People For the American Way

terrorist, automatically people think the worst of them. Many Americans are afraid of what others have done in the past. In my opinion I don't see why we should fear Muslims because the way I see it, it's just a religion just like Catholics, Christians and other religious groups. I think the American public fear them because they see their physical appearance as in the way they dress and they think the worst. I think the Latinos like myself can relate to Muslims because the way America is…

The first people to immigrate to America had come in search of some type of freedom, whether it was freedom of speech, freedom from an oppressive government, freedom to practice a religion openly, or even just freedom to own more land. These first immigrants in North America proclaimed they wanted freedom for all and that all people are created equal, which was the basis America was founded on. However, only time would tell what it truly meant to say that all people are equal. Before long,…

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander discusses ways the way the American prison system has become a cycle for many prisoners instead of a system for them to regret their criminal actions while A Talk to Teacher by James Baldwin features his own first-hand experiences with racism within the American education system. Both authors, who are black Americans, discuss racial microaggressions in times where racism is thought to be nonexistent. When people think of racism, they generally think of…

yet again mourns the death of the American Dream. It has been dead for many years and some people claim it never even existed. Those people held onto the belief that the American Dream was nothing but a thin veil that covered the endless problems that America is plagued with. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of those people and he portrayed his thoughts in his book "The Great Gatsby". His message about the American Dream aligns with the harsh reality of today 's American Dream. Before I discuss the…

In the article, “Is Violence the Way to fight Racism?,” Peter Singer, the author argues about the tragedy brought by violent protests that caused death and injuries to society. The author goes on to say that non-violent protesters even support violence after the tragic event from Charlottesville. In this article, Trump stated the problem that risen in Charlottesville was to blame on both white supremacists and non-violence protesters because he didn’t want white supremacists who started…

United States, the door was closed. Many groups of Americans have been oppressed, and not given the equal access to the liberties they were entitled. Following the Civil War, African Americans, women, and Native Americans have not had the same rights as affluent white men. The Civil War fragmented the country, and following the victory of the union, African Americans were freed. The Emancipation Proclamation…

The Greedy Americans First and foremost, Americans are seen by this world negatively and positively in various ways. Most of the time Americans are described as being greedy. Americans are usually perceived in a negative way and this is due to the fast spread of information throughout the world which helps everyone find out how Americans act. To begin with, Americans are seen as being greedy and only care about being rich and having plenty of money. For example, when flying with airlines or…

Ortiz is an African American baseball player that makes more that 15 million a year; it would take an average american to match his 1 years wage with 294 year’s of work. At 1 point athletes didn't make that much and were not recognized as much as they are today. In fact athletes didn't have the same grip on society as they do now because of the amount of attention the press gives them; or by social media. At 1 time sports, jobs, churches,communities were very segregated and American took…

important part of American history. They have been a part of this country since America’s forefathers decided to expand westward and take land. From this time onward, they were treated as second class citizens that were not able to acquire the rights that they deserved. It wasn’t until the 1950s that Mexican immigrant began to get the rights that they deserved they had a negative stigma and perception attached to them. Starting from around the time of World War II, 1939 to 1945, many people of…

of all the negativity around us. We learned our American Dream; however, I am not alone in my beliefs when it comes to believing the American Dream is still alive. In Brandon King’s essay “ The American Dream: Dead, Alive, or on Hold?,” he defines his personal representation of the American Dream and how it is still alive. He chose to redefine the modern day American Dream by turning it into a work ethic, he stated: “work for an honest, secure way of life and save for the future." Eventually,…