The Greatest Nation

A New American Nation shows that the founding fathers believed that there are certain rights that an a person is created with. A New American Nation reports that "Jefferson's eloquent and stirring articulation of the natural law that would govern America proclaimed the idea that people are born with rights and freedoms that government must protect". Thomas Jefferson’s ideals would preserve the rights of each person while they are located in the United States of America. Jefferson is able to preserve the rights of the American people, by stating that some of the rights that are bestowed towards citizens must be protected by their government.

In the speech “The Spirit of Liberty ”Learned Hand says, ”Liberty lies in the heart of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much help.” I agree with Hand because if the people think they have no liberty and can never get it they won't fight for liberty. For me to be an American means to have freedom as a whole, equality, and justice.The most important Ideals related to being an American are equality, freedom and justice

The freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights are sill significant today, and thanks to them the American citizens have a right to speak out freely, assemble in a peaceful manner, or to get a speedy and more importantly fair trial. In my opinion, this document and its heritage has been incorporated into the United States in a way to ensure the strength of its character. Undeniably, the ideals represented in the Bill of Rights were introduced to serve as the country’s foundation.

The United States of America, the self-proclaimed sole remaining superpower, often touts that it is the greatest nation in the world. Yet, when the data is analyzed, this claim is proven time and time again to be wrong, whether it is math or science, literacy or numbers, household income or workforce. Time and time again, and the numbers continue to slip. Healthcare is no exception. In 2012, the United States ranked thirty-second worldwide in life expectancy (Avendano and Kawachi 2014). Of the thirty-four Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations in 2010, the United States ranked twenty-sixth in infant mortality (MacDorman et al. 2010). In a 1998 study of thirteen developed nations (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States), the United States ranked, on average, twelfth. The rankings for the United States on each of the sixteen health indicators was: thirteenth for low-birth-weight percentages; thirteenth for neonatal mortality and infant mortality overall; eleventh for post neonatal mortality; thirteenth for years of potential life lost (excluding external causes); eleventh for life expectancy at one year for females and twelfth for males; tenth for life expectancy at fifteen years for females and twelfth for males; tenth for life expectancy at forty years for females and ninth for males; seventh for life expectancy at sixty-five years for

The United States Constitution was recognized to Americans as a vague statement in clarifying the privileges and the rights of individuals and centralizing the power within the government itself. With the passing of the Bill of Rights and the first ten amendments, it grants the people to what is said to be their “natural rights” following additional rights that have significantly changed our society.

“We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United States of America.” Without the right that the Constitution brings us, we wouldn’t have rights therefore the United States wouldn’t be a good place to live in. The Constitution brings us the right of freedom of speech (first amendment) , the right to bear arms (second amendment), and the right to protect against unreasonable government actions such as search and seizure of person property (fourth amendment). Being an American citizen means that you have rights that they would like you to fulfil. As an American citizen is it voluntary to vote, but others are required such as obeying the law and paying taxes. The Magna Carta, John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, and the Petition of Rights explains the rights and the responsibilities of an American citizen.

Upholding liberty is undoubtedly the greatest ideal; an ideal deeply vested within the minds of Americans. To be an American is to uphold liberty by understanding one another and showing respect for the individual. The Bill of Rights outlines this very well, with speech being the first right set forth as unalienable. Being American is not just the residency in America, it is the wholehearted upholding of these consummated truths. Blind patriotism is neither more American, for is glosses over the point of understand others. American is just the title for those who uphold these common goal, and act it out within the shared world.

What does it mean to be an American? In today's day and age, the general perception of an American is to be free, free to practice any religion, free to speak your mind, free in general. However, America has only been able to be perceived as a promised land due to the obstacles and barriers that have been challenged by early Americans. From having to accept others religious beliefs to the abolishment of slavery. A good example is J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur’s Letters from an American Farmer (1782). Letters from an American Farmer is a collection of twelve letters written from the perspective of a fictional character. These letters do a magnificent job at emphasizing on how America is similar to the environment and the people who feed

Knowing the suffering and unfair treatment that the British had upon us as The United States of America, our forefather’s didn’t tolerate the harsh treatment, but fought with all the courage and ambition that they had in their hearts for this country. Using the passion of the citizens and the determination in his heart, James Maddison drafted the first ten amendments called the Bill of Rights, knowing that it will cause the positive change in how our government will be in the far future. His first ten amendments reflected the rights that not only Americans should have, but every person in this world should be granted and bless with. As a new era arose, the U.S Constitution was born and grew up to uphold twenty-seven amendments to benefit and to

In 1789, America’s founding fathers provided the Bill of Rights listing the first ten amendments to the U.S Constitution ensuring protection of all citizens. The Bill of Rights restricted government invasion of innate liberties such as freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion, declaring rights to bare arms, right of due process, fair trial with jury, free of self-incrimination, cruel and unjust punishment, and freedom of being held in jeopardy twice for the same crime

The political and social ideologies during the founding of the United States greatly influenced the actions taken by the founding fathers, including the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The founding fathers’ strong belief that liberties were freedoms that could never be taken away lead to the Bill of Rights — ten amendments to the constitution that seek to protect certain liberties associated with the inalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. The liberties of religion, peaceful assembly, speech, and press were perhaps the most important to the founding fathers; they were listed first and the actions associated with these liberties ultimately led to the formation of the new country.

Being an American means to have opportunities that are available to us that others don’t get in other parts of the world. The United States of America is a country that is based on being a free country for citizens to have more freedom than anywhere else. It is one of the only countries that give rights to people of different diversities and genders. To be an American means to have opportunities, rights, and freedom.

Being an American is a difficult concept to grasp, but it is even harder to define what it truly means to be one. Being an American is something words cannot describe rather it is shown through one’s actions and it is a feeling from within. Although Americans often take their rights for granted, it is a common understanding how these rights are more like privileges. In fact, many Americans are fortunate enough to only be limited by self- restrictions. What an American can achieve is based on hard work, basically making the sky the limit. An American is a free citizen that has rights that enables he or she to do more for others, to bravely stand for what is right, and to selflessly sacrifice for those around.

The importance of the Bill of Rights was not universally agreed upon at the time of their suggestion (Amar, 1992). In fact, in the original Constitution the Bill of Rights was specifically rejected by the Constitutional committee. The general feeling among committee members was that the provisions of the Bill of Rights were unnecessary in that protections were already in place. Fortunately, there was a vocal group of critics who argued that the Constitution was incomplete without human rights guarantees and James Madison, the principal architect was persuaded to draft what eventually became the Bill of Rights. The adoption of these ten amendments were important to the common citizenry as they clarify the various natural rights recognized by the Government such as the right to petition the government, the right to free speech, freedom of religion and the right to assembly. Without these guarantees being set forth in written form many of the Founding Fathers felt that the government would have the tendency to violate the rights of the people and that the Bill of Rights was the best way to limit the power of the national government.

The greatest country in the world. Immigrants who first came to the U.S. were told they could start with nothing and become rich in this equal opportunity society. If you are poor it is your own fault in America. What kind of substantiation can be made about these claims, though? The truth of equality lies in the data of what really happens in America.