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For the summer break, I would like to set a goal for myself.  I would like to read more than 4 books and try to finish it less than two weeks. I want to read 2 hours (or more). And I will always updating my goodreads. Here's a list of all books I wanted to read/finish: - Wings of Fire series, Tui T. Sutherland - Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer - Trials of Apollo, Rick Riordan - Chronicles series, Rick Riordan - American Born chinses, Gene Luen Yang - I am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

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What part was the hardest?  For me, the hardest part would be when we have to make the face. Because it has to have some details on the face (which was hard). The details like, eyes, ears and the fur. What part of the process did you not like? Why? I don't like when we have to glaze the jug. Because we'll have to glaze it 1-3 times and in a different way. We also, have to wait for the glaze to dry, some dry very fast but some were slow.  What part of the process did you enjoy the most? Why? I enjoy the part when we have to make the clay smooth. Because it made me stay calm and practice my participation on something.  What was frustrating for you? Why? The most frustrating part for me would be when we are working with clay to make the jug. Because I'm worried that I will do it the wrong wake and it wouldn't turn out good.  What would you add? Why would you add this?  Next time, I would like to make the shape of the jug thinner. Because it was a bit...

Items: lightest to heaviest 1. Ping Pong ball  2. Soda lid 3. Plastic beads 4. Popcorn kernel 5. Cherry tomato 6. Bolt  7.  Rubbing Alcohol 8. Milk 9. Pure maple syrup 10. Vegetable oil 11. Lamp oil 12. Corn Syrup  13. Honey  14. Water WHY? PingPong ball - the ball is the lightest of all item we had because when you hold it, you can feel that it doesn't have any weight (but it does). Soda lid - the soda lid didn't make from plastic, it was made from metal but it's a very thin piece of metal so it might float. Plastic beads - plastic will always float and these plastic beads are made plastic so it will float. Popcorn kernel - because the popcorn kernel is so small and light so it will float. Cherry tomato - because normal tomato can float so the cherry tomato will float for sure. Bolt - this bolt will be on top of the honey because  Honey - because it's syrupy and sticky so it won't mix with the wa...

Homework is good and helpful to you in many ways. ChingChing What if I told you that homework is good and helpful for you. Would you believe me?Some might argue that homework isn’t good and helpful for you. Many adults say it’s true, but the ones who doesn’t believe that homework is good, are mostly students. Because they’re too lazy to do their homework and turning it in before it's due. There are some very good reasons you should think twice why homework is good and helpful to you. “If you can’t explain it simply, then you don’t understand it well enough,” Albert Einstein quoted. The majority of educators say that homework can help students practice and get better at what they’re learning. Because homework helps them prepare for a big test. According to the scientists, homework helps students prepare for the test. A poll conducted for the Associated Press in January 2006 found out that 75% of parents feel that teachers assigned the right amount of homework for their k...