The Congressional Medal of Honor

Many want it but only few earn it. The Congressional Medal of Honor is earned in a very unique way. Many people might have different meanings to it but it is given only to the best. This award gives it all and has so many things to say about the recipient. Winning the Congressional Medal of Honor is winning it all.

The Congressional Medal of Honor is earned by distinguishing yourself from all the others as a member of the armed forces and making a deed to help others without hesitating. It means putting your life on thin ice to rescue others. This award is given to someone who went beyond their call of duty. It is earned by uniqueness in their act of heroism. It is a challenge to make a quick decision. It's award by making a difference.

The Congressional Medal of Honor symbolizes outstanding service to me. It is being loyal to your country. It is awarded to someone destinct from all the others. The Medal of Honor is awarded to those who secured American families while being away from their loved ones. It shows patriotism, it means recognition to your great sacrifice and dedication for your efficient labor.

"Sometimes I think it was easier to win the Congressional Medal of Honor than it was to wear it". This statement means to be humble, noble, and modest. Some recipients might think that there's other soldiers that might have earned the award but didn't get it. They might think this because they are humble. Wearing this medal means a lot, a president once said that he would have prefered to win the medal than being the president. Being humble sometimes makes the recipients think twice about desrving the medal.

The Medal of Honor brings inspiration to the American society. It challenges every american to make a difference and to show bravery by helping others. Having this award says everything without speaking. The medal shows the many quialities of the person wearing it.

Hero to all..

Richard Pittman

SGT, U.S Marine Corps

Vietnam July 07, 1966

Citation: While Sergeant Pittman's company was conducting an operation along a narrow jungle trail, the leading elements suffered numerous casualties when they came under fire from a well concealed and numerically superior enemy force. Hearing calls for more firepower, Sergeant Pittman exchanged his rifle for a machinegun and several belts of ammunition, left the relative safety of his platoon, and unhesitatingly rushed forward to aid his comrades. Under intense enemy fire at point blank range during his advance, he returned fire, silencing the enemy position. As he continued to forge ahead to aid members of the leading platoon, he again came under fire from two automatic weapons which he promptly destroyed. Learning there were additional wounded Marines 50 yards further along the trail, he braved a withering hail of enemy fire to continue onward. As he reached the position where the leading Marines had fallen, he was confronted with a bold frontal attack by 30 to 40 enemy. He calmly established a position in the middle of the trail and raked the advancing enemy with devastating machinegun fire, then picked up an enemy submachine gun and, together with a pistol seized from a fallen comrade, continued his lethal fire until the enemy force had withdrawn.

I would be honored to talk to him and thank him for being a hero and sacrificing his life without thinking twice. He was brave and gave his all. Thanks to him and many other soldiers that i would also consider heroes we have rights, freedom and many other privileges that others don't get to have. I would love to right to him and tell him how much i admire him for doingwhat he did.

"I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream"

It was important to the audience back then because African American had to go through a lot. That meant segregation, discrimination, and they were treated like they didn't belong there. Even though they went through all these they still had hope and dreams that one day they were going to be free and treated like everyone else.

It is important to me because, I can relate to this now. Even though i have a lot of potential and dreams i want to achieve in life there's a limit. I immigrated with my parents when i was about three years old. But i know i will never give up because we never know what could happen tomorrow. I have hope that one day I wont be required to have documents to show I don't come from Mars and will be able to accomplish my dreams.

What happens to a dream deffered...

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?

Maybe it just sags like a heavy load

or does it explode?

What happens to hope when there's a limit...

Does it fade away like your breath on a window?

or does it dissapear like the smoke in the air?

does it keep going like the stream of a river

or do you feel like the world is against you like a

lion chasing a cat

Maybe it can be taken away like and illusion in a dream

or does it stay strong forever?

I decided to write about hope beacause when there's

a limit because I've seen many students with the greatest potential

on earth, that are very smart studetns and have many dreams in life and want

to success but there's a limit, a wall. Maybe they immmigrated here and

don't have the persmission to work. Do they give up or keep dreaming?

