Anne frank

Anne Frank was born on June 12 1929. Her diary Wartime diary The Diary Of A Young Girl has been the bases of many plays and films. The Frank family moved to  Germany to Amsterdam in 1993 the year the Nazis took control of Germany. By the beginning of 1940 they were trapped in Amsterdam  by the German occupation of the Netherlands. Otto Frank, the only survivor of the family, returned to Amsterdam after the war to find that Anne's diary had been saved, and his efforts led to its publication in 1947. It has since been translated into many languages. It was translated from its original Dutch and first The Diary of a  young girl. The blank diary, which was given to Anne published in English in 1952 as  The Diary Of a young girl  on her thirteenth birthday, chronicles her life from 12 June 1942 until 1 August 1944. 

My opinion on this topic is Anne Frank was very brave. She had to go through so many things during the holocaust. She has inspired me to be brave and never give up. She had to goto concentratin camp because of the Nazis. This is My opinion on Anne Frank. 


Do you think ann was brave? Would you like to live her life for one day?

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was born on    January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972. He was the first Africain Americain baseball player to play in the major league. Over ten seasons he played in six world series. He was selected for six consecutive games. Robinson was inducted from the hall of fame in 1962. He was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honered. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. On April 15th 2004 Jackie Robinson day which is when everyone on every team wears the number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson. He was the youngest of 5 siblings Jerry and Mallie Robinson, after siblings Edgar, Frank, Matthew (nicknamed "Mack"), and Willa Mae.  His middle name was in honor of former President Theodore Rossovelt.


Jackie Robinson was brave enough too play baseball. Eventhough he was black he still wanted too play baseball. A white man hit a ball and Robinson catched it. It stung his hand a little but he still caught it. When that white man gave him his first baseball glove he got inspired. Day by day he practiced baseball by himself. This is an important topic to understand because he was very dertimned to do this. He practiced everyday. He was then selected to play in a baseball game.

Do you think Jackie Robinson was brave to play baseball because of his color?

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

 

The Great Wall of China – one of the Seven Wonders of the medieval World - was built to protect the Chinese Empire from other military groups. It is made of stones, bricks, earth and other materials. It is built along an east-to-west and stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east, to Lop Lake in the west. The length of all Chinese defense walls built is approximately 31,070 miles.

Facts about Chinese wall:

• It is the longest man-made structure in the world.
• Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC and later joined together, made bigger and stronger, and are now called as the Great Wall. Especially famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty.
• It was used for border controls, the imposition of duties on goods and the control of immigration.
• The Great Wall has watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.
• Most of the ancient walls have eroded away over the centuries, and very few sections remain today.
• It is said that hundreds of thousands, if not up to a million, workers died building the Qin wall.
• In 2009, an additional 180 mi of previously undetected portions of the wall, built during the Ming Dynasty, were discovered. The sections had been submerged over time by sandstorms which moved across the arid region.
• The Chinese invented the wheelbarrow and used it extensively in building the Great Wall.
• Numerous temples were built along the Great Wall for the worship of the war god, Guandi
• The Great Wall of China is 25 feet high in some places and ranges from 15-30 feet wide.
• The highest point of the Great Wall is in Beijing at Heita Mountain (5,033 feet). The lowest point is at Laolongtou (sea level).
• As early as 1346, the North African traveler Ibn Battuta, reported about the wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pyramid of Giza

What are Pyramids?

 

 

Egypt has the most famous pyramids in the world. The pyramids that were built thousands of years ago for pharaohs and kings. Over 130 pyramids have been found in Egypt. Pyramid is defined as a polyhedron made by connecting a  polygonal base. The point on the top is called apex.  The Egyptian pyramids may have been modeled after a sacred, pointed statue. The  ben-ben  stone means the rays of the sun. The Egyptians Believed that when the pharaoh dies it  reaches heaven by the sun beams. The weight of the pyramid evens out on all sides of the pyramids base. Most of the weight is on the bottom of the pyramid. The higher you go the less weight it is. This allowed ancient civilizations to build very sturdy pyramids.

 

 

What is the most Famous Pyramid? 

 

The most famous pyramid is the Pyramid of Giza near Cairo. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of the largest pyramids in the world. It is one of the seven wonders of the world that is still in existence.

 

It is built with 1.3 million limestone's. The weigh anywhere from 5,000 pounds to 30,000 pounds. It's four sides face north,south,east,and west precisely. It used to be 488 feet tall but now it is455 feet tall. No one really knows for sure how the Great pyramid of Giza was made. Without the technology and machines to build the Great  Pyramid of Giza The Egyptians still managed to build a very sturdy pyramid. Some experts believe that the believe the pyramids could have been built with as few as 20,000-30,000 workers. Other experts, however, argue that it might have taken over 100,000 workers.

 

 

  

 

  

Clara Barton

Clara Barton is widely honored in American history. She was born on December 25 1821 as Clarissa Harlowe in  Oxford, Massachusetts. Her career started when her brother David was sick. She was the first women in the federal government. She worked at the United States Patent Office in Washington D.C. She was also a nurse and a humanitarian. When the civil war began in 1861 she recognized that there was a need of help for the poor soldiers. Instead of waiting for people to take action, she started getting supplies by herself. She asked people for donations, and stored them to distribute them to the soldiers. She helped the soldiers in many ways. She read to them, wrote letters, and prayed for them.

