Americans, Most Cherished Values

It was Thomas Jefferson who uttered the words "That all men are created equal...." However, over one hundred years would pass before these words would mean anything. Equality among all Americans would come with the adoption of the fifteenth, nineteenth, and twenty-fourth Amendments. Before these amendments were passed not everyone had equal rights. African-Americans and white women had almost no rights at all. Their road to equality is large due to three very important

Equality is an ideal that is mentioned nearly everyday in this country. It is an ideal that has transformed this country into a mixing pot of different races and backgrounds. Many people travel to America to seek out the new opportunities that are available here and not in their homeland. Diana Pham is a great representation of the opportunities equality gives everyone in America. She wrote “As immigrant boat people from communist Vietnam, we appreciate the opportunity given to us to build our lives in the United States” (Document A). Equality gives everyone in the

The right to be equal to one another is valued by citizens of our country as well as others throughout the world, as Jefferson once said “all men are created equal.” We appreciate the opportunity given to us to build our lives in the United States.” We all are created by the same creator who has the purpose for us to have the same equal rights in life as one another. (DocA)

The principle of equality in 1776 meant the most to white rich American males. Our government has changed so much since 1776 that equality means both men and women alike. “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal.” Women and men stated at the Declaration of Sentiments

Equality can be interpreted in many ways, as we can see throughout the history such as racial, gender, and socio-economic equality. The Civil Rights emphasize that everybody should be treated equally and another view is the one represented in the story that everybody is equal. It is a completely out of reality to have a perfect society or no competition at all because how we could make advancements if the government was allowed to impose handicaps on the naturally gifted. The great thinkers would not be able to have new ideas because of the mental

Often times our society confuses equality for equal. Although the words may look same and share similar letters, the two have completely different definitions. As an African American citizen living in America I feel like we focus much on being equal opposed to having equality. Thus when having equality you are giving equal opportunity and more door become available, despite when being equal you are just like everyone else. However, unlike the novel “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. I would rather have equality than to be one hundred percent equal to someone else. When making everyone equal you take away ones individuality, creativity, and strengths; eliminating competition and status feuds. Yet in order for them to make everyone equal they must instill fear and diagnoses everyone with false handicaps.

Equality is about making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances. Equality is not about treating everyone in the same way, but it recognises that their needs are met in different ways.

The United States of America was founded upon five founding ideals: liberty, opportunity, rights, democracy, and equality. All five of these ideals have shaped what kind of country the United States has become and what it stands for. By definition, equality is “the state of being of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.” The United States has always been changing the availability of equality, depending on the time period. Compared to the founding period, every American has the same rights and same opportunities. This was not always so, however, and some groups of Americans had less rights and opportunities than others. One group in particular that had different levels of equality throughout history was African Americans. While African Americans do have equality nowadays, this was not always the case. It had taken centuries before African Americans could have the same rights and opportunities as other groups of Americans. Fortunately, this has led to equality amongst all Americans.

In The Radicalism of the American Revolution, 233, Gordon S. Wood quotes “Within decades following the Declaration of Independence, the United States became the most egalitarian nation in the history of the world, and it remains so today, regardless of its great disparities of wealth.” Equality is a political doctrine which professes the absolute equality of all men, in all aspects: civil, political, economic, social ... and which tries to realize in the facts. The United States has become the most egalitarian country in the world. However, they encountered many social problems before reaching first place.

There were a lot of struggles for equal rights in America, and we have come a long way. In the past, slaves and women of our country were not given very many rights. Slavery was officially abolished in 1865, due to the thirteenth amendment.. Since this amendment, there has still been numerous racial issues, but people are willing to stand up strongly for what they believe in. Adding the nineteenth amendment also brought Americans a sense of equality, because if allowed women the right to vote. Women had been fighting for their rights since our country began for their equality. Along with these movements, there have been several including equality of gender, race, and religious beliefs. To this day, America is still taking steps to insure all people have equal rights. Recently, in 2010 our country passed the Equality Act which prohibits discrimination of those undergoing gender reassignment. Equality between people does not necessarily mean having the same opinions, but having the same opportunities. Throughout history America has provided equality to all issues brought up, which gives us hope that we will continue to live in a country where freedom is most definitely

To start off, the ideal of equality is an important section of the Declaration of Independence. In any democratically ruled country, as the United States, the equality among its citizens, is the key to success in building societies where everyone is issued their rights, opportunities, and status, regardless of their gender, race, and origins.

Equality is something Americans strive to provide and maintain. It has become an integral and necessary part of our mosaic culture. Even now to the point that when people think of America, they naturally think of freedom and equality. People of many different races, disabilities and creeds have come to the United States seeking the impartiality upon which this country was founded. The institutions of this country have relied upon it, just as it was the created by the events in the laying of moral foundations. The expression of America's citizens plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. In the pursuit of equality and the "American Dream," people have authored inspiring

Equality involves the perceived idea that everyone is created equal. Although this is a concept that is all over America, it is more ideal rather than a reality. Equality is the idea that individuals are treated the same, regardless of their race, gender, or religion. Since the founding of

What is equality? Is it just a political nomenclature or an ideological concept? Or is about working towards creating a fairer society in which each individual can enjoy his/her rights and freedom without any judgement considering that “[w]e will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.” Will Rogers (1924, p210).

Equality stands side by side with no contingencies. To be truly equal there has to be no disadvantages. A society cannot have equality when arbitrary hinders its growth. John Rawls a philosopher of egalitarianism believes that an equal society is essential to its productivity. It is not fair for moral Arbitrariness to have superiority over the less fortunate in justice and the free market. There should be opportunities given to start at the same starting point regardless of status quo. Everyone has an opinion on equality which fairly is their own. An opinion is just an opinion base on what the individual believe is right by how they feel. What if you could strip away outside inferences, opinions and see equality for what it is. The