"American Girl" ®

I read the American Girls magazine, and I just love to read the stories, and take the quizzes. Another thing that I love about the magazine, is that I can learn about other things that are happening with girls my age, and I love to enter the contests. I was recently Reading this magazine, and I noticed this quote, "You really can make a difference." -Kennedy K. This is so true. She was talking about how she helped raise money to support other families that had children with heart problems, who couldn't pay for the medical bill. The inspiration came from her little brother, who had heart problems. He was in the hospital, and she saw other families there too, when she went to visit. she helped with many fund-raising activities- bake sales, actions, parties etc. After her brother got better, she continued the fund-raising, to help those other needy families. Here is the link to that website, which provides even more information.

http://www.americangirl.com/agmg/feature/jf09/sisters/

I went onto the SPCA website, and found that there were lots of things that I could do to help the animals there. One opportunity to help the animals, is to but a SPCA bag from the shelter. They are sold at RM5, and come in 3 colors: black & white, black & pink, and blue & white. Buy today to help save the animals!

This is the link to the website: http://www.spca.org.my/

TIME MACHINE: Standing The Test Of Time

Mesopotamian times were very different from modern days. Cities' names have changed, beliefs and culture differed, and the exact location of the borders have changed drastically. There were many things to see on the map such as the names of places and the areas in which the names were located. I was surprised that a few cities stayed where they were previously. I wondered why these places survived the test of time. One of the cities was Jerusalem.  The only reason that I could come up with was it was an important city for some reason. When I searched Google, this is what I found:

"Jerusalem is a holy city to the Jews, Christians, and Muslims…King David made Jerusalem his capital. He was succeeded by his son, King Solomon, who is known to have built the Holy Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem…Jerusalem and Israel are holy to the Christians because the birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus all took place there…(Muslims believe) It was from the Temple Mount (in Jerusalem) where Mohammed ascended to heaven. " -http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/post042.htm

This seemed important enough that the people of that area decided to keep this city. The city had such an impact on people's lives, that they chose to live there. The people kept Jerusalem there so that they could worship in the holy city. Whatever the reason, Jerusalem stood the test of time.

Great Reads

There are a lot of great books that I have read, and I think that others should know about them too. I have read a variety of different books, most of which are in a series. Some of these are;

• "Wolf by the Ears" -Ann Rinaldi

• The Twilight Series- Stephanie Meyer

• Percy Jackson & the Olympians Series- Rick Riordan

•1-800-Where-R-You Series- Meg Cabot

• "The Luxe"- Anna Godberson

• "Marilyn Monroe: The Biography"- Donald Spoto

•"How to be the Best at Everything (The Girls' Book)" - Juliana Foster

• The Nancy Drew Series- Caroline Keene & Co.

Thought These are only some of the great books that I have recently read, they are some of the best EVER!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The 19th of this month is "Martin Luther King Jr. Day." I'm sure that everyone has heard at least the beginning of his famous quote, "I have a dream…" this famous speech was given on August 28, 1963. He was a Baptist minister, and a civil rights activist. This is only part of the quote, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'" This man helped to shape American into what it is today.

This is a link to a youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA

Bibliography:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream