Electricity is very important in this world

Electricity is very important in this world. It was invented/discovered by many inventors, scientists and explorers. A lot of people use it everyday.

Because of this invention Thomas Edison could invent the light bulb. When it is dark people can turn on the light in the room and Tadah! The room is as bright as day. If it is not bright enough, turn on a lamp. A lamp also has a light bulb, but remember there would not be a light bulb in the first place if electricity was not invented. Some refrigerators have lights in them, too.

A refrigerator and freezer have to stay cold, right? A refrigerator would not be a refrigerator and a freezer would not be a freezer if electricity was not invented. Electricity makes them cold. Some foods need to stay cold. After eating ice cream from the freezer or drinking milk from refrigerator some people like to listen to music on the boom box.

The boom box lets people listen to music. It is very entertaining. A couple of people sing along or dance with the music. Without electricity, people would not be able to listen to music, people would just sit around, bored.

Without electricity, we would not have so many useful inventions. It does not pollute the air either. Electricity is very important in this world!

4/26/2010

Betsy Ross

On January 1st, 1752, a child was born. The baby girl’s name was Elizabeth Griscom. “Betsy” was her nickname. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today, we know her as Betsy Ross.

Betsy’s childhood was busy. She went to Quaker church on Thursdays and Sundays. She also took care of her younger sisters and brothers. The busy girl had everlasting chores, too. Sometimes she had to cook the meals or wash the dishes. The garden had to be tended. She had to make her bed and sweep the floor. Betsy, her mother, and sisters had to make their own clothes. She became skillful at sewing.

The Griscoms were Quaker, a religion. The Quakers believed in living a plain, peaceful and simple life. The Quaker children were not allowed to play cards, listen to music, or dance. They played hide-and-seek or jump rope. Quaker girls went to school. At Betsy's Quaker school, she learned to read, write and sew. Quaker people were not allowed to marry people from another religion. Betsy went to an upholstery shop to be an apprentice. There she met John Ross, and they fell in love. John and Betsy married on November 4th, 1773. He was not a Quaker. After they married, Betsy could no long pray in the Quaker church. They attended the Christ Church, instead.

The Griscoms were Quaker, a religion. The Quakers believed in living a plain, peaceful and simple life. The Quaker children were not allowed to play cards, listen to music, or dance. They played hide-and-seek or jump rope. Quaker girls went to school. At Betsy's Quaker school, she learned to read, write and sew. Quaker people were not allowed to marry people from another religion. Betsy went to an upholstery shop to be an apprentice. There she met John Ross, and they fell in love. John and Betsy married on November 4th, 1773. He was not a Quaker. After they married, Betsy could no long pray in the Quaker church. They attended the Christ Church, instead.

Betsy and John Ross worked in their own upholstery shop. One day, Paul Revere told everyone in Philadelphia about the Boston Tea Party. The people of Philadelphia did not want to pay higher taxes for tea. They dumped all of the tea into the Boston Harbor to protest. The British and colonists were angry at each other. Battles started near Boston in 1775. John Ross joined the Pennsylvanian Army. He guarded gunpowder. When it exploded on January 21st, 1776, he died. Betsy ran the shop alone.

George Washington, the leader of the army, used a red-and white striped flag with a small British flag in the corner. When the British saw this they thought he wanted to surrender, so Washington decided that they needed a new flag. Some people from the flag committee went to Betsy’s shop with a sketch of the first American flag. The flag was square-shaped with thirteen red-and-white stripes and thirteen stars, one for each colony, in the top left corner, The stars had six points, and Betsy suggested five points, and for it to be rectangular. They agreed. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, 1776. The colonies became the United States of America.

In 1777, Betsy married Joseph Ashburn. In 1777, Joseph and Betsy’s first daughter Zillah was born. John Claypoole, a friend, told her that Joseph had died in an English prison. Around that time, Zillah died, and Elizabeth, their second child was born.

John and Betsy’s friendship grew. They married in 1783. Together, they had five children. Their names were Clarissa, Susannah, Rachel, Jane, and Harriet. Harriet died as a baby.

John Claypoole died of illness in 1817.

Betsy retired at the age of seventy-five. Sadly, this brave patriot died on January 30th. 1836.


4/21/2010

A Hard Working Day

November 15th, 1775

Today, my coworkers and I worked so hard our heads felt like they were falling off. (Everyday we work hard, but not as hard as today.) My legs ached with bruises and my arms were scarred and sore.

Daniel Boone makes us work very hard. My coworkers and I barely get to sleep.

