The word for the Day

Allegory - a story that is written or told to represent an Idea or Belief.

So some books are a type of allegory. One example is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - where Aslan took Edmund`s place and died because Edmund had been a trader; so I think Aslan is a lot like Jesus, Cause Aslan came back to life.
Another example is The Door Within series. This time the one who dies is King Eliam, who is killed to save his people. He is killed by the once good Paragor (meaning - one of eternal darkness), who is then cast out, so he lives in Paragory (meaning - the dark gate) and he tries to take over many times.
There may be other books, but I don`t know them. If you do please tell me. I did the 2 I know of.

See ya next time.

State History Assignment 7#

Each state sends 2 US Senators to represent their state.

US Senators serve our country from a main location in the US capital.

They are elected to serve in: They are elected to serve in November and they start serving in January

Their job is: Say yes or no to any treaties the president makes,Say yes or no to any people the president recommends for jobs, such as cabinet officers, Supreme Court justices, and ambassadors, Can hold a trial for a government official who commits a crime against the country.

My US Senators’ names are: My state senators are Sherrod Brown and George V. Voinovich

Post a picture of your state senators to the US Senate:

Senate Sherrod Brown

and Senate George V. Voinovich

What party is each of them under? Senate Sherrod Brown is a Democrat and Senate George V. Voinovich is a Republican

How long is the term for a Senator? 6 years

How long have they been serving as senators? Senate Sherrod and Senate George have served since January 3, 07

When are their terms up? Their terms will end January 3, 13

State History Assignment 6#

• What is your State Capital: Columbus

• How long has it been the Capital: It became Capital in 1816 and has been for 193 years

• When was the city first established: In 1834

• Who where the first people to settle there: When they moved the Capital to Columbus, Columbus did not exist and when created Immigrants from Irland settled on the North side and Immigrants from Germany settled on the South side.
  

• This is a picture of my Capital at night:

• Which State political people live in the Capital: I`m not sure what they wanted for an answer
  

• What is the population of your State Capital: 754, 884

• Is the Capital the largest city in your State: Yes

• What is the smallest city in the State: Van Wert

• Smallest cities population: 10,690
  

State History Assignment 5#

4 Famous People

1. Name: Toni Morrison
Time She lived: 1932 - ?
Notable for: Being the first African-American to win a Noble Prize.
Other info: She grew up in a working class family that loved storytelling.
Her novel Beloved won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.  She continues to write and teach today.

2. Name: Roy Rogers
Time He lived: 1911 - 1998
Notable
for: He was a favorite Cowboy Hero to millions of American kids and
still is. Roy, his wife Dale Evans and his horse trigger made about 100
movies and starred in a tv show.
Other
info: His real name was Leonard Franklin Slye. He learned to ride
horses and play guitar on his families farm near Portsmouth.

3. Name: Larry Doby
Time He lived: 1923 - 2003
Notable
for: He was an All-Star 2nd baseman in the Negro Leagues. Then, in
1947, the Indians hired him and he became the first African-American to
Player in the American Leagues. In 1998 he was inducted to the national
baseball hall of fame.
Other info: was an outfielder for Indians.

4.Name: Johny Appleseed
Time He lived: 1774 - 1845
Notable for: Traveling thru Pennsylvania and Ohio planting apple trees.
Other
info: He was responsible for starting many of Ohio`s first Orchards. He
owned more than 1,200 acres in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois.

State History Assignment 4#

• How many States border yours: 5 States border my State

• Which ones are they: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan

• Have you ever been to any of them: Yes I have been to Pennsylvania, West Virginia and I went to Michigan with my brothers, sisters and parents to get one of our vans
  

• Why did you go their: I went to them when I went on vacation
  

• Which one was your favorite: Pennsylvania, because I got to see the Chocolate factory

• Which (if any) that you have not visited would you want to see and why: I would like to go to both Indiana and Kentucky, but if I had to chose I would chose Kentucky because the fried chicken sounds good

• Which 2 States have the most States bordering them: South Dakota and Utah
  

State History Assignment 3#

• Do you live in a county or a parish: County

• Name your county and those around you: My county is Cuyahoga and these are the ones around me Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga, and Lake

• How many counties are in your State: 88

• State Capital is in which county: Franklin

• Picture of my county courthouse:

• Picture of counties in my State:

• Distance between cities in my State (closest to farthest): Akron 38m, Sandusky 61m, Canton 64m, Youngstown 75m, Mansfield 81m, New Philadelphia 87m, Marian 116m, Toledo 119m, Cambridge 124m, Findlay 126m, Columbus 144m, Defiance 163m, Lima 163m, Springfield 187m, Chillicothe 199m, Dayton 213m and Cincinnati 259m

• How close is next town to yours: .4 miles

• Population of your city: 433,748 people are in my city
  

State History Assignment 2#

• State name: Ohio

• Where name came from and its story: It came from a river the Iroquois Indians called Ohio River

• What is the meaning of name: Ohio means "large" or "beautiful lake"

• When did name come into being: In 1748 the Ohio co. formed to settle Ohio and in 1803 Ohio became a State

• Was this the States name before US owned it: Yes

• What main nationality 1st populated State? Did nationality of population affect State name: The Iroquois Indians were the first population and then European settlers from Germany, Ireland, Africa, Scotland, England, Sweden, Holland and France. The name came from the Iroquois Indians and the settlers had no affect.

• Was State named after someone? If so them and why they inspired the name: No. The name was taken from Ohio River.

• Who was involved in naming State: The Iroquois Indians called it Ohio.
  

State History Assignments #1

These State History Assignments are going to appear every week now - unless I'm not home for a week.
Now here are the first questions and My answer:

• What is your state name? Ohio
• How long have you lived there? 12 years (My whole life)
• What area of country is your State in? My State is in the mid-west
• What are some of the things that your state is known for? My state is known as the Buckeye state for the Buckeye trees that grow abundantly in the State and for an incident that occurred in 1788, when the very tall Colonel Sproat led a procession to a fort and the onlooking Indians, Impressed by his great stature, referred to him as "Big Buckeye". Ohio is also referred to as the Mother of Modern Presidents, having spawned 7 American Presidents!!
  
• What season do you like best? Spring with all the little plants coming out of the ground.
  
• What you dislike? I don't dislike anything about My State.