Friday, October 8, 2010


"In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue" Like many other sailors at this time Columbus was afraid of sea monsters. He thought they would eat his crew and his boat. Unlike the other sailors who were afraid they would fall off the edge of the earth. Your answer must be a complete sentence and explain why.


Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

78 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....



i am afraid of scary movies because there scary.

Anonymous said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

i am afraid of nothing because i fear nothing. fear is an emotion that comes from the state of the mind and if it is not in your mind then you dont fear

Anonymous said...

I am afraid of big pit bulls because some people make their dogs big and mean on purpose.

alec8b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am afraid of bullies bulling me becuase they are mean and it reminds me of the best game in the world BULLY SCHOLARSHIP EDITION.

vicky r 8b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because...

I will not tell you my secrets on this subject... I do not wish to say. Sorry.

stephaniec 8 said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am afraid of snakes and spiders because they are scary and could bite you. You could die of a serious bite. They also have poison.

dania 8b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


people.

jasmineallen8b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....beause.


I am afraid of spiders...because they crawl and their ugly.

J05HR8B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


Im afraid of big dogs because they're scary and got big teeth

MiaRose8B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why?

I am afraid of needles because I dont like how they feel when they go into your skin.

jacobogden said...

um im afraid of falling from heights

eduardocorona said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of dieing because I dont want to die

isabel said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


i not afraid of anything because i not afraid.

JanayP 8B.* said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


--I am afraid of N O T H I N G , there's nothinq to fear but G O D.*

J@mesHunter8b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am afraid of heights because I dont like being that high in the sky

Jessenia said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why?

I am afraid of any type of insect/bug because they just creep me out.

Ariannam8 said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why?I am afraid of....because....

I am afraid of dark because then you can get hurt in the dark.I am also afraid of michael myers movies.

gaby*z.8b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I dont know.

JustinH8B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of heights....because.... when I was little i was on the roller coaster that goes around and around till it reach the top and when it did I just blacked out on the roller coaster while it was in motion.

LuisG 8B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am afraid of breaking my legs

luis c 8b XD :D said...

i am afriad of nothing

KennedyH 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

Im not afraid of anything because theres nothing to be afraid of. things hapen for a reason.

TanyaM7b. said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I am afraid of spiders because it scares me how they have so many legs and some can bite you.

AngelD 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I'm afraid of clowns because they are just really creepy to me.

tiara7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of iam afraid of every single bug and of gost scary movies too.because i hate the shows that talk about them because the freak me out.

RacquelV. 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because...

I am afraid of rollercoaters, because i dont like heights.

Tyler J 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
Answer: To tell you the truth im not of afraid of anything except God because he is all mighty

AmberC 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I am scared of eveil sppirts because sometimes they want to harm me and my family.This is what Im scared of and why

lesly7b said...

tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of...because...

Im afraid of scary movies like the grudge and haunting things.

CieloZ7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of fish because they creep me out.Im scared of anytype of water animal.

MariahG7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am afraid of my family and other people I care about dying. I am afraid of dying because I would hate to have life without one of my family members. It would just hurt me alot and I would'nt be the same person anymore.

donald l7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....i am not afraind of nothing beause i am not 10 or 12to be afraid of nothing.there is nothing to be afraid of nothing when you have nothing goind on in your left.

JavonB said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I scared on my dog.

maritzaesquivel7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I am afraid of snakes because they can bit you and harm you. Snakes are ugly they are big and and weird.

isabel.M.7b said...

I am afraid of....beause....




I am afraid of my niece because she bites HARD!!!

CAYLAM 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

IM SCARED OF THOSE BIG FAT SPIDERS THAT ARE BLACK....

Georrell 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

Im not really afraid of anything.

Naiyuben 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I'm afraid of snakes and mice because they creep me out and when I see them I feel like they are going to bite me.

ashleys7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because.... Me myself personly am not scared of any thing really and if i am i would remeber or even think about it because my mom dosent let me watch or talk about scary thing excepted on hollween she lets us go trick or treating

ashleys7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because.... Me myself personly am not scared of any thing really and if i am i would remeber or even think about it because my mom dosent let me watch or talk about scary thing excepted on hollween she lets us go trick or treating

kealin7b said...

