate in the cave and the tree.
I like bats because they can turn fast and they can see in the night.
Championship Day I grab my iPod and hockey bag for the game. I got inside the car and put on my playlist and played it. I was afraid I was going to be late but I wasn’t, I was on time. I walk inside the rink and was feeling nervous. I walk in the locker room and everyone was inside and I plug in the iHome and put the iPod on the highest volume of a rock or rap song. I was feeling nervous as I was getting dress before the game. After, we had to wait outside the locker room to get ready for the sights of music. Finally, we got up against the glass to listen and look at the flashing color lights and music. After, we had to bring a rose to our mom and go to the blue line for national anthem. Afterwards we started the third meeting and were tied 1-1 and it was a tough game for both teams. I almost scored a couple times and in overtime. We won in overtime 3-2 and we skated to my teammate that score by the glass were the fans where. After, we got our trophies and shake good game to other team and went to take pictures and went to locker room. After we went to a restaurant called the firehouse and celebrate our win and played pool, and had cherry cocktails and food and then went home.
Alexander Gray U.I.C. Reading Clinic March 18, 2009
Writing for Social Justice
A homeless person is a certain individual that does not have a home, living on the streets and someone without the basic needs. Homeless people are neglected people that are excluded from society. Some have a lack of education so they don't know how to read or write. Some run out of money or fall into debt and they get foreclosed or get kicked out their home, and then they have to live on the street. Some people are willing enough to give money to the homeless and some people are selfish and don't care, they judge them, make fun of them, and tell them to do something stupid or crazy for money. The homeless are people like you and me, just without homes, showers, and fresh clothes. Some homeless people are very grateful and will thank you, and some are very greedy and they will comment on what you give them, for example, if you give them fifty cents they'll say something like, "come on man you ain't got nothing else?"
How can the United State help the homeless be more like regular citizens? It is important that the homeless become citizens. There are a number of reasons why we should help the homeless. One of these reasons is because, it is scary to drive down the street for fear of getting robbed. Helping the homeless would lower the crime level in a lot of states. It would help in society because it would prevent people from seeing someone in the gutter of the street and wonder if they are dead or not. If you see someone in the gutter it is sometimes traumatizing to some people and young children, because it is hard to look at a dead body on the street or what appears to be a dead body. Another reason is that some are so broke they have to eat out the garbage. That can cause more disease in the United States. The homeless need to be acknowledged, they need our support. The Homeless are grown men and women with a lack of education and need some extra help. All they need is a house and some money to get back on their feet. How can we criticize something we can fix? We as a nation can help the homeless, we need to “promote the general welfare,” or give to the needy, give more than two pennies. We need to give the people on the street jobs or give them some fresh clothes, we as a nation can solve this problem because people are losing jobs and they can’t get a new one. What can we do to help the homeless? We can donate money to the shelters, give them clothes, get them back into school so they can become citizen like you and me.
This is a paragraph about Donkey Kong. it is in CCEE format. I did this so i could have a more convincing paragraph.
Prewriting Donkey Kong 1. Unexpected barrel deaths… 2. different levels 3. glitch level 256 4. more dangers 5. memorization of movements. Pac man 1. Trapped between 2. speed of ghosts… 3. glitch level 256 4. it’s “beaten” 5. people give up on this game
Claim: Donkey kong is harder to beat than Pac man.
CCEE paragraph
Donkey kong is harder to beat than Pac Man for many reasons. Mainly because it has different level layouts, but pac man has only one layout. A laylout meaning the level format. The different layouts obviously mean more dangers, because there are more enemies. Pac man has only four dangers (the ghosts:inky, pinky, sue, and winky) and they increase their speed as levels go on. They both have the infamous glitch level 256 that appears on most arcade games. For those reasons Donkey Kong is harder than Pac Man. In fact, someone already beat Pac Man with a perfect score in 1999, which means it can be beaten. Well, the evidence demonstrates that Donkey Kong is harder to beat than Pac Man. So, if you’re looking for a challenge play Donkey Kong instead of Pac Man because Pac Man is boring for experienced players.
Chimpanzees look like they are going to hunt you also they body parts are very similar from ours but they go harry body parts and we don’t. They eyes are very scary also they got dark black eyes. However, human people got dark black eyes and are not scary. What about there eyes? They are very scary because when it is dark outside how can we see there eyes? If I come in there area they are going to hunt me. And I am going to be very scared and also I am not going to go back in that area. Chimpanzees are very dangerous. They arms are very long but they got short legs. They might jump rope one by one. Some are black and brown and they weight is 29-54kg. They are shape like a pear they weight is low but they look heavy. They move like they are on monkey bars. They take they right arm then they take they left arm then swing back and forth. They is a monkey and monkeys swing back and forth too. They jump place to place. One day it was me and my friends. We heard strange noisy we stop turning the rope and we look around we didn’t see anything then we looked up it was a girl chimp. It looked really friendly so we start turning then she jump in we was hollering like she was hunting us. They use lots of tools to eat. They go and get a long stick and dig in. Then they dig in the log get little bugs. What they eat is not very good only dangerous animals eat bugs like a chimp, a lion, and a tiger. Human people eat real food like pasta.
Pele was running like a cheetah in a soccer game. He had muscular muscles that made him powerful. Pele had the ball. He dribbles the ball. He dances with the ball. He get closer and closer. The fans were cheering and screaming. The fans were saying pele, pele, pele, pele, pele, pele. Have you ever hear about Pele? He was a professional soccer player.
Pele was born on October 23, 1940 in Bauru Brazil. He was the king of soccer players. When he was supposed to be learning about math he dreamed about soccer. His real name is Edson do Naciemento. He got the name Pele after Bile.
Pele and his friends didn’t have shoes because their parents didn’t have money. They were called the shoeless ones. The soccer ball was made out of rags and string. His dad showed him how to play soccer.
In his career Pele scored 1,281 goals!!!!! He also played in 1,363 games. Pele was the youngest kid to be in the world cup. Pele won the world cup for his dad. Pele was 15 years old when he was a professional.
There are some amazing facts about Pele. Pele showed kids how to play soccer. Pele was the same number as me, 10. Pele is such a good soccer player because his dad showed him how to play. Also he scored 1281 goals. I think it is impossible to score 1281 goals!
Should School be Extended? Omar Rivera Currently hight school are four years. People are dapating if it should be five years. Some people thank it should be extended for five years because students need more time pearing for collge. How ever it should not be extended because an extry year will make more students drop out, become lazy, and become stressed. To be continued…
Babe Ruth was born on Feb. 6, 1895. He was born in Baltimore Maryland. His reall name was George Herman Ruth but they changed it to Babe Ruth because he was so yong when he became a baseball player when he was 19 years old. He liked to get in trouble always. And he learned baseball in a reformed school. Babe Ruth played for three teams new york Yankees, Boston red sox, Boston braves. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs but barry boneds brock his record. When Babe Ruth was a pitcher he won 96 out of 163 games. He was the best baseball player ever so he got to the national baseball hall of fame. He died on august 16, 1948 because he had cancer.
