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Lina 6A Mennatullah Mohamed 6C Yousef Radwan 6A Mohamed Menyawy 6C Mohamed Abd-Nabi

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“Keep your head up, forge forward fee- sabeel-illah, keep praying, learning, thinking, following your dreams, and loving the people in your life. It’s all worth it, it all matters and makes a dif- ference. Every single thing you do is meaningful, even when you don’t see it. You are my brothers, my sisters, my heroes.” – Wael Abdelgawad 105

Mohamed Ramadan 6C Sohaila Osma 6C Ali Elbarbari 6C Ganna 6C Ali Ahmed 6C Ziad Bahy 6C Mahmod Mohamed 6C

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Stories Alien Abduction Stories Proof of Alien Abduction thing that I saw was a strange man. I fought him with all the strength I had, and he was fighting back with something that was taking my breath. Each time that I fought, he Alien abduction stories relate the incidences of non-human would give me another dose of his weapon. I don't know if creatures kidnapping people on Earth. Most abduction sto- it was some type of gun, or some type of inhalant. I lost the ries tell incidents of aliens forcing people to have a medical battle and once again my vision went black, then I heard examination. Some stories bear reference to aliens warning two male voices. One said that it's not her time, and then people on Earth about dangers in the future. Others speak of the other one said that he just wanted to talk to me. He asks the abducted people having a relatively pleasant abduction me what was wrong. I told him that I had been worried experience claiming to have suffered no harm. There have about our finances. I told him that I was worried about my been a lot of stories and pictures and videos proving alien kids when they came home from school. He told me that I abductions. First about aliens, I don’t get it why a lot of could be back when the kids came home from school, and people don’t believe in aliens. Okay look aliens don’t have to explained to me about the people who had abducted me and look exactly or even close to what the internet shows us but the reasons why they did it. I can't remember any of the they can exist but we don’t quite know what they are or reasons or what they wanted from me. He went into my what they do or where are they. They don’t have to live on future, prepared me for divorce that was going to happen, mars, they don’t have to have 5 eyes and 3 arms and they and for my rough emotional periods of time. He told me don’t have to be green, but that doesn’t mean they don’t that my kids would be alright. I told him that I was afraid exist. Like UFOs they exist but no one exactly knows what that I couldn't do it. He told me that I could and that I they are. I will give you the first story about the man who would, and assured me that I would make it through it all. I had claimed to see an alien abduction: don't remember what he looked like, his voice was soft and “It was a beautiful sunny day in the month of March. It very patient letting me know what was happening and what was a Friday and I had gotten home from work at noon. I would happen, preparing me for the future. When I came was working two part-time jobs, one in the morning and the to, back to the abductor, he was working with me to get me other, later in the evening. I went to the bedroom, changed breathing again. He said that he thought that he had killed clothes, and put on a faded pair of jeans and a peasant style me. blouse. I had been upset over my job situation. I had gotten When I was stable I was taken and seated in a rounded laid off a couple of months ago, and had been worried about room with seats that appeared to be some type of aircraft. A our finances. I had been doing a lot of praying and had also few people were seated and they were bringing in more peo- been crying. I went into the kitchen and sat down at the ple. I looked around me at the people; they were all adults, table and ate a sandwich. While I was sitting there I felt like men and women. A woman, to whom I thought was a little someone was watching me from the ceiling. I looked up at the ceiling, and then thought that I was being ridiculous. My husband called and I talked to him for a few minutes, he was on his lunch hour. I went into the living room, laid down on the couch and continued thinking about our fi- nances. I sat up and looked at the clock and it was 1.15, I decided to wash some glasses in the sink in the kitchen. I rose up off the couch and something strong like a huge magnet pulled me down to the other end of the couch, and laid me down on the couch. I started trying to get loose fighting with my arms and legs. Everything went black and I heard a shrill noise that sounded like a power drill. The first 108

