Today was my last day at Moran and it was very sad, yet very happy. Tears were shed, relationships grew stronger, and it was wonderful. My days at Moran were the best days of my life. Without all of my teachers and fellow classmates, we couldn’t have pulled it off. One thing that I remember [...]

I am going to be basing the review of this textbook on The War of 1812 found on page 310.  The textbook does a good job explaining all of the main and important facts in the war such as, The Battle of Lake Erie, The Battle of the Thames, and the Creek War, but it [...]

Did you know that the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Company started out with two friends who met in middle school? Yes, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield from Long Island, New York. After taking a course at Penn State for ice creaming, they opened their first store in 1978. They only invested $12,000 and borrowed [...]

“Do great leaders make history? Or does history make great leaders?” I believe that history makes leaders because leaders base their decisions on  the results of past history. Just like George Washington learned things from the French and Indian War that he used in the Revolutionary War. I also believe great leaders make history when they make [...]

George Washington was an amazing leader. He was brave because he made his army cross the Delaware River, when he hardly even knew what lies ahead. He was intelligent because he knew what time to arrive at the enemy’s fort and that the enemy was celebrating that day, so they would be off guard. He was relentless because even [...]

Good leaders are the people always at the front of the line while walking somewhere, or the person that starts the conversation in a group of people. Leaders are the outgoing and cooperative people that make good choices and listen to the people around them. Nobody is born a leader, they must become one. You [...]

     My Dad’s uncle used to travel around the world, and when he did he would buy things such as souvenirs and food. When he bought things he would get change and he didn’t want the change, so when he got home, he gave my Dad all of his left over change from other countries. [...]

Today I opened my presents for Christmas and I got some really good presents this year! I also got some presents for my family such as a hover board for my son and the new flying car for my sixteen year old daughter. They loved them so much that they put on their spacesuit and [...]

There are a lot of differences and similarities between the old and new US Navy ships. The old one is called the USS Constitution, while the the new one is called the USS George H.W. Bush. The USS Constitution is made of wood, while the USS George H.W. Bush is made of metal. The old on [...]

Did you every hear the story about George Washington and how he cuts down his fathers cherry tree? It is a short story that shows George’s honesty when he tells his father that he cut down his favorite cherry tree. By saying this, his father does not get mad, but gets happy. Why? He says [...]