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Najm, You may have slightly misread my piece or misunderstood the meaning. I did not say nor assume that all people will work hard to find success, rather that it is possible for anyone living in America to do so. I invite you to look at my American ancestry piece...
Jetline, Thank you for your response. I'm glad that you enjoyed my perspective of this country outlined in my text. I would love to hear more of your thoughts on how we as a country could move forwards from recent events that seem to have had a lasting effect on...
Isaiah, Thank you so much for your reply. I'm very glad that my positive message was able to reach you, I myself was a little tired of hearing everyone complain about the injustices that they claim engulf the entire nation, so I decided to write this piece about all the...
Thank you for your thoughts Walter, I'm glad that you enjoyed the historical aspects of my piece. It's very important to our society that we do not forget the roots of our nation and its people and just how far we have come since the principle foundation of America....
Hey Sophia, Thank you for sharing your thoughts with all of us. I recently read a CNN article that discussed the intricate ways in which this crisis can be solved. It has gone on for quite some time now as you acknowledged, but the possible resolutions have many variables...
Thank you Allison, I think that it's very important that people realize that although they might not like who's not in office, they were elected nonetheless and America will still be America due to the checks and balances that exist in our government and I'm glad that I got...
Walter, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I enjoyed reading about how although the life of Americans is changing, the principles on which we were built remain constant and provide as reasoning for why we've been able to persevere as a nation. Do you think our country is united enough...
Thank you Lila!! I appreciate the feedback and I'm glad that you enjoyed my post! It's very important - especially in today's world - to have a uniting force among our citizens and that Americans realize how truly amazing all of our opportunities are.
Hey Thomas, Thank you for sharing your insights with us, and I would like to say that I agree with you that taking a knee during the National Anthem is in no way right. Going beyond the origins of this "protest" from Colin Kaepernick, most of this anger and tension...