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Ninth Period

B.j. Mcdowell Larry Reid 11-4-10 Snowy Gods Once, a long time ago, Poseidon, king of the sea, was in a fight with Diana over an affair with a human named Tyronia. Tyronia lived in Troy. He had been secretly seeing Diana for over a year. Tyronia knew all about Poseidon. He took no care he existed. As revenge Poseidon drowned Tyronia. He used the waters of the sea. This enraged Diana. She was terribly filled with sorrow. After she was done grieving she wanted to get even with Poseidon. She placed no spell on him, but simply slapped him. She slapped him! He can feel how Frore the moon is. The sea starts to freeze, but Diana didn’t slap him as hard as she could, so the sea didn’t freeze all the way. The frozen water was soft, flexible, and wet, which we all call snow.

** Haley Williams and Jonathan Rios ** **__ Why Does the Sun Change Colors? __**  ** Have you ever wondered why the sun changes colors? Well we have and we’re explain to you why. ** ** This is where it all starts. Hera the queen of gods, and daughter of cronus and rhea is walking in a field when she accidently trips. A young lady, Bailey, came along and tried to help Hera up, but Hera said “no, I can get up on my own”. Since Hera was mad that she tripped the sun begins to turn orange! ** ** Hera was just arriving home, She became very exited and happy because Zues, her husband/brother made her dinner. While being so exited the sun turned yellow. One day Hera saw Zeus with another woman and she looked like Bailey the girl that tried to help Hera up! Hara assumed he was cheating on her with Bailey. Then, all of the sudden the sun began to turn orange and red! ** ** We asked “why does the sin change the colors it does”?? The reason being that it had something to do with Hera’s emotions. **

Michael Davila, Kristen Landrum 9th period Mrs.Michals 11/4/11   Battle to the Death! Long ago in the Greek acient time there once was god named Vulcan and he was the god of fire and metal. Michael came along and disliked Vulcan because he stole his power when they had dueled once before. Zeus of Mount Olympus heard that Michael was disrespecting Vulcan so Zeus came down from Mount Olympus and approached Michael and asked. “What is your problem toward Vulcan?” They got in an argument. Michael said he would kill him in a duel. So they declared war between them. They went up to Mount Olympus to ask Zeus for permission to fight at Mount Olympus. Zeus said that ever won the battle got the fairest maiden of the land, Haley. Michael was excited because he knew that if he won he would het the prettiest girl in Mount Olympus, which was Haley. The next day all of the gods got up early to see the duel between Michael and Vulcan. Michael and Vulcan dueled to death, and Michael won so he got the fairest maiden in Mount Olympus. Zeus rewards Michael with Haley the fairest maiden of all. Michael then fell in love with Haley. Since Vulcan lost now we have land fires. When he died there was a huge land fire on mount Olympus, and everyone was terrified. Now on the land of mount Olympus everyone remembers Vulcan as the god who created land fires. The End

Morgan Crosslin Ashley Rose Reading 9th  How the Sun Was Made Why is the sun yellow? Why is it like a big ball of fire? Have you ever sat down and thought about these questions? Well you’re not the only one. One day on her way from school Isabellsa hurried home so she could work on her solar system project. While she was working on it she wondered, “Why does the sun look like a big ball of flames?” Then all of a sudden Zeus appeared in her living room. When she looked up she saw him. “Who are you?” she asked. “I am the great Zeus, king of gods.” He said proudly. “Ok, soooooo why are you here?” “To answer your question on why the sun is a big ball of flames, let me tell you a story." “Well, it all began long ago in ancient Greece when Hephaestus (god of fire) and I had an argument over who should get Helen (the most beautiful women in the world, and queen of Sparta). Hephaestus offered her fire and I offered her lightning. She turned both of us down. That made our argument turn into a fight. Hephaestus used fire and I used lightning bolts. His fireball and my lightning bolt collided together and made the sun. “Now that I told you the story of how the sun was made I better get going.” “Ok, well thanks for telling me that story!” “Your welcome, well you better finish your project.” “Goodbye” Isabella said. “Bye” Zeus sayed as he waved and walked away. That night Isabella finished her project and took it to school the next day. She ended up getting an A on her project (thanks to Zeus). The End

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">ECLIPSE <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Why do solar eclipses occur, or is it just a freak accident, or is it much bigger? I’ll tell you my version. <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In Troy one afternoon, a daughter of Apollo named Annabeth was walking through the woods and came across Arthemis hunting a Drakon. Annabeth challenged her to kill the Drakon. Annabeth shot and killed the beast in one shot with her arrows. Feeling ashamed she tried to kill Annabeth for revenge. <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">But Apollo rescued Annabeth and hid her and he took his chariot up into the sky, but Arthemis flew after him. Apollo threw his bow pretending his daughter fell off. Arthemis caught up and came between Apollo and the earth, and the earth went dark which caused a solar eclipse. Apollo said to Arthemis, “My daughter fell off as we ran away.” <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">They say that every few years Arthemis checks to make sure Annabeth is truly dead. And that’s how the solar eclipse happened. That’s story, I hope you enjoyed it. Till next time.

