From a beautifully wild land, America was forged by rebellious men and women who wanted a better life. These patriots were people who would fight, give their lives, and even to scream to the heavens to keep this land safe. I am proud of my country.
This country has been through many hardships, from battlefields littered with brave souls to devastating hurricanes, to economic depression, to terrorist attack and has changed tragedy to triumph. Nothing has kept us down. The word for this passion is patriotism.
Patriotism is the heart and soul of every American who loves their country. A true patriot would stop at nothing to keep this land of the free and home of the brave alive. Each patriot, a stone to fortify the walls of America, makes it so strong that no matter how hard a struggle or conflict tried it could never knock us down. This is just one of the reasons why I am proud of my country. For the support of every freedom loving American and even more so the Government that is makes America what it is today.
To construct this great monument to freedom a select few men organize this country around laws that protect our basic freedoms so we can prosper and achieve our dreams. With these laws, we have molded this land into a free but fair country. Three branches were made to ensure justice. The Executive branch, headed by the leader of our country, the President of the United States, the Legislative branch led by congress to create laws to ensure a safe and bright future. Finally, the Judicial branch makes sure the laws are fair for everyone.
With a government this strong, laws this fair, people this passionate and land this beautiful, it is difficult not to be proud of this country.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Persuasive Peice (ANWR Drilling)
The United States has been struggling to find a good source for oil. We have searched all over the world but we could not find it, until we looked in Alaska. There is supposedly an enormous amount of oil in a wildlife preserve known as ANWR (Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge). Now there is a huge political argument deciding whether we should drill to find oil or don’t to save a species.
Being a nature lover, I don’t think we should drill in ANWR for one of the biggest reasons, we aren’t even entirely sure if there is a good amount of oil in there. If the United States starts drilling there what happens if there isn’t a good oil source, then the government just spent over a couple hundred million dollars for almost nothing. With the fact that the U.S. would have to spend that much money just to take the chance of a ton of oil being there is not smart. Also of equal concerns, The United States doesn’t even know how long the oil will last us.
Scientists have shown that we have no idea how long this oil will last. It could last for a decade, it could last for a year, or it could it could even last for just a month. We don’t know if it will last long enough to do any good, the government could not end up using it at all because it’s such a small amount. Lastly, if it so happens that we do find a good oil source we are just going to use it up anyway because the U.S. doesn’t conserve oil. Not to mention the huge amount of oil that would be wasted pouring on the ground if we find it, which would cause major damages to the environment.
Preserving the enormous population of wildlife in ANWR is incredibly important. Toxic dark clouds of smoke will pour out of the mills killing and sickening hundreds of birds, mammals, and hundreds of other species, endangered or not. Endangered species such as the polar bear, if we drill more and more polar bears will die or get sick they’re already on the verge of extinction why push it further. Not only will it affect the animals but also the plants, trees, flowers, and grass could die from the fumes or spilled oil.
Drilling in ANWR would be a great injustice not just because I would not like it but because hundreds of animal lives could parish forever. I would refuse to drill in ANWR for the obvious reason, to save our environment.
Being a nature lover, I don’t think we should drill in ANWR for one of the biggest reasons, we aren’t even entirely sure if there is a good amount of oil in there. If the United States starts drilling there what happens if there isn’t a good oil source, then the government just spent over a couple hundred million dollars for almost nothing. With the fact that the U.S. would have to spend that much money just to take the chance of a ton of oil being there is not smart. Also of equal concerns, The United States doesn’t even know how long the oil will last us.
Scientists have shown that we have no idea how long this oil will last. It could last for a decade, it could last for a year, or it could it could even last for just a month. We don’t know if it will last long enough to do any good, the government could not end up using it at all because it’s such a small amount. Lastly, if it so happens that we do find a good oil source we are just going to use it up anyway because the U.S. doesn’t conserve oil. Not to mention the huge amount of oil that would be wasted pouring on the ground if we find it, which would cause major damages to the environment.
