Boy's State Essay

My name is Your Name Here, and I have been asked to write an essay on why I would like to go to Boys State this year. I’ll start from the beginning; this year was the first year that I became truly interested in government and politics. The reason this year caught my attention is simple, the presidential debates. They grabbed my attention like nothing else has in quite some time. The entire election …

…Vice President Gore won the popular vote, yet lost the electoral vote. In the end, I hope that President Bush will do just as good a job as I thought former Vice President Gore could. I want to thank the Two Rivers American Legion for nominating me as a potential delegate. I sincerely hope I’m chosen to take part in the exciting opportunity of attending Boys State for the year 2001. Sincerely, Your Name Here