The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 27, 2001 5 * colors in words ane “American Spirit” will something that terrorists thought they could take away that awful day. It was last Tuesday that we got this awful news, that a plane had crashed into one of the World Trade Center's buildings. We said it was an accident, but all of us were suspi- cious; we knew that wasn't true. And that thought was proven when the second plane hit, but that was only number two. Then yet a third plane, that hit our military force cen- o> American Spirit I by Rachel Decker (Gate of Heaven School-grade 8) ter; our Pentagon, but yer it was still not i through. Then the final attack. Some people. Li (however), brave enough on that one-way flight, made sure they didn’t oversee, what terrible disasters it could have caused Wash- | 1’ ington, D.C. " a Sp srioriits. ‘whoever you may be, you can The terror of knowing someone world want u ‘hijack our planes, trash them, and threaten to harm our country; it chills us to the bone. us ... But guess what? We still have our But one thing they didn’t plan was for us to ~ AMERICAN SPIRIT, and no one can take that have a strategy. American i amey. from us! “What Makes America Great’ ow Chris Bittenbender : Dallas Elementary School, 5th grade Maybe we didn’t even plan it, but we had < Aerio Spirit and that helped us all ni the crying and the tragedy, a way to stay true to our country; the red, white, and "blue. American Spirit isn’t something you can go and buy at a local grocery store, nor is it something you can pick up, or order on the ai phone. You can’t order it by mail, or send away for it ... It's something that’s deep in- 0 side you; something no one can take away; One of the things that makes America great are the free- Goms and advantages we have. One of those freedoms is the freedom of press. This free- “dom allows people to ask about what is going on in our country. If som: thing is going on we have the right to know. | That's where the press comes in, they ask the questions and get the answers. Once they've done that, they get the news out using T.V., radio, newspapers, and word of mouth. That s what it means to have freedom of press. ____ Another freedom we have is the freedom of religion. This freedom lets you worship the god or gods of your choice. .. That was. one of the reasons people came to America a long t time ago. bron One of the other Teedomis America has is the froedom of i peaceful assembly. This means you are allowed to meet in groups for any kind of reason, cause, or purpose. Another advantage of America is a great army. ow coun- try has a special group in the army called the Navy Seals. cH Our army protects us, fights wars for us, and rescues us. © | That's what makes our military great. Another awesome thing about America is the Landscape. There are large canyons, snowy mountains, and small uy foothills. The ‘Grand Canyon, ‘Rocky Mountains, and the Great Plains ar Some examples of great american land- scapes. " Freedom, the army, and the Jandscape are al things that ie make America great. CENT Ben Gardner, Gate of Heaven School, 6th grade Jenny Boland, Gate of Heaven Schou, 6th grade : _ Lo oe he] io . ; a America by Hillary Schaub Dallas Elementary School, 5th cade We are country We are free America is a place to be We work together We all are friends Together always we will be to the end. Never shall a country beat us in our pride If they even attempt to we will give them a ride. A country is a country forever shall it be. We must stick together for eternity. Third graders at Dallas Elementray line up to place their mark on the American flag being made from hand prints, from left: Miss. Donahue, Kurtis Manganello, Jacob Simon, Tyler Shutlock, Kenny Pizano, Briana Zablotney, and Rory Moran. ‘I’m Proud to be an American’ hy My favorite place in America is Florida, & by John Prater Dallas Elementary School, 5th grade I'm proud to be an American because this is a free country. We can go to any church we want and worship however we want. We vote to pick our leader. We can travel wherever we want. We also have freedom of the press and can say whatever we think. We have had great leaders. George Wash- ington led the army during the Revolutionary War and was the first president. Thomas Jef- ferson, Ben Franklin, and John Adams helped form the early government. Our presi- Sarah Flannery, Dallas Elementary School, 5th grade dent, George W. Bush, is leading us now. Our military has always been strong. We have won many wars starting with the Revo- lutionary War in the 1700's. ‘Now we are o five in the United States of America. Our land is beautiful because we Havel! ee mountains, beaches, forests. and even glaci- PA fighting against terrorists. America by Christian Szot = Dallas Elementary School, sth ace ‘: Asia Mexico : Europe ussia India Chile Africa : We accept everyone! America by Michele Harvey rs Dallas Elementary School, 5th grade America My country Revolutions Individuals who Care for the people that got hurt ericans are grieving bs £ because the weather is great there. I also like the fall and winter in Pennsylvania. All these things together make it great to ov In 2 his Journal entry ‘America the Beautiful’ Scott Skammer wrote, “It’s easy to smile with stars and stripes, with the land of the home and the brave, America is the place to be.”
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