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 * __I Am__**

I am a funny girl who loves horses. I wonder if global warming will kill more innocent animals. I hear the moon wishing everyone a good night. I see Pegasus with his white body and powerful wings. I want for there to be no more evil in the world. I am a funny girl who loves horses.

I pretend that I can soar through the sky. I feel the strong wind blow cold air into my face. I touch the warmth of the sun. I wonder whether our world will be destroyed by global warming or not. I am a funny girl who loves horses.

I understand that I can't have every thing I want. I say all people should be equal. I dream everything is good in our world. I try to help all the animals in shelters. I hope that by the end of my life I will feel that I have done something important. I am a funny girl who loves horses.


 * __The Way I See It__**

Riding a horse is riding thunder. When you ride a horse, you can feel their strength running beneath you. You have a chance to be one with an animal that is more powerful than you. Horse riding is like flying- when you're on a horse you are free; you have no worries.




 * __Mummies__** **__Extended Response__**

The mummification process is made up of many steps. Here are five of them.

First, there is the part where they take the person's organs out. They make a slash on the left side of the person's abdomen and pull out the organs. The organs were then put in canopic jars, which are little pots.

Next, there's the part where they took the brain out. To do this, they used a wire with a spoon on the end and scooped the brain out through the nose. Then they fed it to the animals. I sure wouldn't want to have this job!

Third, they covered the body with natron, a kind of salt. It absorbed the water in the body, and helped kill the bacteria on it.

Then, the body was coated with a substance called resin, made from trees and plants. Then a mixture of wax, oil, and natron was rubbed onto the skin. The inside of the body was filled with sand, sawdust, and other things to make it look more plump.

Last, they wrapped it. Some mummies had over 20 layers of bandages on, and most mummies had enough banages on them to cover a whole basketball court! Between each layer of bandages, a coat of glue was put on.

There are even more steps than this. Can you imagine being the person who had to work on a single mummy for more than a year?

__**Democracy Extended Response**__

As citizens of democracy, we must do certain things to contribute to our country. Here are some of John Lewis' and my own thoughts about what we can do to make our country and the world better.

To begin with, we should vote for president, and choose wisely when we do so. If we pick a bad president, bad things could come from him or her. So, we should listen to their speeches about what they will do for our country and make the right choice.

Second, we should all care about the planet. In 1991, the people in Alaska were discussing drilling for oil in a wildlife refuge. My dad disagreed with this because it would hurt the animals and make it harder for the natives to live there. I definitely agree with him for those same reasons.

So, he wrote a letter to the state senator, who was Al Gore for Tennessee, which was were he lived at the time. Al Gore also agreed, and the drilling never happened that year. But it came up again in 2001, and thankfully is not happening right now. This proves that we all have the right to give our senators our thoughts on the laws they are considering.

Last, the __Reflections on a Dream__ article says that black people are still treated unfairly, and John Lewis thinks this should stop. I agree with him because I believe that all people should be treated fairly and should all have the same rights.

Ways we can help make sure black people around us are treated fairly are to consider black people for jobs when we review their applications. We can also consider voting for black people in elections, and make sure we have friends of all different colors.

We live in a great country, but there are lots of things that we can change to create a better one. We need to take action.


 * __Poetry__

Pug** A Limerick

My dog is a pug That sits on a rug. A bug flew in through the window And landed on the floor And Pug went and ate up that bug!

A persuasive Free Verse
 * Rainforests**

The rainforests are dying. The animals are losing their homes. We can stop the trees from being cut down If, and only if We all work together To save our beautiful rainforests!

A Cinquain
 * Horses**

Horses Powerful, Noble Galloping swiftly by Making you feel free Equines


 * Books**

There are books to start reading in Books to continue reading in Books to laugh in Books to cry in And books to read again and again.

A persuasive Alphabet poem
 * Extinct**


 * H**elp the animals going extinct
 * I**n Asia, Antarctica, the
 * J**ungle, and all over the world.
 * K**nowing what to do can help
 * L**ions, polar bears, and many other animals.
 * M**ake it happen!

A Song, Sung to the Tune of “Do You Hear What I Hear”
 * Do You Know What I Think**

Said the daffodil to the lilac bush, “Do you know what I think? Do you know what I think? I think spring is finally here! Do you know what I think? Do you know what I think? The sun, the sun, Shining clear and bright, Is a sign that spring has come, Is a sign that spring has come.”

Said the lilac bush to the apple tree, “Do you know what I see? Do you know what I see? I see birds flying high! Do you know what I see? Do you know what I see? A child, a child, Playing in the grass, With a smile as big as the sky, With a smile as big as the sky!”