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Jacqueline, African Trees Video

2010 February 9
by Mr. McRae's Class

There should be more food shelters in the world By Jessica

2010 February 9
by msabodeelyclass

Jessica                                                                                                      February 4, 2010

Food Shelters

Do you want to stop seeing people on the street, and stop having your loved ones die because of hunger?  If you answered yes, then I suggest you read my persuasive essay to find out how to prevent those things from happening.  The way to prevent  your loved ones from dying of hunger, I believe that we should build more food shelters!
I believe that there should be more food shelters in the world because “
One person every other second needlessly dies of hunger. Approximately 85% of them are children.” (Starvation.net). We spend too much money on terrisioum than food. That is why I believe that we should build more  food shelters! For example, my dad’s friend died because he was home less, and  he was not eating. Another example is I used to see this lady and she was always on the street and she never had money to buy food and then a couple months later, I saw her get very skiny  and not long after that she died.


I believe that there should be more food shelters in the world because people will eat, they won’t die, and whenever there is a job offer the people that are in the food shelters will probably be right there for the job.  For example, whenever I go to my friend Lora’s house as I am walking down the block of her house, I see this man with a sign and the sign says free for a job.  If he does not have a job, he probably does not have food.  A food shelter will help him eat food.
I believe that there should be more food shelters in the world because you will see less people on the street because they are all probably going to the food shelters to eat.  For example, I know this man that used to live near my neighborhood and sometimes he didn’t eat.  There used to be a food shelter he used to go to for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but it shut down and he looked for food shelters.  He never found one it so maybe if there were more food shelters in the world you won’t see him on the streets.  I know this because when there used to be a food shelter, he used to spend hours there.
I have gave you 3 expanding reasons on why you should build a food shelter so I encourage you to make the right decision and build a food shelter!  I hope I gave you 3 terrific  reasons on why you should build a food shelter!  I also hope that those were very convincing that I have convinced you to build a food shelter.  If you have made the right decision and build a food shelter, if you or your loved ones are ever homeless without any money you are safe from starving because you or someone else build a food shelter!
Sad Fact

Every year 15 million children die of food hunger.



Luis Persuasive Essay

2010 February 9
by msabodeelyclass

 

     Luis                                                                      Books Are Cool                                                             February 9, 2010                                                                                    
    We should go to the library whenever time we want!!! The library is so fun! You can borrow any book you want!!! 
    I think we should go to the library whenever we want because when we finish a Harry Potter book and we go to the library on Friday but if we carry those heavy books and we’ll turn weaker and weaker because we are carrying those heavy book it will hurt our backs. Reading will help us with all the strategies, like fluency, context clues, main idea, supporting details, and  reading independently too.  Also we can learn the purpose of the genres too.   For instance,  the purpose for the How to piece is to explain how to do something and another one is Factual/Nonfiction the purpose for that is to give facts about a topic your studying or writing about.  If I am studying about dogs and I’m giving facts about dogs it means that my piece is Factual/Nonfiction.  Authors purpose why did the author wrote it and you can figure that out by looking at the genre.  Fluency is to read well and not to read like a robot, context clues are used when you don’t know the word but you have to find out those clues about what word your finding.  Main Idea is you read a book when you finish the book you find the who part and the what part the who part is the main characters and the what part is the plot. The plot is all about the problem and the solution when you find everything you had found the Main Idea!
    When we finish a book we don’t have a new book so we have to wait wait and wait because  we don’t have a new book.  For example we never had new books and were keeping the oldest book ever and that well be super BORING!!! If we read new books we would be super engaged,engaged means I fell in love with the book,you could be in engaged too.  You only have to read a book and see if your really excited about it.
    I think it’s bad to not go to the library because we could learn about our favorite authors and books too.  My favorite author is Jeff Kinny because he writes funny comics books and he has a bunch of series and he has cool books.  I’ll tell you a name,Diary of a wimpy kid Rodrick Rules,Diary of a wimpy kid,Diary of a wimpy kid The last straw,Diary of a wimpy kid Dog Days here’s one you could make of Diary of a wimpy do it your self it’s like a Diary  but it’s your Diary.     
IT’S NOT FAIR THAT WE CAN’T GO TO THE LIBRARY ANY TIME WE WANT!!!    
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Joanne PersuasiveEssay

2010 February 9
by msabodeelyclass

Joanne                                                                         February 5, 2010

Deserving an iPod
        I wrote a persuasive essay and I want YOU TO READ IT! This persuasive essay is  about a girl named Joanne and she really wants an iPod from her mom.  She would do anything to get it from her mom.  That Joanne is the writer of this persuasive.  You have to listen to this persuasive essay.  
    I want an ipod because I help my mom with cleaning stuff like the mirrors .  I 

