Everyone in America Does have equal access to a happy, productive life.
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We are fortunate to live in a country such as ours; with so many opportunities, living in America ensures that everyone has equal opportunities to pursue happiness, productivity, and, equality in all areas of life.
Anyone who wishes to go to college can with the help from many financial aid programs and funding that is available for those in need. I have gone back to school twice now. I have pursued my being a productive person in society and am happy that I have had access to, and have been able to use, financial aid. Children and adolescents from K-12 have access to professionals at their public schools to address any learning issues that they may have. To illustrate my point, “The No Child Left Behind” act directs families to needed specialist services that are provided to ensure they are on their way to becoming productive students, as well as citizens. Think about being in a different country where laws do not support women and your husband is cruel and abusive. You may have no rights at all in another country, but here in America we have a court system that protects and honors women with a no-fault divorce. Any woman can have access to use the court’s “Help Desk” tool and also sign up for a free attorney to represent you in court. Now that’s a strong access to obtaining happiness when in a harsh situation as that. I have used these tools myself. There are many government agencies that are focused on helping everyone in need of their services. To name a few: rental help, food stamps, emergency cash aid, help with car repairs, child care aid, utility shut-off aid, damage deposit aid, and the list could go on forever. I have seen some of these programs when I was doing rental checks and contracts with a home rental company. If you want access to these things, you have to know how to find these available resources. Once you have done your research, you then can start to take advantage of some of these exceptionally accessible programs. Happiness is in the eye of the beholder and a productive life is what one makes out of what is freely given to everyone in this country, and it is up to us to gain access to these things.
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I like how you portrayed the subject in a way that everyone could use this to be happy. It was a little long though, I thought some of the content in the middle could be changed to keep within the eight to ten sentence guideline. Some of these resources I did not know even existed. These resources listed I though really helped you argument.
ReplyDeleteWhile I think your essay was very well done, I rather disagree with some of the examples given. I probably shouldn't say anything though since I don't want to give the other side ideas. Still though, I rather enjoyed how you painted a picture of America as this happy place where everyone can do whatever they want. Kudos.
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You have done a really good job with making this essay come off as very easy going and carefree. It is good you have your resources listed so it supports your essay and makes it more creditable. I agree with John too that I had no idea of some of the resources we had here until I read this. Very good!
ReplyDeleteI liked this! you did manage to make everything seem rosy, even though no child left behind is a complete failure, the free attorney thing doesn't work too well in practice and the US financial aid programs often don't cover 50% of college fees! HOWEVER, if I was reading this I might think that all these things do work!! :D Great job presenting it, I loved the part where you said happiness is in the eye of the beholder. There is definitely a lot people can accomplish if they help themselves first.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see a wider variety of evidence being used here--and I'm not sure why the first person "I" is being used in a *group* position statement. But there is a good sense of emotion here; it's easy to believe what you're saying.
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