Today there was a huge tree in the way, and we had to pick it up. There was a river and we had to swim across in our regular clothes with shoes. (Regular clothes instead of a swimming suit, is very heavy in the water.)

The weather was very chilly and breezy today. Working hard in the cold is difficult.

All of us want a long, relaxing vacation. Daniel says he still wants to work, but I think he wants a break, too.

(Information about Daniel Boone: In 1775, Daniel Boone led 30 men through the forests of VA. He was like their leader. They would hasten to cut a trail over one mountain after another. They would cut every tree, bush along the way. This trail became a road. The road went through the Cumberland Gap of the Allegheny Mountains. During that period, we suppose the men faced many difficulties.)

4/17/2010

Little Sis

I have a sister, who can annoy me,

But I also love her for what she can be.


I love my little sis,

I give her a little kiss.


But when I am not there, she steals my sweets,

That behavior does not deserve treats.


For me, my sis works hard,

So I gave her a birthday card.


But sometimes she says I am mean,

And she always thinks she is the queen.


In her pants, my sister poops and pees,

When she does that we’re never at ease.


At home I am always the one, who gets teased,

When I am, she always seems pleased.


Careless and greedy are traits of my sis,

She rolled down the stairs just to get a Hershey kiss.


She wears her ladybug costume to the playground,

Sometimes, she wears a tutu to school and parades around.


Someday she’ll stop being annoying and mean,

I think it will be next year or when she’s eighteen.


When she’s a grown up, she might have a baby,

The baby will be annoying maybe.


We really, really love each other,

And have a great father and mother.


In the future, we’ll be together,

And most importantly, we are sisters forever.

3/15/2010

A Discovery Made by Purple Pear - A newspaper article

In August, 2010, Purple Pear, a detective, has discovered that one particular thief has been stealing money, jewelry, and trophies from many people in schools and houses. These people have all came to this detective, and relied on her to find out who this thief is so policeman can put him to jail. She has found out! The pictures above and below show him.

This is what the detective said:

“The thief’s name was Flatus Stubbley. It is a weird name right? I have never heard of the name Flatus or Stubbley, but I guess his last name should be Stubbley because his hair was stubbly.”

“Anyway, I found out by getting permission to stay at school after it closed. I stayed behind a corner, and watched the doors on either side of the hallway. Then, I heard a creak as one of the doors opened as slowly as a turtle or snail would move. He was very careful like a pray when it knows it is being watched by a predator. He looked around, but did not see me. The thief went straight to the principal’s desk where the principal has accidently left a pearl bracelet with some other jewelry I could not see well. I forgot to tell you I had a camera. I took out my camera, zoomed in, and took a picture. In some houses, I did the same.”

“When I reported him to the police and they caught him, he confessed, ‘I stole jewelry and trophies -’ ‘and money’ I reminded him. ‘-and money, because I got really angry when students started calling me “Flat Stanley” and “Stubbly hair,” and making jokes about me like, “Hey, dude! Did you get smashed up by a car or what?” I was stunned to hear that. Just to make sure he was telling the truth, I talked to one of his classmate and he immediately brought up the joke that Flatus had told me about. The thief was telling the truth!”

The police let him in jail for only one year instead of three years, because he told the truth and promised not to do it again.

3/23/2010

Go to the moon

I was the first one to land on the moon,
I landed there during the afternoon.

On the moon, I floated around,
And, of course, I never frowned.

Before I left with my crew, I brought the United States flag,
After I planted it into the moon, I tried really hard not to brag.

I bought the flag in a bag,
And the flag came with a tag.

When I came back to earth, people cheered,
And nobody ever sneered or jeered.

Proud was my mom and dad,
For after that they never felt sad.

3/14/2010

Finding the New Land

8/12/1492

Today, while sailing on Santo Maria, I was feeling stubborn. I was stubborn, because Christopher was saying that we had to keep sailing because he knew that we were close to land. The other crew members and I kept on telling him that we did not want to go farther.

Then, I saw...land. All of us cheered as in the people on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus calmed us down gradually, and shouted as loud as he could, "See, I told you I knew we were close!" That made us silent. I knew in their other people's heads that they were regretting that they wanted to head back. I was, too. Talking, and whispering started gradually and it grew louder. I still thought it really and truly was a magical miracle to find new land.

Later in the day, we were there in Eastern Asian! (At least I thought we were in Eastern Asian.) We had cheered again, when we first walked on land. We were very excited. All of us got our own packages and hurried to get settled in.

2/22/2010