Everywhere on this planet, there is some sort of problem that needs to be altered. Recently my mother has fallen ill and we have been having her go to the hospital to make sure that nothing is seriously wrong. My mother has gone to three appointments and one ultrasound. We recently looked at the cost of it and with our insurance doing the most that it can. The hospital wants us to pay $12,000 out of pocket. My family has already paid $5,000 out of pocket to the hospital so far. Many places around the world offer free healthcare because making sure that one is not dying should not break the bank and be in hospital debt. Thousands of Americans die because they refuse to go to the hospital because of how much it costs. Some of my family members had this exact problem. In 2018 my grandma refused to go to the hospital because she couldn't afford it. At a certain point in time, she decided that she needed to go. Once she did, the doctors found out that she had stage 4 cancer. Once they found out, it was too late. We stayed with her in the hospital for 3 weeks until she passed away. This type of tragedy has happened to multiple family members of mine, and its sad because if the cost of healthcare wasnt so high my family members could’ve gotten any sort of help. The United States is very commonly known for our bad rather than our good. The United States is an amazing country to grow up in; however, we have many problems that need to be fixed or altered. There are a lot of different people who write about America's good, and bad. The expensive healthcare in the United States is a subject that can get -anyone's blood boiling if you try hard enough. Nobody likes to be in hospital debt, but that's the way it is.

Everybody in the United States wished we had free healthcare like most places. Currently, the United States has the highest healthcare cost in the world yet we’re not number one. According to Michael Carome, “Dead Last: U.S. Health Care System Continues to Rank Behind Other Industrial Countries.” Currently, the United States is number 11 in the world healthcare ranking. If the U.S. Congress knows that thousands of people die because they don't want to pay. Why don't they make it cheaper or make it more affordable for people on low incomes? A good example of this problem is Harriet Cole. Harriet Cole has had a “pain in her neck for-literal- months”. She is scared to check it out because her friend had this same problem with her stomach and it turned out she had terminal cancer. Harriet Cole does not have insurance so she can not afford to go to the hospital. Harriet Cole wants to go to the hospital to make sure nothing is seriously wrong. If something is seriously wrong with Harriet Cole, she does not have enough money to afford treatments without going into thousands of dollars in hospital debt. Within the political aspect of U.S. healthcare, many believe that we should make people pay based on their salaries while others believe the exact opposite.

In the United States, my political belief can completely change people's thoughts and perspectives they have about me. Every political belief in the United States believes that we should have rights. In the United States, or “America,” we have many rights, more than in other countries. On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was written. Since I live in the United States I already know we have many different rights, hence the name “The Land of The Free.” According to the U.S. Government at a “Glance Unknown Time, the United States has the highest GDP in the world.” The United States GDP is 23.3 trillion dollars. The country with the next highest GDP is China with 14 trillion dollars. The U.S.A. has almost 10 trillion more dollars than China. In America almost everywhere I go there is something that I can do. Depending on what state one lives in there will be different things to do. For example, if I were to live in Montana (the state with the lowest population) there wouldn't be much to do unless I lived in one of the southern cities of Montana. However, if I lived in California (the state with the highest population) there would be things to do almost everywhere I go because it is such a populous and iconic state. Not all bout the United States is bad. One of my favorite things about the country I live in is our nature. I am a very big fan of going to natural parks and walking the trails. I understand that not everyone likes to do the things that I do; however, we all appreciate that our country has such a lavish outdoors that every American loves or at least appreciates. All over the world, there are natural parks but not with such diverse climates and terrain.

The United States has some of the best geographies in the world. The United States is a very diverse country when it comes to geography because the country has dry hot deserts that reach temperatures up to 134°F all the way to freezing tundras that reach temperatures that will give me frostbite in just minutes. In all, the United States has 424 different natural parks. Yellowstone National Park, located in Wyoming is the first national park, established in 1872. According to Statista a little over 4 million people go and see Yellowstone National Park every year. Whenever I am scrolling through social media apps every once in a while I will see a video about American Geography. Within these videos, they will show dozens of different terrains and biomes that are all located in the United States. People all across the world believe that the United States is not the most geographically blessed country. As stated by City Data, last updated on March 21, 2014, the United States seems to have the most diverse climate and terrain in the world. The United States has the tropics of Hawaii and the cold tundras in Alaska. The reasoning behind how we have many different terrains and biomes is because The United States is a massive country spanning over 3,000 miles to reach one coast to another. Everywhere I go in the United States I always see some sort of life form. According to Liz Osborn, “Current Results the United States” has 2,272 different species of animals and 18,743 different species of plants. There are so many different things that are bad about the United States; however, there is still good. All across the United States, we have things that we are ashamed of, yet we do nothing to fix the problem.

