I do not think that America is an equal land of opportunity. The reason I think this is because anyone has the opportunity, but not everyone seizes the opportunity. There is equal opportunity, but not everyone puts equal effort into the opportunity. When Americans first came to this land they were so eager to get a second chance they worked hard to strive for a better life. This is still the case today for most people, but not all people. Some people just want it handed to them on a silver platter.
As shown in this image some people do not take pride in doing a job right.
As shown in this image some people do not take pride in doing a job right.
In “America” one line in the middle reads “strong, ample, fair, capable, rich”. None of these words say lazy, free, or easy… Even the poet Walt Whitman knows that we can all achieve success with good old fashioned hard work. When the poem says freedom that does not mean freedom to be lazy. This means freedom to be what we want to be, what type of work we want to do. “Love” does not just mean typical lovesey dovesey love,
it means to love this country America. We should be proud to be American, where we have the freedom of opportunity, we should be proud to be able to work where we want to work.
Taking advantage of our freedom not to work hard or trying to freeload is not showing love for our country.
America if we want our equality back it is simple, we need to work harder get off our backsides and put our best foot forward. The opportunity is out there, just don't back down, don't get lazy, take the bull by the horns and aim for the light at the end of the tunnel.
America
Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,
All, all alike endear’d, grown, ungrown, young or old,
Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich,
Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love,
A grand, sane, towering, seated Mother,
Chair’d in the adamant of Time.
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