Riya's Freestyle Blog

        Riya Patel   

                           Is It OK to Lie?

            Do you think it is okay to lie? If you make up one lie, it'll be hard to keep up with that lie. One small lie can lead up to more small lies and how will you keep track of that? Currently, the issue is whether lying is okay or not. Lying is not okay because you won;t be able to keep track of it, one small lie can lead up to many small lies or even one humongous lie, and friendships depend on honesty.
        It is not okay to lie because you won't be able to keep track of it. Say you said that your cousin is Justin Bieber. They probably won't believe you. I f you tell them that you are going on a trip to hang out with Justin Bieber they will not believe you. What if they show up to see if what you said was true or not? Will they discover the truth? Then your friendship will fall apart because the friendship will be based on lies.
        Another idea is that one small lie can lead to many small lie or even one big lie. This is because you have to keep supporting that lie that you told someone. To support that lie you need to make up another lie, another, another, and so on. If you think about it there is no stop to lying.  Also, being honest can make the world a better place.
        Lastly, friendships depends on honesty. Honesty is the opposite of lying, it's the truth. Do you really want to risk your friendship by lying? Say, for example, you tell your friend a lie because you don't know what to do, you might think that she is not going to find out. What if she does find out the truth? Will your friendship fail or will your friendship stay the way it already was? The bigger the lie the the more the damage to your friendhsip.
        

           In conclusion, lying is not okay. Lying is not okay because you won't be able to keep track of it, one small lie can lead up to many small lies or 1 humongous lie, and friendships depend on honesty. I feel this way because lying is not a "healthy" way to act in a realationship of any kind. A quote that someone once said about lying was "I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you anymore."

           I challenge you to find out more reasons why lying is not okay.
Why is lying not okay to teach to little children?
           

Riya Patel

                   History of Fish

              Most people have fish as a household pet. There are 25,000 known species of fish. All of the fish is divided into 3 main groups. The 3 main groups are jawless, the cartilaginous, and the bony fish. Anyways, fish need a bowl or a tank full of clean and freshwater water. You need to feed the fish you have at least once or twice a day.

      I think that Fish is the mostly calm domesticated fish ever. This is important to readers because in case they are against getting a fish or two this might change your mind. Fish do not make any sounds at all,THE BEST THING EVER! Well, this is very important because you don't need to worry about the fish eating your homework, or going bathroom any where around the house so you don't have to potty train them. Another idea, is that when you go to school, or the mall, or a friends house, and etc. and no one else is home you don't have to worry about them ripping up the couch, eating the pillows,or scratching the walls.                                




      Now I challenge you to find out more about fish and how they interact with other fish. This is why fish are the most easiest household pets.

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                  All About the Sun

       Do you know everything there is to know about the Sun? Well, the Sun is considered a star that is at the center of the solar system. The Sun is responsible for Earths climate.  It is 4.6 billion years old and has a temperature of 5500F. The mass of the Sun is 1,989,100,000,000,000,000,000 billion kg. that is 333,060 times Earth. Also, Earth is 3 planets away from the Sun which is why we have neutral weather conditions.
       This is important to the readers because without sunlight we would be living in the dark. Also, without the sun we will not be alive because it'll be to cold to do a lot of things. This is very important because not a lot of people like the sun since it harms your skin but it gives you vitamin D. You couldn't even go outside to exercise because of the below freezing temperatures. This shows that it is very important to acknowledge the wonderful things that sun does for you and your body.


               Now I challenge you to find out more facts about the Sun. The sun has a lot of interesting facts being the largest and the hottest star in outer space. A lot of interesting facts!!! This is some information about the Sun.
        

             

           Why Does it Snow?

       We all love when it snows. We like to build a snowman, have snowball fights, make snow angels, and etc..but do you know why and how it snows? We'll there are a lot of theories that show why and how it snows. There is one specific reason that I think is true. It snows in 98% of the states in the U.S.A. Can you guess what state it doesn't snow in? It doesn't snow in Florida. 

       Snow occurs when cold temperatures transform the water vapor in the atmosphere into a solid state of ice directly. This means that it doesn't first go through the liquid stage. When the temperature rises up again the snow melts back into liquid water. Also snow forms when water vapor condenses and freezes into ice crystals. Also, as the ice crystals fall from clouds, they melt and then refreeze. This creates larger ice crystals which produce fluffy snow.

                                 What is Snow?

        Well snow is frozen precipitation formed from ice crystals within clouds. In cold climates, snow can compact and refreeze into ice, forming massive glaciers like as in Antarctica. Normally, snow falls in Winter. It might be produced in large quantities from moist air that is rapidly pushed to higher altitude, or from very moist air over large bodies of water.

            What To Do In The Snow

      Snow is usually annoying to adults because they have to shovel it and drive through it. Snow is fun to kids and winter Olympians. Snow is fun to kids because they can build snowmans, make snow angels, have snowball fights with friends, drink hot cocoa after playing in the freezing snow, etc. Snow is fun to winter olympians and other people who like to skiing, sledding, snowboarding, and snowmobiles. Snow is fun to a lot of people accept to adults who hate shovling and driving in the snow.

     So now you know why, how, and what to do in the snow. I challenge you to find out why it doesn't snow in Florida and why it snows so much in the other states of the U.S.A. This is why it snows!   

