tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post5009977332240361834..comments2022-08-09T19:17:20.614-07:00Comments on Mrs. Ranney's Classroom Blog: Biographical Bonanza!Mrs. Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569904843028235217noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-72972715270767599622012-05-22T16:41:45.480-07:002012-05-22T16:41:45.480-07:00Dear George Washington,
Charles Lindbergh speakin...Dear George Washington,<br /><br />Charles Lindbergh speaking. How does it feel to be the first president of the United States? Were you scared in the Revolutionary War? What did you do to become president?<br />Thank you for starting our Country.<br /><br />Sincerely, <br />Charles LindberghAvivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-64924723426270831302012-05-15T19:28:02.174-07:002012-05-15T19:28:02.174-07:00Dear Thomas Edison,
I'm Frederick Douglass. ...Dear Thomas Edison,<br /><br />I'm Frederick Douglass. What is an light bulb? How does it work? I'm asking you these questions because they weren't made when I was alive.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Frederick DouglassAdamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-38078064549340457862012-05-15T17:10:36.592-07:002012-05-15T17:10:36.592-07:00Dear George Washington,
I'm Benjamin Frank...Dear George Washington,<br /> I'm Benjamin Franklin and I was not presidnt of the U.S.A. I did many interesting things in my life. I helped write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I believe we were friends since your 9years older than me.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-61672645456733558582012-05-15T16:06:29.847-07:002012-05-15T16:06:29.847-07:00Dear Mr. Graham Bell,
I am John F. Kennedy 35th...Dear Mr. Graham Bell,<br /><br />I am John F. Kennedy 35th president. Thank you very much for inventing the telephone. I have a question about you, what were your other inventions?<br /><br />A thankful good bye,<br /> John F. KennedyAdar (John F. Kennedy)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-57707672017545263052012-05-15T15:41:46.559-07:002012-05-15T15:41:46.559-07:00Dear Jane Goodall,
I heard up in heaven you studie...Dear Jane Goodall,<br />I heard up in heaven you studied chimps. <br />That is amazing to stay in a jungle for about a year.<br />It is good to be interested in animals.<br /><br />The father of our country,<br />George Washington (Andrew)Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-46684511751420548592012-05-15T15:02:47.012-07:002012-05-15T15:02:47.012-07:00Dear Milton Hershey,
Thank you for inventing Hers...Dear Milton Hershey,<br /><br />Thank you for inventing Hershey's chocolate. What year did you invent Hershey's chocolate? Well, I have to go now because I'm starving. I think I will have some Hershey's chocolate.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Thomas EdisonNatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-78026329295735156942012-05-14T07:52:20.074-07:002012-05-14T07:52:20.074-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney and class,
I am Jane Goodall. I...Dear Mrs. Ranney and class,<br /><br />I am Jane Goodall. <b>I was born in London, England, on August 3, 1934. When I was a little girl, I hid in the chicken coop for five hours until an egg came out of the chicken. That was how I first became interested in animals. I went to college to become an ethologist. I also hid in a jungle for almost a year watching chimpanzees.</b><br /><br />Love,<br />Jane Goodall (Grace)Grace H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-59903310201705986062012-05-14T06:42:32.303-07:002012-05-14T06:42:32.303-07:00Dear Mrs Ranney and class,
Greetings class, My na...Dear Mrs Ranney and class,<br /><br />Greetings class, My name is <b>Ronald Reagan, and I was the 40th President of the United States</b> I was born in <b>Tampico, Illinois</b> I <b>died on June 5, 2004 at the age of 93,</b>I am <b>burried at The Reagan Presidential Library in Simi, California.</b><br /><br />Best Wishes<br />Ronald ReaganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-33051055586089290202012-05-13T18:18:23.326-07:002012-05-13T18:18:23.326-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney’s Class,
I am the 5th president,...Dear Mrs. Ranney’s Class,<br /><br /><b>I am the 5th president</b>, <b>James Monroe</b>. I was born on April 28th, 1758. As a child, I walked to my elementary school, Parson Campbell. After that I went to the College of William Mary. Because the Revolutionary war started, I enlisted in the army and never received my college diploma. Then I became the 5th president. <b>I wrote the Missouri Compromise</b> which represents that no slavery can be happening in the western part of the U.S.A, <b>and I wrote the Monroe Doctrine</b> which also tells that no European country can make colonies in North America and our Southern neighbors.<br /><br />Farewell citizens,<br /><br />James Monroe (Gregory)Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14995196443185926312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-33155313790984558052012-05-11T13:47:10.064-07:002012-05-11T13:47:10.064-07:00Hello ladies and gentlemen of Mrs. Ranney's cl...Hello ladies and gentlemen of Mrs. Ranney's class,<br /><br />I am John F. Kennedy <b>the 35th president of the U.S.A. I was born on 1917, and died 1963. As a kid I liked to read and write. As for college, I went to Harvard. Before I was a president, I was a congressman. When I was a president, One of my most famous speeches was "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can do for your country." I also inspired Neil Armstrong to be first on the moon.</b><br /><br />From most beloved,<br />John F. Kennedy(Adar)Adarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-67958092535234812952012-05-11T13:10:24.435-07:002012-05-11T13:10:24.435-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney and Class,
My name is Abraham Li...Dear Mrs. Ranney and Class,<br /><br />My name is Abraham Lincoln. <b>I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky.</b> <b>I became the 16th president of the United States of America when I was 51 years old. In 1863, I issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in the southern states.</b> It was a pleasure sharing with you.<br />Sincerely,<br />Abraham Lincoln (Elijah)Elijahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-21968626171043847162012-05-11T07:44:43.643-07:002012-05-11T07:44:43.643-07:00Dear Frederick,
I was born in 1820.
