I am thankful for...

Things I am thankful for

I am thankful for...

1. My mom

2. My dad

3. My brother

4. The rest of my family

5. Audrey Miller

6. Lauren Palmer

7. The rest of my friends

8. Sports

9. My pets

10. My house

11. My school

12. Technology

13. My teachers

14. Holidays

15. FREEDOM

These are the things I am thankful for!!!!

Veterans Day

Veterans Day

Today I conducted research on Veterans Day. My goal was to learn about the history and the purpose of Veterans Day. Veterans Day stared in 1919. World War I  known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistioe Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead. Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors all American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in the lives to keep our country free. The original concept for the oelebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning.                                                    

On the 11^th hour of the 11^th day of the 11^th month of 1918 World War I was over. Veterans Day is very important and everybody should suppport it. Veterans Day is honoring all of the soilder who fought in World War I both living and dead. That was my report on Veterans Day. I would like to thank all of the soilders in the world for serving us.

Sources:
http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp

http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/veteransday.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-veterans-day

C. S Lewis

C. S Lewis wrote many books. His real name is Clive Staples Lewis but people called him C. S Lewis. C. S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on November 29, 1898, to Albert J. Lewis and Florence Augusta Hamilton Lewis. Throughout his life, Lewis was known to his family and friends as "Jack"—a nickname he coined for himself at the age of four after the beloved neighborhood dog Jacksie died. Lewis had one brother, Warren Hamilton Lewis (1895–1973). Lewis's mother died of cancer in 1908 when he was just nine years old. In 1910, Lewis became a boarding student at Campbell College in Belfast, just one mile from his home, but withdrew one year later, and in 1913 Lewis enrolled at Malvern College where he remained for one year. It was there that, at age fifteen he became an atheist, abandoning the Christian faith of his childhood. From Malvern, he went into private tutoring under William T. Kirkpatrick, “The Great Knock,” who had also been his father’s tutor.

C. S Lewis wrote many books. He wrote 5 genres and wrote about 600 books. One series is Narnia which my whole class is reading this year.  Some other books are Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, Till We Have Faces, Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, The Four Loves, and Grief Observed plus the Narnia books.

C. S Lewis’ mother died of cancer and his brother died in 1973. C. S Lewis died in 1936 and he is still famous today.

Plot (The Fox)

The Fox and the Crow

Exposition - The fox and the crow are introduced in the beginning of this story. The setting is by a tree.

Rising Action -The fox sees the crow with his cheese and he wants it back.

Climax - The fox starts to talk to the crow and was making up a plan to get his cheese back.

Falling action – The fox asks the crow if he could sing a song for him (this is the fox’s plan).

Resolution – the crow starts to sing a song and the cheese drop out of his mouth and the fox snaps the cheese and says “Thank you that’s all I needed,”