The Hero that is George Washington

Authors Note: This is my Patriots Pen essay focused on George Washington.

George Washington, was simply one of the greatest founders of the world. He got the colonists to work together together and formed one of the proudest nations ever.  If I where to meet George Washington I would thank him for everything he has done to us.  

When most people think of George Washington they think he's just the 1st President of the United States. When I think about him I think of one of the many soldiers and leaders who gave us our freedom. He fought for us as the first President, as well as a Commander in the American revolution. He fought in the war from 1775-1783 in which he fought in countless battles.

Although fighting for us was important making laws was just as important,  in 1787 George Washington was one of many significant people to sign the Constitution.  Two years later in 1789 he became the first president of The United States of America. Once he became president he fought Europe just for our freedom.

George Washington was by far one of the greatest men to help form the society as we know it   If we didn't have George Washington we might be slaves under the British rule.  Just think George Washington is only one of the many founding Fathers. 

the bomb of conflict

Angels in Demons is a book with many important conflicts between many different people.

Angels and Demons written by Dan Brown is a dramatic adventure full of twists.  The main characters try to stop the Illuminati from blowing up the Vatican City.   The main conflict in this book is the two main characters against the Illuminati.   This conflict is a person vs. group conflict. Although there are other minor conflicts this is definitely the biggest conflict.

This conflict happened when the Illuminati killed the bomb maker and took the bomb.  This helps get resolved when the main character finds clues that leads to the location of the bomb.  Once they find where the bomb is the Illuminati won’t give up without a fight

My First Shot

Author's Note: This is my personal narrative piece. I hope that it demonstrates that I can include dialog in my writing.

Squeak, squeak, squeak the shoes were making one of the most repetitive noises possible on the light green grass on a wet Saturday morning in late August. Slowly my dad and I walked down a small but exquisite nine hole golf course Menomonee Falls. Although it was only two weeks after my first golf lessons I've ever had, I still wanted to go out to a gold course jut because it was my first time golfing with my dad. Finally we were readying up for the first hole, and I was ready for my first shot. 

When we first got the course it was surprising that there was nobody there, but when we walked in the lady at the desk said the course had just opened five minutes ago.  After my dad and I got our cart we drove up to the first tee.  The first hole was a simple par three with a pond a third of the way through the hole.  Since my dad hits farther he tees up at the back tees.  Then after a few practice swings he was ready to drive."Ready for a perfect drive," he said.  "Whatever you say," I replied back doubtfully.  I was expecting a decent drive from him, considering he hasn't  golfed since February,  when we were in Florida. As he stepped  up to the tee I was still doubtful, but as soon as he hit the ball of my doubts vanished.  The drive was perfect right smack in the middle of the fairway.  Now it was time for the kid that had never even been on a legitimate golf course.
    

Since it was my first year golfing I didn't have my own clubs yet, so I pulled out the shiny silver driver that I was borrowing from my Grandma. After I took some practice swings and was ready to hit I started to get butterflies in my stomach, the first shot was right over a little pond.  If I didn’t  make it over it would land in the pond.Soon after I remembered I was only golfing with my dad. That thought completely erased any nervousness I still had.  Then I got my stance ready to shoot.  My backswing was perfect, but I got under the ball too much.  The white Nike ball went sailing just barely making it over the pond.   

Although my first shot was easily the most memorable shot, that day in general was one of my favorite.  From now on I will respect golfing much more than I used to.  Whenever I go golfing with my dad again, I will always remember my first shot.

The City of Steel

Seeing all of the major league stadiums has always been a dream of mine.  Pittsburgh is definitely going to be one of my favorite stadiums.  My trip to Pittsburgh was one of the best trips I've ever gone on.   

38,000 people gathering in one place could only mean one thing, a baseball game in the beautiful city of Pittsburgh. The struggling Milwaukee Brewers were playing a thriving Pittsburgh Pirates team on a cloudy day in the three river city.  It was a perfect day for a baseball game that I will always remember.

When my dad and I got our tickets checked by the men standing at the entrance they told us a little bit about the stadium.  For instance it holds the second least amount of people out of all the 32 major league teams,  and that isn't very good for being opened in 2001. Once you walk into the beautiful stadium you immediately notice how different it is from Miller Park, because PNC Park feels more open compared to the closed dome of Miller Park. Later after a little walking we noticed little terraces on the side of  each and every concession stand looking out towards the city. After walking around for so long we were getting a little tired, and decided to look for somewhere to sit down.

Finally after what seemed like forever my dad and I found a place to sit down at a table; then another man sat down at a table near us with a sandwich that looked amazing. After a long debate I finally convinced my dad that we should go figure out where the man got the sandwich from.Finally we found the sandwich only resturant, it was called Primanti Bros. According to many local brochures Primanti Bros had the best sandwiches in town, and it was easy to tell by looking at everyone eating it around us.  My dad and I just had to try it. I decided to order a grilled chicken with cheese, ketchup, tomatoes, and of course their famous fries piled on top of it. The sandwich was on of the best I've ever had, if I ever went back to Pittsburgh it would be a must eat. After eating we walked around the stadium and noticed a lot of people walking around on the warning track of the field. We decided to go see what was happening down on the field.

Eventually we got down to field level and tried to figure out what was happening.  The workers down there said we could come on the field and meet the players. I was super excited one of my favorite players is on the Pirates,the center fielder Andrew McCutchen. He is a two time all-star in 2011 and 2012, and won gold glove in 2012. To add to that he even has bridge named after him in Pittsburgh.  After waiting 15 minutes in line I finally got to meet him. One of the questions that stuck with me was what was his inspiration, Andrew replied with "Roberto Clemente." I wasn't really surprised, Roberto was the best center fielders to play the game. Especially for his time period. Sadly we weren't allowed to take pictures with any of the players.  Afterwards we went back to our seats for the game.  Sadly the Brewers lost 5-1, but after the game something amazing was about to happen.

My dad and I decided to take a walk on the river after the game until after the traffic cleared out.  Once we got down by the river they announced that there was going to be a firework show.  Eventually we found a nice hill to lay on to watch the fireworks.  They were spectacular!  They were better than some 4th of July fireworks. When it came time for the grand finale there was about a two minute pause so we knew it was going to be amazing.  My dad and I guessed right the finale was spectacular,  every kind of firework you can imagine.  They were by far the best fireworks I've ever seen.

My trip to Pittsburgh was great with going to the zoo, Falling Water, and just walking around the city.  But if I had one choice on what to do if I went to Pittsburgh again it would easily be going to see a baseball game.  That day was definitely the perfect day for baseball.

Life of a planet

Animals can be found all over the world anywhere you go.  Animals can live anywhere in the sea or on land.  They can even fly in the air.  People love to see animals be going to the zoo or going outside in the wildlife.  Every person has a favorite animal.  For example my favorite animal is a turtle.  Within each animal there can be different kinds as well.  For instance there are sea turtles and turtles that live inland.  But when a species gets hunted enough they can become endangered.  If they keep getting hunted they can become extinct.  Then they  don't even exist on the planet any more.  No matter what happens to animals they should be respected.

Fuel of Life

Everybody needs food to survive.  If you don't have food for a long enough you will eventually die.  Some people love food and others think its just okay.  Some countries even have certain foods that represent their countries.  For Example Italy is famous for pizza.  Or Mexico is famous tacos.  Also America is famous for its fast food hamburgers.  Food is what makes people happy and can wreck your life from eating way too much.If you like food or not it is the fuel of life.

Semantic Devices

Semantic Devices