Should School be Extended? Omar Rivera Currently hight school are four years. People are dapating if it should be five years. Some people thank it should be extended for five years because students need more time pearing for collge. How ever it should not be extended because an extry year will make more students drop out, become lazy, and become stressed. The first rezon why school should not be extended is because studuts will be droping out of school. Students will be come tired of wakeing up every morning. Students will have more homework because there will be a extry year of school. They will drop out because the students will not get sleep and they would stop doing homework. In the U.S. the drop out rate is high and if we get another year of school the drop out rate will go higher. In adishon, students will become lazy. Students will want to take off of school because they don’t want to go to school. Not being there will make them fail there classes. Students will become tired of doing the same rotten all over agen. Keeping it for years will modeofaded the students to move on. Finally, students will become stressed with another year of school. Those who don’t drop out or become lazy will stress them selves out because they do many after school programe. With anther year of school students will be older and would want job to help there family out. This creats stress on the students because thay have to do homework after there done working. Students will become stress because there ready to go to coallge but they have to stay anthere year. Adding other year will give students more stress and not help them. For this resons, schools should not be extended to be five years. The rate will go higher of drop outs. The extra year of school will make students lazyer. Students will become more stress then they are now. Four years is enough for students to be ready for collge. To be continued for proofreading…
First, obtain a fish tank and put some gravel in it. You could also add sea plants because if you forget to feed him or her it can eat it.
Next, fill the tank with clean water.
Then, put the filter in the tank. Let it clean the water for one hour. Then you can add the fish.
After that, you must feed the fish food twice a day. Sprinkle a pinch full of fish flakes on top of the water. The fish will come to the top of the fish tank to eat.
Finally, do not take pictures of the fish or leave him out of the water or he will die. Also, change the filter once a week to keep the water clean. For fun, you can talk to your fish.
All About Babe Ruth Guess who’s the best baseball player ever? Babe Ruth!!!
Babe Ruth was born on Feb. 6, 1895. He was born in Baltimore Maryland. His real name was George Herman Ruth but they changed it to Babe Ruth because he was so young when he became a baseball player. He liked to get in trouble a lot so he went to a reform school. He learned baseball in that school and when he was 19 years old he became a baseball player. Babe Ruth played for three teams New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Boston Braves. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs but Barry Bonds broke his record. When Babe Ruth was a pitcher he won 96 out of 163 games. He was the best baseball player ever so he got to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He died on August 16, 1948 because he had cancer.
Information on How to Play Basketball By: Jakiria Williams
Basketball is my favorite sport because it is fun and easy to play. Let me explain how to play basketball. You will need two teams of at least five players, but you will need extra players for those people who need a break. The coaches tell you what to do, and they also put you on defense or offense. The referees blow their whistles when one of the rules is broken. The fans sit around the gym cheering and supporting you. Since I’ve told you who you need, now it is time for the equipment.
Sometimes some schools have uniforms. Well, we do. It helps the coaches and the teams know where you are at, so you don’t get confused or mess up your teammates. You must have gym shoes on because if you don’t, then you can hardly run and there will not be enough energy. The referees use whistles when a player breaks a rule. In the gym, people have scoreboards to keep points and stay on track. You will need a court with two nets. A court is an important thing because when you fall you will start bleeding if you play on something else. A ball is the main piece of equipment. You can’t play without a ball because you won’t be able to shoot baskets. You can play basketball anywhere as long as you have a net and a ball. Some places that you can play are on the road, in a school gym, at the park, and in an alley. After you have you have everything I told you, then you are ready to play. I’m going to tell you how to play.
The game begins with two players in the center. The referees blow their whistles. Whoever hits the ball first gets their team to dribble the ball. The people with the ball are offense and the people without the ball are defense. You should always dribble and pass to get the ball to your team members, but the main idea is shooting. There are some problems that can happen. One of them is fouling. If you foul, the other team gets a free shot. If you carry the ball with you, then that is called traveling and the other team gets the ball. Double dribbling is when you dribble, stop, and dribble again. The other team gets the ball if you do that. Also, if the ball goes out of bounds then the other team gets the ball. There are four quarters in the game and they are 15 minutes each. Whatever team has the highest score at the end wins the game. Now that I’ve given you the instructions, you can try playing one of my favorite games!
1. First, find an open space (a grassy field is ideal) 2. Second, place the ball in a still position approximately 10 inches in front of you 3. Put yourself in position behind the ball. 4. Then, swing your right leg back behind you while holding your balance. 5. Next, swing that right leg forward to meet the ball. 6. Kick the ball hard. 7. Retrieve the ball and repeat steps 1 through 6.
Children who play more challenging video games end up as less violent and smarter people. Before Grand Theft Auto, came out the car-jacking crimes were higher than now. “The national car-jacking rate has dropped substantially since Grand Theft Auto came out” (Johnson, 102). If a child is found playing daily, they will more likely to stay home and avoid gangs, shootings, trouble. It helps you with everyday situations like decision making, hand-to-eye coordination (helps a lot with music), and even help you in school. In fact, “Math Scores have never been higher; verbal scores have been climbing steadily for the last five years” (Johnson, 102). In general, it helps with everyday situations.
Should School be Extended? Omar Rivera Currently high schools are four years. People are debating if it should be five years. Some people think it should be extended for five years because students need more time preparing for college. However it should not be extended because an extra year will make more students drop out, become lazy, and become stressed. The first reason why school should not be extended is because students will be dropping out of school. Students will become tired of waking up every morning. Students will have more homework because there will be an extra year of school. They will drop out because the students will not get sleep and they would stop doing homework. In the U.S. the drop out rate is high and if we get another year of school the drop out rate will go higher. In addition, students will become lazy. Students will want to take off of school because they don’t want to go to school. Not being there will make them fail their classes. Students will become tired of doing the same routine all over again. Keeping it four years will motivate the students to move on. Finally, students will become stressed with another year of school. Those who don’t drop out or become lazy will stress themselves out because they do many after school programs. With another year of school students will be older and would want jobs to help their family out. This creates stress on the students because they have to do homework after they’re done working. Students will become stressed because they’re ready to go to college but they have to stay another year. Adding another year will give students more stress and not help them. For these reasons, schools should not be extended to be five years. The rate will go higher of drop outs. The extra year of school will make students lazier. Students will become more stressed than they are now. Four years is enough for students to be ready for college.
