tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39115073534475313652024-03-13T21:14:55.872-07:00Heather's Perfect PostsRockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-64114119059182601562015-04-15T21:05:00.000-07:002015-04-15T21:06:25.405-07:00The California Missions<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Missions were an important part of America’s history. They had a huge impact on America today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Missions were formed by the Spanish in 1769 to colonize the territory of Alta California, and to convert Native Americans to the Catholic religion. At that time, they didn't know what to do with the missions though. There were a few suggestions for the purpose of the missions, but it was hard sailing from Spain to Alta California with the rough waves and the powerful waves to sail against. Spain also had other priorities. What caught Spain's attention was that the Russians started going farther down the west coast of North America from Alaska. The Russians were spotted near present day San Francisco in the 1760s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spain sent some settlers to the missions, but not very many wanted to go into the wilderness. The Spanish had good results in using the missions to claim other parts of North America.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Franciscan padres saw this as an opportunity to convert the Native Americans to Catholic Faith. Most of the Native Americans were forced to go to the missions to be baptized, and others either came by choice or curiosity. Once they were baptized, they followed their traditions and lived in the missions. They thought that they could transform the Native Americans into “good people” before they died.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Father Junipero Serra formed the missions. Father Serra was a Spanish Franciscan friar and a Catholic priest. Father Serra’s goal was to Christianize the Native Americans. He was born on November 24, 1713, on a Spanish island of Mallorca, which is in the Mediterranean Ocean. His parents, Margarita Ferrer, Antonio Serra, sent him to a Franciscan school. In 1749, he traveled with his fellow Franciscans, who intended to work at a mission near Mexico City. Father Serra took went to Vera Cruz by ship. Despite his ill condition from the voyage, he insisted on walking all the way to Mexico City, which was over two hundred miles away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For about fifteen years, Father Serra worked in Mexico with the same tasks as he had in Spain, but he also took in the missionary work. In 1767, the Spanish emperor had missions built in both Baja California and Alta California. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Father Serra spent the rest of his life as the leader of the Franciscans and working at the missions in Alta California, but he was in a bad condition. He was over fifty years old, and he was alarmingly thin, suffering from asthma, and badly injured in one of his legs, determined Father Serra continued to found missions. He also is famous for his punishment caused by shame: wearing shirts with pointed wires jabbing in at his body, whipping himself until he was bleeding, and holding a lit candle to his chest, scarring his body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Father Junipero Serra died on August 28, 1784, at the age of seventy, and is buried at </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission San Carlos Borroméo in the church. Near the end of his life, he told his friend and confessor, Father Francisco Palou: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I desire you to bury me in the church, quite close to Father Juan Crespi for the present; and when the stone church is built, they may put me where they want.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There were twenty-one missions built in all from 1769 to 1823 in Alta California, mostly near the coast from San Diego to north of San Francisco. The chain of missions stretched for over five hundred miles. The first mission was Mission San Diego de Alcalá, founded on July 16, 1769, by Father Serra. The last mission to be was Mission San Francisco Solano, founded on July 4, 1823. There was also an extra nine missions in Baja California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order, the missions go from: Mission San Diego, Mission San Carlos Borroméo, Mission San Antonio, Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, Mission San Luis Obispo, Mission San Francisco, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission Santa Clara, Mission San Buenaventura, Mission Santa Barbara, Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Mission Santa Cruz, Mission Nuestra Senora, Mission San Jose, Mission Juan Bautista, Mission San Miguel Arcángel, Mission San Fernando Rey, Mission San Luis Rey, Mission Santa Ines, Mission San Rafael Arcángel, and Mission San Francisco Solano. The missions go from southern Alta California to northern Alta California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All of the missions had bells. The bells were usually hung in a bell tower or a companario. In some missions, they kept their bells in a bell wall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bells were used to call people to church at dawn. They were also used to notify people of the time and day, and to control daily life at the missions. In the mission period, nobody had watches. These mission bells started the day. Bells were also rung at midday to indicate a meal, and also at dusk to show that work was over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the early missions, the bells were sent by ship with other supplies from New Spain, also known as Mexico. They were seen as necessary. Even when the mission wasn’t built yet, they would hang a bell at the top of a pole. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The missions had a big effect on America. It changed the lives of most of the Native Americans. Once they were in the missions, most weren’t allowed to practice their own religions and had to follow the Catholic religion. Some of the Native Americans tried to run away, but they were caught. They adjusted to the mission life. Everyday at the mission was very uniform, the people ate meals at scheduled times, the Native Americans learned a new language (Spanish), and they would work for the rest of the day until the bell rings to call them back to their homes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the Mexican War of Independence, in 1833, the missions were secularized and sold by the Mexican Government. The mission land was either sold or given away. The Mexico’s leaders wanted to make Alta California’s economy stronger. Half of the mission land went to people who would start farms and ranches. That would bring trades to California. The other half was supposed to go to California Indians, but as usual, they were treated unfairly and very little California Indians got land. Most of the land grants went to Californios and new settlers. Even if the California Indians got land, they couldn’t understand Spanish and didn’t know what the people were saying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the mission land had been sold or given away, the buildings crumbled. It wasn’t until the 1900s when the missions were repaired. Even so, Alta California had changed. Father Serra had converted thousands of Native Americans and introduced agriculture to California. Unfortunately, the Native Americans were not able to continue their own religion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Missions changed many lives of people and brought new ways of life to California. It would not be the same if missions had not been formed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission San Juan Capistrano, “Jewel of the Missions”, was the seventh mission. It was first planned on October 30th, 1775, by Father Fermín Lasuén. It was quickly abandoned because there was news that there was a revolt on San Diego. The padres and soldiers decided to leave San Juan Capistrano and to go to San Diego to help them. The mission building crumpled during an earthquake. It was finally re-founded on November 1, 1776, when Father Serra led a party of people to San Juan Capistrano. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Great Stone Church only stood six years until on December 8, 1812, when the earthquake shook most of Southern California. The church bell tower fell into the church, killing a few people. When the shaking finally stopped, about forty people had died and the church was in ruins. It was never rebuilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It took a long time to build Mission San Juan Capistrano. For the first two years, there was not enough water in the area to drink or water the growing crops. They decided to move near the an Acagchemem tribe where the water supply was large. But the friars and soldiers still needed help building the mission. They decided to be cunning and led the Indians by attracting them with food and jewels. The Indians were also curious at the tools that the Spanish were using. Eventually, some of the Acagchemem joined the missions and helped build it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some of the Acagchemem and the Spanish people gathered the materials in the area. They chopped down trees and cut the trees into planks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like the six missions before Mission San Juan Capistrano, it was to expand the boundaries for Spain, and to spread Christianity among the Native Americans here, to “save their souls”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The tribe that was near Mission San Juan Capistrano was mainly Acagchemem tribe. When the Spanish arrived, they called the Native Americans the Juaneño. This tribe did not have a written history, but historians have been able to learn their way of life through artifacts and stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like many other Native American tribes in Alta California, the Acagchemem lived in a small village, most of them near a source of water. They made their homes in a cone shape using a wooden build with reeds and brush on top of it. The outer parts were put on by layers, like a roof on a house, to keep the inside dry. These huts were called </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">kiitcas</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Acagchemem tribe’s life had a lot to do with nature. Their religion, clothing, food, homes, and weapons were all made or had nature to do with it. This was a good thing; when they needed to survive by on their own, they know what they need to get from their environment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Though the Acagchemem were very attached to their way of life, the Spanish wanted them to follow Spain’s ways. The tribe’s lifestyle was changed forever when Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded. The missions baptized the Native Americans and taught them how to make adobe bricks for the walls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission San Juan Capistrano was named after a 14th century theologian, Saint John of Capistrano. He was a Franciscan friar as well as a Catholic priest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This mission is famous for the return of the swallows. The miracle of the swallows happens on March 19th, St. Joseph's Day, at Mission San Juan Capistrano. As these little birds fly all the way to Mission San Juan Capistrano every year, the village of San Juan Capistrano is alive with people that have come from around the world to witness the migration. When they arrive at Mission San Juan Capistrano at early dawn, they start rebuilding the mud nests that hang on to the remains of the Great Stone Church. