Shaping the structure of the Constitution

Author's note: I have recently created a project on the American Revolution. My thesis statement was, 'How did the American Revolution shape the structure of the Constitution?' So, I have decided  to write a piece explaining this question.

In this piece I will focusing on good organization, because if I don't have good organization my explaining of my thesis statement will make no sense. I will also be focusing on a high proficient thesis statement. I will be focusing on this because I have trouble writing thesis statements usually.  

The Constitution of the United States
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Structure. That is what society craves today. Structure is the building blocks of our civilization today. Without structure America would fall apart. But what really is our structure? Well it is the Constitution of Independence. This constitution hasn't only given us the structure we need, what we had wanted, but this wouldn't have happened without something that had started it all. . . The American Revolution.

The American Revolution had set everything into action.It had  given everyone the idea that we could do or be whatever or whoever we wanted. The american revolution started April 19, 1775. From then on, us Americans had started to build the structure of the constitution. If there was no American Revolution there would be no Constitution of the United States. That means that there would be no United States in general, and we would still be under the rule of Great Britain.

A painting of the signing of the Treat of Paris.
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Throughout the war America had started to realize that they could actually become their own country, and that it wasn't just a dream that helped the adults get through the night. After many victories and loses from each side they finally called it quits in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. The treaty of Paris(also known as the Peace of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783.

During this battle, the Americans had worked hard for their freedom. In the end there was about 10,400 casualties and about 24,300 injured all together when the war finally ended.Everyone worked as hard as they could to get what they wanted, but in the end America had ended up winning, and then came the constitution.

So, if America had never started the American Revolution, the constittution never would have been born. So, the American Revolution shaped the constitution by giving it the backbone to grow into what it is today.

Mistakes

Author's note: I haven't written anything in a while so I decided to finally write another story for my blog. I decided to write about whatever just popped up into my mind and just go with it. So this piece might not be my best piece out there. But enjoy!               

Why do we do things we do? We don't mean to mess up, or screw around. It just happens. That is just the nature of a young, inexperienced teenager... To mess up. After we do people shouldn't judge us off of our mistakes but if we try to fix those mistakes is what we should be judged on. No one will ever become mature if we never pick up the things we break. Sometimes down the road we will need people to help us pick up our mistakes and get over them. Those people will be friends, family, teachers, and sometimes if we are unlucky even police.

 Even if that happens though you still have no right to judge them and try to bring them down. You should try to pick them back up and help dust them off. That is what a kind person would do. It shouldn't matter what they look like; African American, Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Muslim. Nothing separates them from us, or even makes you better then them. We are all equal, no matter what.

What if you had some trouble in your life, and you needed someone just to talk to,and no one wanted to talk to you. How hurt would you be? How unwanted you feel? This is why you should never bring anyone down. Never turn your back to someone and always welcome them with open arms. Then maybe, just maybe you might've just made a friend that you will keep in touch with for the rest of your life. So remember, no one is perfect and it takes a real person to accept that and look past everyone's flaws and get on with there lives.

Carpe Diem

Author's note: Lately I have been listening to this band called Zac Brown Band. In alot of their songs they sing about seizing the moment and enjoying the ride. So, I have decided to write a piece on what I think of whenever I listen to their music. I hope you enjoy! 

In this piece I will be focusing on an advanced thesis statement. I will reach this goal by putting in a quote from a influential source. I will also be working on advanced sentence fluency, so the sentences will flow together and the piece will sound better. I will reach this goal by adding a variety of simple, compound, complex, and compound/complex sentences.

Life will flash before your eyes if you don't slow down. Sometimes the most beautiful things can happen and you won't notice it because you rush through life. Once in a while shift gears and head into the slow lane and just glide. 'It's funny how time can make you realize, we are running out of it.'  So live, love, and Carpe diem.

Carpe diem. Such an unusual word, but actually it isn't English. It is Latin. Its translation is: Seize the day. How doe we as people seize the day exactly? Well one way is to forget what has happened in the past, imagine all the amazing things that will come in the future, and cherish the present.

Some ways to cherish the moment is to take a look from outside of the big picture and look at how lucky you are to be living your life.Just look at everything amazing that has happened to you during your life. You have recieved love in many different forms, and you get to experience life in every way possible.So, just accept everything that had happened to you, and gain from those experiences.These experiences are what form us and make us who we are. And who we are is the most important thing to know in our short lives.

One of the most important things in life is to love and be loved. Make sure to tell someone important to you that you love them. If you don't, in a few years they might be just memories floating in the wind. They will be lost and will never be found.

So, love, live and laugh. Make sure to glide in the slow lane once in awhile. But always remember how lucky you are to be living this wonderful life.Always live life to the fullest. And, remember Carpe diem. 

Cookie's piece

Author’s note: Recently my friend, Shelby Clark, her Guinea pig, Cookie died from natural causes. He will be missed very much and in honor of his death I shall be writing a piece dedicated to him. I will be focusing on staying in the same tense and having good description for this piece.

