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Throughout the 20th century women gained more rights and freedom by leaving their homes and joining the workforce and taking over men's jobs for a period of time. Due to the “women's rights’ movement they had the possibility to fight for suffrage. They gained their freedom of speech by standing up for their beliefs and participating in strikes in order to achieve the American Dream yet they did not fully have access to it because now a days women still do not have completely their equal rights.

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History source- “I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as President, I must put the interest of America first. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad.” This piece of evidence is important to my claim because  it shows how men were only allowed to be presidents and till this day we have only had men presidents and not women as presidents. Therefore women and still are given less rights then men or else at this day in 2017 we would already at least had a woman as president so they could change government laws and improve society in a better way.

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English source- In The Crucible, it is very common to see a husband tell his wife what to do, which demonstrates the lower position of women in this community. When the Putnams arrive at Reverend Parris's house in Act One, Mr. Putnam addresses his wife, saying, "Ann! Tell Mr. Parris what you have done." This sounds like a father speaking to his child rather than a husband speaking to his wife. John Proctor addresses his wife in a similar way in Act Two, “ It is a fault, it is a fault, Elizabeth you're the mistress here, not Mary Warren." The fact that he can speak to her in such a way indicates their inequality”. The way John speaks to Mary also demonstrates the discrepancy in power between men and women. This piece of evidence is important to my claim because it shows throughout the novel how women were treated poorly even by their husbands just because they were men they felt like they had the power.

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Recent source- (2017)In current day 2017 women are still fighting for their rights.  “Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground”. This piece of evidence helps us understand that even though we are in 2017 women do not have equal rights. They are still fighting for suffrage, so they could vote and win what they want and need for them to live in a better and fair life. This is important to notice because at this point in year women should have all their equal rights just as men do.

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Recent Source- (2015) In the current day today women are finally able to vote. After men years in the 19’s women were not able to join the elections because of the fact of suffrage. Women did not deserve to vote only men voted back then. In the article “Saudi Arabia's women vote in election for first time” they state, “ Salma al-Rashed was the first woman to register to vote. "It felt really good," she told the BBC. "Change is a big word but the election is the way to make sure we are really represented." This piece of evidence is important to my claim because women back then did not participate in any election till now. It was a good experience for them and they felt good about voting because they felt like they were helping society and them as womens stand up for themselves and what they believe in. This is important to notice because suffrage was a big problem back then and now it has changed.

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#1 Women were viewed as people who, despite the progress that they have made, women are still considered less than men because they earn less money and have less value than men. In the article they state, “The majority of women remained in the traditional role of housewife. However, the number of working women increased by 25% as a result of the work they had undertaken during WW1. Roles of 1920's women in the workplace included factory workers, secretaries, salesclerks and telephone operators. The number of women attending college rose to 10% of the population by the end of the 1920's”. Many of the women in the 1920’s were given a very small chance of being equal but only to a certain extent such as having the same jobs as women but they get paid less. This evidence is important to my claim because it shows how women were still looked as less even though they worked they did not get paid equal.

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#2 Women in the mid 1940 due to “Some historians argue that, in many ways, World War II created the modern women's rights movement. Before the war, it was unusual for women to work outside the home, especially in the middle and upper social classes. Before the war, 12 million women worked. That changed dramatically when women were needed for the war effort ( Farming in the 1940’s)”. The government viewed women as more responsible and hard working women in the society. Since they had very few rights in the 1920s when ww2 occurred their rights changed including be able to vote working in factories and being outside of home and not just stuck in there. Government changed the laws giving women more fair possibilities. This evidence is important to my claim because it shows  how the  women’s rights movement gave women greater possibilities in life to be able to succeed however till this day women still try to fight for their rights because women are still not treated equally like men are.

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#3 Women were capable of “ growing cohort of university-educated women is also educated in more marketable subjects. In 1966, 40% of American women who received a BA specialised in education in college; 2% specialised in business and management. The figures are now 12% and 50%. Women only continue to lag seriously behind men in a handful of subjects, such as engineering and computer sciences, where they earned about one-fifth of degrees in 2006.(Women power)”. The government view women as someone successful in life even though they work at home and in factories they manage to get there school work ahead. Since they were let to study they actually take advantage of it. From the 19’s to 2010 there was a huge impacted in the women society and their rights. This evidence is important to my claim because women were finally let to go to school and not only be a “housewife”. This show in huge impact with society because there were benefits with more family such as having more money etc.

