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So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is
made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down
the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren’t being
treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports
of entry.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like
Mr. Lujan why today’s American is not willing to accept this new kind of
immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of
Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand
in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on
their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the
laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made
learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some
even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a
new life and did everything in their power to help their children
assimilate into one culture.

Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws
to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had
brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their
children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along
side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France
and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought
about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans
fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan . They were defending
the United States of America as one people. When we liberated France , no
one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German
American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans.
And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those
immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another coun try’s flag
and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to
their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly
knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one
red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are in 2007 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same
rights and privileges Only they want to achieve it by playing with a
different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a
guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I’m sorry, that’s not
what being an American is all about I believe that the immigrants who
landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900’s deserve better than that for all
the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a
land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better
life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example
by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it
happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration
bill I wouldn’t start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.
(signed) Rosemary LaBonte

P. S. Pass this on to everyone you know!!!
KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING!!
I hope this letter gets read by millions of people all across the nation!!

Ever onward!!
MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA

Dear Editor:

So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is
made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down
the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren’t being
treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports
of entry.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like
Mr. Lujan why today’s American is not willing to accept this new kind of
immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of
Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand
in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on
their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the
laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made
learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some
even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a
new life and did everything in their power to help their children
assimilate into one culture.

Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws
to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had
brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their
children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along
side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France
and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought
about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans
fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan . They were defending
the United States of America as one people. When we liberated France , no
one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German
American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans.
And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those
immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another coun try’s flag
and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to
their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly
knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one
red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are in 2007 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same
rights and privileges Only they want to achieve it by playing with a
different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a
guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I’m sorry, that’s not
what being an American is all about I believe that the immigrants who
landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900’s deserve better than that for all
the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a
land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better
life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example
by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it
happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration
bill I wouldn’t start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.
(signed) Rosemary LaBonte

P. S. Pass this on to everyone you know!!!
KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING!!
I hope this letter gets read by millions of people all across the nation!!

Ever onward!!
MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA
THIS IS NOT MY OWN FILE, I GOT THIS AS AN EMAIL. I HAD TO CUT IT SHORT CAUSE IT’S LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL EMAIL.
Writer of this letter is Rosemary LaBonte<----not me!
Woops copy and pasted twice, my bad.

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In a year and a half I have yet to meet anyone like my previous group of friends. Noone wants to do something on a weekend, like throw a frisbee around, football, night games, watch a movie, play video games, make perkins runs at 2 am… they just want to get drunk and have random ***. Of the small circle of friends I have whom I respect… none of them are guys. Sure, there are guys whom we hang out with on a frequent basis, whom I can stand. But they just get totally smashed on weekends too, and my friends just want to sit around and hang out with them while they do it. In fact one of my friends recently got angry at me because I told her to stop drinking after she had 4 shots, so I got mad at her too and took off. I found out she nearly died that night she drank so much.

Why is it that I’m the odd man out because I want to do something other than drinking games on a friday night? Why does it seem EVERY LIVING PERSON’s only goal is to drink or smoke pot till they can taste the colors?
and yea I’m trying to do a lot of activities too, I’m in concert band, pep band, aikido, I was in judo, the ultimate frisbee team, I tried intermural volleyball with some of my friends…

and it seems like the exact same crowd every time. ‘O man I got so wasted yesterday’, ‘did you see that ***** I left with yesterday? yea that’s right I did’, etc… etc… etc..

By: Anon

Most of my plants are Succulents (Aloe, Echevaria, Stapelia, Cacti, Kalanchoe, ‘Ghost Plant’ / Graptopetalum), Agave, a small-leaf bush Ivy, Rosemary, Haworthia, Aeonium, Bird-of-Paradise Bush / Caesalpinia gillesie, AND, a Desert Willow Tree–we have Heavy Clay soil, but it requires EXC. drainage!) The bush & tree I may have to build raised planters for, but I read that they will grow in pots(?).

Thank You!
I also got plenty of coarse sand, either to use alone, or, to mix with some of the clay, (& compost for the Narcissus.)
I don’t have the money –or need– for commercial potting soil. My plants need good drainage mostly, & to dry out between waterings. Mostly coarse sand is fine for this, as my plants can attest. But, I want to move them into real pots, out of flimsy, homemade plastic pots (prior water & food recyclable containers). I’d like to know why some pots are narrow at the bottom? Do some plants do better in those shapes, or is it strictly for looks?

By: MakeSure

Can I grow them in a pot on my balcony in the aparment. I have morning sun only.

And how would I go about doing it? are there any special instructions?

I’ve never grown anything before

By: Just Me