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    I crave independence. All my life‚ I’ve had to depend on other people. I want to be able to think for myself and have the ability to act upon those thoughts and feelings. I appreciate my family and all the adults that have steered me in right direction thus far. However‚ I feel that there comes a time in every persons life where they need to act in accordance to their own free will. I think it’s an essential part of growing up. If you are constantly depending on others ‚ than what separates you from

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    America with one‚ solitary document‚ one might immediately think of the Declaration of Independence. This powerful and sacred document not only represents America‚ but is also one of main reasons this great country exists. America has prided itself on being the “land of the free;” a place for people to have “unalienable rights‚” in which they can pursue “happiness‚” and are free from unjust oppression. Thomas Jefferson created the Declaration of Independence because the founding fathers and he were diligent

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    homework is no help to the students of FLVS. there are also far too many of them. as a student myself‚ i find it difficult to stay focused through all of them. this must be changed. II. lessons it seems that we have mentioned ‘time’ a lot in this declaration. the lessons take twice as long as the

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    give up their right to be represented in the Government – in other words‚ they must give up their freedom to get the King to pass the law… something only a Tyrant would ask the People to do. 4. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual uncomfortable‚ and distant from the depository of their public Records‚ for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. Translation: The King has called the Government leaders together in unusual and uncomfortable

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    Constructivism Assignment Part 1: Declarations of Independence The Declaration of Independence was established on July 4 of 1776. It had many purposes such as getting other colonies to side with them‚ to explain their view of the purpose of human rights‚ to turn the colonists against King George and side with them etc. Thomas Jefferson was given all credit for writing the DOI when really it was Robert Livingston‚ Roger Sherman‚ Benjamin Franklin and John Adam who started the DOI. Not only was Jefferson

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    Matthew Vieten English 101 Professor Grattan 09/11/13 The Road Ahead Thomas Jefferson’s The Declaration of Independence serves as one of the most well respected manifestos ever written due to its almost unanimous support. The document sends a powerful message that no one man should have the power to enforce his will upon any amount of people without proper representation. Jefferson states countless misuses of power by the King in hopes of rallying up fellow colonists to fight back against the

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    Text Commentary of the Declaration of Independence    ‘THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES’ (July4‚ 1776) This is a text commentary about ‘The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America’. The Declaration of Independence is a juridical and legal document written sometime between June 11 and June 28‚ 1776. The reason for that lapse of time is because a draft of the declaration was asked to a group of five delegates of the Continental Congress on June 11‚

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    they may still want their government based on the same concepts. That is the way that France and the US were back in the 1700’s with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Declaration of Independence. Thoughts on limited governments‚ the rights of men‚ and popular sovereignty are some points that they have in common. However‚ some ideas were shared between the two documents because of the authors. The idea of limited governments is one topic that both declarations touched on. “That whenever

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    The Declaration of Independence is a defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. In the spring of 1776‚ one colony after another instructed its representatives to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence. In early June‚ young Livingston joined the committee assigned to prepare a formal statement declaring independence from Great Britain. Jefferson willingly took responsibility for creating

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    Introduction: Together‚ the Declaration of Independence outlined the colonists’ concerns about how King George III treated them and was intended to convince the rest of the world as to why independence was needed. While the Declaration does not itself form a government‚ it does indicate what the colonists would avoid (abuse or power‚ or tyranny) and pursue (representation in the legislature‚ states’ rights) when they did form governments in the future . The Revolutionary War had already begun at

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