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#4 Women equal as men “Many feminists argue that women's rights are universal regardless of cultural background, and that the Western standard should be applied to all women; others argue that culture is important to consider when defining women's rights...so that women can have the same opportunities as men, while maintaining some recognition of gender differences. Gender equity issues include providing equivalent teams for girls and women in sports, national laws protecting working women's right to maternity leave, and childcare for single, working mothers.(Point of view: Women's rights)”. The government gave women their right they need in order to maintain their children they had. When ever they had children they could still keep the work they were at they did not get fired. The government also looked at women's culture in order to give them their rights which should not be done because in men's they never looked at their background. This evidence is important to my claim because in the 19’s to this day women have not fully had access to the American Dream because they are judged before they get the rights they want and if they do not fit in then women remain just how they were.This effect’s women because they are not given the right they need and the government should not view their culture.

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The picture we chose of the torch being held and the hands reaching for it connects to my role of workers in the idea that, workers are one of the many hands reaching for the torch which is represented by the American dream. The hand holding the torch is represents the role of Political figures which exemplifies the idea that Political figures have full access to achieve life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Because they are holding the torch it illustrates that they are the role able to give access to the workers for the ability to achieve the American dream. Though the workers never gained complete access over a century later they have gained much progress coming closer and closer.

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Throughout American history Immigrant’s access to rights have highly been improved due to the fact that they have put together campaigns to show they are harmless. Immigrants acceptance have slowly been gaining respect and acceptance from American society and will continue to gain freedom and acceptance throughout time.

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Work CitedArthur, Miller. The Crucible. United states of america.Penguin Group:1952.Print.  Brock, William E. (n.d.): n. pag. Https://reaganlibrary.gov. Web. 2017."Early 1900’s Black American South." Debbie McKenna. N.p., 2 Oct. 2010. Web. 05 June 2017."Cesar Chavez Address." CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June "Consumer Spending and U.S. Employment from the 2007–2009 Recession through 2022 : Monthly Labor Review." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of  Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. 05 June Epstein, Reid J. "Obama Signs Minimum Wage Order." POLITICO. N.p., 12 Feb. 2014.Web. 05 June 2017.Farm Life during the 1940s. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2017"Female Power." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 02 Jan. 2010. Web. 05 June 2017.Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Royston, Hertfordshire: Large Print hop, 2014. Print."George Bush's Global Warming Speech." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 14 Feb. 2002. Web. 05 June 2017."Herbert Hoover on the Great Depression and New Deal, 1931–1933." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., 23 July 2013. Web. 05 June 2017"Inaugural Address by President Barack Obama." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 07 June 2017."Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech August 28 1963." Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech August 28 1963. American History, 2012. Web. 05 June  2017.Meister, Dick. "The Great Pullman Strike." The Great Pullman Strike (Labor) by Dick Meister. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2017."New Labor Laws in 2017 | Labor Law Changes in the U.S." CBRI.com. N.p., 10 Feb.2017. Web. 07 June 2017 PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, n.d. Web. 07 June 2017.Pluciennik Portafolio Chapter 23 "Police Killed More than 100 Unarmed Black People in 2015." Mapping Police Violence. N.p., 8 Dec. 2015. Web. 07 June 2017.Quezzaire, Pilar and Laura Finley. "Women’s Rights: An Overview." Points of View: Women's Rights, 31 Mar. 2017, p. 1. EBSCOhost,     search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=23828181&site=pov-live.The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Works Progress Administration (WPA)." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 02 May 2017. Web. 07June 2017."The Inaugural Address." The White House. The United States Government, 30 Jan. 2017. Web. 07 June 2017.Thernstrom, Abigail, and Stephan Thernstrom. "Black Progress: How Far We’ve Come, and How Far We Have to Go | Brookings Institution." Brookings. Brookings, 28 July 2016. Web. 05 June 2017."What Obama's Victory Means About Race and Class." What Obama's Victory Means About Race and Class | Solidarity. N.p., 1 Sept. 2016. Web. 05 June 2017."Women in the 1920s." Women in the 1920s: Changing Roles and Famous Women forKids ***. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2017."Women's Rights." Human Rights Watch. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June 2017."Saudi Arabia's Women Vote in Election for First Time." BBC News. BBC, 12 Dec. 2015.        Web. 08 June 2017.

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Between 1890 - 2017 in American history, African American’s access to rights has evolved greatly by gaining more freedom and slowly but surely being acknowledged by society. They have not fully been accepted in society however they are definitely gaining and going in the right direction.

