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<p>Topic: Should people take more responsibility for solving problems that affect their communities or the nation in general?</p>
<p>Independence, a word that helped to create the U.S. If we do things ourselves, we will be much better off. That was the original belief of our founding fathers. By being independent, we would solve our own problems, rely on ourselves, and work to the best of our abilities. Following this tradition of independence, individuals should do as much as possible by themselves to solve the problems of the community or even the country. </p>
<p>Individuals can impact a society far more than most people imagine. Martin Luther King Jr. was on person who led millions to solve a problem, racial inequality. Through his speeches and actions, he gained followers eventually changing a scattered movement into one unified clamour for equality. As one person who had a dream, Martin Luther King Jr was a major component to obtaining racial equality in the U.S. </p>
<p>Civil Rights leaders were not the only individuals who solved problems, presidents did too. Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the New Deal programs in 1933 to help end the Great Depression. To achieve this, he had to have a plan, so he created agency after agency, known as the alphabet agencies, to provide relief to the average American, reform the economy, and revitalize businesses to bring prosperity back to the U.S. Almost every bill FDR proposed was approved by Congress to promote a speedy recovery. FDR was also just one person, afflicted by polio, who helped millions of people find jobs, improve the economy, and increase business. </p>
<p>Big name historical figures are not the only ones helping to solve problems. Ordinary citizens do so as well. At my school, the National Honor Society started a recycling program to reduce the amount of waste at our school. The school approved of our plan, so we received TPTA money to help fund our program. Now we have recycle bins in every classroom on campus as well as bottle and cans recycling cans in the hallways and at lunch which collect recyclable trash which we, the Honor Society, take out twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays and throw out for Waste Management to collect. By implementing this program, we have estimated that our school will reduce the amount of waste produced by about 18 tons a year. This was all made possible by the work of a few individuals.</p>
<p>Individuals can make a huge impact in a community, so everyone should do their part to solve problems. Every little bit counts. If 100 schools did what our school did then we could save around 1,800 tons of trash a year. That makes a difference. </p>