We started our ascent of Mount Puro early in the day after two hours of driving. Earlier, there had been a downpour of rain, so the stone steps were wet and covered in slippery algae and moss. The dew from the mountain’s greenery gleamed as the sun rose higher into the sky. The stone stairs …
“Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes” was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in the 1800s. It is about his (and his accomplice Modestine’s) journey to somewhere a mile south of Bouchet St. Nicolas, France. The Location The passage’s setting occurs at dusk in a wilderness in France dotted with hills along a stony …
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I never understood bedtime stories. These are told to kids to fall asleep, but after reading the stories again, I came to realize that storybook writers were sociopaths back in the day. I mean, Hansel and Gretel is about cannibalism and disposing of old people in ways that are against the Geneva Convention (the Grimm …
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Does money really make the world go round? Some people say it does, while others say it doesn’t. But I believe that it really is important because it makes everything much simpler. First of all, money makes it easier to trade. For example, if a chicken farmer wanted to try fish for a change, …
It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a Weapon is an article written by Ian Urbina about the numerous cases of expulsion via zero policy on anything that could be a weapon, like utensils and pocket knives. The article mainly focuses on the different arguments that each person in the article has on the zero-policy …
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The Amazon River is an interesting biome home to even more interesting creatures, some of which you will find fascinating and some that will haunt you in your sleep. It is full of life but can be a very dangerous place to live in for both people and animals. I will point out eight animals …
Our fable begins on a small farm above a small village. If you listen closely, you can hear the distant sound of horses plowing a field and the rustle of leaves on the trees. However, if you bend down and touch the ground, you will feel that it is dry and warm. The sun is …
There was once a boy called John Ronald Ruel Tolkien, born in South Africa on January 3, 1892. At a young age, he was very good at languages and loved to read books. Because his father died of rheumatic fever, his mother did not have enough money to send him to school. So she taught …
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