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“1958, 44 percent of whites said they would move if a black family became their next door neighbor; today the figure is 1 percent.” This piece of evidence helps support the claim because it shows the improvement in the acceptance of African Americans in American society. It is telling us that African Americans are more accepted but not completely. This evidence is important to the claim due to the fact that it tells us that now more people wouldn’t mind living next to an African American family than before this is showing us that there is much improvement from the past to now, however they still aren't seen as as equal from American society.

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“The election of the first Black president of the United States has a dual meaning: social and political.

Not just African Americans cheered: The crowd at Chicago’s Grant Park was multiethnic — whites, Blacks, Latinos and Asians, all together.” This piece of evidence helps support the claim because it shows that African AMericans did not reach the American Dream quite yet and they show many signs of gaining even more acceptance into society. This evidence is important to the claim because once again it shows hope and improvement in African American history in the US. This is important to African Americans because without some signs of improvement every couple of years they will never reach the American Dream.

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“Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves... It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity... But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” This piece of evidence helps support my claim that African Americans were not equal but show signs of progress towards equal opportunity and shows that they have came a long way in the right path. This evidence is important to my claim because it shows that laws were even passed to make African Americans free and give them equal rights but they still weren’t seen as equal by society. Although they were not equal it shows improvement by the US government and society.

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“When the 13th Amendment (1864), 14th Amendment (1868), and 15th Amendments (1870) were ratified, black Americans believed they were American citizens and equal to whites.  Yet, black women found the government did not recognize their citizenship nor their right to vote.” This piece of evidence helps support the claim because it shows that once the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed all African Americans showed signs of hope and felt like they would finally be free. This evidence is important to the claim due to the fact that it tells us that even tho they found hope that they will be free soon they were not completely free but they were showing improvement.

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“Police killed at least 102 unarmed black people in 2015”

This piece of evidence helps support the claim because over 102 innocent African Americans were killed by policemen for something that they have not shown any sign of them having weapons to hurt the police officer. This evidence is important to the claim due to the fact that 100 African American men were killed by the US government which is not a good thing however that is a lot less than there was killed before. For example during times of slavery they were whipped and killed all the time.This piece of evidence helps support the claim because over 102 innocent African Americans were killed by policemen for something that they have not shown any sign of them having weapons to hurt the police officer. This evidence is important to the claim due to the fact that 100 African American men were killed by the US government which is not a good thing however that is a lot less than there was killed before. For example during times of slavery they were whipped and killed all the time.

and my claim because it is showing us what Obama has done for the country not only being the first African president but also his achievements.This evidence is important because it has factual information and shows how an African American Man can be equal to an American Man.

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“HALE: When did you compact with the Devil? TITUBA: I don‘t compact with no devil! PARRIS: You will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to your death, Tituba! PUTNAM: This woman must be hanged! She must be taken and hanged!” This piece of evidence helps support the claim because it shows how tituba who is an African American is discriminated against and her punishment for something she didn’t do is automatically to be whipped because of her race.This evidence is important to the claim due to the fact that it shows an African Americans punishment is way worse than what it would be for an American and hey are discriminated against.

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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

This piece of evidence helps support my claim because it tells us that slavery is no longer allowed in the US meaning African Americans were able to have freedom and no longer be beaten or used because of their color. This evidence is important to my claim because it shows a huge sigh of relief for every African American man and women in the US. This is just one step that led them to where they are now in society.

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The torch being held  represents the American dream the hand holding it serves as a representation of the Political figure role exemplifying the idea that this role always has and always will have complete access to achieving the American dream, while the hands reaching for it are represented as different roles in American society that include, African Americans, Workers, Immigrants, and women  all whom are trying to reach the American dream. Though their hands never completely  reach the torch meaning these roles never gain full access to  the American Dream they become closer and closer but never seem to be close enough, with many obstacles in their way to be able to gain complete access to the American dream as represented by the torch. The idea is not that they are to reach the torch but that they start gaining way on it to show improvement and one day be able to fully grasp it and have complete access to achieving the life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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Throughout the 20th century to today, workers have been a huge aspect in American society by being the backbone to America’s economy. In the beginning of the 20th  workers  were being constantly oppressed and exploited but  they soon began to gain more rights and opportunities which allowed them to progress in American society due to higher wages and better working conditions, resulting in the ability to achieve the American Dream.

