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Show Thursday, February 8, 1979 Page 9 Vii Jolley LmTrrf jil M Local BPOE V P. Dan . j iiriu UIUKS Oil. Park high student Wess Jolley placed second among all Utah high school students stu-dents competing in the Elk's Club annual essay contest. The theme of the essay contest was "My Responsibility Respon-sibility as an American" and Jolley's entry was titled "Dream of the Oppressed, Blessing of the Few." Jolley, who serves as student body president, wrote his entry as Fresh k if Red Snapper & Sole i " Jim m" - h i 'mi,tJ: II ' , f r ra y? I 1 , n it. 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Located next to the Gondola The text of Jolley's essay follows : My name is Wess Jolley I am an American. I know that I am an American, because I can put these words down on j paper, and know that I will not be silenced. ' I know, because I can be . who I am, and not who others would prefer me to be. I know, because I am an individual, and not part of any communistic equality. But above all, I know I am an American, because I am free. The word "freedom" has been the dream of mankind throughout the ages. It was "freedom" which brought tears of hope to oppressed millions in foreign lands. It was "freedom" which lured millions away from these lands to the shores of America. And it was "freedom" which made their tears return, as tears of joy and love, when their eyes first met the Statue of Liberty, standing majestically in the harbor to tell them that their dreams had come true. Freedom. Since mankind began, freedom is for what he has been struggling. But this blessing has only been bestowed on a few. A very select few. Freedom has only survived sur-vived and prospered where it has been nurtured and fed. Those who enjoy freedom must work to keep it. With the blessing of freedom comes the responsibility respon-sibility of maintaining it. I recently attended the Utah State Senate Youth Conferene where I and other representatives from around the state discussed and spoke on issues concerning concern-ing American freedom. At one point I was asked what I would like to contribute to American freedom in my lifetime. I had to stop and think for a minute and decide what I considered to be the most important ideal that I could contribute to help maintain the blessing of freedom. I had to decide what my responsibility as an American really was, and how I could then make my most meaningful contribution. con-tribution. It was then that it occurred oc-curred to me what my most valuable possession was, and what I could best give to serve the ideal of freedom in America. Pride. I now realize that if there is one thing that I can give to my country, and pass on to all the people in it. it would be the pride that I have in America. We all must bear certain responsibilities to maintain the American spirit, and assure freedom for our future generations, and if I can help to instill a feeling of pride in America and her accomplishments to all her people, these responsibilites would surely follow. If you have pride in America, and in her political system, the responsibility respon-sibility to vote becomes a privilege. If you have pride in America and in her righteousness, the responsibility respon-sibility to serve her in time of need becomes a privilege. If you have pride in America and in her judicial system, the responsibility to obeying the laws becomes a privilege. And if you have pride in America's freedom, maintaining main-taining it becomes the greatest privilege of all. The people of America need to have this feeling of pride in order save the blessing of freedom. For without it that dream shared by oppressed people everywhere is sure to perish. Our greatest responsibility respon-sibility for the future is to have us all be able to say of ourselves, as I can now: My name is Wess Jolley. I am an American. And I am proud. At the &Feb.9 BABY Leslie Jones Sonya Ratcliff Brett Peretti Nancy Hogan Feb. 13 Bill Williams Feb. 70 cork Crandell Anita McDonald Bob Kassow Phil Carry Feb. 14 Feb. 11 pete Henderson Sydney Reed Gerry Sue Eriksen John Newland Bar Thomas Randy Wells , Feb. 15 Feb. 12 Amika Burdick Marianne Cone Crai9 Runny Bobbye Hammond Shawn Hazelrigg U1 Have a friend or relative urn would like lo see enntiralualed in the birth day column'' Send their names' and date of birth 'day and month only to Hirlhdays. c o The Newspaper. Ui 7:. 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