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down in the United States because they thought there would be more chance of success. In their original countries, their personal success mainly depended on social background, but in American society, there was no hereditary class of nobles; the success depends entirely on individual’s struggle. Most of the early immigrants’ hopes and dreams were realized in the New World. These tens of millions of migrants have successfully established a personal belief in equality. Every body was deeply attracted by this new phenomenon in the new country. The more they knew the depth of American society, the more they found that the individual equality is the basic faith of this country. People coming from different background keep it unswervingly. To understand the true meaning of America’s equality of opportunity is very important. Everyone has equal opportunity to succeed. Equality means equal opportunities for everyone to participate in this contest and finally win. That’s the "fair play" (fair competition). It is the key to understand the fundamental values of equality of opportunity. In 1860, the 16th president of America, Abraham Lincoln explained the belief like this: we hope that even the most humble people can have a chance to become rich. Like other people. A person may initially be poor, but in a free society he can improve his situation. In the course of his life, he knows there is nothing that can not be changed. 2. Competition Truly, equal opportunity is very important for one’s success. In order to get equal opportunity, one has to pay prices. One of the prices is the fierce competition. If we take life as a marathon race, we clearly know that every contestant has to compete with others, including the stronger and weaker and some talents .only when one went all out to run can he finally win. A person must compete with others, including those with their considerable talents of peer competition. Those who finally won in the competition were referred to as "heroes" and respected by people; while, those who were afraid of the competition and lost in the competition were looked upon as “losers", and despised by people In the United States, the pressure of competition began from childhood and extended to retirement. Facing all kind of competitions is a part of their growth. Competitive pressures make the Americans more vital, but they also make people anxious and nervous all the time. When they retire, they can be freed from the pressure of competition. However, a new problem has emerged. They feel that they have become useless in a society and they feel lost. That is why the elderly people in the United States can not get the same respect as they get in other countries. D. Pragmatism When the first group of settlers came to the North America, they found the natural environment there was so tough, and they were isolated from the European civilization. In order to adapt themselves to the new circumstances, they became less formal but more pragmatic. The pragmatism became the philosophy of American. Because the United States has no long and splendid ancient culture, the creation of culture was in the development of North America continent. To develop this wealthy virgin, it is necessary for immigrants to break all the rules and subject to the solution of practical problems. In this historical background, the national philosophy of pragmatism was gradually formed in the United States .They expressed the belief that usefulness, effe