Voice of Democracy – a project of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; a competition for high schools on patriotism and civics. As a reminder, the ‘Grok met up with these students from Fellowship Christian Fellowship at Ovide Lamontagne’s "Return to Red" event in Manchester last week. During our live interview, it came out that they were all participating in the project and they agreed to share their work with us all.
This paper is from Grace; previous submissions: Peter, Maggie, Laura, & Kathryn.
On September 8, 1776, a man named Nathan Hale volunteered to spy on the British troops for George Washington during a British takeover in New York City. Disguising himself as a Dutch schoolteacher, he had almost made it across the British lines when he was discovered. At the time, hanging was the punishment for spying, so on September 22, 1776, at his execution, he told the British, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Hale was only twenty-one years old.
Does my generation have a role in America’s future? Some people may argue that we don’t, because all the “big” people in our government are much older and wiser than we are. The President must be at least thirty-five, not a young teenager. What could young people do to help America’s future?
Our generation can do many things to drastically change the path America takes. Whether it’s becoming…
