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INTRODUCTION Guinea pigs are excellent pets! They are excellent pets
because 1, they are easy to care for. 2, they never bite you,
only if you do something horrible to them, or they are
hungry. Other than that they will not even try to harm you.
They are very loyal and require a lot of attention. I chose the
guinea pig for this project because I have 2 and I think that
most people would love to learn a bit about the guinea pig.
This project has 3 sections, what they eat, how they are born,
and their natural habitat. This is a good topic for me to write
about because I have a lot of experience on guinea pigs. My
whole life in total I have had 4 guinea pigs. I cared for all of
them. One thing that you should know before you start
reading this is, Guinea pigs are not anywhere near being a
pig, nor’ are they from Guinea. I still have no idea why it is
“Guinea”. All I know is that guinea pigs are called “Pigs” Is
because the noise that they make sometimes sounds like a
pig.
Habitat The guinea pigs mostly live in South America because of the
climate. They love the climate because they can resist the
hot. Scientists say that Guinea Pigs love the cold more than
they love the hot weather. Guinea pigs are native to South
America, where they live mostly in burrows in grasslands.
They are true herbivores and feed from dusk to dawn to
avoid predators. If you take a domesticated guinea pig
outdoors and put it down in an open area, they will run for
the nearest shelter because of their great fear of predation.
They were domesticated first in South America as meat
animals, and then after a while they became an exotic pet
among many People living in Europe or America (South and
North). They are still raised for meat, but they are no longer
considered exotic pets. There are also still colonies of wild
guinea pigs. They live in herds, which is best for protection.
They are related to the capybara, the Patagonian Mara, and
the nutria (coypu).
HOW GUINEA PIGS ARE BORN When guinea pigs are born, the mother will nip each amniotic
sac, allowing the baby to breathe air, and then she will lick
the baby clean. But if two babies arrive close together, she
can only tend to one of them, and that is when you may need
to help out. If the baby is still inside the sac, nip the sac with
your fingernails, and free the baby's head. If it is breathing
and moving, leave it for the mother. If it is not breathing or
moving, pick it up, and holding it at arm’s length with its head
away from you, spin around once. The force should make it
so nothing is blocking up its throat, and the guinea pig will
start to breathe. When all the babies are breathing and
moving, put them back with the mother, so then she can
clean and also bond with them. When the babies are born
they will have fur, open eyes and be able to do just about
anything that an adult can do! (Besides mating). Be careful
of male babies. Remove males from mother when they are at
least 3 weeks old. The female babies can stay with the
mother into adulthood, or be re-homed at around seven
weeks.
What Guinea Pigs Eat Guinea pigs love to eat all vegetables and fruits. However,
they do not like meat. Many scientists say that guinea pigs
are known to love grass. This is true because whenever I
change my guinea pigs cage I let them run around while I am
changing it. Guinea pigs require vitamin C, so that means that
you have to feed them stuff that have vitamin C. In America I
had 2 girl guinea pigs in different cages and one of their
names was Hannah. She needed a lot of vitamin C but did not
like to eat anything with vitamin C. So we went to the
veterinarian and they said that we need to get this stuff at
the pharmacy that was kind of like orange juice except it only
had the vitamin C and nothing else. What we did with this is,
we put like 3 drops of it in her food bowl so whenever she
ate some food she would also get the vitamin C that she
needed.
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Shop until you drop!
Shopping was all you lived for that
day. In and out of every store, your hands
full of bags. Black Friday is when ALL the
shops have sales, big sales. It happens only
twice a year. The day after Thanksgiving and
Christmas, but not all of Christmas. Black
Friday can also be dangerous because of all
the thousands of people who wait outside of
the store from about 2am. You feel lots of
pushing and shoving. You hear people
talking and saying how nervous they are and
what they are going to buy. The wind blows
softly on you. Some of the people put up
tents and stay there for the night. Others
sleep in their cars. What would you do? I
particularly like to stay home and give a try
on the Internet Shopping, but I am not
always successful. If I do not succeed I try
again later. Other times I sit and relax
because I do not want to risk my life. If I
succeed on the computer I order that item
and it comes to our house after a little while.
Internet Shopping
Do not think that Internet shopping is
easier than going outside and shopping in an
actual store, because it is not. I’ll explain
why. On the Internet, every time you put
something in your shopping cart and
somebody else wants it, then if they add it to
their cart, and there are no other copies of
that piece of cloth then it is automatically
removed from your cart. Isn’t that
annoying? Think of it this way you go on the
site Juicy for example, and you add a pair of
sweat pants and a matching jumper, top and
bottom, and as your about to check them out
they are removed from your cart. You try
again and again but the same thing happens.
Doesn’t it get on your nerves? Well it
certainly gets on mine!
Tragedy in Walmart Store
Ten shops, hundreds of clothes,
thousands of shopping bags and millions of
people. You are ready! As one of the clerks
opened the door of the store called Walmart
all of the hundreds of clothes, thousands of
shopping bags and the millions of people,
including
you, come
running full
speed into
the store!!!
The poor
clerk did
not have
time to get
out of the
way and so that is when the tragedy
begins… The poor clerk did not have time to
get out of the way and let the crowd the
entire crowd came crashing on to him.
The clerk fell and the crowd was too
excited to STOP and help the poor clerk up
or just not step on him but they didn’t!
They went straight ahead and stepped on
the clerk like there was nothing there. The
clerk did not have enough power against
thousands of people so when he crowd had
finished coming in, the people from the
store realized that he was dead. If one
person, you, had realized before it was too
late, the clerk would have had a chance on
being saved.
How to be a Ski Pro
Swish, swish the skis travel through the mountain with a good breeze in your face doing
the best sport on winter. Everyone is looking at your precious unique skiing. You get to the
bottom of the mountain take a lift and go back up.
StretchStretchStretchStretch
Before going to ski try stretching it will help
you ski better and it will help you turn your body better and your legs are prepared. Do anything you know that will stretch your
muscles.
What to wearWhat to wearWhat to wearWhat to wear
To go skiing; to keep you warm you if you want you can wear this: For under the pants
wear leotards with high ski socks. For the upper part you can wear: for the first cap a thin
underwear shirt then on top two other sweat shirts and then the back protection and the vast jacket on top and also the vast pants. Like this
you won’t have cold.
