Reference: wonderopolis.org

Have You Ever Wondered...

• Are Bald Eagles really bald?
• Is the Bald Eagle an endangered species?
• How fast can Bald Eagles fly?

From the American flag to the Statue of Liberty to the Liberty Bell, there are many important symbols of the United States. One of the most beautiful, though, has to be the majestic Bald Eagle.

Not only is the Bald Eagle a prominent symbol of the United States, it is also the national bird. It can be found throughout North America, including most of Canada and Alaska, all of the continental UnitedStates, and northern Mexico.

Its scientific name is Haliaeetus leucocephalus. This name comes from the following four Greek root words: hali (salt), aeetus (eagle), leuco(white), and cephalis (head). Put all that together and the Bald Eagle is awhite-headed sea eagle! It's the only sea eagle native to North America.

Bald Eagles are mainly brown with a white head and tail. You may be wondering why they're called "bald" when they obviously have white feathers on their heads. The name actually comes from an old English word — piebald — which meant “white-headed" rather than hairless.

Bald Eagles live near large bodies of open water. Since they mainly eat fish, they usually choose to nest in tall coniferous or hardwood trees near oceans, rivers, or large lakes with plenty of fish. Bald Eagles hunt fish by swooping down quickly to snatch them out of the water with their sharp talons.

Once an endangered species, conservation efforts in the past 25 years have led to significant increases in Bald Eagle populations. On June 28, 2007, the Bald Eagle was officially removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Since it's the national bird, however, it still receives protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

If you get the chance to see a Bald Eagle in flight, it's a magnificent sight to behold. Soaring high on currents of rising warm air, Bald Eagles can reach speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour. When they dive for a fish in the water, they can reach speeds of over 75 miles per hour!

The Bald Eagle remains an important and often-used symbol of theUnited States. It is a prominent feature of the Great Seal of the UnitedStates. It also appears on most official United States government seals, as well as in many United States federal agency logos.

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Tripping and realizing no one saw you.

   Babies take a while to walk.

If you've seen it happen, you know there is plenty of falling, crawling, and bawling. 

Hey, there's a reason most two-year-olds are covered in fat lips, skinned knees, and coffee-table-dented foreheads. 

   Learning to walk ain't easy.

Sure, you did it and I did it but we probably couldn't do it again. Like learning anything tough and life-altering, learning to walk is a messy process that takes time and patience. First, there is rolling. That cute little baby-powder ball of flabby arms and puffy diapers twists and shimmies on the cold linoleum with a big smile on her face. This marks a major step as a baby is learning to move on her own. Don't laugh because you were once a flabby, wiggling diaper ball too. 

   Once that's nailed, it's time to sit up and start crawling. This turns the house into a carpeted jungle full of discovery and adventure. Curiosity helps little ones discover pantry shelves, cat litter trays, and toilets. Some people have an adorable Crab Baby at this stage, also known as a one-year-old who crawls backward or sideways instead of forward. Watch out for pinchy claws grabbing at your hair and glasses.

   Next up: teetering! White-knuckled, apricot-sized hands grip staircase railings and kitchen table legs with furrowed brows and steely determination. The side benefit of diapers comes into play here, as handy ass-padding for the vast number of harrowing, thunderous falls. Eventually, with immense focus and concentration, most them manage to find their center of gravity and balance the baby chub on their two-teeny tiny tootsies.

After this point, it's just a matter of time. There's some nervous balancing without the railing and then lopsided running with occasional face-plants in the front hallway. But soon baby nails it, and after that, she's probably flying pretty high.

Unfortunately, the bad news is that practice doesn't always make perfect. Even though we've been mastering the art of standing tall for years and years and years, everyone slips and falls now and then. Just ask your local small-claims court.

So next time your shoe catches on the top step at work, you trip stepping off the airport's moving sidewalk, or you bail on a patch of ice outside your front door, remember that not too long ago you couldn't walk at all.

So your wipeout is really no big deal. 

As long as nobody saw you. 

AWESOME!

Reference: The Book of Awesome

Finding a mix tape given to you by an old boyfriend or girlfriend

Stashed away in shoe boxes, basements, and broom closets around the world are some of our greatest treasure. That's where we might find only prom photos, expired driver's licenses, handwritten letters from faraway friends, or maybe, if we're really luck, one of those beautiful gems known as a Love Tape.

Love Tapes are simply any mix tape carefully put together by someone who like-likes you. Yes, that blurry, distant boyfriend or girlfriend probably spent hours timing everything to fit perfectly, waiting for songs to play on the radio , pains-takingly scrawling out notes and drawings, and maybe, if you're lucky, even spraying it with a bit of perfume.

Depending on your time frame, your mix tape may contain gems such as:

1. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

2. Exteme - More than words

3. Bryan Adams -(Everything I do) I do It for You

4. UB40 - (I can't Help) Falling in Love with you

5. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

6. Meatloaf - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

7. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

8. Bob Marley - Is This Love

9. Boyz II Men - End of the Road

10. Jewel - You Were Meant for me

11. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

12. Cyndi Lauper- Time After Time

13. The Bangles- Eternal Flame

14. Rod Stewart- Have I Told You Lately

15. LeAnn Rimes- How Do I Live

16. Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses

17. Guns N'Roses - November Rain

18. Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True

19. Sinead O'Connor- Nothing Compares 2 U

20. Mr. Big - To Be with You

So search your heart. Search your soul. And when you find mix tables there, you will search no more. So don't tell me they're not worth looking for. You can't tell me they're not worth hunging for . You know it's true.

Eveything mix tables do.

They do it for you

AWESOME!

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How to write good college application essays

에세이는 충분한 정보를 수집하고 잘 정의된 글씨기 프로세스를 따를 때에 비로소 훌륭한 에세이가 될 수 있습니다. 생각한 대로 좋은 글을 쓸 수 있으면 좋겠지만, 전문 작가도 단번에 좋은 글을 쓸 수는 없습니다. 많은 정보 수집과 정리, 아이디어 구조화, 그리고 끝 없는 다듬기를 통해서 마무리를 하게 됩니다. 영어권 대학을 준비하는 학생들이 많이 보는 Writers INC라는 글쓰기 책에서 발췌한 글씨기 프로세스를 공유합니다.

Today, I am going to introduce you the wring process to write good essays. This is just a summary of the writing process and you may find a better reference or a good teacher, but the essence of the writing process will not change at all.

The Writing Process in action

1. Prewriting
Choosing a topic and gathering details
Search for a meaningful writing idea and collect information about it. This first step is as important as the others because the amount of your knowledge defines your level of understanding and expressions.

2. Writing the first draft
Connecting your ideas
Write down your thesis statement; structure the story and list up key points in each part.
Write the initial draft by rewriting the key points and connecting them.

3. Revising
Improving your writing
Review your first draft, checking the ideas, organization, voice, word choice and sentence fluency of your writing.

4. Editing and proofreading
Checking for accuracy
Ask a reliable editor to check your writing for errors you may have missed.

5. Publishing
Sharing your work
Share the finished product with your teacher, writing peers, friends, and family members.

Reference: Writers Inc: A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning