tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60722807049858494762024-02-19T03:28:37.700-08:00Changing History in C139These are the words of AMAZING 6th Graders in the Quakertown Community School District. Their words reflect their own opinions and not those of their teacher or school.Mr. Storm's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350632644658105381noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072280704985849476.post-12223704719524818362013-12-15T13:55:00.004-08:002013-12-15T13:55:56.534-08:00Destined For Greatness<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s the definition. But is it so simple?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greatness can mean a lot of things. It doesn’t have to be conquering the world. Have the courage to do something remarkable, something that no one else has ever done before. Don’t forget, you aren’t born with greatness. Greatness is determined by your contributions to the world. You can’t just be great, you need to do something to be great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">no secret ingredient</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Greatness is what you find within </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">yourself</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It can be through hard work, kind acts, discipline, imagination, and so much more. Greatness comes in different forms and shapes and it can hide deep inside. You can be too scrawny and too small or too big and too tall and hold a greatness inside of you. “Thee are extraordinary in thy own ways.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greatness can be many different concepts and it all depends on your own perspective of the word and its meaning. It could mean helping your schoolmate who’s being bullied when everyone else is just watching. Scoring a point for your team in whatever activity you participate in. Every little thing is just as important and great as the larger and more notable things. Maybe like discovering America, or creating another Mickey Mouse, or even having a sandwich named after you, all are forms of distinction. </span></div>
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<br />Written by <a href="http://ajourneyforhappinessc139.blogspot.com/2013/11/together-we-travel-world_11.html" target="_blank">Mellisa N.</a> and co-authored by Jocelyn F.<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Mr. Storm's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350632644658105381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072280704985849476.post-14791786628270594322013-12-09T11:04:00.000-08:002013-12-11T04:53:14.112-08:00There is No Limit to Courage - Team Honor<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-weight: normal;">This first blog post was co-authored by <a href="http://thetreatofknowing.blogspot.com/">Ally P</a>. and <a href="http://ourhistoryyourhistory.blogspot.com/">Emily F</a>. </b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;">Be sure to check out their blogs too!</b></div>
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