Kendall R.

Keep The Candy   

Some people believe that candy should no longer be manufactured but I strongly disagree. Did you know that cotton candy can be used to create artificial blood vessels? In fact, some candy even has health benefits, like reducing stress, helping you to focus and adding antioxidants to your diet. To all the people who think candy is bad, I’m going to prove we should have candy in our lives. I think we should keep candy because its good for you.


One of the best candies that you can eat is chocolate! It is full of heart healthy antioxidants. Scientists say a few pieces of chocolate a day is good for you because it has antioxidants and flavonoids that help you. Chocolate helps prevent diseases that attack the heart. Cocoa slows the growth of cancer. Dark chocolate is good for you in lots of ways because it heals you. People think that candy is bad for you but chocolate is good for you.


Candies other than chocolate can be good for you. Chewing gum is another candy that has health benefits. Studies have found that the chewing motion helps your brain to stay alert. It can also reduce stress and anxiety. Every student should be given a piece of gum before they have to take a test. It will allow us to get better scores and not be so stressed out. In addition, it has even been found to block pain, like when you are getting a shot at the doctor’s office . More reasons that candy should stay!


Another candy that is beneficial to people is hard candy. It comes in many flavors, like peppermint, butterscotch, cinnamon, peppermint and more!!! Scientists have found that if you can't eat protein and fiber, candy can produce a similar effect by increasing your blood sugar. It has been found that sucking on hard candy can improve self-control and willpower. It can also help you to focus and control impulses. If we were able to eat candy at school, it would help us while we are learning, to pay attention to the teachers and not talk out!


There are many reasons to keep candy in our lives. Gum, chocolate and even hard candies can actually help your health. They can also help you to not get stressed and to learn. Harvard found that people who regularly eat candy live longer than those who don’t. That’s why we should keep the candy. So eat candy to stay healthier, smarter, happier and for a long life!

Trajan K.

My Mother

My Mother is a storm

She is the lightning,keeping us in place if we do something bad.

She is the thunder, scaring away anyone who tries to hurt us.

She is the wind, blowing us in the right direction.

She is the relentless rain, always helping the family.

She is the clouds, blocking out the bad influences.

My Mother is a storm

Thomas D.

Keep the Candies

                                

“People who eat a little chocolate every day are 40 percent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke,” according to a study in the European Heart Journal. Dark chocolate causes weight gain, but a little dark chocolate can’t hurt. We should keep the candies because dark chocolate is good for you, Mars and Hershey makes popular candies, and dark chocolate helps you live longer, and better.

The first reason the candies should be kept is that dark chocolate has antioxidants and flavonoids that help with heart disease. Also dark chocolate can help undo memory loss, which is very helpful in emergencies like concussions or any head injuries. A few pieces a day are good for you. Like dark chocolate open ups blood vessels so blood can run through easily. And some candies like dark chocolate is one of the healthier candies. So we need, candies in our lives.

Another reason is some candies are very popular like how 12.6 million dollars are spent on making candies like chocolate. And in my opinion hundreds of people will lose their jobs. Moving on, M&M’s are the 2nd most popular candies for Halloween. As i say this, I’m realizing people will be mad if we discontinue their favorite candies. Americans consume about 25 pounds of sugar per capita per year.

My final reason for why we should keep the candies is that candy can help you with your life. A British study found “that a little bit of any kind of chocolate can help a cough.” On a test peppermint will help you focus. In addition cotton candy restores blood vessels. Last but not least candy can help you live longer.

Eating sugary foods, like candy, causes dopamine to be released. Dopamine has an addictive quality and people can become addicted to candy. You might think this is bad in all possible cases... but... no candies like cotton candy restore blood vessels, which is good for the heart. And this is why we should keep the candies. I hope this is all I need to convince you.

Sophia J.

I Wonder

I wonder if there is an end to Earth.

I wonder if the world is going to end.

I wonder if there is another world in the black hole.

I wonder if the sky goes on forever.

I wonder if space goes on forever.

I wonder if infinity is even real.

I wonder if where I am standing, once where a dinosaur stood.

I wonder if my house was one where a battle field once took place.

I wonder if my house was once owned by the greatest spy

I Wonder.

Sasha F.

My Mom Is an iPhone.

She is the apps, she has many varieties.

