Some ways of getting involved are:
-voting (here for the experience, ask yourself if you have the right to vote? does your family vote? your friends?
-participating in political campaigns (do you know anyway that participated in a campaign? You can also do it unofficially, for example even by posting Facebook posts about a candidate!)
-belonging to a party - do you know anyone in a political party?
The question asks about your personal experience so I can only give you tips how to answer this about yourself!
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Gulf Coast is the place that will be affected by Ice Wedging.
Explanation:
Gulf coast faces an important issue that will undermine its status as the oil conglomerate in the US.
This is due to the ice welding further up north that has been responsible for global warming, greenhouse effect and ultimately rising sea levels that is a very real issue that pertains to Texas.
Most of the coastline has rich oil resources and is responsible for most of the trade and it stands a chance of being submerged any time now.
This would mean a drastic fall of economy and displacement of the people.