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    "real person." Nonetheless‚ the ideals of the revolution inspired women and slaves for equality‚ freedom and independence that would contribute in the future. I would say that their hopes were fulfilled. In the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence they had no rights whatsoever. They only looked at men who had money as equal people. The main idea of the Declaration of Independence was that all men are equal‚ and deserve to live a life of freedom and happiness‚ without oppression; and in

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    person or family member that has an illness or sickness. Americans should encourage health care because‚ one of the most important documents that we follow‚ the Declaration of Independence clearly shows this‚ and also because lots of people can die without health care. The historic document that helped shape America‚ the Declaration of Independence says health care should be provided. In the document it says that every human has‚ “unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of

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    governed with the power that comes from people’s blind faith during the time leading up to the Enlightenment. John Locke was an Enlightenment philosopher who advocated for the debilitation of government and the empowerment of one’s rights. The ideas of John Locke enlightened people of the past yet profoundly influenced the modern day America through the ideas presented in

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    Aranzazu Peña Per.2 Declaration of Independence Rhetoric Strategies The Declaration of Independence was a document enacted in order for the thirteen colonies to emancipate from under Britain’s control. In it they speak to the king himself‚ the citizens of the thirteen colonies‚ and any other major audiences who are attentive to what circumstances have developed. The argument that is created by the newly sovereign people is supported by ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos‚ and is reinforced with

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    In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson established his position as one of the many persons who wanted to dissolve their bonds with Britain in order to looked for their Independence; they could found a new country based in their ideals in which every person could express one’s point of view‚ so everyone would be equal in the eyes of the new government. His ideas of independency are incorporate in every paragraph of the Declaration‚ for visualize what are his thoughts and feelings about

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    The ideals of the Declaration of Independence There are many different ideals included in the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence is known as “the most influential document in American history.” It was America’s symbol of independence from Great Britain. Out of all of the things regarded as perfect in the Declaration of Independence which is the most important? The four ideals; Equality‚ Unalienable Rights‚ Consent of Governed‚ and the Right to alter or abolish‚ are the

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    Quang Thai Professor Allison English 101 2 September 2014 Rhetorical Analysis In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of the United States‚ explains to his readers why the colonies chose to abolish Great Britain’s government. His goal is to inform the readers that the government has certain responsibilities to the governed and that the British failed to adhere to its responsibilities to its colonists. His second goal is to justify their actions by explaining

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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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    John Locke On Slavery

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    jobs and the “conqueror” by not providing the conquered a means to live (Dunn 247; Locke §184).

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    John Locke on Property

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    Political Theory? In Locke’s political theory there is a large amount of emphasis put on property. Locke is using the word property to mean all that we can own: land‚ food‚ water‚ animals and so on. Therefore‚ it is mainly economics which Locke’s work on property is concerned with‚ and specifically the “labour theory of value” which provides the role of economic regulation in his political theory. Locke believes the Earth was given to all men equally by God. God created us to “subdue” and use nature

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