Reflection

It was entertaining to make a blog for the project. I think that I learned a lot because I had to understand everything that I was writing for the posts.
It was kind of hard to find certain information about Thaddeus Kosciuszko such as his religion and his personal and family life.
I think that I would have done a better job on this project if I started earlier and hadn't waited until the night before it was due. i think I did an OK job on this project but i hope to do better ext time.

Statement of Process

I stared this project by first searching for information. I got information from a few different websites and books. I started my blog talking as if I were Thaddeus Kosciuszko. I started by talking about his life. Then I did the ten listed things that were supposed to be included in the blog posts in order. When doing the part about his death I didn't speak as Thaddeus Kosciuszko because it is physically impossible to talk about you own death. I did the citation and reflection etc. last so that it would be the first thing that people would see and they wouldn't think that I was plagiarising.

Bibliography

No Name Listed, ""Tadeusz Kosciusko Memorial - Washington DC"". waymark. 2/15/2008 http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM35VJ.

Pula, James. "Thaddeus Kosciuszko: the Purest Son of Liberty". 2/10/00 http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~sarmatia/100/thompson.html.

Sypniewski, Margaret. "Polish History, Heraldry, and Geneology". 4/24/07 http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/Kosciuszko.html.

World book inc. The world Book encyclopedia 2007

Whales , Dirk. Twice a Hero: The Stories of Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Casimir Pulaski: Polish American Heroes of the American Revolution. 2007.

Words Associated With Me

1. Engineer-One who is trained professionally engaged in a Branch of engineering:
I started to learn to become an engineer at the Academy in Warsaw.

2. Experienced- Having had experience in an activity or in life in general:
I am very experienced when it comes to engineering.

3. Liberator- To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control:
I am a true liberator of the USA!

4. Brigadier General- A commissioned rank in the US army, Air Force or Marines Corps that is above colonel and below major general:
I became brigadier general of the engineers.

5. Emancipate- To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint:
In my will my money went toward emancipating slaves.

6. Memorial- Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event:
You have heard about my memorial in Washington D.C.

7. Republican- Of, relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the Republican Party of the United States:
George Bush is from the republican party.

Partition- the act or process of dividing something into parts:
I left Polamd durig the partition.

My Memorial

You have now read about my bridge and my mountain. But you might not have known about my monument! The statue stands proudly in Washington DC just outside Lafayette Square! It is truly a great honor to be remembered in so many different ways. On both sides of the world.

My Name And What It Means

Well, first of all my full name is Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kosciuszko. The origin of my first name is actually Greek. It means courageous! I suppose I was somewhat named after St.Thaddeus who also fought for things that were hard to get.

A Special Friendship

I read the Declaration of Independence. It was truly "moving" for me. I just had to meet the author of the fabulous document. Jefferson and I became good friends. Together we enjoyed discussing politics. He found me very experienced. Many thought that he was a younger version of me. That he would become a strong republican politician.

The Death of Thaddeus Kosciuszko

It was a sad day when Thaddeus died. He died in Switzerland on October 15, 1817. He was a great man who died of natural causes. Many thought that Thaddeus Kodciuszko should be buried in his homeland. So on April 11, 1818 his coffin was transported to Saint Florian Church at Kleparz in Cracow. Soon after they had a special funeral to honor the hero. After the ceremony the coffin canting his body was brought to the royal cathedral where he lay among the Batory and Sobieski families.

My Famous Self!

I served under General George Washington! I, being the engineer, planned out and helped to build the fort at West Point. This was when George Washington could clearly see that I had awesome SKILLS as an engineer! I also fought in the last battle of the WHOLE WAR on James Island on South Carolina. The memorable date was November 14, 1782.

The Building of Our Nation

I helped to form the wonderful new nation that we now call America! I arrived in America in 1776. Sometime around when the war began. I started serving in the army just as a volunteer. But then I became Colonel of the engineers. A polish prince and General Charles Lee recommended me to be the head of the engineers. And so I was.

The Life of Me

When I was younger, I went to a school in Warsaw, called the Cadette school. I really had a love of learning, so I decided to continue my studies elsewhere. I traveled to Paris, France in 1770 while Poland went through the first partition of 1772.
Luckily, throughout my life I had no foes exept for the British. This made things quite a bit easier.