What are rights? Rights are things that a person is or should be morally or legally entitled to have, obtain, or do; we know a lot about rights in the United States. For many centuries, Americans have held our rights dearly, and we have spent centuries fighting to secure them. An example of this would be African Americans in America; Brought to the United States as slaves to repair the fields of Southern farmers, African Americans had few if any rights in the still newly formed country. Yet, after the U.S. Civil War blacks would gain freedom with the addition of the 13th Amendment, which officially abolished slavery, the 14th Amendment, which declared that all persons born in the United States or naturalized in the United States they are American citizens, including Africans. Americans and the Fifteenth Amendment, which allows all males age 21 and older to vote regardless of race. While that may not seem like much today, it was more than any black living in America could hope for and rights that only some could hope for today. There are still countries today that live as African Americans lived for almost two centuries, I don't mean as slaves, but with the rights of slaves before the Civil War. Women in Saudi Arabia are a great example of living in today's world with few rights and with others who could care less how they are treated because they have no rights. A woman having no rights in Saudi Arabia is nothing new to their society or culture; it is something that has been practiced for many centuries. Considering the long history of women having no say in their way of life in Saudi Arabia, they have slowly gained more rights but still have a long way to go. The exclusion of women from life in Saudi Arabia has long been .... .. middle of paper ......in his country to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, obtaining widespread acclaim in the press local and putting a face to the idea that Saudi women are gradually expanding their horizons."World Report 2013." : Saudi Arabia. Np, nd Web. January 11, 2014.-In July 2012, the Ministry of Labor issued four decrees regulating women's work in clothing stores, amusement parks, food preparation, and as cashiers, for which no the guardian's permission was more required. Ahmed, MD Qanta. "A leap forward for Saudi Arabia." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, August 2, 2012. Web. January 11, 2014.-Saudi Sarah Attar, who will compete in the 800 meters, and her compatriot, Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani, who will represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in judo. Their entry into the Olympic arena represents a triumph for both Saudis and non-Saudis