Ever since the start, America has been a country of hard work. From the war we fought to own our land to the compromises we made in our constitution to the expansion and becoming of a strong country, the journey America’s been through is nothing short of challenging. Regardless, our founders and people in America have overcome all kinds of boundaries and have made America the country it is today. We went from a joke amongst other countries who didn’t take us seriously to one of the strongest contenders in the world today. This wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for the hard work invested into the country. Now in modern times, the country has evolved and the barriers we must overcome have been dramatically changed. Technology has made factory
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Merit is how good one is at doing something, whether that be at a job, activity etc. Merit is important because companies and hirers want the best people for the jobs that they are offering. The debate whether merit should be as big a factor as it is now however stems from the fact that, as different people, we have many kinds of strengths and weaknesses. Some of these are great in the job world, such as 21st century technological skills, and having them will lead to finding success easier. Some are not as applicable however and can be tricky to find a use with them. Hard work fortunately is a solution for both improving skills you already have and learning new ones. Through hard work, improvement is made and people can become better than their previous selves. This realization is key to achieving the American dream because it has been this way since the beginning. In the short fiction story, The Lesson, by Toni Cade Bambara, Sylvia is learning about the economic inequality that is present in America. There are many ways to take this, but Sylvia is determined to not let economic gap get in the way of her succeeding, saying “But ain’t nobody gonna beat me at nuthin” (400). This mindset is not a guaranteed way to live the American dream, but this improvement and wanting to be the best possible at something leads to the right …show more content…
As touched on before, America wasn’t a country that just “happened”, but rather people worked hard in it to build it into what America is today. In his poem “I hear America singing”, Walt Whitman writes about all the sounds he hears of different blue collar jobs being accomplished. Whether it be a carpenter measuring planks or a wife doing chores at home (Whitman), everyone was putting in work and contributing to the society. Virtually everyone then was contributing, including African Americans. Langston Hughes writes in his poem, I, too, Sing America, how even though he wasn’t looked as highly upon before, the work he has contributed would show how valuable he and others like him were to the building of America. Regardless of the job, profession, race, and life situation, hard work was being done. Thanks to all the hard work done, America benefited and became a strong country capable of doing a
Merit is how good one is at doing something, whether that be at a job, activity etc. Merit is important because companies and hirers want the best people for the jobs that they are offering. The debate whether merit should be as big a factor as it is now however stems from the fact that, as different people, we have many kinds of strengths and weaknesses. Some of these are great in the job world, such as 21st century technological skills, and having them will lead to finding success easier. Some are not as applicable however and can be tricky to find a use with them. Hard work fortunately is a solution for both improving skills you already have and learning new ones. Through hard work, improvement is made and people can become better than their previous selves. This realization is key to achieving the American dream because it has been this way since the beginning. In the short fiction story, The Lesson, by Toni Cade Bambara, Sylvia is learning about the economic inequality that is present in America. There are many ways to take this, but Sylvia is determined to not let economic gap get in the way of her succeeding, saying “But ain’t nobody gonna beat me at nuthin” (400). This mindset is not a guaranteed way to live the American dream, but this improvement and wanting to be the best possible at something leads to the right …show more content…
As touched on before, America wasn’t a country that just “happened”, but rather people worked hard in it to build it into what America is today. In his poem “I hear America singing”, Walt Whitman writes about all the sounds he hears of different blue collar jobs being accomplished. Whether it be a carpenter measuring planks or a wife doing chores at home (Whitman), everyone was putting in work and contributing to the society. Virtually everyone then was contributing, including African Americans. Langston Hughes writes in his poem, I, too, Sing America, how even though he wasn’t looked as highly upon before, the work he has contributed would show how valuable he and others like him were to the building of America. Regardless of the job, profession, race, and life situation, hard work was being done. Thanks to all the hard work done, America benefited and became a strong country capable of doing a