Slavery In America

Are we supposed to put a value life by their cost or by our own personal preferences and feelings? In 1619, slavery has started in the United States which creates the idea that slaves are not as equal as pets and their value are very poor to the higher social class of slave owners and caucasians. There still was segregation after the 13th amendment being ratified, where “whites” saw that the “colored” people are not desired which makes the “whites” base the “colored” people have a low value by their feelings. Today, we are considered “equal”, but there is still gender and racial discrimination within United States, so this means that people still value other people’s life differently by gender, race, and occupation. Since there has been many literature that has different positions, society values the human life by their feelings, or emotional quality.

“Find your loved one’s age and income and follow your finger to the magic number. Note that the lifetime earnings have been boosted by a flat $250,000 [...]” (Ripley 7). People can not pay a funeral by $250,000 because they have lost a life because there are other bills that are still needed to pay. After seeing that the government would not give more financial help, many of its citizens would sue the government for not giving more money to support their family. “The human life value calculator helps you assess the financial loss your family would incur if you were to die today” (Life Happens). This presents a general idea where people would have to go to see that their life cost,, but is based upon the a financial standard not emotional. The government values human life upon their cost in a business stance, but others would