Letter To The First America

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The march on Washington for Jobs and Freedom had an estimated 250,000 people marching. That's how many people felt like America could be better. America has gone a long way in becoming a wonderful country. Although America is a great country, we need to improve society and promote equality by treating everyone equally, building good relationships with each other, and making sure everyone feels like they belong. Treating each other equally will help improve society and promote equality in the United States. In the letter “The First Americans” it states “We therefore ask you, while you are teaching schoolchildren about America First, teach them truth about the First Americans” (GCF para. 1). 1). The adage of the adage. This is saying that the Native Americans aren’t being treated equally and would like the respect they …show more content…
The syllable of the syllable. This demonstrates that Martin Luther King would like to see the day that his kids aren’t judged by the fact that they look different, and if this happens then it will help promote equality. If everyone gets treated equally, then it will improve equality and promote equality. To improve society and promote equality, Americans need to build good relationships with each other. In the text “Mending Wall” it states “Good fences make good neighbors”. Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder if I could put a notion in his head: 'Why do they make good neighbors?” (Frost line 27). Fences symbolizes a good relationship between them and he is saying if one makes good “fences” with others, if everyone follows his example that will help improve society in our country. In the movie Invictus, Nelson Mandela asks how his bodyguards' families are doing. He asks this question to try to make a good relationship with them even if some of them are white and he is black, if everyone does things like this then it will help promote equality. Americans building good relationships with each other will help improve society and promote
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