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Betty Crocker? Was she REAL? DID SHE EXIST?

2008-01-15T17:03:00.000-08:00

Betty Crocker was a very famous baker in the 19th century, and is still very famous today. I happened to come across some stunning news though! So, you tell me what you think! Is Betty Crocker real? Well, in an Advanced Class that I take in school we had to study decades. The decade that came into my hands was the 1950's. So, I had to pick a person for this decade. My friend picked her for me, and she happened to pick... Betty Crocker! I decided to do a thorough research of her, because I had to answer an interview. So, I did.......................

You would not believe what I found out. OK, Betty Crocker is not a real person! I could not believe it! For years I have gone by the fact that she is a real person, but she wasn't. General Mills created her. They even made up a voice on a radio talk show. On the Internet I read that they used persona. Now that is a creative way to do marketing, and for SO many years some people have lived by the fact that she was real. "Betty Crocker" even got 4,000- 5,000 letters a day. So, just think of it a famous figure could be a fictitious character (in history)!

-TELL ME WHAT U THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS!

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-27T13:21:00.000-08:00

On the 22nd of November it was Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a traditional North American holiday. It is said that on this day you should give thanks to everything you have, and also think about the less fortunate. In North America Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. Well, anyways Happy Thanksgiving.

Build -A -Bear E-mail Marketing

2007-10-10T17:27:00.000-07:00

In todays post I will talk about Build- A- Bear Workshop's
E-mail Marketing, because a very interesting thing happened to me today. Well, I was trying to get Build- A- Bear Workshop on my e-mail list today (which was very easy) it said that 13 years and under people could not suscribe. So... I tried ages that were much more elder than 13. Apparently this did not work!
Later today I tried suscribing for their e-mail again, and for some reason it worked. Maybe it was my computer, or maybe it was just that this website was not working at the specific hour.
I would love for you to try regestering for their e-mail, and giving me your feedback. It would be help.

By the way Build- A -Bear is a kid stuffed animal toy shop!

E-mails

2007-09-25T14:12:00.001-07:00

One of my favorite things about the computer is that you can e-mail. If you did not know...
e-mail stands for electronic mail. It is a very useful process, because you only have to type. You don't have to remember any numbers! Especially when it comes to chatting with long distant friends, and family. I love e-mailing! It is very fun, but you must use it safely. What are your comments on e-mailing

By:

Shivani Kapur

Reading Books I Would Recommend!!

2007-09-17T17:23:00.000-07:00

Here are some recommended books by me: (this list will be updated)

Princess Academy
by: Shannon Hale
illustrator:Tim Zeltner

The Great Sockathon
by: Michael Delaney
illustrator: Brian Floca

The Big Bike Race
by: Lucy Jane Bledsoe
illustrator: Sterling Brown

The Old Willis Place
by: Mary Downing Hahn
illustrator: Ericka O' Rourke

Holes
by: Louis Sachar
illustrator: Vladimir Radunsky

The Ghost of Cutler Creek
by: Cynthia Defelice
illustrator:

Esperanza Rising
by: Pam Munoz Ryan
illustrator:

Before Segregation

2007-09-15T13:23:00.000-07:00

Before segregation there were three amendments made. These three amendments were...

Thirteenth Amendment- abolishes slavery
Fourteenth Amendment- gives African Americans right to be citizens
Fifteenth Amendment- gives all men of all races the right to vote (NOT WOMEN)

I agree with all these amendments except for the Fifteenth, because women should have the rigt to vote!

By:
Shivani Kapur

Segregation

2007-09-13T15:20:00.000-07:00

Today's article is...

Well, you know about Abraham Lincoln, but a few years after he died something happened! It was terrible.

This problem was called segregation. Segregation can also be known as the Jim Crow laws. Segregation was when African Americans and whites were separated. For example, there would be a water fountain for whites and African Americans. Another example is shown above. I think segregation was very cruel, and many people opposed it like, Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. I think these people are true heroes!

Abraham Lincoln-(1809-1865)

2007-09-05T16:12:00.000-07:00

Todays post is...

On the day of February 12, 1809 a baby was born! This baby was going to make our nation a better place with great laws!

When Lincoln was only nine years old his mom died. He was in agony until his father re-married. He loved his new mother a lot, (stepmother) and called her his angel mother. Also, Lincoln's dad built a log cabin in Kentucky where he lived in most of his life,and did chores on the farm there.

When Lincoln was older he decided to leave the house get a job and get married. He was first a lawyer, then a mail room clerk,then a surveyor,etc. As you see Lincoln's life was probably very busy.

Later he decided to get marrried. One lady rejected his proposal. Then he married Mary Todd. After he married her he ran for Congress, because he hated slavery! He lost by Steven Douglas. When he ran again he won!

In the year of 1809 Lincoln ran for President, and won. He was assasinated in 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC. We remember President Lincoln for freeing the slaves and uniting our country once again.

You can go to these links to learn more about President Lincoln.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/abrahamlincoln.html

2007-09-01T13:23:00.000-07:00

By: Shivani Kapur

My name is Shivani.
I have one older brother, a mother, and a father.

The blog below is written by my father!!!

A Lill Girl

2007-08-31T13:49:00.000-07:00

My little baby has grown up, and is going to write her own blog. She is going to write about her days, her friends, the food she loves, & all the fun things she does. She has learned so much. I don't even know how to post on this without asking her.

Best of luck lill Shivani....