Personal Narrative: My Responsibility To America

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“My responsibility to America” is to be a leader to my community, to my country, and to my world. I am very concerned with the happenings in my local world and in the outside world. To be a leader, I believe you need education, experience; common sense, and courage. In a democratic country, citizens are expected to participate actively in the regulation of the government. Constant support of the people and vigilance is needed for a democracy to function effectively. It is not enough to just vote and remain passive till the next presidential elections. Citizens need to give time and attention to see whether the government is functioning properly or not. One should at least have a basic understanding of the critical issues faced by the nation.

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