I feel that Moana’s main theme is to accept your responsibilities and never give in. Throughout this film, Moana, as well as Maui the shapeshifter, demigod of wind and sea, hero of man; both, have to face challenges that were caused by their mistakes. All of the bad things that happened like the coconut pirates attacking them and Ta-Kah awakening were because Maui took the heart of Tafiti! At one point or another, these characters Maui and Moana go far deep into “the I can’t do this” stage that they almost completely give up, not believing that they can handle the responsibilities… Later on in the story though, they face the responsibilities head-on. An example of this is transformation is when Maui faces the giant crab called Tomatoa in Moana and when the last time he faces ta-ka. When he fights tomatoa, he gets owned because of the fact that he wasn’t prepared and didn’t remember how to use his hook, and he didn’t believe in himself but Moana helped him through that and when he fought ta-kah even when his hook broke he still was ready to fight till the end. In conclusion, the movie Moana’s theme is Accepting your responsibilities.

The Leaf Book

*leaf thoughts* Why is it so cold? Why am I changing colors? I thought I was supposed to be green but now I turn orangish and I’m getting really weak… WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!?!?!?!?!?………. “NOOOOOOOO DON’T STEP ON ME YOU HOOMAN” NOOOOOOOOOOOOO… YA! Now, how can I get back on my tree with all of my friends? “WIND HELP ME PLEASE” *Wind picks up leaf and throws Leaf on the sticky sap of the maple tree* YA THANKS WIND now I can be with my buddies  Hi buddies If only I could get closer *tries helplessly to get out of sticky sap* “almost….. *RIP* what was that???? Oh.. NOOOOOOO I RIPPED… well. At least it doesn’t hurt as extremely as I thought it would… *WAIT NOW I CAN GO TALK TO MY BUDDIES YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!* I resolved, *walks over to the other leaves* “HI GUYS” I said to the group of other leaves, what I got in return made me sad. They looked at me like I had three eyes. Even though I lost legit half of my tiny leafy body they still treated me like an outsider… I tried to get to the middle of the tree to become warm but they just pushed me out… So I had to go into my small hole in a small branch on this very big tree to get SOME warmth… So too there I had gone I got beneath my small blanket fit for a leaf made out of the things the wind brings up from the ground every day. I couldn’t sleep though, it was way too cold even with my blanket… So at sunrise, I started doing my daily chores. Ok, Leaf is finally back :3, this what happened when Leaf was gone, I started my day. Which included; picking up around the branch, sung the daily “Tree Song” where every leaf comes of it’s a branch and goes to the middle of the tree and sing a sad song remembering the Leafs before us. Next, me and my few friends, tom and jerry, went to our post at the maple syrup thing, using our small cart things started to scoop up the sticky maple syrup and I got upset because I accidentally fell into my slop but we all laughed it off later. Next, we went back to the maple thingy to get our lunch. We eat the maple stuff because our elders tell us to, don’t tell Tom or Jerry this; personally, I like it, Tom and Jerry, however, don’t. After lunch, I headed back home and found something peculiar that sparkled and sparked like those tall things that have those blinding lights, Leaf was very tempted too go and touch it, but Leaf had things to do and places to be. Leaf goes out of his part of the branch, looking for Jerry, he finds Jerry and another person Leaf hasn’t met probably one of Jerry’s other friends. Leaf walks up to Jerry and tries “hey-” but Jerry immediately cuts him off, he obviously wants to tell him something, so Leaf listens: “Leaf, you won’t believe this, one of the elders, the one who makes sure everyone is eating the Maple stuff, y ‘know?” Leaf answers “Yes Elder Tod, what about him?” “Well, last night he suddenly went missing and nobody knows where he is. Do you know anything about this Leaf?”. Leaf was still bewildered at even the thought of Elder Tod being gone, he had been the 3rd elder and also the one closest to Leaf. There were Five Great Elders in this leafy community, The first was Able, Able didn’t really talk much and nobody really knows why, what everyone does know about this mysterious elder is the fact that he is the strongest and oldest leaf to exist, he was here since The Tree was made. The 2nd elder, Maximus is pretty much as strict as it gets, he’s in charge of making sure we do ALL of our chores and if we don’t, we have to do twice as many chores as we did the day before with a supervisor so we do it instead of “goofing off”. He is also extraordinarily loud as he barks orders to us worker leaves. Next on the list of “Leaf Elders” is Tod, y’know the one that suddenly went missing? Yeah him, he’s the most colorful leaf ever and also the one that made all the worker leaves and made it possible for the Tree to make leaves to. Then James and Clark came, they’re two brothers, both are the youngest elders but are still like a bazillion years old. James and Clark are different, they are like you and me but they (supposedly) have powers that one day will help save the tree from a dark and terrible evil. James is nice to the worker leaves because they think that the whole proficy thing isn’t true and he likes treating everyone equally. Clark, on the other hand, isn’t so nice, he is just a snob that gloats about his “hidden power” and he does this to all of the worker leaves that are unfortunate enough to be in his line of sight. Now, back to the story we go. “Leaf tried saying something but it just won’t come out, next thing you know he is passed out on the ground!” says Jerry as leaf starts to regain consciousness. “Where am I?” Leaf asked to no one in particular. He sat up and realized he was at the doctor’s office. Jerry was to his left, and the person to his right was probably the doctor. *Beep Beep* Jerry noticed that Leaf was awake so he asked: “You alright bud?” but all Leaf did was nod his head. The doctor told him to lay back down and relax so Leaf obeyed them. After that, the doctor, Leaf, and Jerry had a short conversation of what went down before Leaf and Jerry thanked the doctor and left. Find out what happens next, in the next chapter!

