All men are created equal

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…

Embedded in the Declaration of Independence in the United States is the American dream. It is asserted that “all men were created equal” with everyone having the right to liberty, life and equal chances in life. In addition, is apparent that the American Dream has been the core guide of Americans and their young ones as they endeavour to rise and transcend barriers in their social and economic lives. This is even more elaborate in the history of America citing the fact that the American Dream…

60’s I The mantra the United States of America was founded upon proclaims that all men are born with natural rights and created equal. While promising freedom and protection to all its citizens, the very heart of the country only beats for a small percentage of its able bodied, sound minded, financially stable, men of certain races and lifestyles. Although the 50’s and 60’s are often portrayed as ideal decades for all people living in the United States, Truman Capote’s novel, In Cold Blood,…

to protect these unalienable rights, lest the people decide to alter, or perhaps even abolish the government. Yet, as important as these principles may be, the premise of the entire Declaration of Independence cannot be concrete unless all mankind be decreed equal. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is arguably the most enticing characteristic of the United States…

“We the People of the United States.” These 7 words created and unified a country unlike any the world had ever seen before. We live in a country founded on equality and opportunity. A country with a new future, in the hands of a generation that hasn’t even been named yet, with new needs, values and ideas. In school, we hear a lot about futures. We are advised on how to better our futures, and told of the people who did the same. We learn of the men who gave us our future, who wrote those…

The Ideal There are 5 ideals in the Declaration of Independence: liberty, democracy, rights, opportunity and equality. An ideal is the concept of perfection and desirable to become a reality. The declaration of independence is a document that declared Americans colonies “free”, and “independant”. Americans have lived up to the ideals of Democracy, Rights, and Opportunity. It's said that America is a democratic country? But is it really? American haved lived up to ideal of a democratic…

the perilous war, America's Founding Fathers composed a remarkable document that outline the liberties and rights given to every resident of the United States. This prominent paper, known as " The Declaration of Independence", stated, "that all men are created equally." Clearly, this has shown to be false as black citizens of the United States have been living in the slums of segregation and discrimination. However, a historical event occurred in 2008 that many say have drastically altered…

Directly in the mission statement of the United States Declaration of Independence is the proclamation that all men are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and that among these are “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” However, there is no clear cut definition of happiness nor how one can go about achieving it. Happiness is quite a subjective term that has been explored in numerous different lights. In his commencement speech to the University of South Carolina, Ben S. Bernanke…

What is your idea of a perfect society? Do you imagine all men being equal? Do you imagine a world in which there is no hate? Equality 7-2521 must be living the dream then. In Ayn Rand’s book Anthem all men are viewed as equals and all men are loved, or so it seems. Equality 7-2521 and many others have been oppressed their entire lives by this so called ‘utopia’. To ensure that the ‘brothers’ in the society stay equal there are many rules in place to prevent any doubting of the society’s doings.…

lead to our evolution and rapid progress but it has also had negitive effects such as slavery and oppresion.But through out all this mankind has always struggeld for freedom for liberty.Somthing that i have heard as you might have, from a very young age is the pledge of alliagance some words that stood out to me for a long time were the words with liberty and justice for all this stood out to me because of the implecations it has and the ideals that people have and will continue to fight for…