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We are the "American Dream"
However, we cannot achieve success alone
We must work together as a team
The world is a big place
And we can make it better
I know that we can do it
But only if we work together
So give me a fighting chance
Save me a spot in college
Let me show you what I can do
Let me show you my thirst for knowledge
And as you look at me
Look at the girl to the right
Look at the boy to the left
And see how hard we fight
We fight for a new life
One much better than we ever had
We want to better parents to our children
Better than our own moms and dads
Let us become the leaders
Of the next generation
Let us do the most important thing
And further our education
Reserve my spot at Berkeley
At Yale and Harvard too
And let the girl next to me
Get into a top Ivy League School
We are more than a MySpace page
And a Facebook account
We can do more than text on our cell phones
We can do without
We do more than watch MTV
And sit on the couch all day
We can do more than play XBOX 360
And waste our lives away
We are the future doctors and lawyers
The next political figures
We are smart enough to become engineers and technicians
And the next presidential election winners
We can find the cure for AIDS
We can eliminate breast cancer
We can end poverty
That much faster
If only you could see the potential
That we possess deep inside
If only you would take the time to look
At the fire burning in our eyes
We could be the next Oprah Winfrey
The next Bill Clinton
The next Barack Obama
We are the next Nelson Mandela
The next Van Gogh
The future Mahatma Gandhi
The new Marilyn Monroe
We are the children of the future
So let us the lead the way
To a better tomorrow
And an even greater today
Allow our talent to shine
For the whole world to see
So save me a spot in college
And don't forget about the boys and girls sitting next to me
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= Grand Prize winner for this category