Steve Cole’s literary novel‚ Citizen Cárdenas‚ presents the story of a homeless Cuban immigrant‚ Jesus “Gato” Cárdenas surviving early 2000’s Chicago with the help of his chosen “Mami” and “Dadi”‚ Alexia and George Demas. In the novel‚ Gato is described as “down‚ but never out‚” and we meet him during a particularly luckless episode: Social Security wrongly assumes he died‚ and would withhold his benefits cheque and back pay until he proves he is alive and well‚ which he can’t do without an identity
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We have America because of Equality written in the Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Independence was mainly written by Thomas Jefferson at Independence Hall in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. The Declaration of Independence freed U.S from British control. Also the Declaration of Independence made United States a nation. Some of the main ideals in the Declaration of Independence are equality‚ Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness‚ consent of the Governed‚ and alter or abolish government. The
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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” changed from the early drafts to the final document signed in 1776 because of the need to eliminate some aspects. There was a need to delete the attack on slavery in the initial drafts of “The Declaration of Independence” . The issue sparked a heated debate among the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia. The clause was instead replaced with a different passage about domestic insurrection. According to Walton‚ Hall and Gwinnett‚ the deletion of the passage on slavery
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has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people‚ unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature‚ a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. Translation: The King has refused to sign or consider other laws that enact provisions for large groups of People unless those People 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
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Declaration of Independence for Student Rights Preamble: There comes a time in a person’s life when‚ they should be able to be independent of their decisions‚ choices‚ and parents. We have been told all our lives that we couldn’t do that ‚ say that or eat that. Now‚ the time has come that we must declare our independence because we shall be able to make our own way in our life. Declaration: We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that students have their own rights as in Liberty‚ pursuit of happiness
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different growing up. I have the privilege of being born in The United States of America and can be characterized by my Mexican family which can be related to a social class. Being born in the United States is a privilege because I have my rights and freedom as a U.S citizen. Even though‚ I have never viewed or have thought much of
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are: “I have a Dream” by Martin Luther King about civil rights and equality‚ and “Toward a More Perfect Union‚” by Senator Barack Obama. The baseline of these great speeches is The Declaration of Independence‚ by Thomas Jefferson and the Continental Congress‚ and “The Gettysburg Address‚” by President Abraham Lincoln. Both speeches are the same when the speeches refer to human rights and the belief that “all men are created equal” (Declaration of Independence‚ 2011)‚ in 1863 the Americans are engaged
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Stand by if you are not a citizen. Key Quote: “If we look to the laws‚ they afford equal justice to all in their private differences; if to social standing‚ advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity‚ class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way‚ if a man is able to serve the state‚ he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition.” (p. 58) Context: Pericles‚ a well-known political Athenian statesman‚ delivers a speech at
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It’s Not What You Know When one man loses everything‚ he is capable of anything. Determined to seek revenge for the loss of his family and for the lack of support from the justice system‚ Clyde Shelton will not let anyone stand in his way. Law Abiding Citizen is a good thriller film because it is full of suspense‚ has a strong plot throughout with no “plot holes”‚ and contains a strong set of complex characters. Clyde Alexander Shelton had his whole world ripped apart one dark night when two
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