Dear America,

The year is 2016 and we have just had one of the most historical presidential elections. President Elect Donald Trump has won over Hillary Clinton. Many of the citizens don't agree with this new president elect, but I believe everyone has the right to their own opinion.

I just had a discussion about the election results in one of my classes. Everyone was able to express their thoughts about the election and I could hear some people getting frustrated or annoyed that we were "wasting class time." The last time I checked college is about more then just sitting in a class room discussing information from a textbook. Us students need to learn about the real world and the issues that come along with it. When we become adults we will want to look back and believe that we got all we could out of our education. It upset me that people didn't want to discuss the election.

Now people are rioting. They don't think President Elect Trump deserves the position. People are surprised all this chaos is happening, but I'm not. Whenever a president who has held the position for two terms has to leave, everyone is scared. They are scared of the unknown, scared of the change, and scared that the country is in the hands of a new leader. Yes, it is scary, but change isn't always bad. President Elect Trump hasn't even been in office yet and people are already setting him up to be a terrible leader. Shouldn't we want to grow as a country? Shouldn't we support our new leader and want him to succeed? Someone in my class even said, "If he falls, we all fall." And it's scary, but true. We need to step up and stop trying to destroy our new leader, but encourage him.

America was once motivated by change and new ideas. I believe that Donald Trump is also motivated by those two things. He has ideas and I hope he achieves what he said he would. I've watched the debates, the election, and the speeches. I've tried to learn about both parties before deciding who to vote for. I'll be the first to admit that I am certainly not a political expert, but I am trying to be informed. I know for certain that not talking about the election and the results will not make the issue go away. Try to be well informed. Have an open mind about things. Give people a chance. Congratulations, America, because you have a new president.