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    THE WINNING ESSAY IDEA is happy to announce Aisa Ovshiyeva from Russia the winner of the IDEA Declaration of Interdependence essay contest. Honorable mention also goes to Syed Hashim Zaidi‚ the first runner up from Pakistan and Feshko Yliana the second runner up from Ukraine who will receive IDEA publications. Aisa will receive a trip to the Interdependence Day Celebration in Rome‚ Italy on September 12‚ 2004. Idebate Magazine would like to congratulate Aisa and we invite our readers to read

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    After the American Revolution‚ many problems were faced in forming their own governance starting with the Declaration of Independence. There were many people that were not too fond of the Declaration. Some of the colonist disapproved of the war from the very beginning and some were only willing to support the it as long it did not conflict with their loyalties to the king. These people were of the minority yet a large group all the same. These people called themselves Loyalist and the supporters

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    America were upset and resentful of the British tyranny. In order to make the separation between the two groups official‚ Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Two hundred years later‚ women were facing the same injustice‚ only it was from men; and to protest against the unfair treatment‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. Both parties of oppression fought against the same outcome‚ unjust treatment‚ yet‚ each fought against different causes

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    The abuses listed in the Declaration of Independence against the American colonies mainly concerned liberty‚ freedom and the judiciary. These abuses were then remedied by the United States Constitution. “He has made Judges dependent on his will alone…” This was corrected by creating an independent judiciary through Article III of the Constitution. “He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies. [and] has quartered large bodies of armed troops among us.” The Third Amendment to the Bill

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    to the American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain was taxation without representation. You see‚ while Great Britain was fighting with France to protect the colonies during the Seven Years’ War‚ they accumulated a lot of debt. As a result‚ members of Parliament determined that the colonies were obligated to share the costs of empire. The efforts to rectify these deficiencies and collect extraordinary amounts of revenue from the colonists‚ violated what many American colonists

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    My Declaration of Independence From Homework When specific events occur that prevents public high school students from engaging in their leisure activities in which is given by nature‚ It is necessary that these high school students to declare independence from receiving superfluous work given by teachers to be taken outside of the classroom to be completed in the after hours of school and turned in next class‚ known as homework. High school students are required to attend seven hours of

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    Men and women of West Orange‚ are we not citizens of a nation that preaches to be a land of freedom? Would one not assume that we would readily give independence to all members of our country considering how hard we fought to gain our own from Britain? Then why have we oppressed the black population of America for so long through the institution of slavery? Today‚ I am here today to convince you to join the noble fight for abolition and march together in front of our Capitol to incite change. Together

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    “Areopagitica” which expressed his strong desires to enact legal changes with Parliament and the clergy to accept divorce as a viable means to escape an incompatible marital situation. Nonetheless‚ even though Milton’s argument on social change may have been to directly support his desires “Areopagitica” had a direct effect on the construction of our country. The concepts of liberty and intellectual freedom expressed within Milton’s “Areopagitica” were the “fabulous dragon’s teeth springing up armed men” that

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    The Declaration of Independence‚ written by Thomas Jefferson states “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty‚ and the pursuit of Happiness..” We all have unalienable rights‚ but what does unalienable rights mean‚ you ask? Well‚ here is your chance to find out in the next paragraph! To me‚ unalienable rights are rights that are given to the people‚ through the government

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    The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to declare that the American colonies were separating from England (thus declaring independence). The document also stated what the principles were as the foundation for seeking independence. The document can be broken down into four parts.Introduction -States the purpose of the document; which was to explain why the American people were declaring independence from Great Britain. Theory - The theory of certain immutable rights possessed

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