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2 things it made your wonder
on What I learned? that there it a lot more black and white stories then you think like this one and there is probably more stories then what most people know of. I learned how they played rugby and that you can make good through sports and not just talking to people. Mandela trusted in himself and told himself that if they wanted him to leave from the president that the people would choose even when he made speeches he said I am going with my thoughts and my thoughts only. He got a great reward and he brought Africa to a country that is not undeveloped but developed which is like the only country in Africa. Mandela also trusted a lot of people and also was very God worthy.
Ways Mandela was wise? He was very wish in the way he acted and when he made decisions he trusted that he made the right one and not the wrong. In the movie he said if I make the wrong decision i will not longer be president but if they like what he said he will be for a while and he was a very humble person and trusted God through everything.
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Names:
Names were very important and still are very important but not as much as it was in the old testament. These are some definitions of names Elohim the Lord creator God and Yahweh which means relationship with you, loving and caring. God give the parents of their children names that would fit what would happen in their lives when they were born. This kind of true for some people but names don’t fit always them. The names of people showed how they acted their heart and like sarah who’s named changed from Sarai to Sarah because of some of her actions and things she did. I remember names by a name tag that says hello my name is blank. I chose this because it helps me remember what people’s names are and why we have names and the importance. I learned that God Has a good point for your name and you need to show the definition in your life.
Conflict/Doubt:
The Israelites started struggling with God we saw this happen in the story of Jacob. In our own lives we go through doubt and conflict with others. Just like when we ask God why did you have my great grandma or something like that die and we don’t always get that he has a point for everything bad that happens in your life. I used the symbol of a baby because parents and kids doubt when a new baby brother or sister dies. I have gone through it personally but it wasn’t my sister it was one of my cousins who died a few days after she was born. My aunt and uncle just had to trust God that he was doing the right thing. I learned that we have conflict and doubt in our lives which God has put in on purpose so good can come out of it. I have experienced that with when my mom had cancer and you have the thought she could die but you have to trust him. I learned that we need to trust god through everything you have happen go through everyday.
Covenant/deal:
God made deals with the people of Israel and they didn’t always go through with their side of the deal. Sometimes they did we experience that today when we make a deal with our parents or friends and say we will do this and you have to do this then you can hangout with friends. The People shaking hands represents when we were in Ethiopia my parents shook hands with the judge. Which made Luke legally ours and that reminds me that if I follow my part of the deal usually the other person will to but not always. In this section I learned that we need to do our side of the deals and then we will get rewarded and if we don’t we get punished. Then people will not trust you when you say that and then you will not be trusted by other people. When you actually need help you won’t get it because someone with not believe you are doing your side of the deal.
Call:
In this section Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob have to trust God when he called them to move out of the land. They trusted God and they were rewarded with very good land and soil when you trust someone they will reward you with something good. But that will not always be the case you have to be careful of what you do. The symbol of this guy calling is like when God would pick up the phone and he would just call you and then you have to answer it and do what he wants you to do with your life. People from all around the world might get that call to go but not everyone gets called. I learned that people will get called and they will not always want to go but they trust God and do it and then they thank him for that. I have personally have not been called but someday it might happen.
Slavery/Salvation:
God had Joseph sold into slavery and his brothers lied and told Moses that he died and there was also Moses who was born into slavery as a kid. The people of Egypt and stuff meant to harm them and God had a way of making it good for them. God is all around us we can’t see him but he can see us he might even be right in front of you but you don’t know. The symbol of slavery and salvation is this book this book is all about people who were slaves but God gave them a better life through it. This about slavery and what is was like and someday I want to read this book and see how good it is because people have been saying it is good. I learned that God makes good out of bad like moses was free from slavery and that made him one of the best leaders in the bible to the people.
Sinai Law:
God created the ten commandments for the people of Israel to follow and they were ok at it at following it. They also were very bad it sometimes they would not follow it and God made this to protect them from bad and not to make them have no fun in life. We also love other things and give more time up for them like hunting and fishing for me and other things for other people. I have a picture of guns because some people want to get rid of guns but personally I don’t and people want to make a law to outlaw them for anyone to own. But that would be bad personally because I wouldn’t get to go hunting with my family and people who grew up with them would not either and would not make those great memories. They would have to learn how to shoot a crossbow if they still had those and people would have to find a new hobby and crossbows are a lot of money. I learned that we don’t all obey the law which God gives us and others don’t either but we should do our best to follow them. The guns helped me explain how to worked in our lives in Israel they had something probably with like drinking wine people might of wanted to outlaw that to.
