I am proud of my country

I am Proud of my Country

Authors Note: I am very proud of America and after this essay hopefully you will be proud of America too.     

    I am proud of my country because we have a freedom and that means the world to me.  I can’t even imagine a world without freedom of speech or freedom of religion.  That basically says to me that I can’t ever be myself but here in America I feel like I can and I am ecstatic for that. I am also great full for all the heroes that defend our country to keep our peace and freedom You should always feel free to express yourself now matter what country you are in.

            Even though I am so great full for all the things America has done for me there is also some bad things that have happened.  Every country will eventually make mistakes it just comes down to the fact of how bad the mistake was.  We have been having wars for a long time, I understand that we will have wars because not everyone agrees on things but I don’t think it should get to the point where we have to physically hurt one another.  Also if you haven’t noticed our economy is terrible we have to keep firing and laying people off.  Many people have families to take care of but not every country can be perfect.  Just remember always believe in yourself and your country.

The sea of monsters

Author’s note: This essay is about how Percy’s actions affected the climax at the end of the story.

The flames went higher and higher as everyone talked. As the words were being spoken, sparks were flying out of the fire. Everyone started shouting at Tantalus “We need a Quest, We need a quest!” But no one dared say the reason why they needed a quest which was for Percy to go and get the Golden Fleece to save the camp. Finally agreement went throughout the camp. “The one who deserves the quest has been our hero and has our respect in this camp, and that is going to be…Clarisse!” Tantalus was grinning as he spoke his words. Percy was livid as soon as he heard the news that he was not getting the quest. Camp half-blood was now in dead silence. Sometimes your decisions can effect and change everything in the future

Percy made a lot of decisions that had a huge effect on the mortal and immortal world. One of them was when Grover (he is a Satyr which means half man half goat.) contacted Percy in his dreams and said he was in trouble.  This would be a huge decision to make, because if you leave camp you would get expelled, but you could save your best friend from dying or you don’t leave camp and let him die. If I were in Percy’s shoes I would go and save my best friend because you can’t always think about yourself, and if I didn’t save him I would blame myself if he did die.  Percy did make the right choice in the end and he saved Grover and found the Golden Fleece.

            The Golden Fleece can’t only heal camp half-blood it can heal someone an inch from death if necessary. As soon as Percy got back from saving Grover and getting the Golden Fleece he put it on Thalia’s tree to save the protective border of the camp. When he did put the Golden Fleece on the tree, a girl appeared lying next to the tree that appeared to be Thalia!  This was a huge event at camp half-blood because Thalia has been stuck in the shape of a tree for 7 years because she was fighting a monster and her father Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a tree.  Once again the camp was speechless because they never thought this could ever happen, and they never knew anything could interfere with the god’s magic. Who knows what trouble Thalia’s life could be in since she is a daughter of the one of the greatest god’s in the universe.

            If you were Percy would you regret leaving camp to get the Fleece? Everything has to be done for a reason and I believe that Percy did the right thing even though he didn’t know that would happen.   He truly did save two lives in one day! Always remember to never second guess yourself you always will have done the right thing at the end of the day.

Should Pewaukee school district have school all year?

Authors note: I think Pewaukee school district should have school all year round and in this essay you will see why.

Dear Superintendent,

Many people would say “I hate school, there is too much homework and I would rather be hanging out with my friends then learning useless things.”  But the truth is if we had school all year round it shouldn’t mean more homework.  It should mean that you would be able to have more chances to learn and have fun with education.  I get it; to have a school all year round isn’t something a student thinks about but it could really give you a chance in the future to get your dream job and have great friends once you are older.

Getting time off to spend with your family and friends always has been and will be a concern to many students. Therefore I think we should be able to have one or two weeks off for holidays.  Furthermore this should help the students because it will then help everyone focus and not get sick of school and not want to learn anymore.  Having breaks are always good but we have to make sure we don’t get to much time apart clearly then it would be just like summer and we don’t remember a lot of the material.

In addition to having more breaks we could learn so much more with going all year-round.   I am not saying we should really buckle down and only work on school work, but I really think there is so much to learn.  If we forget all that we learned then what was the point in learning it the year before when we are just going to go over it the next year.  Education can really further you in your life and career as an adult.

