America was built upon the foundation of this one word: Independence. There is, however, a problem with this mentality. Everyone is dependent on one another. We need other people in our lives. There is no scenario where one person isn’t dependent on another. We should not be ashamed to hide that fact, because the reality …
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S8#38: Layering to Keep Warm in Cold Climates
Depending on where you live, there will almost always be below freezing at some point during the year. In order to stay warm, you can’t just wear normal clothing. You have to “layer up” in order to stay warm. Four layers is the most reasonable amount for many cold climates, although when it is warmer …
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E8#30: The Most American Dessert
“As American as apple pie”. The phrase is used to describe something that is “typically in American character1“. Apple pie is clearly an American food. It has long held this title, its first recorded appearance being in 1924 in the Gettysburg Times newspaper. The origin of this stereotype of apple pie dates back to the …
H8#20: A Letter To Congress
Dear fellow countrymen, as an honest silversmith of these British colonies, I have many grievances over the recent acts of taxation instituted by the British Parliament across the Atlantic Ocean in old England. The Navigation acts and Quartering acts in particular have really effected me, as I can no longer import my silver from other …
H8#15: The Seven Years War
The Seven Years War was, truly, the first world war. It was the first war that had conflicts across the globe. It began in North America, but also led to major conflicts in Europe, India, Africa, and other places. Although the Seven Years war didn’t create any major boundary changes in Europe, it drastically changed …
E8#25: My Favorite Music
Video game soundtracks are my favorite type of music. In this essay, I talk about why I like video game soundtracks, what my top ten favorite video game soundtracks are, and covers and medleys. My favorite type of music is video game soundtracks. I like them for when I read books because they can help …
Incident Command System (S8#36)
The incident command system is the method in which search and rescue missions are organized. It is important to make sure everybody knows what their positions are and what duties they are expected to fulfill. It is a very organized hierarchy of people that keeps the search and rescue functioning properly. Quite simply put, the …
E8#21: My Favorite Type of Music
My favorite type of music, is, believe it or not, video game soundtracks. I really like them because I can listen to them while I do mediocre tasks to help myself focus, and it can also help me block out distracting noises (cough cough my youngest sibling cough cough). I also enjoy a couple tracks …
E8#19: Our Homeschool
We homeschool. That’s probably not surprising to most readers, as this is an assignment for a homeschool course. We use the Ron Paul Curriculum for our homeschool. School generally takes a whole day. School is also a subject that I do not want to dwell on because I had to do summer school and anything …
E8#18 A time I helped a friend
Today I’m going to talk about a time I helped my cousin Caleb shop for a new phone. Caleb is my closest friend, and my cousin. One time, his phone got crushed in a rocking chair. He needed to pick out a new phone, either a different model or a new phone of the same …