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After spending a summer in the sheltered walls of the old mission, the swallows leave to South America, about 6,000 miles, returning next spring. On the Day of San Juan, October 3rd, they leave after circling the mission as if they were saying goodbye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission San Juan Capistrano is built along the coast of California, on the coast, in present-day San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, Southern California. The founders noted that it was important to build it here because of the water source, three streams and the Trabuco Creek. The sea routes were very important, and that is why Mission San Juan Capistrano is built near the ocean. Some people come to the missions by ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The population in Mission San Juan Capistrano grew steadily. In 1797, there were 1,000 neophytes. The highest the population ever went was in 1812, where there were 1,361 people. When Mission San Juan Capistrano was secularized in 1833, there was still 861 neophytes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you walk in through the courtyard you would see a fountain in the courtyard. In front of you, there are the storerooms. To the left are the the workshops and to the right is the Serra Church. If you turn around, you would be facing the kitchens. When you go in the Serra Church from the courtyard, in front of you would be the cemetery. If you go all the way back to the entrance of the mission, on one side of the kitchen, is the soldiers’ quarters, and on the other side of the kitchen is the friars’ quarters. The bell wall is on the right of the friars’ quarters, and the Great Stone Church is on the right of the bell wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I woke up with a start, the bells ringing loudly. Another day at the mission. The routine for the missions was always the same for me: wake up, eat breakfast, work, eat lunch, work some more, eat dinner, and sleep, all at certain times and places. I wasn’t used to this schedule when I first joined the missions. Life for California Indians was very free, and that was what I wanted and enjoyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I slipped out of bed, I thought about how I once tried to escape the missions. How clever the missionaries were to lure me into the missions with beads, and how foolish I was to fall into the trap! I live in a dormitory-like building called a monjerío. Unmarried women and girls over the age of eight lived here. Outside of the building was the only exit and entrance of the monjerío, the courtyard. An older woman, a matron, would guard the monjerío, either from harm or to prevent them from escaping. A couple of other girls tried to escape with me. We somehow all got past the matron, but some other guards caught us and we were led back to the mission and given a punishment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I walked out of the building and into the kitchen where I took a bowl for a serving of food. I was still not used to eating this kind of food. It was very different from what I used to eat with my tribe. I looked longingly at the potatoes, beans, onions, peppers, squash, and some fruit on the counter, and wished I was eating freshly hunted and cooked venison, along with some blackberries and acorn meal. Even though I did eat beans and squash before, I didn’t like the rest of the food. But when the lady piled some food in my bowl, I ate it all anyway. There’s no point starving yourself when you have a full day of work ahead of you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I finished my food quickly and waited until the bell rung again. It was time for work. I returned my bowl and headed outside. I walked into a room where the weaving loom was, and saw a pile of wool and some fresh string in a pile on the table. I was a weaver. It was very important work - we made our clothing, rugs, and blankets from weaving. We usually used wool from sheep. The men sheared the sheep every spring. I work at the loom, but some other people use hand carders to clean out the wool and make them into string. If I finished my work early, I usually help them or make some grass baskets. When we joined the missions, we continued making these baskets. Even the missionaries agreed that they were useful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There was no one there yet. Most people are a few minutes late. I took the wool, placed them into a grass basket, and set up the string onto the loom. Because all of the stuff is where it’s supposed to be, I began weaving. A few other people come in to help me. Smiling as my friend sat next to me to weave with me, we exchanged a few little quiet conversations. We aren’t supposed to talk while doing work, but since no one really comes in to check what we’re doing, I guess it’s alright to talk a little, as long as we’re still doing our work just as fast and good. Some other people positioned themselves at a loom, while others sit at the table and start combing the wool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I worked at my loom until the bell rung again, summoning us to the kitchen for lunch. I walked back into the kitchen, grabbed my bowl, and scooped a serving of lunch. I eat all of my bread, apples, and potatoes. My fingers were a little sore from working at the loom for hours. I flexed my fingers before returning the bowl back on the counter with a loud </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">clang</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I watched people hurrying to places through the empty doorway before stalking back to my room where my loom was. After a while, the bell rang, and people poured out of the kitchen and separating into different rooms to continue their work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I found that some people are already working. I quickly sat down and arranged the string on the loom. Threading the yarn in and out of the holes in the loom, I started wondering what my brother might be doing. I rarely get to see him once I joined the missions, since he’s not a weaver. What might he be doing right now? Feeding the animals? Shearing the sheep? Making soap and candles? Building houses out of adobe? I had no idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interrupting my thoughts, my neighbor tapped on my shoulder. “Need more string?” she asked. It was one of the people who clean the wool. In her hand was a large bundle of yarn. I shook my head. Nodding to indicate she understood, she moved on, asking everyone if they needed more string. I looked down at my loom and concentrated on weaving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the bells rung again, my hands were aching. All of the people that I worked with slowly turned their heads away from the loom and stood up. I wandered outside and into the kitchen. I got my bowl and sat down. Without bothering to look what was in my bowl, I started eating it with my fingers. Finishing it quickly, I hurry back to my room, the sky darkening, but still continuing my work. My thoughts made me behind schedule.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I finish working on the loom and sat on the floor to weave some baskets. My fingers fly across the dry grass, pulling and stringing. The bell rung for us to go to sleep, but I kept on working on the basket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I was finally done, I sneaked out of the empty room and silently tiptoed back to my room. The guard was not there yet, so I crawl inside my room and drop into bed. The world faded away as I wearily fell asleep….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startled, I woke up, the sounds of bells ringing in my head. Outside of my room, people were already hustling to places. The sounds of shouts, voices, and bells all woke me up. At first, I thought this was strange. Why would these people wake up so early? But then I reminded myself that this was nothing strange. Just another day at the mission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The missions bought many things to California and had a certain importance in its history. First, they bought Catholicism to America. By converting the Native Americans, they were spreading their religion to California. Although many Native Americans wished to be left alone and to continue their own religion, it was a new lifestyle for all of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secondly, the missions bought many trades such as hides and tallow. When the missions were secularized, the land was given to many people who have cattle, and they became ranchos. The land given away were called land grants. This trade, the hides and tallow from the cows, lured many ships, which brought money to the missions, another two reason why the missions were important. There were also many other trades that the missions brought by being secularized and turning it into something else. All someone had to do to claim the land was to draw a picture of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twice a year at the ranchos, they held rodeos to round up the cows and brand the calves. When the rodeo was over, the fiestas started, which was another thing the missions started. These were often celebrated after people came to California. After the ships came, or people came by land, it also meant people were settling in California. This raised the population of California greatly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also, when the missions were founded, the presidios and pueblos were built. The pueblos were small towns near the missions, which became larger towns today. The missions were often a large part of a city. The pueblos and missions also required presidios, which protected both of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There were some hardships that formed because of the missions though. For example, they completely changed some Native Americans lives. When they were baptized, they were no longer allowed to go back to their tribe, forced to go by their tradition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Spanish also brought along diseases that killed many of the natives, nearly wiping out numerous tribes. They killed about ninety percent of the native’s population. Although they didn’t intentionally bring the diseases to use as a weapon, it greatly affected their people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The journey to Alta California was hard and tiring for the explorers. Even if they did survive the brutal trip, they were taking over the Native Americans land. By building the missions, they were stealing their land without permission. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If they succeeded in getting the land (which they almost always did), there was the building of the missions to think of. Because they had to toss so many goods and supplies out in the tiresome expedition, they had to find new building materials in their surroundings. Since they weren’t really familiar to the plants and elements around them, who would they ask? The Native Americans. The buildings were hard to build because they first had to make a sturdy brick made of earth, straw, and manure. Then they had to be dried before it could be solid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Native Americans were not pleased by this arrangement. They often planned revolts, which included setting fire to buildings, killing the missionary people, and other attacks of this sort. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apart from the Native Americans not being happy about the missions, they were also sad that they had to be separated from their families. Some people had to be separated from their family because they were forced into the missions, but if they were lucky enough to be with their family, they were separated in the missions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For instance, Mission San Juan Capistrano, the seventh mission, is still being used today. The people who work there use great effort trying to preserve the mission itself. Some people go to the church regularly. Others may go there to visit the museum. Mission San Juan Capistrano is open to all people. It is both a historic landmark and a museum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One place worth visiting is the Great Stone Church. Although it has never been rebuilt after the earthquake, it’s interesting to see the wreckage. Many people gather at Mission San Juan Capistrano every spring to see the swallows that make a temporary home at the Great Stone Church. Mission San Juan Capistrano is known for many things today and the swallows that wing their way back here with the crowds cheering them on will never be forgotten.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All in all, the missions brought many traditions and although it didn’t work out for the Native Americans who were here long before the Spanish, California might have been completely different if the missions weren’t here.</span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-85193161474550403792014-10-22T14:49:00.001-07:002015-11-06T16:35:33.587-08:00The Origin Of Halloween :: Where It All Started <span style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Since this month is October, Halloween month, I decided to write a post about the origin of Halloween. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Halloween, also known as <em>All Hallows' Eve</em> and <em>All Saints Eve</em>, is on the last day of the Celtic calendar, more commonly known as October 31st. This is the night before the festival of Samhain, which occurred on November 1st.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">The word Halloween means "hallowed evening" or "holy evening". It originates from a Scottish term for <em>All Hallows' Eve</em> (the evening before <em>All Hallows' Day</em>.) Over time, the word <em>All Hallows' Eve</em> formed into the word we now know today, which is Halloween.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="color: black;">The Celts marked this day as the end of the harvest season to the beginning of winter. They also believed that this day was a gateway to the world of the dead. On this night, people thought that the dead returned as ghosts, so they left food and wine on their doorsteps, to keep roaming spirits at bay. They wore masks when they left their house, so they would be mistaken for fellow ghosts. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">On <em>All Souls Day</em>, November 2nd, the poor would go doorstep to doorstep, begging for food. They most commonly received soul cakes, as long as they promised to pray for people's dead relatives. This was called souling. In the medieval Halloween tradition of guising, young people would dress up in costume and accept offerings such as wine, gold, and food in exchange for singing, reciting poetry, and telling jokes. Later, in 19th century America, Irish and Scottish people revised these old traditions, and the result was trick-or-treating. At first, trick-or-treating was much more about the tricks than the treats. It wasn't until the 1950's that the custom took on the family-friendly vibe that it has today.</span></div>
