Congratulations to Christian who wrote an excellent essay answering the question:
If you were running for president, what would you say to the American people?
Christian won for excellent use of emotional imagery and other rhetorical devices, most notably parallel structure and rhetorical questions. It is a thought provoking speech that Christian may want to keep in his back pocket for when he really does run for president some day.
Christian won a pizza party for several friends and some lucky students who happened to drop by for writing help yesterday afternoon.
Pictures of the festivities are below, as is the text of Christian's essay.
It pays to hang with good writers!
Seriously? All this food? I'm entering next month.
Looks like these guys dropped by on the right day.
"Hmmm. . .I think I have an idea," says Kelly.
As long as we're here, we might as well work on our essays. . .
and the snacks don't hurt either.
Me For President
By: Christian Patino
Hello my fellow Americans, as you all may know I am Christian Patino. I am a Democrat and I am here to run for president for America. As you all know I am an honest man. Also because of my past you know I make the right choices and I can get others out of tough situations. I have many plans for this land that are going to be both influential and beneficial for this country. I will create programs where kids will be able to go everyday in order to stay out of the streets, and get the benefit of being taught by mentors. I will do everything possible to try to create en economy where we will have less people in the lower class and more people in the middle and upper classes. I will make this country earn its respect and make outsiders remember why America is the role model country of this world.
Babies, kids, and teenagers are the age group of people in the United States that we should be focusing on the most. If we do not pay attention to the kids or treat them right and give them the right knowledge they need for a better future, then this country won’t have a future. The kids playing in the playground today are going to be the adults building the playgrounds tomorrow. If we do not start to train our kids in learning what will be best for the future then in about twenty years this country is still going to have the problems it has today. Kids are the future! The smartest investment to make is not in any share in the stock market; it’s in the brains of our ten year old son or daughter. They’re going to be the ones shaping this nation in a couple of years. Which is why if I’m elected I will make sure those new programs for our kids will be made for their future.
It's sad walking down the streets in downtown to turn my head and see an old man isolated from everyone else struggling to get out of his cot that’s laid across the ground. It’s horrible to watch him pick up his empty Dunkin’ Donuts cup and plead with every pedestrian for spare change. What’s even sadder about that is that people walk right by him snarling at him. Is that really what Americans are like? Do the people really treat the lower class so poorly? Since this has been brought to my attention, I will make funds and lower tax payments so that people that are less fortunate can become fortunate, but still keep a balance in our economy. In this country there is poor and there is rich. If you elect me as your president, we will have an upper class and an upper-middle class.
What has America become in these past years? Is America the same as it was before? As far as I can remember, this country used to be one of the most respected if not the most respected country in the world. It might still be respected, but not in the same way as it used to be. This country used to be a role model country for the rest of the world, now many foreigners speak so cruelly about this country. If I am elected to be the president of this country, I will be sure to regain the respect that this nation once had. I will regain the confidence of our government. I will prevent unnecessary attacks from being fired and make choices that will benefit this country in having better relationships with other countries.
If you vote for me and elect me to be your next president, I will be sure that you live in the ideal country that you once imagine living in. I will support programs that will benefit our kids in their futures, which eventually in time will benefit us. I will set a level of equality between the people living in the lower, middle and upper class but still have an organized government that will have balance. Most importantly I will regain the name of this country as the role model country of this world. I should and I will be the next president and leader of this country!
Stay tuned for next month's contest. . .coming soon.
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