Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th, 1767. His father died before he was born and his mother took him and the three others to live with the Crawford natives. They went to  a local school. The revolutionary war took away the rest of the Jackson family leaving Andrew alone. He then became married to Rachel Donelson Robards. They took in Andrew’s nephew and adopted a daughter. He then became a teacher and then  an attorney. In 1806 there was a small fight between Charles Dickinson and Andrew between a horse race and it ended between the two of them dueling with pistols which left him with  a bullet in his arm. Jackson was then asked to serve. Do you think Jackson should have been president ? I think that he could have been  a good president but,  alot of things effected him. When he was younger his mother and father died along with his brothers by either illness or war. He also had a bad temper which wouldn’t have gotten him far. Although he was brave and went through alot of agony and suffering, he showed he could do anything and he was strong enough to be president. He also knew alot of the things that went on in the war and workforce because, he was an attorney and he was a soldier in war. Being an orphan he didn’t have anyone to depend on so he didn’t know as many life lessons which could effect him. Do you think he should be president?

Written By: Jacob Brockett and Mikaela Perrelli

The Star Spangled Banner????….not everyone thinks of what it actually means or how it was written or who wrote it. Well, Francis Scott Key wrote the song during the war of 1812 and it is now known as the Star Spangled Banner..

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

Now, most people don’t know what the Star Splangled Banner actually means so I am going to translate it into words that anyone can understand.

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,

Can you see the first apperance of daylight in the morning

What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?

We were proud to greet the light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon and the last flash of light

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight,

The bright stripes and bright stars on the flag you can see through the dangerous fight

O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming?

Over the mounds of Earth as we watched, we were so brave at the act of instance?

And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

 and the exploding items red bright light the explosives breaking in the air

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

Gave evidence through the dark part of the day that our symbol of the nation was still there

Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave

Oh say does that star decorated  sign wave

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Over the land of the free and the place to stay for the strong ?

It was August 24th, 1814…a moment that went down in history. This memory is known as the Bladensburg Race. It was a British victory that will never be forgotten. The defeat allowed the Britsh to capture and burn Washington D.C.  It has been caalled the greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms..

Symbols? When you hear that word what do you think.. I know befre this class started the first thing that I thought about was the  flag..but I’m now starting to think when do we create symbols and why or why do we need symbols. To me… we create symbols when they mean something really significant and important to someone. I personlly think that the you can create symbols and give them your own meaning whenever  you would like because it is your opinion and it shouldn’t matter to anyone else. I think myself and everyone else needs symbols to show individuality….it shows that you are yourself and it brings out your personality and makes you different from others. The american Flag would be considered a symbol because it represents the U.S. and freedom. I’m sure that there are other people that have complately different meanings compared to mine which goes back to show that everyone is different and everyone has their own opinions..and that is one of the 1 things that no one can change….your opinion…It could be considered a symbol because, we see almost everyday somewhere which shows that it means something of importance to be an American citizen. I hope that by reading this you have wanted to find some symbols leave comments of some of the things that you think are symbols in your life…..remember it is ok to be different!!!!!

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”- Howard Thurman

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There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.  ~Vicki Baum

Hi everyone leave a comment for the best thing you did over you winter vacation…..HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

I love to do things that i have never done before. One thing that i would love to do is skydive. The reason i want to do this is because, of the thrill that people get  when they are going. My passion is helping people. I am passionate about it because, I love being able to know that I put a smile on someone’s face that day. I don’t really feel like I need time to do this just whenever someone does need help I will go out and do it wihout thinking about it. I think that my passion will take me really far in life because, no matter where you are you will be around people and without having manners and respecting others you won’t get as far as you can.

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To me a hero is someone who inspires you to do anything and keeps you motivated to do what you can while you can. A lot of people think that in order to be  a hero you need to do something so big that the whole world has to know about you but, it doesn’t have to be that way ANYONE can be a hero no matter how big or how small. My mom and dad are my heroes because, they meet my definition 100% and they always tell me that whatever you want to do do it and you will succeed. What is your definition of a hero?????

The best vacation that I have ever been on is going to the Dominican Republic. The reason this was my favorite was becasue,there was always something fun to do there. We went banana boating, jet skiing, snorkeling, and glass bottom boating. I would recommend going there to anyone. The weather is also so nice it was like 96 degrees and above everyday…..