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    The True Meaning of the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence states‚ “We [the Founding Fathers] hold these truths to be self-evident:-- That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness (US 1776).” The Declaration of Independence was published on July 4‚ 1776‚ after seventeen days of deliberate debate about what would be the foreground of a new nation. The

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    continental congress has officially declared independence from Great Britain yesterday. It is with great sorrow as we read the document written by Thomas Jefferson‚ 33 years of age‚ yesterday. A frequent reader of this newspaper would know our strong anti-independence opinion. To elaborate‚ our protection was highly thought of as Great Britain has the most superior military of our world. Our own security has now been made vulnerable with this declaration. Our now independent country could be ambushed

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    John Locke’s Social Contract Theory Jon Bartholf CJA530: Ethics in Justice and Security October 10‚ 2011 Cristina Payne Abstract The Declaration of Independence‚ written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ incorporates many of the views and ideas of John Locke‚ an English philosopher‚ and his writings of the Social Contract theory. Within the theory‚ Locke states that society should be afforded certain unalienable rights (life‚ liberty‚ and happiness) that give authority and control to the people

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    In the last line of the Declaration it states "we mutually pledge to each other our Lives‚ our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." These are the promise and pledges that the nation will make in order to gain the support to pass what will become the United States guiding principles. The connotations and prideful tone within the Declaration of Independence written by our founding fathers‚ show their fortitude through pledging to one another other their lives‚ fortunes‚ and sacred honor. Three

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    Declaration of Independence I‚ Nadia Souada‚ on this 9th day of October 2012‚ declare my Independence from homework for all concerned persons to read. It is necessary for a person to want to get rid of a force controlling them. Also‚ it is commonly known that with growing up‚ homework should be expected in order to receive a full education. This meaning‚ every child for twelve years is supposed to make school a priority‚ and then get an occupation once they are an adult. While I accept this

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    believes that everyone should have a chance to be who and what they want to be and that everyone has a certain right to achieve it. In paragraph two‚ when the author refers to the Declaration of Independence‚ I believe that he indeed does help to support his thesis from paragraph one. When the Declaration of Independence states: “. . .that they are endowed with certain

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    As Americans the day of July 4 has a very great importance to us. It is the day we became independent. On July 4‚ 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. Eleven years later the Constitution was born. 26 years after that the Bill Of Rights was added to the Constitution. These three documents represent what it means to be an American. The Declaration of Independence was made to free ourselves from the rule of the King. The Constitution was written to make sure the government that was being

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    The Declaration of Independence‚ in 1776‚ written by Thomas Jefferson was the document that declared America wanted nothing to do with Great Britain and desired to be their own country. In the video‚ Jefferson includes key arguments about why the colonies needed to separate from the British. Jefferson believes that all people are born with the unalienable rights‚ life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. He says that when these rights are not given‚ the people have the right to abolish the government

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    The Declaration of Independence contains fascinating ideas of good government. The ideas that benefit the people are natural rights or inalienable rights‚ and all men are created equal. Besides containing laws that benefit the people it also includes ideas that prevent power corruption from any form of government and makes the only reason for a government existing is to protect the people’s natural rights. What natural rights or inalienable rights are is the rights that cannot be taken away from

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    When in the course of human events‚ it has become a necessity for teenagers to become independent from the strict enforcement that our parents wish upon us. We teenagers must write our own Declaration of Independence for the world to see and comprehend why we should be independent of our parents. Declaration- We hold these facts to be undeniable‚ that all teenagers are born equal and should be given by their Parents/guardians the rights to date and create relationships‚ self-rule‚ genuine trust

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