Spending too much time in the sun can lead to sunburn, dehydration, and even skin cancer. One way to help prevent these problems is to make surer that you wear sunscreen whenever you are outside. It is also a good idea to avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day, between 11 am and 2 PM.

Beagles are medium-sized members of the hound family. Beagles generally make goods pets because they are intelligent, good natured, and good with children, Beagles are also quite playful and need a great deal of excercise.

Today more people are connected to the internet than ever before, not only at home, but also on mobile decivices such as smartphones and tablets. Many of these people now get their news from the internet rather than reading newspapers. As consequence, many newspapers have gone out of business.

Did you know that not all deserts are hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long winters when the temperatures can reach below freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

Edison's first invention was the electric vote counter. Although it worked well, few people wanted to buy it, so the invention was condered a failure. After that, Edison decided he would only invent things that he was sure people would want.

Kari sat by herself at lunch, again. As she ate her sandwich, she watched the girls at a nerby table talking and laughing. For the millionth time she though about her friends back in Topeka and wished her family had not moved.

"Who ever took the ring must have done it between 1:14 and 1:33. That rules out Mr. Carson, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Patmore." Mr. Crawly could not believe what he was hearing. "That only leaves...Mr. Bates, but surely it couldn't be him!"

It was so very cold. John's jacket was thread-bare and his boots were hardly holding together. Already 37 soldiers had died and more were getting sick everyday. He hoped General Washington was righ tabout supploes getting to the camp soon.

You must make sure that you use dry wood to start your fire. Begin by placing a ball of newspaper in the center of your fire pit. Then surround the paper with small sticks, which are called kindling. When you are ready to light your fire, ask an adult to help.

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. She had long dark hair, fair skin, and lips as read as roses. The princess lived in a castle with her father, the king, and her evil stepmother, the queen.

"You're such a freak."Bryon said with a sneer. "Where do you even buy clothes like that?" Emmy knew she shouldn't do it, but she just couldn't take Bryon's teasing anymore. She pointed her finger at Bryon. "Transforma!" she said, and turned him into a goat.

To make spaghetti sauce, you first need to heat olive oil, an onion, and garlic in a pot on the stove. Then you pour in things like chicken broth, tomato sauce, sugar, oregano, and other ingredients. For really good sauce, you simmer it for 1-4 hours. After that, you can enjoy your delicious spaghetti sauce on your favorite noodles!

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Learning how to ride a horse comes with a lot of benefits. For one thing. It helps people learn better balance and coordination. It also helps you to continue to learn, which can improve your memory. A lot of people feel a special connection to their horses and that connection helps them when they feel stressed. Learning to ride a horse can be very beneficial for people looking for these things.

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The second product sold by Chef Boyardee was similar to what it is today. However, there were still differences. It included parmesan cheese, a box of spaghetti, and a jar of spaghetti sauce. These were all in separate containers. All of it was held together by plastic wrap, instead of the modern version where it is all in a can.

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Soccer has actually developed relatively quickly over the past 100 years. In fact, the first world cup was held in 1930. The World Cup is a soccer tournament every 4 years that deciddes who is the world champion of soccer. There is first a series of games that eliminates some of the teams. In the end, the World Cup is made up of 32 teams and narrowed down to the world champion after a series of games.

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Charlie read on the stairs, in class, in his room, and even upside down on the playground. He loved reading so much, he had to figure out a way to read nonstop. After a few days, he came to school and everyone knew he had done it. Charlie had Built a helmet with a string that held his favorite book in front of his face. Now he could always read, no matter what he was doing.

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Kim had gone through her closet with her mom over the weekend.  She remembered a new girl at school who always seemed to wear the same pants over and over.  Kim wondered what she could do with the clothes.  She handed the new girl a bag as she passed her in the hallway.

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There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each aisle.  She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile.  I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do.  Come to find out, I dropped some money and she was trying to return it to me.

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Jim was stacking boxes at work.  There was a certain height he had to reach.  He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top.  Bill happened to see Jim struggling and came to his rescue, since he was a foot taller.