The year I b...Dear Frederick,<br /><br />I was born in 1820.<br /> The year I became president was 1890.<br /><br />What year did you learn to read and write?<br /><br />Happy I know you,<br />Susan B. AnthonyJoshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-18433021356303221682012-05-10T20:41:12.063-07:002012-05-10T20:41:12.063-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney and class,
I’m Eleanor Roosevelt...Dear Mrs. Ranney and class,<br /><br /><b>I’m Eleanor Roosevelt. I was born in 1884. At age 8, I lost my mother to Diphtheria. Later, my dad died while hunting wild animals. I went to live on New York City's 37th Street with my aunt and uncle. When I grew up and married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I became a First Lady of the United States of America.</b><br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Eleanor RooseveltNicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-33979250733576238012012-05-10T20:30:12.968-07:002012-05-10T20:30:12.968-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney and Class,
I am Neil Armstrong. ...Dear Mrs. Ranney and Class,<br /><br />I am Neil Armstrong. <b>I was born on August 5, 1930.</b> <b>you already know I was the first person to set foot on the moon.</b> <b>I was very famous for setting a record reaching an altitude of 207,500 feet at a speed of 3,989 miles per hour.</b> <b>I graduated from Purdue University in 1955.</b><b>In 1964, I won a lot of medals like a Gold Star, Korean Service Medal, and an Engagement Star.</b><br /><br /><br />The first person on the moon,<br /><br />Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-84372584462971718202012-05-10T20:17:03.828-07:002012-05-10T20:17:03.828-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney's Class,
I am George Washing...Dear Mrs. Ranney's Class,<br /><br />I am George Washington Carver, and<b>I was born into slavery in Diamond, Missouri in 1860</b>. <b>I am famous for being honored for my research of peanuts by the University of of Rochester in New York</b>. <b>I was awarded the Roosevelt Medal for my service in science in 1939</b>.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />George Washington CarverOlivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-57162261875965132822012-05-10T19:43:22.112-07:002012-05-10T19:43:22.112-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney and Class,
My name is Benjamin...Dear Mrs. Ranney and Class,<br /> My name is Benjamin Franklin and I did many important and interesting things in my life even though I ran away from home when I was a teenager. <b>I was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America</b>.<br /><b>In 1731, I stared the first circulating library in the colonies</b>. <b>I helped write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution</b>. I died in 1790, of old age.Looking down, I'm amazed how far the world has come with using electricity since <b> I first discovered lighting was electricity </b> <br /><br /> With good wishes,<br /> Ben FranklinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-62973866297539625432012-05-10T19:37:22.719-07:002012-05-10T19:37:22.719-07:00Dear class,
My name is Claude Monet, and I am a ve...Dear class,<br />My name is Claude Monet, and I am a very famous. I was <b>born on Nov.14, 1840</b>. I invented paintings called "Inpessionissm".<b>My paintings are in various museums like the Louvre in Paris </b>.<b> I died in 1926 </b>.<br /><br />A la votre (cheers),<br /> Claude Monet (Melissa)Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-8863046239902471192012-05-10T19:09:07.291-07:002012-05-10T19:09:07.291-07:00Dear Mrs. Ranney's Class,
I am Annie Sullivan...Dear Mrs. Ranney's Class,<br /><br />I am Annie Sullivan, and <b>I am Helen Keller's teacher</b>. Helen is the first deaf, blind, and mute person to graduate college.<br /><br /><b>I was born on April 14, 1866. After I graduated from the Perkins Institution for the Blind , I started teaching Helen Keller. Helen had many tantrums when I was teaching her because she had been spoiled by her parents for the first 7 years of her life.<br /><br />I “spelled” letters by doing sign language repeatedly into Helen's palm trying to make her understand that sign language was not just random hand movements, but they had special meanings.<br /><br />Finally, she was able to understand that the hand movements were words that helped her to communicate.</b> <br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Annie SullivanQuynh-Anhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-31464026220485875832012-05-10T18:38:29.209-07:002012-05-10T18:38:29.209-07:00Dear Susan B. Anthony,
