Norway Treats Its Citizens Better Than The U.s. America

Our country is more about money and success then the happiness of its

In my imagination, America had been a wild and dangerous jungle. I was disappointed when I saw the reality. New York had a perfectly

To begin, America is known as the land of opportunities and hope. The quote etched into Lady Liberty’s foundation states,

The United States today, as we know it, is a very culturally, economically, politically and religiously diverse country. This is due, in part, to the differences and division among its founding thirteen English colonies along the country’s east coast. Those thirteen states collectively made up the Northern or New England colonies, the Mid-Atlantic or Middle colonies and the rural Southern colonies. Each of which had their own way of living and several differences that were unique to those regions. For the men and women who populated these colonies, their ‘new’ world may have slightly resembled England, hence the names New England, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Netherland – later renamed New York, but they wanted it not to be exactly like their

The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, a destination for many of the early American immigrants, reads an inscription, ?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-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (National Park Service, 2016). This excerpt from a poem by Emma Lazarus encompasses the American spirit that led to the American Revolution and separation from England. America was a country comprised of immigrants who came to the New World to make a home of peace, safety and, as the statue stands, liberty.

America, a country that could only be described as a quilt as it is made up of many different peoples. Sadly, equality and common respect is hard to come by in a nation full of different opinions, colors, and cultures. Through heart-wrenching pathos, Leutze’s painting Washington Crossing the Delaware and Quindlen’s The Quilt signifies that while America may seem on the verge of breaking at times it manages to succeed through the unification of it’s people.

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address defined the American government as an institution “of the people, by the people, [and] for the people”. Lincoln had an idealistic view of the government as an instrument for societal change. He, as well as the founding fathers, intended for the government to act in support of the people’s will or the majority rule. This democratic definition of the government has remained true throughout the course of American history. By placing all of its power on its citizens, the government itself did not decide the course of history but rather followed it. This follower mindset is seen through the government’s positive interactions with marginalized groups’ who in their attempts to overcome exclusion gained

America, most people say “the land of the great” and build on immigrates that came in the early 1900. Most people came to American to live out an “American Dream.” However, what is this “American Dream”? Is everyone being treated fairly? On the other hand, is discrimination a reoccur topic? America is seen through the eyes of different perspectives. “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes “I, Too” suggest that the experience of living in American can be told through different perspective.

“the government may not jail, fine, or impose civil liability on people or organizations based on what they say or write, except in exceptional circumstances,” (Stone, Geoffrey). This shows that the government knows the population will try and obstruct, or hinder their progress. That if the citizens are allowed to change everything, that everything would constantly be delayed. In the United States, this is not the case. Over many years, the government has implemented ways that require a majority to get things changed. That way small groups of people can voice their opinions without bringing the government to a halt with changes. If anything, these changes help the government, and show officials were the problems are. They allow the government to see and understand people’s frustrations and work to fix them. In that way, the American government has remained strong, but yet flexible and susceptible to change at the same time.

What is government? It is a system which regulates a nation, city, state, or any specific group of people. It enforces law, provides services, and more or less bands a society together. It is the ultimate servant to the people along with big corporations who for the price of capital provide services and conveniences for the betterment of the people especially in the United States. Their work is communicated in the media in a positive manner. However the media only communicates to you what the government wants Americans to know and pushes out the real issues. Many Americans fail to see that the land of the free suffers from a lack of opportunity and upward

On the side of heritage, The U.S was formed by immigrants, the poor, and the oppressed. People like you and I. The average citizen. I don’t mean the upper middle class and the rich (Although, surprisingly enough, they seem to hold the most political power, despite the fact that these individuals have the same number of votes as you and I).

America’s government, which was viewed as revolutionary when created, is often criticized for an array of problems varying on the political beliefs of who is talking. Some see measures which the government takes as half-measures while others see the same steps as a massive unconstitutional abuse of power. But, one would be hard pressed to find a single American who doesn’t hold at least one grievance with our nation’s laws. But, there are reasons why the American government was celebrated when created. A good deal of America’s policies do benefit a majority its citizens.

It is overrun by greed, poverty, and a growing separation of social classes. Concerning the government, very powerful people have a tendency to abuse their power. This affects the citizens greatly by not having a fair system of equality. The corrupted are only out for personal gain, therefore, they manage to not do their job properly. The infamous President Nixon is just one of many great examples. Despite the corruption, there are many figures of society that do great things for the people, but not enough to make a lasting impact. The growing issues of murder, robbery, abuse of illegal substances, and violence, have infected the streets of our country. With the idea that such things exist, why have there not been more successful tactics to stop it? It seems as though the government is much more concerned with stuffing their pockets than improving lower class society. Regarding the government, they say that they are going to take action, but there is rarely ever truth in that statement. Above the destitute are people that have more money than they could ever spend away. In addition, there are people struggling to survive in less fortunate areas of America that could live months off the daily salary of the wealthy. They barely make enough money to have a place to live, or food to put on their table. Children starve, end up in foster care, which is a failed system in itself, and end up homeless. Instead of focusing on other countries, maybe it

We live in this country for the land, and the for the free as Americans we rely on many attributes in this world in order for us to live our lives. Our government has supplied us with many great things for us to be proud of. Our government is “the institutions and processes though which public policies are made for society.” (Edwards, Wattenberg, and Lineberry, p. 7). With all these institutions which includes the President, Congress, the courts and all the federal administrative agencies. These are the institutions that make up public policies for us, and to shape the way we live as Americans. The way this system has been operating through all the years has been

But is that entirely true? The government protecting us from terrorists is only a fraction of how they supervise the countries welfare. Police, traffic control, security check points before entering the Empire State Building. Imagine NYC with no traffic control. No one to control the traffic lights, or tow cars that have been double parked for 6 hours. All of these things are things the government controls - and follows through with- that directly effects the people living in this community. And understanding that it is the 'people ' that are in control of these things-even if their was no government, these things would still have to be taken care of. We would still need consequences for those who do wrong. If we have no government deceiding what is lawful and not, there would still have to be some sort of justice system in order to be a successful