Failius

Failius
Poseidon was outraged that Athena beat him in pleasing the people of Athens. While she was returning to mt. Olympus, Poseidon attacked Athena. In the struggle, a tsunami was created and destroyed a fisherman’s ship. On board the ship was joeius, the father of a young man named Failius. When Zeus found out of the attack on his child, he went to failius’s house and made an agreement with him. Since they were both angry at Poseidon, failius agreed to help Zeus. Zeus gave him his thunderbolts to go and kill orion, poseidon’s mortal son.
A FISHERMAN overheard this conversation AND RAN TO THE SEA. HE CALLED OUT TO POSEIDON ABOUT WHAT FAILIUS WAS PLANNING to do TO HIS SON. POSEIDON WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE INFORMATION AND GAVE THE FISHERMAN GREAT CATCHES EVERY DAY HE WENT OUT TO FISH AS A REWARD.
MEANWHILE, ZeuS HAD BEEN TELLING FAILIUS HOW TO FIND ORION. LITTLE DID THEY KNOW THAT POSEIDON WAS GAURDING HIM AND WAITING FOR FAILIUS. WHEN FAILIUS ARrIVED WHERE ORION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, THE VILLAGERS TOLD HIM THAT POSEIDON TOOK HIM AWAY TO GUARD HIM FROM SOMEONE. WHEN FAILIUS REPORTED THIS TO ZEUS, HE WAS GIVIN MORE DIRECTIONS AND THAT DEFEATING POSEIDON WOULD BE BY FAR MORE OF A CHALLENGE THEN THE ORIGINAL TASK.
ZeuS GAVE FAILIUS a great ship and THE ABILITY TO BREATH UNDERWATER. The ship would row itself very fast. When failius set off on his trip, he was quickly encountered by pirates sent by Poseidon. Failius threw a lightning bolt at the ship and left it to sink.
Next, Poseidon commanded great rocks to arise from the deeps and destroy the bottom of the ship. The self-rowing boat was able to avoid the obstacles. That night a giant storm, sent by Poseidon, tipped the ship over.
Underwater currents swept failius away from his ship. Failius did not know where he was. He soon realized that he was still underwater. Fortunately he could breathe. Zeus appeared to him and showed him the way.
He encountered many obstacles including, sharks, giant squid, and mermen all sent by Poseidon. Failius defeated all of them with ease. A giant kraken approached failius. Failius threw a lightning bolt at it but the powerful blast could not penetrate its rough skin. The beast grasped failius and threw him into a large iron cage. While the monster swam away with failius, Hercules descended into the water and strangled the kraken. Hercules was sent by his father to save failius. Hercules led failius the rest of the way.
When they ARrIVED, FAILIUS THOUGHT OF A PLAN TO KILL ORION. HERCULES PUT ON A Disguise SO HIS UNCLE, Poseidon, WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE HIM. Hercules swiftly rushed the great god but WAS QUICKLY being grasped by Poseidon’s massive hand. WHILE POSEIDON WAS YELLING AND ASKING QUESTIONS OF HIM, FAILIUS SNUCK AROUND A ROCK AND SLEW ORION by slitting his throat with one of the thunderbolts. Poseidon summoned a huge earthquake that could be felt at mount Olympus. Zeus came and took failius and Hercules to safety. For failius’s reward, he became a god. Failius is now the god of failure.

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Pearl Harbor Poem

Pearl Harbor Poem

In Japan
Dictators arose
They had the factories make weapons
Instead of clothes

Japan made a military
Twas very fine-a
But to some peoples surprise
They began to attack china

Tensions grew
Between Japan and the U.S.
So the U.S. decided
To trade with them less

Japan sent, through the sea,
A deadly military fleet
That would cause
A large U.S. defeat

Japan attacked in the morning
The people were surprised
The pilots destroyed lots of ships
And took many lives

But the people aren’t forgotten,
For a memorial was made
To praise the unfortunate
Who died in the raid

This poem is ending
But please remember
The poor souls who died
On the 7th of December

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DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW?
 111,111,111 X111,111,111=12,345,678,987,654,321
 If the statue in a park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, then the person died of natural causes.
 no word in the English language rhymes with orange, silver, or purple.
 Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down—hence the expression, “to get fired”
 Canada is an Indian word meaning “Big Village”.
 There are 2 credit cards for every person in the us.
 Only 2 people signed the declaration of independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thompson. Most of the rest signed on august 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.
 “I am”. is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
 The term “the whole 9 yards” came from WWII fighter pilots in the south pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got “the whole 9 yards”.
 The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
 The word “samba” means “to rub navels together”.
 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
 The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
 Mel Blanc (the voice of bug’s bunny) was allergic to carrots.
 Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to the right-hand was done on a week day at 5p.m. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time of the day was chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have woken up in the morning and been to sleepy to realize this was the day of the change over.
 The first bomb dropped by the allies on Berlin during WWII killed the only elephant in Berlin Zoo.
 Dr.Suess pronounced “suess” such that it rhymed with “rejoice.”
 In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said “Play it again, Sam.”
 Sherlock Holmes never said, “Elementary, my dear Watson.”
 More people are killed by donkeys than in air crashes.
 The term “It’s all fun and games until one person loses an eye” is from ancient Rome. The only rule in wrestling matches was no gouging out eyes. Everything else was allowed, but the only way to be disqualified was to poke someone’s eye out.
 A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
 The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.
 Hershey’s kisses are called that because the machine makes them look like it is kissing the conveyer belt.
 Money isn’t made out of paper, it is made out of cotton
 Every time you lick a stamp, you are consuming 1/10th of a calorie.
 The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than you thumb.
 An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain
 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

Focus

212° Focus

Having a simple, clearly defined goal
can capture the imagination and inspire
passion. It can cut through the fog like a
beacon in the night.

One of my favorite things to do is yo-yo. Now at first I didn’t try it because I thought it looked to hard and that I would never get it. With support from my friends Aberahan and Eric, and a lot form Mr. Barton I learned one of the coolest things on the planet! But why I chose Focus is because yo-yoing takes a lot of focus. If you don’t focus and really Practice your heart out, you will get nowhere. Now I’m not very good at yo-yoing compared to Steve Brown or Grant Johnson, But if I focus hard and practice a lot I know ill get there some day. That is why I chose Focus for my 212° poem.