Today I’m going to talk briefly about four different authors that wrote during the 20th century. C.S. Lewis is the author of the award winning book series, Narnia. C.S. Lewis’ full name is Clive Staples Lewis. He is one of the most famous modern authors, with millions of people still reading his books today. His …
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H8#120: WWII Bullet Points
H8#108b: Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was an important event in history, as it led to the downfall of the Russian economy, the beginning of communism in Russia, and the cold war, just to name a few reasons why. Russia went from a government similar to the others in Europe ruled by tsars (pronounced zars) to being the …
H8#105: World War I
World War One (referred to henceforth as WWI) was the second largest military conflict to date, only being outmatched by the Second World War, just a short time later. The war started as a small conflict between Austria-Hungry and the small country of Serbia, and escalated into a war that involved countries and settlements across …
H8#100: Amendments Sixteen Through Nineteen
In this essay, I’m going to talk about the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States of America. Amendment sixteen made income tax allowed, amendment seventeen clarified the rules of the senate, amendment eighteen banned liquors, and amendment nineteen allowed women to vote in elections. Amendment sixteen was probably …
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KAAs8: Immune System
The immune system is probably one of the most important bodily functions, serving as the defense against all infection that can damage the body and mitigating the damage. This happens via four different types of cells that do different things Leukocytes are basically the alarm for the immune system. It tells the rest of the …
KAAs7: Muscles
(Just so you know, there was not a lot of content about the skeleton, so I opted not to include it. This is not a part of the essay) Muscles are one of the most important parts of your body. They control every single part of your physical movement. From blinking to lifting things to …
KAAs6: Food Digestion (Gastrointestinal System)
All food you eat has to pass through the same set of digestive organs that break down the food and then extract the nutrients, before expelling the waste. Food starts in the mouth before progressing through the esophagus and to the stomach, and then through the intestines and then out through the anus. Today I’m …
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KAAs5: Nervous System
In this essay I’m going to do my best to explain the nervous system. The Nervous System is broke into two categories: The Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System. Nerves work sort of like electricity; and (I think) that the signals are sent a little bit like morse code. Different things send different …
KAAs4: Endocrine System
The Endocrine System is a way that the body communicates between its different organs. The Endocrine system functions by passing hormones into the blood. Different organs send different hormones, and, depending on the hormone, the glands in different organs pick it up. This is the most prominent communication system other than the nerves inside the …