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Being independent is a great thing. Whether it is gaining independence from a oppressive ruler, or going off to college to run away from parents, people work so hard to get it, and when they do, they get a great feeling as if opportunities have been pleasantly presensted to them like gifts on a Chrsitmas morning. What might be in the gift can be a box of toys. Or, it can be coal.

I always had my own reason for the entire 'naughty children get coal' story. Coal is used as a source of energy, just like it warmed up millions of households all over asia during the 70s and 80s, or the iconical train that runs on coal. Without coal, there would be no heat in the small houses, or fuel that allows trains to go forward. Coal, then, symbolizes a motivational push for the 'naughty' kids.

America got a box of coal on the day it won the war with Britain. The box, on the outside, looked very pleasant, with all the colorful wrapping and ribbons. Once it was opened, however, they faced problem after problem until they were able to create a great country. The coal was only there as a source of energy for the Americans.

Today, America has freedom. Americans also have freedom. Problem is, freedom, and furthermore independence, is only coal. What and how we use it is what determines the outcome.

The colonists wanted to free themselves from the British for several reasons,  including political and economical issues. However, the 'independent' America only recreated these conflicts with the rest of the world, or within the nation itself. Being independent requires great sense of responsibility and these are the things America lacks. America is not the only country that became independent from another country, nor the only country that gurantees equal rights. America's next job, then, is to organize those rights so that the rights Americans fought for doesn't become hidden under a pile of work they have to go through.

We lead the world in only three categories: Number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies.