Injustices in the American Society

Thesis: In regards to the United States today, the country as a whole has shown poor character by the way it looks down upon disadvantaged people, treating them in unfair and unkind ways.
Topic Sentence 1: America helps the rich stay in power and hold the poor behind.
Topic Sentence 2: Racial injustice has become more prominent throughout the country.
Topic Sentence 3: American law enforcement abuse their power

In discussions of how to take the measure of society, one controversial issue has been whether or not some classes of society are more favorable than others. On the one hand, some people argue that the best measurement is by how we treat those who are more socially and economically advantaged. On the other hand, social justice activist and lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, contends that our character should be measured by how we treat the less privileged in society. These less privileged include the poor, the broken, and the condemned. Stevenson’s book, Just Mercy, recounts his journey as a lawyer in the 1980s, and his commitment to helping the disadvantaged in America’s broken justice system. He puts focus on one of his prominent cases of helping an African-American man who, among many, is unjustly imprisoned and sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit. My own view is identical to Stevenson’s on how to take the measure of a society. In regards to the United States today, the country as a whole has shown poor character by the way it looks down upon disadvantaged people, treating them in unfair and unkind ways.
America helps the rich stay in power and the poor behind, and this has dire consequences on important aspects of life such as education, health, and even the length of life on the planet. One of the key problems facing America today is economic inequality as the country has not managed to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor. This lack of effective initiatives by the government means that it is helping the rich stay in power while the poor continue suffering. With continued economic power being amassed by the rich, their position in the society advances relative to that of the poor. The power the rich have means that they can access better education and better healthcare. With better education and healthcare, the rich get the best careers and life opportunities while the poor continue to struggle trying to find something to eat. It further fuels the concentration of power in the hands of the few members of society, meaning the rich can influence policies to benefits themselves. It is critica...