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Now, let's talk about the witch, an iconic Halloween character. Usually, witches are dressed in all black with a pointy hat and green skin. Occasionally, witches have a wart on their nose or are seen with a black cat, bat, or spider. They are also known for their use of flying on brooms over a full moon. Though witches are not just a Halloween symbol. They have a long and interesting history.</div>
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Witchcraft has existed across the globe, including in Asian, African, and Native American societies. Long before the study of science, witches were blamed for storms, accidents, disease, and other bad things that happened. In medieval Europe, anywhere between 100,000 and 200,000 people were arrested for suspicion of witchcraft. About half of them were executed (killed). The accused witches were not just women, but men and children too.</div>
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Even after the witch hunts, western culture remained fascinated with witches. The fairytales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson later inspired L. Frank Baum to create his famous story, <em>The Wizard of Oz, </em>which featured the most famous witch in pop culture, The Wicked Witch of the West. L. Frank Baum didn't intend on making the witch's skin green, but that is how she appeared in the Technicolor film in 1939, and the image stuck. And what about the tall black pointy hats? Upper-class people in the 15th century wore similar hats, and the style later spread to commoners, usually the ones who were accused of witchcraft. The broom, a common household tool was used then for crop fertility, later became a well known symbol of witches, who were said to use their brooms to hide their wands in during the witch hunts. People also believed that witches rubbed a special oil on their brooms to make them fly across the sky and perform magic in the air.</div>
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<span style="color: orange;">The jack-o-lantern was named after a tale about a man named Jack. Here is the story: <strong><em>"</em></strong> ...the jack-o'-lantern actually took its name from a roguish Irishman known asStingy Jack</span><span style="color: orange;">, who tricked the Devil into promising him that he wouldn't go to hell for his many, many sins. When Jack died, however, he found to his dismay that he had also been barred from heaven, so he went down below, banged on the gates of hell, and demanded his due from the Devil. Wouldn't you know it, though the latter did keep his promise to save Jack from going to hell, he did so by dooming him to wander the earth for all eternity with only an ember of hellfire to light his way. Thenceforth, according to the legend, Stingy Jack was known by the name of Jack O' Lantern." I don't have much more history about the pumpkin, so I must stop here for the pumpkin.</span></div>
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Have you ever wondered why our Halloween colors are orange and black? Well, here is the answer. The color orange was taken from harvest season for the Celtics. This is one of the most prominent colors in the fall colors. Black was taken from death, which is usually represented by a very dark color. These two colors combined have a very symbolic meaning.</div>
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<span style="color: orange;">That is what I have wrote on the origin of Halloween, and I hope you found it very interesting!</span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-89153219398631233432014-09-24T16:52:00.000-07:002014-10-16T18:18:50.822-07:00NaTIOnaL! puncTuaTIOn, DAy?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-40839650886010369162014-07-04T12:39:00.000-07:002014-07-09T12:39:44.972-07:00Happy Birthday, America!<br />
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<span style="color: red;">On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This document was declared America's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Independence Day is commonly celebrated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political speeches, and ceremonies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Most of the times, I celebrate July 4th with a nice barbecue with some of my relatives and the fireworks from a school with my neighbors. This year, I did not have another barbecue, but I did watch fireworks from the nearby high school. </span><span style="color: red;">Instead of having a barbecue, this year, I celebrated by going to a splash party and got a sparkly dog tattoo. It was all very fun and exciting! There were stands that you could win prizes and I got three of them. I also went to the Ronald Regan Library. There were a plethora of games and prizes, just like the pool party! We had to walk a long way up a hill, but it was totally worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I did not get any photo of the fireworks because I could not get a quick shot of the fireworks. Nether did my mom because the fireworks were appearing and disappearing every time we tried to get a shot. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: red;">"I pledge of allegiance to the Flag of the United states of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."</span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whenever I walk to school, I think of you. That’s because there’s a hole-ish dent-ish curve in the ground, and it’s kind of shaped in a heart. Obviously, I couldn’t take a pickaxe or a drill and mine it out! I don't have a photo of it since I don't bring cameras to school. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">☺</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can’t mail this, and because you always read blogs, an idea popped into my mind. I thought, “Aha! I can’t mail this, but I do have a blog! What is there to waste when I have earned a blog?”</span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-20893810970789003292014-06-23T13:12:00.002-07:002014-06-23T13:13:51.468-07:00A Story :: The Crazy Cursed Cursor! --- Part I<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heather gasped, and it was followed by a burst of different noises in the classroom. All of the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">computers</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> turned into real life and once they open and closed, you could see their ninety-nine trillion sharp teeth! “Classmates! Go hop on top of the roof! Here’s some low quality jumping drinks! Even if it’s low quality, I’ll have to do for now! Here! Chloe, you go on the roof first!”</span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-82919267552621610482014-06-03T18:00:00.000-07:002014-06-10T15:32:40.633-07:00Family Blogging Month Winners' Free Post!Way back in November 2013, me, Heather, Keira and Shayna got to choose a free post. We decided to work together to make one post, so this is what we wrote:<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">We are Heather, Keira, and Shayna. Last November, we won Family Blogging Month! When we won Family Blogging Month, we got to write a guest post. All of us decided to make a voiceover of this phenomenal dog obedience video Mrs. Yollis took. Then we wrote a story to accompany the video. This is the story that we created:</span></i><br />
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I just knew that this would happen SOME day! But, obviously, no one would listen!" <br /><br />He picked up a knife and started scraping a yellow egg. It was pretty stable, but he got part of the egg chipped off. He was having lots of fun playing with the lovely egg.<br /><br />Suddenly, his elder sister, Olivia, came up to him and shouted, "Oliver! What have you done now, you fool?"<br /><br />"I-I-I didn't do anything!" he sputtered. "I'm totally innocent!"<br /><br />Olivia looked down at the knife. "Then what is this?" she questioned as she held the knife. "What have you done with this knife... And this poor egg?"<br /><br />"Oh, nothing. I was just scraping peanut butter on the egg so that the egg could eat all of the vitamins!"<br /><br />Olivia eyed the chippings on the egg and exclaimed, "No you haven't! I have proof! This scraped egg explains why you have "spread peanut butter" on the egg. You actually used the knife to chip off the parts of the egg so that you could see what was in it. Stop lying, Oliver!" Olivia picked up the egg and left Oliver all alone. <br /><br />"Oh brother! That bossy old Olivia never minds her own business. If only I could prove that I am smarter!" He thought and thought for over a hour. Then something popped into Oliver's mind! "Ah ha!" he exclaimed. "I can find out what is in that egg! I'll wait until the egg hatches, and there might be a DOG inside it!"<br /><br />Meanwhile, upstairs, Olivia was studying a random black egg. "I wonder what possibly could be inside this egg. Let's get a magnifying glass to study." She walked over to a bin and grabbed out a blue box. Inside it was her favorite magnifying glass. She hurried back to her room and picked up the black egg and the yellow egg. She gently set them both down on her light blue bed covers and picked up the magnifying glass. She magnified the two eggs. In the corner of her eye, she saw a brown egg at the edge of her room. She picked it up and studied the three eggs all together. "Hmmm... I mustn't let Oliver discover what is inside these precious eggs!" Olivia thought. With that she put the three white spotted eggs in a special box under her bed. <br /><br />The next day, she got impatient. The eggs didn't have one crack on them. "I guess that I will just have to peel it open." Then she thought of a more educated idea. "I am going to put them in an incubator." She strolled across her medium-sized room and picked up a three egg incubator. She placed the three eggs inside the incubator and turned it on. "Now I will just have to wait for the three eggs to hatch." <br /><br />Downstairs, Oliver was hatching up a plan of his own. "Well... I am only eight years old, and I may not know as much as my eighteen year old sister. Okay. But I still know a lot. My plan is to smash this ugly red egg I just found outside. I will crack it on the floor. It may be all mushy and disgusting, but I don't care. I'll test this out."<br /><br />He raised up the egg and smashed it to the floor. There laid the beautiful egg, now ruined. The gooey contents spread all over the sidewalk of Storm Cloud street. "Nooo!" cried Oliver, "I have not proved that there is a dog in these eggs! What shall I do now? I hope that Olivia didn't start yet!"<br /><br />In her room, Olivia was hopefully studying biology. "This is the DNA of a mammal, but I'm still working on what type of mammal. Oh, I just can't hope anymore that it is a dog!" While she was studying her DNA machine, the incubator was working hard to hatch the three eggs. Olivia constantly looked over to the working egg hatcher, but no eggs had hatched. <br /><br />"This is preposterous!" She walked to the door of her room, opened the door, went out into the hall, and locked and shut the door behind her. She calmly strolled down the hall to her brother's room. She knocked on the door lightly, but there came no answer. She knocked again louder, but still no one answered. She finally pushed open the door to find her brother sobbing on the dark green covers of his bed. "Oh Oliver!" Olivia cried out to him, "What is wrong?"