Our Day at the Fair was a Red Balloon Essay

rat and a rabbit c. Goanna- a term used to denote a type of lizard in Australia d. going bush-embarking on adventures in Australia's outback e. bush [as terrain] outside of town terrain f. dreamtime-the belief by Aboriginals of how the world was created g. walkabout-an indefinite walk outside in wild terrain performed by Aborigines h. frame tale as a literary term- stories inside a primary story that are secondary i. Uluru- a rock formation made out of sandstone in Australia Anthropomorphism-the

ball field. It is a sweltering summer day. Kids are already giggling and swinging as high as the sky, teens are tossing the football from one person to another, and counselors are relaxing in their red

At the beginning of the blue colored track, there was a sharp turn. As soon as all of the carts complete the turn, the fun would begin because we would start to climb the 100 foot drop off. Clickity-clack, clickity-clack, the chains sang as they wheeled the carts up the steep drop off. Before I knew it, our cart, the first cart, was at the top of the 100 foot drop off. I could see everything from there. The swirling black Octopus ride was t0 the right of us, the gigantic Ferris Wheel twirled

Hard work, dedication, sportsmanship, and fair play builds champions. Promise Park 1978, it a warm spring evening. The azalea trees are blossoming, birds are chirping, dandelion are growing in the baseball outfield. Spring is in the air. It is the long awaited High school baseball season. I can see it like it was yesterday. Me in my bright purple and gold pinstripe baseball uniform with a matching hat. Me wearing my blinding white socks with purple stripes down the side and newly brought white baseball

The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was not an easy man to serve under. He was brilliant, demanding, and not one to shower his subordinates with compliments. Yet even Wellington realized that his methods left something to be desired. In his old age a young lady asked him what, if anything, he would do differently if he had his life to live over again. Wellington thought for a moment, and then replied. "I'd give more praise," he said. What do you

altogether new, something new and at variance with the traditions of other days. If you are like most of us, you will wonder if the future is to look like this, and, if it does, what your place is to be in it. ~ Allen D Albert A Century of Progress Exposition Official Book of Views To describe the 1933 Chicago World's Fair in a word, one might choose, "modern" or "dazzling," perhaps even "outrageous." The fair experimented with modern architecture, dazzling electric illumination,

called Bounce, which is an indoor trampoline park. One of the greatest parts about my neighborhood is the sense of community and how we are able to set our differences aside when people we care about are in need. Growing up on Long Island we don't have as much access to public transportation compared to NYC, so I usually asked my parents for rides or was stuck walking miles to my friend’s house, or wherever else I went. Once I reached the age I really had no choice other than to get my

determine in a planet can be habitable: how close it is to its host star, if it has an atmosphere, and if the planet has traces of water (Mike Wall). After 15 years of research NASA announced the discovery of water on Mars. Scientist believe that the red planet could of been covered in oceans at one point in time, but over time the water evaporated (Nola

I stared at the man trying to kill me. He had the eyes of an ape, crafty and cunning. They were simmering with spite as I raised a tired sword arm to defend myself.      He motioned me to attack him. His voice was cold and echoed like a deep burial chamber. There was a gravelly aspect to it, as if stones were scraping together. His voice fitted his pop eyes and saucy beard perfectly. It seemed like he had fangs instead of teeth because they were shaped like broken spikes of a cave.         The coils

Zmoke-Stack Abstract It is quite unfortunate how much pollution is in the air. There’s a ton of global warming in the atmosphere, and it is killing many arctic animals such as polar bears. We hate to see how our world is getting more polluted each and every day! So in order to protect and save the world from these “to be born tragedy 's”, we decided to come up with the Zmoke Pods. Zmoke pods will have the following chemicals inside; Krypton, Hydrogen, Xenon, Helium, Neon, Argon and Radon. These