Why are you proud of this country?

Author's Note: I wrote this essay to explain what makes America a great country.

I am proud of this country because of all the freedom we have and all the people that fought to give it to us. If it wasn’t for all who fought for us, we wouldn’t be able to say what we want, do what we want, or travel where we want. I am proud of this country because of freedom and justice.

This country has, for the most part, always been based on freedom. People from all over, especially Europe, came to “The New World” for a new life of freedom. They could come here are practice whatever religion they wanted. Later on when America was becoming more of its own country, instead of having a Royalty running the country, they decided to have presidents instead. Not only that, but people got to have a say in who is president. Later on we grew more and more ways of freedom.

Another great thing about our country is we help other people. If some country asks for help, we will usually accept the request. Whether it would be with money donations for disasters, or military help, sometimes it might even seem we help other people more than ourselves. We are incredibly generous people.

Another great thing to be proud of this country for? Well how about rights for other people? Before, men were the only people aloud to vote. But later on, women won the right to be treated just like men. In some countries, women aren’t included as much.  Also, before black people weren’t treated as fairly as now. But of course, afterwards Martin Luther King Jr. helped stop this nonsense.

So in the end, why are you proud of your country? Well, there are many reasons to be proud. Whether it’s all the many war veterans that helped us keep our freedom, or the freedom itself, all I know is to be proud of our justice and freedom.  

Mammals are the Strangest Animals on Earth

Author's Note: I chose to write this essay on mammals because I think they are the strangest.


As the sun goes down and the moon comes up, bats swarm go around in groups flying over the night sky. Somewhere in Australia, a platypus lays an egg. Why is it that while these animals are both mammals, they still are able to do these things? What if we could do such things? One thing is for sure, mammals are some of the strangest on kinds of animals on our planet.

Mammals are definitely interesting animals. From the swimming fish-like dolphin or the long neck giraffe, mammals seem to have quite a weird collection of creatures. When you think of a mammal, odds are you are first going to think of a cat or a dog. You probably aren’t going to think of a platypus or a dolphin.

People could disagree that mammals aren’t the strangest group of animals; which is a valid discussion since there are animals such as the jellyfish or the sponge or even the iguana. But think about animals like the Kangaroo which is like a mix of a Deer and rabbit with a pouch. The kangaroo puts its baby or “Joey” in its pouch to carry it around.  Does your jellyfish have that? How about the elephant? The gigantic mammal with a long trunk? Giraffe? Moose? How about an aardvark? I don’t think your sponges have any of that!

So if you still think that the mammals aren’t the weirdest kinds of creatures on earth, I don’t know what else to tell you. We have a huge variety that’s for sure. The world’s most strange pair of animals definitely are mammals.