“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

—Theodore Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr., A.K.A. Teddy, was born on October 27, 1858 in New York. He was homeschooled in his family’s brownstone due to his illness and asthma. The good thing about him being homeschooled was that he could take on his passion of animal life. By the time he was a teen his father encouraged him into weightlifting and boxing. In his second year of college at Harvard, his father died. The grief he had encouraged him to work harder.

After graduating, he started going to Columbia Law School. He also got married to his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee. Theodore did not stick around long at law school, instead he joined New York State Assembly. He had many other positions in public services. When his mother and wife died on the same day, he decided to move to the Dakota Territory. He left his baby daughter with his oldest sister.

Returning to his original life, he married his second wife, Edith Kermit Carow, who he had known as a child. In 1886, he became the Assistant U.S. Navy Secretary. He lead a charge up San Juan Hill in 1889. He was nominated for the medal of honor and elected governor of New York.

Teddy became the vice president to President McKinley. When McKinley was shot and assassinated, Theodore became president. In 1906 he was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the Russo-Japanese war. He fought for racial rights and women’s rights. In 1909 his term being president was up.

2 years after going to Africa, he decided to come back and try to run for president again. He formed a progressive party known as the “Bull Moose Party”. While giving a speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was shot in the chest, but continued his speech for 90 minutes before going to the doctor. He was ok, he also lost the election.

When the U.S. finally joined World War I he tried to go into the war, but was turned down by the Secretary of War. Teddy youngest son was shot and killed in Germany. Sadly, on January 6, 1919 Teddy died in his sleep.

In conclusion, Theodore Roosevelt lived a more active life than most other people in the world even though he had asthma and was sick as a child. He did many things such as being president, writing books, traveling around the world, and much more.

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“Truth is ever to be found in simplicity and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things”-Isaac Newton. Isaac Newton was one of the world’s greatest philosophers. Without him, scientists from nowadays would be confused.

Isaac was born on January 4, 1643 in Linclonshire, England. His dad was a farmer,but died three months before he was born. Newton was a weak baby and not expected to survive. His mom left him with his grandmother so she could live with her new husband. At age 12, Newton and his mother reunited.

Isaac Newton went to King’s School, University of Cambridge, and Trinty College. During his open time he read about modern philosophers. Newton graduated Cambridge with no honors, but his hard work won him the tittle of a scholar for 4 years.

Isaac Newton had many amazing accomplishments. Here are some of them. Newton published “The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy” in the year 1687. Two of the most important things he figured out were the gravitational pull and the laws of motion. He also figured out calculus. Without Isaac Newtons amazing work, most of our scientists would be lost.

Closer to the end of his life, he lived with his niece and her husband. Newton died of digestive issues on March 31, 1727. Isaacs fame grew after he died.

Isaac Newton helped this world in many different ways. All of his discoveries still effect us every day.  I am sure that many people are still thanking him.

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“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.”- Walt Disney. Walt Disney is an amazing animation producer. I am pretty sure that most people in this world have watched at least one of his movies.

Walt Disney was born December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois. His full name was Walter Elias Disney. His parents names were Elias Disney and Flora Disney. He had 4 siblings. Walt Disney had a big family.

Walt Disney went to Mckinley High school. He also went to School of Design, Chicago Art Institute, and Kansas City Art Institute.One of his biggest interests was drawing. Walt would sell his drawings to family and friends. He also had an interest for trains.

Walt Disney’s brother got him a job at the Kansas Film and Ad Company. While he worked there he met Fred Harman. Walt and Harman made their own animation company. Walt and Fred made Laugh-O-Grams which they aired at the local Kansas theater. Sadly, in 1923 the studio was closed because due to bankruptcy.

After the studio closed due to bankruptcy, Walt and his brother Roy moved to Hollywood. They made three Disney Brother’s Studios in Los Angeles. While in this company they created the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Soon to follow was Mickey Mouse, who was in three of their cartoons.Walt’s first full length movie was “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. It won eight different oscars! 1950-1960 were some of his best animation years.
Disney had been making a lot of money.

