Discuss the relationship between ideal America and real America. First, in your introductory paragraph, you should write about the Declaration of Independence to explain the ideals that are described in that text. Then, you should find texts through research (secondary sources) that describe the ways in which access to those ideals has been denied to a certain group of people. For example, you may develop an argument in the body of the paper that explains the struggle by black people in this country-from slavery to the civil rights movement to today-as a struggle to gain access to the ideals promised in the Declaration, or you might write about the struggles another group (women, homosexuals, etc.) have faced in an effort to gain equality and liberty.
