Question 1: What rules would you set upon people wanting to become Americans?

I would want immigrants to learn English, come here legally, and be treated as we are……in other words work for everything they need, pay taxes, the whole nine yards. I would want them to learn English because i cant stand when they’re speaking, and i don’t know what they’re saying. Plus, i wouldn’t want to deal with a translator. I would want them to come legally like my ancestors did, and have to pay taxes and what not.

Question 2: Should immigrants have to learn to speak English?

Yes, because my ancestors had to, and i shouldn’t have to deal with a translator, or the frustration of not understanding a word that’s coming out of their mouth!!!!!

High state shooting team in gallery match (team gold)

2010 M.J.R.C sub-junior 4th overall

2010 Art Lauritsen Trophy

Highest weekly average (score)

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Jackson was orphaned at a young age, then he became interested in law, and became a lawyer. People told him that he should run for president, and that’s just what he did. The first time he ran for president he lost due to a sort of trickery. Then, he ran again and won to become the United States 7th president. Jackson then moved into the White House with the first lady, Rachael Jackson. I don’t think that he would have been a good president due to his upbringing, being passed between family members, and some bad desicions that he made in his childhood. But, then again; anything is possible, and those same reasons could have made him a wonderful, powerful, logical leader.

The following will be my depiction of the Star Spangled Banner’s first verse in easier to understand words and phrases.

This is the actual Star Spangled Banner: 

Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

!!!There are other verses, but I’ll only be working with the first!!!

Can you see by the early morning’s light

How proudly we cheered at the dawns last shining

Whose vast stripes and bright stars through the dangerous fight,

Over the land we watched were so spiritedly flowing

And the rockets’ red shine, the bombs exploding in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there

Say does that Star-Spangled Banner still wave

Over the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Yankee Doodle Dandy

The United States Constitution. Ordered on March 1st, 1794. This great ship was built in Edmund Hartt’s shipyard, it cost 1797 dollars back in 1794, the equivalent of  almost 9,500,000 current U.S dollars. The USS Constitution was christened and launched on the 21st of October, 1797. The ships maiden voyage was on the 22nd of July, 1798. The ship was also renamed twice; first, being renamed “Old Constitution” in 1917, and again being renamed “Constitution” in 1925. The home port of this ship was the Charlestown Navy yard. The most commonly used nickname was “old Ironsides”, and the ship took many cannonballs to the hull, and just would not sink. The USS Constitution is still in active servaice to this day, after seeing multiple restorations by the U.S Navy. The ship was a 44-gun frigate, with a displacement of 2,200 tons. The ship was 204′ in total length, and 175′ at the waterline. The beam of the USS Constitution was 43′ 6″, the foremast was 198′, the mainmast was 220′, the mizzen mast was 172.5′, and the depth of the hold was 14′ 3″. The ship was moved by three massive masts, and moved the ship to a top speed of 13 knots (or 15 mph). The ship also had  landing craft and other boats on board:

(1x) 36 ft  longboat
(2x) 30 ft  cutters
(2x) 28 ft  whaleboats
(1x) 28 ft  gig
(1x) 22 ft  jolly boat
(1x) 14 ft  punt

This wonderful ship also carried 450 officers and enlisted, including 55 marines and 30 boys. Now, for the ships armament;

(30x) 24-pounder long guns
(20x) 32-pounder carronades
(2x)   24-pounder bow chasers

!!!More pics and historical facts coming soon!!!

I used bits-and-pieces from the following sites:

www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/

www.history.navy.mil/USSconstitution/index.html

www.ussconstitution.com/

www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/…/constitution/iron-hist.html

The truth is that anything can be a symbol, as long as it’s symbolic to you in some way. The person, place, or thing must make you feel a certain way to be symbolic of anything. To me a symbol is something a lot of people know the value, or meaning of, like the U.S flag. The thoughts conveyed by this flag are both good and bad depending on the person, and there are also people who simply don’t care, or don’t believe that the U.S flag is symbolic of anything. I believe that the U.S flag is symbolic of help (aid), and protection. Another example of symbolism is The Red Cross which I believe is symbolic of help, and care.

I believe that we create symbols when we are in need of hope, inspiration, or any other feeling that our life is lacking at any point in time. A great example of a symbolic item is a story a classmate of mine told today; She told us a story about her grandmother’s necklace. Her grandmother passed and she misses her very much, and to her the necklace is symbolic of her grandmother’s love and memories of time past that she spent with her grandmother.

I also believe that we need symbols because they help us get through tough times, and help set life goals. Symbols inspire us, guide us, and help us make important decisions on a daily basis.

The American flag is considered a symbol all over the world, a symbol of help, protection, aid, love, freedom, and patriotism.