John McCain is navy admiral who almost became the president of the United States in 2008. From a young age, John McCain knew he wanted to follow in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps; therefore, he knew he was going to join the Navy. After high school, John McCain joined the Navy, where learned to fly planes. His military life was not an easy one. When a bomb hit the plane he was flying, he had to parachute out, breaking both of his arms and one of his legs. Once he landed, he was captured as a prisoner of war for five and a half years. When the war ended, John McCain returned to America where he was presented with five awards that honored him for his bravery. Soon after, John McCain met his future wife, Cindy, with whom he has four children. At this time in his life John McCain decided to enter politics. He soon ran for and was elected as a congressman for Arizona. After a few years in congress, John McCain ran for president in 2000, but did not win the nomination from the Republican Party. Never one for giving up, eight years later John McCain ran for president again and this time, he won the Republican Party nomination. While he lost to Barack Obama he came close and knew he gave his best.
After reading this book to my class I would take the students to the computer lab to have them research three of our thirteen of our North Carolina Congress men/woman. My students would then have to find specific information on the congress man/woman they were researching. Some of this information might be “What is the purpose of the congress and how are they different than the senate?”, “Do you have to have a military background to be in congress?”, “How can you contact/get in touch with your congressman/woman if you have a concern?” Once the students have had a chance to complete their research we could come back together and they would explain what they found and learned.
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