"Trades in America"
by Thomas Webber

    America was founded on trades dating back to the earliest Thanksgiving, when pilgrims traded indians guns for turkeys and stuffing and sweet potatoe pie.  It looked like the indians got the best deal, but we were smarter and did not trade bullets for the guns. And so we won the American-Indian war because we still kept some guns and their bows and arrows were no match for our bullets. 

     Trades are only worth trading if you get something better than the person you are trading with.  For example, I once had a David Robinson Rookie of the Year card.  I said it was worth 40 dollars to this kid named Rain and I told him he could just give me ten bucks for it.  And you know what?  He did!  The card was really worth like 2 dollars, maybe, but I was smart because I showed him David Robinson's Rookie card instead of the R.O.Y. (that stands for Rookie of the Year) and that card was really worth $40.  So it's important to be a good trader or else you might be a "traitor!"

         So that is a little history about great trades in America.  It is also note worthy to note that jobs are some times referred to as "Trades."  That is because you trade money for a service, like blacksmithing or being the guy that puts horseshoes on horses.  Also, there are tricks to a trade, but I won't go into that.

         Now on to the main point of this paper.  I would like to propose a great idea for trading.  I believe that you can turn something small, like a pencil, into something big, like a car, simply by making a few good trades.  Here is how:  First, trade someone something for the pencil, like maybe a pen or something that has more value than a pencil.  There will be someone out there that really wants that pencil. Okay so now you have a pen or something.  Now trade that for something with slightly more value, like a knife or a better pen.  Keep trading the object for something slightly better and you will eventually have a car! 
     
      In conclusion, America is known for it's trading.  Secondly, always make good trades so that you are getting the better thing, and finally, try my trading idea and you can have a car real soon.