Personal Narrative: Living In The United States

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America has made my generation amazing. I have never had to be a slave or had to do child labor, my parents or my grandparents hasn’t had to do it either because of the amazing soldiers that die and fight so I can be here today sitting in my Language arts class writing this. I am very thankful that other families have brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, moms, dads, etc. that go and fight so that I can go to school and talk to who I want and marry who I want. I am very blessed that others lose their loved ones so I can be in a free country.
My generation also has amazing people that have made technology. I am very blessed to be able to live in the United States where others lose their loved ones so I can do what I want. I have a friend that her

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