Colonial cities were either created around a harbor town or a seat of government. In every city there was a church, where, obviously, the people would go for church services. There was always some form of government building in a city, regardless of whether it was a harbor or not. There was at least one …
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English 8 #3: My Least Favorite School Subjects
I’m going to talk about my least favorite subject in each school year that I have been doing Ron Paul Curriculum (every year) and talk about why I disliked it. This should hopefully give you some good insight as to which courses you should try to avoid. I don’t really remember what I did for …
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History 7 #135 Blaise Pascal
Pascal was the inventor of the calculator. He also contributed to science and physics a lot. Pascal was one of the most influential Frenchmen of his time. Blaise Pascal was born in 1623. When he was a young boy, Pascal’s family moved from the country where they lived before to Paris. There, his father bought …
History 7 #130: Settlers of America (Off Brand Settlers of Catan)
The London Company was the company that founded Jamestown. Like the British West India company, it was designated to colonize a certain region (in this case America rather than India). The London Company appointed three ships to sail to America and establish a colony. The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery were chosen for …
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Interstate 80: The Short Story (English 7 #165)
Once upon a time, a man named John E. Smith wanted to make a transcontinental journey across America by road. John wanted to scour the country for the people from the math problems and see if he could lock them up in his basement get them put in an insane asylum. This was his life …
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(English #165) Getting Camels: A Minecraft 1.20 Adventure
My cousin and I play on a Minecraft server together. The server started in 1.18 and is still running in 1.20. The server has just recently updated. We want to go out to new chunks to locate the new camels. Now, the way Minecraft works is that when you update the world, you cannot find …
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History 7 #75: Hundred Years War
Introduction The Hundred Years War lasted from 1337 through 1453, over a century. The war lasted several generations. The causes of the war were quite complicated. Edward II thought he was the rightful king of France, and the French King disagreed. There was also a region called Aquitaine that was ruled by the English, although …
On Rocco: A Descriptive Poem (English Lesson #160)
(1) Rocco is a German Shepherd Dog (2) He would probably like to see a frog (3) He is very very big (4) Maybe about as big as a pig (5) His fur is black (6) All along his back (7) His feet are tan (8) And he likes to ride in the van (9) …
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Notch: English Lesson #150
This is a poem about the creator of Minecraft, Notch. He is one of my personal heroes because he created my favorite video game, which also happens to be the best-selling game of all time, and I really respect him for that. My assignment is to write a poem in the style of Alfred Lord …
History 7 #70: John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe was born in a small town on a sheep farm 200 miles from London. Not much is known about what year he was born, but the convention is 1324. We don’t know when he arrived at Oxford University, but we know that we was there in 1345. Wycliffe was heavily involved in Oxford …