Having a lot of education can really get you a fantastic job.  Getting your dream job because of your education from the school you went to must be the greatest feeling in the world.  I really think Pewaukee can help you get that job by going to school all year.  You never know what you can accomplish with the power of education.

Year-round schools can really make or break a student.  But they can really help you in getting your dream job and keeping a great social life.  To have friends can be one of the most important things in a student’s life but I’m pretty sure knowledge always takes the cake.

Sincerely,

Haley Henke

Should Pewaukee school district have school all year?

Authors note: I think Pewaukee school district should have school all year round and in this essay you will see why.

Dear Superintendent,

Many people would say “I hate school, there is too much homework and I would rather be hanging out with my friends then learning useless things.”  But the truth is if we had school all year round it shouldn’t mean more homework.  It should mean that you would be able to have more chances to learn and have fun with education.  I get it; to have a school all year round isn’t something a student thinks about but it could really give you a chance in the future to get your dream job and have great friends once you are older.

Getting time off to spend with your family and friends always has been and will be a concern to many students. Therefore I think we should be able to have one or two weeks off for holidays.  Furthermore this should help the students because it will then help everyone focus and not get sick of school and not want to learn anymore.  Having breaks are always good but we have to make sure we don’t get to much time apart clearly then it would be just like summer and we don’t remember a lot of the material.

In addition to having more breaks we could learn so much more with going all year-round.   I am not saying we should really buckle down and only work on school work, but I really think there is so much to learn.  If we forget all that we learned then what was the point in learning it the year before when we are just going to go over it the next year.  Education can really further you in your life and career as an adult.

Having a lot of education can really get you a fantastic job.  Getting your dream job because of your education from the school you went to must be the greatest feeling in the world.  I really think Pewaukee can help you get that job by going to school all year.  You never know what you can accomplish with the power of education.

Year-round schools can really make or break a student.  But they can really help you in getting your dream job and keeping a great social life.  To have friends can be one of the most important things in a student’s life but I’m pretty sure knowledge always takes the cake.

Sincerely,

Haley Henke

The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters

Author’s note: This essay is about how Percy’s actions affected the climax at the end of the story.

The flames went higher and higher as everyone talked. As the words were being spoken, sparks were flying out of the fire. Everyone started shouting at Tantalus “We need a Quest, We need a quest!” But no one dared say the reason why they needed a quest which was for Percy to go and get the Golden Fleece to save the camp. Finally agreement went throughout the camp. “The one who deserves the quest has been our hero and has our respect in this camp, and that is going to be…Clarisse!” Tantalus was grinning as he spoke his words. Percy was livid as soon as he heard the news that he was not getting the quest. Camp half-blood was now in dead silence. Sometimes your decisions can effect and change everything in the future

Percy made a lot of decisions that had a huge effect on the world. One of them was when Grover (a Satyr) contacted Percy in his dreams and said he was in trouble.  This would be a huge decision to make, because if you leave camp you would get expelled, but you could save your best friend from dying or you don’t leave camp and let him die. If I were in Percy’s shoes I would go and save my best friend because you can’t always think about yourself, and if I didn’t save him I would blame myself if he did die.  Percy did make the right choice in the end and he saved Grover and found the Golden Fleece.

            The Golden Fleece can’t only heal camp half-blood it can heal someone an inch from death if necessary. As soon as Percy got back from saving Grover and getting the Golden Fleece he put it on Thalia’s tree to save the protective border of the camp. When he did put the Golden Fleece on the tree, a girl appeared lying next to the tree that appeared to be Thalia!  This was a huge event at camp half-blood because Thalia has been stuck in the shape of a tree for 7 years because she was fighting a monster and her father Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a tree.  Once again the camp was speechless because they never thought this could ever happen, and they never knew anything could interfere with the god’s magic. Who knows what trouble Thalia’s life could be in since she is a daughter of the one of the greatest god’s in the universe.

            If you were Percy would you regret leaving camp to get the Fleece? Everything has to be done for a reason and I believe that Percy did the right thing even though he didn’t know that would happen, he truly did save two lives in one day! Always remember to never second guess yourself you always will have done the right thing at the end of the day.