He drops back, looking down the field… It was the Super Bowl, his last year playing for the Bloomingdale Bears and the BGYFL. It was them against the undefeated Elmhurst Eagles. It was the moment the whole team was waiting for, Dylan throwing a bomb pass in the final seconds of the game to Alex. A perfect example of the Curry to Fitz Dynamic Duo.…
George Halas “ Papa Bear” George Halas, coach of the Chicago Bears, was one amazing person, coach, and friend. Halas was born the eighth and last child of Bohemian immigrants, February 2, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois. Unfortunately George died of Pancreatic cancer at age 88, October 31, 1983, also in Chicago, Illinois. He was quoted as saying he had “Lost that Zippero” (American Sportsman) George Halas retired as coach for the Bears after the 1967 season. George coached for 40 seasons and six NFL victories He proudly owned 324 victories.…
Kermode Bears Kermode bears, also known as Ghost Bears ,and Spirit Bears.. They get their name because “of its rarity and a small percentage of them have white coats”(Beersoftheworld.net). The kermode bear’s name comes from a zoologist named Ursus kermodei. As time went on ,people have believed this bear has evolved for 10,000 Years (Bearsoftheworld.net). Now I will be talking about the spirit bears habitat.…
Respect: Before reading the book The Berenstian Bears- Show Some Respect by Jan Berenstain. The teacher will discuss with the students on respect. The teacher will write on the write board the responses that the children come up with. Once they are done discussing, the teacher will start reading the book. During the story the teacher will asking the students questions on how the berenstain bears are being disrespectful.…
Bear Flag Revolt What was the Bear Flag Revolt? The Bear Flag Revolt was from June to July 1846. It was a rebellion consisting of a small group of American settlers against the Mexican Government. The settlers wanted California to be it’s own state, but the Mexican government didn't want them be free.…
Author of Touching Spirit Bear, Petey, and Ghost of Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelsen has written many novels and won many awards, “such as the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America, Inc., and the Children’s Book Award from the International Reading Association, both in 1991 and both for the book Rescue Josh McGuire” (Benson, Sonia).” Mikaelsen bases his stories from mostly his own experiences. He says, ‘I can go to libraries and get a lot of my research, but I’ve never found the soul of my story in a library. Not until I was laying awake at 4:00 in the morning trying to bottle-feed a cub that was almost starved to death. In that struggle--...…
While, we see gender stereotypes still being displayed throughout Berenstain Bears picture books, there are some people who claim that these picture books teach children valuable life lessons. For example, in an article “Family Values: Berenstain Bears teach life lessons in a fun way” by Kara Yorio, she makes several valid points on how these specific picture books help children with daily life events. One quote Yorio includes in her article is that “[Berenstain Bears] talk about things that are relevant to [kids’] lives- homework, chores, bullies,” (Olson) which was said by a women named, Marilyn Olson, head of children’s services at the Johnson Public Library in Hackensack. Yes, Berenstain Bears book do help children when they are facing…
The father and son bears in The Berenstain Bears are portrayed as stereotypically and traditionally male. First, the father bear is portrayed, depending…
Bears are creative creatures that most people are afraid of, but not Cole from “Touching Spirit Bear.” Bears can be dark brown, gray, bluish, light brown, black, and many other colors. Almost all bears have sharp claws and teeth. They can also smell very keen or good. With the height ranging around three to five feet.…
Big Bear refers to the treaty as “a rope around my neck, choking my liberty” because it takes away his freedom and the lifestyle that he and his tribe are used to. The treaty takes away Big Bear identity as a hunter. Some of the tribes are forced to sign the treaty because of the cultural and environmental change. A disease was brought over by the European settlers and it ended up with many Aboriginal people getting killed. Bison were being over hunted which resulted in famine within the tribes.…
Background Information and Thesis When America was still in its early years, Indians had a socioeconomic status less than that of a black person -- that is unless they became assimilated tax payers. The U.S. government toyed with them like puppets for years as America expanded west, forcibly securing them in federally controlled reservations under the guise of protecting them. By the mid 1800’s, all Native American tribes resided west of the Mississippi River on reservations due to the Indian Removal Act signed in 1830. Relationships between Indians and the government had been strained at best for decades. The government didn’t view Indians as human, which, in turn, made them think they could simply relocate the tribes whenever they pleased…
Build-A-Bear workshop based in St. Louis, MO, is a global retail chain where customers can design and create their own stuff toy. Furthermore, the company was born by an idea founder, Maxine Clark and her 10 year old friend Katie. With almost 400 locations and more than three thousand employees and 400 million dollars in revenue. Nonetheless, this family favorite has been bringing joy to families since 1997. Building this company one bear at a time is one woman, Sharon John.…
On September 11, 2015, the Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, NY opened their Arctic exhibit. This exhibit replicates the animal’s natural habitat of the Arctic, allowing the animals to thrive in the environment. I habitat. The Arctic exhibit is now home to the local celebrity Luna the Polar Bear. The state of the art exhibit cost $14,000,000 to construct.…
Did you know that there is a bear that is smaller than most humans? This bear is the Sun Bear. The Sun Bear has many unique qualities including that it is the smallest bear on the world! The Sun Bear is very interesting to learn about, and is not hard to learn about either. A Sun Bear is very simple, but yet really fun to learn about!…
Annotated Bibliography Derocher, Andrew E., Nicholas J. Lunn, and Ian Stirling. " Polar Bears in a Warming Climate1. " Integrative and Comparative Biology 44.2 (2004): 163-76. ProQuest. Web.…