Jeremy Pierce

This summer my friend Trevor, and I went to a Philadelphia Union soccer game. We had the best the best time. My favorite part of the game was when all the players came out onto the field. I also thought it was interesting to see the players do cool tricks like the "rainbow". The only down side was that we were next to the New York folks. They were very loud and annoying. They kept cursing and throwing what ever they had at each other. Although the fans were bad, the food was really good. I had a slurpie,a chocolate bar and a burger. Overall, I had a great time and I would love to come again.

The horrifying sea syndrome

In 1775 there was a major trading port close to present day Philadelphia. Everyday new ships came in with goods from other countries. But on Nov. 5 1775 one ship from an unknown country caused a disease so alarming that the whole port had to close down because of it. Our story starts when the sea crusader pulls into the port and docks. The ship was supposed to carry tropical fruits, and, tobacco. When the ship went through a security check, the officer noticed that the crew on board looked as green as grass. At once he ordered the doctor to check the crew out. The doctor couldn't figure out what disease they had. He thought that he could look at them in the morning to see if they are any different different symptoms. Later that night, The townsfolk heard bright lights, and, loud noises outside. This alarmed them. when they came outside the saw the boat crew causing havoc and lighting buildings on fire. When the guards came out to see what all the commotion was, the immediatly arrested the ship mates. The next night, they heard more screeching noises and bright lights. This time, when they came out they saw the whole town green. There was nothing they could do. they escaped to the next trade post and warned everybody. And even up to this day, nobody ever dared to go back to the trading port. And that, is where our story ends.

The ghost rider

The year was 1865. The Civil War had ended. 12 year Chip Watson was pacing the streets of Gettysburg. He thought about seeing the blood of the Civil War. Chip had been forced into the Civil war when some officers were looking for drummer boys. Chip hated the idea of being in the Civil war. He also thought about a rumor some boys at his school told him. They had claimed that every night a strange civil war general was seen riding on his stallion about the streets of Gettystburg, and, searching for everlasting revenge. Chip thought that they were lying, eventhough, in the back of his mind he still feared going out on the streets at night. He decided to man up and prove them and wrong. so, as soon as dusk fell, he set out to the cemetery where he thought he would see the ghost. He hid in a bush just in case the ghost saw him. He hid in that bush for hours, and, hours. He was starting to think that this was all a silly joke when out of the corner of his eye he saw something. It was a strange and mysterious shape, just like the boys described the ghost. It came closer when he realized that it was the ghost rider. He thought that he should run. but, he decided to stay. He took a glance at the ghost rider. He had a blue continental army uniform, and, Chip also noticed that he had a musket strapped to him.....

The story of a winner

Dom had always loved soccer. His dad had brought him into soccer at the age of 5. Dom always loved the satisfying feel of when you kicked the ball. He was the star of their soccer team, and now his team The Strikers had needed him more than ever. His team, The strikers, were up against the Real Madrid Jr. soccer team. His friends had told him how good that team was. Dom was good, but, the real Madrid Jr. soccer team was for execptionally good players. When he got in the car to go to his game, he couldn't stop thinking about breaking their winning streak, his team needed him. Before he knew it, he was on the field. He came onto the field and waited for the kickoff. when the reff blew the whistle his teammate passed him the ball. He started to dribble down the field when suddenly, a huge defender came up and body checked him. he waited for the refferee to blow the whistle, but he didn't. when Dom looked up, he saw the opposing striker dribble down the field. It was clear nobody was stopping him. He ran after the ball when suddenly, the player tripped. as soon as possible Dom had the ball, and was dribbling down the field. he ran as fast as he could around the defenders. he was in the box when he took the shot. the ball sailed over the goalie, and the game was over. The strikers were the winners.

