Summary Of Rights Of Man By Thomas Paine

In “Rights of Man,” by Thomas Paine, he characterizes America, emphasizing unity and fluency he perceives in our Nation, composed of a diverse society. Paine suggests that the societal principles and rights of man, which are shown in the constitution, lead to an outra cohesive society combined of people with many different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs. However, Paine's characterization of America does not completely hold true to this day. To this day, America is challenged by the issues of racial inequality, which then has led to riots and protests. It was not too long ago that George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed under police custody for not being able to breathe, even though he had done nothing wrong. This led “Tens of thousands of people
Due to the protests occasionally becoming unpeaceful, it led police officers to have to stand up for themselves, causing more trouble. People began chanting “Black Lives Matter”(Taylor) to prove what they believed. While there are many places in our country that handle equality between races fine, there are still those places that do not properly know how to handle it and can turn things into something bigger. George Floyd is a prime example of how people can be judged based on their skin. George Floyd is not the only time that an innocent person was killed based on their race. Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy, was shot because police thought he was holding a gun. The police officer misheard the fact that “Tamir was likely a child or that what he was holding might be a toy”(Bennett) which would end up ending his life. Instead of evaluating the situation, there was a fired weapon, leading Tamir to be dead. This has caused people to reach out and continue on the Black Lives Matter movement. While there were no unpeaceful protests specifically for Tamir, the thought of him is carried on in all of the protests, and he is constantly thought