 

help my mom every day.  I clean  the floors, windows, and bathroom.  I am doing a good job at home and I love my jobs at home.  That why I really want my mom to buy me an iPod.  
    I deserve an iPod because I listen in school and do my homework. I  do everything The image “http://aestheticlab.com/kenji/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ipod-touch2.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.I can do.  I help with things like cleaning the classroom. I do all my math and writing. I also have an important  job.  It is passing out the computers it is a big job. I love my job its so cool.
    I want a Ipod because I do all my homework.  I do lot of things.  I even save my money and gave it to my mom. I hope I can get an Ipod with her help. 

    In conclusion, I want an ipod  because I  do my homework  and I do my math and writing  and other stuff.  A girl named Joanne really wants a ipod.  Lets hope she gets it!


      
              


Mya Persuasive Essay

2010 February 9
by msabodeelyclass

 

Mya                                                        February 3, 2010

                                                             Puppies and Pounds          
        ”According to the U.S. Humane Society, about 6-8 million dogs and cats are brought into shelters every year, and about half (3-4 million) are euthanized.”  (Euthanized means putting down, putting to sleep, or “mercy killing”, is the process of terminating the life of a person or animal.)I believe we need to save dogs instead of putting them down in pounds.  I mean if you were to go to a local dog pound and they saw you they would make  a CUTE puppy noise so you can take them home.
    Stray dogs need shots for disease, broken ankle, paw, tail, lag, hearing and seeing.  Dogs are sensitive. They can get sad when they can’t get something they want.They need to be treated like a family like nice and friendly.While you play with the dog you can put them on your stomach and they might lick you!
    You can train your dog to help you for emergencies.  For instants, you can show him/her around the city so if you suddenly get blind she/he can help you from the training you did.  He/she can be an emergency dog to help you! 
    I beleive we should adopt pets instead of kills them because they can be our friends.  For example if you are lonely, you  can take the dog and talk.You can lay down with the dog. You can play with the dog. You can sleep with the dog. You can feed the dog.
    My thesis is to help dogs instead of putting them down in pounds. Even when you go to pounds and you see the dogs/puppies you’re gonna want to take them.

    Puppy from pound at 2 years old.Just look how cute it is! Would you want to ruin that dogs life by not playing,feeding and talking to it?Well another thing is it will just want you to be helpful to her/his owner the most.

Adam Persuasive Essay

2010 February 9
by msabodeelyclass

 

     Adam                                                                                                                                              February 5, 2010            
                        
                                                              DON’T POLLUTE THE EARTH!!!

    Do you want to stop pollution?  If you answered no think again, if you said yes READ MY PERSUASIVE ESSAY!!! I think that there should be one week of no cars on the road.  I think its bad for the earth because it will pollute the earth.  If you don’t want the earth to be polluted, STOP DRIVING CARS!!! I know this is a crazy idea, but you can just walk or ride a bike, that’s not a big deal! Just buy a bike or use your legs. If you walk you can exercise, but NO CARS ON THE ROAD!!!!  
    There should be one week of no cars on the road because cars won’t pollute the earth. This can make a big difference in the world.  The earth’s o-zone layer will break and we will burn from the sun! Cars hurt the o-zone layer by letting out smoke. 
    I think this also because it will save a lot of gas.  We need gas to run cars.  If cars use a lot of gas it will damage the earth.  We do not want the earth to be damaged and if the earth is damaged plants will die. 
    I also think that there should be no cars on the road because cars will crash. Car crashes kill 40,000 people every year (FOXnews.com).  One time I was watching “Nascar Racing” and I saw all this smoke coming out of the engine and I thought “The smoke was polluting the earth.”THIS IS WHY I WANT NO CARS FOR ONE WEEK!!!
    Just walk or ride a bike, that’s not hard at all.  So stop driving cars.  Stop polluting, if you don’t pollute the earth we won’t get burnt from the sun. So let’s make a difference to the world and us.  So let’s stop driving cars, who’s with me!!! This is what you have to do STOP DRIVING CARS FOR 1 WEEK!!! Buy a bike at Target or Wallmart for $50. So help me save the earth by NOT DRIVING CARS!!!
This is a car polluting the earth.  Don’t do this, its horrible to the earth. Let’s make the world GREEN!!!
 

