Equality Is A Broken Social Contract In America

When we hear the word “America” we often think of independence, opportunity, and success. Equal opportunity can be defined as every individual granted a fair chance and should be treated the same. The opportunity should overlook religion, race, sex, ethnicity, etc. For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been studying the nature of inequality and how it’s had a negative impact on society. From the outside looking in, it seems as if America is the land of equal opportunity, however, that is not accurate. The United States is not the land of equal opportunity. People of different races have to fight daily for fair opportunities. Inequality affects the ability of people who wants to improve the standards of their lives and contribution to society.

The struggle against a totalitarian government is unsurprisingly a frequent theme in dystopian literature. Almost by definition the genre is set in a futuristic society characterized by extreme oppression and despondence. Malevolent autocrats at the helms of totalitarian governments have, throughout our history, been responsible for innumerable travesties. This young century alone has witnessed the evil of Bashar al-Assad, Omar Bashir, and Saddam Hussein. Probing only slightly deeper into our collective memory, we are acquainted with the reigns of Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Mao Zedong, Josef Stalin, Hideki Tojo, Francisco Franco, and (of course) Adolf Hitler. The last hundred years have undeniably been bloody, and it is therefore only natural that

America, the country of “liberty and justice for all”, a country based on the amazingly radical principles of justice and the power of the people. Sadly those believes can only be classified as far away dreams that. The reason for this is color. Color and race have always played a central role in American history, to this day we are plagued with racial inequality. Although America is known for freedom, we still have inequalityand racial tension due to our history of racial problems dating to the founding of the nation.

For a long time, America has been at a standstill, a period where the citizens, government, and states failed to recognize the desires of the oppressed. America was prosperous and patriotic, yet failed to acknowledge minorities groups suffering to be included. The oppressed groups, such as women, African Americans, and immigrants were often left with the crumbs that tyrants left in society. The oppressed had a dream, envisioned a life where their children could one day make it in this world. America was supposed to be that dreamland, the melting pot where people, of different ethnicities, had the chance to thrive. A place where women did not have to worry about being limited to certain roles and individuals with dissimilar racial status would

In the united states in american society.Men and women are treated unequal at times i think still thre is a little bit of unfairness. in the way they are being treated.such as them having a jail sentence. The men getting less time and the women getting more time depending on if the judge likes her or not.The system of unequality is in effect.because there are still unfairness in the way every man and woman are being treated.there are some equalitys in the world.men and woman are supposed to be treated equal.That is what people are fighting over people are still fighting for their

The closer you look into the world, the more secrets you will unlock. If you were to look closely in world history, you would see racism and inequality. If you look in art, you can see racism and inequality. Inequality has not been eradicated, there is still a heavy divide between races in our nation, the United States. As article one stated, 88 percent of blacks believe the nation still needs to make changes to benefit equality, but 43 percent do not believe these changes will occur. Different races have different views on the changes for equality. Article 1 states the 53 percent of whites believe the nation needs to change to aid the fight for equality. The other 47 percent believes that the country has changed enough to support equality.

America is a nation “from many, one” as stated in our country’s original motto. We pride ourselves on the granted equal opportunity and freedom afforded to each citizen. But are these premises held true and adequately carried out? My answer is a resounding no! Our country’s intricate history provides us with the foundation that explains why and how discrimination has infiltrated and given the upper hand to the white race that has dominated the American society, while suppressing races of color. Dating back to the discovery of the new world we know as the contemporary United States, the African American race has been segregated and mistreated as exemplified through

“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” - Kofi Annan. Based on the Constitution, equality in the American society is achievable. In the Constitution, there are many amendments that promote equality. Some may argue that equality in America is unachievable, because people can be using some of the freedoms, given by the Constitution, in order to harm and offend others; while others believe that, by correctly following the Constitution, equality is achievable in America. Although the Constitution isn’t always followed, the history of our nation and with the help of the American people’s change in their mindset; equality is achievable.

Solving inequality in the United States is not an easy task, while it can be done it could take decades before it is completely diminished. Some ways that we can take a step in the direction of reducing inequality towards people of color are more strict anti-discrimination laws and equal imprisonment laws, nonviolent protests, and lower education cost. While this might not completely put an end to it, or even reduce the problem, there is still a possibility that it might

Americans have strived for equality for hundreds of years, and treat everyone fairly. Slaves have been freed, gay marriage has been legalized, and segregation has been banished. But this idea of equality has still not been achieved or shown in society today.

Over the course of time, the United States of America has been to many the land of equal opportunity and prosperity for all. For many years, a plethora of families made their way to the United States, legally and illegally, for better opportunities in the areas of financial gain, social gain, or educational opportunities. I believe that every parent has one common in goal for all their children and that is to be successful in live, and to have a more productive life than they did.

Race has become so embedded, and instilled into people, that many walk around feeling that there is no racism happening around the nation, but as long as society is ok with unfair incarcerations, communities being left behind, children not being given a chance, this society will continue to be one that never reaches its true potential. The color of one another’s skin and culture should not determine how individuals see one another. As long as race continues to influence society in all the ways that it does, America can never approach the post-racial stage. Obviously the old ways of racism would never be accepted within society today, but it does not imply that it has disappeared altogether. An equality of opportunities will help to create a post-racial society in America, a society where people are not stereotyped and judged because of their culture or the way they dress. America will never reach that great milestone of a post-racial society if America does not exclude race from every aspect of society. Only through being

Equality between people in America has always been a problem. It doesn’t matter whether it’s between people of a different race, religion, sex, etc. it’s a problem. Certain people living in America just can’t seem to grasp that everyone is to be treated equal. Our country is supposed to be known for it’s equality, but we’re not as equal as everyone thinks we are. Equality is the ideal way of living, for now it can only be a dream until everyone can learn to get along even though some people can be quite different from each other.

Our society is in a downhill spiral. There is no liberty, no equality and there is no physical value of money. We live in a world in which prison companies and children’s hospitals are traded publicly on the stock market. Virtual currency is the only thing that these corporations strongly care about. There are no boundaries when profits are in concern. We live in a society that is dominated by the attraction of money. Greed is the characteristic that is pervasive, not generosity or compassion. People are encouraged to be selfish, not charitable. The idea and function of governments will only change if people’s minds alter first.

Today many people believe that we have obtained racial equality. However there are multiple reasons and statistics that contradict those arguments . For decades African Americans has been deprived of basic rights, “If America had racial equality in education and jobs, African Americans would have two million more high school degrees…(Raines)”. There are many drastic racial gaps from education to owning property. Throughout America’s history blacks have been limited, when it comes to education, property, and other things. If people truly believe that after four hundred years of enslavement and limited rights, can be fixed within one generation they are wrong. The African American community has faced