Disney used $17 million to make Disneyland, which opened in the year 1955. In a very short time, it made its way around the world.

Sadly, Walt Disney was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1966. He died soon after on December 15, 1966. He was cremated and had his ashes spread at Forest Law Cemetery. About 10 years later Walt Disney World was finished.

Walt Disney always stuck to his dream and worked hard. Because Walt never gave up, Disney is where it is now. Walt Disney has taught me an important lesson to never give up and keep trying.

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“Catrina” my mom yelled.
I woke up out of breath and soaked from my sweat. I better get downstairs I thought. Today was the anniversary of the day Comataria was made. Although I like to call it “Commontaria” because everything and everyone is the same.
I thought of the dream I had last night. I was trying to take down the government with Jacob. I had to tell him. I left the house and walked down the streets that were gray concrete just like the sidewalks and everything else. When I got to his house he was ready for school. We always walk together.
I told him all about the dream on the way there. Our first class was different. We went our separate ways. During class I could not stop thinking about the dream. Maybe it was a sign about something, but I wasn’t sure. I went through the whole day thinking about the dream. While I walked home I saw some other girls walking home together happily. I wonder how they can be so happy when everything is the same. I hated it like this.
When I got home I helped my mom bake some bread and make dinner. I called Jacob and he asked me to meet him at the park. I got on my bike and rode there.