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In the article, “'Immigrants Are Responsible for Substantial Economic Growth'”, by Nick Gillespie talks about how Donald Trump is an anti-immigrant and should not be. The author says, "As of January 1, 2016, immigrants have started more than half (44 of 87) of America's startup companies valued at $1 billion dollars or more and are key members of management or product development teams in over 70 percent (62 of 87) of these companies." More than half of Silicon Valley's corporate founders are immigrants”(Gillespie). Meanwhile Donald Trump thinks that immigrants have just made a negative impact in society. This shows that immigrants have not fully yet been able to achieve life, liberty, and happiness due to people not fully trusting them. In this situation even though they are labeled to be bad by the US president, the president is proven wrong with facts.

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In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded an organization called Works Progress Association also known as WPA, this organization was established through the New Deal act created by FDR in order to  create more government jobs for some of the nation’s many unemployed. In the article Works Progress Association it states, “the purpose of the program was to provide useful work for millions of victims of the Great Depression and thus to preserve their skills and self-respect.”This shows that workers were making huge strides with the help of the US government by creating these organizations after the Great Depression to help employee workers and give them a chance to gain more income after the tough depression that occurred.Through this organization it made it more possible for workers to gain access to the American Dream through hard work and dedication by the government providing them with jobs. This is important to notice because it shows that American society valued workers during this time by supporting the creation of an organization to help employee those that lost their jobs during the Great Depression and gives them a chance to get back on their feet and make a living.

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Workers portrayed In The Great Gatsby 1920's (ELA source)

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Workers portrayed In The Great Gatsby 1920's (ELA source)

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In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald workers are portrayed as the lowest class in society, they live in the “Valley of Ashes” compared to “West Egg” and “East Egg” which are the more prominent areas to reside in. Fitzgerald writes, “Go to bed but Wilson refused, saying he’d miss a lot of business.” Go to bed but Wilson refused, saying that he’d miss a lot of business” (67 Fitzgerald) George Wilson the owner of an auto repair shop located in the Valley of Ashes said this quote while he was ill, this goes to show that workers were portrayed as very hardworking in order to make ends meet and have a steady income.The Great Gatsby was set in the 1920’s which showed workers were making progress and strides to achieve the American dream through hard work and long hours. This is important to notice because the rest of American society did not value you hard work as workers did especially in this novel because the rest of the population was considered wealthy and did not have to work as hard as those that lived in the Valley of Ashes.

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The Great Pullman Strike of 1894 was the first major strike for workers in US history it marked a new chance of upbring for workers in America. In the Article titled “ The Great Pullman Strike by by Dick Meister he states, “a virtual insurrection of working people against the corporate forces who dictated their conditions of employment, subjecting them without recourse to lives of poverty or near-poverty...The strike nevertheless was one of the most important of the events that ultimately led to widespread unionization and the granting of fundamental rights and protections to all U.S. workers, unionized or not.”(Great Pullman Strike) This illustrates that at the start of the 20th century workers were being exploited by corporate efforts with long treacherous hours and extremely low wages, in response to this the workers went on the first labor strike in US history ultimately changing the working environment forever creating a unified force against their employers and gaining fundamental rights. This was an opportunity for US workers to begin to achieve the American dream by fighting the oppression of their work ethics.Through the Great Pullman strike it’s important to recognize that American society values the work being done rather than the people performing the harsh labor.

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In the history textbook the author says how Latinos were getting positive gains and he says, “Like African Americans, Latinos gained political power during the 1980’s...In August 1988, President Reagan appointed Lauro Cavazos as secretary of education”(Rand McNally 844). This shows that immigrants like Latinos are able to obtain political positions showing that immigrants are becoming more well respected and not racially profiled.

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In 1906 Upton Sinclair states, “The woman did not go on; she stayed right there--hour after hour, day after day, year after year, twisting sausage links and racing with death. It was piecework, and she was apt to have a family to keep alive; and stern and ruthless economic laws had arranged it that she could only do this by working just as she did, with all her soul upon her work, and with never an instant for a glance at the well-dressed ladies and gentlemen who came to stare at her, as at some wild beast in a menagerie.” (Sinclair 139) Sinclair is basically saying that the economic laws had limited women and worker’s access to the American Dream, due to the restrictions that they had for their low rank in society, giving them harsh working conditions, low wages, and unequal rights. This shows the impact political figures have on society’s access to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness because the political figures decision affects the lives of Americans in a positive or negative way depending on the role’s ranking in society. It is important to recognize these impacts on American identity and values because American’s strive for success, in order to reach their goal of achieving the attributes of the American Dream.

