New York, New York As I slept the night before, I could not believe that I was going to New York City. I have been many places before but not to New York. I was going for first time, with my high school band. We were going to play in Maryland and then going on to New York the next day. My heart beamed with anticipation. In Maryland, the band played really well. After our …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…mined the inconvenience however, gazing across the water at the New York skyline I forgot about it. The massive landmass of the city brought back everything good about America. It was amazing how so many people had journeyed from other places just to come to this great nation of ours. Suddenly a smile came across my face as a wave of pride quietly rippled through my body. Yes, it is great to be an American.