Semester Report: English

English has taught me a lot in the first semester. It has assigned many great books, thought me about grammar standards, research papers, book reviews, MLA, and APA. English has been very important, and sometimes it even has been fun. Structure of Daily Lesson The VideoThe video is the main bulk of each lesson. It …

What is Courage

Prompt: We are often told to "put on a brave face" or to be strong. To do this, we often have to hide, or at least minimize, whatever fears, flaws, and vulnerabilities we possess. However, such an emphasis on strength is misguided. What truly takes courage is to show our imperfections, not to show our strengths, …

The Life-Cycle of a Butterfly

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful of God's insects. So today I will be running you through the life-cycle, some interesting butterfly facts, and my favourite butterfly and why. Like many forms of animal life, butterflies start as an egg. When they hatch, they are in the first of four stages: Egg, Caterpillar, Pupa, …

My favourite part of history

I have learned about many things in the past year of history, but a few topics stood out to me. Mainly the topics of Greece and Rome. Though Greece I found was a little more interesting, so I will write about Greece. Greece is located North of Egypt and East of Turkey and is a …

The Flavian Dynasty

Rome was ruled by the Julio-Claudian dynasty for a long time until the death of Nero the fifth Emperor of Rome. The Flavian dynasty started in 69 AD and the first emperor of this new dynasty was Vespasian. His family was originally part of the equestrian family, which was inferior to the patricians. In 51 …

A Man of Action

Topic: Is it true that acting quickly and instinctively is the best response to a crisis? Or are there times when an urgent situation requires more careful consideration and a slower response? That question, like most, varies depending on the circumstance. There are many crises' that are not needed to be rushed. If there is …

What is the farthest I have ever been from home?

Lesson 4 & 5 Me and my family love to travel all over the place and we have been to many places.  We have been to Cancun, Mexico twice. I love Mexico so much; they have beautiful gardens, coconuts and excellent tennis courts. We have been to Florida, which has sunny beaches and all the …