Dogs Are Better Than Cats
By: Katherine Granada
I believe that dogs are better than cats because they can do lots of important things like...
Dogs are important for the blind because they can guide them to places safely, if it is crowded or quiet. The guide dogs have good memory, and lots of intelligence.
Dogs are very good at search and rescue! They can sniff someone's scent like someone’s breath or perfume to find someone and when they do, the dog will bark to alert the rescue team.
Dogs are very loyal to their owners. When they see a stranger that they don’t know, they will start to bark at them and warn their owner. Puppies and dogs like to cuddle and go out on walks! If you could train your dog well, then maybe they can be talented and do lots of tricks.
Those are my reasons why I think dogs are better than cats. They have lots of jobs and talents they can do! Would you like to own a dog?
~Rowing~
The Oars Gave Me Power, But Also Taught Me Humility.” -Barry s. strauss
In this report you will be learning about Rowing and how to play it!
Rules:
The rowers need to row their boats across a 2,000 metre lake facing backwards. The Rowing race includes the sweep event. Sweep events is when rowers hold a single oar with two hands including the pairs, fours and eights. Rowing is classified into sculling events, where rowers hold one oar in each hand. Sculling events include the single, double, quadruple and lightweight double sculls. The key to winning is how fast and athletic the athlete is!
History
Rowing had been introduced to the Olympics in 1900, after being cancelled in 1898 because of the bad weather. Only men were allowed to participate, but then in 1976 the women's events came! Yay!
How did NewZealand participate?
This year 2021, New Zealand Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler won New Zealand's first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics, after triathlete Hayden Wilde captured bronze, Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osborne winning the women's double scullers and the men's rugby sevens team gained silver. New Zealand sent their first independent team to participate in the Olympics in 1920!
In conclusion, I think rowing is a cool sport and also a great exercise. Go try it yourself! GO NZ!!!
By: Katherine Miral Granada
United States of America
Did You Know?
The USA is the fourth largest country in the world!?
It is home to some of the most famous musical artists! There are 50 stars in the US flag representing their states and 13 stripes representing the original colonies.
About USA
In 1776, the Continental Congress changed the name of their country to “United States of America” replacing the name “United Colonies.” There are no official languages in the US, but the common languages that are spoken are Spanish, Chinese, French, Tagalog and Vietnamese! There are 27 versions of their flag.
The first time the United States competed in the Olympics was in 1896 in Athens, the capital of Greece. They participated in the Olympic games 28 times! (including the 2020, Tokyo event.) So far, the US has won 1024 gold medals, 795 silver medals, and 709 bronze medals!! Between 1896 and 2020. That’s a lot! The USA is the most successful country in the history of the Olympics.
This year, the USA has won 64 Medals. Team USA has 613 members this year, 193 are returning olympians, and 104 are olympian medalists.
Thank you for reading my report. I hope you’ve learnt something :) Try visiting the USA because they have lots of famous places like NASA, Hollywood, New York, and Disney!!