younger than me, was sitting near me. She was so afraid and when was becoming hysterical. I already knew that it wouldn't do any good to get upset. She started telling me something about her baby. Everyone else was quiet; a man sitting a ways over from me had tears in his eyes. We traveled somewhere, to a place that I thought was some type of home-base or landing airport. As we were taken from the air- craft a man came up to me, he had a microphone like a news reporter. He asked me what I thought was going on. I told him that I didn't know, and that all I cared about was making it back, and that I cared about my family, and that they were the most important thing in the world to me. We were taken into a room that looked like the inside of an airport. I think it was under- ground. I could hear planes flying over. Some workers were sit- ting against the wall observing everyone. I think that they were tion. I was so dizzy I went for medical help. It took the playing some sort of a board game. I started shaking, my whole Doctor quite a while to find out that my ear was infected body as if I were in shock. Some workers came and took care of and making me dizzy. It did not do me any good to tell me. I don't know how or what they gave me. I waited until anyone what had happened; they would just give me a someone took me into another room for an interview. I was laid pitiful look like I was sick or had lost it. My husband down and hooked up to some sort of machines. I was asked would say that I just thought that it had all happened. I questions like some sort of character test, medical testing and would put him through a lot of long sessions just listening stress levels. to me. No one believed me and I felt like I was alone Next, I was taken into a locker room where all the women were and I was scared. I thought that if they could see me to given white terry cloth robes, and we were put in a line up where abduct me, then they could still see me. As time went on, I felt like we were being judged from behind a window when we I had a lot of problems from it. I fell into a depression. went back to the locker room. I showered and washed my hair. A They later, in a couple of years I started living a normal female worker handed me a strapless bra over the door, and black life again. Happy, and loved by my family dearly. 7 years spaghetti strap dress and black heels. I put it all on and was taken later I went through a divorce, and then I learned to live a to the beauty salon. A girl fixed my hair and make-up. I tried to single life. As the years passed I would bring up by abduc- find out what this was all about but she said that she couldn't tion every now and then. I was surprised when people discuss it with me. I was then taken to a stairway that led to a started looking at me with interest instead of the looks of room going downward. I started down then stopped half way to crazy. My dream is that I may find the other men and look around. The room had tables and chairs sitting around the women that this has happened to. My greatest dream is to room. To my left, next to the stairs was a man sitting at a ta- find my partner man and the other people that I talked to ble. He looked up at me and came to meet me at the bottom of while I was there. I think that I was abducted and taken to the stairs. He took me to his table and we sat down. I asked him a place somewhere in Colorado. I don’t know what the if he knew what this was all about. He said that he didn't know. reason was or why we were chosen and placed with male I asked if they could see or hear us, and he looked around and and female partners. This was an experience that turned said that he didn't know, but that they probably could. We my world upside down, caused nightmares, a lot of hyper talked. He told me that we should not give them any trouble and ventilating, and many problems. Yet, I have always felt to do as they asked. I don’t remember his name or where he was like it was an honor to have been chosen and that it was from. I thought that his last name was the name of a color. all good, nothing evil about it. Anyone who has had the I was taken back into the medical room. They put a device into experience would have had a lot of emotional trauma my right ear and I think in my neck for tracking and communi- resultant from it, and would most definitely be aware of cation. The device makes a shrill noise in my ear. I was told that it.” I had been chosen, that someone had picked me, and my partner Okay so now we got a story and evidence what is left. All man. Which I don't know why, but I felt like he was to be my that is left is for people to give themselves a chance to partner in whatever they wanted with us. The abductor told me explore read. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” aliens that I would forget everything that had happened and that it might and might not exist we don’t know. You can’t al- didn't matter if I told anyone or not, that they wouldn't believe ways be right or wrong. Some scientists say (AKA: NASA) me. He told me that it was time to board the craft, so I thanked that they sent a devise on mars to videotape what is hap- him and told him goodbye. He told me that I would meet my pening there and they said that it caught aliens on tape. partner man and that I would know him, because the same thing So it may be true. So do you believe in alien abductions? had happened to him. We boarded the craft and I sat with my Well actually you don’t have to but all you need to know partner man. When it was time for me to be put back, he hugged is that there are some very fishy things happening in this me goodbye and whispered in to me ear that he would find me. world so don’t doubt believing in most of these stuff. At 3.15pm I came back on my couch with a jolt. I began trying source http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2009/03/alien- to piece it together, and in the next few days I could hardly func- abduction-stephenville-texas.htm Life Lesson Don’t judge a book by its cover. 109

