100 Years Later By Travis

Though the values and dreams of the American people as a whole, has not changed, America 100 years ago is a far cry from the America today. If someone were to sleep for 100 years and wake up today they would have a hard time absorbing all the changes ranging from technological changes to political and even environmental changes. One of the most significant changes in today’s America is equality among people, disregarding issues such as race, sex, religion, sexual orientation and disabilities. A hundred years ago, just the thought of America having a black president would have brought laughter and scorn upon anyone who mentioned such an absurd thought. However, the laws of the land today allows for equality among people and these laws being enforced has either willingly or unwillingly forced people to be more acceptable of others. This in turn allows everyone equal opportunity to contribute towards the development of the American society. The technological advances made since a century ago would astonish anyone who lived in the eighteen hundreds. The weapons and defense mechanisms that was available a century ago where seen as the best, and most likely hard to acquire. However, in today’s America high tech guns and other weapons are just as available as car parts. This ability to easily acquire sufficient weapons is a far cry from the older days. As Pontiac elaborates in Speech at Detroit "…use the bows and arrows, and the stone pointed-laces which they used? You bought guns, knives, kettles and blankets”. (440) America is an every progressing society that will continue to grow and achieve new feats as time progresses. Though these changes don’t happen in leaps and bounds at a time, when examined over time periods such as decades and centuries, the changes are noticeable and often prove that the seemingly impossible is possible. Work Cited Pontiac." Speech at Detroit." Norton Anthology of American Literature.Ed. Nina Baym. Vol. A. New York: Norton, 2007. 439-40.