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Harrison Bergeron Equality Analysis
Equality can be hard to define. In my opinion, equality is the state of being equal or having the same rights or social status. After reading the short story, "Harrison Bergeron", I concluded that this story is an inaccurate example of equality. The government forces citizens to wear handicaps to prevent anyone from being smarter, better looking, or more talented than anyone else. I strongly disagree with this. I think that this is taking away their rights. Citizens should be able to be themselves and express themselves in any way that they choose as long as it doesn't harm anyone around them. The fourteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that "no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities
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