Fifth Grade Essay

Zach had to write a 100 word essay last night about citizenship.  The prompt was:  "I am a good citizen because..."

This is what my clever 10-year-old came up with.  The boy is such fun. (I left spelling as he wrote it.)

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If you think of Batman, he is a hero of Gotham City.  He protects the innocent, scoops up villains, and always helps the police.  And if you think about it hard, he is a citizen too.  A good citizen is someone who helps the police, doesn’t litter, takes care of their neibors, and doesn’t commit crimes.  I am a good citizen because I don’t loiter or litter.  I don’t cuss either.   Insted, I give money to the homeless.  I respect the elderly.  I take care of my neibors’ cats when they are gone.  I am a good brother.  I make sure that my Boxer puppy, Rosie, doesn’t get into other people’s yards.  I’m not Batman or Superman or Green Lantern, but I am a good citizen.

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This is my boy.  He's a pop culture junkie, and can quote every Star Wars, Harry Potter, Looney Tunes, Batman Brave and the Bold show ever created.  He is also extremely sweet natured and gentle.  He makes me laugh, and he frustrates the crud out of me.  He sleep walks and sleep sings and sleep yells.  He plays the piano beautifully and has an unbelievable capacity for memorizing tunes.  He is the best big brother that I have ever seen, and genuinely loves Alec and looks out for the little scamp.  My sweet Zachary Thomas  Bishop.  He's a keeper!