The American Dream: A Disputed Reality

When thinking about freedom many thoughts come to mind. However, freedom is just a broad statement in something even bigger. The American Dream, not just the hope of freedom, but also equality, happiness, and certain key rights that every person should be entitled to. It’s because of all these factors that make The American Dream not so much a reality. It’s difficult to see equality when thinking about local asylum seekers, disputes over same sex marriage and the lack of education for women all around the world. In Maine a current issue is based around financial aid for newly arrived asylum seekers and immigrants. For example, a current issue that is continuing throughout the state is many of the financial aid programs in Maine refuse to provide

However, despite the growing arguments they are all nothing new to the states. in fact, the first noted case on same sex marriage was brought to the supreme court in 1972. The dream for everyone’s equality, including same sex couples, has been an issue within America for many years. Unfortunately, matters like this aren’t restricted by a time frame. In the year of 2013 the Department of Defense began allowing same-sex couples to apply for marriage identification cards. As each state began giving the O.K for these couples, we were also taking steps that were bringing us closer to achieving our dream. Unfortunately not all states feel the same. It was during this time that Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana refused to process applications. As the arguments continue to drag on The American Dream is becoming harder and harder to achieve. Meanwhile, In Iowa the legalization of same sex marriage was passed and couples rushed to fill out their applications. Unfortunately, like all good things this didn’t last long. “The chance was fleeting. After four hours, Robert B. Hanson, the same county judge who had deemed the ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional, delayed further granting of licenses until the Iowa Supreme Court decided whether to consider an appeal. [...] Here, the brief flurry of applications for marriage licenses was low key. About 20 couples applied before a

For example, Pakistan is the sixth most populous country on the globe and[...]with a large population living in rural areas according to the World Bank report 2012; having a literacy rate of 44 percent overall (58 percent for men and 29 percent for women).” Without equal rights there is no American Dream. As a result “The demand for women 's education is on upswing in Pakistan where even parents in rural areas are motivated to send their wards for quality education despite meagre sources of income.” Fortunately, The Woman 's Secondary Education program has been providing woman whom are less fortunate with courses that will help them reach the same equivalency of that of a secondary school. Even so it is still difficult for these women to advance because there is “low financial priority to education as well as of ill-conceived policies of education, particularly in rural zones.” The unfair financial rate is causing the difficulty in education, resulting in another blow towards the American