H A R I N I : April 2017

Apr 20, 2017

140. A Dive For The Sunken Treasure

By H A R I N I

Yawn!! I threw open the covers of my bed and hopped out! Today was an exciting day because... Oh my goodness, I almost forgot to introduce myself! My name is Sally, Sally Pearson! It is a pleasure to meet you! As I was saying, it was an exciting day because today was the day when me and my friends set out a quest to dive for sunken treasure! We found the map when we were battling a fierce group of dead skeletons! You could tell by that, that we are an adventurous group!

I called all four of my friends Simon, Sarah, Willie and Cleo, to meet me at the library to do some more research about the treasure. We met at about half-past-four, and read at least every book about sunken treasures. We learned that in the year

1987, treasure hunter Tommy Thompson, found a ship named the SS Central America that had sunk more than a hundred years earlier. After discovering nearly $1 billion of gold, he disappeared and has not been seen since!! We learned a lot of information and we set out to find the treasure!!

I went home and got the items that we needed for our quest. I ran to the boating docks and waited for my friends to arrive. When they arrived, we rented a boat for $250, and it was on a 40% discount so we only paid $150. We got on the boat and rowed away. We got to our destination when Sarah screamed “I SEE THE TREASURE!! I SEE THE TREASURE!!” We put on our scuba gear and dived down below! We left Willie on the boat because he couldn’t swim, so he was our lookout! We swam and swam and swam, until I felt something hard! I put my hand on it and opened the lid, and out poured pearls, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and gold! We pulled it out of the water and hoisted it on the boat when we realized that Willie wasn’t with us! I looked around the boat and saw Willie on the back of our boat desperate to get on! We got him on the boat, but Simon realized that the boat was sinking!! It was too heavy! Suddenly, Sarah said to me and Simon, to let go of Willie, because if we don’t, we’ll lose the treasure!! Everyone said “NO!!” And what I did next was unthinkable, I picked up the treasure and dropped it into the ocean.

Sarah screamed and screamed, but eventually she calmed down and then said, she let the greed come to her and she turned on her friends. When we went back home, I opened my journal and wrote “Never let greed come between friends”. From that day forward, we would still go on treasure hunts, but to be careful to never let it come between our friendship.

- By Harini, Grade IV

Apr 7, 2017

139. Stop Global Warming

By H A R I N I

Global warming, is one of the most dangerous things on Earth. It causes mass destruction such as heat waves, oceans warming, increased earthquakes, extreme weather events, sea levels rising, and worst of all, species extinction!!

If we want to avoid all of that, we will have to follow these precautions, because if global warming continues for 100 years, there will be food shortages, the coral reefs destroyed, polar bears extinct, water supply shortage and the amazon forest may collapse!! So here are the suggestions we may need to prevent global warming.

First, reduce fossil fuel such as coal or gas because it can pollute the environment and can cause global warming. Also, plant lot of trees because trees take in carbon dioxide and they leave out oxygen which we humans breathe. Then, reduce waste, it would prevent the global warming and there would also be less trash at landfills so it would be safe to have a glass, paper, compost and plastics trash bins. Furthermore, conserve water, and this goes to all of the little kids and some adults! When we brush our teeth, we may accidentally leave the water running, it may not seem like much, but if a 100 kids or adults all leave the water running, then it might just be the start of global warming as we know it.

As the benefit of doing this, the Earth will be global warming free, as long as we reduce fossil fuel, plant more trees, reduce waste and conserve water. The Earth will also be ecosystem friendly to all of the living beings.

- Harini, Grade IV