Sent to the promise land:
God promised a lot of things to the people of Israel he gave them food and told them if they would follow his rules. They would get rewarded and either be blessed or cursed. The people had to trust God when they went to the promise land and just give him all of their attention and not think about other things. God would say something like choose this day to praise me or make new disciples. I did this vizual of the people sending this email and someone receiving the email from them. God kind of does the samething when he sends something into our brain like move to Africa or adopt or something related to that. You have to read the email and then you have to make the choice of taking the email and doing what it says or just leave it unread in your mailbox. I learned that sometime in your life you will be emailed from God and you will either take it or leave it there and keep it in your mind for awhile and that it is all you think about. This also helps me when I am thinking about making a choice.
Salute to the King:
The people of Israel wanted to have a king so God gave them one because all of the other nations had one. He said they will regret this and then the people went through some good kings and some bad kings and they didn’t trust God. The people did as they saw fit and that was not the best idea. There was a lot of bad things going on and it was like God versus the whole world. I used this symbol of a vet saluting the flag because sometimes I think wow we have a lot to be thankful in this country that God made. We don’t always praise him for it and complain about it and all the decisions that go one. This fit because we are in some war in some countries and a vet just seemed like the right fit. I learned that we have to salute to our king we need to make good decisions. We are also making some bad ones and he is watching over us and helping you through things that are going on in your life.
Symbol of a lamp:
God promised that the David’s line would never die off. David was a man after God’s own heart and he made some bad mistakes. God helped him get through those mistakes and he was one of the most important parts of the bible because he was the one who had the line in which later Jesus was going to be born. He was going to be a huge part of that and because of that he made everything pretty much because Jesus was the one who saved our sins and made most of the miracles happen. I used the symbol of someone tracking a deer because if you follow the blood of the deer you will get to your trophy the deer. That is kind of what David was doing because he was following the blood and he in the end got it the trophy of having a unending line. I learned that God makes you have a special gift kind of like David and you should use it for him and then he will reward you like David did.
Something is Rotten:
The people of Israel had some bad kings and they just kept getting them. God chose to give them Elijah which was a good thing because he helped the Israelites get back together. Then the people had a choice of either following Baal because all of the other kings introduced Baal. They started following him instead of God and then they went to Mount Carmel. They kind of a had battle to see which one was real. Elijah said you have a day to send a offering to Baal but you have to cry out to him to have him light the fire. They cried out for a day and it never happened so then Elijah covering the wood with water and that showed even more power. It is like impossible to do that and then Elijah cried out and God lit the fire. I choose this symbol because sometimes we have other things we give more time for I did hunting and fishing because it costs a lot of money for some of the things are pretty expensive. You have to give up a lot of time to prepare for it and actually do it. I learned that we have to give time to God and you can have hobbies but don’t serve them more. God does and you have to and then you will be rewarded with going to heaven.
Slide to Destruction:
God had to make some tough parts in the lives of the people. He made a lot of temptations like Baal he was making problems for the people in the Northern Kingdom which is really Israel. In the Southern Kingdom the people of Judah which is really what is the Southern kingdom and they had the Babylonians and they took over their kingdom. God sent some prophets that helped them with that. The king’s focused on their power and popularity and instead of there country so then they had bad things happen to him and their people. God puts some prophets in their country and they help fix the problems and they had some consequences for their actions. I had the symbol of orphans because when I was in Ethiopia and that makes me think wow I have a good life. I get mad and they are always happy and this is kind of the way the people of Israel lived because they don’t have the best government either kind of like the people of Israel. I learned that we have to trust God and not fall for the temptations that he has that get come at different times. We have to get rid of those and just follow him.
A Savior:
God decided to change his covenants because it was hard to follow his and the people were having trouble following them. God wrote it on their hearts and minds and there would be no more animal sacrifices. Jesus would be the ultimate sacrifice so we would be forgiven. God had Jeremiah given the covenant to the people and they had no conditions to follow it was based on the grace of God. he would forgive them for all of the bad they do. God had Isaiah give a bunch of signs of what a Jesus would be like and how he would be to them now. I used the symbol of Mcdonald’s because we just have to buy the food and they do all the rest. Kind of like how Jesus did everything for the people and they just had to watch it happen. Really they should help and they really didn’t kinds of like us just relaxing. letting people do the dirty work and you tell them what you want them to do.
on It is made out of PVC and drilled hole with a drill. It works by blow into one end and coming out the other den of it and it changes pitches by covering the holes in the PVC. Letting the air go out which would change the pitch because they air is flowing out different holes. We had the challenges with coming up with a Idea because we changed our idea at school at the end of class yesterday. At first we didn’t get different pitches but then when we put more holes in it we could get it to change easier. We had to just trust our gut and go with our idea after starting today at recess and all we have to do now is hope it works.It is called bruh squad.
