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    follow your own path and become independent and responsible for yourself. We the new generation‚ will follow the guidelines of the Declaration of Independence as to becoming dependent on ourselves. The significance of the Declaration of Independence is to help and modify the new generation move on with life without relying on your parents. Declaration of Independence: Nevertheless we have come to an agreement that kids that are entering the age of 18 are to be given life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit

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    The Declaration of Independence is a very important as well as a large part of our American history. Everyone in America‚ and possibly even a lot of people outside of America are very familiar with what the Declaration of Independence is‚ and how it affected our history. There were plenty of events that lead up to the writing of the DOI. Thomas Jefferson is the main person that is involved with the Declaration‚ he was trying to get a point across to the colonist‚ some other american people‚ and congress

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    The Declaration of Independence‚ written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 focused on a colonize time when the people were treated unfairly by the government. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to prove that “all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these rights are life‚ liberty‚ and justice.” In surprise our government is still not showing that the people are put first as equals for example‚ officers still “Sent

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    Maili Williamson Feb. 25‚ 2013 The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776 and was written to give the colonies independence from England. The DOI explained to American colonists and to the rest of the world why the colonies were declaring their independence. The 13 colonies were upset British control due to the Parliament control‚ unable to sell products to other countries and the taxes placed on goods along with other expenses they were told to pay for. Because of such mistreatment

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    the History Behind the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence has been called the most important document in modern history. It has also been called the "birth certificate of America" (Kullen‚ 1996) Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration in a brick-layered house in Philadelphia about two hundred years ago (Fradin‚ 2002). This document told the British King that we wanted to form our own nation. Some leaders in the State House condemned the Declaration as a rash and dangerous

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    The Declaration of Independence Rhetorical Analysis Christian Johnson / P6   PART I The Declaration of Independence is considered by many to be the finest piece of political prose ever written.  It can be seen as a document in five parts:  the introduction‚ the preamble‚ the denunciation of George III‚ the denunciation of the British people‚ and the conclusion.  We are going to closely examine the first three as a way to understand how Jefferson’s rhetorical strategies serves the political

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    debt from fighting in unsuccessful wars‚ the British in the Seven Years War and the French in World War I. A similar solution was to tax their colonies at a high rate to gain income quickly. Each declaration of independence addresses the issue and calls their opponent on their fault. The Vietnamese declaration states‚ “They have invented numerous unjustifiable taxes and reduced our people‚ especially our peasantry‚ to a state of extreme poverty” while the American one simply says‚ “For imposing taxes

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    free country." The Declaration of Independence is a detailed contract of this ideology. It is widely believed that the Declaration of Independence was only created by Thomas Jefferson and while that might be partially true‚ it was also created by other men referred to as “The Committee of Five”‚ according to archives.org. "The Committee of Five is composed of John Adams‚ Roger Sherman‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Robert Livingston‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence was written to explain

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    written by men who were not “deaf” or “blind” to other ways of thought was The Declaration of Independence (Geisler and Turek). The Declaration of Independence is a nonfictional document that includes a creation theory. The writers of The Declaration of Independence were not “blind” or “deaf” because they were the ones who established the free world‚ something that had never been done before. The Declaration of Independence is a nonfictional document‚ but there are many fictional documents written by

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    I will be evaluating 3 grievances found in the declaration of independence that the colonist was subjected to also‚ I will be expounding on these injustices in a succinct manner. The first grievance which had a wonton impact on the colonist was inculcated under the vindictive rule of King George III‚ which are the abhorrent laws implemented to taxes‚ this salient issue is addressed in the declaration of independence in the statement “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent”. The taxes inflicted

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