Personal Narrative: My Generation's Life

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Every day, I wake up, and I get to see my family, and friends, everyday. In America many people have this opportunity, and in other countries many don’t. America has given my generation the gift of freedom to, religion, and speech. I get to go to an amazing school every day and learn about things I’ll need to know. I get the endowment every day, to do what I would like to do volleyball, hang with friends, go to school, and go to church. My generation has so many opportunities that america has bestowed upon us, that we can be whoever we want to be, or do what we want to do. You could live the life of a millionaire, or a famous actor, or even a normal person who has a job, and a family that lives totally normally. America gives us the space

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