Overcoming Adversity

Helen Keller: Helen became blind and deaf at the age of 18 months. To overcome this tragedy, she had to use the technology called Braille. She used Braille to read signs and to understand what other things were and what they were meant for. Some of the adversities she had to overcome were not being able to hear or see everyday things.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3691.html

Bethany Hamilton: She was attacked by a shark when she was surfing at 13 years old. When she was attacked, she lost her arm and lost 60% of her blood. She had to have many surgeries and had to attach a mechanical arm to her to help her do the things she does every day and help her overcome adversity.

http://bethanyhamilton.com/about/bio/

Melissa Stockwell: Melissa lost her leg when a roadside bomb exploded during a convoy. After the accident she was rushed to the hospital to get her knee amputated and to get a prosthetic leg. The prosthetic leg helped her do the sport she loved which was running.

http://usparalympics.org/athletes/melissa-stockwell

Evaluating Websites

When I had to evaluate the website Google Gulp, I found out that the information given did not meet the requirement to tell if the website was true or not. The website did not have the contact information which is an important key. The other website I had to research was Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie. The website met all the requirements on the checklist, so the information was true. Out of all the other three websites the best one to use was http://www.mankato-mn.gov/ because it met all the requirements and the other websites did not.

Things I Am Thankful For

Things i am thankful for

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Citation Critique

     Out of all three citation websites, the one I liked the best was Easy Bib. I liked Easy Bib the best because it was easy to use. With Easy Bib, you do not have to fill out as much information as you do for Source Aid or Citation Machine. My favorite thing about Easy Bib is when I wanted to cite a book, all I have to do is search the book up at the top and click cite and then it will fill out the information for me. I really did not like Source Aid because there were fifty-eight options that were available and you had to pick which option your paper would be categorized as. Also, I really did not like Citation Machine because there were numerous amounts of information you had to fill out.

Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States in 1901 to 1909. After he was president, he and a small group of 55 men went on an adventure to Brazil to explore the River of Doubt.  He went on the trip to get away from all the politics. On the journey he faced many hardships such as deadly rapids, Indian attacks, disease, starvation and murder. On the trip he nearly died. When him and his son came home, his son got married and had two children. 

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