Alexander and Bucephalus - Anita

• Three centuries before the rise of the Roman, Macedonia in Ancient Greece was ruled by a king named Philip II, who loved to buy beautiful horses in his leisure time. One day, he brought his young son, Alexander, to view a magnificent black stallion. The animal had a wild spirit, and threw off every person who attempted to ride him. Philip II was ready to send the horse away, but Alexander requested to ride the horse. He persisted until his father finally gave in.
• Alexander cautiously approached the nervous horse. He took the animal's bridle, and affectionately patted and rubbed it on the neck. Alexander observed the horse's habits, and found out that the poor animal was afraid of its own shadow! He turned the horse away from its reflection, and leaped on to its back.
• The stallion shied, bucked, and reared, but Alexander kept his balance and his seat. Eventually, the horse calmed down and accepted the fact that Alexander had broken his wild spirit. Alexander rode the stallion pridefully in front of his father, who immediately bought the animal and gifted it to his son, who named it Bucephalus.
• Sadly, in 336 BCE, King Philip II was killed, and Alexander became king of Macedonia. He inherited a mighty army, and within two years, he invaded Asia and built an empire covering most of the continent. Alexander had now become Alexander the Great, tamer of the mighty horse Bucephalus. The two had gone unscathed, battle through battle, together. They were inseparable.
• Seven years later, Alexander lead a battle near the Jhelum River, which is now located in Northern Pakistan. He and Bucephalus were in the midst of it. Luckily, Alexander emerged alive from the battle, but his horse didn't. Alexander found a city near the battle field, which he named Bucephala. The city vanished long ago, but one day it may be rediscovered, along with the tomb of the black stallion who carried his master to victory and glory.

Arthur Ashe - Navo

• Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia. The oldest of Arthur Ashe Sr. and Mattie Cunningham's two sons, Arthur Ashe Jr. blended finesse and power to forge a groundbreaking tennis game. 
• Ashe would go on to achieve a number of African-American "firsts," including becoming the first African-American male player to win the U.S. Open (1968) and Wimbeldon (1975), the first African-American player to be ranked No. 1 in the world, and the first black American to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (1985).
• Ashe was plagued with health issues over the last 14 years of his life. After undergoing a quadruple bypass operation in 1979, he went under the knife again in 1983 for a second bypass. In 1988, he underwent emergency brain surgery after experiencing paralysis of his right arm.
• A biopsy taken during a hospital stay revealed that Ashe had AIDS. Doctors soon discovered that Ashe had contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
• Arthur Ashe died in New York City on February 6, 1993, from AIDS-related pneumonia. Four days later, he was laid to rest in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia. Some 6,000 people attended the service.

Octopuses - AJ

• Octopuses actually have three hearts. Octopuses move with simple elegance, but they don't actually have a rhythm unlike most animals. A baby Octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
• The mimic octopus can impersonate up to 15 other marine animals, including sea snakes, stingrays, Lion fishes, and jelly fish. Octopus wrestling was a popular sport in the 1960s. A diver would fight an octopus in shallow water and drag it to the surface.
• Octopuses are actually eaten alive in Korea. It is illegal in many countries to do surgery on an octopus without any Anesthesia due to their intelligence. 
• Octopuses do not have 8 arms they actually have 6 arms and 2 legs. The Blue Ring Octopus is one of the worlds most venomous marine animals. It can kill you in just one bite, there is no anti venom .
• Despite their walnut sized brain, Octopuses are actually highly intelligent, possibly smarter than any other orders of vertebrates. If two octopuses approach each other and display dark colors the encounter will escalate into a physical encounter.

Stem Cells - Anita

• Every year, there is an estimated amount of 1.4 million men and women in the American population waiting to be diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, about 566,000 adults die from this disease every year. But scientists may have found a cure for this.
• Stem cells are found in the umbilical cord of a child. Since the umbilical cord transports food, nutrition and vitamins from a mother to a child, these cells are rich in calcium and other health enhancements.
• Since these cells are so powerful, they may be able to kill cancer cells. By sending the Stem Cells into a cancer patient's body through an  immediate injection, we may be able to destroy these cancer cells.
• But the only problem is that cancer cells multiply at a rapid speed, so regular medication is not quick enough to kill them before spawning more. Whereas, if many Stem Cells are injected into the cancer patient's body, the cancer cells may be killed. But, too many Stem Cells can lead to destruction of the bone marrow and blood cells.
• So far, these cells are proven to leukemia and lymphomas, which are both types of blood cancer. If scientists can modify the cells, they maybe able to destroy all types of cancer.

Liver- AJ

• Liver is an organ that is in a part of your body that is called the abdomen. Your Liver makes something that is called bile ,and bile is a yellow green liquid that helps the food you eat reach the small intestines. Your liver stores something called glucose and after you eat it applies to your blood when your glucose level goes down.This may happen if you have not eaten for a While. Your liver stores glucose by using the protein and fat in your body.

• The liver breaks down many things in your body such as hemoglobin. When you get liver disease you can get really sick. It would be very serious if you get liver disease because your liver does all of the important work in your body. If someone gets liver disease they would die or they can get a transplant which is when someone takes out there liver and puts it into someone else's baby and they throw out the old dead liver.

• When your liver is not working any more then all the bad wastes in your body could eventually make you very sick or you could even die from it. There are many liver diseases and some diseases can be cured by some medicines. One serious symptom of liver disease would be acting very tired all the time and not being able to do many physical things.

• Your Liver is actually the largest organ in your body. Since your liver is the largest organ in your body it does lots of things, but when you get liver disease you could possibly cancer. This cancer is called metastatic cancer that actually came from another part of your body.
• There are various types of liver diseases that can be caused in your body. Hepatitis is a type of liver disease which is when the cells in your body get sick and your liver can not work. Another liver disease is Cirrhosis which caused by deaths of liver cells. 

Daimler - Benz - Navo

• The Daimler and Benz car company was founded by Daimler and Benz in 1920. Carl Benz designed the cars and in 1886 before the company was founded Benz had built the first car that delivered about 0.67 horsepower.
• When the 20th century came up with a new name for the company, Mercedes Benz. The name didn't get changed until 2007.
• The first car the Benz designed and built was a three wheeled car and Benz didn't build a four wheeled car until 1891. 
• Benz ran a few test drives for the first car that didn't end up well. One test drive Benz had got into a accident because it was too powerful and the car didn't have much safety.
• The three wheeled car was a single cylinder car and compared to the latest Mercedes Benz car is a four cylinder GLC suv.

Bacteria - AJ

• your body consists a total of four pounds that is full of Bacteria. The average office desk even has more bacteria than a toilet. There are even more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the whole world.
• The smell of rain comes from a bacteria that is called Actinomicetes. Every mobile phone has more bacteria than a toilet handle. Sweat itself is odorless. It is the bacteria on the skin that mingles with it and produces body odors. A clean mouth has between 1,000 to 100,000 bacteria on each tooth. 
• Chocolate has an anti bacteria effect and that helps the teeth from decaying. There is a breed of bacteria that lives in hairsprays. One single dollar bill has up to 3,000 different types of bacteria. Most Antibiotics are being made from bacteria. Offices with male employees have far more bacteria. 
• In 2013, a new bacteria was found in New Zealand that's resistant to all types of Antibiotic known. Computer keyboards can carry more bacteria than a toilet seat. New bacteria grows on a kitchen sponge every 20 minutes. 
• 20 percent of office coffee will contain a bacteria that is called Fecal. Babies are actually born with out any bacteria containing in their body. Airplane trays hold more bacteria than House hold items, a study found. A new rust eating bacteria found could consume the whole titanic in twenty years!