Does the United States live in a just society?

Our text is Ethics theory and contemporary issues ninth edition
Write an essay based on ONE of the following:
Do you think that we in the United States live in a just society? Use John Rawls’ theory of justice to analyze
this question. For example, explain and apply his concepts of the original position, the veil of ignorance,

and the two principles Rawls thinks that a person in the original position would agree to?
Do you think that the death penalty should be legal? In analyzing this question, discuss the reasons why

the death penalty should be legal or why is should be illegal. Explication and evaluate one of the essays from our text in your analysis. For example, how does your position compare to that of Angela Y. Davis or LLoyd Steffen?

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