<br /><br />"I couldn't prove to you that I was smart! I am less than smart now. I am the least smart that anyone could ever be! But you, you are so intelligent. You-you could figure out what is in those eggs in a second!"Oliver confessed.<br /><br />"Oh! Have I really been that bad?" Suddenly the pair heard a loud beep.<br /><br />"The incubator! The eggs are hatching! Now, Oliver, please leave me alone!"<br /><br />"But you-" Oliver wailed his way out of the room. <br /><br />Olivia walked to her room and took out the eggs. The eggs were hatched, and there were little specks of dust on the floor. "I suppose that these are the animals that were inside this," she whispered thoughtfully.<br /><br />Oliver was still weeping when he heard a faint noise that sounded mysterious. He had never heard this noise before. Oliver sat up and walked a little closer to his door. The noise got louder. He opened the door to find nothing. "Hmmm... What was that noise? It sounded identical to a dog's bark. But it couldn't be. I now know that dogs are NOT real. I have lost all hope in finding a dog,"Oliver confessed to himself. Oliver ran to Olivia's room and without knocking on the door, he entered. <br /><br />"YOU GET OUT OF HERE, OLIVER!" Olivia screamed angrily. "WHY ARE YOU EVEN IN HERE?" Olivia was especially mad because Olivia didn't want to give any credit to Oliver if she discovered what was really inside of the eggs. <br /><br />"I was just trying to say hello! Why do you have to be so mean all the time? I am going outside to get another egg and to find out what is really inside those tiny eggs!" Oliver told Olivia. He slammed the door behind him. <br /><br />"Olivia never appreciates anything that I do!" With that remark to himself, he went out the front door and onto the sidewalk. He turned back to look at the house, and then thought for a second. "But if I get kidnapped by a criminal, Olivia will never know and I will be gone forever. I am going back to the house."<br /><br />Inside, Olivia went back to the eggs. The egg shells were still there, but the creatures were gone. "At least there are footprints! Maybe they will lead to my victory!" Olivia thought thoughtfully. She followed the footprints, which looked like paw-prints, and they lead to her closet. <br /><br />The door was open, so she went inside. She turned on the lights and searched everywhere. Under a pile of clothes, she saw something move. It shook again. Olivia picked up the pile of clothes, and saw that the little creatures in the eggs were dogs! One dog was tan, another black, and the last one was brown. "I can't believe it! Now I just need to figure out what type of dogs they are, and then we can keep the dogs as pets!"<br /><br />Meanwhile, Oliver just entered the house. He heard Olivia's excitement coming from upstairs. "What is going on up there? I need to know, and I need to know now!" Oliver raced upstairs to find that Olivia was on her DNA type machine. She looking up what type of dog the tan one was. As soon as Oliver entered the room, he saw three dogs sitting on Olivia's light blue bed covers. "You discovered dogs? That's not fair!"<br /><br />"But it is! You did nothing to figure it out!" Olivia shouted back to him, "You never wanted to take care of these creatures! You are not credited with this discovery, period! This will go in the newspaper, on the Internet, and I will become famous! 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<b><br />After a few weeks, Olivia and Oliver were famous. Everybody was talking about these young celebrities. They even got to rename Storm Cloud, which they named Los Angeles. In their spare time, they found the names that fit each of the dogs. The great dane was named Wolfie, the dachshund is now Laura, and the German shepherd is Felix. They had to train them or else they would run away, bite, and scratch. The siblings knew that the school to train pets didn't exist, so they tried to train them with human food. That did not work, so the siblings had to come up with something else. </b><br />
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<br /><br /><br />After two years of disobedient dogs, they finally knew that they had to create something. They wanted a special building for the dog school. The siblings were rich because they were famous globally. <br /><br />Olivia hired an experienced dog trainer named Georgia. She also hired carpenters and working men to build the school. She decided to call it Obedience School for Dogs. The builders got to work, and to Olivia and Oliver, it felt like an instant when they were finished. <br /><br />The disobedient dogs were placed in there for free, since they were the dogs of the creators, and this is their first day of class:</b></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-19608176767129102792014-05-29T17:00:00.002-07:002014-06-10T15:32:40.553-07:00AdverbsIn class, we were working on adverbs. Instead of doing a boring old worksheet, I decided to make a post about adverbs. The definition of an adverb is:<br />
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Now that you all know what an adverb is, here are some examples: </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> Before Rocky's bath, her dad will help her </span><b style="background-color: white;">brush</b><span style="background-color: white;"> Rocky </span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: red;">gently</span></i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">. </span></div>
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As you may have concluded in the examples, most adverbs <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>end in -ly</b></span>. All of the red words, the adverbs, end in -ly. There are other ones that tell <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">when </span></b>or <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">where</span></b>. Here are some examples of the adverbs that tell when or where:</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">These are all of the ways we learned so far, and I'm pretty sure that there are more types of adverbs. Again, we only learned these, so if you know another way, and you don't see it on here, that is why. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Did you notice that my sentience make a short story?</span></span></h3>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-67330016949890174332014-04-17T21:18:00.000-07:002014-06-10T15:32:40.619-07:00A Story to Accompany "Georgie Says, 'Ha!'"<span style="font-size: large;">On the post, <a href="http://yollis365project.blogspot.com/2014/04/97-georgie-says-ha.html">Georgie says, "Ha!"</a>, I wrote a story that has Georgie in it. I thought, "If I shared it on the 365 blog, I can also transfer it on my blog!" So, here it is. I hope you enjoy:</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">One sunny day, Georgie was wandering into the Amazon Rain Forest. He had lost his family, so he decided to go on an adventure. He had no idea of what was happening in there. As he went in, Georgie saw a man with a snake. It looked like he was shouting at the snake, "Don't you fail me now, you have to chop down this tree! Chop chop! Come on!" The snake was frightened because the tree was home to many animals. All around the forest, animals came in with worried faces. They all shouted at once,"Noooooo! Don't! Please! This tree means life! Without this tree, there would be none of us left! Oh no! Don't listen to the awful man! Come on! Just bite that man! Make him go away! He isn't welcome!" Georgie did not know what was going on because he had never heard so much commotion. His mind was crazy with thoughts, "Should I go and bite that man for all of these scared creatures? What should I do?" Just at that second, a rattlesnake came forward with an unpleasant and unwelcoming look! Was he going to bite poor Georgie? Georgie was so startled that she froze in place, and he couldn't even move his paws. "What are YOU doing at our grand deathpit? We are trying to FOCUS! I'll bite you if you don't get out of here!" As you know, Georgie was frozen in place, so he couldn't move. Just at that second, Georgie blacked out...</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">The next day, Georgie was awake, but still a little drowsy. "Luckily I'm alive!" barked Georgie, with relief. He weakly walked deeper into the rain forest. There were all different kinds of animals in there. All different kinds of monkeys, many birds, ocelots, jaguars, and a manifold of other animals. It sounded like a zoo there, although it was louder. Everything was right, and the "deathpit" thingy was over. Even the snakes were gone. "I wonder why the snakes don't show up. Probably their afraid of me!" exclaimed Georgie, proudly. "Or maybe they want to trap me..." Georgie was hungry, so he found a perfect vine that was very stable, and he gnawed on it. "Yummy!" he thought. "Lets eat all of these vines!" This wasn't a very good idea because he got very sick after eating all that! "Let's try finding a better food source!" he suggested.<br /><br />After days of finding food, he almost starved. He had no choice. When he got to a vine, he devoured it, hungrily. This time, he didn't get sick. To replenish his hunger fully, he went and ate some delicious raw meet. He licked his muzzle, and then went to the Amazon River to drink. Georgie lapped up some scrumptious water, and then suddenly wanted to go home. Obviously, Georgie knew that he couldn't do that because he was just about in the middle of the forest. Then he heard footsteps. They were getting closer. Georgie smelled the air, and then slowly he seemed week! After about a minute, he was so weak that he couldn't move himself. He had to just rest in the warm afternoon air! Georgie realized that he was getting drugged!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Georgie knew that he couldn't let the sweet aroma drug him, so he tried his best to sniff some fresh air. He got his muzzle high in the air, so that he could get fresh, not drugged air. He instantly felt better and continued on his adventure. Now, he was enjoying the rain forest, where most of the animals in the world lived. Then he remembered that the person was still there! It was so close that every time one animal make one sound, it scared Georgie out of his fur! When Georgie just finally couldn't stand it, he rushed inside a giant dead hollow tree where he would be safe for now. There were creepy bugs in the tree, but Georgie didn't mind at all. He saw the man have a chainsaw in his hand, and started sawing the whole tree down. "Ahhh... What a lovely nice day! My troop needs some wood, so I'm just going to chop down this tree. Everyday, we each use at least twenty to thirty napkins. We are so respectful to trees!" In Georgie's mind, he was thinking, "Yeah right. You like trees so much that you detest them." He didn't really care about nature right now. A macaw came in the tree and squawked, "Hey! You get out of here this instant! This is MY shelter, not yours! Shoo shoo!" Georgie whispered back, "Shhhhh... Do you see that evil man? He is going to chop me down like I'm a tree! I can't let him see me!" Georgie was pecked out of the shelter. He woofed loudly at that mean macaw and turned around. There he was, face to face with that stranger.<br /><br />Georgie's stomach was empty, he was very thirsty, and he had met up with lots of not enjoyable events. With those together, Georgie couldn't stand it one more moment. He dropped to the ground, unconscious, and it was followed by a burst of laughter from the man and his buddies. "Well... It looks like this poochy poochy has fainted!" His men laughed at the top of their lungs. In an instant, Georgie gained full conscious. Still, he pretended he fainted, but he listened in at the interesting conversation that they were having with the animals. </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>One bird yelled, "Stop making fun of him! I know him and he's my friend!" That one sounded like the macaw.<br /><br />"I agree!" bellowed the jaguar. "What if you were him? Would you like to be laughed at?"<br /><br />The leader of the taunting group teased, "Too bad were not him! Ha ha!"<br /><br />"What is this? Your favorite hobby?" defended the parrot.