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Ricky- Howard Carter

Sarah- Witchcraft in medieval Europe

first semester reflection

          In the first semester I learned many things. One being that my friends are always there for me. It was comforting to know that everybody was just as miserable as I was. The age old expression misery loves company is definitely true. Every time I had a bad day it made feel great to know that someone was having a worse day than I was.
          Another thing I have learned was time management is very important. I still have no clue how to do this. Between sleeping, eating, using the bathroom, after school activities, and talking to the before mentioned friends, I calculate that on an average day I have -30 seconds to complete my homework. This is obviously an exaggeration, but it has sought me that there is only a certain amount of hours in the day. I would like to continue writing about things I have learned from the first semester, but my -30 seconds are up.

Pompeii

          My research topic is Pompeiian life eruption, excavation, and modern Pompeii. Pompeii was a prosperous city under Roman rule. It was a popular resort location for rich romans and kings. Mt. vesuvius was the volcano that froze a day of Roman life in 79 A.D. Mt. vesuvius stood 4,190 feet tall.
          Most people think that there were little or no survivors of Pompeii. This is not the case. Pompeii's Population was around 20,000 people. Of these about 500-1500 people escaped in time to save their lives. Two of these people decided to write about their terrifying experience.

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Jordan- winter break

Winter Break

          Christmas is my favorite holiday. Im not quite sure if summer vacation is a holiday, but if it was it would come in second. I have reasons for liking christmas more. one is that my hole family gets together. Two is the religious aspect and the presents; who doesn't like presents. three is the weather, i love the cold.
          First my grandparents come in town. Then my grandma cooks all day christmas eve. We then eat all of the food. Then we open a few of our presents, because my sister can't ever wait. The next day we open our presents.

research update

          So far my research has gone well. The finding of sources has been the most difficult part. The reason for this is because not many sources survived Mt. Vesuvius. Other than that the writing process has been fairly easy so far. The easiest part about the writing progress was citing the sources.
          I think that this was the easiest part, because it required little to no effort. Notecards have been the second easiest thing, because it is a fairly quick process. I am glad I am writing notecards, because it will be easier for me in the future. One of the things that has bothered me about this project is that we have to use noodle tools. Noodle tools is not a very good website. Today I was working on notecards and it crashed and erased half of my card. It made me furious.