A Proud Country

Authors note: This is an essay explaining why I am proud of this country. It is to help me on my goals.

            

      If anybody could pick one country and only one country that they’re the most proud of, what would it be? For me, it is simple. I think the land of opportunity is the country that everyone should be proud of. Not only did the US fight the British for freedom but, they inspired a lot of countries to do the same. I am very proud of this country, for what has been done in history. I truly think this is the best country in the world for a number of reasons.

             

     The first reason is that I am proud of this country for getting everybody freedom. Being in England for a long time, many people did not like it. Settlers came here because it was awful in England. The living conditions were horrible and, if you were poor, you had to follow the unfair laws.

            

      My next reason on why this is an amazing place, is the way America acted after 9/11. When America was attacked, our country did not just do anything, they invaded Iraq in hopes to stop the terrorist group that caused 9/11. I think what we did was very risky but at the same time brave. Not a lot of countries could stand up for themselves like America did. Especially now that Osama Bin laden is dead.

             

     My final reason is that we represent freedom like no other country, America inspired other countries to get freedom, and that really is something to be proud of. When America got away from the slaves it helped other countries get away from slaves too. I think if America never made the decision to free the slaves, all other countries would have slaves just like America.

             

     These are all my reasons why I am proud of my country. America is the land of the free and is the greatest country in the world, in my opinion. Other countries are still good but it is not even close to where America is.

An American Hero

     Some people think that Tony Romo is one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL. I think they are completely wrong. Sure he has had bad games, especially in the 2010 season, but he has won a lot of games for the Dallas Cowboys.  He even plays when he should be resting because of some serious injuries. People blame him when it isn’t even his fault. Tony Romo is an American Hero for playing when he is hurt to help the Dallas Cowboys win, he will do whatever it takes to be great.          

     First of all, he plays Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys have the most fans in the NFL because of all the wins they have.If a quarterback is on a team America loves, then America should love him.  Ever since the Dallas Cowboys won 5 Super Bowls, America loved them.They can’t just change their minds about the Cowboys because of Tony Romo. When He was drafted in 2004 by the Cowboys, he had to work his way up to be a quarterback  for the Cowboys. When he was drafted he had to work his way up from 3rd string backup to starter.

            

      Speaking of the Cowboys, their rivals are the Washington Redskins. Tony Romo was injured and taken out of the 4^th quarter. But he needed to play for the Cowboys. He had a punctured lung and 2 fractured ribs. Most people would not dare to play, especially against Washington’s physical defense. The RedSkins are a sacking the quarterback team and Tony ignored that and had to take 9 pain killers. It was so painful for him that he had to sleep in a chair. I think he should have been in a hospital and not playing. It takes real guts to do what he did.

     Tony won that game, he has won a lot of games for his team. Since he got the starting job, Tony Romo has won over 60% of his games. Winning more than half the games you play in the NFL is pretty good. Also he has a 95 career passer rating. Most quarterbacks are lucky to get a 95 quarterback rating in a season.

     Tony has the ratings, the braveness, and he plays for America’s team but, people still think he is a bad quarterback. They don’t know the facts on what he really is. I think and proved that Tony Romo the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys is an American Hero.

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Explaining what Plot is

Explaining what Plot is

By Zachary Van Buskirk

Arthors Note:  This  is  me  explaining  what  the  plot  structure  is.

           

“The Gospel According to Larry” is written by Janet Tashjian. I think this has a very interesting plot to it. It would b a great example to show the rising actions, climax, and the conclusion.

            The first part is the intro. This book is about kid named Josh Swenson who lives in Boston. He creates a site called Larry.com to post his feelings and point of views on things, without giving away his name. This is an example of a intro. The intro to this story is when you find out Josh Swenson is the guy behind the popular Larry website. I think he made up a website because it was a way to express his feelings without saying it was him.

            Some of the rising actions are that everybody finds out that Josh is the Larry. Also before, everyone wants to find out Larry when Josh still thinks it does not matter who says what.

            The Climax is after everybody finds out Josh is Larry and he wants to pretend to kill himself because the media won’t respect his privacy. Instead of facing the media like a celebrity he would fake his death.

            Falling actions would be how and when he faked his death to run away. He never liked being in the media so he pretended to jump of a bridge and into a river.

            Lastly is the conclusion, It is when he finds a new home in a small town in Colorado.