Came To America

Is coming to America worth the trip?

I think that coming to America would be worth the trip. I think because you will get the chance to get more money. You will give a better life to your family. People would progress more in the United States, be a person with a better chance of having more money. Having a better life. Is struggle at first but than it gets easier.

Why do so many immigrate to the U.S. and what awaits them here?

Many people immigrate to the U.S. They immigrate for a better life. They immigrate to get more money. They come for a better chance to help their families back home. Many people immigrate but all of them struggle. Many people get injure coming the U.S. and some even died trying to come here. It awaits them struggle and joy coming to this great country.

The Life of the Medal of Honor

As the bullets were sounding all over the place. As the soldiers were depending just in one man. He was running from place to another, passing a piece of paper saying what movements they needed to do. He was the only person who was risking his life to do this dangerous job. After the war he was standing with all the officers receiving less medals than anyone else, the commander reach to him and gave the Medal of Honor to this great soldier. Everybody saluted this great person officers and enlisted soldiers. With this great medal he was thank. In America this medal originated from war to thank the people who help others and risking their own life. The Medal of Honor a very high award in the United States of America. To get this high award people needed risk their lives and have courage do to it. This means someone is not sure they deserve this high award.

The Medal of Honor is high award in the United States. This medal had originated from the Navy. It was in the year when the Civil War was happing. This medal is given to a great hero. This hero was is a regular person, who did not had superpowers just a regular person. This person is name a hero for his great deed he or she had done.

This person needed a lot of courage to do something very dangerous to save their squad, platoon, or their company. This people thought maybe that they were just doing their duty. This people maybe were saving their friends because they have being working together that everybody feels that they are family. This people are thank for their bravery. People honor this great man for doing something is very dangerous.

Soldiers who receive these great medal and that they are still alive some feel that they don't deserve this high honor. People think that if they deserve this medal everybody will think that they are going to do always the right thing to save someone. People struggle wearing this medal because they think they don't deserve the medal. These medal builds up character to people.

The Medal of Honor is a great value to America. A president said that he would like to have the Medal of Honor rather than being president of the United States of America. Many people honor this high award. This award is giving to the brave people or even animals. Anyone who did something courageous to save someone most likely will receive these medal.

Donald E. Ballard

Allegiance
United States of America



Service/branch
United States NavyKansas National Guard



Unit
3rd Marine Division



Battles/wars
Vietnam War



Rank
Colonel
Awards
- Medal of Honor







Donald E. Ballard (born December 5, 1945) is an American colonel in the Kansas National Guard and former member of the United States Navy, in which he was a Hospital Corpsman in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Medal of Honor.Ballard was born in Kansas City, Missouri and it was there that he enlisted in the United States Navy.While under fire, Ballard directed aid to other wounded US Marines and when a grenade landed nearby, he lay on top of it to protect the wounded. The grenade failed to explode and Ballard was able to throw it away to explode harmlessly, and then continue to treat the wounded. For his actions, he received the United States of America's highest award, the Medal of Honor. In 1970, Ballard received his medal from President Richard M. Nixon and General Westmoreland. On April 5, 1998, Ballard was promoted to colonel by Major General James F. Krueger and currently serves as Special Assistant to the Adjutant General. Ballard is one of only three Medal of Honor recipients currently on active service in the United States and the only Kansas Guardsman to have received the award.


This person was going to give up his life to help another person survived. This person was thank by receiving the medal of honor. This person had a lot of honor and courage to do what he did! My respect for this great person or better terms a hero.


This person was in the military service. When he was fixing the wounds of one of the soldiers a grenade landed were he was, so he threw himself to the grenade but it fell to explode so he threw away from his area. I thank this courageous soldier for his great deed he has done for this great nation. I wish that there would be a great ceremony to celebrate this courageous soldiers. Thank You.

My Goals

In this month my accomplish goals where number 8, 10, and 14. Goal number 8 is about coming at time to Honor Guard.Goal number 10 was to learn how to read music notes. Goal number 14 is how to learn to spin the rifles in Honor Guard. This goals where accomplish at the morning of Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. At my first goal was accomplish by the help of my parents that woke me up and my father is going to work. I also wake up by the alarm of my clock. I am also keeping up with my old goals.

Goal number 10 was accomplish with the help of my teacher and one of my father's friend. The teacher of music class was showing as how to read music notes by clapping them out loud. My father's friend show me how to read music notes by writing them over and over again. Goal number 14 was accomplish with the help of my friend Leonel. He tough me the basic moves first. Then, he tough me the harder moves. He help me by showing me from where to spin the rifle. This are my three accomplish goals I accomplish over this month.

The Poem

Martin Luther King JR.


Quote





I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.



This means to people that every should be treated equally. It does not matter if you are white, black, or brown. It matters how you respond to things, it does not matter how people look. All people in the world should not be treated by the color of their skin but by their contents.






For me this means that every person should be treated equally it does not matter if the person is white, brown, or black. It does not matter if the person is a woman or a man. In this world everybody has the same right to be free from by being discriminated! People should be seeing for the way they act. I know that Martin Luther King JR. made a good point and this quote belongs to everybody. People should think about this phrase and think it for a good period of time as I did!
















Langston Hughes


Harlem (A Dream Deferred)




Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore--

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?




Or crust and sugar over--

like a syrupy sweet?

Or does it explode?




















The Poem (A Dream Deferred)





Does it burn up


like wood in the fired?


Or is it rip like food--


And then smelly?


Does it rusty like metal?


Or colorful and bright


like a painting?



Maybe it melts


like a ice cube.


Or does it get electrocuted?







This is about a dream. It says that it banish from your reaches. Do you quit when you can't reach it. "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" For me this poem is mostly like you have less chance to achieve your dream. If you play your cards right there most be a chance to a achieve your dream. Lets say that the door closes at you but a window opens! So is better never to quit when you are trying to achieve your dream.

