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    Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was written to show a new theory of government‚ reasons why they were separating from England‚ and a formal declaration of war. It gave the 13 colonies freedom from England’s laws to be independent. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11‚ 1776 and June 28‚ 1776. But what was the purpose of the Declaration being written? The founders wrote the Declaration of Independence

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    2_01Revolutionary_Ideas Alex Wasko 4-20-13 Mr. Walsh The Declaration of Independence|Use this panel to provide a paragraph overview of the purpose and structure of the Declaration of Independence.The Declariation of Independence is a statement adopted by the Contenial Congress on July 4‚ 1776‚ which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britan‚ regarded themselves as independent states‚ and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they

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    The Declaration of Independence proclaimed‚ “All men are created equal.” In 1776 between the conflicts of racism‚ discrimination against women‚ and slavery‚ the theoretical concept of equality was more apart of ones imagination than reality. Women were not allowed to vote‚ marry‚ are own their own land. African American men were not allowed to own their own land‚ and along with their families‚ often were slaves to the superior white men of society. In present time‚ ideally‚ the Americans have the

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    Mr. Colon Essay In The Declaration of Sentiments Elizabeth Cady Stanton uses induction and deduction in order to make her argument effective. Both of these argumentative techniques are used to support her argument that women should be granted all the rights and privileges men have. Stanton satirizes the Declaration of Independence highlighting the holes in Jefferson’s document. Through the use of induction and deduction Stanton

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    9-18-2012 Declaration Of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document that was written by the continental congress and tommas Jefferson in perticular to the king of england and the english parlament. It was written as a statement to the english that the colonnies

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    My Declaration of Independence My Declaration of Independence When a human was given a brain he/she was given the ability to use it. Since every human has one‚ every human can use it to make decision for their own welfare equally. In everyday life you will find that some people are bigger and/or better than you in certain fields. Also in everyday life people like to use their age for their own good. In a household of siblings there are certain advantages that are giving by age. Older

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    U.S. History 19 November 2012 Declaration of Independence Essay In the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence‚ it states that every human is created equally by God. The colonist argument for freedom is the Laws of Nature and God impel them separate from the injustice that Britain was enforcing on them. The colonies have grown to be independent because of Britain’s loose rule on them‚ until Britain needed funds to support their war against France. There were also many other

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    Harry Walker 10/14/14 Mrs. Torres English III Honors‚ Period 3 Declaration of Independence A.) When in the Course of human events‚ it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another‚ and to assume among the powers of the earth‚ the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them‚ a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation

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    As July began in 1776‚ the once prosperous relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain came to an end. As the tension grew‚ the colonists no longer withstood the tyranny‚ and as stated in the Declaration of Independence‚ the representatives of the colonies decided that when the situation reached a dire state‚ “it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another.” Before the document was written‚ Great Britain mistreated the colonists

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    Omar El-Azhary 6 May 2012 Common Sense Making people understand a serious situation like America’s independence is not easy‚ but Thomas Paine was able to do so through his book‚ Common Sense. Thomas Paine was able to communicate his ideas to common simple farmers and to the high class intellectuals very easily. He lived at the time of the American Revolution‚ and Common Sense is one of his main publications that urged Americas’ independence from the British. Born in 1937‚ Thomas Paine was originally

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