Your body had stiffened up. Your legs grew weaker and you dropped to the ground like a graceful ballerina. As your back hit the soft hay of your cage your head bobbled up to see the fluorescent light that used to give warmth and energy to your cage, but what then seemed like nothing but a blinding light that kept getting bigger. Your eyelids slowly started to close, as your heart beat had gotten slower and slower, until it was hardly there and you opened your eyes for the last time. You looked around and saw your sister Oreo had been staring mournfully at you with her big black eyes begging for you to stay awake. But you didn’t, you couldn’t. You were so tired you had to lay down and sleep. A sleep that you would never wake up from again.

Little things

Author's note: My favorite band, One Direction just released a new single called Little Things  and I love this song so much so I decided to write a story off of it. I will be trying to have a high proficient thesis statement. Also I will be trying to have advanced word choice. 

Imperfections. Everyone has them, but that doesn't mean you are ugly, or stupid, or even ignorant. You might not love the sound of your voice on tape, or you never want, to know how much you weigh. The truth is that they make up, well you. In the song Little Things by One Direction, those five boys tell you that those small imperfections are what make you beautiful, no matter what you think.

When someone listens to this song, they can't help but have one or two tear drops fall from their eyes. The song was just amazing, it has so much emotion in it. It had really helped people realize that everyone is perfect just the way they are. No matter what anyone else says about them. They are p-e-r-f-e-c-t period. No one can change that no matter how hard they tried. They will never change that.

Another lesson this song says that everyone judges other people without getting to know them. For example, you could see a really stick skinny girl and envy her. But truth is she might be suffering from Bulimia. Or you could see an overweight girl and think she's fat, but the truth could be that no matter what she ate or how much she exercised she would gain weight. You might even notice a girl that is in great shape, that you call an over achiever. Though she might over exercise her body so she can get any scholarships she can get, so she can go to the college of her choice that her parents might not be able to pay for so it becomes cheaper. You might even see a really smart girl that is like three years ahead of her class, that you call a nerd. She might stuff her face in a book, because she doesn't have any friends and she tries to drown her sadness into her work. As you can now see you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

Now you can see that this song is very meaningful, and has taught me a lot about things I didn't realize were a problem before I heard this song. Even though these are some of the biggest things I learned a lot of small things also. Like even though this band is now super stars worldwide they are still down to earth and care a whole lot about their fans. I found this out because in one of their interviews they had said that this song was dedicated to their fans, and to remind them that they are beautiful no matter what anyone says, and that is exactly what I learned in this song. That everyone is perfect. And that is why, 'I know you've never loved the crinkles by your eyes when you’ve smiled, you've never loved your stomach or your thighs.'

Sandy

Author's note: Recently a hurricane hit the east side of the U.S. This hurricane was named Sandy. I will be writing a piece in response to this tragic event. I will be focusing on I staying in the same tense and not switch tenses like I usually do. I will also be trying to have a good thesis statement by connecting it to a real-life event.

The wind whipped the telephone poles outside of my house to the ground. I winced as I heard the snap of the cable cords as the big wooden pole hit the ground with such a huge force that it shook the ground under my feet. I quickly grabbed the food from the cupboard, and sprinted to the basement, trying to get away from Hurricane Sandy.

Quickly I reached my parents' room where everyone in my family had been camping out during the hurricane. Quietly I creaked open the door listening to my family laugh and enjoy themselves for the first time since the hurricane hit. I slowly opened the door only to find myself laughing as hard as everyone when I saw what had happened.  The baby had painted the walls with the breakfast from that morning.

Once everyone had finished laughing my mother went upstairs to grab a towel. I walked over to the corner and started to create dinner. I organized everything so everyone would have an equal amount of food. When I finished the dinner I picked it up and turned around to bring it to everyone. Then Wham! I tripped over the toys my sister had left out right behind me.

I sat up and saw all my family laughing so I couldn't help but laugh too. Once we all finished laughing I picked up the food and took it to the bed and sat it down there and said, "Eat."  They all dug in greedily but left enough for me to have a decent meal.

I ate all the food that was left over. Slowly I trudged to the bed that we all had been sharing and climbed in. As night fell, I slowly drifted off to sleep into a deep slumber. Hopefully everyday will be like today.I thought to myself right before I went to my own dreamland, where there would be no hurricane Sandy, or nothing else that can hurt my family. Or me.

9/11

Author's note: In honor of 9/11 I have decided to make a poem based off of that day. My poem will be a free verse poem, so I can put more emotion into my poem. I am focusing on the content of my piece, because if I have bad content then I will have a bad poem. I hope you enjoy.

 I slowly walk through the flames to the window and try to look out at the world,
but all I see is black fog trying to break through the fragile glass to come and swallow me up.
I feel a tear slowly fall down my face thinking that that will be the last thing I see in my life.
I continue to stare at it and watch it starting to eat up the glass,
suddenly I think to myself, 'Is this what my life is? Just a big black fog that ruins people's lives?'
This thought keeps running through my mind, I try to shake it off but I just can't.
Slowly I feel my body take control over my mind and breaks open the window to let the evil in.
As it swallows me up I lose my footing and break the rest of the glass and the rest of the fog flows into the room and picks me up off of my feet and carries me out the window, where it drops me to fall.
I keep my eyes close as I fall, but I try to put my feet under me.
I fall and fall until I can hear peoples cries and screams.
When the screams and cries became so loud I think they are falling right next to me I open my eyes and I hear a crunch and then   everything becomes-
black.