Resilience essay

Armand de la Garza
Humanities
April 16, 2008

Essay
They helped change the world in a great way and laid the building blocks for our generation. Abraham Lincoln and Sostones Elizondo were two truly resilient people.
Abraham Lincoln is resilient because he fought against slavery against the South. He became the sixteenth president of the United States. Lincoln grew up on a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. His parents were uneducated farmers. His mother died when he was nine years old. In the beginning of his political career he was failed miserably with the Whig party. Even though, Lincoln experienced all hardships to knock him down, he kept on trucking and raising himself to become a militia leader and then a state legilastor, and finally, president of the United States.
Another person who was resilient was Sostenes Elizondo, born approximately ____. Elizondo immigrated from Ireland to start fresh in America. He was very poor and became a soldier in the Mexican-American war. Elizondo didn’t like fighting against Mexico because it is a Catholic country. At this time in history, many Irish people deserted the U.S. Army and went into hiding to avoid fighting Mexico, a Catholic opponent. They changed their names and got jobs. Some of them, like Elizondo, even fought with the Mexicans despite the fact that if he were caught, he would be executed for treason. Elizondo was like Abraham Lincoln because they both started out poor and made something of themselves despite all the hardships they faced.
Both Abraham Lincoln and Sostenes Elizondo changed history. Lincoln became a U.S. president, led the country through the Civil War, and ended slavery. Elizondo immigrated from Ireland, changed his name to hide his Irish heritage, and chose to fight with the Mexicans who shared his Catholic religion.

LYRICS

Hes got no money and his potatos aint growing. So he decides to go to america thats where hes going. He joins the US army, and fights against mexico,
but he decides they are not a foe, so he goes down to rosarito, hes a quitar solo.

Mr abe licoln he started out poor, livin in a small log cabin but always dreamin for more. He became our president and changed the lives of many , and now he is on our penny.
Both these people left a great legacy and thats the end of my story.

JURY DUTY

ARMAND DE LA GARZA
BEARS

It was very being in the jury, I stayed in character the hole time because I dint talk. I thought both side had a really good argument but the accusing side did not have enough evidence to prove Jack quilt, the book dint give enough information to prove that. So the jury found Jack to be not quilting.

Notes:

No adults no rules

- Simons death
It was stormy, dark and raining
Dancing, deranged
Scared and though was beast though as treat, protecting trying to survive
Jack told tribe attack figure
Body:
Cuts bruise matching spears

Grade A

Feturecast reflection

Concepts

1.Columbus finding america, exploring the land and confront the natives, trading and being able come back to the same location.

2. Columbus was born in Genoa Italy in 1451. His father was a middle class wool weaver, his mothers name was Susanna and his brothers were Bartolomo,Giovani and Giacomo. He had redish skin and short red hair. He married Filipa Moniz and they had a son named Diego in 1481.

Challenges

Part of my podcast got deleted so i had to hurry but thanks to Matt I got it done on time.

Real World Significance

I can go into the news buisness or i could be a resercher and find information for a athuor.

Querencia Clipboard

The Querencia Clipboard is a project we did in our 8th grade Staff Humanities class. It is a clipboard that we had to decorate anyway we wanted to about something that makes you happy our a place of want{QUERENCIA}.

My Querencias are the beach and music. I love the beach because your always having fun. Sometimes you can hear crashing waves our southing waters. It can be energetic or peaceful. You can be relaxing on shore or catching waves out in the water. When your at the beach you have no problems your just having fun.

My seacond querencia is music because it is always diferent and it can change to how ever you feel. For example to "Dont worrie be happy" i get all happy and when I listen to "the good life" it makes me energetic like i can do anything."Music and the beach go together like smores on chocolate or penut butter on jelly, you cant really explain it but it tastes good"

Armand de la Garza