Patriotism

   Patriotism is taking  pride in your country such as serving war or working for a branch of the governement. While it could also be saying the pledge every morning and celebrating our country's independence in July.  There is a variety of ways citizens show pride in our country,however patriotism matters because it's what makes our country who we are.
     Although people show patriotism they really are showing pride. In order to have patriotism there needs to be pride, pride is what comes from the inside and reflects on how you are on the outside. We believe that taking pride  is having dedication and love to our country.  Though pride can come in any shape or form, whether it's recycling or help to keep our environment clean an having a protest to stop smoking in local places. There are so many ways of showing what pride is,but what do you think pride is?                                        Among most average day people, teachers are a huge contribution to teaching pride and giving it. Without teachers, where would we be? I and many kids believe that teachers build us up to be a good citizen and to do the right thing. In addition they also provide us with an education and if we didn't have an education we couldn't talk or communicate that well or even write. Even though they teach for nine months out of the year, they present a lot of effort in that amount of time and soon people may realize why teachers are true patriots.
        Above all things patriotism means to have love and dedication towards your country. Many of us show it in our lives by doing something good and few of us don't because of doing illegal things. However we all are one and need to stick together to represent the United states as a country of caring citizens. So after reading this essay,do you think  are you a good patriot or not?