Willa Koivisto: I Believe In America

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Willa Koivisto
“I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.” Said Wendall Willke. The America I believe in everybody is equal. There are no wars against other countries. I believe we can come together as a country and become stronger.

The only reason we have freedom is because of the veterans that fought for our country. We have freedom of religion in America. Freedom of religion lets people express their religion without hate. About 70% of Americans are Christian, others are Protestant, Catholic, and Mormon. There are also Non-Christian faiths in America like, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, etc. The Second Amendment in the Constitution, the right to bear arms, has

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