The Freedom Of The United States

The passing of Title IX has changed the world tremendously in multiple ways. As stated in a peer-reviewed

Freedom and liberties are the most popular and significant topic in the United States. However, what’s the freedom and who can enjoy the freedom became the controversial arguments in America during its post-civil war period. Since people with different gender, different race and even different customs may have their own opinions and prospects of the rights they should have, white Americans, Africa Americans, immigrants and even women were trying to define and strive for their own freedom. Compared Africa American and American women, after the reconstruction of the United States, the former one mainly strived for their personal liberty such as free marriage and political rights like voting, whereas women not only strived for their equal rights but also their social respect.

Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity (2015). Title IX covers 10 key areas including: education, athletics, careers, employment, learning environments, technology, sexual harassment, testing, Math and Science, and education for pregnant and parenting students (2016). The law was passed in 1972 (2016). One of the most striking figures of the Title IX movement was Billie Jean King. King was a renowned tennis player and huge advocate for gender equality (2013). Despite having to endure both private and public battles, she never gave up on fighting for what she believed in (2013). Although King is often seen as someone who fought for women’s right she continually points out that she was fighting for “equal opportunity for both boys and girls” (2013). Title IX mainly focuses on helping women and young girls gain gender equality in common places but it can affect men

A little over 45 years ago a piece of legislation was brought forth of the Education Amendments to congress. This piece of legislation is the very piece that has shaped today’s society into some of the equality progression we have now. When people bring up this piece in conversation today, people are either super passionate or very confused. Title IX, brought up in 1972 is still a very confusing and misinterpreted piece, most people just know it gives women rights in sports. However, this piece does so much more and has such an extensive timeline along with it.

Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and because of this the south seceded and formed the confederate states of America. Shortly after, the civil war begun with the attack on fort Sumter and more southern states seceded. During the civil war Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation that freed all the slaves in the states that seceded, this was the first step to the freedom and full citizenship of all African Americans. During the time of the civil war and reconstruction period constitutional and social developments moderately influenced a revolution. The 13th- 15th amendments influenced constitutionally. Socially, Freedmen’s Bureau, Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow laws countervailed a revolution.

Freedom isn’t given, it’s most definitely taken. There are far more factors playing against freedom than there are supporting freedom such as the greed for power, the countless secrets of multiple governments, and segregation. It may seem easy to some, but freedom is a blood, guts, and glory kind of deal. No country has ever received freedom before battling in a gruesome war or developing an uproar.

When United States was founded, it was signified as the most progressive and political movement in Western Civilization, which has continued to change and form from all the racial, ethnic, and religious diversities within society. Through the freedom that was first generated from the separation of the church and state to the manifestation of the Constitution on December 15, 1791, it has changed the course of history forever. The expression of the people’s legal rights was the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted and later put into action in the 17th century. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...” This bill gave people a chance to express their boundless desires, simple freedoms and more notably religious actions in America. American Christianity has deteriorating moral standards and blindly accepts everything within society.

In 1972 congress passed the Education Acts of 1972, Public Law No. 92-318, 86 STAT. 23.J. Better known as Title IX, the law states “No person in the United States shall, on a basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any education program receiving federal funds” (Dusenbury & Lee, 2012). To interpret the law, it states the areas of federally funded education where schools must comply. These areas include any staff member that discriminates the opposite sex, any athletic programs that don’t provide equal opportunities towards both genders, and employment, such as an all-male staff is not allowed (20 U.S.C., 2012). These acts are punishable by loss of federal funding and

The critiques raised by Carton and Rosner are reasonable and are issues that should be addressed and studied further. The journey to gender equality must be one of constant re-evaluations. Title IX has significantly made progress toward improving accessibility of both education and sport to women in America. It has also done much to normalize these issues, though there is still room to improve.

Freedom. Few would argue that the best place to experience freedom is in the United States of America. But where is the fine line between freedom and responsibility? Should everyone have freedom to be irresponsible? The USA’s founding fathers formed a constitutional republic for a responsible people to decide upon what ought to be done. Voters elect representatives who then make policies that (hopefully) are in accordance with the United States Constitution. This important document has been amended many times to expand voting rights to citizens. What if it were made to restrict them?

As time goes on our ways of life begin to change however, the ideas and past events still remain. Throughout history we have seen how American liberty and freedom is always centered on the dominant white male image. As time continues on those of minority decent have had work twice as hard to receive the same level of equality as all whites both male and female. Women and African Americans have struggled much more because back then white men believed that they couldn’t be trusted and that they were not worthy of holding power. The inequality of American liberties and freedom has been displayed recently when a white male cop attacked a young African American student. She wasn’t able to express her freedom because she had to adhere to the cop that was dominant towards her.

I am a very thankful person and I am thankful for the country’s freedom. We have the freedom to have great jobs that we want and enjoy. I have the right to be anything I want to be. I have the right to have an education to become smarter. Some countries don’t allow people to get an

America is commonly thought to be the land of the free. For generations, we have described ourselves as the best country in the World. Many Americans stand behind life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; but it is the specific freedoms that matter to us the most. These freedoms were upended after the drastic attack on September 11th, 2001. For example, some of the freedoms that took a change in direction were freedom in airports, border control, and freedom of speech. Security in airports before 9/11 was strict but not as strict as it is today. Before 9/11 scanners were not as efficient, most of the time they would not detect possible threats that would be on a person or in their luggage. More of the freedoms we miss, “are leaving your shoes on when going through security, are not having to worry about being pulled off a flight for having a “suspicious conversation” in a boarding queue, not having TSA agents yelling directions as if you were a schoolkid or inmate, or even as simple as being able to use the airplane bathroom on flights between NY and Washington, DC” (22 things). All of these little freedoms that we had before 9/11 no longer exist, which causes frustration to most Americans. Airline traveling has become such a complex situation that many have turned to other alternatives so that they will not have to deal with the hassles that now come with airports and the excessive security. Since the 9/11 attacks took place, airports have buckled down on making sure

For the first time in U.S. history, every American will have access to quality, affordable health care under the updated health insurance reform legislation passed by the House. "The Affordable Health Care for America Act or H.R. 3962, blends and updates the three versions of previous bills passed by the House committees.”(Kruger, M. 2010) This bill is expected to ease the out-of-control costs of health insurance, introduce competition into the health care marketplace that will help maintain coverage affordability, protect people’s choices of doctors and health plans, and guarantee all Americans access to quality, consistent, affordable health care.

Since the founding of America, ideas of freedom, liberty, and democracy have been the priorities of Americans. Many people have sought religious freedom in the colonies which led to the founding of other colonies which turned into states. The new world was supposed to be a land of freedom, but many African Americans faced hard lives here. The revolutionary war helped bring an end to slavery and it caused the many whites to challenge black slavery because of revolutionary principles of liberty and equality. Many whites grew hostile to slavery and many blacks submitted petitions for freedom and began to get opportunities for freedom. The war also helped more than 50,000 African Americans gain freedom. In dealing with slavery, the white Americans denied that their revolutionary experience should embrace black emancipation. Moses Sash and other African Americans refused to accept white authority, and kept the dream of freedom alive. In the North, most states ended slavery between 1777 and 1784. Although a majority of northern whites agreed that slavery was unable to match with the revolutions commitment to natural rights and human freedom, they refused to sanction a sudden emancipation. The laws ending slavery in the northern states only allowed children of slaves to be freed when they reached adulthood. The African Americans faced discrimination in jobs and housing and were denied a fair share of funds for schools and had to rely on their own resources. They began