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- - - - Anecdotal Testimony: Over the summer, my sister worked four jobs and would work around 30 hours a week every week as a senior in high school. She she made pretty good money all while balancing family, sports, college applications, and more. This shows that Americans do work long hours in order to make an adequate amount of money.
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule: I come from a really poor area, and a large percentage of kids that go to my old school are in poverty while their parent work multiple jobs, so there are definitely some exceptions.
  - - - Anecdotal Testimony: I've never seen anybody get murdered with a gun before, but I do know that 67% of murders in America were by guns. I actually do know a couple of people personally that have been shot (Not killed though thankfully.)
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule: While guns are involved with most murders, there isn't a direct correlation between owning a gun and murdering somebody. There are a ton of gun owners in America, but most of the guns are strictly for hunting.
- - - - Anecdotal Testimony: Actually, as I write this, my brother and I are have a competition to see who can get the most work done in 15 minutes. Being competitive with something like this helps us get a lot more done a lot faster. I'm definitely competitive with a lot of things in everyday life, along with sports and things that are supposed to be competitive.
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule: While I am competitive with a lot of things, some competition adds a lot of pressure, which doesn't help at all. I know my cousin was struggling with some quizzes last week, and he was really stressed out because they were timed quizzes. His teacher's idea was that most kids love the competition of beating the timer, but this was not the case for my cousin. Competition only stresses him out, which doesn't help his focus at all.
  - - - Anecdotal Testimony: I myself try to do everything as fast and efficiently as possible. Just this morning I was watching videos for my biology class while folding clothes so that I could kill two birds with one stone. I have a strong 'go, go, go' attitude until I finish everything on my to-do list. I barely take breaks because I just want to finally be done. Yesterday, when my family was driving back home from the east, we did everything fast. Fast food, highways, and as few stops as possible. It's all about saving time.
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule: While speed is really important to America, it's mine and many Americans' dream to get to a point in life where we can just slow down and take time to live and enjoy the little things every day. Everybody need to take time to slow down one in a while.
- - - - Anecdotal Testimony:My old school was about as diverse as a school can be, and that was one of the main reasons I loved it. I loved being surrounded by so many people and cultures different from me and mine. I learned something new about another culture every day.
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule: While diversity is good, it can cause problems. Some people want to be surrounded by people who are like them, and don't like anybody different. Living in the south, I've seen a lot of racism. One of my friends told me that she often gets singled out and followed by staff in a store just because they think she's more likely to steal because she's black.
  - - - Anecdotal Testimony: Every year, my extended family eats hamburgers and hot dogs on all of the big America holidays and we go on the boat to watch fireworks from the water every year on July 4th to celebrate and be patriotic.
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule:While my family is fairly patriotic, we aren't one of those crazy "We love America, and also guns, and we're better than every country in the world!" families. There are some people (Sometimes even myself) who hate America because, like with a lot of other countries, there are some major problems and corruption.
- - - - Anecdotal Testimony: In my family, my great grandparents and some of my grandparents didn't get a college degree or any other higher education, and most of them ended up being poor farmers. Maybe if they would have gone to college, they could've made more money.
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule: My granddad didn't go to college (As far as I know) and he opened a business and made good money. Going to college most likely wouldn't have changed the outcome of his career.
  - - - Anecdotal Testimony: In my own family I've heard a lot of "America is the greatest country in the world!" Sometimes I ask what makes it so great, and they'll list things that a lot of other countries have too. Even from our own president we hear a lot of that.
      - Anecdotal Exception to the Rule: I have a friend who is really down to earth and aware that while America is good, so are other countries. She tells me about her aunt from Europe who loves the healthcare system they have there. In America, are healthcare system isn't exactly amazing.