Logan Warwick

Mr. John Hardison

American Literature

27 November 2012

Ice Cream, America’s Backbone

I scream. You scream. We all scream. You instantly think of ice cream. I think of America, Jesus, and freedom. That’s what I scream for. The state of Georgia has a law that says you may not carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sunday. This law is unconstitutional. This law is un-American. This law is kidnapping bald eagles and pouring un-sweet tea on the graves of our founding fathers. This law must be stopped.

Saying that ice cream isn’t what established the foundation for this great country is saying that you have no historical knowledge of ice cream or this country. George Washington loved ice cream. In fact, he kept two freezers full of it at his home in Mt. Vernon. Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were regular ice cream eaters and even servers. First lady Dolley Madison, wife of former U.S. president James Madison, served ice cream at her husband’s Inaugural Ball in 1813. Ice cream is this nation’s backbone.

The state of Georgia said this law was created to stop people from stealing horses. They would steal a horse by putting an ice cream cone in their back pocket and letting the horse “follow” them home. I think this law was created to destroy America, starting with the banning of the carrying of its favorite dessert in the handiest pocket on the holiest day. As Emerson says in “Self Reliance”, “Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members”. This law is unraveling the moral fabric of this country, and conspiring to stop a tradition made by our forefathers.

In “Civil Disobedience”, Thoreau closes with a simple statement, “Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect…”. In this imperfect world, with this imperfect government controlling us, I ask, in a peaceful manner, for the freedom to carry my favorite dessert in my favorite pocket on my favorite day.

Thanks for reading my essay. Please comment on the following: 1. Thesis strong/clear? 2. Supported well? (body of paper) 3. Paper concluded well? 4. Strengths/Weaknesses as a writer? 5. Agree or disagree wit essay? Why?

Works Cited

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, and Gene Dekovic. Self Reliance. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1975. 391. Print.

Thoreau, Henry David. Civil Disobedience. Boston: David R. Godine, 1969. 413. Print.