America Gift To My Generation Analysis

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America’s Gift to My Generation

Our rebellious sense of nature helped create my individual rights that I have today. The moment we had the courage and strength to resist Great Britain's overbearing rules was treacherous and a brutal start to revolution. The the first “Shot heard around the world”, went off with an echo louder than thunder. Suddenly everything froze, silent like the night, while our patriots realized the sacrifices that they were going to make for this country. Because when we see opportunity for a better life, nothing will stop us from achieving it. Everything was put on the line for this nation just for my generation to have the ability to be their own person and have different ideas without being punished

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