<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">By: Elizabeth Showalter and Mikey Crouser

Shannon Rasner Reading-9 __ Why the Wind Blows __

On a cold winter day in Ancient Greece Athena, goddess of war and wisdom wakes up to find that her husband Joseph, a mortal, was gone. She was very upset that Joseph had left her alone to take care of their four year old son, Cody. When Joseph returned late one night, Athena found out that Joseph had been seeing different women. She was very mad and by the third women he went to see, Athena killed him when he tried to sneak into the house that night. Once Joseph’s best friend Achilles found out he sought revenge upon Athena. He killed Athena’s and Joseph’s son, Cody. Athena’s rage built inside her and blew a strong wind across Ancient Greece. It was said that every day and night when the wind blows Athena is thinking about what Achilles did to Cody and what Joseph did to her. The madder she gets the harder the wind blows. A myth has it that every night on the days that Athena killed Joseph and Achilles killed Cody the wind blows it’s hardest.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: right;">Brenna Lingle <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: right;">11-4-10 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: right;">9th <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Lyre <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This is the story of Ajax a mortal and Apollo god of the sun. Ajax is a foolish musician. Apollo is the god of music. This story begins with a lyre in the 1500 BC. <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Ajax is the best known in all of Sparta. Many have challenged him but failed. “I am even better than the god Apollo,” he boasted one day. “Really?”Said a man in the back of the hall. He was covered in a cloak and kept his head down. “I challenge you then.” The cloak fell off and it’s Apollo himself. “Let’s see if you speak the truth.” <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Ajax and Apollo went to Apollo’s temple; that’s where they would battle. Apollo played first with a beautiful tune that enchanted everyone. Ajax knows this trick, so he plays the same tune. The people are amazed for Ajax is better than Apollo. Apollo got angry and caused an eclipse. <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The People blamed Ajax and threw him in prison. He could no longer play the lyre and Apollo was the best again so he stopped the eclipse. Nobody speaks of what happened that day and act as if it never happened. Ajax is forgotten and left to rot in his cell. Nobody thinks themselves better than the gods ever again.

<span style="background: silver; color: #00b050; display: block; font-family: 'Snap ITC'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: right;">Grant Reel <span style="background: silver; color: #00b050; display: block; font-family: 'Snap ITC'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: right;">Hope Mitchell <span style="background: silver; color: #00b050; display: block; font-family: 'Snap ITC'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Why do Plants Grow and Die <span style="background: silver; color: #00b050; font-family: 'Snap ITC'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Demeter is the goddess of nature. She was in her garden planting when all of the sudden her friend Denise came running to Demeter. Denise tells her about some mortal named Ralph who said he is a better gardener then Demeter. <span style="background: silver; color: #00b050; font-family: 'Snap ITC'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Demeter was so angry when she heard the news! She got up from her garden and went to find Ralph. It took her two day to find Ralph. Eventually she found Ralph. Demeter said, “You think you are better than me?” Ralph replies. “I know I am!” “Put you hands were your mouth is” Demeter replies. <span style="background: silver; color: #00b050; font-family: 'Snap ITC'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">A few days later the big was about to being. It was called “Goddess vs. Mortal.” It was a fight that shouldn’t be missed. The ref was about to say go, but something bad happen to nature! <span style="background: silver; color: #00b050; font-family: 'Snap ITC'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">There was a big fire caused by Hephaestus. He was horrified by what he had done. Not as horrified as Ralph and Demeter. Demeter said,” I think I need help repairing plants.” “I think so too” says Ralph. So Demeter and Ralph put their differences behind them and rebuilt nature. That is the reason plants live a die.

Teagan Kennedy  Aphrodite’s Jealousy This is a story of how foolish Gods and humans can be when in love. This story takes place in Greek times when Aphrodite was in her youth and James was a young man. The two had a whirl wind love affair that led to a heart breaking end when Jasmyn, a peasant became innocently involved. Aphrodite met James while at a play. James saw Aphrodite in the box seat and quickly came up with an excuse to talk to her. They soon were in seprerable and were talking of marriage. Jasmyn worked in the garden at Aphrodite’s home. When James came to officially propose to Aphrodite, he realized that he should have gotten her flowers. He saw Jasmyn tending to the rosebushes and asked her to please make him a bouquet for his beloved. Jasmyn laughed at him for being so forgetful. Aphrodite was watching from her window and became more and more enraged. She stormed out into the garden and yelled and cried. She didn’t even give James time to explain. Each time she opened her mouth, a gust of wind blew out and every tear she shed flooded the beautiful garden. James was knocked over by the winds and fell into the water and was washed away. Jasmyn was sent flying through the air and was never seen again. When Aphrodite realized what she had done she was torn apart. Every time she thinks of what happened she huffs and poufs and cry’s to make a terrible thunderstorm. To this day anytime you hear of a thunderstorm, think of Aphrodite’s jealousy.

Jonathan deese 11,5,10    WHY THE WIND BLOWS One cold windy day Athena woke up and went to us the bathroom and she walked into the kicthen when she turned around and she saw a note. It was from her husband saying “I have found a new family and I went to there house. I thought about cody ower son and I put some money aside and it is only for his birthday. Then Athena went to find her husband and she huffy and puffing. She ran upstairs and graved the door to get cody but he was gone. Athena realy got mad now she went next door and saw he was there with his other family and she went in a killed everybody and then her husband tried to run but Athana couth him and killed him. Then Athana tried to find her son but he was not there eather and so she went back to the house. Athana saw another not and she graved it and went outside. She yelled cody’s name and listen realy hardbut she didn’t hear anything. Then Athana heard a voice call, “help” and she ran after the voice. She yelled “where are you?” She heard a gun shot and she ran after it. Then in a ally way she saw her husbands budys around cody and cody was died.then Athena got made at the person how killed her son. So every time she thanks about him she huffys and puffs.that is why the wind blows so hard.