Tom's Stash

Tom went to the haunted house with Huck many times and they found some treasure. When they went in and found that there was a box of treasure of it and they took it. It turned out to be gold worth a lot of money, which tom saved for himself and his family who really needed it.

Tom was not rich, but Huck was indeed wealthy. He didn’t have a great education and not the best home either. Tom went to the widow’s house to visit. While he was there they talked and she said that she could get him a house and education. Tom didn’t need it though because he had all that gold for him but no one knew about it except for Huck and himself. He told her about the gold but she did not believe him, so he showed her. No one could believe what their eyes were seeing. Everyone stood in awe of the gold they had to count it all. In the end the grand total of $12,000 so now he can have a great education and a comforting home to live in. 

Now that Tom had the money he could support his money and he was rich just like Huck. He can use that money for himself for the future until he can get a job a job and get paid some money.

Patriotism

           Does patriotism still matter? In my opinion it does matter, and it always will, because the patriots that are behind this country, are the ones keeping us safe, and free unlike some countries who aren’t as fortunate as us. Seeing that, they are the people that make this country how it is. People like it like this and if we stopped fighting in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, than this place that we live in right now, the place we call home would be different. Therefore people don’t think about that stuff every day, I mean who would?

            
            Part of what patriotism is, is about is not only the people like the soldiers, but it’s about the president and our government too.  I feel that people don’t think about that every day. At school I stand up and say that Pledge Of Allegiance and I really don’t think about what I am saying, but it just saying thanks to the patriots and soldiers for helping our country, and sacrificing their lives and a lot of other things for our country. I only really thought about what I was saying a couple of times and, that’s because we talked about what it really meant in class, and even then I didn’t really think about it too much. I am not sure but I bet that no one thinks about what they are saying when they say the Pledge Of Allegiance.

One thing that we should do is talk about what patriotism is more because some people don’t think it matters, that it is important, or that they don’t care but honestly it is more than that, it something important and we should learn about it more. The only time I learned about something like this was last year, like I said before, but that is the only time. Now not the whole class should be about that, but maybe once every month or so we should be reminded about how lucky we are, and about the people behind us in this country. They are a very big part of our lives whether we know it or not.

            So do you think patriotism matters? Well I hope you do now that you heard what I have to say, but who am I to tell you what to think. No matter how you feel about patriotism it is important to me.

A Clearing In The Woods

   As I look into the forest I spot a clearing in the woods. The extremely bright sun shining down on it like it was the only thing on the planet. I stand there and observe it. There was no movement, and almost no sound. The only sound there was the sound of the leaves from the trees blowing around hitting each other as they ride the wind. It was peaceful but what was I it? I needed to know something in me knew that I had to figure it out. So I walk slowly, closer, and closer to the clearing as I do so I think what if it's nothing, what if this is just my an imagination. I stop thinking and I walk straight ahead towards what looks like a portal, or I don't know, something very special. It's hard to explain. So I walk closer and closer until, I am there so close I can taste it, but should I go further?, I mean who knows what is there. So I do it I step into the light it feels special much different than I had ever felt before. Then I hear some one calling for me. It's mother, better get home before she catches me. When, and if I go back later, I hope that it will still be there waiting for me to walk into the light again.

Forest

   As I run through a forest, the leaves falling from the trees hitting me in the face as if I was the one who made them fall. As if I was so fast that there was going to be no trees or leaves left once I reached the other side.  The end………. How far away was it? Would there be an end? How long I would be able to run? These thing roll through  my head like a snowball rolling down a hill. As I keep running my headache gets worse and worse, but I can't stop now, there is no way I had already made it this far I was not going to stop at anything, not even for a second. Well that's what I thought at least when I saw something in the distance.  Do I turn back or keep  going? Now there was no turning back it was too late to anyway.

Waves Rolling Up a Shore

Waves rolling up a shore, over rocks. As I sit there I think about how lucky I am just to get to sit, and be all alone and relaxed.  I hear nothing but the gentle sound of the waves. As I close my eyes and I relax I start to fall asleep. I can feel the mist from the salty sea water on my face. I smell the sea water like it is right by my face. The smell relaxes me. The sound in my head, the image in my brain, stuck there like it was put there just for me for a reason. For me to feel relaxed, and feel like nothing could ruin this moment, right here, right now.

Peace

   When I think of peace I think of relaxing and not worrying about everything. Just sitting back doing nothing not having to worry about anything. One thing that I worry about but not really notice too much is self protection and always being aware of things. I feel like I always have t be on the look out because not all people in the world are good, nice people. So, with that said I feel like I can't sleep almost because of that. My mom told me this really creepy story that really made think. She told me that people break into people's car and look for the person's GPS,  if they have one, and if they do, they look for the home address of the people. They break in on the passengers side so that people can't really tell.  Once they found that ur home address they look for iPods, cell phones, and other expensive things but not enough things that you notice. They barely move anything around so that you can't tell that they break in. Once they have all of your information and your stuff they come to house and then break in there.