Martin Luther King Jr. proclaims how doing right
should be automatic. "The time is always right to do what is right."
Doing right creates power and builds character for an individual. As an
individual, I have many duties towards my country. Although I am sixteen years
of age, the small tasks I can perform will support my duty to the nation.
To confirm the duty as an individual
to the nation, the number one job to complete the duty will be committing
service towards the country. George Washington, the alpha of presidential
leadership, affirms how he "...was summoned by my country, whose voice I
can never hear but with veneration and love..." As the president, the
leader of America, George Washington must supply everybody or else the
liberties and happiness will be consecrated to the people. To prove my
leadership, I participate in Beta Club and Student Council, the two
organizations mainly based on leadership. George Washington, a prominent
character to the United States of America, states how "...the talents, the
rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise
and adopt them." With great character comes great pride; all of the
materials needed to adorn these characteristics creates pride. To support my character,
I do my schoolwork, participate in extra-curricular activities, and reach out
to people in need. In order to do what America asks us to do and accomplish our
allegiance towards "The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave," we
would need to do an immense amount of service to confirm our duty as an
individual to the nation.
As
Americans, regardless of age, we are ALL born with basic rights. To confirm the
duty as an individual to the nation, we would have to implement the rights
given to us by the Creator. Thomas Jefferson, the initiator of the Declaration
of Independence, implies "...with certain unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." We have
these rights as people, but we need to take the responsibility to practice
these "God-given" rights in order to protect ourselves.
Hypothetically speaking, if Harold mentions a wrong answer to Mrs. Lewis, the
trigonometry teacher, he can defend his rights if he knows his answer stands
correct. Even though the seniority rule comes in effect, Harold has the
privilege to stand up to defend his rights regardless of the circumstance.
Susan B. Anthony, the mastermind of women's voting rights, declares "...in
thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, simply exercised my citizen's
rights..." Susan B. Anthony conducted her On Women's Right to Vote speech
after she got arrested for casting an illegal vote in the Presidential Election
of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100, but she refused to pay. I noticed a
strong, sympathetic emotion in Susan B. Anthony's situation... My future vote
towards the Presidential Election would aid the campaigners in their elections;
therefore, the candidate may have a better chance of winning with my vote alone
to become the President of the United States of America. Implementing our
rights plays a huge role for Americans. Concluding Thomas Jefferson and Susan
B. Anthony's claim, we need to utilize and aid our rights to confirm our duty
as individuals to the nation.
If we do not perform these duties we
need to complete, our country will fall as a whole. Our leaders will not be
strong and our youth will not be well educated. Like I mentioned, we all need
to perform these duties towards our nation not only to maintain the status of
our country, but also to improve our country's ruthlessness. Implementing our
rights and committing services happens to be two of the key jobs to ameliorate
the United States of America.
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