She is the on and off switch, she turns us on in the morning and off at night.

She is the internet, she has knowledge

 to guide us

She is the photos, creating many beautiful memories.

She is the home button, bringing us home safely.

My mom is an iPhone 

Nathaniel B.

Diary Introduction

Dear Diary, July 3, 1607  

John Smith Jr. here and my personality is adventurous, and I do some crazy things. Just like my dad Captain John Smith, he is 27. (Google)  He is an adventurer and explorer who is helping the governor start a colony in Virginia. (History Alive)  Currently I am staying with my friend Dartano while my dad gets settled.   I heard he has a big house and has a lot of food.  My dad is becoming a leader in Jamestown (History Alive) and has problems with the natives. (Brain Pop) The natives were mad because they wanted their land back.  They believe we dug into the earth and cut down their trees.  That is why they are so mad.  I would be mad too.  I am going to Jamestown to help my Dad with my friend Dartano.

Dartano and thou have a secret plane, A.K.A flying machine. When in Europe we found Leonardo da Vinci’s, Dartano’s great grandfather, flying machine hanger and combined his flying machine plans to build a plane.

At bedtime, Dartano and I leave for colonies. I said, “to the hanger,” a hanger is where we store the flying machine.  The adventure begins the second we fire the giant crossbow and soar into the sky.  Thou and Dartano go for takeoff as soon as we pull the lever and we lift off into the night. Two hours later we began to go down. A short ten minutes later I realized we were landing in Spain.  We land and an orphan was in the old hanger. His name is Rufus.  We got supplies and Rufus joined our team.  The team loaded  Leo’s flying machine and at midnight we fly into the night once again. After a twelve hour flight, we sight land and I yell, “land hooooooo” and  Dartano said, “gear down.”   And I said, “How do you do that?”   Dartano said, “You just uhhh uhhhh uhhh that is why we have a hanger to land in.   “This is the new world. We do not have a hanger or landing gear.” said Rufus.  I said, “Thee forgot to put landing gear, Dartano, ye cokerol head!!!!!!!”  We made it to the colonies, a little rough but way smoother than taking a ship.

Melina V.

Butterfly

Soft, velvety wings,

their unique flutter, light and airy,

their blended colors, blurred to perfection,

their quiet sounds silencing you like the soft, salty breeze,

their beautiful shine, their pretty glow,

each and every butterfly has their own, graceful show.

Marissa S.

 KEEP THOSE CANDIES!

   We should keep these wonderful candies, because you can admit, do you really want to eat chocolate covered lettuce for the rest of your life? All of those things your parents tell you about how chocolate  will give you cavities?  Well guess what that is a myth! In this essay you will learn all of the true facts. For example, dark chocolate is good for you, some candies help you live a healthier, longer life, and how they are helpful to you and your body. So come on Michelle Obama, lets KEEP THOSE CANDIES!

  My first reason to keep the candies as is, is because dark chocolate can help you live longer. For example, a little bit of dark chocolate a day is good for you. Sadly, we cannot eat the whole bar. In addition, dark chocolate opens up blood vessels that go to and from the heart, so it is easier for the blood to flow. The blood is flowing and it ain’t stoppin! Lastly, a little bit  of chocolate can help a cough. It is a miracle, now you can be coughing-free! Furthermore, you can see that you should keep on eating these candies so unless you would like to die a year earlier we WILL KEEP THOSE CANDIES!

  The second reason to keep the candies as is, is because it helps you live a healthier life. Candies can help you prevent having a Heart Attack or Stroke by 30-40%! Would you want to die from Heart Attack or Stroke because you didn’t eat a Hershey's or Mars candy for the rest of your life. John Q. Tullis says “Nine out of ten people don’t like chocolate and the tenth person always lies…” that shows that he and many, many, many others like chocolate. Why do you want everyone to be upset Michelle Obama? We all want our chocolate if you CAN’T TELL! On the other hand, did you know that some types of candies can help you slim down? Those candies are GoNaturally Organic Candies, Surf Sweet Jelly Beans, Unreal 8, Sweetrlot Cacao Nibs, Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolates, and YumEarrth Organic Sour Worms! Losing weight just got yummier everyone! Another reason to keep the candies as is shows, when the scientists at Hartford found that candy can help you live longer by about a year! Now who here does not trust the scientists at Hartford? To conclude, KEEP THE CANDIES!

