I was was given a assignment for my history class to write a essay about the American Ideals and I feel so strongly empowered by one of my paragraphs:
Equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. Equality was highly mentioned in the Declaration of Independence however was it really promised to Americans? No, not at all. Slavery is one of the most inhumane things you can do to a human being, and for America to create the 13th Amendment took more than a hundred years later after the Declaration of Independence is a shame. But after slavery stopped the injustice doesn’t end, the worst part is there weren’t any Civil Rights made! How long did that take? The Civil Right laws were made in 1968, another hundred years after the 13th Amendment was made. In other words, it took the United States of America 200 years to fulfill equality for minorities all over America. The sad part is that some people had to die for these rights and that many of the most close-minded people ran this country for all that time. Equality certainly hasn’t been the most present ideal in America and probably won’t ever be. Today, there is a lot of controversy about the injustice between the 99% and 1% percent of America and gay marriage. With this being said, there is certainly no equality in America and there if there were a day for it to come hopefully I can be alive to see it.
This idea was produced in the making of my essay and I strongly stand for it.
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