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　　The early 1900s were very different from today．Toys, though they have evolved in many ways, were still the delight of children everywhere．

　　Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency marks the beginning of the “Teddy Bear．” In the year 1902,toy bears were named “Teddy” after the president’s nickname．The Teddy Bear became known worldwide, and is still known and loved today．It was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass produced．

　　In 1913,an item called the Erector Set was invented．It was a steel, motorized toy that children could use to build models of anything．Its creator was A．C．Gilbert, a medical doctor．

　　Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914．Tinker Toys were made for younger children．

　　Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the doll he made for his daughter．That was in 1915．

　　The following year, an architect’s son named John Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs, which were interlocked to make structures．

　　Two years after Mickey Mouse was created, stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark．This was the start of Disney merchandise．

　　The yo-yo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yo-yo company in 1929．

　　The View-Master, a three dimensional viewer, was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber．The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still,3-D images from Disney movies and television programs．

　　Finally, in 1940,model airplanes were mass produced．They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military, but later caught on as a toy．

　　The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times．Isn’t it interesting to know that if it hadn’t been for all these creative people, most of the games you know today would never have been?

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　　I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister．We were 　　1　　 to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life．My parents always say, “　　2　　 hard and the world is yours．” They are never without a 　　3　　 word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough．

　　My parents always 　　4　　 me to go to college．However, when I 　　5　　 at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they 　　6　　 stopped telling me they loved me and I could anything I wanted to．　　7　　, they persuaded me．I graduated from high school and currently 　　8　　 the University of Oklahoma studying medicine．I want to make the 　　9　　 a better place to live in．

　　Every time I call home to tell them about a 　　10　　 I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or whichever 　　11　　 it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how 　　12　　 of me they are．I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home when they an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly 　　13　　 to have my parents．

　　Don’t get me wrong：We’ve had our share of 　　14　　．I was the angry teenager and they were the awful 　　15　　 that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(扎洞)．But somehow, we 　　16　　 to work through those issues．They never 　　17　　 loving in me or believing in me．

　　I 　　18　　 everything I am to my parents．Without their 　　19　　 love and encouragement, I wouldn’t believe I can change the world．My parents taught me to always 　　20　　 for what I believe in．So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

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　　I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister．We were 　　1　　 to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life．My parents always say, “　　2　　 hard and the world is yours．” They are never without a 　　3　　 word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough．

　　My parents always 　　4　　 me to go to college．However, when I 　　5　　 at 16 years old that I'd rather get married to a man than go to college, they 　　6　　 stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to．　　7　　, they persuaded me．I graduated from high school and currently 　　8　　 the University of Oklahoma studying medicine．I want to make the 　　9　　 a better place to live in．

　　Every time I call home to tell them about a 　　10　　 I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or whichever 　　11　　 it is that I'm working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how 　　12　　 of me they are．I know there are college kids that have no one to call home when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly 　　13　　 to have my parents．

　　Don't get me wrong：We've had our share of 　　14　　．I was the angry teenager and they were the awful 　　15　　 that wouldn't let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(扎洞)．But somehow, we 　　16　　 to work through those issues．They never 　　17　　 loving me or believing in me．

　　I 　　18　　 everything I am to my parents．Without their 　　19　　 love and encouragement, I wouldn't believe I can change the world．My parents taught me to always 　　20　　 for what I believe in．So I'm working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．