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A Creepy Story

English Essay – Lessons 81-85

The best story I have heard in my life was a horror story. It went like this: There once lived a man named David. Now David went to work on one fine day and when he got there, not a living soul could be found there. He thought that they were all sick, so he went back to his home. Nobody was there. He thought to himself, “Why isn’t there anybody here?” Then he heard a noise and turned around, but nobody was there. He heard it again, but this time something was on his ceiling and it said, “I’m…here…for…you…” Nobody ever heard from him again.

January 20, 2025
My Bahamas Adventure

Literature Essay – Lessons 81-85 – Little Women

If I had a lot of money, what would I spend it on? I chose going on a trip to the Bahamas. I would go to the Bahamas because Dad said it was awesome.

There are so many activities I would like to do in the Bahamas. I would love to go spear fishing and catch my own dinner. I want to see new species, and swim in uncharted waters. I think it would be cool to swim with sharks that are friendly. I love the ocean so much, and I want to breathe in fresh air! I want to trek the untracked, and I want to trap an iguana to make it my pet!

I want to be a cryptozoologist. I would love to find any criptids, to actually see if they exist. I want to find ship wreckage in the waters of the Bahamas where criptids may be. I will go and see if there is buried treasure and maybe make knew friends. A trip to the Bahamas would be a wild adventure. Maybe I will find a criptid or buried treasure.

January 20, 2025
Summarizing Lessons 81-85

History Essay – Lessons 81-85

This week I learned about two inventions and two historical figures. They are the mariner’s astrolabe, double-entry bookkeeping, Luca Pacioli, and Leonardo Da Vinci. My favorite historical figure from this week was Leonardo Da Vinci.

The first invention was the mariner’s astrolabe with four cut out holes. The mariner’s astrolabe was an innovation from the astrolabe. It was made to be an astrolabe that suited the ocean more than land.

The second invention was double-entry bookkeeping. It was a way of keeping track of your money and your worth. In that time, bartering was declining. There had to be a way of accounting for your valuables.

Luca Pacioli invented double-entry bookkeeping. Luca was best known for advancing the economy through double-entry bookkeeping. He lived during the 1400s and contributed to the Renaissance.

The last historical figure was Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo was a famous painter and made the most high-priced paintings ever. Although he couldn’t focus for a second, he was rather gifted. He was good at biology, geometry, chemistry, and was an inventor. Leonardo is my favorite historical figure because he made a lot of good things in his life… even though he could not focus for a second, just like me!

January 20, 2025
Summary of Inventions Again

History Essay – Lessons 76-80 – Summarize

In History I learned about four inventions. They are chess, the arquebus, the printing press, and the mainspring. Chess is a game of strategy that began in India in the 6th century and is still played today. The second invention was the arquebus. It was a long gun being also a muzzle loaded firearm. It was used from the 15th to the 17th century. The third invention was the printing press. It was a machine designed to speed up the process of making books. It’s use grew rapidly from the 14th through the 16th century. The last invention was the mainspring. A mainspring is a spiral torsion spring of metal ribbon. It was usually used as a power source for clocks. My favorite invention was the arquebus because it was a gun and an early form of rifle.

January 12, 2025
The Activity I Would Choose

Literature Essay – Little Women Essay 8

There are three activities in Little Women this week, babysitting, working hard on your arts, visiting neighbors, and throwing parties. Out of all of them I would choose working hard on your arts, or working hard on something your good at. I’m going to list three reasons why in this essay, and I will also talk about what I’m good at like music or Ju-Jitsu.

I’m very good at Ju-Jitsu, and I even made a kid, who was skilled, tap. In music I’m good at playing, “Radioactive,” and “Zombie,” on the electric guitar. At my music school, I will be graduating Rock 101 to join the performance group soon. I’m also good at basketball and can make a shot almost every time.

I’d like to practice all three activities more. For example, I practiced guitar rarely before two weeks ago, but now I practice every day and I’m having a lot of fun. I also would like to practice Jiu-Jitsu because I still barely know anything about pummeling. In basketball, I would like to practice my form.

I would choose these activities over the others because they are challenging. I don’t know everything about them. For example, I don’t know nearly all of the moves in Ju-Jitsu. I don’t know everything in music, like scales or songs. Although I make lots of shots, I don’t know all the rules. I just need more time to learn.

January 12, 2025
Who Beth Should Marry

Literature Essay – Lessons 61-65

This week in Little Women, Beth was very lonely. I’m going to be talking about who Beth should marry. I will also talk about two people she shouldn’t marry and one she should marry.

The first one she shouldn’t marry is Fred. Fred is a cheater and is selfish. Fred hogs food and toys. Fred is not a good man at all. He is the opposite of friendly, he is unfriendly. Fred always gets what he wants and will cry until he gets it. He is a greedy pig all-in-all.