Seahorses: do you know a lot about them? Do you know the interesting thing about their birth? Or their wacky eating habits? Also there are very sad and serious threats that complicate the lives of seahorses. So what are you waiting for? Dive in to the water and see the cool and the strange horses of the sea.
For must creatures the female carries the young. But not for the seahorse. For seahorses the male carries the babies. But the female helps too. She gives the male her eggs. Every morning they dance. Some seahorses mate for the mating season some mate for life. When the babies are born, the female rushes back to give more eggs to the male. The parents don't take care of the baby seahorses. The baby seahorses sometimes hold each others tale and then they're off to their own lives.
Have your parents said "you're always hungry"? Well that is true for the seahorses. Seahorses are always hungry because they don't have a stomach! So they can't store food but they eat so fast sometimes that the food comes out alive! Their straw-like snout helps them slurp up the food because they don't have jaws and teeth. Now when your parents say "you're always so hungry" correct them.
Did you know that seahorse's life isn't always easy? They have threats too. Some people are over fishing. Over fishing is when people fish that animal or fish too much. They also lose their habitat like from pollution from humans and from boats polluting the water. Another threat is that people keep them as pets! So if you buy a seahorse ask some questions first.
Now you can tell people about these incredible animals like I told you. There are so many seahorses but if you can tack the time you can see how unique and beautiful they are.
Adam is a funny guy in a lot of movies that are mostly comedy movies. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1966.The movies he acted in are: Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Bedtime stories, 50 first dates, and Waterboy.
Adam was diagnosed with a troublesome speech impediment. This makes his jaw move in a strange direction when he talks. Adam had speech therapy for his problem while he was growing up which’s never been totally cured. Its can be seen when he gets upset or overly stressed.
He didn’t shine in his studies, he preferred to play basketball and wresting. He enrolled in New York University for drama and fine arts.
.Adam begins acting in the 80’s, in ‘The Cosby show’ and a MTV game show called ‘Remote Control’. He got a job as a comedy scriptwriter on SNL (Saturday Night Live).When he was taking parts in the show it helped Adam build his career of a comedy actor, then he left the show in 1995 and started movie acting.
His first movie was ‘Going overboard’. Not a lot of people care about it but his big hit ‘Billy Madison’ a lot of people loves it. He still acting from 1980 and still going.
I’m interested in Adam Sandler because he is like my favorite funniest actor. My favorite movie of him would maybe be Billy Madison. I like it because it’s about a 30 year old going back to school starting from grade school till high school so he can take over his family business and not this other guy that works for his farther and not related.
In 2003, he married his girlfriend of four years, actress and model Jacqueline Titone. In 1999 and 2000, Adam won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. In 2000, he also won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Comedy Star.
The Karner blue butterfly is an endangered species. The Karner blue butterfly is endangered for a variety of reasons. In my opinion, people in Illinois should help the Karner blue butterfly. One of the reasons the butterfly is endangered is because of habitat loss. The Karner blue butterfly’s habitat consists of sandy pine barrens, lakeshore dunes, and sandy pine prairies that contain wild lupine and nectar plants. If you live in Chicago, you can find them in the Indiana Dunes. Their habitat loss is because of land development. People have built roads, storage facilities and houses. People need to conserve nature. People are collecting them but it is against the law. They’re are collecting the Karner blue butterflies because of there beauty. The male Karner blue butterfly has bright blue wigs and they have white edges. The female Karner blue butterfly has a deep purple and a little dash of blue on its wings. The butterflies are so rare and beautiful that’s why people are trying to catch them for there collection. One way to help save the Karner blue butterfly is to plant lupine in your garden. This will provide the Karner blue butterfly with a happy habit.
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After high school graduation, I think I might want to find a job that has something to do with computers or technology. I love using the computers and messing around with them. Ever since I was seven years old I started to use the computer. Since I am experienced everybody calls me to help them with their computers. I know a lot about them I can do stuff that others might not be able to do. I once cleaned a computer with a Trojan Horse (the virus) infected within.
For example, there is a way to type without using Microsoft Word.There are two programs built-in with windows called Notepad and WordPad. These programs are very simple and so I recommend you don’t use them if you are a bad speller.
The reason why many people don’t know about them is because of Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word is in approximately every windows computer there is and so, very “necessary” because of its popularity. The reason that I think is unnecessary is because we have two perfectly good programs to type with. Meanwhile, Microsoft Word is more than one hundred dollars in the store. So, why waste the money?
Also in the future, I hope to make a video game my self or something technology wise.
February 10, 2009
Dear Mom,
I would like a bird and I hope you buy it for me. I want this bird because it can fly around my house and it won’t attack my dog. I would also like a bird because I can train it and I can pet it. It can fly on my arm. It can’t hurt my dog and can’t hurt me. I would train it and I would take care of it. I would do chores to get money to get a bird. So that’s why I want a bird and I will name it Sam the Bird.
Love,
Ian Dunn
Here is a picture of a bird like the one I want.
The Exciting Baseball Game
By Krist
It was a good day in fall. Our team started to play baseball at Kenwood Park. I had to leave the game to go see the doctor. When I got back my team was one point behind. When it was my turn at bat I slammed the ball out of the field. My homerun made the teams tied. It was the next batter's turn. He did not get a point but the other team did. I got two homeruns during my two turns at bat. The game was over and my team was victorious. Then there was a little kid behind me. He had a bottle of Gatorade. When my team was cheering, he poured Gatorade on my head. It was an exciting game! I was the 77th kid to hit a ball out of Kenwood Park. My mom was proud of me and I was too.
David P. said...
My abuelita’s childhood started in Oaxaco, Mexico. She was born on September 29, 1956, and her parents names where Angelina and Jose. In her eraly childhood she had no brothers or sisdhers. Her house looked fabulous, and it smelled like tostadas with beans, and it had smooth stone walls with a wood roof.
As she got older, she got maryed, and she had her first baby. She named her Lisa, and she was born in 10/24/73. She had another baby, and his name was Elias. He was born in 7/4/75. She had three more babys.
My Abuelita came to United States in 1988 on a enomous plane with my granpa and her splendid dreams to help the poor by sometimes made outstanding food.
As she got older, she went to school to earn her G.E.D. and to learn how to be a baker, and how to speak English. She has also been a great grandma and has 6 grandchildren: David, Nicki, Charlie, Danny, Diana, and Lala. She misses the food, art and music from Oaxaca her homeland, but she loves living in America which is the land of opportunities.
My Millipede
I have a millipede.
It is green and black.
It can run.
I feel happy.
The sport of baseball is called “America’s pastime.” It is called America’s pastime because, in the 1850’s baseball was invented and everyone knew something about the sport. In places people soscilize, people talked about baseball. In the 1890’s baseball became knowned around the United States. Now, baseball is a global sport played around the world. Guess what? Baseball held a World Baseball Classic in 2006 which featchered 16 countries!
