JESSICA S.

CACERES GRADE VIII - TULIP

I am an African Child by Eku McGred

The author of the poem African Child would like the world to know that Africans

are just like any other races and people should stop stereotyping them as the poor and

the lower class because of their skin color. In the early years, there are a lot of people in

Africa who suffered from hunger and poverty and most of them relied on other people's

charity works in order to have something to eat, a shelter and to be able to attend

school. But this poem says that those years are gone because Africans can lift their

lives up with the use of their excellent skills and capabilities. The poem also conveys the

message that Africans have greater things to offer and they can exceed our

expectations. The poem is an eye opener for everyone that Africans should never be
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pitied or discriminated because of their race because they are also like us who can

make a difference and win in life.

 
Examples of Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
 A book lying on a table

The weight of the books is acting on the table in the downward direction. This is the action; the

reaction of the table acts on the books in the upward direction.

 Motion of air-filled balloon

Take an air-filled balloon is set free, the air inside it rushes out and the balloon moves forward. In

this example, the action is by the balloon that pushes the air out of it when set free. The reaction of

the air which escapes out from the balloon acts on the balloon forward. A rocket moves on the same

principle. When its fuel burns, hot gases escape out from its tail with a very high speed. The reaction

of these gases on the rocket causes it to move opposite to the gases rushing out of its tail.

 Flight of rocket

When fuel of rocket is burnt, hot gases rush out with great speed from tail of rocket. Due to reaction

of these gasses’ rockets move forward in the upward direction.