I didn't know that you...Dear Susan B. Anthony,<br /><br />I didn't know that you became president for the Woman Suffrage Association.<br />What year did you become president for the Woman Suffrage Association? What year were you born? <br /><br />Glade to meet you,<br /><br />Frederick DouglassAdamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-89565404370619856792012-05-10T17:53:39.881-07:002012-05-10T17:53:39.881-07:00Dear Class,
I am George Washington. I was born on...Dear Class,<br />I am George Washington. <b> I was born on February 22, 1732 </b>.<br /><b> As you probably know I was the 1st President of the U.S.A</b>.<br /><b> I was the General of the Army in the Revolutionary War</b>.<br /><b>Sadly, I died in 1799 the year before the 1800's</b>!<br /><br />The Father Of Our Country,<br />George WashingtonGeorge Washingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-15130413163011104382012-05-10T17:02:20.959-07:002012-05-10T17:02:20.959-07:00Hello Mrs. Ranney's Class,
I am Albert Eins...Hello Mrs. Ranney's Class,<br /><br /> I am Albert Einstein. I was born in ulm, Germany on March 14,1879. When I was a child I was always curious to understand the mysteries of science, I also took music lesson, I played both violin and piano. <b>I was famous for the Special Theory Relativity equation "e=mc2". I was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.</b> I died on April 18, 1955.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Albert Einstein (Alex)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-8240111702155902092012-05-10T15:15:32.704-07:002012-05-10T15:15:32.704-07:00Dear Fredrick,
It's Harriet Tubman your good ...Dear Fredrick,<br /><br />It's Harriet Tubman your good friend. I think it is amazing that you taught yourself how to read and write while being a slave.<br /><br />I have a question for you. How did you feel when you were talking with Abraham Lincoln?<br /><br />Your Good Friend,<br />HarrietBellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-4502457872341030402012-05-10T15:09:38.841-07:002012-05-10T15:09:38.841-07:00Dear Students of Mrs. Ranney's class,
My name...Dear Students of Mrs. Ranney's class,<br /><br />My name is Harriet Tubman the conductor of the underground railroad. <b> I was born in March 1820, in Maryland. I grew up as a slave who worked for white people. We were owned and were treated very badly. A person called the overseeker watched us and whipped us if we weren't working hard enough. When I was older I escaped to the north and helped other people escape too. I died on March 23, 1913, and received many awards after my death.</b><br /><br />I must leave I have to catch my train.<br /><br />Goodbye for Now,<br />HarrietBellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-54922669663971843152012-05-09T18:10:49.478-07:002012-05-09T18:10:49.478-07:00Dear Mrs.Ranney and class,
I am Alexander Graham ...Dear Mrs.Ranney and class,<br /><br />I am Alexander Graham Bell.<b>I</b> <b>was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh,Scotland.</b> <b>My greatest invention was the telephone, but I had many other great ideas.</b><br />Since I was little, sounds always interested me. I graduated high school when I was only 14 years old and began teaching at the age of 16.<b> I received a gold medal at the U. S Centennial celebration.</b><br />I was constantly working and my body could not keep up with my mind,therefore I was very sick.<b> I died on August 2,1922.</b> My ideas have changed the modern world we live in today. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Alexander (Eve)Evenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879184421580483050.post-75800099017851059132012-05-09T16:26:53.105-07:002012-05-09T16:26:53.105-07:00Dear Mr.Braille,
I am Helen Keller. I would like ...Dear Mr.Braille,<br /><br />I am Helen Keller. I would like to thank you so much for inventing books for the blind. I read many books in braille, and enjoyed them very much. To know me better, here are some facts about me: <b>I was born in a small town in Alabama called Tuscubia on June 27, 1880</b>. I was almost 2 when I got sick. <b>Over time I got better, but the sickness left me deaf and blind.I could not talk or communicate to others</b>. When I was 7 I met Annie Sullivan who changed my life. <b> She taught me everything I need to know.</b> <b>People remember me for my courage, kindness, and helpfulness</b>.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Helen Keller ♥ (Hayley)Hayley♥noreply@blogger.com