April 27 Events

Some events that have happened over the years on my birthday, which is April 27 are...

April 27, 1989 -- Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy. Which mean that everyone in Italy must wear a seatbelt as of April 27, 1989.
April 27, 1994 -- The first democratic general electio n in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. This actually happened on my exact birthday, it means that the vote can now let black people participate.
April 27, 1941 -- World War II: German troops enter Athens. Pretty simple meaning, the German soldiers came to Athens in World War Two to start fighting.
April 27, 1124 -- David I becomes King of Scotland. David the First, was crowned king of Scotland.
April 27, 1865 -- Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, and kills up to 1,547. A pretty tragic event I would say for many people.


For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_27
http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/april_27.html

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11th, (11th month, 11th day and 11th hour) because it marks the end of World War 1. The first Remembrance Day was held in 1919, and was called Armistice Day. In World War One, 600 thousand Canadians fought for their country, and 66 thousand were killed, 172 thousand wounded. The Second World War more than 1 million fought, but 47 thousand didn't come back. We celebrate Remembrance Day because we want to remember all the brave soldiers who went to war, in order to make our country free.

My personal thoughts about Remembrance Day are that it should be a solemn day to remember all the courageous men and women who fought to make our country how it is today. Every week we sing Oh Canada, but never really take time to think about it, Remembrance Day is the day that we should really think about what we are singing and what it means to Canada.


http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/07/f-remembrance-day.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day

A Canadian and Two Americans Missing in the Amazon

A Canadian and Two Americans Missing in the Amazon

An American pilot, another American and one Canadian are missing in the Amazon, they were in a plane doing geological surveys on the rainforest, when their radio lost contact with the base, in Toronto. A wide-ranging search has been underway ever since the evening that they went missing, involving four aircrafts and two helicopters. No one knows much about it, but how could we know anything more? Except that somewhere out there, there are 3 people… are they dead or alive? "The search is still for a missing plane. All we know is that they lost contact," said Nancy Chan-Palmateer, a spokesperson for U308 Corp.
There is really no opinions on the article but, what I understand from reading and researching it, is that there are three people lost somewhere in the Amazon. That could be a really scary situation to be in; if it were me I probably would have died right away from a panic attack. Hopefully these people are a lot braver than me, and with any luck are still alive.

The article that I read to get this information is:
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=b7a422ad-19f5-498f-8aa6-5d5e91b785c3

My Switchfoot WebHunt

1) How many people are in the band Switchfoot, what are their names?
2) How many cds does Switchfoot have, what are their names?
3) What is the main singer’s name?
4) Who was the last member to join Switchfoot?
5) Who were the first three people in Switchfoot, to start the band?
6) Where did the name “Switchfoot” come from?
7) How much money does it cost to be a “Friend of the Foot”, for one year?
8) What is the URL for their website?
9) What is the first song that plays, when you enter the Switchfoot website?
10) How many pictures are posted in the Daily Foot, on October 10, 2008?
11) What is the hometown of Switchfoot?
12) Who is Switchfoot’s photographer?
13) Who wrote the song “Rebuild” along with Jon Foreman?
14) When was Switchfoot’s first CD released, and what was it called?
15) What was Switchfoot called, before being called “Switchfoot”?
16) Who is(are) the oldest member(s) of Switchfoot?
17) Who is the youngest member of Switchfoot?
18) What year was the band formed?
19) When is the next CD coming out, what is it called?
20) What are the lyrics of the first two lines in the song “The Blues”?

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving started when an explorer named, Martin Frobisher was trying to find a passage to get to Orient. In 1578, he held a ceremony in Newfoundland, and that was condsidered the first Thanksgiving. The reason that he held the ceremony was because he wanted to give thanks for his safe journey to Canada. My family celebrates Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner, we always have turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, and a lot of other good food.
Our family grows our own turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas, this year our turkies were twenty-five pounds, which gave us a lot of extra. After Thanksgiving our family tradition is to use all the leftover turkey, gravy and stuffing; we toast some bread and put it all on top, and it tastes really good. We always give thanks for all the things that we have, things like family, friends, a home, and food. I believe that Thanksgiving is a great holiday, because it's good to give thanks for everything that we have.



For more information in the history of the Canadian Thanksgiving go to...

http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/canada/

http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/thanksgiving.htm

Cyberbullying

1.) What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is bullying that is done on the internet, or any instant messaging device, using mean/innapropriate language.

2.) Why is cyberbullying dangerous?
Cyberbullying is dangerous because it can hurt people, not physically, but emotionally and socially. In some cases it can hurt someone so badly that they commit suicide.

3.) What can we do about it?
We can help stop cyberbullying by making sure that we are not the bully and if we are being bullied, make sure to tell a parent, or teacher.