American Dream Vs Declaration Of Independence

Every individual has their own definition of freedom.  Depending on time, place, religion, or race, this definition varies, but essentially comes back to one point: all men, regardless of anything, are created equally, and therefore have a right to be free.  "The Declaration of Independence," by Thomas Jefferson, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" are two works addressing this concern.  Although Jefferson and King led extremely different lives over 150 years apart, both faced issues of human equality that drove them to write two of the most influential works in American history.

The Declaration of Independence was created with human rights in mind. In the Declaration of Independence, they explained why the colonies chose to overthrow their ruler and become independent and be separate nation in the world. Within this document there are four parts. The beginning, also known as the preamble is the most essential part. The preamble justifies the rights of the citizens of America. It reads, “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” When Thomas Jefferson states that “all men are created equal” he means that all citizens are of equal worth and value in the eyes of god. This is basically what human rights are. The "pursuit of happiness" is allowing an

On July 4th, 1776 our founding father's got together to create, “The Declaration of Independence” One of the quotes that benefit all U.S. citizens is that all people living in the United States are entitled to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Life, meaning every person has the right to live, to literally be alive. Liberty, meaning every person has the right to be whatever they choose, and to live their life however they want. The Pursuit of Happiness, meaning every person has the right to pursue happiness and do whatever makes them happy. These are inalienable rights that can never be taken away. John Locke is the person that created the phrase “The Pursuit of Happiness”, but Thomas Jefferson is the person that thought it was a good idea to put that in The Declaration of Independence. What does this phrase mean for us today? What did it mean for people in the past? What was

Happiness is one of the great themes that makes our lives better. It’s a motivation to commit toward something to keep the feeling active. Whether it’s getting high on substances, making money, or even having enough to get by, Americans desire happiness in one form or another. Walter Mosley, author of, “Be Happy”, expresses his opinion in his article, towards who is responsible for one’s happiness. His confidence lies on believing that it’s an individual's complete obligation to be content with themselves and not anyone else’s. He suggests that the following statement, "the pursuit of happiness is an ‘unalienable right’.”, in the Declaration of Independence, claims that the government is responsible for ensuring most to all Americans’ path to happiness. I believe that the happiness of the American people, should be partly dependant upon by the individuals themselves, and by the government. It builds upon the approach a person has towards everything, but also Uncle Sam initially, pledged to attempt to satisfy the people of America.

There are many women that work hard and earn less than males because there women Alot of people think it’s unfair and some think it’s resonable. Woman construction workers only get paid 77 cents for every dollar earned by men it might not seem like a lot off but it adds up over time. Also race depends on how much the people get paid. In 1963 the Equal pay act was passed and it helped a lot of women get paid more but it still wasn’t enough. Women lose alot of money once it adds up they end up losing “nearly $5000,000 in earnings over the course of her career”. Lower earnings make it harder for women and their famililes and it should not be that way they should be able earn equally for what they have worked for.

Our parents always told us that we should have goals and dreams in our life, and through them we will gain happiness. There are some things in life that get in the way of our dreams and goals. In the Declaration of Independence, It states that we have the right to pursue happiness. For example having everybody in the world be equal, and not be shamed upon or looked at differently due to the color of their skin. The poem ¨The Negro Mother,¨ the play A Raisin in the Sun, and the article Innocence Is Irrelevant, all show how our society and they way people can get in the way of our happiness.

In the U.S. Declaration of Independence the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental right, but what exactly is happiness? According to Webster 's happiness is defined as a mental or emotional state of well being by positive emotions ranging from contentment to joy. But if we considered happiness as a trait rather than a transient state of being, than happiness wouldn’t be considered “joyful” or even feeling content with life. Instead happiness would perhaps include a sense of hopefulness and serenity and would be looked at as more of a contributor to one’s happiness. Ed Diener is a psychologist and a professor at University of Illinois and was the first person to identify the contributing factors to happiness and speaks about it in his book Happiness. Diener explains that happiness does matter in many different ways and uses three decades of research to explain happiness, suggesting that,“There is preliminary evidence that people who score higher on the well-being scales have better social and work relationships; make more money, live longer, healthier lives, and are more contributory societal citizens”(Conkle). Happiness comes in many different forms depending on the person. Family, friends, health, peace and values can all mean something to someone 's happiness but that doesn 't necessarily mean it’s a contributing factor(Tamayo). The extent of happiness is determined on not only actions but contributions, therefore if these