In the past years, many teams have come into MLB( Major League Baseball) and out of the MLB. A recent team has been the Montreal Expos, who were turned into the Washington Nationals.
To be continued…….
About Lions
Lions are ferocious, muscular, tough, and sleepy. Lions are large mammals. A lion weighs about 350 and 550 pounds and it is about 10 feet long. A lion’s shoulders can reach about 46 inches tall. A lion has pointy, sharp teeth and smooth, brown fur. Lions have round, yellow eyes. Baby lions are playful. The lion’s family is called a pride. The lions sleep with their pride. Lions are beautiful.
Beetle
by Martin
A beetle can flip.
A beetle is black.
A beetle is blue.
A beetle is big.
A beetle has 6 legs.
David P. said...
ALL ABOUT ROBOTS
You think that robots are just used for ordinary work, but did you know that robots are everywhere?
First of all, robots are machines that perform human tasks. One major difference is that they cannot feel emotion. Robots do physical labor. Modern robots have sensors that allow them to see, hear and touch.
In addition, their are two important things on createing a robot. One thing you need to crate a robot is a robotic scientists and they suty a human. Then, they tell the Robotic Engineer which is the person that makes the robot, what to do. One example, is that they are trying to make spider robot by studying a real spider.
Also, there are numerous ways robots can be used.
...TO BE CONTINUED
The History of Baseball
The sport of baseball is called “America’s pastime.” It is called America’s pastime because, in the 1850’s baseball was invented and everyone knew something about the sport. In places people socialize, people talked about baseball. In the 1890’s baseball became known around the United States. Now, baseball is a global sport played around the world. Guess what? Baseball held a World Baseball Classic in 2006 which featured 16 countries!
In the past years, many teams have come into and out of Major League Baseball (MLB). A recent team has been the Montreal Expos, who were turned into the Washington Nationals. Sometimes teams get out of the league because they might go bankrupt, or because the team might be bad so not a lot of fans go, and the team loses money and players.
An important part of baseball is the stadium, which is the facility where a team plays their games. There are a few stadiums that have been around for ages. One stadium is “the cathedral of baseball”, known as Yankee Stadium. It was built in 1923, when the Yankee’s won their first of twenty-six world series titles. Before it was built, the New York Yankee’s played at the Polo Grounds (where the New York Giants played) and Ebbits Field (where the Brooklyn Dodgers played). The other stadiums are Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are about as half as old as Abe Lincoln who is 200yrs old!
Baseball is a sport of winning, but the Chicago Cubs haven’t won the World Series in 100yrs!!! The other Chicago team, the Chicago White Sox have won the World Series in 2005,1918 and 1906 have a fan in the White House, President Barack Obama!
In response to my tutors questions about men(we read Guys Write for Guys Read article called GUYifesto--Who We Are! Then created our own stereotypes/questions)...
Why don’t guys do the dishes?
Men don’t do the dishes. They don’t do the dishes because that is the ladies job. Way back in the day men would work outside of the home while the ladies took care of what was inside the home like cooking, cleaning, and children. Therefore, men don’t do the dishes women do the dishes.
Why do guys have to act all macho in front of their friends?
Guys have to act all macho in front of their friends. Men don’t want their friends to think that they are soft and don’t want to be made fun of. Men aren’t like women, we don’t cry at least not in front of people. Plus the more manly you act the stronger you are. This is how men chose their leader and girls want a guy that’s a leader. So this is why men act macho in front of their friends.
Why don’t guys hold the door open for girls anymore?
Guys don’t hold the door for girls anymore. For one, people use to open the door for girls in the 90’s. Things get old and things change, girls have two hands and should use them. Girls are always saying “how come we don’t get treated the same as men?” So girls should open the door for men, then we will be equal. This is why guys don’t open the door for girls anymore.
Why do guys like girls who are smart but are intimidated when the girls are smarter than them?
Guys like girls who are smart but are intimidated when the girls are smarter than men. Well first, let me say my girlfriend is smarter than me. I don’t like it because she thinks that she knows everything. When something comes up and we have to think about it, she knows that she is right but I think I’m right too. In the end, she gets mad and still says I’m wrong. It seems like I am always wrong. That’s why guys like girls who are smart but are intimidated when the girl is smarter than him.
How is it possible for guys to eat almost an entire restaurant and still not gain a pound?
It is possible for guys to eat almost an entire restaurant and not gain a pound. Some guys just have a fast metabolism. When they eat, in an hour, they go to the bathroom. Then they use it and loose all that weight. But on the other hand women are always eating when they are in there moods. This is why guys can eat an entire restaurant and not gain a pound but when women eat most of the weight sticks with them.
Why do guys slap each other on the butt during sports games but if it is done any other time they are homosexual?
Guys slap each other on the butt during sports games but if they do it any other time they are gay. Well to start, the slap on the butt is like saying good job, keep it up or keep your head up, we will get it next time. The slap is a law in sports. In every game some guy must get slapped one time to have a good game. But if you’re just in school going past some one and he slaps you on you’re @** you better check him. This is why guys can slap in a game but not anywhere else.
The most important thing about my birthday is I’m with my family.
We will have ice cream. I hope it is Oreo cookies ice cream. It tastes delicious. It is soft, cold, and sweet.
There will be a chocolate cake. It will have three layers, with whipped cream. It will have pink, blue and green flowers on it. There will be shiny sprinkle hearts all over it. It is going to taste sweet, soft and good. My grandma will put strawberries in it.
There will be streamers hanging on the ceiling and the walls. There will be a sign that says Happy Birthday Carlos, David, and Nicole. There will be balloons with all colors.
But the most important thing about my birthday is I’m with my family.
Painting with Words
The picture must have taken from a helicopter; since it is in bird’s eye view. The first thing you will notice are the big and sharp cliffs that hold many embedded faded colored houses. Within the light blue horizon of the sky are the clouds, they are clearly transparent and white because the sunlight is strong enough to shine through the clouds. The Ocean is vividly blue and as visible as the eye can see. Next to the ocean is a small deck where boats are kept and stored. There are persons watching the day fly by as they look at the ocean all day.
About Dolphins (rough draft/TBC)
By Gleniqua Hunter
The dolphins schin is gray. The have defan colus like white yellw black and gray. Def cons of dolphins. They have 200 teeth. They beak is our mouth. They hatow com up to breathe. They are mammals like us. They feed on fish. They play with the food.
How to head a soccer ball
by Christian Flores
It is important to head a soccer ball because if you don't know how to hit the ball you will duck and the other team will get it.
First we need a ball shin guards soccer shoes.
Second look at the ball the ball is going toward you.
Third, plant your feet and spread feet apart by one foot and make your feet pointed to the ball. Fourth the palres need to put there hands at your side because it will keep your balence.
To be continued
The Adventure of Alyssa
Alyssa was born on December 3,1989 in Chicago at Mercy Hospital. She went to McClellan Elementary School. She has a little sister named Amber, a brother, a mom and a dad. Her mom is a chef and her dad is in real estate.
When Alyssa was 10 or 11 she was playing with Amber in her papa’s back yard, and she went to jump the tall, steal, black gate and fell and cut her hand on glass from a beer bottle. Then, like three years later, her hand was hurting her and then she went to the hospital and they said she needed to have surgery. So she had the surgery and she had a piece of amber glass in her hand.
When she graduated from elementary school she went to the high school De Le Salle and met this girl Angela and she went to Florida with her and she met a singer from the band Nsync. They met him when she was at a store and she was excited because she was a fan of his. She bought a movie that he was in.
Then the next year she traveled to New Orleans with her family and stayed in the French Cafe. They had a pool with an outhouse where they ate breakfast. Then they went to Bourbon Street and saw a lot of people in costumes. Then they went to Marty Gras. Then her ma took her to the zoo and she saw all different animals like an albino crocodile that had pink eyes.
Then the week of St. Patrick’s Day her ma and sister Amber went to Mississippi to visit her papa, the name she called her grandpa. They went swimming but Amber didn’t go in the water. But Alyssa was the brave sister who went in the water even though she got bit by a jelly fish. It was a glowing purple and pink with a shiny blue tint.
After a few years she get a job a Rogers Auto when she was eighteen. She was a receptionist, she answers phones and makes appointments for people to come in and buy a car and or to get their car fixed. The money she makes she keeps half and puts the other half in the bank. The half she keeps she uses to go shopping and buy food.
On her spare time she hangs out with friends and family and goes shopping with her money. She has two best friends Lina and Becky she met them in high school at De La Salle. The three of them love to hang out and go to the movies and drive around. When she hangs out with family she stays in the house and talks and play games with them.
Alyssa is a good person because she cares a lot about her family and friends. She is with them 24/7 when she is not working. Alyssa is a good example because she knows a lot of stuff and she is very athletic. People can learn from her in a lot of ways if you want her help just ask her. She is not going to say no to you.
How to Take Care of a Goldfish (TO BE CONTINUED)
By Krist Vinotai
First, obtain a fish tank and put some gravel in it. You could also add sea plants because if you forget to feed him/her it can eat it.
Next, fill the tank with clean water.
Then, put the filter in the tank. Let it clean the water for one hour. Then you can add the fish.
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L
The world is beautiful. My room is the most beautiful place. In my room I feel joyful and fine. I see light pink walls, my soft bed, my fluffy yellow pillow, and red blankets. I play with my Littlest Pet Shop toys and I do my homework in my room. I go to my room everyday and I am glad that it is comfortable. At night I go to sleep in my room. In my room it smells like laundry. My room is a great place!
How To Play Ball
By: Alexander Gray
Basketball is sport that anyone can play. Basketball is a sport with 2 teams and 5 players with six to ten players on the sidelines for substitutions. Basketball has two referee to monitor the game. The referees blow their whistles if someone did something wrong. Some of the things they blow their whistles for are—traveling, (which is when you walk with the ball without dribbling), double dribbling (when you stop dribbling and then start dribbling again), and fouls.
There are many different types of fouls like shooting foul, pushing foul, and offensive foul, to name a few. A shooting foul is when the offense has the ball, and they get hit when they are shooting. They shoot two or three shots and they are worth one point to get the point that they missed. A pushing foul is when the defense pushes the offense players or pushes the person with the ball out of bounds. And an offensive foul is when the offense knocks some one down when they are shooting. Then the defense gets the ball. Basketball seems like a complicated sport, but it’s very easy. All the players learn plays to score points. The team with the most points wins the game. The game is broken into two halves, some game have two fourteen to twenty minutes quarters and some are seven to fifteen minute quarters.
Basketball is a well put together sport. There are a lot of plays that the players have to remember, defense and offense. Pick and Roll, one three one, two one two, and two three are some of the many defense plays.
Some of the offense play have numbers or letters to let the team know what to do. Basketball start to get hard with getting in shape and remembering plays. Basketball is a well organized sport, it is a sport I would recommend to a lot of people. Basketball involves a lot of rules that need to be enforced that’s what makes it like other sports.
All About Dolphins
By Gleniqua Hunter
Did you know dolphins are friendly? There are different kinds of dolphins. The dolphins schin is gray. The have difrent colors like white, yellow, black, and gray. Their beak is our mouth but has 200 teeth.
Dolphins stay together all the time. When they find lots of fish they eat it at one time. When they catch their fish they play with it. They do acrobatics for help. Dolphins are mammals like us so they have to come up to breathe.
Dolphins try to speak by moaning and groaning to each other. They swim up to 25 miles per hour which is fast like cars. As you can see, dolphins are very interesting mammals.
How to head a soccer ball
by christian flores
note: we couldn't post due to internet issues last week.
It is important to head a soccer ball because if you don't know how to hit the ball you will duck and the other team will get it.
First we need a ball, shin gaurds, and soccer shoes.
Second look at the ball. The ball is going toward you.
Third plant your feet and spread your feet apart by 1 foot and make your feet pointed to the ball.
Forth the players need to put their hands at your side because it will keep you balanced.
Fifth arch your back to hit the soccer ball. Make sure the ball is near the forehead. This will help you be powerful.
Finally, you will hit the ball to your teammate. The ball is going toward your chest and the player will have to use his chest to trap the ball.
Now you will be perfectly able to head the soccer ball. You will be marvelous.
The Road of Slaves
This information is for people to get more about what slaves went throw to find there freedom using the Underground Railroad. These notes may help you out on some history.
• Taken over from Africa to America to be enslaved by your own kind.
• After one year to get to America chained in a boat.
• Then life was different when they would get to America they were auction to become someone’s property.
• But it would get depressing after being enslaved and getting hit for what you did.
• So it was time to run away and begin a new free life.
• Having Quakers that are people that did not believe in slavery help them to be free.
• Every time the slaves would travel they would have to walk or some times go by carriages about 15 to 35 miles.
• If they got caught the slaves would either get a body part cut off or a family member would get killed.
• Once they got to the North the slaves were free from getting beat and not being watched .
• They get sent back to the south if they were found.
By: Angelica G. Moreno
Pele
By Christian Flores
Have you ever hear about Pele? He was a professional soccer player.
Pele was born on October 23, 1940 in Bauru Brazil. He was the king of soccer players. When he was supposed to be learning about math he dreamed about soccer. His real name is Edson do Naciemento. He got the name Pele after Bile.
