American Ideals Today
People see the United States of America as the land of freedom. Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the Declaration of Independence wanted this country to have ideals. Being an American defines you by having liberty, equality, rights, opportunity, and democracy. However, there's been a struggle for the minority to live up to the American ideals. Society keeps dividing groups because of wealth, race, and power. Americans have not lived up the expectations of what the ideals Jefferson presented. People try to have the same opportunities as others and not being discriminated because of gender or race. America tries to live up to the ideals of democracy. Jefferson interpretation of equality was base on Christian belief
People see the United States of America as the land of freedom. Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the Declaration of Independence wanted this country to have ideals. Being an American defines you by having liberty, equality, rights, opportunity, and democracy. However, there's been a struggle for the minority to live up to the American ideals. Society keeps dividing groups because of wealth, race, and power. Americans have not lived up the expectations of what the ideals Jefferson presented. People try to have the same opportunities as others and not being discriminated because of gender or race. America tries to live up to the ideals of democracy. Jefferson interpretation of equality was base on Christian belief