All across America school shootings happen a lot. According to Education Week, on January 27, 2023, there were 51 school shootings that led to children getting shot or injured. 51 school shootings is almost 1 school shooting a week. According to USAToday, on January 2, 2023, over 6,000 children have been killed in school shootings. As a citizen of the United States, I am still in school, and in my eyes, school shootings are the number one problem we are facing. I want to go back to elementary again. Wake up, excited for school and nothing to worry about. I want to walk off the bus and hear the principal and the teachers playing loud music to start our day off well. I want to remember the feeling of not being worried every day about everything. I miss being younger, I really do. I want to do another secret Santa for the fifth grade or sit at lunch with all of my old friends again or even relearn how to count to 100. I want to be the cheerful kid that I was when I was younger and not have to dread going to school. I want to picture school as a rainbow over the river with a flowing stream instead of a dead dry desert empty. I wish it were still fun. Even though school shootings are a massive problem, nothing has happened with guns. Surprisingly, gun rights have even been greatened. School shootings are the number 1 cause of children's deaths. It is no longer car accidents or cancer. According to Gun Country, there are 393 million firearms in the U.S., that's more than the population itself. All across the U.S., there are protests, as a school student I see a lot of protests about gun rights. There are many different protests in America because of different things. The most popular protests that are occurring right now are women's abortion rights, BLM (black life matters), and political beliefs and aspects. In 2022 the Roe v. Wade case stripped women's rights to abortions. That basically means if a woman gets pregnant and does not want to have the baby she is forced to birth it because she is not able to get an abortion. After the woman has the baby she is able to put it up for adoption but the woman still has to go through hours of pain. The Black Life Matters protests started because in 2020 George Floyd was killed by an officer outside of a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I live less than an hour away from Minneapolis and I remember watching the news and seeing all of the protests happening. Because of the BLM protests dozens of shops were closed and damaged as others were stormed by protesters taking whatever they please. George Floyd was killed by an officer who lived in Minneapolis. Many believe that this was an act of discrimination and others believe that this was not an act of discrimination they rather think that George Floyd himself had something to do with his death.

Discrimination is worldwide; however, In America, discrimination against different races, sexualities, immigrants, etc has gotten so popularized and so normal that we barely bat an eye towards anyone who is affected by it. The United States is incredibly diverse wherever I can go. Discrimination against immigrants is incredibly popular, even though immigrants only want more opportunities and safety. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, on October 27, 2022, currently in the United States there are over 40 million immigrants from all around the world. In the United States, there are thousands of illegal immigrants that came from the border blocking the U.S. and Mexico. The U.S. border control is the best border control in the world. That is because almost every Mexican trying to cross the border gets caught, even though the border goes for hundreds of miles. Whether you are Democratic, Republican, or a third party, opinions always come up when trying to find out what they believe and fight for. When it comes to opinion topics in the U.S. many get very offended when others don't agree. The biggest arguments with opinions in America are about illegal immigration, abortions, and gun laws. Illegal immigration is a big problem in America because these are undocumented people coming into the country without any documentation or identification. Abortions are also a big problem in America because republicans primarily think that they should be banned while democrats believe that they should be legal because it is the woman's choice if she would like to give birth or not. Guns in America are a problem in some circumstances. Democrats believe that guns should have more restrictions and Republicans believe that guns should be more commonly used and owned in households for self-defense. Speaking your opinions in America can be a very touchy subject. I am a student in a relatively small southeastern town in Minnesota and I believe that I should be able to walk into school and not have to worry that something bad could happen that day. The amount of school shootings is rising every day and that worries me. In America we are all very aware of the school shooting problem yet we do nothing about it. All we have to keep us safe is an emergency drill to get out of the school just in case a shooting happens. Even within the acknowledgment of school shootings, we do not have any strict gun laws. I believe that the reason why we do not have any sort of strict gun law is that America is known for our rights and the opportunities we have.

In America, I have very many different opportunities. Growing up in the United States has made me very appreciative because I can now understand how incredibly lucky I am to have all of the rights that I do have. Yes, America has many different problems; however, America has many good things that need to be appreciated. If I were to only focus on the bad parts of America I would not be able to appreciate this country as I do now. Everywhere around the world, there are problems but every country also has its ups. I will forever be grateful to grow up with so many opportunities and I will also have a love for this country. America has many rights that many different countries do not have. I can understand why many people would like to live here because we have all these opportunities that are presented to us every day. I am hoping that one day we will fix our problems and make our country better for the next generations to come. I am hoping that one day we will fix our problems and make our country better for the next generations to come. I am hoping that one day we will be able to reduce the extremely high cost of healthcare so that everyone is able to see a professional without being in any sort of debt. I hope that what happened to my grandma and multiple more of my family members will not happen to anyone else.