Pele and his friends didn’t have shoes because their parents didn’t have money. They were called the shoeless ones. The soccer ball was made out of rags and string. His dad showed him how to play soccer.
In his career Pele scored 1,281 goals. Pele won the world cup for his dad. Pele was 15 years old when he was a professional soccer star.
Diary of a Bee
By: Sam
May 25
It took me 21day to be a adult. I have to chew my way out the cell.
May 26
I am small. When I was working I was building a home.
May 27
100 bees are male. I am a gril bee. I am so happy because there is only one boy.
May 29
When I go to get nectar I am going to get smushed by a flywaret.
May 30
I flew more then twelelve miles an hour to get away from a flywaret. I went back to the hive befor I get smushed.
June 1
I went out and a porson try to kill me. I stung the porson and flew away and I died.
All about bats
By Nicholas
Did you know that bats have five fingers? Yes they do. The fingers are on the bat wings. Bats use there wings to catch bugs and eat. They also use there wings to turn fast. Bats have 1 baby at a time, just like humans. Bats are not birds they are mamels that can fly. There are a lot of bats they are all called California Leaf-Nosed Bats, Hog-Nosed Bats, Mexican Free-Tailed Bats, Gray Bats, Vampire Bats and Flying Foxes. The biggest bat is the Flying Fox.
Chimpanzees look like they are going to hunt you also they body parts are very similar from ours they eyes are very scary they got dark black eyes human people got dark black eyes are not scary. What about there eyes they are very scary because when it is dark outside how can we see there eyes?
If I come in there area they are going to hunt me. And I am going to be very scared and I am not going to go back in they area
Chimpanzees look like they are going to hunt you also they body parts are very similar from ours they eyes are very scary they got dark black eyes human people got dark black eyes are not scary. What about there eyes they are very scary because when it is dark outside how can we see there eyes?
If I come in there area they are going to hunt me. And I am going to be very scared and I am not going to go back in they area
to be continued
All About Bats
By Nicholas Chiu
Did you know that bats have five fingers? Yes they do. The fingers are on the bat wings. Bats use their wings to catch bugs and eat. They also use their wings to turn fast. Bats use echolocation to find their food. The bat makes a noise to the bug. The noise comes back to the bat and it know where the bug is. Bats have 1 baby at a time, just like humans. Bats are not birds they are mammals that can fly.
There are a lot of bats they are all called California Leaf-Nosed Bats, Hog-Nosed Bats, Mexican Free-Tailed Bats, Gray Bats, Vampire Bats and Flying Foxes. The biggest bat is the Flying Fox. The Bumble bee is 1 inch. There are some animals that hibernate in the winter. Bats hibernate in the cave and the tree.
I like bats because they can turn fast and they can see in the night.
Championship Day
I grab my iPod and hockey bag for the game. I got inside the car and put on my playlist and played it. I was afraid I was going to be late but I wasn’t, I was on time. I walk inside the rink and was feeling nervous. I walk in the locker room and everyone was inside and I plug in the iHome and put the iPod on the highest volume of a rock or rap song. I was feeling nervous as I was getting dress before the game. After, we had to wait outside the locker room to get ready for the sights of music. Finally, we got up against the glass to listen and look at the flashing color lights and music. After, we had to bring a rose to our mom and go to the blue line for national anthem.
Afterwards we started the third meeting and were tied 1-1 and it was a tough game for both teams. I almost scored a couple times and in overtime. We won in overtime 3-2 and we skated to my teammate that score by the glass were the fans where. After, we got our trophies and shake good game to other team and went to take pictures and went to locker room. After we went to a restaurant called the firehouse and celebrate our win and played pool, and had cherry cocktails and food and then went home.
Alexander Gray
U.I.C. Reading Clinic
March 18, 2009
Writing for Social Justice
A homeless person is a certain individual that does not have a home, living on the streets and someone without the basic needs. Homeless people are neglected people that are excluded from society. Some have a lack of education so they don't know how to read or write. Some run out of money or fall into debt and they get foreclosed or get kicked out their home, and then they have to live on the street. Some people are willing enough to give money to the homeless and some people are selfish and don't care, they judge them, make fun of them, and tell them to do something stupid or crazy for money. The homeless are people like you and me, just without homes, showers, and fresh clothes. Some homeless people are very grateful and will thank you, and some are very greedy and they will comment on what you give them, for example, if you give them fifty cents they'll say something like, "come on man you ain't got nothing else?"
How can the United State help the homeless be more like regular citizens? It is important that the homeless become citizens. There are a number of reasons why we should help the homeless. One of these reasons is because, it is scary to drive down the street for fear of getting robbed. Helping the homeless would lower the crime level in a lot of states. It would help in society because it would prevent people from seeing someone in the gutter of the street and wonder if they are dead or not. If you see someone in the gutter it is sometimes traumatizing to some people and young children, because it is hard to look at a dead body on the street or what appears to be a dead body. Another reason is that some are so broke they have to eat out the garbage. That can cause more disease in the United States. The homeless need to be acknowledged, they need our support. The Homeless are grown men and women with a lack of education and need some extra help. All they need is a house and some money to get back on their feet. How can we criticize something we can fix? We as a nation can help the homeless, we need to “promote the general welfare,” or give to the needy, give more than two pennies. We need to give the people on the street jobs or give them some fresh clothes, we as a nation can solve this problem because people are losing jobs and they can’t get a new one. What can we do to help the homeless? We can donate money to the shelters, give them clothes, get them back into school so they can become citizen like you and me.
This is a paragraph about Donkey Kong.
it is in CCEE format. I did this so i could have a more convincing paragraph.
Prewriting
Donkey Kong
1. Unexpected barrel deaths…
2. different levels
3. glitch level 256
4. more dangers
5. memorization of movements.
Pac man
1. Trapped between
2. speed of ghosts…
3. glitch level 256
4. it’s “beaten”
5. people give up on this game
Claim:
Donkey kong is harder to beat than Pac man.
CCEE paragraph
Donkey kong is harder to beat than Pac Man for many reasons. Mainly because it has different level layouts, but pac man has only one layout. A laylout meaning the level format. The different layouts obviously mean more dangers, because there are more enemies. Pac man has only four dangers (the ghosts:inky, pinky, sue, and winky) and they increase their speed as levels go on. They both have the infamous glitch level 256 that appears on most arcade games. For those reasons Donkey Kong is harder than Pac Man. In fact, someone already beat Pac Man with a perfect score in 1999, which means it can be beaten. Well, the evidence demonstrates that Donkey Kong is harder to beat than Pac Man. So, if you’re looking for a challenge play Donkey Kong instead of Pac Man because Pac Man is boring for experienced players.
