Equality

Equality for me means, “The condition of being equal, of the same political, social and economic rights.”  The idea of equality reminds me of the importance of the rights that everyone has in the United States.  Under these rights, equality must exist among all citizens.  No person is above or below those rights.  I always say that it is not fair to treat minority groups and women differently just because they are different.  The basis of the Constitution is to protect a persons rights.  We as Americans have many rights and the most important right to be treated equally.  Times have changed since the beginning and end of slavery and the civil rights movement and women gaining the right to vote.  Great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. opened the door so that minorities could be treated as equals, giving them the opportunity to study in a school where previously it had been all white.  A lot of minorities are poor and need extra help to achieve a better life.  I think that by giving them these opportunities they will have a chance that they wouldn’t have had before.