Stories War of the World MARY CELESTE Life was safe and peaceful but it didn’t continue On our travel from being in that safety. A spaceship pervaded the New York City to Gi- Earth. Aliens came to earth to take people and en- braltar through the dangered animals to their planet. Tribes of space- Atlantic Ocean, as ships came. Nobody got out from their houses for were exporting things, 1 month. These aliens could do anything to take a very tough any human being, so they started to damage storm occurred with houses, stores and many other things. crushing rains. We thought that we These aliens looked very weird and scary; they had brown were going to die. bodies, long ears, green heads, and three huge eyes. Our crew was led People were very frightened, and they were always by the captain, the looking from their window getting in touch with captain of (Dei what’s happening. They couldn’t sleep. Some of Gratia). We went them planned to escape but they didn’t, because inside quickly. After a few hours the they knew that aliens may see them. storm calmed down and the rain At night while they were sleeping, people decided stopped abruptly. A ship suddenly appeared. to assemble in one place. They needed to manu- We signaled to this ship but it didn't re- facture weapons to scare them. They didn’t sleep spond, so the captain and I took the boat until they had it done. In the morning they started and sailed to the ship. the battle between the aliens and the human be- When we went boarded this ship, that was ings and ended up with the aliens’ way out. The called The Mary Celeste, I screamed Oh my earth became safe again and everyone was happy. goodness. This mainly was for two things. Yasmin Mansor The first thing, which was the weirdest, and freaked me out the most was that this ship, The Mary Celeste, was dry as a bone after that immense storm and rain. The second thing was that the ship had half eaten breakfast and too many other strange things. I wonder, what happened to the captain and the crew? This question will be unanswered till we find one of them. 110

Stories Strange things ( true story ) Nicolai By: Youssef Eid – Y6A This guy was driving his car from Mut to Kon Ombo. He decided not to take the new expressway. The inevitable happened and when he reached the Kharga his car broke down. He was stranded, miles from no- where. He started walking on the side of the road, hoping to see a car to help. The sun disappeared and the moon ap- peared. It was dark and rainy so, he got wet and started shivering. He waited but no car appeared. Suddenly, he saw a car coming towards him. It slowed A man called Nicolai was travelling down and then stopped next to him, from England to France. He saw a huge without thinking, the back door building, it was a tavern. opened so he jumped in and sat at the back. The weather was extremely cold and rainy so he decided to stay in the hotel He leaned forward to thank the person until the weather got better. who had saved him, but there wasn’t anybody behind the steering wheel. There were many people sitting around There was no one in the front seat a fire place. He wanted to sit, but there and there wasn’t a sound. wasn’t any room, not even an insect couldn't sit. The car started to move slowly. He looked at the road ahead and saw a U- \"I want some meat and eggs to feed my turn coming. He was afraid and didn’t horse, she really likes them,\" the travel- know what to do. He started to pray. ler told the waiter. Begging the Lord to save his life. Be- fore smashing into the oncoming When the waiter went to the horse, eve- rocks, he saw, what look, a hand appear ryone ran out to see the amazing crea- through the window, moved the steer- ture. The waiter put the food in front ing wheel. The car made the U-turn of the horse. They all waited until it safely and continued. ate, but it didn’t. They decided they had had enough and went back to go The guy saw a light . Gathering back inside to sit. When they got back his courage he wrenches open the door in, they found the traveller sitting in of the silent, slowly moving the first row warming him self by a car, scrambles out and runs as hard as warm open fire laughing so, they all he could towards the lights. It was a laughed. small town …….. Don’t believe every story that you hear. Be careful who you accept a ride from. By : Youssef EID 111 .

