5/23/20

We’re all here




We, as humans, are still here. We, as a species, are struggling through this together. Try to remember that you are not alone. Now, for your daily distraction, the Human’s Tribune.





Book Review: The Hunger Games





By Antoinette Durand





A masterpiece of dystopian literature, "The Hunger Games" depicts the story of a country in the ruins of America, Panem. Katniss Everdeen is 16 years old when her younger sister, Primrose is drafted into the Hunger Games, a brutal punishment for the district's revolution 74 years ago. The Hunger Games are a televised fight to the death of children. Katniss volunteers to take her place alongside Peeta, a shadowy figure from her traumatic childhood.





Part Seven: A Jellyfish Journey





By Antoinette Durand





Picture this; you’re swimming on the coast


of a beach in July in Southern California. Peacefully, you swim away from the shore. As you swim back, you feel something cool and smooth brush up against your legs. Instantly, that cool sensation is replaced by a shooting pain. Chances are, you were just stung by a jellyfish. You may say to yourself, “I just got unlucky. Not all jellyfish sting.”





Unfortunately, you are wrong. From the youngest of medusas, to the oldest immortal jellyfish, all jellies sting. Lucky for you, most jellyfish stings don’t cause extreme damage. Even if the jellyfish is dead, the tentacles still give you a nasty sting. I won’t lie. Jellyfish stings are very painful. Scientists know of about 70 species of jellyfish that can inflict intense damage to people. Some of the types of dangerous jellies include; Box jellyfish, Portuguese Man o’ War, and Lion’s Mane jellyfish.





Recipe: Peanut Butter Cookies





From Food.com




1 cup peanut butter


1 cup sugar


1 egg, beaten


1 teaspoon baking soda





Preheat oven to 350* and grease cookie sheets.


Beat together peanut butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.






Add beaten egg and baking soda to peanut butter mixture and beat until well combined.






Roll 1 teaspoon of dough into a ball and place on a cookie sheet.






Place dough balls one inch apart on a cookie sheet and flatten with tines of fork making a cross pattern.






Bake until puffed and a golden pale, about 10 minutes.






Cool cookies on baking sheet for about 2 minutes and then transfer with spatula to rack to cool.






May be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days.






Makes about 2 dozen cookies.


Aaron Montgomery Ward: Famous Illinoisan





By Antoinette Durand





The state of Illinois is very fortunate to have this man in its history. The beginning of this success story begins, not in Illinois, but in New Jersey. Ward was born on February 17, 1844 in New Jersey.





Ward had a revolutionary idea; the mail order business, a simple way to order goods. You could order things from a catalogue, and have it delivered to you. It was like the first Amazon! Ward also had a clever plan to make more people buy from his catalogue. He promised “Satisfaction or your money back!” Ward made a fortune off of his new idea. 


Ward’s ideas were a huge success, but on December 7, 1913, Aaron Montgomery Ward's life ended. Ward died at age 69.





Ward’s business is still around. Today, Ward’s has an online business. He even still has a holiday catalogue. His ideas spread. Amazon is just like Montgomery Ward’s mail order catalog. Aaron Montgomery Ward was a businessman that changed the world forever.