     My last reason to keep the candies as is, is some candies are helpful to you. For example, peppermints keep you alert while driving, so it would be unlikely to crash your car. Hershey produces York, which are a mint filling on the inside and a light chocolate coating on the outside. This is important because now you can be a York lover and a worry-free driver. In addition, cotton candy helps you restore lost blood cells. Who knew, that a sugary, sticky food like this could actually work in your favor?  This proves that you can eat delicious foods and still be healthy. Did you know that gum can help you concentrate on a test, help your ears on an airplane, and reduce stress. Everyone, we have found a solution to stress, tests, and airplanes, so keep calm, AND CHEW ON!

        

     Can you see why everyone should EAT CANDY      ! Most people think chocolate is good, but not good for them, so now you know, don’t be guilty! Everyone loves it and has a sweet spot for it. Have you wanted to stop eating candy? NO! Why are you letting a president- no that’s Barack Obama- first lady chose that for you? We all need a little love Michelle Obama, and as Charles M. Schulz said, “All we need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

Logan D.

My Mother

My mother is a kitchen.

She is fun, like eating popcorn made from the red popcorn machine.

She is like the smell of her morning coffee when she wakes up.

She is a happy person like when I feel when eating my favorite meal made by her.

My  mother  is a  kitchen.

Joseph S.

Keep the Candies

I think we should keep delicious Mars and Hershey candies because Dark Chocolate can be good for you, some candies in general can help the body, and some candies help with some diseases.

One reason Mars and Hershey should keep the candies is because dark chocolate is good for you. One reason dark chocolate is good for you is it slows down blood pressure. You might think this isn't  important but this is a very good health benefit from chocolate. Also, dark chocolate helps blood flow and can help a bad cough. This shows that chocolate is not only good for a bad cough but it can also help during cold season.  Only a fool would say dark chocolate has antioxidant and flavonoids that help with heart diseases. Well guess what? It’s true! Not only does this mean that dark chocolate has health benefits but it can be good for the heart even if you are three or one hundred. In the British Medical paper, there is a paragraph on how dark chocolate can decrease a heart attack by 36%.          

Another reason Mars and Hershey should keep the candies is because it’s true how  candy, in general, helps the body. For example, cotton candy restores blood vessels. This means when you are at a carnival and eat some cotton candy you are helping your body. Also, gum can help with stress! Trust me its the yummy truth. If you are nervous before the big game, just throw some gum in your mouth. In addition, people who eat candy live longer. If you want to stick around the world a little while longer just eat some candy every day.

The last reason Mars and Hershey should keep the candies is, candy helps with some diseases. For example some chocolate can help diseases that attack the heart. This proves that some candies can treat diseases. Also some chocolate helps with amnesia. Some cases of memory loss can be very bad but you can help treat it with some chocolate. In addition, cocoa can slow down the growth of cancer! All of that is why I think we should keep the candies.

Some critics, like normal moms and dads say candies are too sugary to eat. They also would say that you don’t need it right now. While this might be true, candy can also be good for you. Dark chocolate can be good for you. Some candies in general can help the body, and some candy help with diseases. Me and my friends love to eat candy. Some  of us sneak it without our parents knowing. Now if we ever get caught (which we wont) we will have some very good explanations why we did it. Well it’s clear, and this article shows very good reasons why Mars and Hershey should keep the candies!!!!!!

 

 

John S.

My Mother

My Mother is an Ocean,

She is calm, when me and my brother

are not fighting.

She is cool, usually when we don’t get upset with each other.

She shines, and does what's better 

for me and my brother.

She’s beautiful, fashionable

She waves like the ocean, and goes with the flow.

She is a shell, protective on the outside and soft in the inside.

My Mother is an Ocean.

Jessica S.

