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Personal Narrative Essay: Civic Duty

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There are multiple reasons why I would not give up my right, the first being civic duty. In America the government is a democracy-it is ruled by the people, for the people. As citizens it is the people's responsibility to vote, because their votes decide how the nation as a whole works. Thus, they have a duty to their country and themselves that must be upheld by voting. While it’s true that the presidential election is not voted on by the people, rather by the electoral college, the citizen’s still have to vote, because a vote is equivalent to a voice and to give up their voice is to be complicit.
The second reason I refuse to silence myself is because of my privilege. I come from an upper middle class family, and if I received no financial

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