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The pressure of a shot

You know the pressure when everyone is looking at you,and, the game is up to you? That is what Jack felt he had to do last penalty kick. The game was tied, and everyone was looking at him. The referee had lined up the ball, and, Jack walked out to the field. The coach said that he had a 50% chance of scoring and missing. when Jack walked out he saw the large crowd watching him. He felt pressured shooting with everybody watching him. He lined up and got ready to shoot. The referee blew the whistle and he took his best shot. He watched the ball sail into the goal. He had just took the winning shot and scored. He felt proud.

unamed

It was the first day of summer. I was already was beginning to get bored from nothing to do. When suddenly, I heard some strange music playing. I sounded like it was coming from the upstairs attic, so I decided to check it out. when I got into the attic, I saw a music box. The music box was encrusted with jewels. I was tempted to touch it. I crept closer to the music box, when suddenly, I was transported to an odd new land. I looked around and to my amazement I saw a large castle. So, I decided to walk up to the castle. The castle was up on a steep hill, so when I reached the top I wanted to colapse. But the curiosity in me drowned all that out. I wanted to go inside, but I couldn´t figure out how to open the door. I tried stomping on the drawbridge but nobody responded. I was at the last straw when finally, a guard stepped out. The guard wore a metal suit of armour with a sword too. I was really intimidated by the guard from his apperance.

The Wisdom Pond

Once upon a time, a long time ago, when the Earth was young, There were two children. Their names were Abraham and Ginger. They lived in a grand garden with a pond in the center. The garden was overlooked by the creator of the Earth known as ¨ The spirit of the Garden.¨ The spirit of the garden forbade them for entering the pond. But, one day Abraham decided to go and explore the pond. When he was within yards of the pond, a serpent appeared. The serpent said: ¨ If you bathe in the pond, you will have eternal happiness. but if you don´t enter the Pond, you will be cursed with everlasting fear for the rest of life.¨ Ginger overheard their conversation and attemped to stop Abraham, but nothing worked. Ginger watched in horror as Abraham entered the water and was disinagrated to sheer dust.

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Bugatti ChironRecently French supercar maker Bugatti has unveiled the new Bugatti Chiron. Currently Bugatti only has four models of cars. All of them are variations of the famous Bugatti Veyron. The new Veyron was unveiled during a 2005 auto show. It was named the fastest car in the world by Guinness World Records. But, its era is about to end. Bugatti says that the Chiron will be a "completely new development." According to the car maker, it'll be faster, more powerful and even more expensive, with a base price of €2.4 million ($2.6 million). Bugatti estimates that the car will go a whopping 260 mph and will have 1,500 horsepower. Bugatti also says ¨It is part of human nature to cross boundaries and set new records," Bugatti President Wolfgang Dürheimer said in a statement. "This striving is also our driving force at Bugatti. The Chiron is the result of our efforts to make the best even better." Bugatti, says that they will only make 500 of the first Chiron series and a third of them have already been sold.

Virtual reality roller coasters

Starting this month; March 2016, Six Flags fans in Texas, California, Georgia, Maryland, Massachussetts, Quebec, and New York will have an exiting opportunity to ride one of nine roller coasters equipped with Samsung Gear VR ( Virtual Reality ) headsets. Yes people will strap a VR Headset to their faces and get on a roller coaster. The reason this is happening is so that passengers will believe they are in outer space fighting aliens, or riding through Metropolis with Superman while he kills robots programmed by Lex Luthor. Another cool fact is that on some rides, passengers will have the ability to interact with their surroundings. According to Marc Mathieu, the CMO of Samsung, ¨This transforms the modern roller coaster into a totally new, one of a kind sensorial experiance-- powered by technology.¨

Flint Michigan´s water condition

Five months ago, Flint Michigan´s city council, relented and changed drinking source water back to the Great Lakes, after a disasterous incident using the Flint River. The reason this all happened is because Flint´s city council couldn´t pay the money for clean drinking water. So, they switched to the Flint River. So, when people got water to drink, they noticed the water was yellow and had a reeking smell to it. Very shortly, the hospitals were filled with people sick from the water. Shortly, scientists noticed that the water had lead in it. Lead is very bad for the brain and especially for babies because their brain is still developing. And still, not a single service line has been replaced until now. Although testing shows that the lead water levels dropped in many homes, there are still over 600 homes were the water level is well above the EPA´s action.

L.A. Skyscraper will have a glass slide

The U.S. bank tower, in Los Angeles California, plans to have a glass slide in which, viewers may view downtown L.A. suspended 1,000 ft. in the air! People who wish to partake in this fun experience will have to pay a ticket of $8. The slide will take customers will take a ride from the 70th floor to the 69th floor´s observation deck. the owner of the building, Overseas Union Enterprises Ltd., think that the slide will be ready by June 2016. Recently the tower has been under a $50,000,000 renovation project that will also include a new observation deck.

