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Fun Facts- Social Studies

You all know George Washington as a famous person and someone that everyone likes. But did you know that as a great general as he is, people wanted to change him as a commander in chief because they thought he was unwise in his choices as a general and wanted to promote another general who probably don't even have the guts to lead and decide to become that leader in chief. In the end, George Washington won the dispute not even knowing he won because he was unaware.

A Thanksgiving Story: The story of Neil Armstrong- by Darren Ke

“Ahh” I shouted as I read the calendar. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!! The farmer came out and grabbed the turkey by the throat that was standing a foot away from me. I was petrified with fear and was as still as a statue. I started to tiptoe towards the fence. Blam!! I ran through the fence as if my turkey legs were cheetah legs. Blam!! I ran through the door of a shoe store.I grabbed some disguises on my way out and Blam!! crashed through the door to the Exit.

I found a abandoned building and wore my costumes there, but I still looked like a turkey. I finally took a man costume that was convincing and I put it on. I went to astronaut training camp and kindly asked for a astronaut  suit. I first had to actually become an astronaut in order to get a suit. So, I agreed. I did my job.

The next thing I knew, I was wearing a spacesuit with an oxygen tank, and an ID tag that said, “Astronaut Manning.” I was wearing an uncomfortable sneakers and on a rocket. I quickly buckled my seatbelt so I won’t blast off to the cold, creepy, solar system by gravity. “Three, Two, One, Blast Off!” the crowd shouted. I did my job and suddenly I was famous for the first person to walk on the moon. I suddenly change my name from Mannings to Neil Armstrong. I arrived back on on December 1st. I was also famous for being the first turkey to walk on the moon. I had a great adventure.

How to apply the Order of Operations (For those of you who don't know that already).

In order to apply the Order of Operations, we have to follow a set of rules called the pemdas that stands for exactly what you need to do in order to solve you equation. Pemdas stands for Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. It means you have to do it in this order in order for it to count as a correct answer.

For example:

2 x 3 + (2 - 1)+ 4/2.

     First you have to solve first in the parentheses. 2-1 equals 1 It means you equation now is 2 x 3 +1+ 4/2. Now you do the multiplication. 2 x 3 is 6. Now you rewrite you equation substituting for the 2 x 3. Now your equation is 6 + 1 + 4/2. Now you do do division. 4 divided by 2 is 2. Again, you substitute. Your new equation is now 6 + 1 + 2. Now you must add or subtract from left to the right. In this case it is addition. 6 + 1 is 7, + 2 is 9.

Final Answer: 9

Should Schools Restrict or Relax Cell Phone Policies

Should schools relax cell phone policies?

Pros and Cons on whether or not schools should relax cell phone policies.

Some schools have relax their mobile technology policies. New Manchester High School in Douglasville, GA. is one of the several schools that launched bring your own technology programs this year. Students at that school are encouraged to bring their own phone, electronic tablets, and other Internet- based devices to class, and teachers are incorporating them into lessons. Personal to enhance education has many fans.

Many schools, however, are cracking down on cell phone used students. Freeport High School in Portland, Maine for example strengthened its anti- cell phones for the year 2011-2012 school year. The school, which used to allow students to use cell phones during  lunch, now requires students to turn off their cell phones during school hours. Supporters of cell phones argue that devices distracts students from their learning.

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Math- Simplifying Like Terms

Recently, we have been learning about how to simplify like terms. This is how you combine like terms.
For example:
 112x + 13x - 12 + 13

First, you have to know what are like terms. Like terms will depend on the exponent, variable and what kind of terms there are in your expression. There all variable terms, there are terms that are regular numbers. In order to know what kind of terms to combine first, use the first kind of term in the expression.

112x + 13x

Always use the sign that is before the term to know if it's a positive or a negative. In this case, the expression is positive. So 112x + 13x is equal to 125x. You add the numbers and leave the variable.
Then you must figure out the second part of your simplified expression.

-12  + 13

Remember to keep the sign before the term. -12 +13 is equal to 1.

Final Answer:

125x + 1

Homework- Religion

Question 1: What are people saying and hearing the Good News for the 1st time?