Stories Max Lucado (In the Eye of the Storm) “You were right,” they himself let alone his quadru- The Old Man and the White Horse said. “You proved you were ped. So it happened that when right. The dozen horses were he took his mare to market , no Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Al- not a blessing. They were a one bought it. , so the people though poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful curse. Your only son has bro- in the markets went home and white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like ken both his legs, and now in took their wares. Tom was this had never been seen before – such was its splendor, its your old age you have no one afraid, so he took his mare and majesty, its strength. to help you. Now you are went out of the village. poorer than ever.” People offered fabulous prices for the steed, but the old man always refused. “This horse is not a horse to me,” he would The old man spoke It was nearly sun set, and he tell them. “It is a person. How could you sell a person? He is again. “You people are ob- was tired and he was as thirsty a friend, not a possession. How could you sell a friend.” The sessed with judging. Don’t go as his mare. They kept going man was poor and the temptation was great. But he never so far. Say only that my son until they saw a lake, a lake sold the horse. broke his legs. Who knows if it that reflected the brilliant light is a blessing or a curse? No of the moon, making a star One morning he found that the horse was not in his stable. All one knows. We only have a shape in the sky. They went the village came to see him. “You old fool,” they scoffed, “we fragment. Life comes in frag- there and drank water. His told you that someone would steal your horse. We warned you ments.” mare was tired so she didn’t that you would be robbed. You are so poor. How could you move. Tom encouraged her ever protect such a valuable animal? It would have been bet- It so happened that a few and said “I will walk with you, ter to have sold him. You could have gotten whatever price weeks later the country en- alternatively I can go alone,” you wanted. No amount would have been to high. Now the gaged in war against a she didn’t listen and went into horse is gone and you’ve been cursed with misfortune.” neighboring country. All the a deep asleep. He too had to young men of the village were sleep, so he slept all the night The old man responded, “Don’t speak too quickly. Say only required to join the army. Only until morning. that the horse is not in the stable. That is all we know; the rest the son of the old man was is judgment. If I’ve been cursed or not, how can you know? excluded, because he was How can you judge?” injured. Once again the people In the morning, they were gathered around the old man, strong enough to complete The people contested, “Don’t make us out to be fools! We may crying and screaming because their journey. They kept going not be philosophers, but great philosophy is not needed. The their sons had been until they entered the Dark simple fact that your horse is gone is a curse.” taken. There was little chance Forest. It was as dark as night, that they would return. The so many people think that it’s a The old man spoke again. “All I know is that the stable is enemy was strong, and the war permanently eclipse. People empty, and the horse is gone. The rest I don’t know. Whether would be a losing strug- told stories about people who it be a curse or a blessing, I can’t say. All we can see is a gle. They would never see went and never returned. While fragment. Who can say what will come next?” their sons again. they were going, they heard dogs’ barking. They were The people of the village laughed. They thought that the man “You were right, old man,” afraid so they ran until they was crazy. They had always thought he was a fool; if he was- They wept. “God knows you bumped into two people. They n’t, he would have sold the horse and lived off the money. But were right. This proves were two children with a dog instead, he was a poor woodcutter, and old man still cutting it. Your son’s accident was a called Alvin. firewood and dragging it out of the forest and selling it. He blessing. His legs may be lived hand to mouth in the misery of poverty. Now he had broken, but at least he is with “I’m Jack and he is Sam,” Jack proven that he was, indeed, a fool. you. Our sons are gone for- murmured. They kept travel- ever.” ling together with the barking of After fifteen days, the horse returned. He hadn’t been stolen; the dogs getting every closer. he had run away into the forest. Not only had he returned, he The old man spoke again. “It “Quiet , listen!” Sam replied. had brought a dozen wild horses with him. Once again, the is impossible to talk with “They are catching up, RUN!!!. village people gathered around the woodcutter and you. You always draw conclu- spoke. “Old man, you were right and we were wrong. What sions. No one knows. Say Little did they know that a pack we thought was a curse was a blessing. Please forgive us.” only this. Your sons had to go of wolves of death were hast- to war, and mine did not. No ing as quick as a cheetah to- The man responded, “Once again, you go too far. Say only one knows if it is a blessing or wards them. The farmer’s mare that the horse is back. State only that a dozen horses returned a curse. No one is wise was the first to be caught by with him, but don’t judge. How do you know if this is a blessing enough to know. Only God the dogs. They ripped the or not? You see only a fragment. Unless you know the whole knows.” horse to pieces . Alvin, the dog story, how can you judge? You read only one page of a suddenly went missing, as they book. Can you judge the whole book? You read only one word three ran without looking be- of one phrase. Can you understand the entire phrase?” A strange encounter hind them, but they didn’t stop and kept going until they en- “Life is so vast, yet you judge all of life with one page or one With the light of the dawn, an tered a cave and they didn’t word. All you have is one fragment! Don’t say that this is a old man wakes up. His name is stop, they kept going on. The blessing. No one knows. I am content with what I know. I am Tom. He is a very poor man young children were puffing as not perturbed by what I don’t.” who has a brownish mare. hard as the old man. The old Everyday he goes with his man was sad for his mare. “Maybe the old man is right,” they said to one another. So they mare to chop down trees and They slept there until the sun’s said little. But down deep, they knew he was wrong. They sell it. It is a very tough job but rays woke them up. knew it was a blessing. Twelve wild horses had re- Tom is a very determined man. turned. With a little work, the animals could be broken and One day, he heard about a With the sparkle of sunlight, no trained and sold for much money. market that was selling mares one came out from the cave. and old horses. He didn’t want People say that they died from The old man had a son, an only son. The young man began to to sell his mare because it was hunger also some people say break the wild horses. After a few days, he fell from one of the his only means of transport that the dogs caught them. No horses and broke both legs. Once again the villagers gathered and his best friend too but one knows and it will be a around the old man and cast their judgments. what could he do. There was mystery until it has finally been barely enough food to feed solved. –Omar M. 6C 112