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In the article, “Top Ten Immigration Myths and Fact”, by National Immigration Forum, the author talks about how The National Immigration Forum (NIF) were of pro-immigration members who were building public support in the United States to welcome immigrants and refugees. The author says,” The National Immigration Forum was founded by Rick  Swartz, a civil rights attorney and head of the lawyers committee for Civil Rights Under Law. It was established in order to oppose proposed new immigration laws that included employer sanctions for hiring undocumented workers…”(National Immigration Forum 238). This shows that there is people in the United States who value immigrants and their rights that they’re even willing to make a group with attorneys to do so.

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In 1984 Cesar Chavez led a group of farm workers on a strike fighting harsh working conditions and extremely low wages that led them to live in poverty. Chavez gave a speech to the commonwealth of California regarding the extreme working environments on grape farms. In  the Address to the Commonwealth Club of California spoken by Cesar Chavez on November 8th 1984 in San Francisco he stated, “Today, thousands of farm workers live under savage conditions--beneath trees and amid garbage and human excrement--near tomato fields in San Diego County, tomato fields which use the most modern farm technology.”(Commonwealth address)  This explicitly shows that workers in the later 20th century were still experiencing major oppression in their work environment with immensely low wages, savage conditions, and living in intense poverty. Cesar Chavez led rallies up and down California fighting for more rights and higher wages for better living and working conditions  for the ability to achieve the American dream. This illustrates that American society values work ethic of workers over their personal lives by them living in extreme impoverished areas and conditions.

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As the political figures have the ability to access life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness it depends on themselves because they are involved with creating the rights. Throughout 1931 to 1933 by Hoover saying, “ Thanksgiving we could make it more or less a national question and thereby support each state committee more effectively. (Hoover 1) proves that political figure, president Hoover makes decisions for the country, including rights and by having this power the president can access opportunity and freedom because they can create it for themselves and others. This control political figures had on society allows them to have access to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness throughout 1890-1939 because the laws and rules are created and dependent on themselves. It is important to recognize that American identity and values consists of what benefits themselves, so they vote for the president who will provide them with the most success, which was Hoover during this time because his background with industry and humanitarian work gave society benefits throughout the war.

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In the article, “Angel Island”, by a source from Bettmann/Corbis talks about how the chinese who are immigrants as well were slowly liked more by the United States. The author says, “ In the mid-1800’s, the United States favored the immigration of chinese into its western lands. They worked at many low-paying menial jobs such as clearing swampland, developing fisheries and hatcheries, and building railroads that were crisscrossing the country”(Bettmann/ Corbis 152). This shows how immigrants were slowly progressing to become more likeable to United States, but the immigrants manage to take advantage of that and overpopulate the US which to the US developing the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. This act just prohibited new chinese laborers to migrate to the US unless that individual has family established in the US.

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During the 1970s Ford states, “I deeply believe in equal justice for all Americans, whatever their station or former station. The law, whether human or divine, is no respecter of persons; but the law is a respecter of reality.” (Ford 1) Ford is basically saying that all Americans should have equal opportunity for accessing the American Dream and not be exploited for their race, gender or work ethic. By Americans picking their chosen political figure benefits themselves because it allows them to have more access to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, due to their views being supported and acted upon.

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In 1986 by Brock saying, “I do want to thank you for the special decency and grace with which you have led the people of a nation still beset by the shock of these past few days.”  (Brock 1) proves that political figures are leaders that can affect a country, by leaving a strong impact on society and influence to what extent they can reach the American Dream. Political figures are one of the main reasons for people to achieve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness because they lead our country and makes the laws for society to succeed. It is important to realize that American identity and values include voting for the political figure that benefits them the most, which was Reagan because he had political experience.

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From 2007-2009 the US went through the greatest recession since WW2 unemployment skyrocketed resulting in a great amount of workers without jobs and no income. In the article “Consumer spending and U.S. employment from the 2007–2009 recession” it states,“With persistently high unemployment rates, the weak revival in job growth has been one of the most debated aspects of the recent recession”(Consumer Spending and US employment) This illustrates that in the beginning of the 21st century workers were still being oppressed through extremely high unemployment rates creating obstacles for workers to get passed by not gaining any income through  not being employed. This makes it extremely difficult for US workers to be able to reach the American dream without being employed or gaining any income. It’s important to recognize this to understand that American society values themselves over workers by cutting their spending which left thousands of workers unemployed and without any income.