<br /><br />"ITS OVER! TO THE DEATHPIT TOMORROW! WHOEVER LOOSES HAS TO GO AND LEAVE THE AMAZING AMAZON RAIN FOREST AND SOMETHING ELSE THAT MANDY THE MACAW WOULD LIKE!" annoumced the toucan. "WE CAN DO THIS ANIMALS! </b></i><br /><br /><b>After they were finished, they all left except the macaw. Georgie was still laying on her side waiting to see what would happen. The friendly macaw took its time to wake Georgie up. "Georgie!" he said quietly and calmly to him. "Wake up! Tomorrow is the big day, so get ready!" To act normal, he slowly pulled himself up to the caring macaw. "Georgie! I forgot to tell you, but my name is Mandy. But that's not the exciting news! Guess what? Tomorrow we are going to the deathpit where the old rattlesnake hissed you away! And guess what? The rattlesnake isn't coming! It's a total different kind of fight! We each get a team, animals and people. We are on the animals side, and we are determined to win! We have to wear a little light blue ribbon around our paws, or whatever you have. The men will wear red shawls on their necks to represent their team. The game is to use our heads to balance a slippery ball that slips on feather, fur, or hair. The men are not allowed to wear hats, or else they will be disqualified. We are not allowed to wear leaves on our heads, or else we will be disqualified. It is in the afternoon, so tomorrow morning, we will practice and see who will be picked to represent us. The men have less people than us, so we have to pick our top five best. Does that seem good to you?"</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">"Yes. I understand. I'm horrible at balancing, so I guess I won't come after all," Georgie sighed.<br /><br />"Oh no! That's not what I meant. I meant that everyone will go, and the one who don't get picked will be WATCHING!" explained Mandy. "Doesn't that sound great?"<br /><br />"Maybe..." Georgie's voice trailed off. He had something in his mind that bothered him. "What is the punishment for loosing the battle?" asked Georgie.<br /><br />"Thanks for reminding me." Mandy said gratefully. "The punishment will be that you will have to go through the Amazon Rain Forest and collect all of the food for the __________ that beat them, including the meat. How does that sound?"<br /><br />"Great!" shouted Georgie. "Thanks for inviting me! By the way, by any chance, could I sleep in your hollow tree until I find my own home?"<br /><br />"Your more than welcome, Georgie!" exclaimed Mandy. "Your such a fabulous friend!" With that, they happily walked together back to their hollow kapok tree. <br /><br />The next day was a nice and sunny day, perfect for a battle. Even thought Georgie was even hungrier than winning the battle, he was jumpy and nervous for the balancing battle. Mandy shared some berries that he picked, and wasn't going to eat it. After knowing that Georige was starving, he gave him some food. Georgie devoured it up, and thanked Mandy. Mandy had make an air-balloon-like cart. Mandy and his friends were going to lift the cart, while Georgie was going to be inside the cart. They would fly to the deathpit and practice. The plan worked just as planned, and Mandy instructed Georgie to use the ball and put it on his head. "This is the matter of life of death!" Georgie feared. Time flied by, and then it was time for the competition. The men were late because they were having a "respecting tree feast" so that they could get ready. During the feast, each man used forty to fifty napkins! "What a waste!" Georgie murmured with disgust. "I have a feeling that this battle is going to be hard!"<br /><br />"FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE! BEGIN!" the announcer yelled. Georgie was chosen as one of the players, and he was so good that he went first. He was startled, but he managed to perform many tricks while balancing the ball on his head. His component, a man, was coward and just stood there dumbfounded. "I-I-I'm not ready!" he sputtered. All of the animals burst into laughter, and the men shouted angrily, "Hurry up, you person! Why did we even let you go first?" The men all shook their heads and slapped their face. They were embarrassed that the first person was making them loose. Finally, after some silence, the man slowly put the ball on his head. He started walking back and forth with it, but once he took a step, it fell. "THE ANIMALS WIN THIS ROUND!" the anteater scorekeeper screamed. </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>The next round started. Mandy was spinning the ball around his head, while doing dangerous, tricky, and risky trick. Another man was turning around in circles, and on his third spin, the ball fell. This time, the animals won again. It went on and on, and the final one was a close call. The animal was a jaguar, and she was a novice, so she had never done this. The man was the leader of the group, and the had a lot of experience for it. The jaguar was a very good dancer, so it started walking like a celebrity up and down the ground, and started rolling around with the ball still balanced on her head. After the fifteenth move, the ball dropped. Now, the man had to perform. When the ball dropped on the floor for the jaguar, he snickered, "Hmp! I can do better that that clumsy spotted fur ball!" The man started doing YOGA in front of all of the animals and men! Everybody laughed, including his team mates. The ball fell, and the scorekeeper thought out loud, "Well... The man was very still, but he did some amazing moves. The jaguar was very lively, but the skill was poor. On this one, I have to say, IT'S A TIE! THE ANIMALS GET A POINT, AND THE MEN DO TOO!" This was the men's first point, and they were very angry and frustrated to see that they only had one point. It was six against one. Now, the men had to find food for the animals. Some had to get Brazil Nuts, and the others had to hunt. Georgie knew that he was getting some fresh meat, and he was very excited to have the big feast.</b><br /><br /><b>The day after the deathpit event, they gathered at the great hollow tree. "We have achieved a very high standard of fighting!" noted Mandy. "Today, at three thirty, the people are going to drop some food for all of us inside my tree. It's going to be stuffed with goodies, so make it a buffet!" Georgie was going to watch the men deliver the food, so that he could have a chance to tease them. </b><br /><br /><b>When the time finally came, the men arrived. In a deep, jealous tone he said, "This is your food. Enjoy." Then he stared at Georgie. He stuck out his tongue. "Ha!" Georgie barked as the man left angrily. The animals ate the food at dinner time, and they all cheered for the performers. After that, they lived happily ever after...</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><i>OR MAYBE NOT!</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My story was inspired by the movie <a href="http://www.riomovies.com/">Rio 2</a> that came out in April 11, 2014, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Kapok_Tree">The Great Kapok Tree</a>. Both of them are in rain forests, and they talk about how important trees and rain forests are to Earth. </span><br />
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-30082339046886492522014-04-09T14:45:00.003-07:002014-06-10T15:32:40.566-07:00Amazing Optical Illusions, Images that will Mash Your Brain!<br />
On the post <a href="http://yollis365project.blogspot.com/2014/04/95-concentric-cacti.html">Concentric Cacti</a>, the first cactus looks like it is spinning. I brought up the word optical illusions, and thought I could make a post about it. The definition of optical illusion is...<br />
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-80408271241715347472014-03-18T18:41:00.002-07:002014-06-10T15:32:40.630-07:00My First Story on my Blog :: Rockyzilla and Cooper Kong!My friend, Keira, and I are starting to make stories on our blogs. We didn't do this before because Keira just got her blog, <a href="http://keirasbigideas.blogspot.com/">Keira's Big Ideas</a>.<br />
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Anyway, I got this idea from a great author who writes extremely funny books, and he is the author of Dogzilla, Kat Kong, and all of the Captain Underpants books. My idea wasn't from the Captain Underpants books, but they were from Dogzilla and Kat Kong. I didn't write this story with Keira, but I used one of her dogs so I thought I could mention her. This story represents my dog, Rocky, and one of Keira's three dogs, Cooper. I hope you enjoy my story:<br />
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Far away from Earth, there lived a place just for cats called Catopolis. They were some lovingly, polite cats having their annual Fish Cook-Off Olympics. The cats had just gone fishing in the best rivers, and tried to catch the yummiest fish. The professor, Lovingfish, was going to pick the winner and was looking forward to having a exceptional meal.</div>
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As the cats worked on their fish, they enjoyed a big crater which looked like the Olympics sign, with all five loops. Suddenly, the ground shook. Then the fishment on the ground cracked and split in half right in the middle of the Olympics sign. There came the most terrifying creatures, two canines named . . . </div>
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"Oh no!" wailed Lovingfish. "That special crater was the symbol for our Olympics! We can't build it by paw or else it won't be original!"</div>
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Rockyzilla and Cooper Kong looked at each other and growled. They were now angry that the townscats wouldn't listen to them. As a real punishment, they stomped over to their supermarket and devoured up all of their merchandise - and the store as well. Both dogs scouted for bones - at the History Museum as well. </div>
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"Let's get in our suits of fish and quickly use our claws to defeat this monstrous creature!" Captain Catless whispered his soldiers. With a solute, the obedient army marched over to the building where they stored all of the armor and weapons. Instead of using their claws like Captain Catless commanded, the army armed themselves with a tank and some swords to do all damage.</div>
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"You two horrifying mutts must leave this relaxing town or else we will defeat you," ordered Tiger, who was the fiercest of all of the townscats in Catopolis. </div>
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"And how will you do that?" Rockyzilla challenged Tiger. "We have all the power. <i>C</i>ats are <i>c</i>lumsy and <b>d</b>ogs are <b>d</b>urable."</div>
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"Okay, Tiger, you try to chew one of those disgusting bones to distract the dogs," ordered Captain Catless. "Lovingfish, you give those dogs some pulls on their tails with fishclips! Those dogs detest the smell of those!"<br />
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Then a little kitten that is shy, clumsy, and lazy walked up to Catless. He whined, "Okay, okay. Why don't you stop blabbering about this weird plan and put the plan into action? I'd like to see the dogs get beat up!"<br />
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"Cooper! Cooper! Where are you?" questioned Rockyzilla. "There you are, Cooper Kong! I thought maybe we have done enough destroying. Let's go back to see what they are up to."<br />
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Tiger sprang up and started "enjoying" the rock hard bone. Rockyzilla and Cooper Kong immediately got distracted. Suddenly, Tiger accidentally dropped the bone and ran! Even so, Rockyzilla and Cooper Kong started fighting over the bone. Lovingfish was frozen in her tracks for a moment, but as they started getting quieter and quieter, Lovingfish ran and grabbed their tails. The not cute canines bumped into the wall as they were fighting because they didn't want to smell the fishclip. Lovingfish kind of had a hard time getting their tails, but at last, she got them. Fishclips aren't so durable, so as the dogs felt the little pinch, the fishclips broke. After it did, everybody ran into the damaged main hall broken window to watch the fierce dogs sink down into the craters. When they did, they all paw-fived each other. :-D<br />
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After Captain Catless heard it, everybody did. Out of nowhere, some cute little puppies sprouted in the middle of the Olympic rings. They were the cutest thing that they had ever seen, but something made them look bad. There was a sly smile across every puppy, and each puppy either looked like Rockyzilla or Cooper Kong. Everybody was amazed because no one had thought of ....<br />
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I hope you enjoyed my story. It is just like a change for Dav Pilkey's story. The one thing I don't understand is that in <i>Dogzilla</i>, the dog is chasing mice, not cats. Do dogs chase mice?<br />
