Personal Narrative: A Career As A Citizen

This was my first time. Excitement and anxiety gripped and overwhelmed me as I walked into the high school gymnasium not knowing what to expect. I was still a virgin and it seemed strange and unnatural to be crossing this threshold into adulthood with complete strangers. A line of people, both male and female snaked its way from the door to something hidden, waiting for them on the other side of the room. Hopefully they knew what they were doing. I sure as hell didn’t. I would have felt more at ease if someone had taken my hand and guided me through this journey, but I knew that wasn’t going to happen. Sadly, no one had ever explained this process and procedure to me. No one had walked me through this rite of passage. I’m a big girl now, on my own, but how do I navigate these foreign waters? This is a big step I’ve decided to take, and will surely have a great impact on my future. The longer I stood in line, the more I wanted to run from this place. I knew, however, I had to take this initial step. It was for my own good. The first time is always the hardest, or so I’m told. I …show more content…
Becoming a good citizen required education and familiarity of the duties and responsibilities of an upstanding citizen. Young people need to be taught the seriousness and gravity of voting, something I had unfortunately missed out on. Parents and educators have a duty to young people to apprise and acquaint them of the United States political process. Teaching them how to make decisions, and to read between the lines of all the rhetoric, pandering and fear-mongering spouted by the politicians. Everyone needs to learn how to take the media and pundit’s biased information with a grain of salt, how to make their own decisions and not be swayed by empty promises of candidates willing to say and do anything to win a vote. It’s time to learn that all that glitters is not