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Springfield Ohio Narrative
“Welcome to Springfield, Ohio, the most ‘unhappiest city’ in the U.S.” That’s the most recent article I’ve seen on my Facebook Timeline with 30 plus shares all reading, “I can’t wait to leave this city.” Springfield, Ohio is my home. That is where I was born and raised. Springfield, Ohio is where I met my best friend, where I got my stellar high school education, where I met the love of my life, where I grew up. Springfield, Ohio is a part of me and I am proud of my city. It is sickening to me that my generation is so focused on the negatives of our beautiful city that they’re too naive to even educate themselves on the history of our city. I don’t care how many shooting there were in one week, or that the mall has failed. I don’t care that there’s only a handful of restaurants and no places to shop. What do I care about? I care that we were the first city to have a black mayor. I care that we have an amazing public school system that graduates 90 plus percent of their classes along with many charter and STEM academies, and other work programs to cater to today’s youth to be successful. I care that we have many locally owned business downtown trying to rebuild what the …show more content…
There would be no Harvard, or Broadway street. It is the people who work hard, are passionate, and driven that succeed. I think every city deserves the chance to be the next New York, New York and I think every child and adult should be proud of where they are from. I was raised to be thankful for all the people who supported me and have pushed me. I was raised to give back. I want to give back to Springfield, Ohio because it made me the hard working, intelligent, strong woman I am. I want to make my city proud. The world needs that. The world needs driven, young, intelligent people who can give back to their cities and make the world stronger so we can continue to grow. We cannot give
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