To Ponder

 

To Ponder

                By:Giovannie .I

                     

  It's an honor to ponder

                        An honor to ask why

                        Why this why that

                        Why here why there

Why live to die

                        Why drink to thirst 

              O what an honor it is to ponder

                An honor indeed.

 

Giovanie I.

Small  Little Boat

Small little boat floating about

Left and right it sway

Crickets chirp and frogs croak

As the small little boat floats away

         Titanic the ´´Unsinkable´´ Ship

                     By: Zechariah

             Is the Titanic really unsinkable or is that just what they thought?  The first trip on the Titanic was on April 10, 1912.  Most people were excited about the trip to America ready to start a new life.  Everyone was told that the Titanic was unsinkable because it had so many safety features such as a double bottom frame, every room was watertight; these features made the ship almost unsinkable so they thought.   On April 10, 1912, everyone boarded the ship and everything was going well. A few days later the weather started to get really cold.  They started getting Wired warnings of icebergs.  While everyone was asleep they saw that there was an iceberg ahead the ship captain tried to turn the huge ship but he did not do it in time so they struck the iceberg.  

Everyone was trying to get a safety boat but there were only 20 taken in mind there are 1,178 people on this bout and only 20 safety bouts.  Many people died that day from the freezing water, some people on the safety bouts even died of starvation and many other things. This was a very sad day for England.  The ship was not unsinkable as they thought.  

Cinderella: A Better Ending

Cinderella: A Better Ending

By: Bella Pursley

(This is a horror story that includes gruesome violence, most of this story is from the original. If you do not like horror, please cover your ears. I warned you so you are not allowed to sue me. Have fun)

Have you ever heard of Cinderella? Well even if you haven’t, trust me you are going to like this a lot……

There once was a handmaiden who lived with her stepmother and stepsisters. They treated her terribly, making her do the dishes and clean everything. She was a slave to her stepmother and stepsisters. Cleaning everything in sight, with a little help now and then. She loved the birds. She could sing with her most beautiful voice and they would come and help, they loved her back. Every year the prince and the king held an annual party at their castle inviting most of the kingdom. This year was the year when Cinderella’s stepsisters tried to get the king to fall for them. Cinderella desperately wanted to go, she had an idea. She would just go and ask her stepmother, it probably wouldn’t work but she might as well try. She walked up to her stepmother and told her she wanted to go to the dance. Her stepmother looked at her and realized she was being serious. Her stepmother burst into laughter so loud anyone in the house could hear her. At that moment Cinderella’s stepsisters ran down the stairs and asked what was so funny. Cinderella responded by saying: I want to go to the dance with you. Her stepsisters immediately started laughing with their mother. Cinderella was very embarrassed. She ran to her room and started crying. She was left at home cleaning while her stepfamily was at the party with the king. All of a sudden a fairy godmother showed up and help Cinderella. In an instant, Cinderella looked like a princess. She ran as fast at she could to the castle, thinking of the prince. When she got to the party the prince greeted her and offered to dance. They danced the night away. When the grandfather clock struck twelve at midnight, Cinderella began to run. She ran down the stairs of the castle and tripped, leaving a glass slipper behind. She started running into the forest. She got stuck in a bear trap. She started to yell but no one could hear. She died alone because of starvation. The prince, not knowing this horrifying event had happened, started to search. He took the one glass slipper that had been left behind. He searched the whole village not finding a match to the shoe. There was only one house left. He was absolutely positive that she was in this house. Of course, this was the stepmother and stepsister’s house. He went and knocked on the door. The stepmother answered and greeted him into their home. She made him some tea and asked why he was there full well knowing that he was searching for his “Happily Ever After”. She thought she could fool the king into thinking that the princess he was looking for was one of her own daughters. The stepmother only did this for two reasons: Money and Fame across the kingdom. She called her daughters downstairs and they were amazed to see the king in their living room drinking their tea. The stepmother told the king to wait in the other room while she went to go talk to her daughters. She told them the plan and said this: “If you screw this up you will not be allowed to live under my roof for the rest of your life.”. Her children nodded and agreed to the terms. The first sister went up to the king but the shoe was too big. The second sister tried but the shoe was too big as well. The mother was determined. She went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife. She went up to the first sister and chopped off part of her foot. The chunk she had cut she threw into the backyard for the crows. The first sister tried on the slipper and this time it fit! She nearly got away with it until one of the king’s guards saw the blood stain the glass slipper. The mother went back into the kitchen this time she got a cheese grater. She went to the second sister’s foot and started shaving off the skin. The sister wanted to cry out in pain but she knew that if she did the prince would hear her and she would blow it. She held in her pain and screams. The mother went and got the glass slipper from where it had been before. They tried on the shoe and it fit like it was meant to be. She walked out to where the prince was waiting, holding her mom’s side the whole time. When the time came for the sister to ride off with the king on his horse, she failed. No matter what had happened she wouldn’t have been able to get on the horse. She could barely walk with the foot shortening she had. As soon as she tried to get on the horse she collapsed on the ground and started to scream. This made the king look back at the mother. She was staring at him with a look on her face that made you think she was going to murder you. All of a sudden she started to move like an old jester that had been kept in a dungeon all his life. She immediately attacked the king and he died. She wasn’t able to get the rest of the guards but they got her. They also went after their children but they had disappeared. It looks like the prince got his “happily ever after” after all. He got to see his princess after all.

