Many people don't know what responsibility actually means to them. It could mean that you clean your house every week or work to support your family. But what is my responsibility to America? I believe that I need to ask myself, what can I do to help make America stronger? I believe that my basic responsibility to my country is to help make America strong. It’s 2016, going on 2017, so respecting America is much different than any time in the history. Most of us have phones or some form of electronic device distracting us from the real world. A majority of youth today have a strong connection to technology. We rely on our devices to get us to where we are going. Without them some of us are lost. In a way, if we would “sacrifice” and give up our technical devices - for even a little bit each day- we could begin to respect our country and the values that it was built …show more content…
I may not alway like the “rules”, but in order to help protect myself and others, I need to obey them. This also means that I need to learn to win and lose gracefully. I will not always get my way, and when that is the case, I need to trust that there is a reason “bigger” than I am aware of. Also, I may not always agree with other people's way of thinking, and that's all right. As long as you respect them and their opinions, I can learn to appreciate and respect the differences between us and the diversity that that brings to our world. Another important part of my responsibility to America is to respect the people who put their blood, sweat, and tears into protecting America and into giving us the rights and freedoms that we have today. I need to be a better example of one who respects those who serve us daily by protecting, rescuing, and keeping us safe. These brave men and women put their lives on the line for us every day. I need to remember to not take that for