My Dream for America
By: Katie Kr.

In my essay, I would like to talk about some of Americas problems and what we can do to help solve them. For example, pollution is a huge issue that is very crucial to what lies in the future. We need to help the situation by not polluting America any longer. Also, sometimes, our right are not withheld and they need to be all the time. That is another issue that I will be talking about.

America has many problems that must be dealt with. Pollution is a growing problem in the United States. In 2000, 1.5 million tons of pollutants from the U.S. and Canada alone were released into the air, water, and ground. I believe that the most important though is the waste dumped into rivers and other fresh water sources. For example, according tot the Environmental Working Group, the Mississippi River was exposed to 702,496,748 lbs. Of direct toxic discharges in 1990-1994. It is the number one most polluted river in the U.S.
There is some good news about pollution though. According to John Heliprin, the total amount of environmental pollutants released has decreased from 1.448 million tons in 1995 to 1.381 million tons in 2000. The study also found that there was a 28 percent drop in the amount of chemicals emitted into the air. Also, organizations such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been contributing to the efforts to clean up America.


Our rights as Americans are unbeatable. They surpass that of any other country, all thanks to the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights ensures many different freedoms to Americans, such as freedom of speech, religion and press, the right to bear arms, and the right to a speedy and public trial of our peers, along with many other rights. But, these rights are not always embraced by all of America.


Some people are trying to say that some of our rights shouldn't be rights at all. For example, some organizations are protesting against the NRA (National Rifle Association) and against our right as Americans to bear arms. What will happen if the constitution is changed? I think that America shouldn't change anything. It should stay the same way it has for years before because we have always made it through anything.


In conclusion, my dream for America is to stop pollution altogether. It is a terrible thing that needs to be ended. Also, our Bill of Rights shouldn't be changed. I think that after all that our country has been through over the years we need to just sit back ahnd think for a moment about what's really important right now

   

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