Essay Project Draft #2 "VOTE OR DIE"

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A leader defined in a dictionary is an official chosen to control over a meeting or

assembly. In this case the leader of our country is somebody who has taken the roll to

lead our country for the best. Every other four years since the United States came

together as a nation, people have chosen a President to direct the country. Choosing a

president isn’t as easy as it sounds, it’s actually a very long process which involves

campaigning, and most of all “Voting”. There is a phrase commonly used now, “Vote or

Die”, which symbolizes the reasons to vote or to remain quiet. People see it more as a

belief, the content of it shouldn’t be taken literal because of the wording there is, but it

should be something too look into it.

A myth defined in a dictionary is a popular belief that has grown up around

something or someone. We are exposed every day on how important it is to pick the right

leader, it has been shown how much power a President has over everything, in which it

can be good or bad depending on your views. As Americans we have a choice to change

the paths of our way of living, and by doing this it can happen from Voting. There is a

belief out there that involves Voting or Drying. These words are very strong, but it shows

how much power both of them holds.

Vote or Die, Vote or Die! You hear it, you see it, and you feel it. Do we really

know what these words are trying to say? In my opinion, and in facts through some

research that I been doing, these two words define change. Voting is a popular way of

choosing your preference, and Dying is meant in other words to remain quiet. By voting

you can change history, you can pick the one you think is right, and holds the same views

as you. There is so much you can do with one vote, believe it or not that one vote can be

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the one to make the change everyone seems to want.

Not everyone is a big fan of Voting, people prefer to just letting it be. This is

where the word “Die” becomes literal. It means to lose force, strength, or active qualities.

By not casting your vote, a lot can happen, but nothing physical. In other words it means

that by you remaining quiet, you couldn’t make a change which leads to you loosing. A

lot of times people complain about our President, but whose fault was that if we didn’t

make the approach to make a change. Everything you believe, your views and values will

die out if you don’t make a vote. This essay is not meant to force anybody to Vote, this

essay was meant to understand the real meaning of Voting, and Dying.

Any way there is, people try to promote others to cast votes. Some hold their

beliefs that by Voting, things will get pleasant, and go the right way. We are tending to

forget also that Voting is a competition. It sometimes doesn’t go our way. People get too

caught up with Voting, that the word Dying can also happen. It is simply a race to the

White House what these leaders are trying to compete for. A lot of times candidates

offers the community changes, but it depends on the person what kind of changes they

are really looking for. This topic is very bi versa because it all depends on people’s

values and standards.

There is no right and wrong answer to the real meaning of “Voting and Dying”. It

can simply be seen as a myth, because everyone is brought up to believe on how they see

things. In some cases it can be wrong, but by the way you are brought up it can be right.

There is no pressure on Voting, but there is pressure of changes. The only way there can

be changes is if we put action into our hands. Remaining quiet, been the one’s vulnerable

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will not take us anywhere. The only thing will get out of it is us loosing.

Next time you see the phrase “VOTE OR DIE”, look at it as if in having your way

or the highway. The only way there can actually be a change is if you make the attempt

of voting. There can always be that possibility that things can go right and change for

the best, but if we don’t try we will never know. As a person I like people to hear me, and

acknowledge my presence, been the one defeated is not on my list, everything I

personally belief would die out if I don’t make that one change. In other words, if you

want something you got to fight for it and the only actions an American can take is by

voting.

Making a change can be rewarding at the end, it’s up to the person’s belief on

how you want the future to be. There is nobody forcing you to take actions, there is

nobody telling you what to do. The belief to “Vote and Die”, signifies what you have

been brought up to believe which is to never back down of anything. Like I said before,

these two words are very strong, but have a lot of meaning into it. If you stand up to what

you believe in, things can happen your way. The myth of Voting and Dying shouldn’t be

something to be scare off, it should rather be something you are looking to change for the

best.