“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -That to secure these rights Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the constant of the governed” -Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776
In this essay I am going to talk about the five ideals and answer “Did we live up to the five ideals? the word democracy came from the ancient Greeks. The ancient greeks came up with the word Democracy. England came up with Rights and Liberty. John Cocke came up with the ideal that all men are created equal. Opportunity came from the French. Equality came from the Jews, Jews is a concept. I think we have not always lived up to the five ideals but not all of them to them. We lived up to equality until this summer, when the Gay people couldn’t get married any more. …show more content…
Bessie Smith was born in April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She began singing in 1923 at a young age. In 1923 she signed a contract with Columbia Records. She became the highest-paid black performers of her time, with hits like “Downhearted Blues”. White people used to say Bessie Smith was to black, and that only pushed Bessie. Her life and her come back were cut short from a car accident outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi. She died from her injuries on September 26, 1937, when she was 43 years old. In 1923 she married Jack Gee and a year later she was discovered by a representative from columbia records. Bessie worked with many important performers, such as saxophonist Sidney Bechet and pianists Fletcher Henderson and James P. Johnson. Bessie had many opportunities in her life. Bessie made something out of her
In this essay I am going to talk about the five ideals and answer “Did we live up to the five ideals? the word democracy came from the ancient Greeks. The ancient greeks came up with the word Democracy. England came up with Rights and Liberty. John Cocke came up with the ideal that all men are created equal. Opportunity came from the French. Equality came from the Jews, Jews is a concept. I think we have not always lived up to the five ideals but not all of them to them. We lived up to equality until this summer, when the Gay people couldn’t get married any more. …show more content…
Bessie Smith was born in April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She began singing in 1923 at a young age. In 1923 she signed a contract with Columbia Records. She became the highest-paid black performers of her time, with hits like “Downhearted Blues”. White people used to say Bessie Smith was to black, and that only pushed Bessie. Her life and her come back were cut short from a car accident outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi. She died from her injuries on September 26, 1937, when she was 43 years old. In 1923 she married Jack Gee and a year later she was discovered by a representative from columbia records. Bessie worked with many important performers, such as saxophonist Sidney Bechet and pianists Fletcher Henderson and James P. Johnson. Bessie had many opportunities in her life. Bessie made something out of her