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From Communism to America : An Inspirational Story

My grandparents lived through Communism in China before they moved to Hong Kong where my father was born . I have often heard stories about Communism in China from my grandparents . It seems that they never really got over the experience . However , I believe that my grandparents related such horrific stories to me so that I may be even more grateful for the opportunity to study in the United States - the land of the free

My grandparents lost their family in the days of Mao Zedong

, whom my grandfather often referred to as the evil genius . A lot of people died of starvation in that time period . My grandparents always named the blessings of Hong Kong after relating some of the stories from their last experiences in China . Moreover , they mentioned that my studies in America would be a turning point seeing that their bloodline would suddenly be free of the anguish that the remembrance of Communism in China brought , even if this freedom would be experienced only for a few years . Perhaps they thought that my education in the United States would erase the anguish just a tad . After all , I could always go back to them from the United States to relate stories of freedom and justice - stories that could erase the anguish by helping their minds and emotions break free . I believe that after my studies I may truly be able to help them escape the effects of the trauma that they experienced before my father 's birth . Moreover , it appears to me that the anguish faced by my grandparents through Chinese Communism was similar in many ways to the Holocaust

I further believe in freedom , and I trust in justice . Hence , the idea that a leader could bring about such chaos and despair among a population sounds repulsive to me . It is almost

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unbelievable . Still , I accept the fact that the horrific days of Communism in China did come about , and are finally over for my family as a whole . Furthermore , I cannot stop counting my own blessings , now that I can only relate to those horrific experiences of my grandparents with slight suspicion because in some ways , only seeing is believing , and I have seen too much positivity to truly believe in injustice . This is because America believes in democracy and goodness for its people Additionally , the country has inspired me to continuing believing in goodness and justice throughout my lifetime . So , although I believe in my grandparents ' words about their experiences in and away from Communism in China - it is difficult for me to digest why nobody ever stopped it while it was happening

I have come to believe in the voice of the people . Hence , I trust that if Communism or Nazism - in fact , anything of political severity - were to come about in a place I live in the future , I would react to the pain by...