Hate And Discrimination In The United States

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The United States, a country that once stood for new beginnings and new hopes seems more of a hypocritical being now. Things that are promised are being taken for granted, but we still cling onto that shred of hope that remains in our hearts. People of minorities were told from a signed document from the president of the United States that they would be treated fairly with equal access to substances that would supply or help with the upbringing of themselves. All that has done is brought trials and pain to those who were supposed to be protected by this document, along with it brings discrimination, which brings hate and makes others unsatisfied with their life. Throughout the United States and its existence as a country, discrimination has

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