Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Statue of Liberty's Birthday

Today is the Statue of Liberty's Birthday. The statue, also known as Miss Liberty, was dedicated on this day in the year of 1886. Miss Liberty was a gift from France. She weighs 225 tons and is 112 feet high with her index finger being 8ft. long.

1. Write a descriptive sentence on your favorite Fourth of July. What were the smells, sounds, and what did you see?

68 comments:

Anonymous said...

the iz food duh
the sound iz laughter -n- talking
i seen famili duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

my favorite 4th of july i had smelled food and i seen fireworks that was when i was 3 years old

Anonymous said...

I enjoy the 4th of july because you get to see fire works.

Anonymous said...

my avorite ourth of july was this one because i had alot o ire works and is smelled like ire works and it was brite in the sky.

Anonymous said...

My favorite fourth of July was whent we went to the park with my whole family. We eat all kinds of foods. It smelled beautiful.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4 of july was when I blew up 5 frogs all at once.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th of July was when i went to Wisscoson and bought some some fire works. we lit off all the fire fire works we through them at each other.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th of July was when i went to Wisscoson and bought some some fire works. we lit off all the fire fire works we through them at each other.

Anonymous said...

My favorite Fourth of July, there was the smell of delicious burgers on the grill.All I could here was family chatting and fireworks. All I saw was some amazing fireworks that my family had gotten from Arkansas from my uncle. There were some many different varieties of fireworks.

Anonymous said...

My favorite furth of july is the ones we have every year because my family be makin it so much fun they be tripping like a mug we be havin parties every year and its either at my house because the park right next t it and we go there to see some fire works n stay out all night popping fireworks or we have over my papa house on the hill and the sounds was all loud and stuff and the smell was the smell of the food we eat but outside the smell was the smell from the fire works we had just set off.....

Anonymous said...

it smell like big explosives.the fire works that I had looked like army weapons.The sounds that it made sounded like grenades and m-8o.

Anonymous said...

my favorite 4th of july was when i was about 6,my whole family was there and we had lots of food and fun.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4 of july was when i blew up 5 frogs at once.

Anonymous said...

On my favorite fourth of July there was my family and me. There was laughter and the firworks were loud. I saw nice lights in the sky. I could see the fireworks rising up to the sky then slowly fading away.

Anonymous said...

ON MY FAVORITE FOURTH OF JULY I SEEN FIRE WORKS,ALL KINDS OF LIGHTS, AND ALOT OF LOUD SOUNDS. I ALSO SEEN A BUNCH OF DUDES SHOOTING THEIR GUNS IN THE AIR.

Anonymous said...

My favorit 4th of July is when I was i Indana and we buy alot of expoding cwetes and loud fireworks.

Anonymous said...

last year on the fouth of july we had a BBQ the fireworks awsome but when it was all done well all got real bored

Anonymous said...

Every year is my favorite Fourth of July. Each year is memorible to me. Each Foutth of July; I smell the smoke from from the fireworks! I walk around Bicentinial Park; I enjoy the funnel cakes, and hanging out with my friends. I enjoy the cool breeze that the river brings. I sit in the grass and listen to the bands.

Anonymous said...

I enjoy 4th of july because i smill food & i see fireworks.

Anonymous said...

I smell firecrackers burning, the sound of people yelling , the food lokks great

Anonymous said...

My favorite fourth of july was when I was 9 and we went to this huge park.We had a bar bq .

Anonymous said...

ummmm..... the smells were food and beer,
the sound was laughter and stuff,
I seen family and fire works!!!!

Anonymous said...

ON THE 4TH THEY WERE SHOOTING EVERYWHERE AT ONE TIME. I ALSO SEEN ALOT OF FINE GIRLS WALKING AROUND.

Anonymous said...

My fourth of july was when I went to missouri with my cousins and we were outside and we lighted up some fire works and we had a blasted. but sometimes I would get scared when we light the fire works. the sounds even hurt my earsand the smell of the fire works were like a funck smell.the fire works were colorful and loud.

Anonymous said...

my best 4th of july was when i i went to my uncles he has those illegal ones but he was a police officer so it was okay then my dad cooked chicken burgers you name it!

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th july was the smell
of barcade on the grill.And the sounds of of friecracks popoing in the sky.And the brauiful colors.Even the finallying.

Anonymous said...

When i was at the 4th of july party i smelt hamburgers,chicken,and some hotdogs.I heard fireworks going off and i was holding them in the air and letting of some bottle rockets.

Anonymous said...

My favorit 4 of july was when i went to my friends party and there was a lot of talking.And people was about to fight over some stupid stuff.

Anonymous said...

Fourth of July is okay becuause you can see all these fireworks and be with your family.

Anonymous said...

When i was at the 4th of july party i smelt hamburgers,chicken,and some hotdogs.I heard fireworks going off and i was holding them in the air and letting of some bottle rockets.

Anonymous said...

My favorit 4th of july I smeled minuer and alchole an dI saw fire warks a barn and my auts friend fall to the ground by the fire pit.

Anonymous said...

On my favorite day of July 4th was when I could smell the funnel cakes my family had made. You could see the fireworks from where we were at and I saw my family.

Anonymous said...

I hear fire crackers going off in the backround. the smell of hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill. Every one is having a good time and poeple are screming.

Anonymous said...