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Here is a picture of Rockyzilla. I don't have a picture of Cooper Kong, but Keira does.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Prefix: <span style="background-color: yellow;">over</span>heat, <span style="background-color: yellow;">un</span>do, <span style="background-color: yellow;">re</span>do, <span style="background-color: yellow;">en</span>counter, <span style="background-color: yellow;">sub</span>heading</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Sometimes, you don't know what the prefix or suffix means. Some of the basics are -er, -ful, -ly, -ing, and un-. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>-er </b>means <i>someone who</i>. For example, a farm<b>er</b> is someone who farms. A read<b>er</b> is someone who reads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. Yollis let me borrow some magnetic base words, prefixes, and suffixes to take a picture and build with them. I took the pile of words </span><span style="font-size: large;">prefixes, and suffixes. Then I <b>un</b>scrambled them to make words. The left side is the prefixes, the middle is the base words, and the right side is the suffixes. Here is a picture of all of the words that were spell<b>able </b>(I made up the word spell<b>able).</b></span><br />
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As you may know, words like hop and stop you have to double the letter at the end of the word if you are going to add a suffix. The eleventh word on the picture is stoped. To make it correct, you would have to double the P, but I didn't have a extra P. Just keep in mind that you still have to double the P. </div>
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With some of the words, I could have added another suffix, such as overdo. Instead of overdo, I could have made it <b>over</b>do<i>ing</i>. </div>
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<b>Now, I have a Step-up-to-Writing paragraph that I want to share with you. It is going to include one<span style="color: #38761d;"> topic sentence</span>, <span style="background-color: yellow;">three main ideas</span><span style="background-color: white;">, and at least <span style="color: red;">two details</span> for each main idea, and <span style="color: #38761d;">one conclusion</span>. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;"> Out of all the words that have prefixes and suffixes, I chose three to explain. </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">One of my words is <b>disagreement</b>.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="color: red;">I chose this word because it shows a prefix, base word, and a suffix. <b>Dis- means not.</b> It has almost the same meaning as un-. To agree to something means you share the same idea and think it is also correct. A <b>synonym</b> for that is <b>concur</b>. Ment- means </span></span><span style="color: red;">forming nouns expressing the means or result of an action. Disagreement is a negative word. If you disagree with someone, you don't agree. </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">Another of my words is <b>reappear</b>.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: red;"> To reappear is to appear again because re- means again. The base word for reappear is appear. If you take off the re- and <b>re</b>place it with dis- it will make disappear. An antonym for reappear is also disappear. Reappear can be a positive word if you make it one, but it can also be a negative word. If a bee stung you, and another bee <b>reappear</b>ed, that would have been using it as a negative word. </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">Finally, I want to share the word <b>midnight </b>with you.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;"> As you probably guessed, mid- means middle because the first syllable is spelled mid. Midnight isn't exactly the middle of night because after midnight, the next morning starts. The antonym for midnight would be noon. If you get rid of the mid- and replaced -fall at the end of the word, it would be nightfall. The meaning of that is that the night is beginning to rise and the evening is gradually mixing into the night. </span><span style="color: #38761d;">Clearly, everyone can have fun changing the prefix or suffix on any base word!</span></span></span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-51768337293050245292014-01-31T00:10:00.000-08:002014-06-10T15:32:40.595-07:00Chinese New Year : Making Dumplings!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Usually at the end of January or at the beginning of February, there is a holiday called Chinese New Year. Chinese people celebrate it, but anybody else can too. This year, 2014, it was on Friday, January 31. We always have dumplings for dinner. For breakfast and lunch, we eat what we usually eat. People hang up their red lanterns all around their houses.<br />
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There is also a Chinese zodiac. I am a rooster born in 2005. Here is the Chinese zodiac in order. It starts from rat:<br />
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This year, I helped my mom make dumplings. Here are some steps to make dumplings:</div>
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This year, I went to Mountain High like I did last year. I snowboarded again instead of skiing, but this year we only stayed for one day. We went on January 4, 2014, and that day was a Saturday. Instead of sledding for one day, we went strait into skiing and snowboarding. While my dad skied, my brother and I snowboarded. My dad, Jeffery, all of a sudden said that we were going to Mountain High tomorrow, and that day was <b>Friday</b>, January 3, 2014. My brother stated, "That was a quick decision," and we all agreed. It was already afternoon, so we had to hurry. As we hasted, we forgot a lot of objects. My dad wanted to learn to snowboard, but he forgot his knee and elbow pads. We all didn't want to loose our mittens, but we forgot to bring the little hooks that can hold our mittens. Even so, we had fun.</div>
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The shape is like an S, and I have to stop at each edge. That will control your speed. It took a long time to get down, but I made it. I didn't go for a second time because it would take too long, and it was a little too hard for me, as this is my second year of snowboarding. After I went on Black Diamond, my dad and I split up and I went on an easier lift, and he went on Black Diamond. </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">On Christmas day, I woke up at 7:30. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I quickly dressed into my Christmas dress, and off I went to rip off the wrapping paper on my present. </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">There were a manifold of presents, waiting for me to open them, so I had to decide, which present should I reveal </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">first? </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I closed my eyes and spun around with my finger pointing one direction, and when I opened my eyes, I was pointing to the present that Santa gave me. </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I read the label, "To Heather - From Santa", and tore off the moose wrapping paper. </span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">There lay a mysterious brown box, and the folds had tape over them, so I had to get some scissors and cut them open.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Now, before I tell you what my present was, I want to compare my present from last year, and this year. </span><span style="color: red;">Last year, my present was large, and this year, my present was even larger! </span><span style="color: #38761d;">I'll give you some hints: It has two wheels, you ride on it, and it is for outdoors. </span><span style="color: red;">What could it be?</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The scooter I asked for was a Red Razor 2.0 scooter with sparks, and when I checked on the box, Santa gave me the exact same thing! </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">You might not know what a scooter with sparks is, but I bet you know what sparks are. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: red;">Scooters with sparks means that there is a thing that you can push with your foot, and you can ride and rub it on the ground to create sparks. </i><span style="color: #38761d;">I never had a scooter that had sparks, so I am excited to try it out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Even though those aren't all of the presents I received, my scooter was the main one. </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">If you want to see the rest of the presents I got, here they are:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My teacher, Mrs. Yollis, has been blogging since 2008.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My teacher, Mrs. Yollis, started this international group blog three years ago.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I, Heather, have been blogging since last year, and I got nominated by Mrs. Yollis.</span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-size: large;">I was happy to see that I was chosen by my teacher, and people are now voting for us.</span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-34965191562092630732013-12-04T17:22:00.003-08:002014-06-10T15:32:40.569-07:00The Differences Between a Biography and an AutobiographySometimes, you see covers of a real life story that HAS already happened, and the letters say <i>The <b>Biography </b>of ___________</i> or some other title. Except one time, you see an <b>autobiography</b>. For example, the title of the book is <i>________: A Life</i>, and at the bottom it says <i>My <b>Autobiography</b>. </i>Now I am going to explain the differences:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>bio</b> means life</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>graphy</b> is Greek for writing </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, biography mean the writing about someone's life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>auto</b> means self</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, <b><span style="color: red;">auto</span><span style="color: blue;">bio</span>graphy</b> means the story of someone's life written by the person who lived it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">An <b>autobiography </b>is a book that explains the life of a person, <b>AND</b> the story of the book is the author of the book. For instances, if a book about Steve Jobs was an <b>auto</b>biography, Steve Jobs actually wrote it. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">A <b>biography</b> is similar to an autobiography, but someone else wrote the book. When someone wrote about Steve Jobs that wasn't Steve Jobs, you would call that a biography. </span><br />
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If you clicked on the book about George Washington, you would have seen that it was written by Roberta Edwards. It is a biography.<br />
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The one about Lemony Snicket (my favorite author) is pretty obvious because in the title it reveals that it is an autobiography. Mr. Snicket wrote his life story.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you like <span style="color: red;">autobiographies </span>better or do you like <span style="color: blue;">biographies </span>better?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please share a fact about a famous person you read about. Was it a biography or autobiography? </span></h3>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-15050609986636266012013-11-15T20:09:00.000-08:002014-06-10T15:32:40.550-07:00A Biography (Fake) for my teacher's post, Flat.I have a story that is from a post, <i>Flat</i>, on my teacher's, Mrs. Yollis, post. She has a 365 project post and a classroom blog. This post is on the 365 project, and I have a fake biography that I want to share with you, but first of all, here is a link to the original post:<br />
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<a href="http://yollis365project.blogspot.com/2013/10/297-flat.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Flat!</span></a></div>
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Now, this is my comment and biography:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I am Wilbert the Flat Handball, and I am
here in heaven with tape on my leak. I am feeling better, and your stories comfort me. I hope you are having a blast wherever you are, and I hope the
others are having fun. Mary and Lucy are the only survivors of all of the
equipment, and I am using sunoculars to look at you guys having fun without me.
