In Cynthia Selfe’s “Lest We Think the Revolution is a Revolution,” is an eye opener to how a lot of people think America is. One narrative in the article talked about “Land of equal opportunity” and “land of Difference.” Those two statements are very powerful. America was founded on the values of hard working people and fair play. It also was founded by brave fighters who fought to help protect this land and people with similar views on how they wanted America to be ran. America is open to everyone, meaning to all man, women, the different kind of races, class, and whoever peoples connections may be. America has a fascination with strong faith in these “traditional values,” of the American dream. The American dream is having a two car garage, a white picket fence, and a family. Americans can achieve this dream in America by what was stated above of working hard, being fair, and using all the opportunities that’s provided to them. I understand that America has provided my family and I a place to live and having many opportunities to succeed in life. My dad works hard and has helped put a roof over my families head. He pays his taxes and doesn’t let us go hungry. Even through hard times America has helped my family out through assistance and not letting us go homeless. I myself work and pay bills, help out with household needs and continue to go to school. With America providing me financial aid, I don’t have to worry about working 40 hours a week and struggling to survive. America has helped many others besides myself and am proud to be an American and help America out.
I think Cynthia Selfe is mistaken because she overlooks the whole picture of what America has offered and all the history America has. The American cultural experience tells us differently. The statement land of opportunity for all is really only for some people. The reality Cynthia forgot to mention about America is the history with slavery, deaf education, women’s suffrage, immigration, labor laws, are all here to remind us that America hasn’t been the land of opportunity for all for many years. In America we never had a black President till the 2008 elections in which he won and took office in 2009. That says a lot about America. All 43 other presidents were white and all were males. Women today still have to fight to keep their place in the office because some men still to this day don’t see women having the right to work besides in their homes as housewives. Immigration here in America has always been an issue. America has a double standard telling they want people here from anywhere yet when they get here it’s another story. Not in all cases but in a lot of them. I see all these issues as a women and being part Mexican. I have been in the system getting assistance because my mom not always being able to get a job because of not finishing college. Yet we don’t have founds to put her in school. Maybe now the chances are better but it has always been a struggle for her. I understand that America is a great place to live but has over time. Things take time and when America was first founded it was not perfect and still isn’t.
I used the countering in the they say I say. This countering because it seemed easy to get my point across. I think the way I countered what she said worked for me to put things in place. I took what she said and went the complete opposite.
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