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Susie was waiting for Tina to arrive in the crowded lunch room.  She looked through the crowd to see if she could spot Tina from afar.  Tina was standing in an area all by herself.  She had a perplexed look on her face, as there were no other seats available.  Thankfully, Susie had saved her a seat, and all was well.

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During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision. What is the theme?

Anthony was making a snowman in his front yard. He wanted to make the tallest snowman ever. "Making the tallest snowman ever is hard," he thought to himself. As Anthony rolled the snow around to form huge spheres, Justin was watching him from the bushes. Justin had plans too, only his plans involved karate kicking Anthony's very tall snowman. Justin figured that no snowman deserved to be as tall as Anthony's. Justin stretched in preparation for his attack.

Sid saw the ball floating through the air. He knew it was coming to him. He positioned himself where he thought it was going to land. Then a large cloud moved in the sky. The sun blazed and Sid couldn't see anything. "Thump!" the ball landed right in front of Sid. Coach yelled across the field, "Pick it up, Sid! Throw it to second." Sid couldn't see the ball in front of him. All he could see were spots. The coach threw his hat on the ground and continued to yell, "Pick it up, Sid!"

The stage was bordered with colorful lights but otherwise dark, yet in the center was a single spotlight, and in the center of that was microphone stand. I slowly walked across the stage with my hands by my side. The crowd murmured. I grabbed the microphone from the stand and cleared my throat. Then I held it a few inches from my face and said, "Greetings, my fellow Thunderhawks. Are you ready to get excited for the pep rally?" One guy clapped slowly.

Daniel was nervous about going to Patricia's birthday party. He was afraid that he wouldn't know anyone but Patricia, and she would be so busy with her guests. "Mom, I don't want to go to the party." Daniel's mother furrowed her brow and said, "Daniel, we already told her we'd be there. We bought her a present. We have to go and give it to her." Daniel shook his head. He still didn't want to go. His mom put her hand on his shoulder.

Some dark night Shelly said, “I hate squirrels,” but really she loved them. Carol said, “They smell,” but really, she loved them too. Both of them thought that squirrels were pretty cute.

Corey looked out the window and sighed. This was the third weekend in a row that the weather forecaster had predicted rain, and it looked like he was correct in his prediction. It was raining cats and dogs outside his window.

Corey was okay with rainy days happening during the week, when he was just sitting in a classroom anyway. In his opinion, though, a rainy Saturday was a waste of a perfectly-good weekend day.

“There’s no way that we are going to have our soccer game this morning,” Corey told his mom.

Just then, his mom’s cell phone buzzed, indicating a message had been received. She glanced at her phone and frowned. “Yep, no soccer game again this week.”

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Paige felt someone shaking her shoulder.

“What?!” she barked, refusing to open her eyes or move.

“I know it’s Spring Break, but you can’t sleep the whole

morning away. It’s already 9 o’clock. Come out to the kitchen and eat your breakfast after you get dressed,” Mom instructed.

A few minutes later, when Paige entered the kitchen, she still looked like a walking zombie. She opened the cupboard door that held the cereal, and scanned the shelf. “What happened to the Lucky Charms?” she roared.

“Your brother just finished them up this morning,” Mom answered. Paige slammed the door shut. “I’m not eating then.”

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Dear Dad,

Congratulations on completing your first marathon! I know you set this goal a long time ago, and you worked really hard to achieve it. You have shown me that if I work hard, I can achieve my goals, too!

-Kaleb

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Dear Makenna,

We have cheerleading tryouts at my school next week. I’m pretty sure I’ll make the team. I have been practicing my jumps, and my ten years of gymnastics classes should help me stand out. Plus, you know me and my loud voice!

-Mandie

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Dear Paul,

I know I told you that I would go bungee jumping with you next week when I see you. However, I changed my mind. I’m just not brave enough to jump off the platform. I keep having nightmares about my harness breaking.

-Brady

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