George Washington's Achievements

Sixty two years ago, my Grandfather found himself in a whole with his life. He was living in Genova, Italy with about one hundred dollars to his name. He had just gotten married to my Grandma, and was still living in his mother’s house at the time. He had no job, which means no money was coming in. Getting a job at this time was nearly impossible. Knowing that he had so much more potential, at such a young age, he decided to pack up and leave everything with his wife to start a new life in America. My Grandfather and Grandmother spent days and days on a boat to get to the land of opportunities. Once they arrived they got exactly what they were looking for. Opportunities. In order to support his new wife, my Grandfather worked all day everyday. …show more content…
George Washington was also a great leader in America. George Washington was a military, political, and moral leader without him the United States would not be what they are today. Washington was the commander and chief of the of the continental army during the American Revolutionary war. He served two terms as the first U.S. president. “During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British and became a national hero.” (George Washington). Overall, Washington led his troops on countless victories, and even some failures, but he never gave up and always led his troops and the people in the right direction. Washington cared for his troops no matter what. He knew that his troops were poorly trained, very hungry and did not have the proper equipment, but somehow Washington pulled them all together and gave them the motivation they needed to keep going. Lastly, Washington was a fantastic political leader for America. He proved this in 1787. “He was asked to attend the Constitutional convention in Philadelphia and head the committee to draft the new constitution.” (George Washington). He was one of the men to write the Constitution which we still follow today. George Washington is the definition of a great American …show more content…
My Grandfather, George Washington, and Mark Messier are all outstanding leaders. They all put others before themselves and looked at the greater picture in all cases. They all knew that for the life they wanted they would have to work with others and sometimes do things they did not want to do. In addition to this, all these people worked hard, and that is a major quality in being a great leader. Sitting back and relaxing, was not going to be enough. They had to bust their butts to get where they are and be the people they wanted to be. If my grandfather did not work as hard as he did, he would still be living in a little shack, where the bathroom was actually in the kitchen. If George Washington did work like he did, this country wouldn’t be where it is today, and if Mark Messier did not work in practices and games, his skill would have needed got where it need to be. Lastly, these three people all led by example. They did and showed what had to be done, so their followers would want to be just like them. There are so many other words that could be used to describe these people for example, inspiring, honest, confident, committed, and creative, but hardworking, leading by example and putting others in front of themselves, stood out to me as great ones, that each of these people highlighted traits