Preserving the enormous population of wildlife in ANWR is incredibly important. Toxic dark clouds of smoke will pour out of the mills killing and sickening hundreds of birds, mammals, and hundreds of other species, endangered or not. Endangered species such as the polar bear, if we drill more and more polar bears will die or get sick they’re already on the verge of extinction why push it further. Not only will it affect the animals but also the plants, trees, flowers, and grass could die from the fumes or spilled oil.
Drilling in ANWR would be a great injustice not just because I would not like it but because hundreds of animal lives could parish forever. I would refuse to drill in ANWR for the obvious reason, to save our environment.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Kipling's Choice (Final)
Author’s Note: This is a summary of the book “Kipling’s Choice”.
As a teen, the great Rudyard Kipling, the famous writer of the award winning “Jungle Book” loved his country to the end. However, in an attempt to join the navy he was turned down because of his poor sight. Devastated, he encourages his son John Kipling to join the military to fight in WWI, and because young John wants to do everything he can to impress his father, he accepts.
John Kipling, living in England during the early nineteen hundreds loved his father to pieces. He loved him so much he would do anything he could just to please the man, but because his father had very bad eyesight, John too has poor eyesight. Fortunately for Rudyard, John does not have as poor sight as he does and thus in an attempt to avoid history repeating itself, Rudyard Kipling encourages and almost begs his son to join the military when WWI broke loose. When the Kipling’s came to the barracks to enlist, the young Kipling would be made a second lieutenant a high ranking officer in the military. The lieutenant Colonel of the regiment had been friends with Rudyard for years. Within one year, the young eighteen year old lieutenant John Kipling would be shipped out to France and be in the fight that would change his life forever.
After a few years the young officer with great confidence has endured the worst sight imaginable, the art of war. The poor boy had seen friends being blown to bits by mortar fire, a battlefield littered with bodies, bloodstains covering the dirt, grown men screaming for help, and staring into the face of death. Truly, the boy had the littlest idea of what was to become. Within months, Rudyard Kipling would get the letter that would change his life forever, the letter of MIA meaning (missing in action) his only son had gone missing. The remaining Kipling family was devastated never before had they been so sad. This affected Rudyard the most, for he was the one to send him into battle. They searched days on end to find just the least bit of information on their son but none came. Then one day in honor of his son, Rudyard Kipling wrote down his final writing piece for as long as he lived.
---- If any question why we died tell them because our fathers lied.
As a teen, the great Rudyard Kipling, the famous writer of the award winning “Jungle Book” loved his country to the end. However, in an attempt to join the navy he was turned down because of his poor sight. Devastated, he encourages his son John Kipling to join the military to fight in WWI, and because young John wants to do everything he can to impress his father, he accepts.
John Kipling, living in England during the early nineteen hundreds loved his father to pieces. He loved him so much he would do anything he could just to please the man, but because his father had very bad eyesight, John too has poor eyesight. Fortunately for Rudyard, John does not have as poor sight as he does and thus in an attempt to avoid history repeating itself, Rudyard Kipling encourages and almost begs his son to join the military when WWI broke loose. When the Kipling’s came to the barracks to enlist, the young Kipling would be made a second lieutenant a high ranking officer in the military. The lieutenant Colonel of the regiment had been friends with Rudyard for years. Within one year, the young eighteen year old lieutenant John Kipling would be shipped out to France and be in the fight that would change his life forever.
After a few years the young officer with great confidence has endured the worst sight imaginable, the art of war. The poor boy had seen friends being blown to bits by mortar fire, a battlefield littered with bodies, bloodstains covering the dirt, grown men screaming for help, and staring into the face of death. Truly, the boy had the littlest idea of what was to become. Within months, Rudyard Kipling would get the letter that would change his life forever, the letter of MIA meaning (missing in action) his only son had gone missing. The remaining Kipling family was devastated never before had they been so sad. This affected Rudyard the most, for he was the one to send him into battle. They searched days on end to find just the least bit of information on their son but none came. Then one day in honor of his son, Rudyard Kipling wrote down his final writing piece for as long as he lived.
---- If any question why we died tell them because our fathers lied.
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