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Interesting facts for that quiet moment. Here are 25 interesting Joanna Pitman, On Blondes ate a spoonful of his own excrement. (Bloomsbury, 2003) , 26. He wrote praises to God for his gen- facts taken from 1001 erosity in giving man such an impor- fact that will scare the 8 FACT : In 336 B.C., King Philip II of tant and useful remedy. } The Un- mentionable World of Human Waste Macedonia was murdered by a ser- %^$& out of you. The vant just as he was about to launch and Why It Matters (St. Martin' s an invasion of Persia. Some histori- Press, 2008) . ultimate bathroom ans suspect that the assassination reader. was a conspiracy orchestrated by 14 FACT : Vikings sent eighty Philip's own son, Alexander The \"dragon ships\" outfitted with 1 0 0 soldiers each, in a single raid on Brit- Great, so he could lead the Macedo- 1 FACT : Ancient Romans used hu- nians to victory instead of his father. ain around the year 1000. The King of man urine as an ingredient in their And so he could change his name England usually asked for a red shirt toothpaste. (At least it wasn't pig from \"Alexander The just Average, \" when he saw an enemy ship ap- urine. That would be disgusting.) The which was given to him by his father. proaching, so that if he Origins of Everyday Things (Firefly Thorn Burnett, Conspiracy Encyclo- was wounded in battle and bled, his Books, 2003) . pedia: The Encyclopedia of Conspir- men would not notice. When he saw acy Theories (Franz Steiner Verlag, the eighty Vikings ships coming, how- 2 FACT : Cruel treatment of slaves 2006) . ever, the King asked for his brown was forbidden in ancient Babylon by pants.) Isaac Asimov, ed., Isaac Asi- the Code of Hammu-rabi, but the 9 FACT : Ancient Egyptian court re- mov's Book of Facts (Hastings code also commanded that slaves be cords dating to 1 500 B.C. include the House,1 979) . branded n the forehead and forbidden world's oldest recorded death sen- to hide their mark. Isaac Asimov's tence. A teenaged male convicted of 15 FACT : In 1014 , the original Lon- Book of Facts (Hastings House, 1 \"magic\" was ordered to kill himself by don Bridge was destroyed by Saxons, 979) . either poison or stabbing. Extraordi- who rowed warships up the river nary Endings of Practically Everything Thames, attached cables 3 FACT : When a body was mummi- and Everybody (New York: Harper & to the bridge, and pulled it down as fied in Ancient Egypt, the brain was Row, 1 989) . they rowed away. What Are the 100 1 removed through the nostrils, and Most Intriguing Questions Asked on other organs were stored in jars. Only 10 FACT : The Classic Mayan civili- the Internet? (Emeryville, CA: Ask the heart was left in the corpse. A. zation thrived for over 600 years be- Jeeves Inc., 2000) . Lucas and John Richard Harris, An- fore collapsing abruptly in the ninth cient Egyptian Materials and Indus- century. The cause of their extinction 16 FACT : King John of England died tries, 4th ed. (Courier Dover Publica- is unknown, and still debated today, in 1216 from overeating. Geoff Tib- tions, 1999) . more than 1,100 years later. The Lost balls, ed. , The Ultimate Lists Book Sagas of Conquerors, Castaways, (Carlton Books, Bristol, 1 998) . 4 FACT Ancient Egyptians stuffed and Scoundrels (Franklin Lakes, N]: moldy bread inside wounds to treat New Page Books, 2009) . 17 FACT : During the bloody thirty- infections. : Plants Affecting Human eight-year reign of Henry VIII ( 1 509- Health, 2nd ed. (John Wiley & Sons, 1 1 FACT : Poor Aztec peasants 1 547) , an estimated 57,000 to 2003) , 557. picked lice from their bodies and of- 72,000 English subjects lost their fered that to the king when they had heads. They never found them, ei- 5 FACT : A father in early Rome no gold to give. Even the Aztecs ther. ) Julia Layton, \"Top 1 0 Heads could legally sellany family member knew that gifts that you make are so That Rolled During the Reign of into slavery. The Language and Life much more thoughtful than others. Henry VIII, \" HowStuffWorks.com, of Ancient Rome, 2nd ed.(Routledge, } Bruce Felton and Mark Fowler, Fel- 2000) , 62. ton & Fowler's More Best, Worst, and 18 FACT : In 1 5 1 7 , Spanish mis- Most Unusual (New York: Thomas Y. sionary Bartolome de Las Casas, 6 FACT : In early Rome, a father Crowell Company, 1 976) . disgusted by the enslavement of Na- could legally execute any member of tive Americans by Spanish colonizers, his household. The Language and 12 FACT : Russia was founded i n the suggested bringing Africans to the Life of Ancient Rome, 2nd ed. ninth century b y Vikings traveling New World as slaves instead. De Las (Routledge, 2000) , 62. between Scandinavia and the Byzan- Casas also suggested that Spain start tine Empire; the nation began as its own Inquisition and send its Ar- 7 FACT : When blonde hair became essentially a byproduct of their slave mada to invade England. Then they fashionable in ancient Rome, thou- raids. \"Slavery,\" Encyclopedia Britan- shot him before he could make any sands of Nordic blondes were cap- nica, 15th ed. other suggestions. } David Wallechin- tured or slain by Roman soldiers so sky and Irving Wallace, The People' s that their hair could be used for wigs. 13 FACT : Every day, Martin Luther Almanac #2 (New York: Bantam 114

