CALLIE HOFFMAN Land of the Free Land of the Free. One of the first words you think of when you hear America. But it makes you wonder Who is free? Not the people murdered for their race or sexuality. Not the youth growing up in a dying world. Not the people separated from their family and put in cages. America has a lot of anger. Anger which causes riots. Anger which causes mass shootings. Anger which causes families not to speak to each other. America has a lot of love. Love which lets people see the good in things. Love which lets people empathize. Love which lets families reunite. America has a lot of hope. Hope which brings acceptance. Hope which brings improvement. Hope which brings a light at the end of the tunnel. America has all of these things. This is what makes it so special. It has the tools to grow and rebuild. Even with all of the dark shadows of our past and present, Our hope for the future illuminates the bright path ahead. Land of the free.
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