What Type of skis to useWhat Type of skis to useWhat Type of skis to useWhat Type of skis to use
The type of skis that you might want to use when you go skiing are these: Pick skis more or
less ten centimeters smaller than your height because if there the same height or more you
might fall and break something. Choose skis with sharp edges so you can carve and also go faster turning. Also look at the lower part of the
ski it has to be smooth it cannot have lines or else it means there broken.
How to ski on the SloapHow to ski on the SloapHow to ski on the SloapHow to ski on the Sloap
Now that you have an appropriate clothes for skiing and you have the correct skis, you can now try skiing. To be a pro on the sloap you will
have to try to do this: Always go slowly or fast what you prefer but for a beginner its better going slowly. When you are skiing down the
mountain, lean forward, and turn. When you are going to turn you do a one second body lift
stick your pole in the snow and do the repeatedly until you get to the bottom of the
mountain. Remember to finish your turns or
else you will decontrol and go very fast and fall and you can break something.
How to Ski on Powder snowHow to Ski on Powder snowHow to Ski on Powder snowHow to Ski on Powder snow
To ski on powder snow good you have to practice
a lot because it is very hard. While you skiing lean backward but just a little. When you are
going to turn you do a one second lift and stick you pole inside the snow and keep doing that. Close your skis while skiing on powder. In
powder snow try doing short turns.
How to JumpHow to JumpHow to JumpHow to Jump
Now jumping is for pros. You have to be brave
and ski very well. Before you are going to jump someone has to see if you are landing in the correct place. Correct means it has to be steep
because if it’s flat you hurt your feet and if it’s steep it feels good to land. When you are in the air lean a little bit forward and when you land
try stopping or keep on going if you want. If you are good doing this later you might try
some tricks like 360, 180, flips, everything!
I hope now skiing is easier for you and if it’s
not I am sorry.
By Alex
Ready to be amazed with my knowledge in martial arts
(Taekwondo). I know a lot about Taekwondo and I am going
to demonstrate you that I know a lot in this topic. I know
belts, competitions everything. I think that self-defense is
important in your life, defending your-self from other people
should be taught in school! You should be always defending
your-self and other people if they need help. It hard to do
Taekwondo because you need to be focused on the belts and
do very well to pass all the belts in taekwondo to get black
belt.
How to get started in Taekwondo
To get started you should be inspired in it and do your best to
pass all the belts test so you can be a black belt. You need to
be fit and you need to think you can do it. What I did was to
do my best and look at me now; I am very good in
Taekwondo.
So if you follow your dream of being a professional
Taekwondist you could try it if you do well you can win a lot
of money and championships (you will become famous).
If you do this and you to get a black belt at 20 years old you
need to start at 5 years old because it takes 15 years to get
black I did it for 6 years and I am pleased of my-self.
Taekwondo difficulties
There are piles of difficulties in Taekwondo like needing time
to practice, passing belt tests, also, being ready for
championships. You need to be strong and to remember all
the techniques and to be very good in Taekwondo. It is very
hard to do because you need to buy a “Kimono” and
Taekwondo shoes those things are very hard to find in stores.
I personally think it is hard because you need to be engrossed
in it to be a professional like people in the world that do
Taekwondo.
Taekwondo championships
There are 2 types of championships for instance fighting and
techniques. I have won 1st
in one of them so I am respectable
at this arrangement.
You need to exercise a lot and be focused and do it as fast
and hard as you can. It is difficult but decent, if your good in it
go and look after it!
It is hard to turn into number 1 in a championship you need
to train and be strong it is very important to do that! I think it
is very important to at least do one championship in your life
to be proud of yourself for doing a championship.
Taekwondo Techniques
There are tons and tons of techniques in Taekwondo. But for
every belt you need to know the minimum of 100, then every
belt 10 miserable more.
There are some particular techniques that are easy but most
of them are difficult like Inaki napira. I barely know it; it is
very hard like Taekwondo. It is hard because the language is
Korean so it makes it even harder to know the techniques.
Taekwondo Belts
In Taekwondo there are tons of belts to get to black belt. It
takes 15 years to get black belt. Right now I am an
Orange/Green belt. These are all the belts, white,
white/yellow, yellow, yellow/orange, orange,
orange/green, green, green/blue, blue, blue/brown, and
brown, brown/black, black.
It took me 6 years to get this belt and I am very pleased.
I think it is hard to pass belt because you need to distinguish
100 techniques. This is one technique, Dolio Pandal Mack
Oligio, It is front leg sideways upper body kick, which is the
easiest one this is the hardest one, Doble Monton Furio Nari
Chagi, first you jump than in the air you kick then when you
touch the ground you kick and punch at the same time, it is
difficult.
Fascinating things of Taekwondo
I think I showed you all I know about Taekwondo and even
more so you should be amazed and start practicing.
I think Taekwondo Is fascinating because it is very fun and
you can win a lot of championships by doing that and it is
very hard to do so I think it is an extraordinary thing to do for
martial arts. This is a remarkable because you have belts to
show what level you are in taekwondo and likewise that if
you practice a lot you maybe can break boards and iron also
walls so I think taekwondo is very
astonishing.
Taekwondo was established in Korea in
the late 1800’s so it has existed in the
world for an extended time so it is actual
very ancient.
There are lots of things I know about
Taekwondo but now I told you guys all I
know.
I told you that you will be amazed with
my knowledge in Taekwondo. Hope you
appreciated this writing piece that wrote.
KIMONO MEANS: SHIRT THAT
IS SPECIAL FOR TAEKWONDO.
These are all the belts
but there are not the
half belts.
Bad Weathers
BY GIANGUALBERTO
Nicolas P
Intro
Plop, plop, plop sounds the rain, hitting the firm glass. Well, I think
you might like or not like rain. Now that I mention it, do you like
rain? I particularly don’t. B `ecause I can get a cold by
going outside unless I wear a lot of warm clothes and jacket
including maybe a scarf. You might like rain because if you get a cold
you don’t go to school. But seriously, honestly do you like having
fever or a cold? I certainly don’t. Let’s see if you can learn anything
from my “information.’’