Carnival

Every year we go to the Easton Carnival. We always get a wristband because they say it is a better deal for us. We usually pick a night for games, a night for rides, and a night for both. Last year they got a new game called Tic-Tac-Toe.They will give us 3 balls and you would try to do tic-tac-toe and get it in a perfect line. I was the best in my family at it. I won my sister a picture of tigers and a stuffed animal tiger. She loved them and six more posters. My favorite ride was the Cages or some people might know it as the Monkey Cages. I also liked the Dunk Tank. I loved to dunk my sister and my mom would dunk her too. She and my mom would like to dunk me too. Also my cousin and his friends never gave up dunking me and my sister. They never dunked my sister, they all dunked me, the youngest. I would get fried dough or a hot dog with a drink and sometimes fried Oreos. I would always go to the ice cream cart and get a ice cream with my mom and sister. Every year we go with my moms friends daughters for two days. Our mom comes with us every day. We go to the carnival every night. One night my mom did not go and we went by ourselves. We played Bingo with my mom, her friend, and her daughters. Every year we always say “Hi ” to Firefighter Lucy. I always play her game with my mom and sister. I love the Easton Carnival.      

Jazmine H.

Best Friends

My best friends are the sky.

They are the different birds that fly high in the sky, unique and soars high 

with excitement.

They are the beautiful sunset, setting down with joy and beauty 

in their hearts.

They are the clouds, floating in the sky with freedom.

They are the lightning that comes down, striking fast with their personality.

They are the sun, bringing happiness to the world with their smile.

Jayden C.

The Door Opened…

The Door Opened I went in

The Door Opened I fell in

The Door Opened deep black hole

Buried deep just like a mole

The Door Opened fun in mind

The Door Opened friends behind

The Door Opened none inside

We’ll have fun I must admit, I just lied

The Door Opened in a cleft

The Door Opened and we all left

Diego S.

Dunk a Fish

    

“Vroom Vroom”, as the car started down the steep horizontal road,  as I saw a blur of a brown and white furred animal running. Then I smelled the delicious smell of pumpkin pie.

Then the car quickly came to a halt.  Next my mom said, “Diego, get your little brother out of the car."  We had all gotten out of the car. We were walking to the fair and I said, “There’s that smell from before.” Then I looked around the corner and

there was a baker making pies as fast as a cheetah running! We watched the close by pie eating contest.The contest was amazing like a person petting a tiger . Two  participants dropped out and it was only two battling it out, until the person in the lead dropped out too. The runner up had won the contest.  The contest was over! So the amount of pies the winner had eaten was 56 out of 100 pies. Amazing!!  We went to go do the games now.

There was one game that caught my eye, “The Dunk A Fish Game." I galloped to the game as I saw other people win the game before my eyes. The game was a really bright tangerine orange game that had a really bad fishy smell, but you would obviously  know that.  I wanted to play this exciting game and get a fish. So for a second, I watched other people win the game and be rewarded a fish.

Then I approached the game then a guy who looked like a fisherman said, “Are you going to play the game young boy?" Then the fisherman handed me three ping pong balls and said, “To play this game, you have to bounce one of the ping pong balls into the bowl and you win a fish.” Then with a quick motion, I bounced the ball,  “Ping, Pong,  Ping, Pong, Splash." “Yes I did it i, I  won the fish.”  The fisherman handed me the fish and I was so excited that I won a fish.Then I ran to my mom who was holding my little brother’s hand and was watching the costume parade.  I told my mom “I won the fish at the game over there” and my mom replied, “Cool Diego! Now watch the parade with us.”

Christian L.

The Basket

Bounce, bounce I am running up the court with five more seconds into the game.  The score is tied. I stop at the three point line and all I hear it shoot, shoot or pass, pass.  With  three seconds left I shoot.  The ball is flying in the air, everybody stopped and swoosh it’s in! My whole team runs after me. We won the game 18 to 15.   “Yes!” I said I finally did it.

Chloe G.

My Niece

My niece is a lollipop.

She is the melted mess, when getting into things that she isn’t supposed to.

She is the stick platform, taking new steps each day.

She is the colorful inside, beaming with happiness.

She is the many patterns, always ready to play.

She is the sugary layers, finding her inner sweetness.

My niece is a lollipop.

Chelsea C.

“Chatter, Chatter,” my teeth went as we walked into the hospital. I was so excited, I was even shaking. Ella Rose was the new little baby we were going to see. She was one day old, and from the pictures sent to us by my Uncle, beautiful. When we got in the happy hospital room, we had to wash our hands, then it was my turn to hug the little bundle of joy.

Avery L.

Keep the Candies!

  Did you know that Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy a year for Halloween? And what will happen if Mars and Hershey's discontinue the candies, what will happen to all the candy companies and their workers? In this essay, I will tell you about health benefits of dark chocolate, candies that can make you live a healthier life, and what scientists think about candy. I hope after you read my essay you will want to keep the candies too.

