The Importance Of Equality In Society

Equality is something Americans strive to provide and maintain. It has become an integral and necessary part of our mosaic culture. Even now to the point that when people think of America, they naturally think of freedom and equality. People of many different races, disabilities and creeds have come to the United States seeking the impartiality upon which this country was founded. The institutions of this country have relied upon it, just as it was the created by the events in the laying of moral foundations. The expression of America's citizens plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. In the pursuit of equality and the "American Dream," people have authored inspiring

The United States has become the nation it is today due to several disputes on equality. These disputes have led to the creation of many documents that represent the equality and rights that should be given to every American. An example of two U.S seminal documents are the Economic Bill of Rights and the Brown vs. the Board of Education; these documents not only represent the fights on equality, but both authors use literary devices in order to persuade the reader that their argument is valid.

M1): Analyze the importance to public services of good citizens respecting equality and supporting them by respecting the key concepts associated with diversity.

Equality is the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity,degree, value, rank, or ability. Everyone, despite the color of your skin, age, religion, or gender should be considered equal. However, based on your background can debate how you see it. According to Anika Chaganti equality is “Equality is everyone having the same fundamental rights, no matter the circumstance. Equality is everyone having the same worth.”. Equality is a lofty goal our country still strives for. For African Americans, equality would simply be to be treated like every white person in America, treated fairly, given the same opportunities, and to be looked at like a regular human being, not as someone who is “different” or “strange”.

All of you here have heard and read the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence. The line that resonates with most people is “that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. America was founded on this principle, and many argue that this idea still stands today. However, if one were to look at the treatment of women in the United States over the course of time, one could conclude that not everyone residing in America is fortunate enough to have the same opportunities economically, at home, and even in regards to their own body.

Equality served as a cornerstone of America's foundation, but its people have not fulfilled its potential.

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

“We hold these truths to be self - evident that all men are created equal, and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This is a famous line that Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Yet, America has failed to show social equality to every race, religion, and gender since the known article was created. Throughout the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and in society today, social equality is not demonstrated in the novel nor in the present.

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which in the second paragraph states “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.” The United States of America soon went on to be founded on the principle of equality, and while it has faltered with women’s equality and race equality, it has always been the idealism that has helped some of the greatest social workers help expand human rights. Today there are several equality movements continuing to progress towards a nation where there is truly equality for all, but one movement in particular stands

Lane Kenworthy in Foreign Affairs journal argues that it is hard nowadays make it in America because America has of late stopped being the land of equal opportunity both to its citizens as well as nonresidents or non-citizens. there is now less equality of opportunity in the United States than in most other wealthy democratic nations such as Canada, Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom. As much as both Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney agreed on ensuring that equality prevails in the country, Barrack Obama believed that no matter where you come from or your cultural, racial or social background or gender, you have what it takes to succeed in the country. Ensuring equality of opportunities has not been easy because it has been difficult to access equal job opportunities and quality as well as affordable education institutions that equips one with the required skills needed in the job market (Kenworthy,2012).

The idea of equality is usually defined by everyone as the state or quality of being equal. However, according to Thomas Jefferson, in The Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal” (n.p). The thought of all men being created as equal is a simple ideology of the past. Now, in America, equality consists of having equal rights and opportunities whether the individual is a male or female. However, today in America, equality has not fully been fully achieved. For instance, we are still experiencing income inequality. According to Peter Finocchiaro, “Income inequality has grown dramatically since the mid-'70s—far more in the US than in most advanced countries” (n.p). Furthermore, “The top 10 percent of Americans earn nearly three-quarters of all income in the country, leaving the poor with whatever is left” (Finocchiaro n.p). Another inequality in America is racial inequality. For instance, Arizona passed the SB 1020 bill. Nicholas Riccardi stated, “The bill directs police to determine the immigration status of non-criminals if there is a 'reasonable suspicion' they are undocumented. Immigrant rights groups say it amounts to a police state” (n.p). Therefore, the abstract idea of equality in America is not one that is truly fulfilled. Equality for me is more accurately defined as a fairytale, were we as Americans only dream about it, yet never fully turn it into a realization.

America has tried many things to achieve equality. The Declaration of Independence states “...all men are created equal… with certain unalienable rights… life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This document was supposed to show everyone that we all deserve equal rights, and we are all created equally. It was written to open people's eyes and show them that we are all equal and no one person deserves to be discriminated against. Yet after this was written in 1776, nothing changed. Later on, Abraham Lincoln wrote

For Generations, we have sung the star spangled Banner. It's our national anthem of America within reasoning because we are the home of the brave and the land of the free. America is pretty brave in my opinion; the United States of America is punishing people of poverty and of color in our criminal justice system and ignoring age and background and enslaving our pour. We are brave because we are having slavery occur and disguising it as punishment. Are present Industries are profiting off prisoners. So, why are we guaranteed equal rights? Yes, you may be appointed a lawyer. Yet is it really fair to say we are going to equal rights if you are appointed a lawyer by the court because of our Bill of Rights states if you cannot afford an attorney

Is there really a perfect world? Is there a perfect place where anyone can be themselves and not be discriminated against for it? Well if there is, it is not here in America. The United States is no utopia, it still has barriers to overcome in the matter of equality. The Unites States is not a post-racial country even though most Americans would like to believe so. Equal opportunity is just one myth america has to offer. The people in America are not viewed in the same way as one another, everyone is seen as different. People are often seen differently because they may look a different way.

one of the most important and complicated dilemmas of human philosophy: how do we choose