My favorite fourth of july, I seen a lot of cool cars and a lot of family members. I smelled people grilling burgers and ribs. I herd the loud noises of the fire crackers bursting and i also seen the colorful fire crackers.

Anonymous said...

My favorite fourth of July was when I was with my cousins and we were eating outside and we saw the fireworks. It was fun

Anonymous said...

On the Fouth of July I saw colorful fireworks going into the air I smelled all types of food I heard alot of chnatting and cheering outside it was soooooo fun.

Anonymous said...

On the Fourth of July that was my favorite was when my mom took my sister and I to the river and saw fire works. The fireworks were loud, huge to the eye in the sky, very bright, colorful and vivid. Some even had hearts and baseballs in them.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th july was when I bought the fire work and i pop mostly all of mine in the same day and it was fun because i got to blow up my own fire works when I was about 9 years old it was my brothers birthday so we ate cake(choclate cake)

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th of July was when I was at home and my neighbors had a hole bunch of fire works theyhad 2 huge rolls of m-80's.

Anonymous said...

My favorite fourth of july was last year it was real fun my dad, my brothers,and my uncles and aunts went to lockport and saw the fireworks while we played soccer.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th of july is when I was 10 years old I can remember the smell of the hot dogs and hamburgers and hear the fireworks and the sight of bright lights and hearing the sound of my brother crying because he was scared.

Anonymous said...

My favrite 4th of july in texas when wasblowing upfireworks in the night and I had gotten paid for it.
Also that the frieworks didn't end until 1:00am. In every break I got to walk around thru the park.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th of july was when my step-grandpa went to Arizona and got a whole bunch of different kinds of fireworks. He got pop-its, sparklers, and these really loud ones that made a screeching noise. On that 4th of July my grandma, seep-grandpa, my dad, and me had a cook out and invited my uncle and cousin.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th of july was when i went to my granma's, granma's house to see her for the first time. It smelled good because of the food that I was smelling The sounds were very old songs playing. Also I saw my grandma and my cousins and uncles, aunts nices and nifues too!

Anonymous said...

my favorite fourth of july was when my uncle got like missles and everything and exploding stuff. we blow up cars and everything with the fireworks and ate a whole bunch of food it smelled like gun powder when we were done blowing the stuff off and there was a wholebunh of toy pieces everywere and paper from the firworks.the food was also excelent because everything was homemade we had pork ribs and lots of oher stuff then my granda made us all pray to god for all the people who died in war and then to all the ventrones whp survived wbut after that we sat on the coches and watch televison

Anonymous said...

My favorite fourth of July is when I went to Indiana for the fourth. I ate some of the best barbeque ribs i ever eaten in my life. The fireworks were wonderful while the music playing was fantastic. My cousins and I played war and sticks and rocks. It was one of the best times of my life.

Anonymous said...

when i was at my fourth of july picnic i had smelled fireworks,i heard laughter and i saw my family play games.

Anonymous said...

My faveorite 4th of july was this year the smell was my dad cooking and beer,i heard children laughing.
That was my faveorite 4th o july!

Anonymous said...

My favortie 4th july was when i got to go and watch fire works with my grandpa,i heard music of freedum and smell of pretzels.

Anonymous said...

When I was in my 4th of july party I smelled my moms burgers and hot dogs when I finished I saw the sparkeline fire works

Anonymous said...

the smell was food i seen i seen my parents bringing my birthday cake and i was wachting the fireworks and it was my birthday

Anonymous said...

On my 4th of july i herd pops of firworks.

Anonymous said...

On the 4th of July the smell was barbecue and chicken . And the sound was fireworks my dad got me .And I saw my family have fun

Anonymous said...

i can smell hamburgers on the grill,i hear people talking about how good the food is,and i see everyone having a good time

Anonymous said...

I smell the gill and the hamburgers, I hear the fire works, I see everybody laughing

Anonymous said...

Fouth of July! The smell of sulfure, the smoke and pretty colors, the fizzing and deafaning sound of wisler and smoke bombs!

Anonymous said...

Whan I was at the 4th of July it was amazing the fireworks were amazing the smell of the hanburgers and hotdogs were so amazing I had so much fun.

Anonymous said...

On fourth of July the smell was gun smoke from the fireworks and the delicious food we made.

Anonymous said...

My favorite 4th of july was this year because i saw really nice fireworks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I actually saw one that looked like heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

on forth of july I herd fireworks and smelled hotdogs in the air!

Anonymous said...

my favorite 4th of july when i got my favorite fireworks roman candles i like them because u get to hold them and fireworks came out the hole.

Anonymous said...

My favorit fourth of july all I smelled was hotdogs and hambugers and heard alot of fireworks and I seen alot of people.

Anonymous said...

my favorite on fourth of july is the smell of the grill burning the and sounds fire works

Anonymous said...

My favorite fourth of July is when I smelled barber Q chicken and see fire workers popoing in the sky.

Anonymous said...

The sound was butiful but the stinky smell outside was not it didn,t matter because I love being with my family

Anonymous said...

On fourth of July the smell was gun smoke from the fireworks and the delicious food we made.

Anonymous said...

On the forthof July I had loit of fun.Me and my famly was lighting fire works, ate barbequed hot dogs and listen to music.

Anonymous said...

The smell was the barbeque that my best friend's neighbors were making.I heard me, an old riend,and my BFF laughing together.I saw us throwing fireworks in the clear night sky!

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