"What is the American Dream?"

The American Dream is not only having a house and a fortune. They American Dream according to my parents, is to have the things you value the most with you, and how hard you have to work to get to them. My mom and dad came to the U.S to offer us a better life. Unfortunately in Mexico the economy is not the best. It is really hard to get a job that pays you enough to mantain a family. According to them they saw many people struggling with their families and she didn't want the same for us. She heard that The United States offered many opportunities to work, and so they migrated here. They decided to move with the purpose os making the American Dream come true.

When my parents moved here they started working we lived about six years with my grandparents but then my dad saw that he was being payed enough to get our own apartment, and so we did. He knew right then that our American Dream was taking its first steps. So we had our own apartment for about three years when my parents decided to buy a house. After a long process they finally did. That ment we had already completed part of the American Dream. But my parents realized that the real meaning for it was the persuit of happiness. They noticed that being happy was really what mattered the most and that there is nothing that can buy the smile of the ones you love. Therefore, the meaning to my parents id the persuit of happiniess with the things or ones that you value the most, that is the true meaning of the American Dream.

Illegal Immigrants should stay!!!!!!

Many people have different opinions to the illegal immigrants issue. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay. It would cost the United States a lot of money to kick everyone out. According to the ecomony right now, it would not be a good moment to do it, the economy will not be able to support this. Even obama agrees with the immigrants being allowed to stay.

There are about twelve-million illegal immigrants in the U.S right now. Most of them have a long time here already why kick them out now? Families are being separated, it would be terrible to be far away from your loved ones. Immigrants bring amazing talents to share and make our country prosperous. They are hard workers and just want to offer a better life for their family.They have to go through a lot, they also get discriminated.

Therefore, immigrants should be allowed to stay. They are not here to hurt anyone, if they get jobs that americans say are theirs it just means they do it better. They also pay taxes without claiming them. Where does all that money go to? They are all humans and therefore should be treat equally.

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=eef9812df3a891e1edaf4d11d60ddd5627978c1b

There are great, talented immigrants here. Therefore they should be allowed to stay

values in life...

I value family and health the most because our family gave us the education we needed, they are always going to be there for us no matter what. If we ever have trouble with anything or anyone we are always going to have them there for us to support us. We can always trust them because they will never hurt us in anyway.

Now that i heard my classmates i think that many other things are also valuable. For example education is one valuable thing in life. Without education you are no one in life. It's a one time opportunity. When we get the education we neeed we get better jobs that pay us more money. I also heard that democracy was valuable, i agree because thanks to that we are free and have the rights that others don't have. But most of all I realized that everyone agreed with me about family and health being the most valuable.

I talked to my parents about values in life. I told them that i value family and health the most. They agreed with me and told me that i was right. They told me that they were always going to be there for me no matter what. According to them being united all the time, makes us stronger. Health was also important to all of us because if we are not healthy we can't do things to our fullest capacity. Money can't buy everythings for example a family or being happy in life.

about me

My name is Tania but many call me "twinky".
i bet no one has ever eaten chocolate with fries.
I'm strong, caring, and open-minded.
According to my parents i got my name just because my dad liked it.
My mom wanted to name me Natalie but my dad didn't want to. I found out that
my name has an unknown meaning.

These are some fun goals i want to accomplish
by June 15, 2009:

• Go to the Fried Fest
• Learn how to spin the riffle
• learn how to play the guitar and the drums
• I would love to go ice skating this year
• I want to make the biggest snow angel ever
• I want to go at least to 20 parties from now to June 15, 2009
• I want to learn how to swim
• I want to get taller
• I want to eat more vegetables
• I will buy at least 20 music Cd's
• Take at least 100 pictures on Christmas
• Join Raiders team
• Learn how to do a cart wheel
• Get tattoo
• Get a lip piercing
• Learn how to drive