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    security relies on whether a parent teaches their 1-14-year-old how to correctly use a pistol. In 2015, statistics have shown that a 3-year old was twice as likely to injure or kill a person than a 5-17 year-old child. In this situation, a child’s pursuit of happiness should not infringe on another person’s right to security. Most children do not have the ability to think rationally about their decisions. In 2013, a 2- year old in Kentucky was shot and killed by

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    The Pursuit of Happiness The movie Pursuit of happyness was based on a true story of a small family. The father, Chris Gardner eventually become’s a single father of a young son because of the struggle of the economy trying to sell bone density scanners .The movie takes place in San Francisco, California in the 1981. In this movie, it shows strength, survival of the economy, and how if you set your mind to get something you want it can change your life around. Success always starts with what

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    members of the nonwhite racial/ethnic groups. It is a strategy made to maintain privilege and economic advantage. There is a basic injustice that exists in the United States, that overrides a basic right in this country to liberty, freedom and the pursuit of

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    “Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are” (Peace & Inspirational Quotes). This quote is perfect for this research paper about social inequalities. This quote by Hafsat Abiola can best be interpreted by stating that everyone is created equal regardless of their race, marriage preferences, and gender of

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    Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness; this is one prime reasons why America is so great. Very few places can you go and get what America has to offer. ‘Of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants”, this is the definition of ‘American’ according to Google. Why is this ‘relevant’, you might ask? Lets take a look back, Apollo 13 and Argo films showed just what its like to represent America, and embodied what the American dream is made of, and what it is like to come

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    Tanner Harvey English Comp II Robbyn Lamb 19 November 2014 Pursuit of Happiness It is said citizens of the United States of America are living the American Dream. What is the American Dream? It is proudly represented on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty, a sonnet by Emma Lazarus, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” America is

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    became the voice of freedom for white and African Americans alike. America had been oppressed by England since the beginning of its creation and sought freedom from their rule. Americans fought and died for the sake of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Those very principles helped to construct the Declaration of Independence, which declared liberty and equality to every man. As God as the enforcer of these natural rights, independence would be granted to America and the citizens that lived

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    Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These are the three rights granted to every American, however, this did not seem to apply to the poor during the Gilded Age. The poor lacked opportunities to climb the ladder of social class to escape poverty, and the wealth of America was so concentrated in an individual few that one man, J.P. Morgan, was able to end the Financial Panic of 1893, preventing an economic depression. The rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer. The disparity

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    creates a diverse and strong population. America is said to be the land of the free and many throughout history have looked to America as a place of refuge. The draw for many outsiders is the ability to have religious freedom and the right to the pursuit of happiness. Racism by definition, “Is the belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one 's own race is superior and has the right to

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    I thought that the film The Pursuit of Happyness, was a very well put together film that had a great story line to it. This film has a way of inspiring people, and shows that anything is possible if you put in the work to accomplish it. The way Chris Garner pushed through every obstacle, and never quit pursuing his dream of being a great father for his son. Garner should be that model citizen of what every person in the world should want to become. He is a hardworking man that did whatever was necessary

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