Amy


 * Secret Garden**


 * When I was younger my Mom always had to work so I would stay at my neighbor's house everyday until my Mom got off work. I always loved playing outside at her house because she loved to garden so I would help out with planting,watering,and anything else I could do. When I was done helping out in the yard I would run around pretending that her garden was my little secret and the only people that knew about it were my friends and I. We would go exploring in the woods looking for lost things or just seeing if we could get lost but it was always an adventure where ever we were. When I was older they decided to build a pond less water fall. We started going out and looking at rocks to use and plants to make it look pretty. Next thing I knew my neighbor's sons were coming over to help lifting rocks and digging up dirt. It was a long process, they decided to build a rock wall as well to hide the hose that would run under into the water fall. When all the main things were done we started on the little things like planting plants and moving rocks. All my friends that I invited over had fun helping out moving the rock around in the water fall and planting. Standing in the cold water we were making our final touches on it. The waterfall, a falling hill, looked amazing. **


 * Lonely Soul**




 * Walking down the dark beaten path, Pew, the blind man, hobbled as he walked. Shifting Pew felt very uneasy, using all his senses to be sure he wasn't followed. He found a long, rough stick. Using the stick he tapped and prodded around. Behind Pew people watched and some walked with him asking why he wore a a cloth on his face. The only thing he said was he'd sacrificed his eyes for England and the King.**

I was going to do number six ( if you could be a fly on the wall and you could chose any situation past, present, or future what would you chose) for my personal essay but I'm not sure out of these moments in history which one to chose
 * Pearl Harbor**
 * Apollo 11**
 * Apollo13**
 * Abraham Lincoln becoming president**
 * Declaration of Independence being signed**
 * Franklin D. Roosevelt's December 7, 1941**

This is all I have so far would really appreciate some feed back thanks :)

**Unnoticed Spy**


 * Flies have been around for centuries, whether we wanted them to be or not. Most people would rather they didn't exist at all. But no one ever noticed that they have been spying on us forever. Being a fly I would probably be on the wall of the watch tower so I can see everything that’s going on. I would go back in time and see the moment in history that brought our nation together: December 7, 1941- Pearl Harbor Day.**


 * December 7, 1941 is called Pearl Harbor Day. It's the day that the Japanese naval and air forces bombed Pearl Harbor, a naval base in the Pacific Ocean. After Pearl Harbor the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. This attack was a very big shock to the U.S. because before Pearl Harbor we had never been attacked on our own soil. It also helped us learn not to keep our whole fleet in one general area. 7:55 a.m. was the time that the raid started. By 8:55 a.m. the second wave came, by 9:55 a.m. the raid was over, and by 1:00 p.m. the Japanese air forces were heading home. The death toll that day was 2,403.**


 * Going back to that day which will "live in infamy", I see some horrible things. Men completely covered in blood with their skin burned to a crisp, nurses running around throwing things on the floor trying to find places to put injured men, and men running around trying to find ammunition and planes to get air borne and fight back. Right when I think I can't look anymore, I see two U.S. planes rise in the sky and hope wells up in me. They manage to shoot down 7 Japanese planes. Looking out to where all the ships are, I see a man I would later find out is Petty officer Dorie Miller man a 50 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun and fire at any Japs until he ran out of ammunition. Overall I counted 29 Japanese airplanes shot down. When the raid was over I was devastated.**


 * I chose this historical event because I want to see what people experienced and how they felt during the attack. I want to know what it looked like when the USS Arizona jumped into the air and start rolling while the men were holding on for their lives and what it looked like when the Japanese planes came in to Pearl Harbor and the first bomb was dropped. To see all the men burned and injured from all the bombs. And to see the famous people there like Petty Officer Miller who fought with a machine gun until he ran out of ammunition.**


 * December 7, 1941 is also an important day for me because it's also the day that Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his famous speech. My favorite part of the speech is "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941-- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." The bombing of Pearl Harbor also led to Doolittle's Raid on Japan.**


 * I hoped by going back and seeing Pearl Harbor Day it would help me really understand how all the soldiers,nurses,and families felt during the bombing. Experiencing it myself I really do understand more about what happened that day and why it was such a tragic loss for the United States. It was truly like waking up and walking into a nightmare. Seeing all your friends and ship mates die not even knowing what was going on. Being a fly, I wasn't able to do anything except sit and watch. That killed me because I really wanted to help do something even if it didn't make a big impact. At least I was helping in some way. Living that day I finally understand why people care about it so much and why it's hard for all the survivors to talk about what happened. I got what I wanted to get out of seeing Pearl Harbor.**


 * December 7, 1941 was a tragic day in our nation's history. But without that day our nation would never have come together. It was like a giant jolt that awakened the nation making it stronger than it ever was before. As the narrator in the movie said "When the action is over and we look back, we understand both more and less. This much is certain. Before the Doolittle raid, America knew nothing but defeat. After it, there was hope of victory. Japan realized, for the first time, they could lose and began to pull back. America realized, that she would win and surged forward. It was a war, that changed America and the world. World War II, for us, began at Pearl Harbor, and 1,177 men still lie entombed in the battleship Arizona. America suffered, but America grew stronger. It was not inevitable. The times tried our souls, and through the trial, we overcame."**


 * SAT Essay **


 * You can't live in the past. You can only look back and learn from your mistakes and achievements. I know from personal experience. If your to dependent on the past there's know way you can move on to your future. When I was little I always looked back remembering all my vacations to the beach and North Carolina, Hanging out with friends, and Sunday mornings eating breakfast with Mom. But in doing that i wasn't able to look forward on my future. **


 * Memories help us learn what to do and what not to do. But sometimes it's hard to remember, if you have a loved one pass away of you have been in a bad situation then you won't want to remember those memories. You also have memories that help you learn like riding a bike or chewing with your mouth closed. Those memories will always help you. But other then those memories I wouldn't look back on my past. **

**I personally have some bad memories in my past like the loos of my grandfather and my aunt. That's why it's easier to move forward and forget the past because then you don't have to worry about what happened all you have to do is look to the future for what will come.**

