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    Declaration of Independence- The declaration of Independence was a document that was ratified that officially states that the thirteen colonies will no longer be under British rule. It was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776‚ or today we know it as “Independence Day” or “4th of July”. This was later ratified on June 21st‚ 1788. The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence go hand and hand together. Both documents help set a political and government set base to unify the people.

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    “The Declaration of Independence” from The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson Enlightenment Essay Sir Isaac Newton unveiled the gravitational theory in 1687. Although this idea may sound basic to us today‚ at the time it was revolutionary. It contradicted religious beliefs and created a cultural movement. The theory created an alternate way of viewing the world‚ through a lens of rationality and experiment. This single theory allowed others to break through the confines of the Puritan and religious

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    Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip‚ which was 22% of Palestine. These areas are considered occupied territories and do not belong to Israel. Israel attacked a US Navy ship during the six day war‚ that ended up killing and injuring over 200 American servicemen. The Balfour Declaration was a letter dated 2 November 1917 from the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Walter Rothschild‚ 2nd Baron Rothschild‚ a leader of the British Jewish community‚ for transmission to the Zionist

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    The idea of equality as used in "The Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson and its many signatories is unlike to the idea of equality as practiced in "Anthem" by Ayn Rand. Although both see all men created equally‚ the world of "Anthem" differs to our real world to the fact that rights and liberty do not exist and their people’s philosophy is collectivism‚ thus not having freedom to have their own individuality. Both have equality as their main priority‚ in the novelette "Anthem" the

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    and the right to property. He also said people should have freedom and that no man should be a slave. This could have influenced Declaration of Independence because it says‚ “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This shows that they both thought people were equal and should have access to basic rights such as life. John Locke also

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    The writers of the Declaration of Independence used many techniques to enhance the meaning of this historic document. The writers start off by establishing their ethical standing; that they are reasonable and honorable men (they do this by acknowledging that they need to explain to everyone the reasons for their actions.) The also state the purpose of the document; why the colonists want to separate themselves from the British Crown. They continue onto the next paragraph and state their beliefs.

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    The Declaration of Independence was a document written by the colonists to separate from Britain. It listed many reasons as to why they were separating. It is important to America’s history because if the colonist hadn’t declared themselves independent we may still been a part of Britain today and might not be called The United States of America. The declaration is separated into 5 sections consisting of different topics. The first section of the Declaration is the preamble. The colonies were declaring

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    Christian religion. The Declaration of Independence clearly states that the Colonies are separating from British rule because of their unjust and unfair actions towards the Colonies. The Constitution and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom express how religion is free to choose and not enforced in public office. The United States was established because the people wanted to live under better conditions and constitute their own laws. The Colonies declared independence from the British government

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    analyze and ideal American. The main two are the Christian perspective in which ideal America are classified as holding three character traits honesty‚ kindness and industrious. Audie Murphy identified at Americans have so many responsibilities and privileges hence an ideal American should have great noble qualities of loyalty and patriotism.The main concern is the description of the Character of an Ideal American in the Christian perspective. The hardworking or industrious Ideal American is demonstrated

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    The thought of all those people getting together and creating a declaration of independence‚ so I could have a better life than they had makes me feel so happy. In 1776 thomas jefferson and other people gathered in philadelphia to write a document for independence from great britain. The definition of ideal is basically ideas. The ideals of the declaration of independence that are important to american society are abolish the government if not doing their job‚ the natural right of life‚ liberty‚

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