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Whose turn is it?
Layla Jioussy If you are ever playing ping pong recreationally, you probably know this situation. Me, my sister, and my dad play ping pong together a lot and it always runs smoothly until we finish a point and someone asks: “Wait… Whose turn is it?” Then we all start trying to remember who served last,…
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Imagination In Animation
Layla Jioussy Hello everyone, today I wanted to tell you all about how my animation journey started. Before I tell you about my first project, let me explain how I got the opportunity to do this in the first place, through ROPEs. ROPEs is a year long project where eighth graders in a program get…
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Ban Private Schools: Yes or No?
Layla Jioussy Imagine you are ten years old. You wake up for school, eat your breakfast, and get on the school bus, just like every other kid in the street. But one kid on your street doesn’t take the bus. On the way to school, you see him get dropped off in an SUV at…
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All about Donuts
Layla Jioussy Do you like donuts? Well I do, and in this post, I am going to be telling you all about them. I will tell you about their history, some facts about donuts and some other topics about this delicious treat. Let’s start off with the history of donuts. It is challenging to determine…
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Jokes & Facts
Layla Jioussy 10 Not Really Funny Jokes: Q: Why did the math book look sad? A: Because it had too many problems! Q: What did one wall say to the other wall? A: “I’ll meet you at the corner!” Q: Why did the tomato turn red? A: Because it saw the salad dressing! Q: Why…
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Tuck Everlasting
Layla Jioussy Natalie Babbitt, is the author of the fiction work Tuck Everlasting. This post provides an overview of Tuck Everlasting and some background information about the author, Natalie Babbitt. Natalie Babbitt was born in Dayton, Ohio. She wrote very popular books including, Tuck Everlasting (1975). This children’s novel is one of the most well-known work of…
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Rock Climbing
Layla Jioussy Rock climbing is a fun sport. I have some experience with it and in this post, let me tell you all about my journey through it. Before we get started, let me tell you something. If you know nothing about rock climbing, well, no worries, I’m going to explain a little bit about…
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Oranges
Layla Jioussy There are many types of oranges, more than 400! But, in this post, I am going to be sharing with you guys the 10 main types. The 10 main types of oranges are the Navel Orange, Blood Orange, Tangerine, Acid-Less, Mandarin, Seville Orange, Bergamot Orange, Clementine, Trifoliate, and finally, the Cara Cara Navel.…
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New From Here
Layla Jioussy New From Here is a book in the fiction genre that is written by the author, Kelly Yang. This post is a summary of the book New From Here and a little bit about the author, Kelly Yang. Kelly Yang is an Asian American writer who is a graduate of UC Berkley. She…
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iPhone Photography
Layla Jioussy In school, we did a semester long project called Passion Projects where each person chose a project that they wanted to work on for the semester, I chose iPhone Photography. In this post, I wanted to share with you guys a little bit about my project journey. In school, my teachers introduced us…