People Dreams in America

This are short paragraphs that explain the dreams of my parents.

Everybody in this country have dreams to accomplish. People in this country want to have freedom! As my mother says that a great dream for her is to be treated equal and many people in this country want this dream to come true. She also wants the best for her children. She wants the family to be healthy. She wants to become a citizen of this country. She says that this country dream is to get the economy better.

My father's dream is to pay off the house. He also dreams of being a citizen of this country. He also dreams of improving his workshop. He wants his children to be someone in life that is important. He wants his children to finish school. After that he says that his and other children should be able to get a career or go to collage. He says that America's dream is to have the best economy and also to help people in trouble around the world.

Illegal Immigrants in America

Immigrants that live in this country should stay. They should not be force to leave back to their countries, only because some enter illegally to this country but they did it for a reason to help their families back home. They should stay cause they have being living many years in this establishment and also the immigrants know how to do their jobs right. Immigrants also pay taxes.


This country is one of the best, so that's why immigrants come here to support their families back in their country because their countries don't have the great things that this country has.Families should not be broken up because if there is no good parenting the children's life becomes very messy. If there is no love the child will never learn what love truly is. In this country everybody is an immigrant, only the natives are original from this country. Immigrants in this country are helping the economy that's what Mr. Obama said in a speech.


Immigrants should stay because their helping the United States by paying their taxes. Immigrants mostly pay 50% to 75% of taxes. The immigrants work jobs that other people don't want to do! They work hard jobs and nasty jobs. Mostly people that are born here are the one who have a better job than the immigrants. If the immigrants are send to country there will be no one to do the immigrants' jobs.

Immigrants Living in America Should Stay!

Illegal Immigrants Are Here To Stay!!!

This country is made by illegal immigrants and also legal immigrants. This country would be nothing without immigrants because illegal immigrants do the hard work that other people don't want to do. Immigrants are helping the economy, also they are paying taxes.This people are not criminals they are hard workers that want a better future for them and for this country don't you want a better future for you and this country also? The immigrants are working together to make this country better for the future generation.

My Goals Accomplish

I accomplish 4 goals out of the 15 goals I listed. The goals I accomplish are number 2,11,12,and 15. First, goal is number 2 is about getting a high rank in JROTC. Second, goal is number 11 this goal is about my health is about eating vegetables a whole month. Third, goal number 12 is about eating fruit in the morning everyday. Fourth, this is the last of the goals I completed this month. This goal is number 15 this goal is about improving my drawing and then post my drawing.

I completed goal number 2 by working very hard in all my classes. I also completed this goal by helping the teachers. I did all my homework thanks to the help of my friends. I push myself to be the best cadet that I could be! My new rank in JROTC is Staff Sergeant. I completed goal number 15 by drawing everyday a little more and more. I practice everyday drawing basic shapes and figures. My sister and brother where drawing with me so this keep me going.

I completed goal number 11 by the help of my mother. She eats a lot of vegetables everyday of the week. At first I didn't like eating vegetables but I got the hang of it. I thank my mother by helping me accomplish my goal. At last I completed goal number 12 by the help of my father. He eats fruit every morning so when he wakes up he wakes me up also to tell me to eat some fruit in the morning before I leave to school. I thank my father for helping me. I like eating fruit better then eating vegetables but they are healthy to everybody so I recommend that you eat fruit everyday.

My Values and America's

Think about what you value the most and what do you think America values the most. Do they match? Why or Why Not?


I value the most is family and health. I value this because if you have great health you do not need power, money, or protection . Lest say that you are healthy for many years you could get power by working for it and achieve it. Lest say the other values that are the least important to you can be earn over the years because if your healthy you could do anything. I also say that family is very important. I value family because you need support to do something in life that is very hard to achieve. Family can help you when are in trouble and you don't know how to get out of it. Family can tell you how other people see the point of view of something. Family helps you by saying what is better and what is worst.

I think that America values the most is power, money, and protection. I think America values the most power. I think America values power because if you don't have no power you don't have no control, everything can become a disaster. With out power nations can be call weak and can easily be taken over. Other countries that have a lot of power can take over other countries that have no power. Power is respect for some countries, people, and even animals have respect for the animal that has the highest power. Money is another value for America because with money you could do many things as buying new weapons for the army as to use as protection. To have a better country as being more clean, being more safer, helping people that are in need, and also to have everything under control.


I see that every person in America has different values and some the same. My classmates and I have some values alike. As family being the most important value for some students. Another value we had in common was having good health. The classmates agree that power and money is not the most valuable thing for the class. Like I say money can buy people, but it can not buy their feelings.

Simple questions

Q. What have you done that no one in your class has done?

A. I had to your race in a 6 mile race in a ATV motorcycle. Racing trew water, rocks, dirt, and others obstacle.


Q. Write three adjectives that discribe you?

A.

• Intellegent


• Courteous


• Helpful

Q. What is your name and what does it mean?

A. My name is Lucio and it was given to me by father, also his name is Lucio this name was given to me to honor him. This name came from the latin word lux.

Q. Write 15 goals that you would like to accomplish this year?

A.

1. Learn how to play the piano.


2. Get a high rank.


3. Learn how to play the drums.


4. Run four times a week.


5. Learn to make a horse jump over small walls.


6. Finish reading 10 books.


7. Being organized.


8. Be on time for Honor Guard.


9. Learn how to type faster.


10. Learn how to read music notes.


11. Eat vegetebles a whole month.


12. Eat fruit in the morning everyday.


13. Try to write better.


14. Learn how to spin in Honor Guard.


15. Improve my drawing and then post my drawing.