On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives from the United States and Great Britain. The signing of this treaty officially ended the Revolutionary war, and made the 13 original colonies a country of their own. This was th
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Music icon and legend Michael Jackson died the summer of 2009. He died at the age of 50. The cause of his death is over dose. His doctor is being charged with homicide because he gave Jackson the drugs. In his early career, he performed with the Jack
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On June 30th of 2005 I got adopted by Jeff and Yolanda Knowles. I was 11 at the time. I do have siblings and there names are Angel who is 14, Frank who is 9, Anthony who is 8, and Jennifer who is 7. Before we came to live in Iowa we lived in Californ
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The first event is The Treaty of Paris following the Revolutionary War. This treaty acknowledged the former 13 colonies as the United States. However this treaty didn’t define the borders very well and led to many disputes. This was in 1783.In 1803 t
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On Monday, August 10th, a typhoon hit Japan’s western coast. With the typhoon came very heavy rain that produced many floods and landslides. Police reported an evacuation of 2,200 from their homes to stay at public schools. Around 500 houses were flo
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Today in class Bruns told us how to add videos from websites. I haven't tried it yet because I think adding pictures is easier. He told us to write about two major summer events. I decided to write mine about Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett's deat
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My name is Payton Brianna larsen. I was born onto this earth on July 25 1994 at 8:52 a.m and I have now lived 14 exciting years and I am on my 15th. I am a freshman at Harlan Community High School. Gloria Joanne Larsen is my mother. Her maiden name w
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On April 14, 2009, Julissa Brisman was found shot to death at Marriott Copley Hotel. The man accused was a 23-year-old two year medical student at Boston University named Philip Markoff. He was due to be married in August to
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Friday was thankfully the last day of a very long week. In class we went over blogging one more time and the final time to make sure it was clear. He showed about semester stuff by the door. We took a continents and oceans test at the end of the clas
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Thursday when we arrived in class Mr. Bruns asked who all got on his website and approved. He asked one of the sudents to try and log on. Mr. Bruns told us about how we need to add one video to a blog or two pictures. Later in class he explained a li
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Wednesday was the first day of high school. In classs we got introduced to Mr. Bruns and about him. We went over the rules and the test we would be taking. He told us about blogging and showed us his website. Mr. Bruns also explained how to set up ar
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Hey. My name is Max Powers, i'm a freshman at Harlan Community High School. Just had my birthday. I have two younger sisters, Paige and Kayla. I am involved in these sports this year football, basketball, and baseball. I love the summer, but looks li
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As most everyone knows, George Washington was the first president of the United States of America, but that is not the only thing he accomplished. He was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia, and died on December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon at the age
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Finally, it's Friday. It's already been a long week I wonder what next week will be like. Today we took our tests over the continents and oceans. I did good and Mr. Bruns said that we were his first class ever for everyone to get 100% on this test.Th
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Today we learned and went over the continents and oceans. Mr. Bruns said that we would have a test tomorrow and I'm a little worried. Then I remembered that it's just over the continents and oceans so I should do fine.I still don't understand how to
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I am Sarah Konz and from Harlan, Iowa. I now am officially a sophomore, and I guess that must be better than being a freshman. I have one brother, Nate, who is a senior, and gives me quite a few laughs. He spent a month in Spain this summer, so I did
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I was so happy today is Friday. I could really use the relaxation time! Seems to me like the first week or so is always the most stressful, so I'm glad I have the hardest part over and done, for the most part.Today in Mr. Bruns class we went over all
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First day of U.S. history was pretty simple. We learned about with Mr. Bruns wanted from us, that we'll probably be on the computer most of the time. and we don't ever usual use paper. He showed us his web page and showed us how to sign up for an acc
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In 1492 an explorer named Christopher Columbus, was sent by Spain to India, accidentally landed in North America. Columbus decided that he wanted to get to the East by going west. He thought that if he sailed far enough west, he would eventually sail
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The Revolutionary War was the war which gave us our freedom from Great Britain. It is also known as the American War of Independence. It was between Great Britain and the 13 colonies that had formed on the north america continent. The colonies dislik
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