Room 613 Student Blogs - 2005/2006

Yes Ice Age 2 has hit theaters with a huge boom and all of the main cast is back: Scrat,Sid,Maney,and Deago,along with a new character and Maney’s new girl friend.Well, [I’m sure] you guys are wondering what’s the story line? Well, the ice age has ended and it’s time for it to warm up a bit. So the gang has to survive the new climate, falling ice, flooding ,and other obstacles.

Photos from http://mediazona.ru/video/asset/245874/

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Age_2:_The_Meltdown

and for more info go to http://iceagemovie.com

Gandhi was born on October 2 ,1869. But what his parents did not know is that he would be one of India’s greatest leaders in achieving freedom from England. Infact ,Ghandi had 4 children of his own but he had an arranged marriage,meaning,he and his wife were chosen for each other. He was married to Kastura Gandhi.They were both only thirteen years old. She was a inspiration to everyone.Especially when Gandhi was arrested for protesting English rule. She was a big factor on Gandhi’s campaign around Africa and India .When he decided to go on his journeys his goal was to see the pain and starving and the poverty of the people and try to correct it. What he wanted was to free India from English rule but without violance.He wanted to make every person safe free and peaceful. Well some of you are asking did Gandhi ever get the nobel peace prize? Well no he did not. One day on his journey he got assasinated and he became peacful and free from British power and as you can see Gandhi was a peaceful man and he helped free India by fasting and different protests of non-violence . I got my information at www.mkgandhi.org  and the movie GHANDI.

                                  Reflection

 I have learned that Gandhi was a rich man but not material rich ,but character rich. His goal was not to have civil or aney kind of war. The only thing he wanted was peace and harmoney but some did not like that so India split up muslim and hindu religions into now India and Packistan.The majority of the Muslim people went to the new country Pakistan.The others, the Hindues stayed in India.This happened in 1947.

      (He was called Mahatma. Meaning Great soul or great one.)

Ah,the Suez Canal a brilliant piece of history,people,and enginering. First I’ll speak of its engineering. Stretching about 101 miles it connects the Red Sea to the Mediteranean Sea. Without the canal traders from around the world would have to make a 6,000 mile extra journey. After a great deal of work the canal finally opened in 1869. The debt of this canal put Egypt in its place of not being able to pay it off. Great Britian then took it from them. After a series of wars Eygpt signed a treaty saying the canal is free to all nations.

Next the history of the Suez Canal! The history of the Suez Canal is very very interesting. Lets start from point A the year it was attempted to be built but failed because of sand storms that clogged it up. About 150 years ago England had a massive trade with India, but theirs a hitch the ships would have to go around South Africa without the canal. The canal cut the trip about 6,000 miles. In 1956 an Egyption president took the canal and declared it property of Egypt. Egypt had to fight 3 awful wars against Isreal to get it back. Now you know abit of the Suez Canals history. Now you know about an extrordinary piece of work….the Suez Canal

I want to go to Boston, Massachusetts. Because it is full of excitement and most important the 3-time super bowl dynasty, The New England Patriots in my opinion are the best in the world. I also like the Eagles.