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Qualities Of America's Gift To My Generation
America has many outstanding qualities which allow us to have many freedoms. I think that America’s gift to my generation is to get back a strong work ethic and pride. Many people like to play yet expect someone to support them. We need to get back to the ways that my grandparents and great-parents were raised where you had to work hard, do without many times and earn your way through life. They took great pride in their work and always tried to do their best at everything. They either worked hard or did without. They didn’t complain about not having things. If they couldn’t afford them, then they didn’t get them. Whereas, in society today, many people expect things to be given to them without putting forth the hard work. I would like to see

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