Little Prickly Ice
Have you ever been felt prickly little ice balls on your skin. Well
when that happens it means it’s hailing. Hail isn’t the best thing. In
my life I’ve already seen several cars with circular dents on the roof
of the cars. Why is that? It’s because of hail; sometimes it can come
down at high velocity and make the dents. One of the cars is of a
woman that teaches music after school. So the next time you buy a
car also remember to assure the roof is solid and of good quality,
unless you want dents on your car. I wouldn’t like it like that but
that’s my opinion although some people might like it, also because
it’s “modern.”
Ever been in a hailstorm? Where the hail precipitates down in
huge amounts and at high speed? If you have are you with me that
it’s not a good thing, especially when you’re in T-shirt or shorts! It’s
bad because it can get you a cold and as I said if in shorts it’s bad
because it can hurt your bare skin.
Small Circular Ice
Have you ever been in a snow storm? Have you ever been stuck in
a certain place because of a snowstorm? I haven’t but I imagine how
horrible it could be! Don’t think it’s good because you can play video
games because in most snowstorms electricity goes off! Have you
read Cabin Fever? I have, basically what happens in the book is what
I’m saying. Just that in Cabin Fever Manny turns the electricity off in
every room except for his, but that is technically the same of the
electricity to be cut off!
Are you happy because there’s a snowstorm and you don’t have to
go to school? Or you want there to be a snowstorm? Are you one of
those which love to eat? If so you probably wouldn’t like a
snowstorm happen. Well, imagine you had really little food left and
the snowstorm hits in the morning of the day where you mom goes
to the groceries and supermarket. YOU’RE ALMOST OUT OF
FOOD!!! Also if there’s no electricity the fridge wouldn’t work either.
With no electricity you don’t have heat, so you’ll be freezing!
You might like snow for many different reasons, but remember it
can also be really awful and dreadful in also many ways. But I admit
it, isn’t it pretty cool to do a snowball fight? I love to. But you know
many people hate snow not necessarily because they don’t like cold
or something like that because most of the time you can slip on
snow but mostly ice and get really hurt. Some years ago I was in a
skiing group at Cortina, Italy and in my ski group there was this 12 or
13 year old girl which and old woman in her hotel slipped on ice
while going out of the hotel. I might be wrong but I remember she
told she like almost like broke all her bones!!! That’s why some
people might have bad memories about snow. Also there are some
adults that maybe don’t feel safe in driving and imagine they do the
car school, pass the test and get the driving license but one of those
days it snows and it can cause problems to those adults. Also snow is
probably a driving problem to everyone!
Lightning and Thunder
Have you been shocked by a lightning? Just kidding you probably
haven’t, but have you seen one? I think so… sorry for answering my
own questions. Ever been close to a lightning? If you haven’t like me
I don’t think you wouldn’t like to! I think it’s about time for an
anecdote. Well, my mother’s friend and husband while it was
raining, actually POURING! Making it even worse, there were
lightning also. So … suddenly… with a stroke of bad luck a
lightning hit the roof of their small and antique house. With even
worse luck the lightning slightly touched an electrical wire which
ended in a lamp standing on night table close to their beds. So the
lightning reached the lamp which was pretty close to the pillows
and… POOFF sounded the pillows while exploding. Sorry didn’t tell
you before, this happen like 80 years ago.
Do you know why you see the lightning before you hear the
thunder? Well, because the light travels faster than the sound. But
isn’t it strange? I mean first you see the thunder and 5 seconds later
when it’s disappeared you hear the thunder. Also the lightning can
go from cloud to land or water or from cloud to cloud. In fact the
electricity is so powerful it can kill a living animal like fish in the
water. But if lightning strikes water it doesn’t make an ‘’ explosion’’
because if it did it would be really dangerous! Also when water is
strike by a lightning bolt the some water might become oxygen and
hydrogen.
Water Cycle
The water starts in a lake, ocean or sea. It evaporates and becomes
water vapor. Then the water vapor forms a cloud, then the water
vapor becomes water again and it forms droplets. Then the water
becomes too heavy so it drops from the cloud and if the
temperature is low it can freeze and become snow or hail. Then it
becomes water again after a while it hits the land and then the
water returns to the lake ocean or sea.
Closing the curtains
Have you learned anything? Hail, Snow, and lightning can be really
good but remember it can also be really hazardous. Sorry, I don’t
want I don’t want to scare! I just want to warn you! Now remember
Be Careful!
Glossary
Hazardous: Dangerous
Pouring: Raining a lot
Hydrogen: an element of air
Car windshield broken by hail!!!
Nicolas P
Have you ever heard of the game
Minecraft? The reason I like Minecraft is
that it’s realistic yet it’s not so if you think
it’s getting to realistic you just go outside at
night and you see a skeleton with a bow
and arrows or a giant spider, or a zombie.
Creators
Minecraft was created by Markus
“Notch” Persson. Markus "Junkboy"
Toivonen was the main Minecraft artist.
Daniel "C418" Rosenfeld was the Artist or
composer for the Minecraft music. They are
all in a company called Mojang. Mojang is a
Swedish company since Markus “Notch” is
Swedish.
Monsters
Monsters are what make the game
harder for some people. If you don’t want
to play with Monsters you can play on
peaceful. Some monsters cautiously attack
you when they see you like the skeleton or
the zombie. The Enderman only cruelly
attacks when you look at him then it
teleports behind you and attacks. The
creeper slyly follows you when they see you
and If It gets close to you or you get close to
it, it goes sssssssss then it blows up.
Adventure maps
Adventure maps are downloadable
Minecraft worlds that can be practically
anything. It could be about the end of the
world, or the beginning. It could be about a
video game like Assassin’s Creep is
Assassin’s Creed. Or it could be a bout a TV
show like lost or walking dead.
Mods
Minecraft mods are modifications to
the game. Minecraft mods can be anything.
It could be a reckless car mod, a brutal gun
mod, or a peaceful flying mod. Some mods
can add abilities to your Minecraft
character.
