July 2012
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American Influence
On October 4, 2012, I enter adulthood. I’ll have been a college
freshman for a month and have had a taste of sweet, overwhelming
independence. In particular, I’ll have gained the privilege and
obligation that is the right to vote. I can influence political
office, the highest office, a mere month after my 18th birthday.
Supposedly.
Let’s examine the influence I’ll wield. I live in New Jersey,...