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By: Hercules Hero
I grab my ragging half year old clothes off the ground. The clothes smell horrible and look horrible but I don’t complain about what I have. My father is gone my mom is home I have to quickly get ready for Barracks which is my school where I train it is brutal and hard. But I am taught to be strong and brave in every condition I can’t wear shoes rarely get to bathe to be clean. I have to work my butt of every day and get food in small portions I have to steal and lie to eat more food I am a proud Spartan.
My dad can’t be on the Council of Elders which my grandfather is on with a few other people that we know. My dad said when he was out of school they had to elect someone when there were all yelling my grandfathers name and he was screaming at the top of his lungs to get his dad on the Council of Elders his family was rich and his father was noble. They met in a huge outdoor area away from all the crowds of people they would vote yes and no on different laws that were suggested by my grandfather and other council men.
People in my city-state farmed a lot for there food and we conquered other people and stole their food. We would take land from our neighbors because we didn’t have enough farmland for our people and we took a lot of slaves from other city-states. Which do all of the work around my house which I am rarely at to see what is going on. We used iron bars as money because we thought that if we had iron bars people couldn’t steal our money. My dad told me this story when I was little and we didn’t trade. Because we wanted to be safe and have people trying to kill us and government didn’t want them to figure out how we worked things. Like what we wanted to do which was what my grandfather told me.
I have a tough few years in my life going to the barracks which is my school. We work hard to learn how to fight and conquer other cities like our fathers and some of our mothers. When I am old enough they will make me survive in war and other times like that and even girls in our city-state could have a lot of rights. Girls are also training in the barracks with me I think it is kind of weird and funky to have them with us in training. But some of the girls have some good skills to fight. As a Spartan I am lucky because my parents told me that some of the kids would die on a hillside which I call the Death Hill. Where I could have been there on that hill which is just scary to think about. But that is life but we still had fun in training because we play different games which I love. When we eat we have to steal food and if we get caught it is bad in our culture and we have to lie to steal food sometimes. We don’t get much food in the barracks because we have to steal and that is kind of fun and awesome. But it is still weird because the people in Athens get to learn but sometimes I want to learn but I want to be in the barracks and become strong and brave like my father.
My mother has a lot more rights then all of the Athenians and other city-state women. She can do more and isn’t like a salve that does all of the work at home. We go to the market together and do a bunch of other things after barracks. After barrack I will not be a little child anymore. My mom will not see me a lot. I don’t like now either because the barracks are all the time and there is salves in our country that do things for my mom and my mom owns her own land that isn’t my dads. People in Athenians can’t have anything land that they have and own but are slaves are treated very harshly like my mom will yell and punish them. We don’t want them to turn on us and some of the kids at barracks say that sometimes there parents would have a slave killed. I think that is mean and horrible but I can’t be mean about it because that is rude in our city-state. The helots which are salves can sell there own stuff if we let them do it which my parents do let them do. They have to have some rights like they could marry and have children. They could buy freedom one of the slaves in that worked at our house so far has paid for his freedom. He had a big celebration and now has a family and is in the war.
on What I have learned this year is how to make someone really good paragraph and building projects and that is what we do in social studies. I enjoy it because we can interact with other people in our class and learn about other cultures. In science we are learning about earthquakes,sea trenches, and volcanoes I enjoy that because we make projects and we get to work with each other. In math we are learning how to do the mean,median,mode, and range and the mean absolute and deviation (MAD) I enjoy that because it is a easy way to learn with Mr.B because we can ask questions and learn about it a lot faster than doing it by yourself. In L.A we are learning about subject and verb splits and I like that class because we get to make up stories but they still use the subject verb splits. Other subject like culture, P.E, choir, and band I just like those classes because we get to do fun things we other people and we just get to have fun in those classes.
Some skills I have in these classes are I am pretty good at doing math and it is a easy class compared to Spanish. I have skills in other classes like S.S in that class I have a skill of doing and learning about ancient places. Another thing that I am good at is reading I am a fluent and I have really good reading responses and in Gym I am really good at the sports and the fun little games we do. I give everything I have to listen and play with respect and I respect others and another skill. I have in art is following instructions and do what I should be doing and that are skills I have.
on I study Technology and Arts. I also researched about mostly modern and ancient arts and what the injustice and justice was in the modern and ancient times. Our exhibit had a lot of different things that you could do and you could win a candy bar or you could play a game or listen to a video.
Something I learned was that you could have to make a different idea. Like if someone was gone and they said they were going to do something. You could have to do it for them or you could email them. Some days you are on task and others some people mess around so you have to work together and help them to stay focused and on task.
