Today in class we walked in and got surprised with a pop quiz. The quiz was pretty easy but I didn't remember all of it. But for the most part I think I did good on the quiz. After the quiz we looked at the CIA website that gave us a lot of in formation about the countries around the world. Then we looked at the top 25 countries around the world and we labeled them on the map. It is important to know where these countries are because it is important to know about the important countries in the world and where they are located.
In class we talked about the story a message to Garcia. I learned that it was published in 1899 and sold 40 million copies.it was so popular they made it into a movie twice. the setting is during the Spanish American war. I also learned about the characters involved in the story. Garcia is a revolutionary seeking Cuban independence from Spain. Rowan is an army officer. McKinley is the president William McKinley the 25th president and was assassinated by an anarchist. I also learned about words I didn't know that where in the story. Perihelion is the point when a planet is closest to the sun, and therefore at its brightest. Slipshed means careless ,lackadaisical, slapdash, remiss. Imbecility means incability, feebleness, stupidity. Stenographer means a person who takes dictation in short hand. Missive means a letter, especially a longer official one. Message is doing the right thing without being asked. Lastly, I learned about the word arenta which means excellence of any kind, mora...
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