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“Two Mind Boggling Stories”
by Dorian Garb

I am going to write about two exciting stories I read. I am going to compare and contrast “Percy Jackson” by Rick Riordan, and “The Accidental Hero” by Matt Myklusch.
There are some similarities in these two stories. Both stories are interesting to read. First of all, in both hero’s journey they must spend 12 years without a full family. In both hero’s journey they are unaware of their superhuman powers. In “The Accidental Hero,” Jack said he “really wished he had superpowers like in the comics.” In both hero’s journey they spend the first book in the series the same age.
Although there are many similarities, there are specific differences. In “The Accidental Hero” Jack lives with no parents. In “Percy Jackson” Percy lives with his mom. In “The Accidental Hero” Jack discovered that the enemy is the future him. In “Percy Jackson” Percy is in no way related to the enemy. In “The Accidental Hero” Jack lives with no friends in a evil orphanage. In “Percy Jackson” Percy lives with one friend and his caring mother.
In conclusion, both stories are interesting to read. I enjoyed the first person view of the stories. My favorite was “The Accidental Hero” because it had many twists and turns.

Dorian Garb

The article we will write about is called “Shed That Sweet Tooth” by Ally Manning. The article we will write about is about lessening sugar consumption worldwide.

Humans are consuming to much sugar. “The WHO reports that sugar intake is much higher for children  in Europe.” Sugar is very unhealthy for us. “Ally says there is “solid evidence” that reducing sugar intake reduces the chance of overweight, Obesity, and tooth decay. Humans should decrease sugar intake and increase vegetable intake. “But it’s hard to avoid large amounts of sugar unless all you are eating is vegetables.” Sugar is very hard to resist. “While sugar can be hard to resist, the WHO has set dietary guidelines for people. (Allee)

In conclusion, lessen sugar intake. It is okay to eat it sometimes though.

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I am going to write about two exiting stories I read

I will compare and contrast “Ramona Quimby Age 8″ by Beverly Cleary and Pepeta Talks Twice” by Ofelia Lachman.

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There are some similarities in these unique stories.  Both stories are interesting to read.  First of all both kids talk back to their parents. Both girls are realistic. Both girls have siblings. Both girls have a problem that concerns everyone. Both girls have pets. Both girls solve their problem.

Although both stories have similarities, there are specific differences. In “Ramona Quimby Age 8” Ramona’s sibling is a girl. In “Pepeta Talks Twice” Pepita’s sibling is a boy. In “Ramona Quimby Age 8” Ramona’s pet is a cat. In “Pepeta Talks Twice” Pepeta’s pet is a dog. “As she let in the cat a gust of cold wind filled the room.”  page 314. In “Pepeta Talks Twice” Pepita is Spanish. In “Ramona Quimby Age 8” Ramona is American. “Puedo Escar” page 246. In conclusion I enjoyed both stories but Pepita Talks Twice more because she speaks two languages.

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Mars is a very extraordinary Roman god. Mars is a god of war. He is a very important Roman god. He used to be the god of agriculture. Now he is the god of war. In legend he gave birth to the founders of Rome. His Greek name is Ares. His mom is Juno.

Legend says His shield fell from the sky in the rein of Numa Pompelius. Numa thought the shield was important to the protection of Rome. He made eleven copies so that thieves would not steal it. Numa made a group called the salli to protect it. Mars’ symbols are the wolf and the woodpecker. The Romans made sacrifices before and after war. Before was to help them win and after to thank him. He was the god of agriculture because a magic plant touched his mother before he was born. Mars is definitely a very warlike god.

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Once there was a flying shoe,

with a monkey living there too,

he flew across the mountain tops,

only to find a Walmarts shop,

he was looking for a fountain of youth

but bumped into a man with a golden tooth,

the man ran an ice cream booth,

then he got free ice cream,

which gave him crazy daydreams,

then he found an abandoned church,

but a zombie made him lurch!

He banished the zombie to another dimension,

but the zombie wanted vengeance,

then the zombie decided to build a portal

meanwhile the monkey became immortal,

it took months to build the portal,

when you used it, it cost a quarter,

then they had an epic battle,

witch involved some throwing of cattle

that just made the battle go longer,

They were testing who was stronger,

they fought and fought ’till their bodies ached,

’till their head was sore,

truly they thought it was a bore,

eventually the monkey triumphed,

the zombie did not,

but I guess It was a good plot,

but then guess what he found,

the fountain of youth, I guess he was bound,

he was already immortal,

so he shared it with the aliens in the portal,

they all lived happily ever after,

with music and laughter.