That’s why I like Minecraft so if you
are looking for a game that you can be as
creative as you want or you don’t have a
goal so you can keep playing until you get
bored or until the world gets tons lag
because of all the matter you placed or
created.
Nicolas P
Why are movies interesting?
In this piece you will find some examples of why people
like to watch movies. They are a very interesting thing
you can pass and enjoy time with. If you think you really
need entertainment, without any doubt, what you
might be looking for is a quality movie. The good movie
you are looking for is something I could never know.
Why is that? Well, that is because every person likes
different things, so the same happens with what type of
movies you like and which ones you don’t. Sometimes it
might vary on what you feel like watching at that
moment. Sometimes maybe you want to watch
something else. You might have lots of types of favorite
movies and that is good because you get to pick out of
the movies you like. Comedies are fun to watch movies
because you get to laugh a lot and very often.
My Personal Favorites
The movies I like to watch are the ones that have cool
special effects. I also like movies with action and fights.
Also, movies that are funny are very entertaining for
me. The most recent movies I have watched are ones
that could be included in my list of favorites: Johnny
English Returns is very good and funny; Mission
Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol is very good and is an
action movie; also Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of
Shadows is a very good movie. My favorite movies
could also be movies in which the character has a lot of
unfairness in his story. For example, a character to
which all the bad things happen to. That makes it funny.
Also, I like watching superhero movies like Captain
America or Green Lantern, but one of my absolute
favorites right now is Batman. I think apart from having
a lot of fight, it is also a clever movie. I think it is clever
because of all the devices Batman manages and all the
plans he thinks of to stop Joker, the bad character .
These are some of my actual favorite movies, but when
I was younger, about six or seven years old, I remember
that my absolute favorite movie was Spiderman. I liked
those movies because of all the special powers
Spiderman and the villain had. Those super powers
were very well shown with all the special effects
supporting the powers of Spiderman and all the evil
villains, as demonstrated in Spiderman 3.
Types of Movies
The types of movies that are most seen are these:
comedy, action, drama, science fiction, animation, and
romantic comedy. As you can see, there are a few types
of movies. Not everyone likes the same movies though.
Do not think someone is crazy if they don’t like the
same movie you like. In my case, my favorite movies are
comedies or action movies. Some people may like
movies from a particular country. I think the funniest
movie I have ever watched has been Mr. Bean’s
Holiday. The movie with most action is exactly my
favorite movie, which is Mission Impossible 4: Ghost
Protocol. Johnny English Returns is a very good movie
with the same actor as Mr. Bean’s Holiday. Johnny
English and Mr. Bean were both about equally funny,
both with actor Rowan Atkinson. Sherlock Holmes 2 is
also an action film. In summary, movies are an
interesting topic. After all they are one of the most
interesting things person can do, watching a movie!!!
Cover of Mission Impossible 4
Nicolas P
Odysseus: Saga of the Seas
Nicolas P Some of us have heard the myth, but none of us have heard the link
to reality .Until now. The Cyclops,the Sirens, the Scylla and the
Charybdis. Where did these ideas come from? And more
importantly, are they still out there, lurking? Learn it all, in this
edition.
The Sirens
The Sirens are known as monsters with voices so sweet, that they
lured sailors to a watery grave. But what the heck made the Greeks
create this myth? After extensive research, scientists found the
supposedly mythical island of the Sirens. A naturally occurring rock
formation amplifies all the sounds around it, like a giant megaphone.
However, humans cannot make sounds loud enough to be heard off
the coast, even with the amplification. Therefore, the sounds came
from something else. The “something else” happens to be the monk
seals, a species native to the island. Their barks are exceptionally
loud, and sailors would have no trouble hearing them off the coast.
The Sirens are still with us, but not a threat at all. They’re just
blubbery and loud.
The Cyclops
A Cyclops is defined as a one-eyed monstrosity. What in the whole
wide world could have put that ridiculous and terrifying idea into the
noggins of those ancient Greeks? There are three plausible answers.
1: Greek academics usually prescribed certain herbs to pregnant
women. One of them caused the baby to develop badly. The baby
ended up with one large eye instead of two separate ones. The
condition was called [dramatic pause] cyclopia.2: The Greeks were
very fond of ancient paleontology. Sometimes they found fossils.
Occasionally, the fossils belonged to dwarf elephants. And seldom,
they were dwarf elephant skulls. The skulls had two holes in the
bottom corners for the tusks. There were two eye sockets above
them. And in the middle there was a large hole in the skull for the
trunk. Since the Greeks hadn’t heard of elephants yet, they probably
thought they had found the skull of a Cyclops. If someone had both
seen the elephant skulls, and heard of mothers giving birth to one-
eyed children, they may have put two and two together, thought
about it, and came up with the theory of those mutated children
growing to monstrous sizes. However there is another plausible idea
but it is quite less plausible than the others. There are several
volcanos in Greece. Maybe some Greeks with much too overactive
imaginations saw one or two erupting, and their much too
overactive imaginations gave them a detailed detail of a Cyclops. I’m
still skeptical about this one though.
Scylla and Charybdis
All of the sudden, six serpentine heads spring from the sea, the horrific
Scylla. Flanking the other side is a whopper of a whirlpool, the dreaded
Charybdis. Two monstrosities that are every sailor’s worst nightmare.
These are what Odysseus chose. Odysseus must face one of them. On
one hand, the Charybdis sucks in then throws away everything that gets
close to it. They could time their approach so that they get propelled
through the strait, but odds are their enemies on this one. On the other
hand the Scylla will attack the boat ferociously and eat the sailors but
they could survive. The decision is a no-brainer. Odysseus and his ship
approach the multi-headed sea creature of doom. The Greek’s
imaginations are outlandish when off-land even in familiar territory. Even
under those circumstances, a sucking/regurgitating whirlpool, and a six
headed man eating sea monster is more than a bit much. Whoever came
up with that either had a good reason to, or was under giga vivid
hallucinations from drinking a bucketful of undiluted Greek wine. The
good reason is a probable explanation now that we have evidence,
though ancient sailors were not exactly known for their soberness either.