  One reason we should keep the candies is dark chocolate has a lot of health benefits. An example of this is  dark chocolate slows down blood pressure. High blood pressure is bad because it leads to heart attacks and other serious health problems. Adding on to this, dark chocolate has antioxidants and flavonoids that help with heart disease. And did you know that if you eat dark chocolate it can help undo memory loss! There are so many ways dark chocolate is healthy for you.

  

  Another reason we should keep the candies is some specific candies can make you live a healthier life. For example, cotton candy can help you grow new blood vessels. It melts the sugar fiber into a network of strands and a liquid is poured over the cotton candy network and once the liquid solidifies, they place the whole thing in warm water, which dissolves the cotton candy inside. And then they're left with a perfect mold to introduce the seed cells for new tissue and blood vessels. Wow! And did you know that enjoying more treats can help you slim down.So cool. Adding on  to that, cocoa slows the growth of cancer. That’s so amazing. And according to the article called The Superpowers of Candy, “studies show show that consuming sugar makes people preserve longer on a difficult task”.

  The last reason we should keep the candies is scientists think candy isn’t that unhealthy. For example, scientists at Hartford found that people that eat candy tend to live longer by about a year! That means you can have an extra 365 more days of life . And if you're taking a test, eat a peppermint. Studies at the University of Cincinnati found that peppermint helped people focus while taking tests. And last, a British study found that a little bit of any kind of chocolate can help a cough. So when you start coughing take out a piece of any kind of chocolate.

  In conclusion, I think we should keep the candies. Some people may argue that its wrong for kids to be taken out of school to work on a cocoa farm, but did you know that America doesn’t buy candy from countries that use child labor. It’s easy to think that candy is bad, but when you look at the facts, candy isn’t all bad. What side are you on?

Ava C.

Keep the Candies As Is!

Did you know that  most people like dark chocolate over milk chocolate, or  white chocolate? This essay is all about why Hershey's and Mars should not, would not, could not, take away these candies. In this essay I show you  that dark chocolate is healthy for you, how Mars and Hershey's make some of the most popular Halloween candies, and how some sweets are healthy, surprisingly. Keep the candies as is. This is because these are some of the most popular and classic candies on the line. These candies are known for being around and they shouldn't be taken away! Keep on reading and you will find out why!

My first reason for keeping the candy is dark chocolate is very healthy for you. For example dark chocolate helps with blood flow by opening blood vessels.This shows that oxygen can run through your body. Also dark chocolate has antioxidants and flavonoids that help with heart disease. This is good for anyone who has heart disease, eat dark chocolate! It will help you! In addition, a study in the British Medical Journal found that two pieces of dark chocolate a day are good for you.So if you need more antioxidants eat dark chocolate! And if you ever have a sweet tooth,  remember dark chocolate yummy and healthy!

Another reason why we should keep the candies is Mars and Hershey's make some of the most popular Halloween candies.These candies are important because if they discontinue nobody will have some of their favorite candies! For example Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the most popular Halloween candy. Adding on, M&Ms are the second most popular Halloween candy. There is M&Ms with peanuts too if you don't like plain M&Ms.Lastly, snickers  are the third most popular Halloween candy. It's crazy talk that Hershey's and Mars would consider taking away these candies.

Just another reason, is candy, and things that are related to candy are good for you. For example, gummy bears are healthy because they have a tint of fruit that is sweet but healthy. If you want gummy bears that are less sweet get the organic gummy bears. Also chocolate covered strawberries are good for you because they have a source of fruit and antioxidants. Again antioxidants are never a bad thing, a lot of sweets have antioxidants. One more thing is sugar free gum helps with concentration. If your gonna take a test, remember sugar free gum will help you. It says it all in the name SUGAR FREE GUM. Its delicious gum without all the sugar!

Others might say that not all candies and chocolate are healthy for you, but this essay  just stated to keep the candies because some can be healthy for you! This shows that even though sweets can be a little sweet, they can be healthy for you! And its good to have a sweet treat once in a while. If you don't like sweet candy, try a piece of dark chocolate each day. Its good for you, believe it or not! Keep the candies as is! Even dentists like to eat candy! Just ask them.

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