The importance of learning about this is that the Egypt project is that you might have to make. Different answers or have to do things on your own. Maybe you don’t like someone you might have to make a new friendship or have to make someone stay on task. It isn’t always easy sometimes you are that person and you don’t listen to that person. But this time you should because you will have struggles that you have to do as you get older. Maybe it is working with someone who is mean to you or isn’t very nice but life isn’t they way you want it to be.
on The most fun thing is playing harder songs that have more rhythms and harder notes and that it is fun and not hard to do the music but isn’t reeling hard until you leran it
on I have learned this week in math is that.Math isn’t always easy to do and that every one like me have are own speed of doing math.Maybe it is like not doing homework at home.But what I have learned that math isn’t easy to do.When you decimals like learning how to add and subtract from the decimals.I have learned it before but I have not done it like doing it on a computer and a book.Mr.B trusts us with finding our answers and not just saying that is done.But actually do it or you will not know what to do so take your time and don’t rush and read the instructions.Not just guess ask questions I will give you a example ok so 6.99 and 3.45.You have to estimate what the answer you round 6.99 to 7 and then you round 3.45 to 3 to make it easier to do.That is something that I have learned this week and that life isn’t easy.Doing math but you have people who can help you if you have questions or need help finding out problems.So don’t get all scared to ask questions and that is what I have learned this week.
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on My favorite book this year was The Million Dollar Putt by Dan Gutman,It is about a kid who’s dad found golf balls as a living and his mom left him and his dad.His name was Edward (Bogie) all of his friends at school didn’t like him because he was blind. Bogie likes to play his guitar one day he met a girl named birdie. They started to hang out and bogie taught her how to play a guitar. One day he wants to play golf but he is blind so it would be hard to teach him how to play golf but Birdie didn’t know how to teach golf.He got entered to be in a golf tournament with a million dollar prize if you win. will bogie and birdie team up they might be able to win a million dollars will he win? 
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Hunter and Katelyn
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Continental Army |
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Military-The Continental Army was not trained very well,some of them left for harvest time.They signed a one year contract in the army.Some of their soldiers were forest fighters and citizens. |
Military:The British Military was the best in the world.They dominated the seas. Their soldiers were well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed. |
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Geography-Geography gave the Colonists an advantage. The unusually rugged ground was foreign to the British army. It was hot and buggy in the summer, and cold and icy in the winter. |
Geography- The British did not know the land very well because they were fighting in an unknown place. The Colonist had been there longer, and the British had just came there to fight a war. |
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Supplies-The Colonies supplies were very few they didn’t have a lot of gunpowder,clothes, and shoes. They also had very few cannons and artillery.There trade was also cut of from other Colonies. |
Supplies- The British supplies was not very numerous because they had to get it over seas, where the Colonists only needed to get it a few miles.They had a lot more cannons and artillery.They also just had a war against Spain. |
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Money-The Colonists didn’t have a lot of money to pay for war but they still had some money.During the war the American money began to fade due to British war ships preying on American merchant ships. |
Money-The British had plenty of money from all the taxes, and the King. Funds were much more easily raised by the Empire than the Continental Congress. Some of those funds were used to hire the Hessians to fight the Americans. |
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Leadership-George Washington, Nathan Hale,Ethan Allen, Richard Montgomery, Benedict Arnold, Frances Marion, Nathanael Greene,and Horatio Gates. |
Leadership- Charles Cornwallis, William Howe, John Burgoyne, and Thomas Gage.The British army had better leaders and more experienced leaders. |
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Overall-The Colonists should not of won the battle because they had few supplies and cannons. |
Overall-The British Should’ve won the war, but somehow the Colonist came out on top. |
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The date was March 28
These are my group members for the science project left to right Allie,Natalie,Hunter, and Ethan.:)
The materials are foam pipe insulation,tape, and marble
The things that was interesting was we had two loops,a tunnel,sharp turn at the end, and a scary drop on the top.I learned how to do work as group.
on One of the acts I thought were important for the Revolutionary War.Was the Boston Tea Party because it made the British king very mad at the Mohawk Indians “sons of liberty.” The mohawk Indians dumped all of the British tea into the Boston Harbor.The colonists couldn’t smuggle any goods in because the British made a blockade around the Boston Harbor.This also united the colonies to make them strong and they also worked together.The other act was the battles in Lexington and Concord the British found out the two of the sons of liberty were in Concord.The also so new that the colonists were hiding guns and ammo to defend them selfs. This is how they Revolutionary War started.
on It was the british fault because they shot the colonists.They killed five colonists and they were defended them selfs with clubs and snowballs.But they also taunted them.The colonists were yelling fire but the British soldiers didn’t have to shoot them.This is why I think they they were really mad the The British because they were taxing them.This is how the bad massarce happened.