In the text “People unfamiliar with cooking are turning too YouTube videos for help”, the Author’s Purpose was to inform the reader of the rising trend of people watching cooking videos on YouTube. The text proves this when it shows how online cooking videos are getting increasingly popular. You can also tell this when the author mentions one of the channels they mention is “Tasty” which has now over 500,000 subscribers. These are people like Will Matson, they watch the videos very frequently.

The 26th President of the USA isn’t celebrated enough and that is an issue, he was much more than the 26th president. Theodore Roosevelt Day would be a day to remember well, Theodore Roosevelt. It would be nice if it was on October 27 because that was when he was born. He was named the “Trust Buster” for his efforts to break up industrial combinations that were under the Sherman Antitrust Act. He was also the first president ever too entertain a black man in the White House.

Away from politics, Theodore was awarded the Nobel Peace Award for his negotiations to end the Russian/Japanese War and lead the construction of the Panama Canal. In his early life, he was elected to the New York State Assembly at the age of 23 and served two terms. His wife and mother died on the same day in 1884, the very sad Roosevelt spent the next two years on a ranch he owned in the Badlands of the Dakota Territory, where he hunted, drove cattle and worked as a frontier sheriff. President Benjamin Harrison rewarded Roosevelt’s service to the Republican Party with a job on the U.S. Civil Service Commission, he was reappointed by Harrison’s successor, Grover Cleveland. In 1895 Roosevelt became head of the New York City Board of Police Commissioners, and two years later 1897  named him as assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy.

When he left the Navy in 1898, Theodore Roosevelt became the Colonel of the “Rough Riders”, the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. As colonel he led the Rough Riders into an uphill battle in Battle of San Juan; coming home as one of the wars’ most visible heros. Now, back into politics. On September 6, 1901, a anarchist named Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died eight days later, and Roosevelt was the 26th president. He was only 42 and the youngest president at the time! Gaining this achievement, his physical strength and good health immediately transformed what the public thought of presidency.

Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” national, program included a promise to fight against large industrial combinations, or trusts, which threatened to restrain trade. his government brought a successful lawsuit under the non-effective Sherman Antitrust Act against the Northern Securities Company, a railroad combination which was started by James J. Hill, E.H. Harriman and J.P. Morgan. He also intervened in a extended coal strike in Pennsylvania, using a combination of negotiations to stop the strike and gain a decent pay increase for the miners. Furthermore, Theodore Roosevelt should have his own holiday and Theodore Roosevelt day is the right way to do it.

C.C.C. Script By: Tyler Z. Peer Edited before conference

!!!THIS IS NOT A LEGITIMATE ORGANIZATION. IT IS JUST A SCHOOL PROJECT!!!

    “What is Climate Change?” Well, it’s when there is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns that lasts a long time. Climate Change is largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels like coal or oil which causes the production of greenhouse gases which are bad for the environment. For a while, the level of atmospheric carbon hasn’t risen above the 300,000,000 mark which was good but right now it’s around 400,000,000. I feel that climate change needs to stop because it harms life on earth.

    My idea is called Climate Change Combat, or C.C.C. for short. C.C.C. will be a teaching program for children and adults alike, it teaches them why climate change needs to stop and how they could lend a hand. There will be four places to go to; the “Entry” Room, where people hand in their money for each of the rooms they plan on going in, The “hands-on” room which would be for people who like hands on learning games, an adult room, and finally,  the “animal” room where people learn about how climate change negatively affects animals and plants.

    We know that this is a very big step in the fight against Climate Change, that is why we need your help. So please, go to *website* right now to donate and help make a difference happen! Props: COMMERCIALS, BILLBOARDS, WEBSITE FOR  DONATIONS/FUNDING FLYERS etc.