Citizen Soldier

Citizen Soldier

By: Brian Williams

We all want our rights, but they must be balanced by our responsibilities. This

quote has a very strong message. As American's, we have a duty to respond in a

time of need. Not only should we go to war if we are called for, we should have

pride in our nation at all times. Many American's don't realize how lucky we

are. In America there are so many possibilities. A person born to a poor

family can go from rags to riches. Most of us don't have to worry about getting

a meal, or having a place to live. People in other countries deal with the

simple things that we regret everyday. To have all our rights as American's we

have certain responsibilities to keep these rights possible.

In the filmBrave Rifles, the bravery of the GI's is inspiring. Several examples

were given where the soldiers didn't have a chance but they would hold off the

German army all by themselves to buy their fellow soldiers some time. It is

just awesome that they were able to do this. Many of them probably had families

back home, but they put this aside and died for a greater cause. Our freedom.

These soldiers helped make America what it is today. They stood for what

America stands for. Opportunity Freedom, and Wealth. So many people die each

year trying to come to the United States from Mexico and Cuba. People complain
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about the increase of population of these people even in this area. I really

don't have much to say about it because if I was from Cuba or Mexico, my main

goal would be to make it to America. You really can't blame those people for

wanting to come here.

In America, if you come up with an idea and it sells well then you can become

very wealthy off of it. For example, Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak started

building circuit boards in their garage. They were progressing toward the first
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