Vanessa Mendoza
History
7th Block
9-20-13
Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia was the first civilization in world history. It started about 6000 years ago. Not only was it the first civilization but it was also the longest lasting civilization.
Mesopotamia is known as the "the land between the two rivers" and the "cradle of civilization". It was located between Tigris and Euphrates River. Those two rivers created the Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia was the first place where cities got built, a writing system was created, government, religion, and agriculture developed. Some cities grew to have 35,000 people.
About 10,000 years ago, agriculture begun. Sumerians started domesticating animals like sheep, goats, cows, etc...  They also planted and grew vegetables and fruits. Irrigation was a huge help to the people. With irrigation, the people in Mesopotamia were able to put water in dry areas for the crops. Irrigation also helped people with the floods that would occur in Mesopotamia. Keeping a stable food supply was very important.
The writing system in Mesopotamia emerged in about 3500 B.C. It began as pictographs that were just images that represented a word.  Then came cuneiform, which were "wedge-shaped" marks on a clay tablet. This allowed news and ideas to be carried to distant places without having to rely on a messenger's memory.
The government system was a combination of democracy and monarchy. The Laws of Hammurabi were the longest and best organized of the law collections King Hammurabi had the laws onto a stone that he placed in several temples. The Laws of Hammurabi consisted of 282 case laws with legal procedures and penalties. The social structure is very simple. The people at the top are the wealthy people with more power and poor people were at the bottom.
The ancient Mesopotamians worshiped hundreds of gods.Each god had a different role. Every city had its own patron goddess or god. People left offering like wine and food on the steps of ziggurats for the gods. People worshipped gods for protection. The major gods were Anun,Enli,Ninhursag,and Enki.
As you can see Mesopotamia was the first civilzation in world history. Mesopotamia made such a huge difference in our world. They developed many new things, who knows what would of happened if they didnt create all these things

history project #6

Why was Mesopotamia considered the cradle of civilization?
6000 years ago civilization began in Mesopotamia.It is known to be the first place where civilized societies truly began because Mesopotamia is where nomadic tribes began building villages, started becoming civilized with a language and rules. They also developed
agriculture and ways of governing

La increíble historia del niño minero

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1. El trabajo de Miguel consiste en:
   1.   cargar y descargar los escombros
   2.   cargar los escombros y llevarlos a la superficie
   3.   abrir espacio en galerías pequeñas
   4.   ninguna de las anteriores

Vanessa Mendoza
Period 1
English
June 14, 2013

Romeo and Juliet is a romance and tradgey play. This play was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the biggest love stories in English literary. It is about two young star-crossed lovers that can not be together because of their family. Romeo is one of the main characters in this play. Romeo is also a very interesting character to get to know.
Romeo is the son of Lady and Heir Montague, he is about 17 years old. Romeo is a very sensitive man when it comes to love. He views love as a very important thing for him. In the beginning of the story, Romeo is in love with a girl named Rosaline . "Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like a thorn."(Romeo,Act 1 Scene 4 Page 2)  Romeo says this about love because he is sad Rosaline does not love him back. Benvolio is a close friend of Romeos and trys to give him advice about love. Benvolio tells Romeo, "By giving liberty unto thine eyes. Examine other beauties."(Benvolio, Act 1, Scene 1, Page 12) This means that Romeo should forget about Rosaline because there is a lot of other girls that are beautiful. Benvolio tells Romeo to view love as the physical stuff and not as an emotional thing.
Romeo is a type of person who does something without thinking. He is an impulsive person. A reason why he is impulsive is because he goes to the Capulets house which are his enemy to go see Juliet. When Juliet sees Romeo in her balcony she tells him, " And the place death, considering who thou art. If any if my kinsmen find thee here." (Juliet,Act 2, Scene 2, Page 3)  " Alack, there lies more peril in thing eye, then twenty of their swords." And but thou love me, let them find me here. Than dead prorogued, waiting of thy love." (Act 2, Scene 2, Page 3) Romeo is being impulsive because he says he rather be dead than not being loved by Juliet. Romeo gets attached to someone very easily which causes him to be impulsive.
Romeo is also a fearless and courage person. He also goes through all the trouble to be with Juliet even though their familes are enemies. Romeo is showing his bravery in act 2 where he goes sees Juliet at her balcony. Romeo is risking his life, just to go see his love but he does not care because he just wants to see Juliet. Also, toward the end of the play Romeo thinks Juliet is dead so he takes his own life to be with the girl he loves. Not many people will actually have the courage to take their own life for someone. That just shows how much love and bravery Romeo had.
Romeo is not only brave, impulsive, and romantic. Romeo is also considerate beacuse even though Juliet is a capulet he does not care, all he cares about is his love towards her. He is also desperate and restless, because he would do anything just to be with Juliet. He is even willing to take his own life for her.

Student Success Statement

 “Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks no merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollar and in peace of mind.”

~B.C Forbes

I think this quote means that you should never lie. You should be 100% honest in any situation. You should always be fair even if someone is cheating, you should choose the right. Honesty gets you to far places in life.

Honesty 9 of 10

Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credit cards to trade secrets. How can you work at honesty? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.

http://www.k12.hius/~mkunmit/honesty.htm

What is honesty?

·        Honesty is telling the truth.

·        Honesty is straightforward conduct

·        Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity

You are being honest when you…

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Do your own homework

·        Tell a friend the truth

·        Explain the real reason you didn’t turn in your homework

·        Keep your eyes on your own paper

·        Clean up your room after making a promise

·        Give the cashier the extra money she gave your by mistake

·        Write a report in your own words instead of copying

·        Admit you made the mistake

·        Keep a friends secret

·        Turn in a wallet full of money that you found 

Student Success Statement

“Stop worrying about whether you’re going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what’s happening right this moment.”

 

~ Phil Jackson (11 World Championships)

I think this quote means that don’t worry about what you are going to win, worry about what is happening in the moment. For example if you are playing a basketball game, don’t focus on winning the gold medal or trophy, focus on the game and what you and others are doing in that very moment.

http://www.notable-quotes.com/j/jackson_phil.html