Please wait for me until I get back.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I have a story that I want to share that is
happening right now without anyone with me:</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I bounced one hundred feet high to try to
have fun. I was in the middle of the sky wondering where my dear friends could
be. Albert the joker had been lost in the middle of the woods, while Lucy and
Mary were happily playing with the children. Lucy was being swung around for
Helicopter, while Mary was bounced around to play <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Four-Square</st1:address></st1:street>. At last, I was up here with
my sunoculars that protect your eyes from the sun and are like binoculars. </b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I was
searching for poor Albert when there was a sudden shake. It felt like a
cloudquake! I used my hands to grip on as tight as I could, and suddenly, there
was a jolt. The clouds turned way too thin to grip on, and I was there, flying
down back to earth. When I finally reached earth, I fell with a vast
"BANG!". I flew up in the sky again, and fell back to earth with as
vast "BANG!", but now as loud. I flew and fell with a vast
"BANG!" manifold of times, but it finally stopped, and I was there,
sitting on a tree. I had another big leak, but luckily, the leak didn't let any
air out. Nightfall was about to come, so I closed my eyes and slept...</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I was awake, and ready for another big day.
I felt some pain, and I saw that I was on top of a very spiky tree. The tree
poked me, and I was helpless. This day was off to a horrible start!</b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I licked my
cut like a dog would. I bounced off of the tree, and went to a restaurant. I
stole some food for my hollow inside and rolled in the water so no one could
see me. The waters were freezing! I realized that I was now stuck in the <st1:place w:st="on">Arctic Ocean</st1:place>. I built a boat made out of coral and
seaweed. Then I sailed out to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alaska</st1:place></st1:state>
to get some shelter. I quietly rolled into someone's house and spent a night
there.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>The next morning, when I woke up. I
found a bottle with some slimy water in it. I drank it, and when I did, I felt
super fast. I started rolling, and I thought I was going about 100 miles per
hour! I rolled and rolled until I reached the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. No one could stop me
because I was going too fast for them to even notice me.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I had reached the very tip of <st1:state w:st="on">Oregon</st1:state>, and almost in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state>. Something happened unexpected.
My potion ran out, and I was back as slow as a snail. </b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>I went to the city,
and saw a woman waving her hand for a taxi to come to her. As she stepped on, I
secretly rolled onto the taxi's floor, waiting for something to happen. The
taxi drove to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:city>,
and the woman got off the car. I slipped out right at her feet, and when she closed
the door, I was already on my way to the suburban areas where my home is. I
rolled and rolled, and when I reached my suburb, dusk was on its way. The sun
was setting and I had to scout out to find some shelter. Like the last time, I
sneaked into someone's house and rolled under the owner's bed.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>When that exhausting day passed, I,
Wilbert, was up and away! I ran like a cheetah and zoomed straight to my
home. When I got there, there was a metal gate, and I bounced over it, but I
got another colossal cut. "OWWWW!" I cried this time. This was extra
painful, but I endured the pain and kept on rolling. I reached the outside
of my house (my blue basket), and I was ready for a nap. Without even bothering to
jump in the basket, I took a nap.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>The next day, some children found me lying
on the ground with my cuts. They took me and shot a picture. Now, this is what
happened. They posted me crying with my tattoo (The YOLLIS that is kind of
faint). They threw me in the trashcan, and I am using a broken computer that has
been recycled to write my biography.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is the end of my story, and if you have a story from the original post, Flat, please leave a comment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">If not, what type of books do you like?</span></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">How do you feel when an object is destroyed?</span></h3>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-23648181476473520732013-11-05T15:57:00.001-08:002014-06-10T15:32:40.559-07:00A New Fad and an Old FadAll around the United States, people are starting to wear rubber band bracelets that are in a pattern. <i>A fad is a thing that is popular for a year or so, and then it is not so popular. </i>In my opinion, I think they are pretty attractive. I have some because I thought they looked charming on your wrist. Also because I didn't want to be left out on the fad. Here are the bracelets in an array.<br />
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A old fad that was popular in 2010 was Silly Bands. I have tons of them. If you don't know what a Silly Band is, here is the definition. <i>A Silly Band is a simple bracelet that you wrap around your wrist and they are in different shapes.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vincent the Vampire was flying to Wanda the Witch's house</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When he got there, the mansion was filled with poison that made Vincent cough, choke, and he felt like he was going to die</span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">!</b><span style="font-size: large;"> Right when he was going to faint, Vincent remembered that he had a wand, and used it to cast a mask that provided fresh air for Vincent</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One spooky Halloween night, when all the children were trick-or-treating, Zamba decided to come out of her tombstone</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Just remembered that she had a party, one child dared to come to the graveyard</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Zamba and all of the other zombies were afraid of children so Zamba popped out of her tombstone and scared the child away</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day in October, George the Ghost wandered into the forest and started cursing the trees</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Suddenly, an invisible werewolf started to throw harmful poisons at George</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>He didn't know what to do when he broke through one of the potions and reflected another with one of his ghostly fists</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shelly the Skeleton was practicing archery when she heard a wave of blood was coming her way</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">She tried as hard as she can to shoot some shield arrows to block the blood, but the blood was coming way too fast for Shelly</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Shelly backed up and tripped on a tombstone and out of nowhere, she quickly dug a hole in the dirt and buried herself undergrowth until the blood finished flowing</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day, Georgia the Ghoul was inside the ice cream store that was not so popular</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">A kid came in and asked for a pumpkin flavored ice cream, but at that time, Georgia was sucking on some strawberry flavored ice cream with some blood syrup on top</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The kid saw, and when the kid came up to ask her, she just said that it was cherry flavored syrup</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The day before Halloween, Jamba the Jack-O-Lantern grew to an adult in her pumpkin patch</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The farmer saw, and yanked Jamba off of her vine and gave it to a child, but the child kicked, rolled, bit, and spit on poor Jamba</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Jamba knew she had to speak up so she did all of those cruel actions to the child and that is when the child learned to never mess with a pumpkin</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: large;">Max the Mummy was happily sleeping in his cage when he heard a BOOM</span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">! </b><span style="font-size: large;">Max woke up immediately and slipped out of his cage to see what was happening</span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">! </b><span style="font-size: large;">He looked out of his house's window and saw a ender dragon forming in Max's backyard and before the ender dragon even had a chance to form, Max used a roll of toilet paper and wrapped up the former of the ender dragon</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One freaky Halloween, Doomster the Devil was bored so he came from house to house, scouting for candy and trying to scare some people to death</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When he came to the two hundred fifty-fifth house, the owner of the house was a devil too</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Doomster knew that that one devil wouldn't be afraid of another devil, so Doomster hasty changed into a witch to scare the devil</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">On every Halloween, Willa the Witch was extra greedy</span><span style="color: #e69138;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;">. </b><span style="font-size: large;">One hair-raising Halloween night, Vincent the Vampire crept up on Willa and nearly scared her to death</span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">. </b><span style="font-size: large;">Willa used her broomstick to swoop over and under Vincent, knocked him over, and that's what taught Vincent to never scare others when they have a power that you don't</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sonny the Scarecrow was fiercely guarding the farm from crows when crows started to rain heavily from the