Diya

Diya

10-13-13-Why I like Reading! I like reading because I always enjoy reading about characters going on adventures. I also enjoy reading about people who solve mysteries and problems. Reading also tells me about places I have never seen that is quite interesting. I also learn about different cultures and how people do things. I sometimes feel like reading forever. When I am reading books which are entertaining and funny, I don't want to stop reading the story I also like how reading takes me on many adventures and how I sometimes feel like I am part of the story. After reading different novels, I hope to write a novel which is interesting and becomes famous. That is why I love reading so much.

10-20-13-Diseases affecting Colonial America - Malaria Malaria is one of the deadly diseases that affected the colonies. The disease is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium. It is spread by the female anopheles mosquito, which carries the plasmodium. Malaria occurs in hot and tropical weather. It usually affects people in bad living conditions like some colonies. The crowding in the colonies caused it to be transmitted easily from person to person through the mosquito bite. Malaria is common in places like Africa and India. The African slaves, brought to work in the plantations, carried malaria to Americas. The flow of workers from England to America also helped malaria spread. At the time, malaria was already common in parts of Europe, especially England.

Malaria symptoms are fevers, chills, sweats, nausea, vomiting, headaches, body aches and fatigue. Children are the worst affected especially ages 6 months to 5 years. Malaria can last up to 7-40 days. Malaria caused many deaths. The early colonists were unaware of the disease, its prevention or cure. Later colonists found preventive solutions such as mud baths, burning tobacco/wood or using mosquito nets. Later the use of cinchona bark was discovered as an effective cure. Eventually quinine became the most effective and widely used method of preventing the spread and cure of malaria.

__ Twelve Days of Christmas __ 12-2-13 - first day of Christmas Name: A Partridge in a pear tree Cost for 1 = $150 Cost for all = $150 Final Total of all items =$150

12-3-13 - second day of Christmas Name: two Turtle doves Cost for 1 = $25 Cost for all = $50 Final Total of all items =$200

12-4-13 - third day of Christmas Name: three French hens Cost for 1 = $15 Cost for all = $45 Final Total of all items =$245

12-5-13 - fourth day of Christmas Name: four calling birds Cost for 1 = $150 Cost for all = $600 Final Total of all items $845

12-6-13 - fifth day of Christmas Name: five golden rings Cost for 1 = $100 Cost for all = $500 Final Total of all items $1,345

12-7-13 - sixth day of Christmas Name: six geese a-laying Cost for 1 = $25 Cost for all = $150 Final Total of all items $1,495

12-8-13 - seventh day of Christmas Name: seven swans a -swimming Cost for 1 = $750 Cost for all = $5250 Final Total of all items $6,745

12-9-13 - eighth day of Christmas Name:eight maids a-milking Cost for 1 = $7.25 Cost for all = $58 Final Total of all items $6,803

12-10-13 - ninth day of Christmas Name:nine ladies dancing Cost for 1 = $600 Cost for all = $5,400 Final Total of all items $12,203

12-14-13-tenth day of Christmas

Name:ten lords a-leaping

Cost for 1 = $441

Cost for all = $4410

Final Total of all items $16,613

12-16-13 - eleventh day of Christmas

Name:eleven pipers piping

Cost for 1 = $209

Cost for all = $2299

Final Total of all items $18,912

12-16-13 - twelfth day of Christmas

Name:twelve drummers drumming

Cost for 1 = $206

Cost for all = $2472

Final Total of all items $21,384