It recently donned on me how far we have come as a Country. Not only in engineering and other discoveries and ingenious inventions , but our values and struggles have developed as well.
To live in the age Abraham Lincoln lived, you wouldn't be surprised to witness a slave auction in the South or hear of the unjustness to slaves brought on by their "Masters" or "Owners". In the mid to late 19th century, the U.S was in a dire struggle to remain Unionized. People of the Southern states couldn't bare to imagine a life where blacks were able to work a job that didn't serve to benefit a white man, let alone be given the same rights as them. The Confederacy wouldn't stand to see a nation where blacks and whites were equal. But in today's nation, we have reached a far greater enemy to fear.
Our age is not free of racism or other prejudices, but today's society has vastly matured. Before the abolition of slavery, racism was as natural to a person as breathing. But today, to be racist is to be ignorant. As a country we have moved beyond the struggle of race and with time has brought a broader range of obstacles.
With the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S started its counter strike on the War on Terrorism. The U.S is now such a strong force, such a dominating figure in the world in various ways, we now pose a threat to others due to our success. To think that over a century ago our ancestors were fighting one another, it makes us realize how this world changes everyday. My brother and I always laugh about how much we would hate living in a time with no cars or basic electricity but when I really think about it, a century from now, this world will be that much more developed. A 100 years from now, people will be looking back at 2011 and saying how they can't imagine living than...
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