destiny persuasive essay

2010 February 9
by msabodeelyclass
Destiny                                                                                              February 5, 2010   
Animals Should  Survive                          
     Would you like to see animals survive? Before I saw dog owners giving the creature a treat if they did the trick right and if their animal did not, they would say “Try again boy!”NOW THAT’S A GOOD WAY TO TREAT YOUR DOGS! So if you want  someone to persuade you about taking care of animals, you should read my persuasive essay!
    Instead of putting stray animals in shelters you should take them home and treat them well, because if you are there seeing the stray creature being treated badly you will feel badly for putting the animals in shelters, but if you like seeing the animals suffer that’s sick!  Once I saw a commercial that had cats and dogs with one eye, with diseases, and with 3 legs.  I felt really bad when saw that commercial.
     If you see an animal shelter you should adopt a pet so the living creature will survive.   Since there isn’t much that you can do after the chicken bones have been ingested by your dog, you simply need to monitor him closely for the next few days.Keep checking his stools to see if the bones pass. Watch for blood in the stool, or any signs that he’s straining to defecate.

You should also keep an eye on your dog’s temperament. If he becomes moody or listless, take him to a vet immediately.

Perhaps the best thing you can do is try to “cushion” the tiny bones inside your dog’s tummy by overfeeding him a little more over the next couple of days. Cooked rice (that’s completely cooled first) is ideal, because it is gentle on a dog’s stomach and digestive tract. You could serve up a small helping of plain white rice alone, or mix some cooked rice in with your dog’s normal dog food.

For example dog, cats, snakes, hamsters, bunnies, fish, water dragons, and lizards  get killed by the shelters. The shelters that don’t kill animals are very wise and love animals.    

      You should not hurt animals because it can be used for useful things like watch dogs if you are blind it can take you were you want to  go.  Animals can be very useful and loving.  
    
                                                    TIPS FOR  DOGS!
   
     If you get a dog always give her or him shots so if he/she bits a person the person won’t get rabies .You can not give the animal a chicken bone because it can chock.Think before you do things.      
    In conclusion, I believe that people should stop hurting our animals.Do you want to see animals survive.

    He or she wants to go home to its daddy.

 
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    She and he wants to go home to its mommy.
     

Crystal persuasive essay

2010 February 9
by msabodeelyclass

Crystal                                                                                         February 5,2010                  

                                                        I love Guinea Pigs

       Hi my name is Crystal and I am eight years old.  I want to know if you have a guinea pig because I don’t have one.  If you do can you tell me all about your guinea pig. My mom should buy me a guinea pig.  They’re so cute.  I deserve to have one or two guinea pig.        
      My mom should buy me a guinea pig because I’m good and I’m good at school. I will take good care of it. I will feed it every day.  I will let it play around.  I will take it for a little walk in my house when my dog is on his walk. I will take it for a walk just in case it gets board. I will not let any one play with my pet.  I will not lave the cage open when I am not home.  I will not make any loud sound because they don’t like loud sounds.  I will be the one who will take care of it no one else should  but me, and my mom and dad.                     
       My mom should buy me a guinea pig because I will not let my dog do anything to it.  I will give it lots of love, care , food, and water.  I will not forget to give it food, water, love, and care.  I will clean its cage every day.  I will be the responsible taking care of it.  I am going to name it what ever  want.  I will be nice to it and make sure it is not sick.                   

        My mom should buy me a guinea pig because I am good to pets.  I will buy the stuff it needs and make a new home for it!  I will be nice to it and get one or two friends.  I will make sure it has food, water and all the stuff it needs.  I will not let it get sick or starve or not get the amount of water it needs. I will not let the cage open when I am not at home or school or at my dads house.  I will not let it come out of the cage when I am eating, sleeping, at school, or at the park.                             

      I believe my mom should buy me a guinea pig.  I should get a guinea pig as my birthday gift.  I  believe I should have a guinea pig.  I should have a guinea pig for my birthday or a Christmas gift.  I should have a guinea pig for a pet.  I should have a guinea pig for a gift or just a pet.

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Ben, Czech Republic Video

2010 February 8
by Mr. McRae's Class

Ben, Czech Republic

2010 February 8
by Mr. McRae's Class

We were in the Czech Republic and I had their school. Sometimes in the weekend I am in America but now I am here in an American school. We came here because my mom was in the Czech Republic 23 years and my mom wants to learn English. So that’s why we are in America now. My mom is now in a Brooklyn school.

ABOUT CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic has three states: Silesia, Moravia and Bohemia. There are also close countries named:Austria, Slovakia, Poland and Germany. Czech Republic is a very small country. America is a very very big country, bigger than Czech Republic. There are known to be 10, 000, 000 people in Czech Republic.