Hi this is Charlie. I will be taking about human history. Ever wonder about human history? Some people believe that we evolved from apes. The apes got bigger and less hairy. Some people believe that we were created by God. Maybe a star exploded and made the first human? Whoever the first people were they must have made the population bigger. I wish we had a time machine that could go back in time so we could see what actually happened. What do you think? Please comment.
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Hey it is Caroline! Today I am going to talk about Gotcha Day! Gotcha Day when you celebrate the day that your parents adopted you. I love my parents ELLIOTT AND BRENDA. This year I am going to buy glow fish with my money. They are going to buy me the tank. My Gotcha Day is on 2/17/14. We are going to Panera on that night to celebrate. P.S HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Bye see you next week!
Hi again it’s Sean. Did you know that a snow storm is coming? The name of the snow storm is Pax. Some school closed down. We have school today beause the roads aren’t that bad. We did not get a lot of snow because we live near the ocean. Some parts of Massachusetts got 8-12 inches. The snow there is powdery. Our snow is sleet. I hope you get to play in the snow on the weekend. Hi it’s James. Do you know what a Megalodon is? Well I have a Megalodon tooth. I brought it in for share! I’m not sure where I got it. A Megalodon was the biggest shark. A Megalodon could eat a sperm whale. We don’t know if they are still alive. They used to live in the time of the dinosaurs. Scientists think that there are two that are trying to breed in the ocean. Bye! This is Bella. On February ninth it was my birthday! I had an ice skating party. I got a lot of presents. The party was at St. George’s in Newport. Nine people came to my party. My grandmother came for a little. She did not ice skate. She is getting me a remote control car. It is blue. My party was lots of fun. Jesse Owens was born September 12, 1913. He died March 31, 1980. He was born in Oakville, Alabama. His given name was James Cleveland but they called him J.C. J.C. grew up in a very small house. He was almost always sick with the Devil’s Cold. One time he had a big lump on his leg and his mom cut it off with a hot kitchen knife. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio. J.C is called Jesse because at roll call his teacher thought that he said Jesse. When he was in junior high a coach saw him run and asked if he would train on the track team. When he was in high school he broke records for the long jump and the 220-yard dash. Jesse went to college at Ohio State University. In college he broke three world records and tied a 4th all within 45 minutes. After college he went to the Olympics. The 1936 Olympics were in Germany. Adolf Hitler was a really bad guy who did not like Jewish people or Black people. He was in charge of Germany and he though that white Germans were superior. It was a big deal for Jesse Owens to go because Adolf Hitler could have killed him. Instead, Jesse Owens won four gold medals The Little Rock 9 are Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls. There was a 10th student named Jane Hill. In 1957 the state of Arkansas was going to integrate the schools. They picked 10 students. They were going to meet up a few blocks away to go in the school. They could not call Elizabeth Eckford because she did not have a phone. There were soldiers that would not let her in the Little Rock Central High School. Elizabeth waited for the bus to take her to her house. When she was waiting, some people tried to help her but most people were angry. The angry people threw sticks and yelled. They screamed, “Go home, go home!” Jane Hill decided to go back to her old school. The police were on the other side and did not want the students to be together. The mayor asked for soldiers to come help. 1,200 paratroops flew in the air base named the Little Rock to help the nine students. Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954. She lived in Tylertown, Mississippi. She is now 59. Ruby’s family didn’t have a lot of money. Then, her dad lost his job. They had to move. They moved to New Orleans. When they moved things started to change. Ruby got to go to an all white school because the President and the judges changed the laws. Ruby was picked because she was very smart. Ruby went to first grade at William Franz Elementary School. The white people were mad. The governor did not want her there. The President made her have federal marshal guards for months. Ruby had a very nice teacher. Her name was Miss Hurley and she came from Boston. Ruby was the only one in the whole school. Two white boys that were tired of waiting went back into the school after months. . Muhammad Ali was born on January 17th 1942. Muhammad Ali is still alive. He was from Louisville, Kentucky. When he was 12 some one stole his bike. He wanted to be tougher, so he started boxing. When Muhammad Ali was 17 he won national golden gloves! He was famous because he joined a group called Nation of Islam. That group believed that white people and black people need to be separated. That is also the time that he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Most people were writing about how they did not like that he joined Nation of Islam because they want separation. He refused to be in the army to fight in the Vietnam War. He was prepared to go to jail but it never happened. Ali got his passport taken away and his license to box. When Ali was not allowd at the boxing arena he lost some of his ability to box. Ali broke his jaw. He made a comeback and was the first person to win three heavyweight titles. Malcolm X was born on May 19th 1925. He was from North Omaha, Nebraska. He was assassinated on February 21st 1965. Malcolm’s house was burned to the ground when he was a toddler. His dad was run over by a streetcar. His mom got very depressed and had to live in a hospital for 26 years. Malcolm lived in foster homes. He moved to Boston with his half sister. He got involved in burglary. He went to jail for ten years. When he was in jail he learned about the Nation of Islam which said white people were bad. Malcolm X’s real name was Malcolm Little. At this time he changed it to Malcolm X because he thought it was a slave name. When he got out of jail Malcolm X gave his famous speeches. He ended up not being in the Nation of Islam anymore. His house was bombed again in 1965 on February 14. One week later when he was giving a speech in New York, three people from the Nation of Islam shot 16 rounds at him. |
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