Unamed (temporary)

It´s never a good sign when your doorbell rings at five o´clock P.M. 13 year old Adam grey awoke with the first chimes. He was trying to fall asleep from long day of work, but that clearly wasn´t going to work. His grandparents answered the door. His parents had died when he was two, so he no memory of them. His Grandparents had decided to let him live with them. Since then, he had a decent life other than living in a neighborhood with older people he didn´t know. Adam looked down from the balcony to see an official man with a tie at the door. The man spoke with a New York accent and he had avaiter sun glasses even though it was five. ¨Is Adam grey living at this residence?¨ At hearing this, Adam shot down the stairs. ¨Ah, is this the young man we are looking for?¨ Adam replied, ¨ Yes sir.¨ With little sympathy he replied, ¨well Adam, we have some very bad news for you, your uncle died in a minor car accident.¨ ¨ When authorities looked at his car, they found nothing wrong with the car other than a few scrapes.¨ Hearing this Adam was deeply sorrowed with this. His uncle was his hero. When he wasn´t busy he took Adam dirtbiking and even rock climbing sometimes. So, as you can imagine, he was very depressed. Then suddenly he said, ¨ Here is my contact card if you need anything.¨ Adam watched as the man got into his white Rolls Royce car. As the car pulled out, he noticed that the car´s license plate said ¨J. Sylva¨ and the car´s back window said ¨J. Sylva and son car junkyard.¨ When the car pulled away Adam went on his computer. He searched: ¨J. Sylva junkyard.¨

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¨ End of second inning.¨ The announcer exclaimed. All the players bustled to the dugout like a herd of elephants. The baseball game was tied in return for an extravaganza of events. All the players had beads of sweat on them. Coach gave his daily pep-talk, ¨ You guys have been killing it out there. Tie, great pitching. David, spactacular catch out there. If you hadn´t made that catch, we might be behind. This inning, you guys have to have your best-ever-offense.¨ Jordan stared at the giant pitcher spitting out his sunflower seeds like a fountain gushing water. He looked around to see his parents, happy as a pair of larks smiling at him and his brother, Alfred, playing on his D.S. video game system. Jordan went over to take another swig of his Lemon Gatorade and grab another handful of gum. Unexpectedly, out of nowhere a large shadow stalked him as he strolled over to get his beverage and gum. A silent raspy voice like the wind toyed with him as he went over. " Your choice will be your fate.... child." Jordan spun around to find a tall wretched figure with an unnatural gait as he tottered behind Jordan. He had a New York dialect as he spoke. " Who are you?" Studdered Jordan as he quivered like a child who had just had his worst nightmare. " Get in the car *now* child.... or you will fed to the muts." Jordan was already scared enough of this man, so he decided to follow. " You shall make the most delightful story child." "Okay, Jordan thought to himself, this man is a professional creep *and* an author, what a nusience! " Get in the van. " The man sneered. Before Jordan could respond, another figure shoved him in the van. ¨Whoa,¨ he exclaimed dumfounded about what just happened. The ride was long and very uncomfortable inside the van. After what seemed like a decade, the van finally lurched to a stop on a long gravel driveway. The same man who pushed Jordan in the van opened the door. ¨Get out,¨ he commanded. Jordan rolled out of the cramped van to find a house covered with green limestone brick, which needed a lot of work. The shrubs needed to be trimmed and trees were taking over the house.

I Am From Poem

I am from carpets,
filled with cat and dog fur.
I am from the maple tree in the front yard. ( Black, colorful, swaying )
I am from pine trees, whose sap wanders on my hand, the dogwood, and the cherry tree,
whose blossoms fly off on the surrounding surface,

I am from greasy french fries, and hamburgers,
from fudge and brownies.
I´m from the soccer field, from pushing, shoving, and slide tackleing.
I am from the couch. ( cushy, relaxing, soft )
I´m from slam-dunks, buckets, and layups.

I am from the baseball diamond,
from sliding and home runs.
From the warmth of the blanket, and the cushiness of the bed.
In my drawer, lay the pictures to keep, and the ones to throw away,
a plethora of figures,
to keep for years to come.

I am from these moments,
a memoir of my family,
and a whole lot of me.