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Don’t Give Up!
Don't Give Up! When things don’t turn out right on the first try, it’s easy to give up. But usually, it’s wrong. So why are we tempted to give up so quickly? Perhaps it’s because we’re afraid that we might embarrass ourselves if we tried hard but didn’t succeed....
Hard Work Pays Off!
Hard Work Pays Off! Do you want to be successful in school, and just about anyplace else, for that matter? If you do, it’s important to remember that hard work pays off. American educator Booker T. Washington said, “Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having...
The Milky Way: Our Home Galaxy…
The Milky Way: Our Home Galaxy...Galaxies are huge collections of stars that are held together by gravity, which is the very same force that keeps you from flying off the face of the Earth. Our Sun is a star, like the ones you see twinkling overhead at night. The Sun,...
Walt Disney: He Built a Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney: He Built a Magic Kingdom!From the time he was a child, Walt Disney loved to draw. At first, he wanted to draw cartoons for newspapers, but as a young man, he discovered his love of animation, so he started making short cartoon movies in his hometown,...
Albert Einstein and His Famous Formula
Albert Einstein and His Famous Formula...In 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in America where he soon began work at Princeton University. Einstein was the greatest scientist of the 20th century and one of the greatest scientists of all time. He came up with many new...
Rosa Parks Made a Difference
Rosa Parks: She Made a DifferenceRosa Parks was a true hero of the American civil rights movement. She became famous for a bus ride she took in 1955. Today, her statue stands in the United States Capitol. And, she's recognized as a genuine American hero....
Abraham Lincoln: A Great President and a Great Man
Abraham Lincoln: A Great President and a Great ManAbraham Lincoln was the United States president during the Civil War, and he guided the Union forces to victory, thus ending slavery in America. He was an amazing man and an amazing leader. Abe Lincoln was born in a...
Mars: Our Next-door Neighbor in the Solar System
Mars: Our Next-Door Neighbor in the Solar System Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and Mars is the fourth. The gravity on Mars is about 37% Earth's gravity. This means if you were standing on Mars you could jump almost three times as high as you can jump on...