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Essay
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I AM
I am a nice, caring girl who loves outer space. I wonder who I actually am. I hear the soft breeze that flies through Africa. I see fire burning up my soul. I want to be a person that everybody feels comfortable with. I am a nice, caring girl who likes outer space.

I pretend that I'm in outer space. I feel the burden of living a life. I touch the hands of a wicked witch. I worry I will be alone in this world one day. I cry when I find I have to work my problems out on my own. I am a nice, caring girl who loves outer space.

I understand I have to start living my own life. I say we are all brothers and sisters therefore take care of one another, I dream that one day all of us will unite. I try to be the best person I can be. I hope people stop polluting Mother Earth, I am a nice, caring girl who loves outer space.

=My Poem on Space (What kind of poem is this, invented or traditional?)=

Comets, Meteors, Sun, and Stars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, Last comes Pluto with its moons, If you let a balloon into the sky, Past galaxies it will fly, After it pops, it will drop.

The Way I See It
Life is a drum. You can beat it so hard that you'll regret it. You can hit it so lightly that you'll wish you had pushed it to the next step. It's like a snowflake, it's gone before you know it.

Mummies
To keep the dead bodies from becoming rotten and smelling, after they died, people were mummified. So, the first step to mummify someone was that they would be taken to the "Beautiful House". Here the full treatment of being mummified takes place. They cut a slash on the left side of the person's body, and they would take out the lungs, stomach, liver and intestines. After they were taken out the people put them in little pots called Canopic Jars. After that the inside of the body was rinsed with wine. Continuing on with the process, the mummy makers would cover the whole body with natron (which is a kind of salt) and let it sit out for about two and a half months. The salt would attract all the water from the body. Soon after all the water was absorbed, the mummy makers would paint the body with resin. (paint made for trees and plants) Now for the fun part, getting wrapped in over 20 layers of bandages. This part of the process to 15 days to accomplish! When you are done being wrapped, you get put into a coffin. If you were an ordinary person you would get put into 2 coffins, but if you were royalty, you'd get the "Royal Treatment." You'd be put into a bunch of different coffins. In my oppinion, being mummified sounds like a lot of fun! What about you?

Democracy
As I read the quote ("of the people, for the people, by the people") some thoughts regarding the oppinion of John Lewis crept into my mind. I also agree that democracy is an act, that requires particapation, organization, and dedication. To begin with, I think that particapation is a big part of democracy. If no one particapates in stuff like voting, than our country would be chaos. Also, I beleive that the oppinions of citizens makes a big difference in our country. So particapating by giving your oppinion or voting can make a big difference in your life and in the lives of others. In addition to particapating, organization is also one of the highest principles of democracy. Organization keeps our country together. Between voting, giving speeches and making laws our country could become a place of complete chaos without organization. Also, without organization, voting would be extremely confusing. Who should you vote for and why? Lastly, dedication is also one of the key prinicipals of democracy. Dedicating votes, speeches and even your oppinions changes our country, and makes it a better place. If no one dedicated their personal thoughts and ideas, the country would be a very boring place. So in conclusion, I agree with John Lewis, that dedication, organization, and particapation are all high principles of democracy.