Chimpanzees look like they are going to hunt you also they body parts are very similar from ours but they go harry body parts and we don’t. They eyes are very scary also they got dark black eyes. However, human people got dark black eyes and are not scary. What about there eyes? They are very scary because when it is dark outside how can we see there eyes? If I come in there area they are going to hunt me. And I am going to be very scared and also I am not going to go back in that area. Chimpanzees are very dangerous. They arms are very long but they got short legs. They might jump rope one by one. Some are black and brown and they weight is 29-54kg. They are shape like a pear they weight is low but they look heavy.
They move like they are on monkey bars. They take they right arm then they take they left arm then swing back and forth. They is a monkey and monkeys swing back and forth too. They jump place to place. One day it was me and my friends. We heard strange noisy we stop turning the rope and we look around we didn’t see anything then we looked up it was a girl chimp. It looked really friendly so we start turning then she jump in we was hollering like she was hunting us.
They use lots of tools to eat. They go and get a long stick and dig in. Then they dig in the log get little bugs. What they eat is not very good only dangerous animals eat bugs like a chimp, a lion, and a tiger. Human people eat real food like pasta.
Pele
By Christian Flores
Pele was running like a cheetah in a soccer game. He had muscular muscles that made him powerful. Pele had the ball. He dribbles the ball. He dances with the ball. He get closer and closer. The fans were cheering and screaming. The fans were saying pele, pele, pele, pele, pele, pele. Have you ever hear about Pele? He was a professional soccer player.
Pele was born on October 23, 1940 in Bauru Brazil. He was the king of soccer players. When he was supposed to be learning about math he dreamed about soccer. His real name is Edson do Naciemento. He got the name Pele after Bile.
Pele and his friends didn’t have shoes because their parents didn’t have money. They were called the shoeless ones. The soccer ball was made out of rags and string. His dad showed him how to play soccer.
In his career Pele scored 1,281 goals!!!!! He also played in 1,363 games. Pele was the youngest kid to be in the world cup. Pele won the world cup for his dad. Pele was 15 years old when he was a professional.
There are some amazing facts about Pele. Pele showed kids how to play soccer. Pele was the same number as me, 10. Pele is such a good soccer player because his dad showed him how to play. Also he scored 1281 goals. I think it is impossible to score 1281 goals!
Should School be Extended?
Omar Rivera
Currently hight school are four years. People are dapating if it should be five years. Some people thank it should be extended for five years because students need more time pearing for collge. How ever it should not be extended because an extry year will make more students drop out, become lazy, and become stressed.
To be continued…
Babe Ruth was born on Feb. 6, 1895. He was born in Baltimore Maryland. His reall name was George Herman Ruth but they changed it to Babe Ruth because he was so yong when he became a baseball player when he was 19 years old. He liked to get in trouble always. And he learned baseball in a reformed school. Babe Ruth played for three teams new york Yankees, Boston red sox, Boston braves. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs but barry boneds brock his record. When Babe Ruth was a pitcher he won 96 out of 163 games. He was the best baseball player ever so he got to the national baseball hall of fame. He died on august 16, 1948 because he had cancer.
Should School be Extended?
Omar Rivera
Currently hight school are four years. People are dapating if it should be five years. Some people thank it should be extended for five years because students need more time pearing for collge. How ever it should not be extended because an extry year will make more students drop out, become lazy, and become stressed.
The first rezon why school should not be extended is because studuts will be droping out of school. Students will be come tired of wakeing up every morning. Students will have more homework because there will be a extry year of school. They will drop out because the students will not get sleep and they would stop doing homework. In the U.S. the drop out rate is high and if we get another year of school the drop out rate will go higher.
In adishon, students will become lazy. Students will want to take off of school because they don’t want to go to school. Not being there will make them fail there classes. Students will become tired of doing the same rotten all over agen. Keeping it for years will modeofaded the students to move on.
Finally, students will become stressed with another year of school. Those who don’t drop out or become lazy will stress them selves out because they do many after school programe. With anther year of school students will be older and would want job to help there family out. This creats stress on the students because thay have to do homework after there done working. Students will become stress because there ready to go to coallge but they have to stay anthere year. Adding other year will give students more stress and not help them.
For this resons, schools should not be extended to be five years. The rate will go higher of drop outs. The extra year of school will make students lazyer. Students will become more stress then they are now. Four years is enough for students to be ready for collge.
To be continued for proofreading…
How to Take Care of a Goldfish
By Krist Vinotai
First, obtain a fish tank and put some gravel in it. You could also add sea plants because if you forget to feed him or her it can eat it.
Next, fill the tank with clean water.
Then, put the filter in the tank. Let it clean the water for one hour. Then you can add the fish.
After that, you must feed the fish food twice a day. Sprinkle a pinch full of fish flakes on top of the water. The fish will come to the top of the fish tank to eat.
Finally, do not take pictures of the fish or leave him out of the water or he will die. Also, change the filter once a week to keep the water clean. For fun, you can talk to your fish.
All About Babe Ruth
Guess who’s the best baseball player ever? Babe Ruth!!!
Babe Ruth was born on Feb. 6, 1895. He was born in Baltimore Maryland. His real name was George Herman Ruth but they changed it to Babe Ruth because he was so young when he became a baseball player. He liked to get in trouble a lot so he went to a reform school. He learned baseball in that school and when he was 19 years old he became a baseball player. Babe Ruth played for three teams New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Boston Braves. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs but Barry Bonds broke his record. When Babe Ruth was a pitcher he won 96 out of 163 games. He was the best baseball player ever so he got to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He died on August 16, 1948 because he had cancer.
Information on How to Play Basketball
By: Jakiria Williams
Basketball is my favorite sport because it is fun and easy to play. Let me explain how to play basketball. You will need two teams of at least five players, but you will need extra players for those people who need a break. The coaches tell you what to do, and they also put you on defense or offense. The referees blow their whistles when one of the rules is broken. The fans sit around the gym cheering and supporting you. Since I’ve told you who you need, now it is time for the equipment.
Sometimes some schools have uniforms. Well, we do. It helps the coaches and the teams know where you are at, so you don’t get confused or mess up your teammates. You must have gym shoes on because if you don’t, then you can hardly run and there will not be enough energy. The referees use whistles when a player breaks a rule. In the gym, people have scoreboards to keep points and stay on track. You will need a court with two nets. A court is an important thing because when you fall you will start bleeding if you play on something else. A ball is the main piece of equipment. You can’t play without a ball because you won’t be able to shoot baskets. You can play basketball anywhere as long as you have a net and a ball. Some places that you can play are on the road, in a school gym, at the park, and in an alley. After you have you have everything I told you, then you are ready to play. I’m going to tell you how to play.
