Equality In America
...stand up for yourself no matter what, even if it's against the system." My father always told me that throughout my progress in life. Those words have greatly influenced who I am today. Growing in Saudi Arabia, I saw equality everywhere but in the public. In my house, my friends' houses, and my relatives' houses I lived an egalitarian environment. However, when going to school, there was obvious discrimination in the treatment of students from the Royal Family. They were feared by teachers, policemen, and everybody. So usually, when a student gets into a fight with a prince that student is basically going to be labeled guilty in the end, or if it was very obvious that the prince abused the other student, the prince would not receive any punishment. This was a recurring theme in all places of human conduct. In work places, streets, and even shopping markets. I have never accepted this and I do not accept until this moment. Since I was young, I was taught by my father that I have rights, human rights that I am entitled to and I have the right to fight for those rights. Therefore, one can only imagine the trouble I always get into as a result of this ideology. However, it was worth it. I have gained enormous respect from everybody. Because of my father's upbringing, I have developed a very strong reputation that I never fail to live up to.
"When we sold the Black Hills we got a very small price for it, and not what we ought to have received. I used to think that the size of the payments would remain the same all the time, but they are growing smaller and smaller...I consider that my country takes up in the Black Hills, and runs from the Powder River to the Missouri; and that all of this land belongs to me. Our reservation is not as large as we want it to be, and I suppose the Great Father owes us money now for land he has taken from us in the past" (Great Speeches...
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