Monday, October 29, 2012

"What would you tell America's founding fathers?"


Author's Note: This is piece I based off of the writing prompt," What would you tell America's founding fathers?" for the Patriot's Pen essay. Notice my higher level in word choice and A and B transitions throughout it.
In some moments, I wonder how it was during the time of the founding fathers. If I was alive during that time, what would I say to them? What kind of morals and way of life do they live? During the busy lives of us Americans, we tend to push aside the honor that the founding fathers truly deserve.
If you happened to do a survey of how many people knew who the founding fathers were, only a couple people would say they knew. In my opinion, I feel that they need more recognition. After all, if they have schools, states and other things named after them, they must have done something pretty spectacular for our country. For example: the state of Washington and the capital of the United States named after George Washington, Jefferson City, Missouri named after Thomas Jefferson and many dollar bills with faces of the founding fathers on different ones.
How did the founding fathers help our country, you ask? Well a huge part of their history is  signing the Declaration of Independence. In result of them doing this, we gained freedom and were saved from being under Britain's control. We tend to overlook our freedom that we're blessed with.   It may be difficult to comprehend, but people are out fighting in wars, risking their lives so we can live in a free country.
One of the components that we should be grateful for is freedom, but another one is having such great presidents. Currently, we are undergoing an election for our next president who will lead our country. We have truly been blessed for having presidents that dedicate their lives to the United States. Even after the founding fathers and 200 years of presidents, we are still reaping the benefits of having a strong country with many resources.
We tend to overlook it, but the founding fathers really had an impact on our country that we need to start recognizing. They truly did a great job starting our country, going through all the hard work and dedication. I am proud to be an American and I am proud of my founding fathers who have protected and preserved our country. 

1 comment:

  1. Christina,

    Awesome work!! I loved the vivid detail that you gave throughout the story. You gave a clear description about our founding fathers and about what's happening today. Fantastic work!!

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