The Importance Of American Standards

There are so many standards we have in American, especially for young adults. From what I learned from these passages, is that you not only have to speak a certain way, but you have to look a certain way to get accepted. My heart breaks when I think about all the children that are punished or punish themselves for not having the correct standards for this society. I believe in America we should not be so strict about our image. For a country that is based and structured around freedom, we are not free at all. We are unfortunately confined.