sky</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the crow-storm, Sonny was all covered up in crows</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>Sonny used a piece of hay from his hand and tickled the crows and one by one every crow flew away</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One <span style="color: #e69138;">super </span>spooky <span style="color: #e69138;">Halloween</span>, Sonny <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>Scarecrow, <span style="color: #e69138;">Willa </span>the <span style="color: #e69138;">Witch</span>, Doomster <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>Devil, <span style="color: #e69138;">Max</span> the <span style="color: #e69138;">Mummy</span>, Jamba <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>Jack-O-Lantern, <span style="color: #e69138;">Georgia </span>the <span style="color: #e69138;">Ghoul</span>, Shelly <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>Skeleton, <span style="color: #e69138;">George </span>the <span style="color: #e69138;">Ghost</span>, Zamba <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>Zombie, <span style="color: #e69138;">and </span>Vincent <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>Vampire <span style="color: #e69138;">gathered </span>up <span style="color: #e69138;">in </span>all <span style="color: #e69138;">one </span>haunted <span style="color: #e69138;">house</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">They <span style="color: #e69138;">talked </span>and <span style="color: #e69138;">talked</span>, but <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>more <span style="color: #e69138;">they </span>chatted, the <span style="color: #e69138;">less </span>spooky <span style="color: #e69138;">the </span>house <span style="color: #e69138;">became</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Doomster <span style="color: #e69138;">quietly </span>flew <span style="color: #b45f06;">up </span>the <span style="color: #e69138;">stairs </span>and <span style="color: #e69138;">shouted </span>"LOWER <span style="color: #e69138;">YOUR </span>VOICE!" <span style="color: #e69138;">and </span>all <span style="color: #e69138;">of </span>the <span style="color: #e69138;">Halloween </span>characters <span style="color: #e69138;">slowly </span>lowered <span style="color: #e69138;">their </span>voice <span style="color: #e69138;">until </span>the <span style="color: #e69138;">house </span>became <span style="color: #e69138;">haunted </span>again</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-80236658386954411222013-09-19T15:41:00.000-07:002014-06-10T15:32:40.627-07:00My Story for Sleep Tight, Angus!I have a story that I wanted to share on Mrs. Yollis' 365 blog, but unfortunately, my story was too long. Luckily, I have a blog. Here is Angus all tucked up ready to dream about something phenomenal:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>He saw bones everywhere! "Where am I?" Angus asked. He looked
up in the sky and there was the ruler of the island! "You are in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Bonny</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Land</st1:placetype></st1:place>,"
replied Cooper the Ruler of the Land, "Follow me. I am going to lead you to the palace of
bones." Thought he was in trouble! "W-what pal-lace?" Angus
said. </i><i>Cooper</i><i> said nothing, and walked through the clouds and Angus followed. When
Angus saw the palace, he was no longer scared! He froze. He was also speechless.
After a few moments, Angus said, "Wow! I must be in heaven!" Angus
burst into the palace and shouted, "I'm Angus!" No one replied.
"Hello?" Angus tried again and again until he gave up. Right when he
wanted to walk out the door, a servant came out with a bowl of bone-shaped dog
treats. "Welcome to Big <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Bone</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Palace</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Is there
something I can help you with?" Angus didn't know what to say.
"Ummm... I guess. Can you give me a tour around the palace?"
"Yes," the servant replied, "First of all, I am the head of all
of the servants. My name is Rocky. I am known for giving out treats. Would you
lik-" Angus interrupted, "Yes, I would love a treat! Actually, would
you be kind enough for five treats?" Angus was a little greedy. "Of
course," Rocky said politely, "Have as many as you want." <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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up! Wake up!" Rocky yelled. Angus was confused. "Where am I?" he
asked. "Remember? You are in one of the royal rooms of </i><st1:place style="font-style: italic;" w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Big</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Bone</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Palace</st1:placetype></st1:place><i>!" Now Rocky was </i><i><b>really</b> </i><i>getting impatient.
"Is it time for my tour around the palace?" whined Angus.
"Yes," Rocky said in a grumpy voice, "We are going to meet the
Queen Edoggybeth and King Georgedog" That suddenly put Rocky in a fabulous
mood! When they got to the room, they weren't there! They were so astonished!
"But... I called them," Rocky cried. What Rocky didn't tell Angus is
that they didn't answer. "They must be in trouble!" Angus worried.
They thought for a moment and then Rocky suggested, "Let's ask </i></span><i>Cooper!</i><i><span lang="EN-US">"
They rapidly ran on four legs and they almost trampled each other trying to get
out the door! Rocky and Angus finally made it out the door with two big holes
in the door. They had broken the door! "We don't have time to fix the door
now. We'll do that when Queen Edoggybeth and King Gorgedog return," Angus
said, but Rocky didn't seem too worried ether. "</span></i><i>Cooper </i><i><span lang="EN-US">! </span></i><i>Cooper !</i><i><span lang="EN-US">" Angus and
Rocky shouted together. "What can I help you with?" </span></i><i>Cooper </i><i><span lang="EN-US">exclaimed.
"Queen Edoggybeth and King Georgedog are missing!" Angus said sadly.
"We have to help them! They may be in big trouble!" Rocky shouted
very sadly. </span></i><i>Cooper'</i><i><span lang="EN-US">s mouth dropped about five feet long. "Are you kidding me?
I thought they were safely in the palace! I honestly do not know what happened
to them. Are you sure that they are missing?" </span></i><i>Cooper s</i><i><span lang="EN-US">aid out loud. Angus and
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They didn't do any thing wrong. Plus, they are the Queen and King!" Rocky
explained. "Let's check anyways. It's better to be safe than sorry!" </span></i><i>Cooper s</i><i><span lang="EN-US">aid back. When the three checked, they weren't there. "Look!
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said excited. All three of the dogs followed the footprints and guess what is
leaded to? The LIBRARY! "How could they be in the library?" all three
dogs asked their selfs. They searched anyways. "Nope, not here."
thought the dogs. "Do you think Queen Edoggybeth and King Georgedog are in
a obvious place, but we just haven't noticed?" asked Rocky. "That's possible,"
said </span></i><i>Cooper,</i><i><span lang="EN-US"> "What are the possible places can you think of?" They
thought for a long time, but finally, they thought of these places: <st1:placename w:st="on">Behind</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Big</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Bone</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Palace</st1:placetype>,
to the east of <st1:placename w:st="on">Big</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Bone</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Palace</st1:placetype>,
to the west of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Big</st1:placename>
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in another room in the palace, and the doggy park they always go to. "Why
don't we just go home for now and check the rooms in our palace?"
explained Rocky. "Sure," </span></i><i>Cooper </i><i><span lang="EN-US">and Angus agreed. Angus and Rocky rode </span></i><i>Cooper</i><i><span lang="EN-US">'s back and went back to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Big</st1:placename>
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thought of starting from the rooms. Queen Edoggybeth and King Georgedog were
not anywhere near the palace, so they went to the doggy park. They weren't
there ether. They were about to give up for the day, when they heard a call.
"Help" it cried. They sounded exactly like Queen Edoggybeth and King
Georgedog. "We will help!" Angus called back, "Just tell us
where you are!" The cry came back. "We are in your school!"
barked the dog. We dashed into the school and made a call. "Queen Edoggybeth
and King Georgedog, please come to the Principal Doggyjone's office. Thank
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<span style="text-align: center;">Hi! I am Rocky who is a three and a half years old dog and loves to play fetch. Blake is my middle name. My breed is a golden retriever mixed with a chow. That's why I have purple blotches on my tongue and short legs. I am a friendly dog that absolutely does not like water. My wish is for swimming pools to</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">As you know, all I can think of is fetching a nice green tennis ball. After a while, I do get a little tired so I rest on soft, green grass. When I do that, my ball is always covered with slobber. I usually play fetch outside in the front lawn because in the backyard, we have a pool. When I play fetch in the backyard, </span></div>
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Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783541112534653879noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911507353447531365.post-86319481175252662992013-07-26T10:31:00.000-07:002014-06-10T15:32:40.639-07:00From the Jelly Belly Factory to Napa Valley<br />
Now we were at Napa Valley, but before that, we visited the <i>Jelly Belly</i> Factory. For ones who don't know what is <i>Jelly Belly</i> is, it is a really nice jellybean company, but some look alike but taste really different.<br />
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That winery was the best looking winery. The best winery tour is the tour at the winery called the Robert Mondavi winery. I don't have a picture of the real life place, but I searched up the logo for the winery.</div>
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