If you have any other suggestions for more fairy tales with corrupt endings, please let me know what stories you would like to see with what genre! Have fun sleeping tonight.

Thanks for reading!!

Largest Birthstones

BY: Ethan A, Callan P, Amity W

                            

Garnet (Gar-net)

Month: January.

Referred to as: “Warriors’ Stone.”
How large is this specific stone?: It is 2.3 meters, 10 cubic meters in volume,

and weighed and impressive 35,000 KG!

Currently located at: I couldn’t find where it’s currently is, but it was found in

Norway.

Color(S): It’s most often a red color, almost black.
Fun fact!: It comes in many different shades except for blue! :D (Again, most

common in red.)

AMETHYST ( am-meh-th-eh-st)

Month: February.

Referred to as: “Empress of Uruguay.”
How large is this specific stone: It measures 3.27 meters tall… I couldn’t find

more information on the   

Width or weight.

Currently located at: Crystal Caves of Atheron.
Color(S): Violet/Purple/Amethyst.
Fun fact!: A tennis ball sized chunk was stolen from the stone.

Aquamarine (aq-oo-uh-muh-reen)

Month: March.

Referred to as: “Don Pedro Aquamarine.”
How large is this specific  stone?: It is estimated to be about 14 inches tall and

nearly 5lbs! (Pounds.)

Currently located at: It is located at The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
Color(S): Blue/Turquoise/Aquamarine/Cyan.
Fun fact!: Before, it was part of a stone that was 60lbs, but before being cut into

its shape, the miner that found the stone dropped it, therefore breaking into pieces,

this specific stone I am talking about was the largest shard found. 

Diamond (dI-mund)

Month: April.

Referred to as: “The Cullinan Diamond” or “The Great Star of Africa.”

How large is this specific stone?: This stone weighed roughly 1.4lbs!  It

is about the size of an average adult palm.

Currently located at: I couldn’t find where it is currently at but it was found in South Africa. 
Color(S): Silver/White/Clear/Pearly.

Emerald (Eh-mer-old)

Month: May.

How large is this specific stone?: Weighed roughly 840lbs!! Wow!!
Currently located at: It has been in many peoples’ hands, but I couldn’t find
the current person.
Color(S): Emerald green (DUH)/Green/Specifically this particular stone is a
deep dark green.
Fun fact!: It once showed up on Ebay.com!!


Pearl ( P-er-l)

Month: June.

Referred to as: It doesn't really have a name but the specific species of the pearl is called a ¨Clam Pearl.¨
How large is this specific stone?:  It weighs 14lb
Color(S): White/Pearl/Pastel blue/Pastel pink/grey.
Fun fact!: This pearl doesn’t look like the type of pearl you’re thinking of… It’s actually called a “Clam Pearl”. This specific pearl isn't a round ball that comes out of a clam; although this specific pearl is called a Clam Pearl, it’s more of a clam itself; It looks like a giant rockish-clam looking thing, but once you open it, it’s whole inside perimeter is covered in smooth, flat pearl, kinda like a geode...