Interesting facts for that quiet moment. Books, 1 978) . were slaughtered. Book of Facts ever, the Army dismissed the state- (Hastings House, 1 979) . } \"Beziers,\" ment, claiming the flying saucer was 19 FACT : Roughly 1-10 million France And Beyond, a misidentified weather balloon. slaves were kidnapped from Africa FACT : Since 1947 , the U . S . gov- and brought to the Americas. ) David ernment has changed its explanation Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace, The 25 FACT : When red precipitation fell of the Roswell crash four times. It People' s Almanac #2 (New York: on Paris on Easter Sunday in 582, remains one of the most a controver- Bantam Books, 1 978) . > \"Slavery,\" terrified French believed that it was sial, highly publicized UFO incidents Encyclop<Łdia Britannica, 1 5th ed. raining blood, a sign of divine in history. displeasure. Theories suggest that FACT : Pine Bush, New Yark is 20 FACT : In the process of divorcing the \"rain\" was red sand particles known as the UFO capital of the East Catherine of Aragon and marrying stirred by strong windstorms in the Coast, as many residents believe that Anne Boleyn, his mistress, Henry VIII Sahara and blown across the Medi- extraterrestrials have been frequent- ordered the beheadings of many who terranean Sea into Europe. Freaks of ing their town for the last decade. A questioned his motives, including the Storm: From Flying Cows to support group was founded there in political leaders, high-ranking church Stealing Thunder, the World's Strang- 1993 for locals who believe they've officials, two of his six wives, and est True Weather Stories (Thunder's had encounters with these aliens. countless members of his royal court. Mouth Press, 2005) . FACT : Ten percent of Americans \"Top 1 0 Heads That Rolled During claim they have seen a ghost. the Reign of Henry VIII, \" FACT : Guests at the Myrtles Planta- HowStuffWorks.com, FACT : It is illegal for a cab in London tion in St. Francisville, Louisiana to carry rabid dogs or corpses . should be prepared to see ghosts, a 2 1 FACT : St. Edmund the Martyr, FACT : All males fourteen years or piano that plays itself, an oil portrait King of East Anglia, was killed by the older are to perform longbow practice that becomes Vikings in 869 after they defeated his for two hours each day in England. animated, and other unexplained army. According to legend, Edmund's FACT : An Australian writer was sen- phenomena. The bed and breakfast is executioners either \"spread-eagled\" tenced to three years in a Thai prison among America's most haunted him, prying open his ribs and expos- and experienced \"unspeakable suffer- houses. ing his still-breathing lungs, or ing\" because of a few lines in his FACT : The Tower of London is said whipped him, shot him with arrows, selfpublished novel that were deemed to be full of ghosts, including that of and eventually chopped off his head. insulting to the monarchy. 04) , 175. the Countess of Salisbury, who, ac- FACT : It is against the law in France cording to legend, was hacked to 22 FACT : After victory in battle, Vi- to sell a doll with a face that is not death by her kings drank the blood of vanquished human. pursuing executioner as she tried to enemies from human skulls, hence FACT : Donald Duck was once escape. Some claim that spirits reen- the Scandinavian toast, \"Skol! \" Is banned in Finland because h e does- act the grisly 16th century event on there really any other way to drink n't wear Tower Green. blood? ) More Best, Worst, and Most any pants. FACT : Some residents of Taos, New Unusual (1 976) . FACT : One o f Taiwan' s most suc- Mexico report hearing a constant, low cessful theme restaurant chains i s frequency hum in the desert air. 23 FACT : Pope John XII was de- Modern Some believe the Taos Hum is posed by Roman Emperor Otto I in Toilet, where customers sit on com- caused by unusual acoustics; others 963 for raping female pilgrims to St. modes and enjoy chocolate ice cream suspect a secret, sinister purpose. Peter's, stealing church offerings, and The exact source of the hum is unde- drinking toasts to the devil, and invok- curry chicken served in dishes termined. People who hear the hum ing the aid of pagan gods when play- shaped like small toilets to resemble are called Taos Hummers, which is ing dice. John XII reportedly died from feces. also the name of a local gentlemen 's a stroke while in bed with a married club. woman. A History o f the Popes, 3rd Do you believe ? FACT : On February ii, 1 859, thou- ed. (Yale University Press, 2006) . FACT : U.S. citizens are not legally sands of small fish rained over the permitted to come into contact with village of Mountain Ash in South 24 FACT : After the French town of extraterrestrials or their vehicles, Wales, one of several recorded in- Beziers fell during the bloody Albigen- according to Title 1 4 , section 1 2 1 1 stances of live fish falling from the sian Crusade in 1209, the victorious of the Code of Federal Regulations, sky. Live until they hit the ground, that Church-sanctioned army was faced implemented in 1969. is. with the problem of how to distinguish FACT : In July 1 947, the U.S. Army FACT : In January 1877, thousands the town' s heretics from Christians. Air Forces announced that they had of dark brown snakes inexplicably One of their leaders reportedly said, recovered a flying saucer that covered Memphis, Tennessee for \"Kill them all, for the Lord will know crashed near Roswell Air Army Field several days after a violent storm. his own , \" and thousands of citizens in New Mexico. Within hours, how- Their origin was never determined. 115