The Dream is when no matter what race or religion we are we can still can be accepted, the dream is about Freedom. The Declaration of Independence was penned by Thomas Jefferson who stated that all men should be counted equal which Martin Luther King Jr. wanted. The Declaration of Independence also declares independence from the British. Abraham Lincoln had ended the Civil War and was also trying to abolish slavery but was assassinated.

In this world you have men and women. 2 different genders who aren't meant to be equal. Men are stronger and are supposed to bring home the money while women are supposed to stay at home and take care of the children. For some reason women these days want to be as equal as men, but why? We as humans were not meant to be one. We are 2 separate sexes. When it comes to the workplace women are the weaker sex, they take paternity leave, and go into lower paying jobs. Therefore women don't deserve equal pay.

I think we are all fairly equal, Whether it is on how we are treated job wise or just in general. Shouldn’t there be other things to worry about. And speaking of the job related topic, If women are getting paid less than men in some circumstances, You can’t immedialty blame it all sexim. In most cases men do tend to work harder, longer, faster and quicker and may have

You hear on the news about how everyone is looking for equality. Either it is a story about racism or about unequal pay for the same job. Have you really read these stories? Have you taking the time and listened to this people? A majority of those people are women trying to live in a man’s world. For many years women stayed home and took care of the children and the house. Now women are in jobs that men use to occupy and also taking care of the home and children. There are many issues along with these careers, such as, having mom guilt, low job count, and the need to work harder than men. Women live many lives in dangerous jobs that include police officer, firefighter, and solider in the military.

No one is meant to be superior to the other as society needs both men and women to keep going. What is not fair is how,“ In the US, a man and a woman are doing the same job, with the same qualifications, and the man is paid more because he is a man” (19). From this quote, it means for the reason of being a female, women are not are not receiving the same pay. However, why are women treated this way if the situation would have been reversed men would be confused as well. When a woman is doing the same work as a man there is no need to reduce the pay for the reason of gender. Even though probably in a man’s perspective the pay in the present is better than in the past and should be appreciated with how much has changed. This is an issue regardless of how times have been different women are human beings that deserve equality rather than be treated as a carpet where men walk over it. Women deserve equal pay to be able to maintain themselves as everyone else does as they are human beings as well who need to purchase what they need to keep surviving every day. Society is creating these exaggerating the differences between both genders to keep dividing both men and women. More feminists are needed to prevent any more of this social divide from occurring whether it's in the public or in the

"All Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among there are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". It is in this sentence from the Declaration of Independence, that the idea of the American dream has its roots. The phrase, “the American dream” can mean many different things, but among the most basic interpretation is that America is a land of opportunity and freedom for all who come to it. The idea of the American dream has influenced people to come to America in search of economic opportunities, political choice, and religious freedom.

In the Declaration of Independence, it states that all men, being equal by nature, have the equal right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is interesting from Thomas Jefferson’s point of view that he says that we have the right to pursue happiness. When he said this, what did he mean in ways of understanding it and pursing this happiness? To live, as we have experienced, is itself a means to living well. The same applies to freedom. We cannot pursue happiness if we cannot freely carry out the choices we make. “If everything is determined for us, if the pattern of our life is imposed upon us, there would be no sense in talking about planning our lives or about adopting a plan for living well.” We need to stay and be

There are ways we live on this earth of ours that required he or she to make a living. Not all living we make are the same some are just unjustified on who, what, and where we come from. Equal pay for decades has really been in the for front of society. Depending on what the definition of how we as people make the same no matter what gender we are. The content on wage inequality is a wide range of social economics policies.