Many Americans get successful by deciding to not pay attention to how they get there but on just getting there. All they choose to know is that they need to get successful. For example, I used to go to a cal state, the students there did not care how they obtained a passing grade but for them to obtained it. Most of the time they would cheat, they would ask different students to give them the answers. This one afternoon, in my sociology class this girl ask my friend that if she didn't understand a question if she could give her the answer to it.…
Well, then why are some not prospering? As best said by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, America is a land of “equality of opportunity, not equality of results. ”(Document B). In the current state of America, everything necessary to thrive is out there, the options, the openings, the offices the only thing missing is offering individuals. As a capitalist society, America rewards those individuals motivated to get ahead and those unmotivated simply will not get ahead.…
Being an American There are many things that an American is. There is the good, but along with it comes the bad. No matter one's color, ethnicity, or culture success in America is something that anyone must work hard for. That popular idea of the "American Dream" doesn't come with the snap of your fingers, hard work is required just as much are time and money. The many struggles of being an American are quite clear when you are standing face to face with them.…
America’s Tomorrow Americans possess the tendency to only address immediate threats to their well being, while delaying the handlement of future issues. This policy ensures today for Americans; however, it jeopardizes the outlook of their tomorrow. This ideology possessed by American policy makers is best exemplified through the method in which America disposes of their nuclear waste.…
Americans need to take everything they have into perspective and think about what all comes with the title “American”. America is the greatest country on Earth, or at least that is the mindset. Americans enjoy many different privileges that other people in different countries do not have to enjoy. This is very crestfallen in reality. So many people are stripped of their basic human rights, like for instance the people in China are limited as a family to how many children they are allowed to have.…
Yet, there is judgement of others, complaints, and the want to try and take the little that someone might have. America is a culture of entitlement but mainly due to the many inequalities, lacking of helpfulness, and simply not caring what is going on in America.. Prejudice is a main issue that America suffers from. Over 239 years, one would expect major changes in America. Instead, there is only minor and it is taken with baby steps.…
As a woman, there is a constant pressure from society: be beautiful, respected, and intelligent. Programs such as Miss America—with the winner’s crowning and the focus on the contestants’ intellects over their bodies—was always advertised as the perfect method to achieve societal standards. After all, Miss America prides itself on how it furthers women’s education by offering over $45 million in scholarships, which they claim makes them “the largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women.” In a society that acknowledges a woman’s body before her mind, Miss America projects itself as a beacon of hope for all women across America. However, I began to wonder about the legitimacy of such a program.…
A topic that has been highly politicized around a lightning rod of a name is what to do about Obamacare. To illustrate this point, if we call it the Affordable Care Act, approval rates increase and if we use the name KyNect in Kentucky it increases even more. In a Kaiser Health monthly poll (see Note to Reader comment below) from November, 74% of Americans and half of Republicans want the ACA to continue. But, if you dig deeper, the Republican voters heavily favor almost all features of the ACA except those dealing with the mandates for coverage for the employer and individual.…
The United States appears to be the perfect country for opportunity to everyone outside of it, but once you get in, you see the real deal. I don 't think that anyone realizes that one-third of the American population is on welfare as of August 2014. We all know that this isn 't…
Your identity is credential to how you see yourself, how the people around see you and how strangers see you. Is the first look enough to show who you are? Identity is America is based upon many different factors. Race is a huge identity factor that often gets overlooked or misinterpreted. This stands by the fact that not every race is easily seen on first look, or we are being fooled by someone trying to pass into a different race.…
Should College Be Free in America? Every year in America, thousands of new high school graduates pack their bags, move to new cities, and sign papers accepting loans they might not be able to pay back. Parents shovel out thousands to colleges, with the risk of their child neglecting the responsibility of study, and dropping their courses. Students who do not qualify for scholarships have to use up time that would allow them to study properly because they need to get part-time jobs in order to just stay in college. In other countries all over the world, tuition for college is free.…
There are many reasons to why people are starting to prefer American made items over imported goods. It seems that many individuals are increasingly going out of their way to purchase items, mainly, clothing that has the label of “Made in America”. The question is why is this trend becoming so popular? Could the reasons be, because of quality and a certain class that can afford these items? Or is it because of jobs coming to America?.…
Hungry for Change Why is it that law mandates public school meals have a minimum calorie intake, but not a maximum? This owes itself to the fact that when nutrition standards were established for public schools, it was to solve the problem of undernourishment. The majority of school aged children used to walk to school, played more outside, and were more active in sports. This resulted in children burning more calories than school meals provided.…
We all have dreams and goals in life, it doesn 't matter who it is, whether it’s someone poor or wealthy, we all want prosperity, opportunity and equality. The American Dream is not only one goal, we want to achieve, it’s a variety of goals we 'd like to accomplish, but everyone 's dream differs. People such as immigrants have crossed the United States border; left their homelands, families and all they know to live in a country they know nothing about to reach their goals and dreams. People do whatever it takes to make everything they have dreamed of come true because they have sacrificed all they have for a goal or goals.…
Lynus So P. 4 How do we respond to the questions; “Is America the greatest country?” , “What is it like to live in America?”. Is it, “liberty and freedom” or “America gives me opportunities and chances for my life”? Is it the same response from the homeless and hungry?…