All About Myself Essay

The American Dream “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This powerful quote comes from the document that the foundation of our country is based on, The Declaration of Independence, which was written by Thomas Jefferson. The document talks about being able to lead a happy and successful life in America. That is what the…

As people, we all have responsibilities that need taking care of. People have to get jobs to have some sort of income to support their wellbeing. Voltaire is really big about doing things for oneself. He feels that depending on others is a burden. He shows this concept all throughout his story with his character Candide. It did not matter what Candide was faced with because he always finds a…

The core ideal of the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson on the fateful July 4th of 1776, is equality. This seemingly simple idea is echoed throughout the document. From when Jefferson writes “all men are created equal” to when he starts to conclude the manifesto with “free and independent states”, the image that is imprinted on any reader’s mind is that of a country that has never before been created; one of true brotherhood and equality. Unfortunately, since I was born in…

All men are created equal. Our forefathers wrote this as the backbone of our country. Racial prejudice in this country, however, did not include the black man in that equality. Equality should be found in the courts. The judicial system and humanity can lose the faith of the community by not producing a fair trial, displaying the essence of equality, and the goodness of the people who are a part of it. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus in his closing statement argues guilt and…

that all men are created equal.” This quote was used to express how back in the 1700s, everyone within the united states shall be treated the same no matter what their skin color is or how financially well off they were. The quote previously stated was in the constitution of the United States, which we follow to this day. A high school in La Palma, California have developed a new method to track students by separating them. Going against what our founding fathers had said many years ago about…

Have you ever wondered why Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors shooting guard) is thinking about going to a different team. Well I’m going to tell you why this is. Many people know who Klay Thompson (aka one of the three splash brothers). He is one of the three best shooters in the game of basketball today. He is on a great team with coach Kerr. He is involved with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Draymond Green. He lives in California ,and he is one of the top 15 players in the NBA! He is…

them the power to govern as they saw fit, for Native Americans it meant their way of life was threatened and for the common man it meant he or she was no longer English. While the document does not mean freedom for all, it did make great strides--for its time--in attempting to bring all peoples into the fold of American democracy. This declaration is a far cry from…

“All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”. This excerpt from the US constitution shows the basis of the American national ethos of equal opportunity in a pursuit of happiness and fulfilment, this ethos having been manifested into an idea more recently known as the American Dream. The human experience in this instance is a parallel to the American Dream, also at its core…

“America is not like a blanket: one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt: many patches, many pieces, many colors, and many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.” This quotation spoken by Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist, demonstrates how influences of puritanical culture possess metaphorically a patch in the quilt of the United States and the idea of puritans influencing Americans from the belief of…

In Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, war makes the soldiers act indifferently towards their surroundings, and it shows the demoralizing impact of losing oneself through the character Paul Baümer. Throughout the book, there are many examples of black humor that emphasize the effects that war has had on the soldiers’ identities. Especially when the soldiers are on the front line or going to the front, they are forced to behave in the stereotypical soldier manner of being tough…