Reach the Stars!

Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards - 2022 Finalist for Age category 11-13 URL: https://peacepalsinternational.org/ Celebrating Art Contest - 2021 Summer Theme: My Summer Life URL: https://www.celebratingart.com/ Google Doodles Participation - 2021 Cupertino Young Artist Award - 2020 Theme: New Normal(Covid 19) Platinum

The Winning Shot

Anyone can try out for their dream sports team just by signing up. But the real question is, who will be qualified into the winning team? It just so happened that one day, two best friends were strolling down the streets of New York City, looking for any possible sort

Book Report on Summer of The Monkeys

Jay Berry, a fourteen years old boy, was living an ideal life when he unexpectedly met some monkeys during a mission to find his old milk cow, Sally Gooden. From his grandpa, he learned that there was a big reward for catching these monkeys alive. After many failures, Jay Berry

The Highway to Fantasy Land

It was ten o'clock at night when James heard a violent knock on his glass door. He was currently resting on his couch watching my TV when this happened. His first thought was that it was the mailman. But then, the mailman only came in the morning and had already

Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in Chinese culture, having its history dating to 3000 years ago. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar. The Chinese believe that the moon is at its brightest and largest size that night. There are

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Justice over Loyalty

Young Author Gold Award, 5th grade, 2022 Regulus Aurelius woke up to the clanging of weapons and fierce battle cries of Roman elite soldiers during their practice session for the oncoming battles. Things weren’t going well for Rome when General Hannibal Barca of Carthage stormed into the Italian Peninsula

Art - Appreciation

Adventures in the Himalayas

Jack sleepily rubbed his eyes as he woke up to the cool breeze which whipped through the snow capped mountains of Himalayas. The weather was unexpectedly cold. Suddenly, there was an unexpected release of snow and ice. It was the dreaded snow avalanche. In the base camp, there was screaming

We Shall Fight on the Beaches

Good afternoon, my name is [] and I will be presenting the speech titled “We shall fight on the beaches”. During the June of 1940 in an attempt to boost his citizen's morale and confidence, Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, gave his speech “We shall fight on

Book Report on The Hatchet

After a terrible plane crash, Brian Robeson learns to survive alone in the wild, and in the meantime, develops manhood. The setting of the story is not clear, for Brian is very lost. Brian flies out of the airport in Hampton, New York, and is headed to the oilfields of

Art - Sketch 2022

Protests against Children’s Right to have Cell Phones

Modern technology has changed how people communicate with each other, and helped them connect with their friends and family. Children of age group 9-15 should not be allowed to have cell phones because they aren’t responsible enough. If they call an unknown number, they could talk with scammers and

First Amendment

The First Amendment is one of the most important amendments to the Constitution. It allows U.S. citizens to express their ideas through words and deeds. It guarantees freedom of speech, the press, assembly, petitioning, and religion. After the First Amendment is passed, people have the right to express themselves

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

When people think of their worst nightmares, they tend to see terrifying monsters with sharp fangs, ugly trolls with hairy eyeballs, and other intimidating creatures. But in the minds of the sixth-graders of Nirvana Middle School, nothing is worse than the same nightmare that haunts their mind every day and

Art - Water Color

Rationality Island

Rationality Island is a city where the citizens choose to live a happy and successful life. The city earned its name based on the mission statement, “Using rationality to solve your problems is the best way to enhance your life.” The citizens demonstrate the values of rationality, self-reliance, and determination.

Separating from Pangaea

All the continents of Planet Earth rest on giant slabs of rock called plate tectonics. Due to the movement of the plates, the continents drifted around until they completely separated from the supercontinent “Pangaea”. Over the past millions of years, the continents moved to where they are now. They are

The Detective

Young Author Gold Award, 4th grade, 2021 It was a fine summer morning and Zachory Taylor was enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. He was on summer vacation to Azogia, one of the richest countries which controlled most of the gold mines in the world. Azogia was located next to

Book Report on Island of the Blue Dolphins

Karana, a girl who was living alone on the Island of the Dolphins, set out for many dangerous adventures and changes throughout the novel. She learnt how to survive by herself, along with a couple of animal friends for company. The setting of the Island of the Blue dolphins was

Cooking Masters

It was my most regrettable decision ever. I was playing with Alex, who was my next door neighbor and my best friend in fourth grade. Suddenly, Alex said: “You know what, I think it’s time for us to compare our cooking skills now that I practiced my recipes for

Art - Sketch 2021

Big Red Book Report

Danny Pickett is a man who is too poor to afford one of Mr. Haggins champion Irish Setters. However, he is drawn close to a dog called Big Red. Their friendship builds up as they know each other. Their loyalty and courage are tested during various hunts such as when

The Civil and Revolutionary War

The Revolutionary and Civil War were two of the most well known wars in American history. They greatly impacted America in different ways. The Civil War abolished slavery while the Revolutionary War created our nation. The Civil War started when America’s North and South had different ideas about slavery.

Courage

by Edgar Albert Guest Courage isn't a brilliant dash, A daring deed in a moment's flash; It isn't an instantaneous thing Born of despair with a sudden spring It isn't a creature of flickered hope Or the final tug at a slipping rope; But it's something deep in the soul

Mulan

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties of china, there lived a heroine named Hua Mulan. Mulan was born in a small village, and she lived with her veteran father, who served in war for the emperor, and her kind hearted mother. Mulan also had an nice little sister. From a

The Dark Ages

After the Dark Ages ended, Europe began to get prosperous. It was time for the rebirth of greek ideas. Many people wanted to improve their lives and create inventions. Many famous artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were there at the time of the Renaissance. They created sculptures and

Adventures on Half Moon Bay

On the night before I went to the beach, I was so excited for my trip to Half Moon Bay that I could not even sleep. I pictured my friends and me running into the ocean and diving into the waves. The next day, I woke up at 7 a.

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