Im scared of spiders because their faces because its just so ugly.

DejaD 7B said...

I am afraid of Monsters because they are very ugly and scary and they remind me of a person! Im just playing but I am scared of lions because they are very big and they look dangerous!

DemondF7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....



I am not afraid of nothing because fear nothing. Fear can also get you killed.

DemondF7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....



I am not afraid of nothing because fear nothing. Fear can also get you killed.

Lizzette 7B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
Im really not afraid of much things because theres nothing to be afraid of really.

cesar g7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

im scard of the goverment makin zombiez caus ide have to distroy them

cristina7b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....



i am afraid of NOTHINg there is nothing i should be afraid of

*mashayla*{7b} said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because.... I'm not scared of anything I don't think fear should be any anyones vocabulary its alright to be shocked on thrilled but never scared although when i see a beatle i get creeped out because of the face

artiest 6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


Nothin I have no fairs that I past in my life.

artiest 6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


Nothin I have no fairs that I past in my life.

Jose R. said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


The thing that I am afriad of is that when I see scary movie by my self.

valeria6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I'm used to be scared of monsters but not any more

VictorGB6 said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am of clowns becouse when I saw a movie of a killer clown.

gabrielag6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because.... Im afraid of snakes and they say thre is ghost so that is what im afraid of. Why because they look scary and they sound scary too.

cateradillard6 said...

If I was afraid of something it will be a hunted house with creepy noise and stuff like that .

yvonnea6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I an afraid of ghost. I am afraid of ghost because ever since i saw ghost wisper at night and when i go to sleep, I cant because i am so scared and they said that ghost are real.

abrahamd6b said...

I am afraid of ....because....




I saw a shark

omar s.6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


I am afraid of of snakes because there nasty ugly.

alec v 6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because.... ah idk nothing

alysaf 6b said.. said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I am afraid of snakes because the bite and some can kill you. As well they eat things bigger than them and I am scared of them.

KIMH6B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am afraid of spider because they are ugly and crawl every where they want.

lataydra said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of dieing because its you dont know when your going to die its just frien me

gabriellero 6b said...

I am afraid of is to go on the plane

GabbieC 6B :DD said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


I aint afraid of nothing. Because nothing afraids me.

Anonymous said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....my sister i yeled when she was born lol

luzg b6 said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I am afraid of sharks because they are big at are will eat you.

arteciaH 6B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....



I am afraid of horror movies but I still watch them.

caitlynB6 said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of people when the jummp out at you because yuo dont know when its caming

NATALIE6B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....of heights because they are really high and they look really high and scary.

NatalieK6B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....


I am afraid of spiders. I am afraid of spiders because they can bite you but sometimes you wont even know.

CHRIS 6B said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....

I am afrid of the moive 28 weeks later becaus I think some thing will reach out of my bed of couach and grab me and I think my house is haunted.

Amy Q 6 said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why?

I am afraid of staying home by my self because I hear strang things and I see things.

jadahale said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I am afraid uther griding that is my wust frid.

isaiah6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....i am afraid of miss k

deadriana 6B said...

I'm afraid of highits because ever sence my mom made me ride a rollacoaster i don't want to get on any more rides that go up in the air even thow i would like to ride some of those rides at disney land and disney world.

xavier6b said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because.... I'm scareded of the dark because one time my Ant was in her room with the lights off and something bite her.

jaimeR7a$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because....
I am afraid of my mom because she yells at me and my mom spainks me with her hands.

zachc3 said...

Tell me something you are afraid of and why? I am afraid of ....because.... I am afraid of huge bugs and snakes ,mostly spiders.Mainly because they are 8 leged and have freaky eyes.And some are poisionous and have ugly fangs that have a painful bite.

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