Clara Barton repeatedly kept asking the government and military for permission to bring her voluntary services and supplies to the places they were needed the most. After the Battle of Cedar Mountain in Northern Virginia in August 1862, She arrived at a field hospital with all of her supplies and was ready to help. From that time she was called, “The angel of the battlefield,”. She helped people in the worst parts in the Civil War and small battles in the Civil war. It didn’t matter to her she just wanted to help no matter what. She often put her own life in danger because she was willing to travel to the front lines in the battle.


In 1869, Clara went to Europe and learned about the International Committee of the Red Cross. She successfully founded the American Red Cross In 1881 at the age of 60! She lead the American Red Cross for the next 23 years. In 1896 she traveled to Istanbul to respond to the humanitarian crisis. She also opened the first American Red Cross headquarters in Beijing, China. She worked in hospitals in Cuba at the age of 77. she didn’t retire from the Red Cross until she was 83 years old! This is the story of Clara Barton's life story.

 

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black Friday

 What's Black Friday

Black Friday is when lots of people go to stores and get better discounts. The items are much cheaper then the normal price. The three things that I found interesting about Black Friday is
1. they have a new shopping day called cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is when people don't want to fight the crowd.
2. A similar day in Canada and Great Britain is called boxing day.
3. My last interesting thing that I learned about black Friday is historians believed that the Philly started the name Black Friday. This topic is related to Thanksgiving because the people buy things the day after Thanksgiving. That's why it is related to Thanksgiving.





My Opinion on Black Friday

My opinion on Black Friday is that people are going nuts on shopping. They get up so early at 3:00 in the morning and go shopping. The people there are so crazy that they get violent. I formed this opinion by watching the news showing people fighting and throwing things at each other. The resources that I used to get information on this topic is from Wonderopilis.org. People would think this is exciting because some people don't know what Black Friday is. My final thought about Black Friday is it should be a calm and normal day like any other shopping days and no violence. This is my opinion on Black Friday.

My top ten list

My top ten list is about What the deals are on Black Friday.
1. lg55 inch 1080p120 led tv is 499.99 dollars.
2. Samsung 65 inch 1080p for 999.99 dollars. regular price1,499,99
3. vision series 50 inch for 599.99. Regular Price 799.99
4. Sony smart with wifi blu ray player for 54.99 dollars. regular price189.99.
5. Samsung galaxy s4 free with two year contract. regular price 199.99 dollars.
6. lg for 24.99 dollars with a two year contract. Regular price 199.99 dollars.
7. Microsoft Surfacer32 gb 199.99. Regular price 349.99 dollars.
8. Mac Book Pro 13 inch with retina display 1,099 dollars. Regular price 1,299.99 dollars
9. ipad air with wifi 16 gb for 1449.99 dollars. Regular price 1499.99 dollars.
10. HP envy touch smart lap top 329.99 dollars. Regular price 799.99 dollars.

My Final Question about Black Friday Is........
My Question is why do people have to be so violent. They should  act like normal people. My challenge is how much money do average people buy? How Much profit do they get back? My thought is do other countries except America, great Britian and Canada? How do they do it? Is it all crazy and crowded or calm and respectful. This is how I feel about Black Friday. I hope you liked My Blog on Black  Friday. Please comment on the comment box below.



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Do you know what is Sternutation?

Do you know what is Sternutation?

Sternutation is scientific name of sneezing (Ackchooo…..)

So, why do you sneeze?

Sneezing is a body’s natural way of getting rid of something irritating your nose.. It begins with a tickling sensation in the nerve endings that sends a message to your brain that it needs to get rid of something irritating the lining of your nose

If you sneeze that means that you are allergic to something. Dust, cold air, pepper etc can irritate your nose and trigger a sneeze. When germs and viruses make a home in your nose that can cause swelling and more sneezing.

Sneezes travel fast and furiously. A single sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour. That means your body can send 100,000 germs at that speed. No wonder we can contract the flu so easily during flu season

 Although your body does it automatically sneezing involves many complex coordination of several different parts of the body, belly muscles, chest muscles, diaphragm, muscle underneath your lungs and your eyelids make a sneeze. Your eyelids are important in this sneezing process because you don’t want to see what germs fly into the air. Sneezing protects your body by clearing bacteria and viruses from the nose.

When teachers and parents tell you to sneeze in tissue or your inner elbow they know what they are talking about because that can give other people your germs which is not good.

Some interesting facts about sneezing :

• The person who had the longest sneezing spree was 978 days straight.
• People don’t sneeze when they are asleep because the nerves involved in nerve reflex are also resting.


We can’t sneeze and keep our eyes open–and no one knows why
Our heart does not stop when we sneeze
How we sneeze says smoothing about us.
• When we sneeze it can travel up to 5 feet away
• The bacteria from our explosion into the air can spread up to 150 feet away
• After a person sneezes people say God bless you” or similar thinhs in other languages
• Plucking stray hairs on your face may trigger a nerve that supplies your sneeze nerve
• Sunshine will make one out of three people sneeze.
• Sometimes workout may make you sneeze

  

Some interesting videos about sneezing :

First recoded sneeze of the world.

Sneezing Panda:

Sneezing in slow motion

In conclusion: Sneezing is important to our health. sometimes watching somebody sneeze can be funny and sometimes infectious.

Some interesting links about sneezing :

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/fascinating-facts-about-sneezing.html