I grew up in a city in Colorado that showed me what adversity was. I grew up with constant anti-Semitic comments towards my religion and when I went to high school, I soon learned that the kids I went to school with faced poverty, illegal immigration status, and a high drop-out rate.

Growing up with these things made me a part of who I am and gave me a passion for social justice, but sadly; I had been living in a bubble. I had never met a true Trump supporter until I moved out of state for college. But when I forced myself to stop seeing the world through rose colored glasses after the election, I became ashamed to be anything associated with what this country is becoming.

When I was a freshman in high school, I began to develop a dream of serving in the United States Navy. It didn’t take me long to turn this dream into a passion and to decide that I was going to do everything in my power to be accepted into the United States Naval Academy. I worked every day for four years towards a 4.0 GPA and being a three sport athlete. I spent every day praying that they would accept me so that I could spend the rest of my career fighting for my country. I had so much fire in my heart and love for this country. I was willing to go to war for my country because I grew up with the image of a country worth fighting for.

My belief in this country is deteriorating right before my eyes and nothing has ever broken my heart more. I am writing this as a student at The George Washington University and so obviously, The Naval Academy did not think that I fit the mold; and you know what? I think they were right.

Not being accepted to my dream school is something that I think about every day and at this point, it has become a part of my story and a piece of who I am and what I believe in. At the end of the day, even if I was accepted into that school, I could not stand up and fight for what this country stands for right now.

So yes, this is whole thing is in response to the domestic terrorist attacks in Charlottesville, the approval of Trump's Muslim ban, and the rescinding of DACA. I cannot take it anymore. We have destroyed this country and ripped apart everything that The United States of American is supposed to stand for. We are no longer a country of dreamers, we are a country of racists, white supremacist, and everything that I thought we fought so hard not to be.

I used to be proud to be an American. Trust me, I thank the free speech that allows me to write this. This country was the thing that I was the most passionate about. And you know what, in a way I guess I still am because if they won’t fix this, it is up to us.