On November 20, 1889 in Marshfield Missouri, Edwin was born. He was said to be a bright kid but liked his sports more than his studies. When he went to college, he became more concentrated on his work. He liked to read about science and adventure from Jules Verne’s books. Edwin soon became an astronomer.

        Edwin’s dad did not want him to continue his studies on science. He was a Rhodes scholar then went to Oxford for three years. To please his dad, he studied law. He wasn’t much for law. His passion was with astronomy. He was always interested in what was in the universe and how it worked.

      He studied astronomy at the Yorkes Observatory. He got his doctorate in 1917. Edwin took a job at Mount Wilson in California after WWI. No one believed that there were other galaxies out in space. Many people believed that the Milky Way was covering the whole universe.

      Hubble proved everyone wrong about the galaxies. He also found ways to classify the galaxies from one another. While studying the universe, he saw a phenomenon that the universe was expanding. This was proof to the Big Bang Theory. In 1929, the constant rate of the moving galaxies was given a name, Hubble’s Law.

     His work didn’t affect the work of astronomers, but also Albert Einstein. Albert had already come up with the law of relativity. When it was applied to space, it seemed off. His theory was meant to say the universe could contract or expand. He thought it was Static at first.

     Edwin wanted one thing, the Noble Prize. He worked for many years and was very successful. Though never achieving the Noble Prize for astrophysics that he worked to campaign so hard for had received a visible honor.  He died on September 28,1953.

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Tina’s e-mail is being diverted and sent out to her entire class. The messages are quite personal and Tina is very embarrassed.

the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.

I think that this was wrong to do. The kids were attacking her over email and making her feel bad. When she got all the emails, she turned around and got nasty back ot them. Instead of fighting back she should have talked to them personally and said “Hey, I dont like this. Please Stop what you are doing.” Without Technology it would be like high school with all the bullies and the people that were picking on the weakest people. It could have been handled differently. Tina had other choices that were better than what she did. If I were her, I would have talked to them with an adult around to witness the conflict resolution. That is what I would do Personally. This was a really bad thing that these people did to her.

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Chapter 1

How it Happened

 

            In the middle of the day, there was this door that was mysteriously strange to me. It was never there before, or at least I never noticed it. As I passed by, I looked and thought that I should see what’s on the other side. When I slowly reached towards the door with my shaking hand, I grabbed the knob and opened it.  There were bright fluorescent lights, all green and grey looking. I swallowed hard and walked into this unknown realm.

            The strong gravity was pulling me. When I was shoved into the middle of the realm, I landed in the middle of this creepy nightmarish place. I stood up and looked around. This place was truly a nightmare. It was dark, cold, rainy, and chilling to the bone.

            I got to my feet and walked very slow and guardedly. The air whipped me and made me get a chill up my back. The wind and rain that was hitting my skin was so cold. I wondered how long I would be here in this miserable place. My thoughts were all over the place. Where was I? Where was everyone? Will I ever get to go home?

            I walked down the muddy road and made my way through this place. My ability to see was distorted by the wind and rain hitting me in the face. My senses were telling me to go back, but I wanted to keep going. When I came to an alley, there was a werewolf standing seven feet tall. I stood frozen and quivering, afraid of what the werewolf would do. Could he hear the racing of my heart? Where would I end up with this beast?

            When I observed him looming closer, I became stiffer and my body seized up. My eyes were trying to water, but nothing came out. The massive werewolf let down its head, teeth showing, and a low growl came out. I made the attempt to try to touch him. Sure enough, I was able to touch his dampened fur.

            His fur was neither wet nor dry. It was soft. I noticed the beast had calmed down. I then relaxed and watched him longer. His eyes were an incomparable yellow topaz. I looked at his body, strong and with a nice big build. He looked unconquerable.            

            I walked away to find a way home. I looked around for any sign of help. When I felt a little nudge. I almost fell as I looked at the werewolf I had met earlier.  I walked beside this wolf. He was like a lost dog. After a while, I grew a little tired. He lay down and let me mount onto his large back. He stood up in one easy movement. Then we continued on.

 I saw this creepy old man who was standing at a bus stop. He was wearing a black long coat with an oversized hat that covered his face. The wolf growled and his body tensed under me. I wasn’t sure if I should brace or what would happen. I lost my worry when we broke in to a run, because I knew he was trying to keep me safe. As we broke into the run, I held on securely and hoped I was strong enough to hold on. Soon we found a way to get home. I didn’t want to go. This beast had become my friend. He whined as I slid off him. I came back and wrapped my arms around his big fluffy neck. 

I decided to stay. I didn’t want to leave this beast. I had learned to love him after all. He was so kind and peaceful. He was like a puppy. He loved being petted and he would guard me from harm and keep me warm. He would remain by my side and never hurt me.

                                                Chapter 2

                                                Naming of the Beast

 

I eventually named him Snickers. He was dark and unknown on the outside and soft and filled with goodness on the inside. We stayed close. I loved him and always had his loyalty. For seven long years we were together. He was like a brother/sister I always wanted. I was able to play with him without being hurt.    

Snickers always came to me whenever I called his name. He never ventured far away. He stayed reasonably close. The other reason why I named him Snickers is because whenever I did something stupid or funny to him, it sounded like he was snickering at me. Snickers loved how he could effortlessly get away with things. That was only because I was scared to penalize him. He was so tall and so strong; I didn’t want to turn out to be his lunch.

Chapter 3

The End of our Friendship

 

 We had a good long life together.  His time came when hunters came and killed him. When they came into our home, they were drifting through our alley. When they came up to Snickers, he growled and tried to chase them off. That didn’t work, so he slowly advanced towards them. As he exposed his gigantic teeth and let out a furious growl that petrified them. They shot him six times before he died. That’s when they suspected the worst.

 I still remember him. For instance, when there was a really bad storm, he sheltered me from the dirt and rubble that was being flung everywhere. I was scared but glad he was there. He protected me by pushing me down and laying lightly on me and keeping me isolated from everything. There were tree limbs flying and wood from houses all over the place. It was ghastly. I wasn’t hurt, but he had a few cuts and scratches on him that looked bad.

I never thought I could live without him. When he was killed, I felt bad. I knew I had to go back to my own world. It hurt me too much to be there alone. When I got home, it was like I had never left. No one knew that I was gone. This was strange for me. I missed my family.

It was like a dream in so many ways, but it was real. When I got home I told my parents about what had happened, they thought I was going crazy. I wish I had gotten to bring him home. Snickers would have loved it here. My family would have approved after a while.                        

As time went on, I kept thinking about him. He was a gentle beast. He was very easy to keep under control. When I told my family about this beast, they didn’t believe me. I still think he could have stayed in my room. That wouldn’t have been a problem for me.

There was only one thing that was hard for me, because I missed him so dearly. I wanted to be with him longer. He kept me warm with his temperature 112 F. He was like my own personal heater. I missed that too. All in all, I think I had a great experience.

 

The End

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