The game begins with two players in the center. The referees blow their whistles. Whoever hits the ball first gets their team to dribble the ball. The people with the ball are offense and the people without the ball are defense. You should always dribble and pass to get the ball to your team members, but the main idea is shooting. There are some problems that can happen. One of them is fouling. If you foul, the other team gets a free shot. If you carry the ball with you, then that is called traveling and the other team gets the ball. Double dribbling is when you dribble, stop, and dribble again. The other team gets the ball if you do that. Also, if the ball goes out of bounds then the other team gets the ball. There are four quarters in the game and they are 15 minutes each. Whatever team has the highest score at the end wins the game. Now that I’ve given you the instructions, you can try playing one of my favorite games!
HOW TO KICK A SOCCER BALL
By Brandon Rios
1. First, find an open space (a grassy field is ideal)
2. Second, place the ball in a still position approximately 10 inches in front of you
3. Put yourself in position behind the ball.
4. Then, swing your right leg back behind you while holding your balance.
5. Next, swing that right leg forward to meet the ball.
6. Kick the ball hard.
7. Retrieve the ball and repeat steps 1 through 6.
For more information www.eHow.com
Finding and using facts to support an opinion:
By: David Dominguez
Children who play more challenging video games end up as less violent and smarter people. Before Grand Theft Auto, came out the car-jacking crimes were higher than now. “The national car-jacking rate has dropped substantially since Grand Theft Auto came out” (Johnson, 102). If a child is found playing daily, they will more likely to stay home and avoid gangs, shootings, trouble. It helps you with everyday situations like decision making, hand-to-eye coordination (helps a lot with music), and even help you in school.
In fact, “Math Scores have never been higher; verbal scores have been climbing steadily for the last five years” (Johnson, 102). In general, it helps with everyday situations.
Should School be Extended?
Omar Rivera
Currently high schools are four years. People are debating if it should be five years. Some people think it should be extended for five years because students need more time preparing for college. However it should not be extended because an extra year will make more students drop out, become lazy, and become stressed.
The first reason why school should not be extended is because students will be dropping out of school. Students will become tired of waking up every morning. Students will have more homework because there will be an extra year of school. They will drop out because the students will not get sleep and they would stop doing homework. In the U.S. the drop out rate is high and if we get another year of school the drop out rate will go higher.
In addition, students will become lazy. Students will want to take off of school because they don’t want to go to school. Not being there will make them fail their classes. Students will become tired of doing the same routine all over again. Keeping it four years will motivate the students to move on.
Finally, students will become stressed with another year of school. Those who don’t drop out or become lazy will stress themselves out because they do many after school programs. With another year of school students will be older and would want jobs to help their family out. This creates stress on the students because they have to do homework after they’re done working. Students will become stressed because they’re ready to go to college but they have to stay another year. Adding another year will give students more stress and not help them.
For these reasons, schools should not be extended to be five years. The rate will go higher of drop outs. The extra year of school will make students lazier. Students will become more stressed than they are now. Four years is enough for students to be ready for college.
Horses of The Sea
Seahorses: do you know a lot about them? Do you know the interesting thing about their birth? Or their wacky eating habits? Also there are very sad and serious threats that complicate the lives of seahorses. So what are you waiting for? Dive in to the water and see the cool and the strange horses of the sea.
For must creatures the female carries the young. But not for the seahorse. For seahorses the male carries the babies. But the female helps too. She gives the male her eggs. Every morning they dance. Some seahorses mate for the mating season some mate for life. When the babies are born, the female rushes back to give more eggs to the male. The parents don't take care of the baby seahorses. The baby seahorses sometimes hold each others tale and then they're off to their own lives.
Have your parents said "you're always hungry"? Well that is true for the seahorses. Seahorses are always hungry because they don't have a stomach! So they can't store food but they eat so fast sometimes that the food comes out alive! Their straw-like snout helps them slurp up the food because they don't have jaws and teeth. Now when your parents say "you're always so hungry" correct them.
Did you know that seahorse's life isn't always easy? They have threats too. Some people are over fishing. Over fishing is when people fish that animal or fish too much. They also lose their habitat like from pollution from humans and from boats polluting the water. Another threat is that people keep them as pets! So if you buy a seahorse ask some questions first.
Now you can tell people about these incredible animals like I told you. There are so many seahorses but if you can tack the time you can see how unique and beautiful they are.
By Katherine Pierce
Adam Sandler
Adam is a funny guy in a lot of movies that are mostly comedy movies. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1966.The movies he acted in are: Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Bedtime stories, 50 first dates, and Waterboy.
Adam was diagnosed with a troublesome speech impediment. This makes his jaw move in a strange direction when he talks. Adam had speech therapy for his problem while he was growing up which’s never been totally cured. Its can be seen when he gets upset or overly stressed.
He didn’t shine in his studies, he preferred to play basketball and wresting. He enrolled in New York University for drama and fine arts.
.Adam begins acting in the 80’s, in ‘The Cosby show’ and a MTV game show called ‘Remote Control’. He got a job as a comedy scriptwriter on SNL (Saturday Night
Live).When he was taking parts in the show it helped Adam build his
career of a comedy actor, then he left the show in 1995 and started
movie acting.
His first movie was ‘Going overboard’. Not a lot of
people care about it but his big hit ‘Billy Madison’ a lot of people loves
it. He still acting from 1980 and still going.
I’m interested in Adam Sandler because he is like my favorite funniest actor. My favorite movie of him would maybe be Billy Madison. I like it because it’s about a 30 year
old going back to school starting from grade school till high school
so he can take over his family business and not this other guy that
works for his farther and not related.
In 2003, he married his girlfriend of four years, actress and model Jacqueline Titone. In 1999 and 2000, Adam won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. In 2000, he also won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Comedy Star.
The Karner blue butterfly is an endangered species. The Karner blue butterfly is endangered for a variety of reasons. In my opinion, people in Illinois should help the Karner blue butterfly.
One of the reasons the butterfly is endangered is because of habitat loss. The Karner blue butterfly’s habitat consists of sandy pine barrens, lakeshore dunes, and sandy pine prairies that contain wild lupine and nectar plants. If you live in Chicago, you can find them in the Indiana Dunes. Their habitat loss is because of land development. People have built roads, storage facilities and houses. People need to conserve nature.
People are collecting them but it is against the law. They’re are collecting the Karner blue butterflies because of there beauty. The male Karner blue butterfly has bright blue wigs and they have white edges. The female Karner blue butterfly has a deep purple and a little dash of blue on its wings. The butterflies are so rare and beautiful that’s why people are trying to catch them for there collection.
One way to help save the Karner blue butterfly is to plant lupine in your garden. This will provide the Karner blue butterfly with a happy habit.
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