The strait in question is the channel between Italy and Sicily. There
happen to be currents moving into the strait from both sides. Since there
are those two currents opposing each other, it makes the strait a large
whirlpool zone, which would explain the Charybdis. However, a giant,
man-eating, six headed sea snake is harder to dream up. Then again
there is that good reason. And the good reason is that there was a
monster in that strait. A monster known as [ dramatic pause] the giant
squid. Ever heard of one? I think you might have. Imagine how monstrous
it must have looked to possibly drunken sailors in itty-bitty wooden
boats. Quite monstrous I think. The possibility that a giant squid in the
minds of possibly drunken, itty-bitty boat sailing sailors would have
mentally mutated into a six-headed sea snake is more probable than the
Scylla being real. Right?
Reality Alert! What Island?
Before I get carried away explaining every little detail, let’s look at
this little detail. Where exactly is the island that Odysseus is racing
against time to get to? After all, what is the point of defying the
will of the gods to get back to a kingdom that you don’t even know
the location of? Homer described Ithaca as the farthest to the
west of a group of islands. The group was easy to locate but the
island of Ithaca in particular is harder to find. To a blind person the
island of Ithaki would be a shoe-in. To a person with perfect sight
it would also be a shoe-in. If the map was placed upside-down!
The island of Ithaki is the farthest to the east of the group, making
it, a shoe-out. The farthest out to the west is Caledonia, an island
made of two branches, and separated by a low valley. However,
that island is too big to be Ithaca. Or is it? To find it, however we
must erase the valley from reality itself. Think about it, if we erase
the valley we will be left with the small west branch and the larger
east branch. What if we pegged the west branch as Ithaca then?
We would be correct. If the valley didn’t exist we would find Ithaca
to be the west branch. It fits the description perfectly. Therefore
the island has been found. But the real question here is: how was
the valley not there all those years ago? Some scholars thought of
this and decided to find out. They acquired a giant oil drill and got,
well, drilling. By the time the drill was 15m below sea level, it
couldn’t go any deeper. And not once did they hit solid bedrock,
meaning that the valley was once underwater!
Nicolas P
Parrot’s
What they look like
Parrots have many different colors. The color of the
bird I had are Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, and Black. He’s toll
and has very long nails. He loves me, I’m the one who gives
him the most attention. He kind of has one blue eye and one
gray eye but, the gray eye has a hint of blue in it. All thou he’s
a very colorful bird he has a very plane black nose.
He Repeats What You Say
Some home Parrots like to repeat what you say
But I know my bird loves to repeat what you say. Usually I
would go up to the cage and say awesome and he would
repeat what I say. Sometimes I would do it to annoy my
sister. My sister would sometimes say I’m just like him
because I repeat what she says so she says I’m just like him.
She always has to point it out to me so, that’s why I always go
up to my parrots cage and we repeat everything my sister
says
What They Eat.
Most bird’s just eat seed mixtures of sunflower seeds
and other kinds of seeds but, parrots like fruits and some
vegetables. Some parrots (birds in general) Owners also put
some vitamins into their birds’ food. When you put your
parrot in his cage it needs two containers one for water and
one for food. You should put a cattle bone in the cage so you
birds has something to snack on. A cattle bone is a squid And
some sea creatures.
Two parrots sitting on a tree
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Introduction
Do you know how hard it is to have a playful puppy in your
house? I do, because I have one. To start with you must always have to know
certain stuff to have a husky. You can’t just have a husky because you feel
like it, and always do whatever you want, no, no, no. You should always have
to buy everything first: food, called “pienso”, his/her bed, and of course a
big caseta for the dog to sleep in, and a toy to entertain the husky after
he/she just ate. They always love to play just after eating.
Having a dog is not easy at all. You have to walk him/her, feed
him/her, and be aware about all the infections they have. You must do many
things to have a dog because (you also have to clean its poop, which is not
easy to do) but since I am use to it I know. But I have a brother that hates to
pick up poop, so both my sister and I have to go with him when it’s his turn
to pick up the poop. Each time he says that he will pick up the poop but he
never does.
Facts
Siberian Huskies became famous because of their ability to haul the sleds.
Huskies are really good in pulling sleds because they work very hard and they
are also really strong so be aware if you feel like giving him/her a walk with a
leash. For being really strong and fast in races they are named “Alaskans.”
This is really good information you could want to have if you had a
Siberian husky:
Weight: About 35-60 pounds. (16-27 kilograms)
Height: About 20-23.5 inches. (51-60 centimeters)
Country of Origin: Russia (Siberia)
Life Span: 11-13
Sometimes if you have a husky you might want to take him/her to
the snow because they love the texture of the snow. They also love to run in
the snow because it makes them feel free. Sometimes, in Iditarod’s huskies
get really tired so if they chose your husky as one of the huskies that have to
run, which I think would be impossible, make sure the husky has enough
water.
Feeding
You have to be alert about the feeding you are going to give the
husky. Their feeding is really important because if you give him/her to little
food they will start to howl, and if they howl it means he/she want more
food, and if you give him/her too much food they wouldn’t be feeling very
well. Imagine you were a husky and you wanted to eat more or we gave you
too much and you were starting to get ill. That would be horrible!
Sometimes accidents happen. For example, if you accidently give
him/her too much food consult the vet very fast. And if you think you give
him/her too little and see if he/she wants more. You can see if he/she wants
more because he/she will look back at you or if you think you gave him/her
too much you won’t see them with too much energy or they will go to sleep.
Another important thing you have to watch out for is the type of
food you give him/her. If you want to trick him/her, and give them human
food, watch out for the type of human food it is because you can’t just give
him/her any type of human food, you can’t give them birds neither bones
from animals, anything else but that. If you give him/her chicken or bones for
animals he/she will vomit it witch is not good.
Another important thing is the amount of food or times you
should give him/ her food. The amount you should give him/her is about 3 or
4 big scoops, but the important thing is how many times you give him/her
food. Well, you should actually feed them only at the end of the day because
that’s when they are really hungry because they are real hard working dogs.
So, the point is to give him/her 3 or 4 scoops in the night.
Walks
To huskies you must always give them 3 or 4 walks a day. If you
don’t walk him or her that much he or she will do all his/her stuff in the
house witch is another story and wouldn’t be very pleasant to smell neither
to clean up. The most important time to walk your dog is right after he/she
has eaten, because that’s when they have all the food in their tummy.
