Our Free Country

Author’s Note: When writing this piece, it was really hard to complete because I don’t know much about our country and I wasn’t really into writing this so it was a lot harder than I expected. When you are reading this, pay attention to the sentences to see if they make sense.

When most people think about America, we think about our free country. Without our fifty-five Founding Fathers, there would be no freedom. Women would not have the right to vote, slaves would still be working hard just to feed themselves.  Nobody would know what it would feel like to be free. If I could go back in time, I would like to ask our Founding Fathers,  what do you think life would be like without freedom?  

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. “ George Washington, our first president, stated this to portray a new country and our new freedom. In 1776 when the declaration was created, our country took a huge turn and we ended up being more successful than ever.

Even though we may not realize it, our country would be completely different without the Declaration of Independence and our Founding Fathers. There would be no presidents to vote for, there would be no American flag and national anthem. Freedom is very important to us, and it is very hard to imagine what our lives would be like without it.

My point is, if I were to ask George Washington what he thought our country would be like without our freedom, I’m sure he would say that without freedom, no one would be proud to say “I live in America.” No one would want to fight for our country to make it an even better place than it is now. No one would stand up for what is right within our communities. Thanks to all the Founding Fathers, without you, America would not be able to say their free. 

New Beginning ~ Cause/Effect

Author’s Note: I had a hard time coming up with ideas of what to write about so I just chose Twilight because it is my favorite series. Please watch the commas and punctuation throughout my piece. Hope you enjoy!

Twilight’s Bella Swan changed her whole life because of two words, “I do”. The wedding and honey moon was only a small part of this relationship, but after finding out Bella is pregnant, she realizes she still wants to start a family with her vampire husband, Edward. Although it was almost certain Bella would die, she would refuse to be transformed until she had her baby. Barely being able to hang on, Bella was determined to stay alive long enough to deliver her one and only child.

The cause in this book is that Bella got pregnant and doesn’t want to let her baby go by killing it to save her own life. The effect, is that the werewolves find that they need to kill Bella because of the treaty. The Cullen's do everything in their power to fight off the werewolves and take care of Bella. When the time comes, Bella has the baby and for an instant, she dies. Edward does not want to admit to himself that she is gone, and he is alone, so he tries everything to bring her back to life. Fortunately, Edward got enough venom in her body to repair all of the broken bones she has. In the mean time, Jacob is trying to get to the baby to finish her off. The minute he sees her, he falls in love. Nothing can hurt the Cullen family now because the werewolves and vampires are working together to protect each other. Thanks to Bella’s bravery, everyone is closer and safer than ever before. 

Survivor ~ Conflicts

Author’s Note: I wrote about the Hunger Games and the conflicts that occurred. When you are reading this, look at the commas and punctuation that I used. Hope you enjoy.

Imagine being in an arena with multiple teens who all want to live, where the only options are to kill or die. In the book Hunger Games, by Suzanna Collins a girl makes the decision to save her only sister from entering the torturous arena filled with many obstacles and 23 other contestants who all want one thing, the title of winning the 74^th hunger games.

The girl on fire, Katniss Everdeen, is favored all around Panem because of her daring outcast during the reaping. The gifts she has received, have helped her and Peeta Mellark, the bread boy from her district, survive all the dangers surrounding them. Without the “star-cross lover” act, there would be no chance of survival. 

Surprise

Author’s Note: I wrote this personal narrative piece about the time we went to a haunted house for MacKenzie’s birthday. Give me feedback on whether this had too many details or if it was too descriptive.

Imagine being trapped in a small room with a dozen doors and a clown running around screaming and laughing. Sounds like torture, right? We were all brave enough to get through the first half of the haunted house, but running into the clown was one of the scariest moments of our lives. We had to find the right door fast, before we all started to lose our minds.

Although we heard the screams ahead of us, we didn’t know exactly what to expect. Fortunately, my group of Haylie, Katie, Mada and I were lucky enough to have Alec who was confident in leading us through the multiple obstacles we faced. All the mazes, creepy zombies, and scary noises prepared us for one of the scariest rooms throughout the school. After bumping into a few people and screaming our heads off, we ended up arriving at the clown room.

Slowly, we walked inside, very confused at all the doors that were surrounding us. Then all of a sudden, a big clown popped out of nowhere. We tried to run back out the door we came through, but it was lost? Which door was it? Without hesitation, we started searching the doors and yes, that doesn’t seem too hard, but after about three minutes we had no progress. I finally gave up and just sat on the ground with my head in my knees trying to forget about the clown, hoping that someone would find the right door soon. About 2 minutes later, Alec shouted that he had found the door. With so much excitement, I tried to stand up as fast as I could but found myself staring straight into the big red eyes of the clown.

With the suspense of the eyes on me, I screamed loud enough to even scare the clown a little bit. He ended up jumping back a few steps, and that’s when I bolted straight out of the room to find the others. It didn’t take us long to finish the haunted house after a few more screams and a Glee musical at the end. Receiving our diplomas, we walked outside to see a long narrow path that was supposed to lead us to the parking lot. We all thought nothing of it, so we just started walking down the path. It didn’t take us long to realize that someone was following us. I turned around slowly and saw a man in a mask holding a chainsaw. He pulled the lever, and the machine made a huge thundering sound that made us all shriek and book-it to the parking lot. All of us were easily able to outrun him, so once we got back, we saw the two groups in front of us laughing and telling stories of what happened.

Even though there were parts of the haunted house where I just wanted to quit and leave, I was glad to have friends there to support me when I needed help. There will also going to be a ton of entertaining stories to tell everyone when we got back to school. I’ll be excited to go again this year with a bunch more of my friends.