Today I am going to talk about my favorite birthday present, which was a card shuffler. This also happens to be the earliest birthday present I can remember. I was probably about six or seven years old, but I cannot remember exactly when. We were at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (the biggest children’s museum …
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S8#25: Playlists on YouTube
Playlists are a very important tool for content creators on YouTube. They allow you to chain together episodes or videos about a certain topic, a little like a Netflix series. Playlists are very useful, both for the the creator and the viewer. A playlist is a list of videos in order. It begins with a …
PF#25: The Morality of Work and Wealth
For this assignment, I am asked to write about if it is moral to be wealthy, and related topics. There is nothing immoral about being wealthy, nor is it unjust that some have more money than others. However, there are certainly moral limits to the ways that wealth can be gained. I am quite sure …
E8#16: My Favorite Color
I don’t really have a favorite color. There are simply colors I like more than others. I like dark red and black, particularly when they are nearby and compliment each other. I also like dark green and deep blue more than most other colors, particularly for clothing items. Beige is also a nice color, a …
H8#10: The History of North America (I guess)
Before Columbus’ discovery, North America (and South America as well for that matter) were inhabited mostly by tribal nations. Columbus came, and with him, the Europeans. They flooded to the New World, mostly for religious reasons, be it protestants trying to escape the tyranny of Catholic monarchs and popes, or people simply looking for a …
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E8#15: Top Three Moments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The first book of this English year was Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. There were some really good moments in this book, and, overall, I really enjoyed reading it. My top three moments were as follows: When Captain Nemo showed the crater to the Professor, Conseil, and Ned; when Nemo took …
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H8#5: Oceania
Oceania is one of the 5 continents, although it is referred to as simply Australia a lot of the time. Oceania is a group of islands southeast of Asia and west of the Americas. It consists of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Hawaii (geographically located in Oceania despite being governed by …
E8#10: Cooper
*Note: For the lesson 7 mind map, mom gave me permission to write about Cooper instead of our house. For lesson 10, I chose to use the mind map about Cooper* Cooper is our indoor cat. In this descriptive essay I am going to describe Cooper, the things he does, and, most interestingly, how he …
E8#6: My Best Friend
My best friend is my cousin Caleb. Now, the competition for my best friend is not hard at all. I literally have three friends in total, so to be my best friend you only have to surpass two people. But Caleb is my best friend for good reason. He and I just naturally work and …