When I got there Jacob was waiting.
“Hey Catrina” he said.
“Hi” I said back.
He asked me more about the dream. I told him that it was a sign of something. He thought I was joking. That made me so mad. I mean I was being serious and he thought I was just joking.
“ Do you think we can get all of the people who live here to go against the government?” Jacob asked.
“Are you kidding, you would do that for me,” I exclaimed.
“Not only for you, but for everyone!” he answered.
“ Thank you so much!!!” I said
During dinner I couldn’t sit still I was so excited. My mom asked if I wanted to be excused I said “YES.” I called him right away. He answered and said we start tomorrow and hung up.
The next morning I woke up late because we didn’t have school. I checked my phone and had five texts from Jacob. He told me to come to his house.
“I’m on my way,” I told him.
When I got there he told me to call everyone I know and tell them to come to his house. After we did, there were at least 50 people in his house.
We started out by telling everyone why they were there. They also thought we were joking, but if it was possible they would join. We said that they would have to sacrifice their lives to do this.
“That’s okay,” Everyone said in at the same time. I loved my friends and family so much.
The next day we went to the government’s building. I was scared. We were armed though so that made me feel better. We wore full protection but painted paint all over our selves to get the people insides attention.
We all ran in through the doors and made as much noise as possible. All of the people who work there were freaking out. I felt so free. I felt different. This was the first time I felt this way. I saw people getting taken away by the guards. Then I saw Jacob shouting for help. Oh my god. I needed to help him this instant. He had a giant cut on his arm. They took him. They took Jacob. I couldn’t believe it. I followed the guards who took him.
All of a sudden the hallways went dark. I couldn’t tell where I was going. When the lights turned back on Jacob was gone. I am pretty sure they were going to take him to jail. But in the distance I could hear his voice. I went the direction it was coming from.
It lead me to a room. I saw Jacob. He didn’t have an arm. What had happened. I stormed through the room right to him.
“What happened?” I asked.
“ They cut my arm off because my cut was infected.” Jacob said
“ Oh, so your okay. Good cause you had me worried.”
I was glad Jacob was okay but how about everyone else. Like mom and dad, my sister Alice, and all of my friends? I am pretty sure they had gotten home though. The government’s guards had spread all over the city. I heard the sound of gun shots out side. This had gotten more serious than I thought it would be. I had read books like this before in school and thought when would that actually happen. I thought that was crazy talk but who was talking now. Jacob and I left the building and headed for our houses. My parents were already there with my sister and everybody else. At my house we all ate and relaxed. Jacob and his parents went back to their house to collect their important stuff and more food.
Once they got back Alice, my parents, and the guests had fallen asleep. Jacob and I stayed up and watched a movie. We decided to call the other cities close to us. They had better weapons and stuff to protect us.
The next day we told everyone that people from the other cities were going to bring us weapons and protection gear. In less than an hour they were at my house handing stuff out. Jacob and I were the first to leave with our new weapons. We left wearing invisibility cloaks, which were amazing. I mean who comes up with these kinds of things?(Corinna the other cities scientist)
When we got to the building the doors were locked. We found some clothes that people from the government wear and put them on. When someone walked in with their key we walked right in with them. We took off the government clothes and went right to the office with our invisibility cloaks.
Right when we got in the office we saw the head master who looked surprised about the door opening by itself. When we got inside we took off our cloaks. The woman almost fainted seeing us. We asked her why everything had to be the same. She said it was because a long time ago when every thing was different no one got along. Thats why her great great great great and a lot more greats grandfather made everything the same. I am happy he is not here today because I would hate him.
Sadly, Jamie the head master said that nothing could be changed.
Thats when Jacob yelled “How could you do this to us. We called the other city for weapons and protection gear and you won’t change a stupid little law!” he raged on. I have never seen him like this.
“ You can’t blame this on me, you think I like things like this, no I don’t!!!” screamed Jamie.
“Calm down” I yelped. My voice sounded small like I was a child even though I am 17.
It seems like they had calmed down because Jamie whispered
“ I just did’t want to disappoint my family. I think I can do something about it though. We would have to go in the room with the laws and rip this one. The only problem is that it is shielded with an electronic force.”
“Why can’t you just turn it off?” I asked.
“Its because long ago my father broke the controller thinking that we would never have to use it again.”
I wondered where her father was now. Thats when I remembered that the other city gave us a remote control that could control everything. I dashed out of the room and was back with the controller in 5 minutes. I asked Jamie to take me to the room with the paper.
When we got there the rom was locked. I asked her where the key was. She said that her father had thrown that away to. Was this man crazy or something? I mean who throws away a key to the most important room in the city!!! I remembered I had a bobby pin in my hair I had seen them open doors with them in movies before. I took it out of my hair and stuck in the lock. I can’t believe it opened. I ran into the room. I felt something shock me. I had totally forgotten about the electric force.
It kept shocking me. I grabbed out the remote and pressed off. All of a sudden, all of the lights went out. The electric force was off to. Yay! It worked. I ran up to the sheet of paper and picked it up. I wanted to do the honor of ripping it I thought. That was when Jamie grabbed it from my hand and ripped it in half. No fair. Why does she get to rip it and not me.
Out of nowhere everything changed color. My clothes, the buildings, the side walks, the trees, and lots more. It was amazing. I can’t believe that we did it. Thats when Jacob said
“ It’s beautiful.”
Then Jamie said weeping
“ I can’t believe that I hadn’t done this all years I worked here.”
I had to go outside so I dashed out of the room. Outside the sun was shining bright and the sky was this fantastic color. I ran to tell mom, Alice, and dad. My house was the
color of the sky but darker. When I got inside our couch was still gray though, I wondered why.
I felt bad because a lot of people lost their jobs including some of my friends. But now we can live a happier life. I wish that our lives had been like this since I was born. Our new government was a democracy. This means that if we are 18 or over we can vote for everything.
I wonder if any one misses the way it was before this. I don’t, neither does my family. For now we are looking for jobs for the people who lost them. Most of the people who lost their are getting jobs in the government again though.
This was the perfect time to apply for my first job. I could get an easy job like filing papers in the governments building.

10 years later
Now I am 27 and work at the head of the government. I make rules and taxes for everyone. Jacob is my assistant. Now everyone lives happily in Comataria.

Sparta and Athens were two different city-states. They were both the biggest and most popular city-states, because of this they were always rivaling.

