All men are created equal

a white lawyer, Atticus, is defending an innocent African-American man who was charged of rape. Atticus makes a speech to the jury and audience about how race has been an issue for our country for generations, and how if African-American men are only created equal in one place, let it be the courtroom. In "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. he discusses the current and past issues facing the country about racial…

the Preamble “all men are created equal”. In Source D all men are not created equal because of their race. On the contrary, in Source E the second Map relates to the “Indian Removal Act”, which created pandemonium for the Native Americans. Furthermore, the preamble, it states “ensure domestic tranquillity.” This means to maintain peace within the borders of the United States of America . In the Constitution it says to have peace within the nation meanwhile this removal act created the…

pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man equal of an Einstein, and an ignorant man equal of any college president” (L 103-106) Atticus uses this antithesis to show how the justice system favors nobody. The court system does not care from what class, gender, ethnicity, skin color, or background it only cares about the evidence. Another example is, “Our courts have their faults, as does any human constitution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all…

Revolution allowed for an attitude of equality for all. Finally winning independence from Great Britain was a historical event that was so relevant to the American identity, and will continue to hold prominence in the rest of human existence. Throughout the American Revolution, the national identity greatly shifted back and forth in order to build off the foundation of freedom. The Founding Fathers thought they were doing just that, but instead they created a nation that favored a small amount…

Throughout history the united states has had many encounters and conflicts with humans that are of colored skin. It started when English men started transporting african american from Africa to the “New world” ( United States) and forced african americans to do slave work and treated them unequally . This type of racist behavior continued throughout most of americas existence. It was not until today where everyone is seen equally as everyone, however, sometimes racism still happens today. Some U…

(McDonnell 140). After the Revolution, the limits of freedom were stretched out to free white men, who in a few states, must own property or be able to pay taxes. Those not qualified for freedom were all African-American slaves as well as all women. To the Founders, all men were created equal, but there was a difference between the two. That is what should be understood is that created equal is not the same as being equal. The Revolution framed the open deliberation about who was entitled to…

“our courts are great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal” (274). This statement should be challenged due to the reality of the subject. Most men and women wish our court systems were equal, but they are never going to be. This is due to the fact that people will always hold grudges, and will express hate for someone else, no matter how fair or equal we try and make things. During the 1930’s the court systems were not equal by any standard, with the Tom Robinson case…

According to John Locke, all men are entitled to three things, “life, health, liberty and property (Locke, 9)”. All ideas created by the famous 17th century philosopher John Locke in the writings of the Second Treatise of Government. John Locke uses life, liberty and the property to explain the process of economic inequality. The philosopher uses these three basic ideas to define problems in society and eventually justify economic inequality. Locke begins by stating that “all men are naturally…

Both women and men, young and old can be feminists. Many people do not support this movement because they believe that what it stands for does not apply to them selves. Feminism is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. This simple definition involves both genders. There are a few reasons why people should consider becoming feminist, which are: it is inclusive, claiming the feminist identity does not limit the person in any way, and we should all want equality…

which all men are created equal--there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man an equal of Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president” (par. 12) In this he’s saying how since Thomas Jefferson said that all men are created equal then one man who is completely opposite from another is still equal to the man who isn’t like him. Einstein was a genius and created many things but a stupid man who hasn’t done anything is still equal…