HELPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLZ!!!!! D:?

okay so i have this essay due and it is super. super. super!!!!!! important. and the topic is "does patriotism still matter?" ne ideas of how i can start the essay??? nd ne ideas what 2 write in the essay? nd im a 8th grader btw. if i win this essay i can win A LOT. of cash and i need the cash. thanks :))