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Monday, December 13, 2010
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie: a book review by Tyler L.
A fantastic murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express is very well written and leaves plenty of tricky clues to help solve the mystery. The end is unexpected but very logical when you look back. This is a fantastic book for anyone who enjoys a good detective case. The characters are well crafted with distinctive personalities that contribute to the clues. This book is fast paced and fun to solve. If you read this, I suggest you try and solve the mystery yourself before you finish.
sporcle.com: A Website Review by Sam W.
The first thing that most people think when they hear about Sporcle is: What does Sporcle mean? After extensive research, I have discovered it. The site’s founder, Matt Ramme, says that he based the name “Sporcle” off of the word oracle. The icon of Sporcle is a crystal ball, used by oracles. Now you may wonder, what is the use of Sporcle? Sporcle.com is a quiz website with a mission. Their mission statement is “We actively and methodically search out new and innovative ways to prevent our users from getting any work done whatsoever.” Sporcle is the #1 tool for procrastination, but also it’s fun, and incredibly addicting. About 4 games are published each day, and the quizzes range from educational to just for fun. The top ten games include the Countries of the World quiz, the US States quiz, Corporate Logos quiz, Commonest Words in the English Language, and more. Sporcle is a good and fun quiz site for everyone that is allowed to go on the computer and can read.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Concord Equestrian Team Review
Hi, I’m Annie B. and I’m on the Concord Equestrian Team (CET). The CET practices at Verrill Farm Stables in Concord and competes in a series of horse shows that go from September to April. The shows can be as far as Georgia! What you do is you go to someone else’s barn, but instead of riding your own horses, you pick a horse’s name from another barn out of a hat. Then that would be the horse you would ride in the class you signed up for.
The first stage in the season is Zone-1 (which is held Rhode Island, Maine, and Connecticut, etc.). There are five horse shows that go until February. The next stage, Zone finals, is a really big show which all of New England participates in. After Zone Finals, there are Nationals and Regionals. In April, your whole team packs up and goes to Atlanta, Georgia for the final show.
I’ve seen my friend Chloe H. go through all of this, and it does NOT look easy. This year, i hope to go to finals. Below is a little video of how hard doing all of this is, but eventually, it all gets easier. Thanks for reading!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xtAxxkwJAg
Watch the WHOLE thing!!!!!!!!!!!
Its AWESOME!!
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