The reading, How Equality Suggests to the Americans the Idea of the Indefinite Perfectibility of Man was relatively interesting to me. Based off of the title, ‘time’ stuck out to me most. The reason being is because different generations that derive from different periods of time offer altered perspectives in some cases. Specific time periods analyze perfection in different ways; this is based on the social norms that are currently present. In other words, humanity is always changing, to some, it may seem for the better, but to others, it could be for the worse. What may have seemed normal to an individual in the 1950s may be entirely bizarre to an individual living in the present moment. These ideas are tended to be generated off of the evaluation or opinionating of significant figures or leaders in a given era. Cultural influence has a lot to deal with this concept as what is or is not proper or correct. The author brings up an example of a sailor and why his ship is only meant to last for so long. Ships are only meant to be occupied for so long due to the progress that scientists and engineers are able to make. As time goes on, it can be inferred that certain things advance and in this case, it is the development of ships. Democratic nations are said to be responsible for this as progression is accepted and encouraged. Generations of time are said to be building off of one another.