2500 Words on Responsibility and Being Personally Accountable

In many situations in my life, I have been personally accountable for my actions. Every part of being who I am has something to do with morality. Being responsible and accountable for what I do is something I take very personally. It is a key point in my personality and a critical part of being part of the US Army. Being accountable is something a lot of people typically avoid. In many instances of our lives, and in our country and our society, there are times where people aren't accountable and don't own up to what they're doing. Social and political problems are abound in this country from people not being accountable and responsible for what they do. Our country is full of instances, playing out everywhere, of people who make poor decisions, and try to get others to bail them out. While this is a fact of life, it's certainly not one I want to be a part of. Long ago, people used to not have a choice about accountability and responsibility. In the 1800's, people didn't have a choice as to how they spent their summers and falls- they were farming and plowing and bracing for the cold, harsh winter to come. Without being responsible and accountable to tend to their families, the frontier families of America's history would have been victims of terrible famines and starvation. Without controlling their animals and tending to their crops, they stood to lose more than money, or the respect of those around them. They stood to lose their lives. I grew up in a rural part of Alaska, and while most people grow up with modern convienences, I wasn't so lucky. While most kids sat around playing video games or basketball on paved courts, I spent time in the woods gathering firewood. I lived off of a small generator and a fireplace. Without wood in the fireplace, we froze. Without the generator, we didn't have light, and our food wouldn't stay cold inside. We didn't have thousands of amps of electricity to play with. I learned responsibility at a young age by saving