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Religion and the commitment towards fairness, which religion breeds, can be had simply by looking for a denomination of a citizens choosing. Nearly every town in our country has a religious house of some sort. Religion is ingrained deeply in the heart land of America and continues to promote a way of life that encourages morality. People of faith usually allow their faith to guide them into good family structures that provide outstanding homes for children to grow up in. The formative years of a child in a good home, coupled with the basic learning of childhood religious education, ensures that our county continuously renews our hard working, moral and fair human resource. As great as our nation's government is, it is the people who teach in the schools, farm the land, build the houses and maintain our safety that truly drive our way of life.

Individuals themselves also must procure education being the final element of the equation. Through grade 12 our government insists that all children attend school, but it is the way kids apply themselves during high school and hopefully in college that ultimately gives them the opportunity for success. The education system in the United States is adequate but unfortunately it is set up so that many kids can skate by with mediocre grades and learning much less than they would if they were required to apply themselves. Many kids lack the authority figure, which enforces the hard work that is required for children to be their best. The people who apply themselves through grade 12 and beyond are significantly more likely to earn much more. These individuals families and society as a whole benefit from their determination.

This equation that I saw in my vision is what our forefathers debated and decided on when our country was being planned. The vision of our great leaders of the late 1700's has to be one of the most innovative yet common sense approaches man has ever made toward government. This simple equation has helped create the model for the modern democratic society that should be copied as much as possible by the rest of the world to perpetuate a better quality of life. Our style of government that promotes freedom, religion, capitalism and education is a wonderful way to live that all should cherish and defend.