How To Change America Essay

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America is always changing and so aren't American's way of thinking, that is why adaptability was one of the key most important skills to have. During the Age of Reasoning adaptabilitly was exspecially important due to all the change that was taking place in American's lifes. However, today many Americans lack this skill. The Age of Reasoning was when Americans first began to gain this skill, people began to stand up for what they believe in and started changing America. Today Americans are to scared for change and are unwilling to put fourth the effort it takes to stand up for there believes because they are scared of failing. During the Age of Reasoning many people began to stand up for what they believe in and started to change America to the way that they wanted it to be. They began changing theyre beliefs on religion, creating new forms of government and fighting for there independence. After years of everything …show more content…
This is because people are to afraid of putting fowarth the effort it takes just to have your ideas put out for debate just to be shut down and dissaproved. However if you do not stay opened minded and open to change, no change will occur and then things will always be ran the same, causing people to be unhappy with the government and how things are ran and played. Other people refuse to try to make change that could better theyre selfs because they are worried that they will no better them and will only hurt themselfs of cause a negative impact instead of a possitive. Today Americans are not as opened and willing to change for what they believe in, complaining seems to better further them in theyre mind. This causes less people to be involved in Wars and voting now because they think theyre one little vote or one idea will not matter or that it is not importants for others to get involved with. So instead people choice to complain and not actually try to change

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