| When I was young my grandfather would tell me | | | | place on earth. This vast country of ours has 388 |
| stories about his growing up in Italy. He told me about | | | | National Parks. |
| his farm, his family and about his coming to America in | | | | Each and every American has the right to vote. It's |
| the early 1900's. Listening to these stories over and | | | | more than a privilege, it is our civic duty to vote for |
| over again gave me an appreciation not only for my | | | | those we feel exemplify and stand steadfast to the |
| grandfather's courage to leave his homeland but it also | | | | basic foundations that were established at the birth of |
| gave me a sense of pride being a first generation | | | | this nation. It's our laws and constitution that gives us |
| American born citizen. I love my country and here are | | | | the rights that we enjoy and live by. |
| 5 reasons why I do. | | | | I love America for the opportunities every one of us |
| Freedom is on the top of my list. Freedom of speech, | | | | has at our fingertips. The right to an education and the |
| freedom to worship or not worship, freedom to pursue | | | | opportunity to expand our lives as we see fit. To work |
| one's own happiness to live life on our own terms. | | | | or not to work, to achieve or not to achieve, it's our |
| Having these freedoms can be difficult at times. It | | | | freedom of choice and free will that we are self |
| takes work and discipline to maintain our freedoms | | | | determined. |
| especially when there are people here and around the | | | | Most of all I love the American people. I love the |
| world who would like to take those freedoms from us. | | | | diverse cultures, the ethnic backgrounds of people |
| America the Beautiful, no other song rings so true than | | | | from all over the world who came here to America |
| this song. America with its diverse landscape; the hills, | | | | and still come to work and live here. I love those |
| the valleys, from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific | | | | people who are part of the American dream and |
| ocean this land has something for everyone. From the | | | | make this country great. God bless them all and God |
| Rockie Mountains in Colorado to the Sonoron Desert in | | | | bless America. |
| Arizona or Sun Valley in Idaho, from east to west | | | | Celebrate this great country with all it has to offer. |
| there are areas so different yet pristine like no other | | | | |