Another reason you should walk your husky is because most of
the time he/she might be all day bothering you and trying to beg you to take
him/her for a walk, and I am not kidding. Without walks the husky might feel
so alone, because he probably is going to be laying down trying to think
about another thing to think about.
The last reason is how to remind you to walk the dog. Just think
about it when you are in the bathroom because huskies always have to go to
the bathroom as much as we do. Just because they are huskies doesn’t mean
that they are 100% different from us. So keep that in mind!
Tummies
Watch out with the huskies tummy because it could be really
delicate…
Their tummies are so delicate they can catch lots of viruses, for
example, “parvovirus.” Parvovirus is a little bug that goes inside their tummy
and starts to eat it. So if you see that your husky isn’t feeling alright, (and you
can see that because of how much energy he/she has) consult the vet
because he/she could die of the infection. And I really mean you should
consult the vet because he/she could die in less than 10 days. Many viruses
can go in their tummy so be aware of what he/she is eating! Do you realize
how hard it is to have a husky?
Pienso: A type of food for a dog.
Caseta: Big houses were dogs can sleep.
Iditarod’s: A type of race with sleds they prepare for
huskies
Viruses: A bad sickness.
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The Canine Lion The Canine Lion The Canine Lion The Canine Lion
HunterHunterHunterHunter
A dog’s first function friend. Don’t buy a dog for it to be a guard, in
that case buy a burglar alarm. A Rhodesian ridgeback’s uniqueness is
the ridge of the back, formed by the hair growing in the opposite
direction to the rest of the coat. They are very fast, running down
whatever prey may come into their gaze. When they are alert, their
ears perk, but are always dropped. Rhodesian Ridgebacks are not
only attractive in looks, but personality as well; they are kind and
friendly, but very protective of their owners. They would fight to the
death if needed, and are very loyal. They get along well with most
people, though they do have a limit to their kindness when being
pestered. The Rhodesian ridgeback makes a most honorable
companion, in both hunting and friendship alike.
History
Rhodesian Ridgebacks are also called Lion hound, Lion Dog
or in Spanish perro crestado, Rhodesiano. These breeds are of
African origin, and created in Zimbae (Rhodesia). Some White
European settlers in the area that now is South Africa bred their
dogs with the native ridgeback dogs kept by members of the
Khoiknoi tribe. The resulting Rhodesian ridgeback was used for the
purpose of hunting lions, which was when they started to hunt lions.
At Home
This is a dog that needs to run and do exercise, so it’s
probably a bad idea to get one in the city. They easily knock down
things with their strong, long tail. They are smart, loyal, playful, nice,
brave, intelligent, dignified, (a bit stubborn) but certainly aloof to
strangers and they make great watch dogs. Although they love their
families Rhodesian Ridgebacks don’t have a highly rated tolerance
with children, they do the best with older kids who have had dogs
before and have time to train them. They are hard to train I am not
going to lie but they also sometimes wander off. They will eat
anything, try to sit on your lap, and can try to sleep on your bed
probably chick to chick.
Picking the Dog
While Rhodesian ridgeback puppies are charming they
grow up to be big, powerful dogs. It may not be a wise idea to get
one as a first dog or for small children. To choose between a male or
female and pedigree or not a cross breed isn’t as complicated as it
sounds like. To pick between a male or a female it depends on if you
what to breed or not and the fact that dogs may be more aggressive
than female dogs. And to be of pedigree it’s for sure if what you
want is a dog to compete in competitions. Cross breeds often have
characteristics in between. It’s recommended to buy a puppy
instead of a grown up, because dogs get used to something easier
when they are still young. The Rhodesian ridgeback litter is of 7-8
puppies.
Facts
They have a brown cape of hair with a ridge on for sure
the back and occasionally a white spot on the chest. They are
important to train for obedience things like: sit, down, plats, fetch
and stay are normally essential on every dog. It’s a precise idea to
plan ahead on vacation. Always be prepared for sickness, have the
vet’s phone number and give it to anyone looking after your dog.
This dog’s life span is of 9-12 years but most live up to 16. Their
ridge measures 5 cm. A Rhodesian ridgeback height is of 24 to 27
inches, dogs are from 63-67 cm and bitches 61-66. They are from a
large breed, weigh about 65- 85 pounds!
Glossary
Pestered- to be annoyed
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by Ms. Campbell
You can see a rainbow of colors all around you. You hear music and the tap-tap-tap of feet. You smell the hot oil. Where else could you be, but the April Fair in Seville.
The Fairground
The Seville fair is held in the fairgrounds to the southwest of the city, across the river next to a wealthy neighborhood. In memory of the local sport of bull fighting, the 12 streets are named after famous toreros
like Juan Belmonte, Espartero, Curro Romero, or Joselito el Gallo. On one end of the fair restaurants set up temporary stalls for late morning snacks. On the other end lies Calle del Infierno, amusement park rides and
carnival games. But most of the action of the fair takes place on the 12 streets where there are more then 1,000 green, red, and white casetas. In front of and inside these casetas people gather to dance and party for seven
days in April. There are several horse and carriage parades throughout the week, but by afternoon, only hordes of humans can be seen dancing on the dirt roads.
“Little Houses”
Emblematic to Seville are the green and white pin striped and red and white pinstripes of the little houses, or casetas at the April Fair. You may recognize these
colors as the striped jerseys of Betis or Seville, the two local soccer teams. But for one week in April these colors become the backdrop of the Seville April Fair. The over 1,000 casetas that are set up for the week’s
festivities must be of one of these two color combinations. With a metal base and frame, these canvas tents go up shortly before the week of the fair, and are taken down shortly after.
Casetas are divided into three sections. Where the front
part is curtained off from the rest, often a doorman stands guard because more casetas are private and allow in only the owners and their friends. The middle section is crowded on the periphery with flower-painted red or green miniature, round tables with matching wooden chairs, and the center is left open for Sevillanas dancing. The back section is the bar where food and drink are served. Other than that, the unique decorations of lace, flower beds, and pictures is let up to the initiative and creativity of the owners. Several regions, such as La Mancha, have larger public casetas which can
accommodate hundreds of people, but lack the charm of the smaller ones.
