The United States of America has become a place where millions can come together under one government, under one common ideology of democracy, justice, liberty, fairness, material prosperity, and equality. Its a place where the freedom that Americans cherish is not an absolute, unhindered freedom that an anarchist would wish for, rather it 's a freedom protected within the boundaries of law. America is the leading destinations for immigrants with approximately one million immigrants each year. A majority of these immigrants come to America for one common reason, the American dream. They come because they want to escape poverty, persecution, and war. Drawn by the shimmering promises that America offers, immigrants have been coming since the
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Where he address how the “ Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” ( American 1). King wasn’t afraid to voice his beliefs, he even did so in a national landmark, the Lincoln Memorial Hall, to emphasize the point he was trying to make about he dreams for a world where his “ four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” ( America 1). Like all nations, America had its own problems, but it was brave, outspoken people like King that kept making America a sought out destination. Against the discrimination, prejudice, and threats, King went out in front of thousands of people and gave his speech. His actions became symbolic to immigrants and Americans alike, a representation of how one can’t attain anything unless you risk something in return.
In the poem, “The New Colossus,” by Emma Lazarus, Lazarus describes America as the “ Mother Exiles,” which is symbolic for how America had become a destination for those who had no where else to go; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. …………………………………. cries she With silent
Where he address how the “ Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” ( American 1). King wasn’t afraid to voice his beliefs, he even did so in a national landmark, the Lincoln Memorial Hall, to emphasize the point he was trying to make about he dreams for a world where his “ four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” ( America 1). Like all nations, America had its own problems, but it was brave, outspoken people like King that kept making America a sought out destination. Against the discrimination, prejudice, and threats, King went out in front of thousands of people and gave his speech. His actions became symbolic to immigrants and Americans alike, a representation of how one can’t attain anything unless you risk something in return.
In the poem, “The New Colossus,” by Emma Lazarus, Lazarus describes America as the “ Mother Exiles,” which is symbolic for how America had become a destination for those who had no where else to go; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. …………………………………. cries she With silent