America the Beautiful

             America is a beautiful place. America is composed of gorgeous landscapes and many diverse people. People who come to this land to seek happiness which they cannot find anywhere else or the right to say what they wish. From free speech to demonstrating on the white house lawn, if the citizens of this country don't like what's going on in our government they have a right to say so.
             Of any one person who shows us what the American dream can be its Martin Luther King, Jr. He wrote a speech that was read in Washington D.C. It is probably the most famous speech in American history. The "I Have a Dream" speech was written to motivate and educate Americans during the civil rights movement.
             Dr. King believed America had great potential. America was slow at allowing equal rights to ALL Americans and he felt that could change. Dr. King wrote, "Our Republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution... They were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir... it is obvious today that America has defaulted on this note... a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." (King) He says America wasn't holding there part of the bargain and he is correct. Today I believe were better off but still have a long road ahead.
             Kings speech reverberated change. He said that it is now the time for a better life for all people. He says, "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the rime to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood" (King) He believed change was possible and the only way it could be achieved was by working together.
             Many people in America believe that being the same in every way is the answer to many problems in American society. Kurt Vonnegut wrote a story t...

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