Dresses
The colorfully, dotted flowing dresses are perhaps the most memorable of all the scenes at the fair. As the regional dress of Seville, the trajes de flamenco are said to be the most flattering to women from 3 months to 100 years old. Large puffy sleeves over the shoulders, low necklines, tight waist, and multiple skirts layered from
thigh to ankle. Though each year new styles update the look slightly, by far the most popular patterns are still those that are white with large colored lunares, or polka-dots, or the inverse. Women then accessorize with contrasting colored scarves and costume jewelry. And one of the lesser- known, hidden features of the dress is concealed beneath one of the several skirts. Lift it up and you will find a small pocket sewn in so that lugging a non-matching purse to the fair is not necessary.
Eat, Drink, and Dance
Sevillanos strategically pace themselves to be able to eat, drink, and dace all 7 days of the fair, while also continuing their normal lives. The festivities ceremoniously start on Monday night with the lighting of the main gate to the fair. Most people faithfully work
every morning, Tuesday-Friday, and then enthusiastically head to their casetas for lunch. Freshly- carved Spanish ham, warm potato and egg tortilla, and fried green peppers fill the stomachs of the fair goers.
The drink that flows copiously during the fair is called Manzanilla, a dry, white wine similar to dry sherry from Jerez.
Time for a quick nap and a change of clothes, then back to the fair for hours of revelry and dancing. Flamenco music and dance, both called Sevillanas, stream out of
the casetas speakers. ♪ ♫ One--two-three. ♪ ♫ One--two-three. Men and women or women and women line up to pass and twirl their way through the 4 parts of the Sevillanas dance. Each pair does the same steps to the
dance, but adds their own individual, improvised flairs. Onlookers laugh, chat, and clap as they rest up for their turn to hit the dance floor.
Sevillanos dance into the wee hours of the night, head to the far end of the fair for some chocolate and churros;
then they head home for a quick night’s sleep before starting a typical fair day all over again for the 6 remaining toreros-bullfighters
toreros-bullfighters Sevillanos-people from Seville
casetas-little houses churros-sticks of fried dough
lunares-dots
trajes de flamenco-Spanish dresses from Seville
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All About the Del Mar Fair
By Lauren S.
Something that I know a lot about is the Del Mar Fair in California. I know many of the people who work there. My Grandma is in charge of signing people up to spots to put their trailers when they are working there, and my aunt is her assistant, so my sister, my cousins, and I get to sleep over in a trailer at the fair. I also know lots more people who work there.
History of the Fair
The Del Mar Fair is the 6th largest fair in the United States. It is open one month in the summer every year. The usual amount of people that attend the fair is over one million. The fair has been a tradition in San Diego since1880, when the location of the fair was moved around und until 1936, when it moved to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. In 1954 the name was The Southern California Exposition and The San Diego County Fair. Then, in 1970, the name was changed to just Southern California Exposition. In 1984, the name was The Del Mar Fair until 2002, when it turned into the San Diego County Fair and The Del Mar Fair.
Eating at the Fair
Someone else I know who works at the Del Mar fair are the ice cream shop people, which is good, because that way when we go to the fair we get free ice cream. My oldest cousin works at the ice cream stand as a summer job. If you ever go to the Del Mar Fair, here are some foods that you should eat there-
• Ice cream and frozen lemonade • Funnel cakes • Hot dogs • Cinnamon rolls • Barbeque with grilled corn on the cob • Kettle corn
Elephant and Horse Rides
Another thing you can do at the Del Mar Fair is the elephant and horse rides. The elephant rides is this big, big area where 10 elephants walk around in a circle. You get on an elephant and it walks around.
Pig Races
Something else at the Del Mar Fair that I want to tell you about is the pig races. It is a small arena where about 5 pigs are. It is like a horse race, but a smaller track.
The pigs sometimes have to jump over little hurdles or wade through little pools of water. If you watch the race they sometimes give you a tiny rubber pig keychain as you walk out at the end of the race.
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What to do at The Fair
There are four parts of the fair- the part where there are the rides for toddlers, there is the loud carnival part with roller-coasters, carnival games, and funhouses, there is the quieter part where the auction, most of the lunch places, and garden shows are, then there is the more or less quiet place where everyone sets up their trailers. In the loud carnival part, I usually just go into the funhouses with my cousins, but we usually also go on some roller-coasters and giant slides, stuff like that. We also go to the candy shop and it’s really cool because you just grab a bag, fill it with candy, and then go pay for it. One time we filled our bag a little too much and as soon as we got out of the fair’s candy store, the bag exploded all over the ground, so we had to stop at a cotton candy stand to get a new bag.
The Wood and Art Museum
My dad’s favorite part of the fair is the wood and art museum and competition. He never enters, but my grandpa always does. Our first stop at the fair is always the wood and art museum because we have to hurry over there to vote for my grandpa’s little wood sculpture, or whatever he made to be the best. Last year he made this really cool bench out of a log. Of course, at the last day of the fair, all the stuff that was set out can either be taken by the owner or sold to someone else.
My Favorite Part of the Fair
My favorite part of the fair is when my cousins, my sister, and I walk around the fair, going to the carnival funhouses and the ice cream stand. Then, when we are ready to go back to the trailer, we phone our grandma who tells our uncle to go pick us up in the golf cart. Then, we get into our pajamas, then have a pillow fight, play cards, tell stories, or watch a movie until we fall fast asleep in our sleeping bags and fluffy, soft pillows.
The Last Day of the Del Mar Fair
On the last day of the fair for the summer, there is a lot to be finished. Everyone runs around, packing up their stuff, and going to the fairgrounds for a last taste of all the people, rides, and fun. Once my cousins, my sister, and I are done packing our stuff and going around the fair, we go help the people in the trailer next to us packing, or whatever else they need us to do.
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The Neptune Fountain
By: Maria C
Introduction
Stare is all you do. You see the pennies lying on the
ground. It is all made out of whiny, marble but you cannot see the
marble underneath the water. Then your eyes catch a blank little
space without pennies and you stare. The water is cold and damp as
ice it lays beneath the shiny smooth soft water. The hot humid
horrible air covers you like a heavy blanket that lays on top of me.
