In Repose

First, to start on a slightly prophetic and off-task note, here's this: Sometimes parents ask the world of you, and you want to do nothing but to give it to them. One or two things though may remain impossible of you to do. Sometimes parents expect this of you, and when you don't deliver, they cut off your head and expect you to like it, knowing full well that they can't accomplish what they've asked, either. I'm an almost __ year-old male, not a miracle worker, mom.

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That said, here's the meat...or the 'asparagus' for my vegetarian readers.

But seven years ago, America was shocked. I was but in __ grade here in Warwick. I went home and was mesmerized by the events that had transpired. In an instant, over 4,200 people had perished, all within minutes of each other. America was shocked. The world was shocked. Today we Americans turn our heads to the flag, and remember those that lost their lives on that fateful day, and mourn. Not only do we mourn, but we celebrate their lives, and the good that's come from it, and how we've added to this great society. Today, black, white, Asian or Arab, we Americans stand shoulder to shoulder, arm-in-arm as one huge society. Without each other, we are nothing. As put by Benjamin Franklin, "Don't tread on me." May this infamous day never be forgotten.

God Bless the United States of America.