HARRIET TUBMAN

Harriet Tubman was born in 1819 in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was born with the name Araminta Ross and born into slavery. her parents were Ben Greene Ross  and Harriet Greene Ross. In 1844 Harriet married her husband John Tubman that would change her life forever.

As a child Harriet lived on a plantation owned by Edward Brodas her would beat her all the time. The first family she was rented to had her check muskrat traps and because of it she got the measles. she was sent back to Brodas for being “incompetent”. Once she got better she was rented to another family to house keep and babysit but was sent back for eating a sugar cube.

Harriet spent most of her adult life freeing slaves from the South and sneaking them to the North. She began doing this after she ran away from her husband in 1849. She told him what she was doing and he said he would not go with her. She would run down from the free states in secret and help slaves escape to the free states to live a different life. This is why Harriet became famous.

During her many journeys, Harriet would become to be known as Moses. The authorities thought that she was a man so they were always on the search for a male.  The slaves felt hope because of the work that Harriet and started singing songs about her coming from the North and freeing them. Once Harriet met up with the escaped slaves she brought them up along a secret underground highway called the Underground Railroad. Along this underground roadway Harriet and the slaves she was helping would stay certain places like peoples’ barns, basements and even under trees to sleep and rest.

Harriet didn’t really have a  career but she just helped free slaves for many many years. Because of her fame from doing this, she even got asked and recruited top be a spy for the military.

Harriet got her fame for being a conductor on the Underground Railroad and freeing so many slaves. Because of her freeing all the slaves, they began singing songs about her because of their hope that Harriet would help them.

Harriet lived the end of her life in her house in Canada and got recognition for all the things that she had done in her life. Sadly, Harriet died from pneumonia and old age in 1913. She was buried at Fort Hill in Auburn, New York. This is now a very famous place.

Coming Up With Ideas

Don't you hate it when somebody tells you to think of something on the spot? Well, I sure do. It's one of those things I hope I never have to do ever in my life again.  I interviewed Chris Webley to find out how he feels about it and this is what I discovered.

What makes coming up with ideas easier?
-Being in a calm and happy mood seems to get my mind straight. If I'm mad or rushed my brain shuts down.

what makes coming with ideas harder?
-Being hyped up and in a crazy,wild mood. Also, being asked to come up with an idea right away makes it almost impossible.

Are there certain topics that are harder?
-Yeah, coming up with ideas for something important is very hard.

Does music help you?
-Yes it does. It allows my mind to just wander. I usually come up with my best ideas when there is music playing that I like.

Does your environment affect your creativity?
-Yes it definitely does! My room and school are my worst places for coming up with ideas, but everywhere else I'm perfectly fine with coming up with ideas.

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Coraline Review

Henry Selick's intriguingly creepy story, Coraline, is based on an awkward little girl who moves into a house in Pink Palace. Located in Ashland, Oregon, Coraline's new home is wet, dark and cold. Her parents, voiced by Teri Hatcher and John Hogma, attempt to persuade her to discover new things around their home. While walking around outside, Coraline comes across a little boy named Wybie. Not originally a part of the book, Wybie is placed in this movie to give Coraline somebody to talk to and help develop the plot. He is an interesting and weird boy that comes to stalk Coraline because he feels drawn to her. After Coraline is done exploring outside, she begins looking around and finds a strange door in the wall. Upon opening it for the first time, she finds nothing, but later the door glows and Coraline crawls through it to find her self in an alternate universe. In this different world, Coraline finds an almost perfect paradigm of what she wants in her life. Her "other" parents are fun, outgoing, talented and give her anything she wants. One weird thing about this world is that everybody has buttons for eyes. Throughout the movie, Coraline goes back to this world and every time she goes back it gets more and more different. Coraline begins to like this world more than the world that she is from. Then, the "other" mother prevents Coraline from returning to the real world so can reunite with her real family. Her nihilistic "other" mother is convinced that Coraline belongs in the the new world. She is slowly turning into a scary looking machine that is trying to control Coraline in every way possible. Even though the story is a little freaky and crazy, I believe that this could very well be considered a child's movie as well as a young teens' movie. I person enjoyed the dark and thrilling parts of the movie and found it enjoyable.

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