For example, Sparta had a better army and Athens had a better navy. For this reason they would sometimes team up together against the same enemy so they were stronger. In most wars they fought against each other Sparta won.

To Sparta growing up as a strong warrior was most important. Though in Athens they thought that not only physical education was important they thought that mental education was important to. Spartans would start their training to being a warrior at age 7and it ended 23 years later. They also had to eat with the military until they were 60 even if married. Though in Athens their life wasn’t as tough. They lived with their families and ate dinner together.

Sparta and Athens had different types of government. Athens had a democracy. Athens democracy was different then ours today. To vote you had to be a male and at least 18 years old. You also could not be a slave and had to be a son of 2 Athenian parents. In Sparta they had an oligarchy. That meant that there were 2 kings, a council of elders, and an assembly. That meant that teen if you were a citizen you could not vote.

If I lived back then I would rather live in Athens. I could live a happier easier life.

E.D. Hirsch,Jr.,ed. History and Geography. Parsipappy. Pearson Learning Group.2002

Ms.Church.History Notes.OTA2014

Alexander the Great was a smart and heroic person. He conquered many places and became the king of those places. He conquered Persia, Northern India, eastern Iran, Thebes, and Gaza.

Alexander was born 356 B.C. in Pella, Greece. His parents were king Phillip II and queen Olympia. He received the earliest education from the philosopher Aristotle. Alexander had a sister.

Alexander the Great created the Macedoina colonies in the region. He also created the city Alexanderia. Alexander conquered Persia, Egypt, Thebes, Gaza, and eastern Iran. In 328 B.C. He defeated King Porus’ armies in northern India.

Alexander died while thinking about conquering Carthage and Rome. He died  June 323 B.C..

Brring, my alarm clock went off. I was so excited. This was my first big horseback riding show. It was at Poway Riders Association. It was a Sunday morning and I had to wake up at 6.

My sister and I got dressed.“Are you nervous?” I asked.”No” she answered. First, we had to go to the ranch where we ride at to tack up the horses. As soon as we got there, we took the horses out of their stalls. The horses body, tail, and mane felt so soft because we had bathed them the day before. Once they were all tacked up, we were off to where the show was.

When we got there I smelled the sweet smell of hay. We put the horses bridals on. I got on right away even though we still had at least 25 minutes until the show started. I needed to get both the horse and I warmed up. My instructor and everyone else who was doing the show from Horse Savvy went to a small arena .We walked and trotted around a few times. I could tell the horse felt nervous because her trot was very fast. Then it was time for the competition, walking and trotting.

Once, we got into the other arena, we were separated into two groups because there were so many people. I was in the second group, so a few other girls and I waited in the middle. I got very bored during this time. Finally, it was the second group’s turn. I tried my best, but I didn’t get a ribbon.

Soon enough it was the second competition of the day. This time it was trotting over poles. We got called into the arena individually. I didn’t even realize when it was my turn. I went into the arena, trotted over the poles twice, and I was done. I was disappointed when they didn’t call my number for any of the ribbons.

In conclusion, even though I didn’t get a ribbon, I tried my hardest. This has probably happened to everyone at least once in there life. I hope that in my next show I do better.

Today while I was working in my lab, I discovered how to switch bodies with animals. This discovery is very good for people who own animals, work with animals, and also vets. It is a cream you put on your limb and the animals’ limb. I also discovered an antidote for the cream.

Before I started to sell this product, I had to experiment it on someone. I decided to experiment it on myself. I was going to switch bodies with a horse. As soon as I got to the ranch, I put some cream on my arm and the horses hoof. I felt it working right away.

All of a sudden, I could not see in front of myself. I had switched bodies with a horse. The owner of the horse took me down into the arena and took my halter off. I felt so free. When I went over jumps, it felt like I was flying. I immediately knew this product would sell. Once I put on the antidote cream, I felt normal again.

Before I knew it the cream was selling all around the world. I made millions of dollars. I made an animal shelter with some of the profits. I am so proud of myself for having made this product and hope to do something like it again.