Period 3 Montgomery 9/9/14 This Day In History 1 Have you ever wondered how or when the first tanks were built? In September 1915‚ the first prototype tank built was named Little Willy. Weighing 14 tons and only moving 2 mph‚ Little Willy was far from a success. The idea came from a British colonel named Ernest Swinton. Swinton’s idea was to create an armored vehicle that would tear through enemy lines and destroy their troops. The performance of Little Willy was not so great. It was slow and
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I spend most of my weekends either with my family members watching television the entire day and play football in the evening or go for a sleepover at my friend‚ Karim’s‚ house. In fact‚ as long as my memory stretches‚ I have been spending my weekend in this rather unexciting manner until last weekend. That weekend‚ I was in Karim’s house and was introduced to is cousin Jamal. The latter hails from Kelantan and very vivacious personality. He was full of energy‚ enthusiasms and a bit of a dare-devil
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AN INTERESTING CHARACTER. Pale and cold. That was what I first felt when I see her on the first day of school reopen. Despite that ‚ she is very beautiful and attractive. She looks just like those typical japanese dolls with big eyes and long straight black hair with short fringe covered up her forehead . When she smile ‚ is like sunshine after the down pouring rain ‚ especially with the two little dimples on her cheek. Alice is her name ‚ the newly transferred student to our class. She is five
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sites have been used since 1994-1995 but already many people could not live without them. Of course‚ these sites have a lot of benefits and scientists talk that social networking sites’ popularity will grow much more‚ but without these pluses there are disadvantages‚ that can cause problems. However‚ everything has a positive and negative side and we have to take a look at both. There are several arguments in favour of social networking sites. The first advantage is your own profile . You can
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The next thing on my bucket list is to visit each of the most haunted places in the U.S. The list includes historical sites‚ battlefields‚ mansions and hotels. All provide access to the public‚ and some even offer overnight accommodations. I think it would be a historically enlightening experience‚ and who doesn’t like a good scare every now and then?1. Gettysburg Battlefield‚ Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania Over ten thousand men died in the battle of Gettysburg. Located in Pennsylvania‚ the battlefield
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The Most Outstanding National Monument I Have Ever Seen The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the most outstanding national monument‚ viewed daily by thousands of people with both traditional views and modern opinions. This particular monument has influenced me by its unique atmosphere and the indelible mark it leaves on a person. I remember the engraved names on the black‚ granite memorial. The abundance of names listed seems to go on forever in my head. The chilling feeling I experienced‚ while gazing
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As most of you know this month is devoted to raising awareness and educating individuals about breast cancer and honoring thousands of women across our nation who have been Sadly‚ we all know someone--a mother‚ a sister‚ a friend‚ a neighbor--who has faced breast cancer. I know that I do. In fact‚ the circle grows larger every day with friends‚ families and loved ones who are stricken by breast cancer. diagnosed‚ fighting or have survived breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among
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In my personal opinion Avatar is the best movie I have ever seen. I loved everything about the movie‚ especially the state-of-the-art technology. When I first saw the trailer for Avatar there were no famous actors in it but the thing that did draw me into seeing it was the amazing scenery. Most of the scenery in the movie reminded me of a tropical rain forest except the rain forest literally jumps out at you. After I saw Avatar for the first time with my older brother and dad‚ I felt like walking
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The Hardest Thing I have Ever Done The hardest thing I have ever had to do was suffer through the death of my father. That day started out like any other day. We were in church and everything seemed normal. Then‚ the person in front of us got a phone call. She left and shortly after came back and retrieved my mother. Immediately‚ my mother came back in and got me and my sister‚ and we went to the car. When we got to the car‚ Mom started to tell us how my dad had shot himself. I did not know what
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is romance and drama. I am choosing this movie. Because of two facts‚ one is – it is a real story and has some good strategies like kindness‚ patient and persistence. So‚ I have a decision to choose this one. There are a girl‚ Paige and a boy‚ Leo. The girl is rich but the boy is poor. Once‚ they meet each other and interesting on each. So‚ they become lovers. And then they cannot loss each other so they married. They build a warm family. Unfortunately‚ the occurrence of an accident. The girl is
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