Ruby ( roo-bE)

Month: July.

How large is this specific stone?: This stone is 150kg.
Currently located at: Dubai.
Color(S): Ruby/ Red/ Crimson/ ect.
Fun fact!: The first owner kept it for 20 years before selling it.


Peridot (Par-eh-dot)

Month: August.
How large is this specific stone?: This stone weighs 319 carats.
Currently located at: This stone resides in Smithsonian.
Color(S): Greenish-Yellowish/ Yellow.
Fun fact!: This stone “Helps against nightmares.”


Sapphire (Saf-I-er)

Month: September.

Referred to as: “Blue Giant of the Orient.”
How large is this specific stone?: this stone weighs an astonishing 1404.49 carats, equivalent to about 280g (just under 10
ounces). 
Currently located at: I believe it was found in Sri Lanka.
Color(S): True-deep blue i s the most common(Main) color, but it has
multiple varieties of every color. :)


Opal (O-pul)

Month: October.

How large is this specific stone?: This stone weighs amazingly 11,000 carats!!!
Currently located at: All I could find was that it was found in New South Wales.
Color(S): Opal can vary in many colors, mostly grey (base)  with all kinds of
iridescent colors on top and mixed in together, sometimes the base can be
white with pink accents.
Fun fact!: It was stored in a bucket before being discovered as an Opal stone. 



Topaz (t-O-pAH-z)

Month: November.

Referred to as: This specific stone is called “The American Golden Topaz.”
How large is this specific stone?: This stone weighs over 4.5 kilograms.
Currently located at: This stone is located in Brazil.
Color(S): Topaz can vary in many different colors but the main two colors
are grey and white, grey is more common. The white base usually has some
type of a pinkish tint.
Fun fact!: This specific Topaz was stored in a bucket for several years before
being discovered as a Topaz stone.



Turquoise (Ter-qu-oi-s)

Month: December.

How large is this specific stone?: This chunk of turquoise weighs around 191
pounds!
Currently located at: I know it was found in Nevada.
Color(S): Of course, turquoise/Cyan/A greenish-blueish-tint.
Fun fact!: The first  pieces of this specific chunk of turquoise were brought
to Europe by the Turkish.

NBA Finals Western vs Eastern

Johnny’s prediction: From the research I have done, I think the

Celtics for the Eastern Conference. With Kemba Walker and Jason Tatum on the same team and making shots-they got a chance

of making it. In addition, With Tacko Fall on the team, they could be dangerous. Now for the Western conference, I have the Clippers with their dynamic duo of Kawi Leonard and Paul George. They not only have an offense to win games but they have a defensive player that they can count on.

Connor’s prediction- From my research, I got to say that the Bucks

will win the Eastern conference because Brook Lopez and Giannis Antetokounmpo have a great offense and defense. For the Western Conference, I got to say the Denver Nuggets. From my research, the two best players I know are Bol Bol who is a center and the second player I chose is Jamal Murry-a point guard. These are the two teams I can count on for now.    

James’s prediction-  From my research, I think that the Lakers will win the Western Conference because the Lakers have two good players, their names are Lebron James, and Anthony Davis. They are both extremely good and I can count on them for now. Their defense is the better than the offense, and they can block the ball most of the time. My next choice, but plays in the Eastern Conference, are the Raptors, the two best players I think are Kyle Lowery and Pascal Siokam, they might have the best defense so far, what they mostly do on offense and one of the reasons are is that they won the National Champion last year.  

            

                                    

Why you should buy a Goldendoodle:

By:Sailor Rose

-They tend to live a long and healthy life.

-They are a smart and friendly breed.

-You can get a really curly one\AKA an flb if you

are allergic to dogs / flb are mostly poodle so

they don't shed.

-There are also less curly ones \AKA fL ́s are

mostly golden retriever.

-Goldendoodles are a mix of poodle and golden

retriever, so their intelligent and fluffy. 

-Goldendoodles are also a very popular breed.

-Goldendoodles live to about 10 - 15 years, so they can be apart of your life for a

long time.

-If you like dressing your dogs you could put bows

in their curly hair.

           Thankyou!!!

  Now go get a goldendoodle!