You look closely at all the water and you feel like jumping in, but no
you stay still.
Moods of the sea
La Fontana di Trevi is the most popular fountain in Rome
it attracts tourist a lot that is why the fountain is always crowded .
Trevi symbolizes “Tre Vie” which means “three Avenues” One of
the fountain symbols was “Citta Eterna” that means eternal city
has many sculpture though there is a very important one the most
important one is a sculpture of Neptune the good of the sea is on a
Carriage shaped like a shell. He is holding two tritons. In front of
him there are two horses one is fierce, strong, angry, and powerful
but the other is the opposite of it the other horse is shy, calm,
relaxed and peaceful.
The bronze marble fountain
The fountain is made out of marble it has many
sculptured but the most important sculpture is the one with
Neptune. You can tell clearly where it is placed because it is in the
center under that sculpture there are tree stepped waterfall
where that water slides through the big hard steps. And all the
rest of it is full of sculptures.
What can happen in a simple fountain?
Think deeply about this question. At first I thought that
nothing could go wrong on a fountain I mean it’s a simple fountain
but this thought that I had was absolutely wrong. O you evidence
well I will give it to you. One year for valentine day there was a guy
who put this coloring liquid to turn it red. Then there are some
people that try to steal the pennies. Well now there are 2
examples of what could go wrong on a simple
What can happen in a simple fountain?
Think deeply about this question. At first I thought that
nothing could go wrong on a fountain I mean it’s a simple fountain
but this thought that I had was absolutely wrong. O you evidence
well I will give it to you. One year for valentine day there was a guy
who put this coloring liquid to turn it red. Then there are some
people that try to steal the pennies. Well now there are 2
examples of what could go wrong on a simple
Today
As everyone knows the story of the fountain can be
changed simply well unfortunately it did. Now a days the story has
changed now people through 3 pen1es 1 to fall in love in Rome 2 to
get married and 3 to come back to Rome with the person. Mostly
tourists do this but people who come and live to Rome or people
that are from Rome follow the 1 penny story.
Tradition
When you go visit Rome you have to go visit La Fontana di
Trevi you have to do many things this is exactly what you would do
on a hot day . Not just a hot day but a really hot day. You saunter
heeding for the fountain the water splashes at your burning legs
and it cools you off the flash on the camera sprints to your eyes.
Thanks you hear yourself say you look down and there I penny
laying just there and you close your eyes sit down on the cold
marble facing the opposite way of the fountain then you hear all of
your family holler “1,2,3” then at the 3rd second you swing your
right arm to your lift shoulder and let go.
At least that is what my parents told me. It is a
commonly tradition in Rome. You are supposed to face the street
swing your right hand to your left shoulder and let go of the
bronze penny that represented you will come back to Rome. And
you wish that that little penny would come true.
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The King of the Night
Vampire Bats
What do you think of the name Vampire bat? They have
big ears and big snouts. Listen, they are not as scary as
you think. If anything, they are a great help to the
world. Vampire bats are actually a great help because
Vampire bats eat insects… a whole lot of insects! One
Vampire bat can consume over 40 insects per hour and
those insects could be killing crops so they really help.
They also balance the amount of insects there need to
be in the world. Vampire bats are infrequent mammals
that live in forests and caves mostly in South America,
Brazil. As most bats the sun is not the preferred thing
for Vampire bats. The Vampire bat is very bright; they
can walk on two legs like human can. A Vampire Bat’s
wings are made of skin.
Their hands stretch all
the way to the tip of
their long wings.
Baby Vampire Bats
Did you know Vampire
bats can have babies
when they are two
years old? When
Vampire bats are born
they stay with their mother until they know how to
hunt. Their mother protects the baby with hundreds of
other Vampire bat moms! It is really, really hard to find
your mother out hundreds mothers that look exactly
the same. Apparently it they see their mother like a
different color.
How They Feed
Vampire bats have a different way of eating… well
feeding. Vampire bats feed on blood. They might sound
scary or dangerous but they are actually harmless
unless you provoke them. There like bees. In the 80’s,
Vampire bats contained rabies, they still do but they
harm a lot less people now because in the 80’s Vampire
bats made a lot of people sick by biting them with
rabies. Some people even died. The reason they could
not end it is because Vampire bats are really sly and
they have razor sharp teeth so the people it would bite
would not feel a thing until they got sick. That is how
sharp their teeth are. Vampire bats do not contain as
much rabies as they did back then but people have
wiped out a lot of them and now they are endangered.
Going on about what the Vampire bats feed on,
Vampire bats feed mostly on outrages, cows, horses
and donkeys. As you know, with their razor sharp the
animals they feed on will not feel a thing, but they do
not give rabies to animals. Vampire Bats usually bite on
an animal’s neck, foot or ear. They know where there is
more blood in an animal’s body by using their eyes. A
Vampire Bat’s eyes are a lot different to other animals
eyes or humans eyes because they can change their eye
site to a type of night vision eyes where they see where
there is more blood on a mammals body in black and
white. And apparently cows and ostriches have more
blood.
The Radar
Did you know the radar was developed with the studies
of bats? The eyes of a Vampire bat have a great sight
besides when feeding but they mostly live on ear.
Vampire bats have very sensitive ears that can hear
about 2 miles from their distance. The way they travel is
different, for example to catch a pray they listen for
snoring preys sense they feed on sleeping animals. This
is called echolocation (E-CKO-lo-Cay-shun). Once they
get a sound, they will send a screech to the precise
direction and they will fly right over the ground and
wait for an echo to come back. The amount of time it
takes to come back tells them how far the objects so
they can dodge it. That is how they got the idea of the
radar around the 1980’s.
Glossary
• .Echolocation- A general method of finding an object
determining a time of echoes.
• Feeding- To give food to; supply with nourishment: To
feed on blood (Vampire bat’s perspective)
• Rabies an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other
animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected
animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not
administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group;
hydrophobia.
• Night vision- night-sight, isotopic vision, twilight vision,
ability to see in dim light.
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