https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0 american swag 😎 en-us 2018-05-01 13:36:53 UTC 2026-02-08 13:43:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/256844702 From the beginning America has been known for its freedom and democracy. Since then the US has done nothing but evolve. A big part of being American is being able to epress these freedoms by fighting for what we beleive in. ]]> 2018-05-01 13:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/256844702 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/256846855 Being American means following the rules, and respecting people around you. It means working hard so you can achieve good things in life and making changes to better yourself and others. Lastly it means being protected by the law and exercising your rights. ]]> 2018-05-01 13:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/256846855 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259835621 People of color struggle more to be able to achieve the "American Dream" because of discrimmination, racism and poverty. "Blacks are also three times more likely to be convicted of drug violations than whites. Only 75 percent of blacks have received post-high school education, compared to 85 percent of whites. Not surprisingly, blacks on average also make less money than whites." Its hard for black people to achieve their dream of success and wealth when they cant even make as much money as a white man and then cant afford college after high school. Some black people are at a setback from the beginning because of where their parents live and how hard it is to get out of poverty.]]> 2018-05-11 02:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259835621 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259838703 This political cartoon shows that to achieve the American dream people need to have money to do so which I agree with because these days people need money to do almost anything and without money its hard to  achieve success and wealth especially in a society that favors the upper class.]]> 2018-05-11 02:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259838703 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259845209 One of the biggest problems about gender inequality is the wage gap between men and females. In the earlier times a lot of women acheved the american dream, but only due to their husbands success. Currently, there are women whove achieved the American Dream but for those who are starting out with less then, its a lot harder when women are constantly starting 5 feet back from the starting line when men are getting paid more. ]]> 2018-05-11 03:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259845209 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259846997 In the past, a typical "All American" family was a wife, husband, and two or so kids while some would still argue that hat is the typical american family. Now, an american family can range from a man and a woman, to a man and a man and even a woman and a woman. While people in the LGBT community still face a lot of discrimmination, more and more poeople have embraced their identity and sexuality by standing up against this discrimmination, for example the celebrities in this video are all embracing who they are and speaking out and advocating for people in America. ]]> 2018-05-11 04:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259846997 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259849869 According to googles definition of the american dream: "The ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative." Gatsby got his money by bootlegging so even though he did end up with wealth and success, he didnt work very hard to get there and almost cheated his way to the top. I think that to fully achieve the American Dream you need to complete all aspects of the definition and work hard to get there.]]> 2018-05-11 04:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259849869 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259854496 Our current president, Donald Trump gets a lot of praise and respect from a lot of people, of all ages aroud the country. People look up to President Trump and highly respect him. But why praise someone who lies and cheats? Its an American value to respect our president and be patriotic, but the country divides when it comes to embracing or opposing this specific value or opposing it.]]> 2018-05-11 05:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259854496 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259855728 This video talked about how being American means embracing other cultures, having self- reliance and freedoms, and then having equal opportuity. I agree that as Americans we need to embrace other cultures and be self-reliant, but I completely disagree that we all have equal opportunity. For example, Jennifer, who was born to a wealthy family that lives in California probably has more opportunity for success that Sean from Chicago who was born into a family who had almost no money. ]]> 2018-05-11 05:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259855728 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259855987 This is an article that we read in class, and I had never thought about this issue before we read it. This talks about how certain kids have priveldge over others when it comes to education depending on the students home life and financial income. For example, a wealthy students' parents can get their kid extra help outside of school while kids whos parents are struggling cant get that same kind of help. From birth kids' whos parents dont have a lot of money dont have as much opportnutiy as students who do have wealthy parents.]]> 2018-05-11 05:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259855987 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259862274 Black people have been fighting for equality for decades and they are still excersizing their rights today with the Black Lives Matter protest. Due to police brutality, discrimination, and blatant racism, black people started a hashtag on twitter to show that black lives matter too. Young kids are using social media to change America for the better.]]> 2018-05-11 07:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259862274 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259917560 2018-05-11 12:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259917560 hoperic4544 https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259918069 2018-05-11 12:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hoperic4544/8kqlkweb9ac0/wish/259918069