THE END

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He was born in Scotland in 1847.

His father invented a system to teach deaf students how to speak.

In his spare time, he did experiments with electricity.

Bell became a professor at Boston University and started a school for teachers of deaf students

Bell married a deaf woman in 1877.

He experimented with electricity and sound.

Bell also worked with a telegraph that uses electricity to send messages by wire.

He came up with the idea for the telephone when he decided to see if two telegraph messages could be sent over wire at the same time.

He hired an assistant named Thomas Watson.

Bell was able to figure out how to build a telephone due to their experiments.

The first words spoken into the telephone were “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you!”

The next year, the Bell Telephone Company was formed, and telephone service began across America.

Alexander Bell was 29 when he invented the telephone.

One of his inventions was a flat, wax disc that recorded and played back sound.

Another device that Alexander Bell invented warned sailors of icebergs in the water.

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my 8th Birthday party

After the X-box was set up, we almost immediately started playing video games. My friends and I were going to have a sleepover. For dinner we had pizza. Then we had giant ice-cream sundaes. The sundaes had whipped cream and sprinkles on top. Then we went to bed in army style beds.

The next morning, we had a delicious pancake breakfast. some of my friends stayed longer. After everybody left, I cleaned up (really my mom did most of it) and relaxed.

A long time ago Dumbelldore fought in a. Zunkie ( a zombie monky the plural is zunkies.) apocalypse the world was overrun by zunkie thirsty for hair. Dumbelldore must destroy the source of zunkie. He lives on a boat and fights with his wand. He knows Kung fu.

I had been walking for hours. The sun was beating down on my head. My water canister was nearly empty. The town was coming into sight. I wondered if it was a mirage. I touched a wall, nope as real as ever. I walked into an abandoned super market. Suddenly zunkie burst in through the window. I wondered if this was how I  died. “Hiya” “who said that?” I felt a sharp pain as my beard literally jumped off my face! I watched as my beard took out all the zunkies. How did you… I’m your beard! Harry burst through the door where’s the trouble! I saw the zunkie and the… It’s ok my beard handled it. What? Hi! Eh. Harry shrugged. It’s a zunkie apocalypse. Some flying things came towards us Planes? Maybe. NO! They were zunkie riding dragons we jumped on and kicked the zunkie off. We rode to the zunkie temple of weirdness. Suddenly the ground shook. Harry fell on his butt. A giant demon arose from the ground. What the waffle bushead Shoot the crystal! I shot five times fast. Did I hit!? Ya. I’d say you hit. I saw a big crater in the ground. oh. We quickly opened the door and shot randomly. A big globe was in the center. All the places that had been overrun were red! Then the ground started shaking, we were next! Zunkie surrounded us! I touched the globe there was a ringing in my ears then every thing went black. LATER…

I woke up  there were  no more zunkie, I looked around no Harry either

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TO BE CONTINUED…

Tortoises are extraordinary animals!

Tortoises have round shells. Tortoises have thick skin. Tortoises have thick skin. Tortoises live in mostly dry places. They live in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. They are also found in the Sonoran Desert.

The female will dig an underground burrow. Then she will lay eggs in the underground burrow. After she will cover the burrow with surroundings like dirt, leaves, etc…

Tortoises look extraordinary! Tortoises have long nails. Tortoises have a shell to protect them from predators.

Tortoises are herbivores.

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Tortoises eat low growing plants They will also eat fresh fallen leaves, tomatoes, and a salad, if they can find one.  There is a law against poaching tortoises. Some people still illegally kill Tortoises. Large birds & mountain lions kill tortoises because they are good to eat. But there are many places were tortoises are safe. Tortoises are amazing animals!!

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“Enchanted Africa”

by Dorian Garb

    Africa is by far the most beautiful & enchanted place in the world. The grass sways in the soft wind. Dry trees brush against each other. The crispy wind blows through the bushes as they sway, back and forth. Prickly cacti sway as their water flows inside them.  Large fierce cheetahs chase prancing elk. Deer walk across the planes as their feet crunch on the soft dirt. Solid rocks crush dirt as bugs crawl under it. This dry plane is filled with unique plants and animals. I would like to go to Africa some day. Africa is an enchanted place!