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Throughout history, America has been a land of promise, and freedom. Our founding fathers fought to make a constitution that allows us to speak freely, participate in whatever religion we wish, and to have democratic control over our nation. But were these good intentions enough? Is the American public mature enough as a whole to take advantage of these freedoms as they were originally intended? Is the future of America in decline? Violence in our nation has become a catalyst for much concern. Recent crime levels have been at an all time high. Not just in the general population, but in youth. Out of the entire country, youth have been the most frequent victims of violence.(4) Daily there are thirteen juveniles under the age of twenty killed. In fact, murder causes twenty percent of all deaths of youth from ages ten to twenty-four.(4) It has come to the point where some sprint home from school everyday, afraid of what may happen to them if they are caught "on someone's turf." With recent