A foundation of lies leads to controversy. Congress woman Alexandria recently made a statement about America. “Until America tells the truth about itself, were not going to heal”. I agree with her statement because thin that are based upon lies cause controversy and false hope. Donald Trump for example his whole campaign was a lie. He promised to “make America great again”. All he did was make matters worse. One of the biggest lies that President Trump has told throughout the government shutdown battle. It’s a lie that Trump has been telling since 2015 is that the big, beautiful wall he envisions on our southern border is synonymous with “border security.” No lie is more foundational to Trumpism than this one is.

  Also, I feel like most people my age aren’t aware of what’s going on, so they don’t even bother to vote. The school system doesn’t teach you what you need to know they only teach you what they want you to know. If more people were aware of the truth, then Donald Trump wouldn’t be president. Education is and always will be an important need in our society. Of course, we need an education but is schooling necessary. There are so many socioeconomic issues in this broken education system that we call American Education. The issues in our education system is the division between social classes.  

   Social classes just follow a certain curriculum without challenging students to learn other material. For example in a middle class students work for them is getting the correct answer. Answers are usually found in books or by listening to the teacher. Remembering a bunch of irrelevant information shouldn’t determine one’s intelligence. Secondly, I think all social classes should be offered the same opportunities as affluent schools. Children that attend affluent schools learn better in an environment where they can think freely and have the resources they need to be successful. Lastly, to fix this we should encourage them to take on serious material in history, literature, philosophy, music, art, politics, and everything teachers try to avoid.

 The best part in all of this is that now we understand how the education system works we know how to make things better. Well “schooled” kids spend most of their spare time watching tv, texting, getting online. Well educated kids use some of their spare time challenging themselves, learning new things they don’t teach you in school. It is our own job to take our education in our own hands. It is own fault if we are bored. We can’t change the way things are, but we can educate and challenge ourselves. 

 

 

  The American Dream is a way of life and is a way of life and is subjective because everyone has different goals in life. To some people the American Dream can be simple, having a job, house, family and to be financially stable. To others some might think the American Dream is to have fame or a luxurious lifestyle. The American depends on the person and their goals. That is the reason till this day nobody has prevailing with regards to finding a general definition that is connected to the American Dream.

  The American Dream has changed drastically over time. Typically, an American family from the fifties might have wanted to own a television because it was the newest technology. Now families want a big plasma tv for every room in their household or maybe expensive things. But as historians go back, they try to conclude that the ideas of behind the American Dream came from the time when the Declaration of Independence was introduced. From even further in time, Americans just wanted their own independence and freewill before the Declaration of Independence was signed. “The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion it’s possible to achieve the American Dream”- (Tommy Hilfiger). This quote explains that success isn’t always easy to accomplish, but if you work hard enough you can accomplish your goals to be successful. However, today things have changed, and the workforce is very competitive, so it is harder than it was before the American Dream is not accessible as it should be because of the requirements to get a stable carrier is higher and the struggle to keep it going is even more difficult.

 Also, being free in America is an illusion. In my opinion no one is completely free. You have freedom but you’re not actually free to do and or say whatever you want without some type of backlash. You can be free, but you still must deal with the judgment of others. If one is confident in their self, then other people’s opinions shouldn't matter but some judgment is impossible to ignore. A big part of being free is being honest about who you are. Most people might say that your sexuality doesn’t have anything to do with who you are as a person and it shouldn’t, but it does. People are very judgmental so if you’re not comfortable about who you are as a person then you'll never be free. In the book “When they Call You a Terrorist” the author Khan Cullors shows us her path of freedom. On her journey of becoming free she talks about being a transgender woman and coming to the terms of acceptance and love for herself. In the beginning of the story she talked about dating a man that didn’t know she was a transgender woman. Eventually she told him the truth about herself, but she was scared because not all people are welcoming to the LGBTQ community. The world we live in is very scary and judgmental. Some people still have so much hate towards people that are a part of LGBTQ and all they want is to be free. Being free also means to be fearless. Even though she was afraid to be free because of the bad judgment she might have gotten from others she couldn’t let that stop her because she wanted to be happy.