Riya's biography about Walt Disney

Riya Patel

                             Walt Disney

Walter Elias Disney.    http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Walt_Disney/Gallery

     
Early Life

      Did you ever visit Disneyland? Do you just love Mickey Mouse? Well, the man that started it all is Walt Disney. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Chicago, IL. His full name is Walter Elias Disney. His mothers name was Flora and his fathers name was Elias. He had 4 other siblings. 4 boys and 1 girls so a total of 5 children including Walt Disney. Walt lived most of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri where he began drawing and painting and selling his drawings to neighbors and family friends to make money. In 1911 his family moved to Kansas City where Walt developed the love for trains. At 16 years old Walt dropped out of school to join the Army, but was then rejected since he was underage. His first job was the newspaper boy. Also, his first business was called Laugh-O-Gram  From birth order their names are Herbert, Raymond, Boy, Walt, and Ruth. Walt was the youngest out of the 4 boys. Ruth was the youngest overall. Walt married Lilian and had 2 daughters-one biologically, the other adopted. Their full names are Diane Disney Miller and Sharon Mae Disney. Sharon is adopted. Walt Disney won several of awards. Walt and his staff earned more than 950 honors and citations from every nation in the world-includes 7 Emmy, 48 Academy awards. He also built the famous Disneyland in California. Lastly, he produced 81 movies along with his staff in his lifetime. 

                         Quotes    

          Walt Disney has a lot of quotes to guide through life. One of Walt Disney's quotes are "Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better." This quote is very motivating and courage's the readers that as long as they know that they tried their  best and that's all that matters. Another quote that Walt Disney said is "I don't make pictures just to make money. I make money to make more pictures." I think that this quote is very inspirational. This is because he doesn't care that he will get money in return for drawing in fact he made money to draw more and more pictures, so he likes his job a lot. In addition many people hate their jobs. Another quote is " The difference in winning and losing is most often... not quitting." I think that this quote shows a lot of characteristics for people to follow. This quote tells us that it doesn't matter if you win or lose, and the difference between the two is that you don't quit no matter how you rank in that game. These are 3 wonderful and meaningful quotes that Walt Disney once said. Visit http://www.slideshare.net/bright9977/50-great-quotes-from-walt-Disney for more motivational quotes that Walt Disney said.

                          Accomplishments 

            Walt Disney accomplished many things. One of his accomplishments was that he built the Disneyland found in California today. Disneyland consists of lots of rides, food carts, food courts, activities, etc. It's like a big carnival with tons of things to do. Another accomplishment is that Walt produced 81 movies along with help from his staff.  His staff and him earned 950 honors and citations from every nation in the world including 7 Emmy and 48 Academy awards. Walt Disney formed the Walt Disney Music Group in 1949. These are all the accomplishments that's Walt Disney achieved. Visit http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/timeline/ for more information and a timeline about Walt Disney's life.

                                              Challenge

          So now you know all about the famous Walt Disney and his accomplishments. Now I challenge you to find more facts about Walt Disney and share them with people you know. This is all about Walt Disney and his successful life.

       Riya Patel             

           It's Not Just Fast Food Making U.S. Kids                                Obese

 

           Do you like to eat fast food such as McDonald's, Taco Bell, Burger King, Wendy;s, etc.? Well studies show that it's not just fast food that makes U.S. kids obese. For example, when kids are not eating fast food they are at home eating cookies, ice cream, chips, soda, frozen pizza. So, you can't really blame fast food on making kids obese. Researchers from the University of North Carolina led by nutrition professor Bobby Popkin studied this issue. They found that children who eat frequently at fast food restaurants tend to eat food that will make them fat or obese anyways. They do that when they are not eating at those restaurants.
          I think that fast food is not the only reason why U.S. kids are overweight. For example, kids go home to cabinets full of unhealthy junk food. Junk food could possibly be the reason of making kids obese. This is important to readers because if kids stop eating junk food and limit when they should have fast food they won't be overweight anymore. This is why it is important for readers to know that it's not just fast food that makes U.S. kids fat.





           So now you know that it is not only fast food that makes U.S. kids obese. I challenge you to find even more facts to support this idea. Visit http://newsela.com/articles/kids-diet/id/2471/ for more information.

                   

  Can Wolves Be Tamed?

    Do you ever wonder if you can tame a wolf? After all wolves are big dogs. Certain species of any animals are domesticated. Mean while others seem to remain wild all their lives. Scientifically wolves are called Canis Lupus. Canis is what gives us our common name for domesticated dogs: Canines. Wolves are a part of the dog family. In fact, they're the 
largest members of the dog family.  Keep reading to find out if you can tame a wolf.

    

                       History of Wolves

    Throughout history, wolves had been portrayed as wild beasts with spine-tingling howls. Although they rarely attack humans, most people consider them one of the most feared villains in all of nature. This is probably because they do regularly attack domestic animals. For example, wolves eat pets and livestock. Although, many types of wolves were ordinary all around the United States of America, diminished gradually in size, amount, or strength considerably. Due to hunting and loss of habitat,or shelter, wolves struggle to survive in the world today. 
     Because of the limited amount of some species of wolves, somewhere scientists have tried to strengthen their numbers by breeding them in captivity in zoos or animal reserves. This has lead some people to WONDER whether these wild creatures could be domesticated like the dogs that we are all familiar with. They're animals from the same family. Scientists have confirmed through genetic testing that wolves and domesticated dogs are remmarkably similar. Despite their similarities , though wolves are very difficult to domesticate.
     With such a similar  genetic background scientists have long wondered why wolves tend to stay wild while dogs will gladly assume the role as the man's best friend. New research has given them some hints as the answer to the mysterious riddle. Kathryn Lord, an evolutionary biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, believes the difference between wolves and dogs stems from their first sensory experiences and how they're socialized. Each animal goes through a short period of time called a socialization window.
      

                                  Conclusion

     In conclusion, wolves are part of the dog family, therefore, wolves do have a chance of being tamed. After all, most dogs are domesticated so they can be tamed. Now I challenge you to find out if taming a wolf is a good idea. Studies show that taming a wolf is not impossible.