Elbridge Gerry (1744- 1814)


Elbridge Gerry led the forces against ratification in Massachusetts.

He served as a vice president under President James Madison.

He was one of the signers of the declaration of independence.

He refused to sign the constitution because it didn’t include the bill of rights.

He was elected government of Massachusetts.

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Buoyed by a good showing in two polls yesterday, independent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett came out swinging in last night’s debate with Democratic Gov. Corzine and Republican Christopher J. Christie.

“My two opponents’ campaigns have been going backward since June,” said Daggett. “Mr. Corzine, because he has had a series of failed fiscal policies which led our state to near ruin, and Mr. Christie, because he’s had a campaign without substance and lacking in intellectual integrity.”

Plasticity lab conclusion

In class we tried to create a substance that acted like the mantel. We mixed together water and corn starch and when you rolled it around in your hand it acted like a solid, but right when you stop rolling it just turned into a liquid. This is just like how the mantle behaves because it acts like a liquid and a solid. That is exactly like the mantle. After the lab we cleaned up our mess and it took a really long time. This was one of the funnest labs I had ever done.

October Sky

Last week we watched a movie about a boy named Homer Hickam who wanted to win the science fair so all his friends would get scholarships. If he managed to get a scholarship he wouldn't have to work in the mines with his dad. The mines were a very dangerous job to have to do because pieces of the mines collapsed and injured people all the time. So Homer Hickam and his friends started building rockets. In there first 50 attempts they failed, but finally they figured it out. People came to see there progress everyday. Finally they entered there towns science fair and won. Then they went to the nationals. Only Homer Hickam could go because it was to much money to pay for all of them to go. So he entered, but someone had stealen his rocket. His dad quickly arranged to have the rocket brought to Homer. Homer was so happy when he received another rocket and ended up winning th science fair. All of his friends were offered free scholarships.

response to breast cancer

    I read a blog about breast cancer. I learned many things. I learned that symptoms of breast cancer are lumps in the breasts. It can spread throughout your body. It is very common for women to have breast cancer. It not common for men to have breast cancer. I learned that this cancer is the second most common cancer in the world. This blog was very helpful. It taught all about breast cancer.

http://1cowboysfan.blogspot.com/2009/05/breast-cancer.html 

Dwarfism (achondroplasia)

Dwarfism is one of the many genetic disorders that make life harder for the people that have them. Dwarfism was discovered and named in 1967. The symptoms of dwarfism are poor growth, failure to thrive, short stature, short arms, short legs,subnormal intelligence, short feet and short hands. The complications are that you walk slower. There is currently no treatment for dwarfism. If you have dwarfism you die earlier then a normal person. More then 50 million people in the Us have dwarfism. Anyone is vulnerable to dwarfism. However some people believe that boys have a better chance of getting dwarfism then girls. Genes known as RMRP have mutated and have been known to cause dwarfism. I feel terrible for the people that have dwarfism. I feel terrible because they have a lot harder time then me.



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