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Gaddafi was the ruler of Libya for 42 years, he became ruler in 1969. Once he became ruler he destroyed the Libya constitution and started to make his own rules. He also would start several wars and he would make biological weapons. He was a horrible ruler who took control of his country and…
Tebow Proven Himself? Brandon Speer Sunday, October 23rd, was arguably one of the biggest days in Tim Tebow’s NFL career. His first career start in the NFL was Sunday against the Miami Dolphins in Miami. For the first five games of the season, Kyle Orton was named the starter for the Broncos. He led the…
Professional athletes have completely changed the reasons why we play sports. The average income of a professional football player’s income is 1.4 million. The reasons why most people play sports are to have fun and stay in shape, also people just like to get outside and play with some friends. The only thing that…
Brandon Speer The hot topic in school these days is should students be able to listen to their iPods in class? Here at Fruita 8/9 I hear discussions about this every day. Some teachers allow students to listen to their own music, and some don’t allow it. This persuasive is directed towards those teachers.…
Powderhorn is a small mountain that is very popular to go to from Grand Junction sense it is so close. The only problem was that the mountain didn’t have very good ownership and it didn’t have very good lifts or parks. Well this year it just got bought by the owner of Beaver Creek and…
NBA Lockout Brandon Speer There is a crisis in one of America’s popular sport, basketball. The National Basketball Association is having a very big discussion on whether to have a season this year or not. There are several reasons why there might not be a season. NBA officials and players have two very…
By: Joe Horen Mrs. Mixon is a World Geography teacher who was born in Grand Junction, Colorado. She has lived in Grand Junction for most her life, she attended Montrose High School for her whole high school career. She grew up with her parents and brother in Montrose until she moved on to college where…
By: Brandon Speer Ms. Blevins was born in Grand Junction, CO. She is currently a biology teacher at Fruita 8/9.She has lived here all her life, accept in college. When she was young, she had a few jobs in mind. She either wanted to be an ER doctor, marine biologist, or a teacher. Her favorite…
In chunk paragraph form, explain how the decisions consumers make affect business and the economy. Be sure to include a hook, topic sentence, 3 concrete ideas, 3 supporting sentences, and a conclusion. After you post your paragraph, respond to 2 classmates posts with comments about their opinions.
By: Shea Fogarty As one of our new Spanish teachers at Fruita 8/9, Mrs. Schwerdtfeger grew up in not one or two, but four different places. She lived and grew up in New Zealand, California, Kansas City, and Colorado. Before working at Fruita 8/9 she worked at BTK and previously was the Vice Principle for Fruita Monument…