Equality is something Americans strive to provide and maintain. It has become an integral and necessary part of our mosaic culture. Even now to the point that when people think of America, they naturally think of freedom and equality. People of many different races, disabilities and creeds have come to the United States seeking the impartiality upon which this country was founded. The institutions of this country have relied upon it, just as it was the created by the events in the laying of moral foundations. The expression of America’s citizens plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. In the pursuit of equality and the “American Dream,” people have authored inspiring compositions and sermons to express their feelings of what their country should be like and how exemplary it would be were it like that.Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence is a worthy example of our nation’s struggle for equality. When the British began pressuring the American Colonies for more taxes, and generally becoming discriminatory, the colonists began writing poetry, drawing political cartoons, and painting patriotic pictures. The Boston Tea Party was another event in the classic endeavor for American equality. With the exception of the “tea party,” these methods of non violent expression gave the colonists a way to be both productive and assert their views to England. This was called the Age of reason. This was the time when Americans realized that they could accomplish any task to which they aspired, if they worked hard enough. They also began dreaming of a better life, one of equality and choice. The Declaration of Independence was one of the first published works that outlined for what the United State stands. Also, it serves as a basis for one of our countries most precious beliefs. Personal desires and convictions materialize the peoples’ need fo...