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SPELLING WORDS FOR SUNDAY…… THANK GOD THAT’S OVER Big Thanks for the help with the year book Big Thanks for supporting us this year! Big Thanks for the help with the yeat book 117

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Nature and Technology pictures Submitted by Jim Bradshaw. 119

Poems The silly willy man One day there was a man. Who had an awful plan. He wanted to beat a shark. But the shark’s teeth, was really sharp. He wanted to kill a shark with a blow. But he was like a girl with a bow. He was very silly. And his daughter s name was Lilly. He was such a crazy. And in his hands he held a Daisy. The important day came And Lilly was so ashamed. The father was to blame. And to him this was just a game. But his brain was like a rock. Every day being beaten by a block. Designed By : Narin shapal and Sarah Sherif He said that he didn’t do anything. And without a lawyer he wouldn’t say a thing. That night there was a really bad wind. But he needed to overcome his fear and win. He sailed away on his boat. Taking with him his sword. He caught the amazing shark. But his dog needed to bark. He sailed back in the dark, To show his little girl Lilly. Now knowing that her father wasn’t after all that silly. Moral : never judge someone before you know them well . 120

Featured writers : One of our budding writers has offered us an insight into the life of Phoenix Hunt. he raven haired girl screeched. An unusual event. Usually living in a Falling to the ground- the impact neighbourhood like this meant never- of the man’s blow was too much. ending company- bad and good. T body landed on the concrete Her pavement. The sickening sound of the break- She could see her home, three buildings ing of bones became evident- momentarily down. Her apartment, located on the third breaking the silence that loomed over the floor had its living room window open, empty street. with the curtains drawn and the lights on. With a painful groan, the girl pushed her up- ‘No escaping now, sweatheart,’ Scarface, per body up only to fall back down again, the name the girl had privately gave him, her fatigue too much to withstand her feeble chuckled. attempt. Her doe eyes drifted upwards, star- ing at the two figures that had attacked her. His gaunt fingers dipped into the pocket of his black dress pants- producing a rag. The two shadows slowly ascended into the The girl’s eyes widened- she had watched miniature patch of light dimly projected by enough crime shows to know what that the streetlamp. ‘Such a pleasure to finally was for. meet you Miss Phoenix.’ ‘Would you like to do the honors?’ Scar- The girl, Phoenix, was momentarily stunned face grinned, false humor lingering in his by the fact that they knew her name. These tone as he addressed his partner. two men had followed her from Frasketti- her favorite café then chased her all the way The boy, still not showing any signs of to Alphabet City- where she lived on Ave- emotion, shook his head. ‘Stop fooling nue B, then chose to attack her, she had only around Clayark.’ just gotten a proper look at them. There were two men- the oldest looking out of the two ‘You’re such a joy kill,’ Clayark smirked, looked about fifty. With a scar decorating the girl was sure the man was mental. His his pale skin, from his eyebrow to his lower false happiness and sadistic persona was lip- making him look dangerous. disturbing. The corners of the man’s mouth rose as he His eyes fixed on the girl, who shrunk examined the anxious look on Phoenix’s under his gaze in fear. The sinister look face. on his face made the hair on the back of The other- looked in his late teens with her neck rise. cropped hair almost the same exact color as From the corners of her eyes she could Phoenix’s, he was extremely tall standing at see the nameless boy glance down the about 6’4. desolate street, almost as if he was wait- Definitely an odd pair. The cold look the ing for something. He wrinkled his eye- younger one was parading made her body brows slightly, his eyes narrowing on shiver in uneasiness. something. The girl peered once more at the familiar A satisfised look overcame his features. street, a vague flicker of hope igniting in her His moments ago impassive mask was but it soon faltered- the street was deserted. 121

Excellent story as usual by Alia and I hope she continues. So this is the last Year 6 National magazine that I will be part of. It truly was a pleasure spending two years with the National teaching staff. I will be moving across to the International school and will hopefully see a few of you next year for our checkpoint exams. I hope this magazine is as awesome as you wanted it. Have a pleasant and safe holiday. Mr. Grayson. P.s. Year 6, I think my adopted Life’s little instructions, following, are clear and I nearly agree with everything over there; I’m sure, by now, you guess the two I don’t. :) To all Year 6 (6A) Ahmed Hisham, Youseff Radwan, Maram, Youseff E. Nada A, Nareen, Lina, Sara Mustafa, Arwa, Sara S, Adel, Mo- hammed Ayoub, Ossama, Nanice, Mohamed Adnan, Nayera, Mahmoud (6B) Abdallah, Ehab, Habibba, Hana, ismail, Jomanna Mohamed, Khalid, Maron, Nahwat, Omar Waref, Omar Mohammed, Salma, Seif, Yasmin, Youssef Abdel Moniem (6C) Ahmed, Ali , Aly T, Kathrine, Haya, Sameria, Mohamed R, Mohamed M, Mohamed A, Youssef, Zaid, Mennatullah, Sohalia, Mahmoud, Ganna. Featured writers : Phoenix Hunt now replaced with signs of triumph but soon returned to his usual blank impression. Clayark bent down to face Phoenix. He was close enough for her to notice other miniture scars indented on his dark skin. He brought the damp rag closer to her face, the reeking smell of chrolofrom invaded her senses. The streetlamps flickered. Clayark’s head shot up- wards, his fingers loosened around the rag, letting it drop to the floor. Phoeinix let out a breath she was un- aware she was holding out of relief. Clayark stood up, taking a step forward. Your Teachers 2013. Continental School “Clayark they know.” Of Cairo Clayark’s mouth twitched. His smile turned into a scowl at his partner’s words. They both turned around facing the direc- tion of Phoenix’s building. The streetlamps flickered again, after a couple of times of that occurring they stayed permanently shut, leaving the streets in a state of darkness. Phoenix Hunt A Alialia Prep 1 Prep 1 AliaAlia Prep 1 Prep 1 The silence was alarming, no sound could be heard emitting from the street. No light, no sound, nothing. 122

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