My Role: My Responsibility

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I believe our responsibility begins the minute we feel our American pride for the first time. For some, it is watching the Olympics and seeing our country’s elite dominating all competition. For others, it is watching a tower crumble to the ground on American soil based an act of hatred. For me, it was in third grade at a Veteran’s Day assembly. We all had practiced our songs a million times and made sure we were on our best behavior. The assembly began, I do not recall anything up until the end when the lights went dark, The words, “The red is for the blood, The blue is for the bruise” began to be sung, followed by a video.I had heard the song hundreds of times, not truly paying attention to what the words meant, but this time when it was sung, I felt the pride that so many Americans feel for their country. The light from the video …show more content…

I fully accept these responsibilities with open arms, but for me, my arms are carrying too light a load. My responsibility as an American citizen is so much more than what is required of us. Through the freedoms this country offers me I have been taught by wonderful teachers. I have been nursed back to health by distinguished doctors and nurses. I have been able to practice my faith with the help of incredible youth ministers and pastors. Because of these freedoms I am granted through my country, I am able to live a free life. That is why, like how the veterans and us young children in that Veteran’s Day assembly years ago, I choose to stand. I choose to stand for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I choose to stand for our freedoms. I choose to stand for the American dream. I choose to stand for the United States of America, the greatest nation in the world, full of opportunity and freedom. And that is my most basic responsibility to America, to stand for

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