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More than eleven million and counting Syrian civilians have been forced from their homes due to the immense warfare, unbearable living conditions and the inability to access a safe education. Syrians are fleeing to neighboring countries as refugees which is causing a refugee crisis. In the eleven million and counting displaced Syrians, over half of these are children.Civilians have been fleeing to neighboring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon , and Turkey, but also far away countries such as…

In the story Time and Again by the author, Breece D’J Pancake recounts the story of a veteran murderer who killed many in France, a farmer that feeds slop to his hogs and a snow plower who lost his wife and kid. The narrator transmits clues to create a suspenseful tone, in order to recall his story without completely telling it all. These uses clues to evoke the reader to question the content to be drawn into the story. Lastly, the author uses the clues also expose how the narrator is as a…

Of a boy’s life and emancipation, these stories have a lot in common. In both stories’ they are trapped, in a boy’s life he is trapped at school at counting down every second that ticks by and in emancipation the animal is trapped in the cage wait for a better life. They are both resolved eventually which makes this story, these story’s Farley similar but they can also be classified very differently. Some more similarities are that they're both getting ready to go in the boy’s life he is saying…

to calculate and keep track of trades, so they developed mathematics. According to ancienthistorylists.com, it says, “Sumerians were the first people on earth to develop the concept of counting.” The Sumerians based their numbers on a base 6 scale (We use a base 10 scale), which they created. This type of counting system also helped to make the 360 degree circle and the 12 month year. Finally, we will talk about cuneiform, the first written language. Cuneiform was also made when Sumer needed a…

The game I analyzed today is called Sequence for kids. It involves a board with different characters printed on it, cards, and plastic colored coins as game pieces. You hold three cards at a time. When it is your turn, you lay down a card you choose from your deck of three, and put your specific colored coin on the matching character on the board. When you have four in a row it is a sequence, so you win! This game is appropriate for children ages 3-6 when they begin to use recognition and other…

I can feel the cold seeping through my blankets lightly creeping into my skin. I sit up and open my eyes the morning sun gives me a gentle greeting. I dress myself and head for the door excited to see what smells so extraordinary. The adults are sitting by the fire I join them to see what stories they have in store for me shortly after we are all packed up ready for the first ride of the day. The beast I ride is a Honda Rincon 650 accompanied by an array of magnificent machines some brand new…

Aesha is an active and engaged member of our classroom. She is easily engaged during large group discussions and read-alouds. She actively participates during small and whole group, contributing to discussions and answering questions. She can be very persistent when presented by a problem, for example, when a wheel fell off the shopping cart in dramatic play, Aesha tried multiple solutions to fix the wheel, stating, “I am very good at fixing, my mom told me.” Aesha can identify and name 26…

$4 billion. (Counting) The US also majorly affects other countries through the fashion industry, in mostly negative ways. Other countries have much lower working conditions because of the low cost on clothes made for the US. A company called True Religion, who produces its jeans in California claims that they could sell $300 jeans for $40 if they were made in China. (Real Cost 3) Many major companies are trying to avoid paying taxes, causing garment workers to be paid less. (Counting) Society is…

During the Constitutional Convention of 1786, one of the most important compromises of the early United States was the Great Compromise. Another compromise that happened at the Constitutional Convention was the Three-Fifths Compromise. These two compromises helped to establish the early government issues of the nation. Together these compromises allowed America to become united. In 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention meant to revise the Articles of Confederation. Instead they…

The rumors are always flying about Anna and Josh Duggar. Once again, it looks like their marriage may be falling apart after the big scandal that got their show 19 Kids and Counting canceled. The Hollywood Gossip shared that Anna has actually taken it as far as to set up an appointment to speak with a lawyer about their marriage issues. A new report says that Anna's friends are telling her she should leave Josh and she just might end up taking their advice this time around. An inside source is…