Now that the election is over, it is time to continue to see what the next generation believes its position within our Republic will be; Kathryn’s paper is next!

(Picture credit: Alan Glassman; class picture with John Stephen)  

Previous submissions (this is number four): Peter, Maggie, Laura.

Yes, in fact, my generation IS America’s future. Our everyday choices in life such as voting, holding signs, our religious beliefs, following the law, and training to become good leaders are very important in shaping America’s tomorrows. We have a responsibility to our elders who will not be with us in the coming years. People in the future will look back at what we do now, just as we look back at the actions of our past leaders. We can make a difference in the future of our country by the decisions we make right now.

Voting is one of the best ways to secure the leaders that we want in our government in the years to come. Although some of us are too young to vote, we can still help in the process of choosing the right candidates. One way of doing this is getting signs to hold at street corners or to put in our front yards. Before we do this however, we should make sure that we do research on all the candidates to make sure we are choosing the best ones. Another thing we can do is talk to our parents about who they are voting for and discuss their reasons.

Our religious beliefs…

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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…

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A recent friend, Dave Batchelder, had called me the other day concerning an event and had some questions.  During the conversation, he mentioned that he has "an outfit" that he has been wearing to some of the event lately.  Part of it is a shiny hard hat with an American Flag design, about 50 lbs of heavy chains on his shoulders, and an American Flag on a pole.

This is not a guy to trifle with – he could snap me in two with his little pinkies!  Anyways, he tried to describe the artwork on the shirt he wears – his designer sent it to me.

Pretty much sums up what ordinary people were thinking as they voted yesterday.  With a crushing blow against Progressives, we have made the first steps in taming the Leviathan.

Picture of the actual "chained Dave" after the jump

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