The second is Mr. Brooke. He is really selfish. He will hog anything and say it’s his. He is also in love with her sister, Meg. He will try to deceive people by being nice for a while, and then he becomes angry and rude to them after that. He is even worse then Fred by far. I do not think he will get married to any one.

Unlike the first two, Laurie is very polite and never cheats in a game. He never hogs anything and lets people eat first. He is never selfish and will do as Beth pleases. He is very good at calming down when having a bad day too. I think Beth will marry him.

Out of all these people Laurie is the nicest, the most polite, and true to his word. He is the best at being kind to people and does not think of himself first, he thinks of others.

December 11, 2024
This Week’s Inventions

History Essay – Lessons 61-65

There are four inventions I learned about this week. We studied buttons, oil paint, the cannon, and the spinning wheel.

The first invention I learned about this week was the button. The button is a piece of plastic cut into a circle that has two holes. Its purpose is to keep clothing together tightly enough that it is hard to see the skin.

The second invention was oil paint. Oil paint is a type of paint that can be made from oils, eggs, snail slime and even pig snot. It is mixed with pigment, and it allows for us to paint with more detail than earlier paints from before the 15th century.

The third invention I learned about this week was the cannon. The cannon is a weapon used to break walls and destroy whatever they target. The cannon helped people destroy walls and protect walls. We can trace back the first cannon to China, but it has been used by many counties.

The last is the spinning wheel. The spinning wheel is a table with a wheel that is connected to a piece of string that is spun to knit clothing together. It allowed for clothing to be made faster to sell or trade.

My favorite was the Cannon because every little kid loves things that destroy other things.

December 11, 2024
What I Would Do If My Parents Left

Literature 4 – Little Women Essay 4

This week in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, I read about how Beth tried to run the house while her aunt left for the holidays. I am going to be discussing what I would do if my parents left for the holidays.

The first thing I would do is to start taking cooking lessons. Every day I would be buying food and water. I would be cooking Jack, my little brother, his food and would make a rule: never wake Colt up at 3:00 in the morning. I would be teaching Jack and myself, and I would quickly become a man.

I would act like Beth and be responsible. I would be smart, responsible, good, and careful with what I do and most of all, be nice to Jack. Beth might be over-thinking it, but she was successful and came out on top. I think I would be okay and would take care of my little brother, Jack. I would be going around cooking or washing or taking care of Jack. Teaching Jack would be my most important job. Jack would help me do all these things I talked about here.

I would teach Jack how to cook. From then on, we would cook, make concoctions, and have fun with it. All these things are going to happen at some point in time, so I thought I would plan before it did. Beth had a hard time with complete responsibility.

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November 24, 2024
Important Inventions

History 4 – Lessons 56 – 60 Essay

This week I learned about four inventions: the Trebuchet, Distilled Spirits, the Vertical Windmill, and the Stern-Mounted-Ruder.

The first invention is the Trebuchet. The Trebuchet is a bigger catapult and instead of originating from the crossbow it originated from the sling. Its impact was being able to break walls easily, and defend castle walls. They also could be fired at targets that couldn’t have enough reach to hit them with crossbows.

The second invention was Distilled Spirits. Distilled Spirits are a strong type of alcohol like rum that could make you feel good if you don’t drink it too much. It’s impact on history was that it was used as a treatment for the plague “Black Death.”

The third invention is the Vertical Windmill. The Vertical windmill is a tall building with four sails. Its impact on history was that it produced electricity and made bread for the people who lived there.

The last invention was the Stern-Mounted-Ruder. It was a wooden paddle that attached to the under side of a boat and when you turn wheel it turns the rudder. Its impact on history was that you can steer the boat easily, which meant people could transfer goods to other continents, cities, countries, or even states! These inventions changed the world.

November 23, 2024
Important Inventions – Lessons 51-55

History Essay – Lessons 51-55

This week I learned about four important inventions, the winepress, the chimney, the ribbed vault, and universities. We are going to talk about what they are and their impact on history.

The first invention we learned about this week was the university. The first universities were built in 1070 AD. They are buildings that people go to to learn. They produced important scholars that advanced human knowledge and educated.

The second invention was the winepress. It was a basket that had a hydraulic press on top that squished grapes to get the juice. It helped promote the discovery of wines that did not spoil us so quickly.

The next invention was the ribbed vault. It was first made in churches in 1100 AD. These vaults had ribbed patterns on the bottom of a church ceiling. It made it so people could make churches longer and bigger and also made it so windows could be installed farther up on the wall.

The last invention was the chimney. It was found in a man’s home in the 11th century and was manufactured by the 13th century. The chimney was a clay mold that went from the ceiling to the floor and produced heat. The chimney kept people warm and people did not die so easily from harsh weather.

These inventions were very helpful to human kind. The winepress made better wine. Universities produced important scholars that advanced human knowledge. The ribbed vault made churches bigger and better. Chimneys saved lives.

November 17, 2024

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