Grade 8: Unit 3

The only thing that separates you from CEOs in corner offices or scientists in labs is determination, hard work, and a passion for what you want to achieve.

The only thing that separates you from CEOs in corner offices or scientists in labs is determination, hard work, and a passion for what you want to achieve.

The only person who can stop you from doing something great is you. Even if no one believes in your dream, you have to pursue it.

He faced more than 50 rejections for sponsorship before convincing several manufacturers to donate individual aircraft summer and after-school programs tackling hands-on robotics projects, flight simulator challenges, and field trips to major industries and corporations.

"We want to create a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students to take ownership and accomplish something amazing," he notes.

Purposeful, inspiring activities increase the chance they'll stay on that learning and career path.

Why has there been so much fuss about New York City's attempt to impose a soda ban, or more precisely, a ban on large-size "sugary drinks"?

We have a vision of ourselves as free, rational beings who are totally capable of making all the decisions we need to in order to create a good life.

John Stuart Mill wrote in 1859 that the only justifiable reason for interfering in someone's freedom of action was to prevent harm to others.

According to Mill's "harm principle," we should almost never stop people from behavior that affects only themselves, because people know best what they themselves want.

We also suffer from a status quo bias, which makes us value what we've already got over the alternatives, just because we've already got it—which might, of course, make us react badly to new laws, even when they are really an improvement over what we've got.

When Mayor Bloomberg implemented laws banning smoking in bars, parks and restaurants, that made sense.

I agree wholeheartedly that obesity is an issue that needs to be addressed. It is one that needs to be addressed with education, compassion and support, not government mandates.

If they know all the facts and they do it anyway, that is a personal choice. It is not the place of our elected officials to intervene.

The intentions of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may be laudable, but it's wrong for one man, even an elected official and even a well-meaning one at that, to dictate to people how big a cup of sugary soda they're allowed.

The intentions of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may be laudable, but it's wrong for one man, even an elected official and even a well-meaning one at that, to dictate to people how big a cup of sugary soda they're allowed.

In restaurants and other establishments overseen by the city's health inspectors, it would have been illegal to sell a serving of most sugary drinks (except fruit juice; I always wonder about that exemption, considering the sugar calories in apple juice) that's more than 16 ounces.

Too many misrepresentations have been made, too many misunderstandings have come up between the white men about the Indians.

Too many misrepresentations have been made, too many misunderstandings have come up between the white men about the Indians.

As soon as the other girls left the dormitory, Molly beckoned her two sisters to come closer to her, then she whispered urgently, "We're not going to school, so grab your bags. We're not staying here."

Daisy turned to Molly and said nervously, "We're frightened, Dgudu. How are we going to find our way back home to Jigalong? It's a long way from home."

Molly leaned against the wall and said confidently, "I know it's a long way to go but it's easy. We'll find the rabbit-proof fence and follow that all the way home."

The girls scraped mud from their feet then climbed onto the trunk and walked cautiously to the end then swung down off the limb onto the slippery, muddy bank on the other side.

Storytelling is the oldest form of performance art.

A personal account can be written, performed live, or recorded.

A speaker may vary the volume of his or her voice to convey emotion and to keep the audience's attention.

During a performance, a speaker may change his or her pacing by pausing, speeding up, or slowing down to emphasize ideas or express emotion.