As this semester comes to an end, I've been reflecting on most of my studies since my time at BYU is almost over. In one of my classes today, my professor asked us to finish this sentence, "My America is..." So I finished it and here is what, as and American studies student, my America is to me.
My America is just that, mine.
Just as it belongs to all others, it belongs to me.
While there are social and political trends that have defined America’s past, I get to define what America is to me.
No other country affords that freedom of thought or interpretation.
My America allows me to shape my future as I see it.
My America has not always been fair, just, or moral; I don’t expect it to be.
But it is my job and my duty to change what I can to better my America.
