Sledding

that had the medicine to cure this virus was nearly 1000 miles away from where the virus was. (nome alaska) The airplanes were shut down for the winter and the fastest and easiest way to get to Anchorage (the place with the medicine) was by dog sledding their. So balto and his dog sled team raced to Anchorage as fast as they could, but as soon as they headed out to Anchorage there was a horrible blizzard and the musher (Gunnar Kassan) could barely see in front of him. So Balto with his…

held our hot chocolate with cold little hands thinking about how the day would begin. I got into the car with my step sister and brother named Clara and Truman. Clara was older by one year and Truman was younger than one year. We loved to go sledding because it was fun and we had tricks up our sleeves to make it even better. As we impatiently waited to arrive to at the big hill I remember thinking about how fun this day would be. When we arrived we flew out of the car and walked up the…

When I started this course, I abhorred writing. It was boring, tedious, and grammar was the bane of my existence. I didn’t have a strong background in writing and when I did write, I dithered and dallied for weeks. Thankfully, this course has changed my outlook on writing. After I started getting a better grasp on what writing actually is, I realized that writing can be quite interesting when you know what you’re doing. Even though I still procrastinate, I can understand why I’m writing, and I…

as I whispered to my mom. She replied back" rub your hands" and she even squeezed me tight. But it began to get warmer and some of the snow liquefied, the ground was wet and as I was RUNNING it felt like I was flying "wow "THIS IS SO FAST," I was sledding on my shoes it was AMAZING. I was hollering," I CAN'T STOP," I JUMPED and I SLIPPED on some wet melted snow and slid on my knees on the SHARP hard ROCK floor! There was blood GUSHING out of my knee I was little so I started CRYING at the top…

MacLean has come up with creative ways to assess her students learning (Annenberg Foundation 2015). She has them to draw out situations and writes sentences describing what has happened. For example she had two students to work together drawing a sledding race showing the effects of the height of different hills. She also has her class to graph the results of their experiments and once finish they discuss the results as a class. Ms. MacLean ask her students numerous questions that allows her to…

“Grow up” We’ve all heard it before. Maybe it was your parents or siblings who muttered it under their breath with dissatisfaction. You hated hearing it, but deep down you knew they were right. Holden, the main character, in J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye fortifies the idea of preserving innocence throughout the novel. In an age where kids are trying their hardest to grow up as fast as they can, I agree with Holden. I think it is important to always have that childlike side to you, no…

What makes a childhood good? Is it all the memories to look back on, is it accomplishments, or is it something that we all just say that was fun. Well for me I had a lot of good and fun memories during my childhood and here are some of them. When I was about seven my family moved to St. Libory. Our house in St. Louis was getting a little too small for the six of us. My dad would always tell me about the different places of land him and my mom looked at deciding if that where they want to build…

Thesis: Kalamazoo has an incredibly rich and interesting history that has affected many people, including myself. I. Introduction: Attention-getter: Ask the audience what they think of when they think of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Reason to listen: Kalamazoo has had numerous books, songs and poems written about its peculiar and extraordinary name. However, I believe that is about time that more people understand the amazing city behind its quizzical title. Thesis: Kalamazoo has an incredibly…

The title of this story "Mom, do you love me?" It's culture the story explores different aspects of the "Eskimos" culture. Throughout the book, the author uses different terms specific to the native people of the Arctic, who refer to themselves as "Inuit" which means "the people". And the use of these new words for many children extends their vocabulary. "What if I put salmon in your parka, ermine in your mittens and lemmings in your mukluks?" Then, at the end of the books, she elaborated these…

Why is winter better than summer? Winter is better than summer for many reasons. For example in christmas time it is winter break and it snows a lot. When it snows a lot you get to play in the snow. In winter you are allowed to go to mount rose and ski which you can only do in the winter time. Winter is better than summer because their are snow days, you can play in the snow, and it is christmas time. First winter is better than summer because their are snow days. Snow days are great because…