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The Ultimate society - The Quest for a Lost America
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by Howard C. Miller
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America was once a golden promise of freedom for those who would
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flee from places of slavery anddictatorship. Have we abused or
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misued our freedom, or even given it a false image? Even today,
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in the modern American society, prejudice, racism and hatred are
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to be found everywhere. Is this truly a civilized land we live in,
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when we review some of the true wrongs of our society? We
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certainly have been given far more freedom and rights than any
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other country has ever known, but from what I see, I wonder if we
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deserve them. Perhaps we do, or perhaps not all of us do.
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One major problem is the way the government totally misuses the
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political system. Another major problem is the mass communications
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area, which can and often does give a narrowminded and biased view
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of the subject they are referring to. And possibly the most
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serious of these problems is our education in the public schools
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of America This is partly the fault of the government.
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Since it looks probable that we cannot change the ways of the
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people who are in command today as responsible adults, when
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referring to those past thei fourth decade of life, we must teach
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our children better and more. To do this, it is important to press
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the government to make more funds available to the education system
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and other necessary social programs.
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But money alone won't help. The education system must be totally
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revised to give the maximum amount of information on all sides, not
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a diluted viewpoint of the subject at hand to be later expanded by
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college education, if the person in question decides to have such
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higher learning.
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I feel we could learn a good deal from the Japanese social
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structure today. Japan is a rich country, and its students are
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motivated and encouraged to learn so well, that b the time they are
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entering their early twenties, the're already working towards their
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Ph.D! I think, in my opinon, Japan's government and social
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structure outclasses the America one in many ways.
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Too much of the southeastern states are still undereducated,
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prejudiced and so forth. They are in serious need of help from the
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north and southwest states to solve this problem.
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But even in the north, racism and prejudice run rampant Prejudice
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is ugly and must be fought against, no matter what form it takes,
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because it is simply wrong, intended or not.
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Let us make 1990 the Year of Equal Treatment and Rights For All.
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Let us make it also the Year of Services for those who need it.
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Because, when we get right down to the simple cold and logical fact
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that we are all humans, regardless of our shape, size and color,
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it will be a better world for us all. A rose is a rose, whether
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it is red, white or yellow. A cat is a cat, whether it be a lion,
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tiger, panther, cheetah or house pet. Whether a rose is missing
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a petal or not, it is still a rose. Whether a cat is missing a leg
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or not, it is still a cat.
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