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Mo'Ne Davis' Best Quotes Will Inspire You To Take On The World, Too. She’s won over an entire nation, but she didn’t earn the title by being quiet.
Mo’Ne Davis, the Little League superstar pitcher who threw record-setting shutout games in the Mid-Atlantic Finals and the Little League World Series — and this month became the first Little League player to land a Sports Illustrated cover — has been busy imparting some words of wisdom way beyond her 13 years. Mo’Ne, who plays for Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons, was only the fourth American girl to ever participate in the Little League World Series. 10 Solutions for Climate Change. The enormity of global warming can be daunting and dispiriting.
What can one person, or even one nation, do on their own to slow and reverse climate change? But just as ecologist Stephen Pacala and physicist Robert Socolow, both at Princeton University, came up with 15 so-called "wedges" for nations to utilize toward this goal—each of which is challenging but feasible and, in some combination, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions to safer levels—there are personal lifestyle changes that you can make too that, in some combination, can help reduce your carbon impact.
Not all are right for everybody. Some you may already be doing or absolutely abhor. But implementing just a few of them could make a difference. Forego Fossil Fuels—The first challenge is eliminating the burning of coal, oil and, eventually, natural gas. Oil is the lubricant of the global economy, hidden inside such ubiquitous items as plastic and corn, and fundamental to the transportation of both consumers and goods. Setonix brachyurus — Quokka. For information to assist proponents in referral, environmental assessments and compliance issues, refer to the Policy Statements and Guidelines (where available), the Conservation Advice (where available) or the Listing Advice (where available).
Abby Reiman Just Made Virginia Safer for Animals. Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools will no longer have “torture trays” hidden in the dark shadows of classrooms, thanks to rockin’ animal activist and high school junior Abby Reiman!
Abby on left. :P. Animal Rights. So what color is the Internet dress? PITTSBURGH — Scientists have explained why a photo of a dress posted online looked like different colors to different people.
But that has not stopped people from arguing if the dress is blue and black, or white and gold. It all started with a photo posted online by a woman asking for help finding out the color of the dress. The dress, by a small British fashion company, is really blue and black. Debates broke out everywhere all over the world, and websites declared that the Internet was freaking out and losing its mind over the question. It was like choosing between sweet and sour, or hot or cold. Everyone Take A Deep Breath Kiel Conjack thought his wife was pranking him when she said she saw blue and black. Jeff Brown had the opposite experience with his fiancee, who believed the dress to be white and gold, while he argued that it was blue and black. Everyone can relax. School's Out 5K Fun Run - Cool Running. Mo'ne Davis, Throw #LikeAGirl If anyone has reshaped what it means to throw like a girl it is Mo'ne Davis.
Recently featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and applauded by a growing national fan base (including WNBA player Brittney Griner), the 12-year-old athlete has done her fair share to shake off the hater-ade surrounding the usage of the phrase "like a girl. " A recent Facebook post by Philly's own news legend, Monica Malpass, conveys our sentiment of awe. Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Was Drawn to Politics by Dad. Correction Appended: Oct. 17, 2012 Malala Yousafzai is only 14 years old, but she has always come off as preternaturally mature, able — even at 11 — to talk about serious issues like education and terrorism and her native Pakistan’s troubled relations with India.
Mo'ne Davis Has a Memoir Coming Next March. NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir when you're still a teenager may seem premature, but not for Mo'ne Davis, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game.
"Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name" will be released next March by HarperCollins Children's Books, the publisher told The Associated Press on Monday. The honor roll student from Philadelphia became a sensation last summer after leading the Taney Dragons to a 4-0 victory over Nashville, when she was just 13. Known for her long braids and uncommon poise, she has since appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, thrown out the first pitch at a major league World Series game and starred in a car commercial directed by Spike Lee. In September, she donated her jersey to the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. "When I joined an all-boys baseball team, my mom wasn't too happy," Mo'ne said in a statement issued Monday through HarperCollins. Financial terms for the book deal were not disclosed. Education for Girls. LMS. Ms. Lyon's ELA Blog. Yesterday we watched some videos from Google and Flocabulary that showed examples of years in review.
Below are the lyrics to the Flocabulary rap. They talk about a lot of different things that were in the news this past year. Read through the lyrics. Teen Activists and Issues.