My Tribute on the Independence Day By: Lily Tang Williams
My Tribute on the Independence Day By: Lily Tang-Williams http://Lily4Liberty.com My essay for the Defender of the Declaration of Independence class taught by Dr. Thomas Krannawitter at Leadership Program of Rockies.- Lily Tang Williams May 7, 2015 Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Rong born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China right before the “Cultural Revolution.” Her parents were both uneducated; working full time six days per week for the state factories. The local government issued food ration coupons for them monthly to buy small amounts of pork (2.2 lbs. for a family of five), sugar, rice and wheat flour, etc. Rong lived with her parents and two younger brothers in government housing which had just two small rooms with an outdoor kitchen. There was no indoor plumbing and heating. The free housing had a mud floor, good for growing mushrooms. Eight families in the community shared one water pump, one bathroom (a hole on...