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In the article “The Census and Immigration” by Henry C. Lodge, talks about other reasons why immigrants were disliked by natives. The author says, "During times of economic hardship, immigrants have been blamed for lack of jobs, decreased property values, and crime”(Lodge 108). This evidence supports the claim by shows  how at the beginning of the 20th century immigrants were not well respected or given freedom compared to the natives because they were seen as the lower class of society.

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In 2002 Bush states, “Affluent societies are the ones that demand, and can therefore afford, the most environmental protection. Prosperity is what allows us to commit more and more resources to environmental protection. And in the coming decades, the world needs to develop and deploy billions of dollars of technologies that generate energy in cleaner ways. And we need strong economic growth to make that possible.” (Bush 1) Bush is basically saying that strong economic growth is the key to fix environment issues and this proves that Bush can make decisions for America, which can lead to him reaching life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, so it’s his choice if he achieves the American Dream. It’s important to realize that American identity and values include picking the president with the most political experience because it will aid them to success.

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In 2014 president Barack Obama signed and passed a minimum wage order that increased workers hourly pay in the US. In the article “Obama signs minimum wage order” By Reid J. Epstein, Epstein states,“A minimum wage hike would help millions of people, be good for the economy and has the broad backing from Americans”(Obama) This exemplifies how workers have made very long strides over the past century by gaining more rights and an increase in their hourly pay. Obama noticed that by hiking minimum wages it would benefit workers tremendously and also our economy. This shows that Americans have started to value workers more, though they still care about themselves and benefiting their personal income while they also aided workers by supporting their increase in wages. Because of higher wages workers began to gain more of an opportunity to achieve life, liberty, and the pursuit happiness.

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Throughout 2008 to 2016, American society’s view of political figures, such as Obama was very impactful and advantageous for their country because he led all of America as one and believed everyone deserves to reach the American Dream. Obama states, “You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time -- not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideals.” (Obama 1) In other words Obama is claiming that it’s American society’s duty and decision to transform America into the nation they strive for. By Obama saying this, society respects him for giving society the choice of the extent of success they are willing to work to achieve. It’s important to realize American identity and values political figures with a political background and who offered change to America, which would please society’s urge for change and shows that American’s are beginning to vote for presidents that have new views that will cause change to America.

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In current day we are still fighting for new rights and laws for workers. One of which is paid sick leave, in today’s current only a handful of states offer some type of paid sick leave while many companies do not believe paid sick leave should be a right for workers it is a serious concern in today’s society. In the article “Top Labor Law Changes that Employers Must Know About in 2017” it states, “This trend has negative implications for the workplace, as it is becoming increasingly common for employees to come to work when sick and spread their germs around the office. As a result, the elimination of paid sick time could lead to decreased workforce productivity, safety, and morale.”(CBR) This explicitly shows the implications given through not providing paid sick leave in many companies. The fact that employees don’t want to call in sick to work in order to save their PTO hours causes a huge problem by spreading sickness and creating an unsafe place to work. This illustrates that even in today’s society workers still do not have full access to the American dream with restraints on the rights they deserve. This is important to notice in order to understand what society values in workers is the work they exhibit, leaving out their overall health by not displaying concern for paid sick leave.

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In 2017 Trump states, “Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs.  Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength.” (Trump 1) In other words, Trump wants change in order to benefit Americans by protecting their country from outsiders ruining their economy. It is important to recognize these impacts of change on American identity and values because Americans begin to vote for political figures who will create change that will help America progress as a nation, leading to their individual success in which they strive for.

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In the article “Immigration and Naturalization” by H. Sidney Everett, talks about how immigrants were coming into the United States and were seen by natives as bad people because some of them were laying out a bad expression. The author late says,” Many Americans argued that too many of the wrong kinds of immigrants were entering the country. They wanted immigration restrictions.In 1921 and 1924, Congress passed immigration acts that imposed quotas”(Everett 113). The evidence supports the claim by showing that immigrants were exploited for their work ethic and race. The evidence is important because American society valued the work done by immigrants but not them as individuals.

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This image illustrates how political figures are the backbone of the world, due to their power over society and ability to influence the extent in which Americans can achieve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Overtime political figures have changed from being all white presidents to an African American president, which shows that American society values change to progress and have success as a nation and individual.

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Throughout the 20th century to today in the US, women, workers, immigrants, and African Americans all began as being seen with having a low rank in society, causing them to be oppressed and exploited for their gender, race, and work ethic. Over time these roles have progressed immensely by gaining more rights and freedom, leading them to have more access to potentially reach the American Dream. On the other hand, political figures were always able to completely achieve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness due to their access of power through American government. All roles play a part in American society, some having more access than others.