I do not have endless money that I can donate, nor do I have tremendous influence over a large number of people. But I do have my rights, namely, the right to control over my own destiny. However, I do not have to sit idly and take my citizenry-given rights for granted. I will study hard, work hard, and do whatever I can so that I will become a contributing citizen. My responsibility to America is to become a contributing citizen that will do whatever possible to uphold the American ideals of freedom and equality. In short, I must ask, as John F. Kennedy once said, “what [I] can do for my