Dwight D. Eisenhower said in his first inaugural address, “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” Different countries have different morals and policies. The belief that your country should have to provide everything for you is wrong in my eyes. The accessibility of the “American Dream” has been a reoccurring debate. Society should provide you with the opportunities needed to succeed, but they shouldn’t force you to use them. Primarily, society should offer equal opportunities so that every citizen has the chance to succeed. W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm state, “It’s most important to provide equality of opportunity, not equality of results.” (63). If every citizen has an equal opportunity up to a point,
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For example, America provides free education up to the twelfth grade and many students drop out or simply do not care for their education. Scott Kielkucki states, “You can teach kids all you want, but if they are going to choose not to learn, not to show up for class or not to follow the rules, they aren’t going to succeed no matter what the teacher does.” Society should not force opportunities on its citizens because many do not have the yearning to make something out of themselves. If certain students do not even take advantage of the free education they are given, then why should society force people to make use of provided equal opportunities. There is no use in forcing someone to do something they do not want to do, it is a waste of time and effort. Instead of wasting resources on people that do not even want to take part in it, put them to good use for people who want to succeed. Kielkucki also states, “Students often are pushed through the system because the school doesn’t want to have a poor graduation rate or fears some sort of frivolous lawsuit.” If students were not forced to go to school, the lawsuits and poor graduation rates would fade away. Although many just need some guidance, some truly do not want to learn anything. Overall, if you do not want to do something, nobody should force you
For example, America provides free education up to the twelfth grade and many students drop out or simply do not care for their education. Scott Kielkucki states, “You can teach kids all you want, but if they are going to choose not to learn, not to show up for class or not to follow the rules, they aren’t going to succeed no matter what the teacher does.” Society should not force opportunities on its citizens because many do not have the yearning to make something out of themselves. If certain students do not even take advantage of the free education they are given, then why should society force people to make use of provided equal opportunities. There is no use in forcing someone to do something they do not want to do, it is a waste of time and effort. Instead of wasting resources on people that do not even want to take part in it, put them to good use for people who want to succeed. Kielkucki also states, “Students often are pushed through the system because the school doesn’t want to have a poor graduation rate or fears some sort of frivolous lawsuit.” If students were not forced to go to school, the lawsuits and poor graduation rates would fade away. Although many just need some guidance, some truly do not want to learn anything. Overall, if you do not want to do something, nobody should force you