Problems of Privileged People

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Many people from all over the world want to be in your shoes. My father had escaped from Vietnam to the United States in the midst of the Vietnam War. He like many other immigrants had left the chaos of the war in hope for a better life, and he was more than happy for a chance to start afresh in the land of the free. Although it seems that many citizens of the United States feel unsatisfied with the abundance of never ending problems such as discrimination, there should not be a need for major changes including the restructuring of the government to take place since the people have access to rights and given opportunities to succeed.
To an extent, many citizens believe that racial discrimination continues to be a significant issue in America today. This nation has had an appalling history with the past ownership of slaves and segregation. However, the addition of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments and the Civil Right Acts has corrected this misjudgment. Randall Kennedy describes the people as wanting to “escape the gravitational pull of the country’s ugly racial past”, which shows the effort to reduce and eliminate racial prejudices (240). Even though discrimination still occurs occasionally on an individual basis, people label it as a problem of this whole country. Our ancestors faced much greater persistence from the discriminating people than current generations face today (Kennedy 240). The solution to this issue, however, does not lie in the hands of the leaders or laws of America but rather in altering an individual’s narrow-mindedness and prejudice towards others. We have learned from our previous mistakes and are now working towards a racial discrimination free America.
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...e the people have rights and are given opportunities to achieve and accomplish. The public of America should raise awareness for the privileges of living in the United States and remind each other to be grateful for all that we have. Just know that somewhere else in the world somebody wishes to be in your shoes.

Works Cited

Amnesty International. “Africa Suffers From Human Rights Abuses.” Africa 2008: n. pag. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 4 Mar. 2014.
Kennedy, Randall. For Discrimination. Toronto: Pantheon, 2013. Print.
Spalding, Matthew, ed. Introduction. America’s Opportunity for All. Washington, D.C., 2013. The Heritage Foundation. PDF file.
US Department of State. “Libya’s Human Rights Record Remains Poor.” Libya 2012: n. pag. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 4 Mar. 2014.

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