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A Reason to Comply
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America is the land of dreamers, achievers and opportunities. To any person of a worldly grasp of history and mannerisms, America may also be perceived as the land that lacks culture. However, as all matter of life is both good and evil according to Confucius's theory of Yin and Yang, America could not be America without the formal civilities of the American justice system. America seems to embrace the credo of its military defense department, " You take care of us, and we'll take care of you."

Although it may be extremely hard for the individual thinker to accept, if one follows the rules of political and economic America, then one will also advance successfully in any chosen fields. The biggest problem among American youths is the lack of gratitude for living in the only country in the world that imparts the opportunity of success with hard work. The American teenager may be a blue-haired tattooed eccentric, a peppy cheerleader, an aficionado of Mary Jane, a Harvard acceptee or a potential genius. In a country of both individuals and conformists, it seems almost incredible that any system of law could prevail.
This is where America is in many ways, a miracle. Yet we still face the dilemma of free-thinkers who detest being put into boxes and censorship of thought. For what wild tiger desires the brutality of living in a cage? Laws, rules, dictations; these are not words accepted by the rebels of America.
If only every person in America could spend a little time observing and studying the harsh reality within 75% of the rest of our world, perhaps a little respect would be shown for the organization of legality in this country.
In a recent visit to the roots of my heritage in Bangladesh, I discovered my family living in this 3rd world country where education is truly acknowledged as a privilege and rickshaws cramming the streets devoid of any traffic laws whatsoever. I began to then truly appreciate the regularity of America. The undeniable fact that organization dictates success in any human action is seen best through the comparison of America to any other nation. Yes, we harbor criminals and vagabonds, but we also have the brightest minds in the world within our midst. America may persecute such artists as Eminem, but also awards lyrical originality with the highly prestigious Grammy. The individual is both America's most defining characteristic progression and its most deteriorating flaw. And even though I have traveled

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