In the book Anthem, the people think and work as a group. This means there is no individualism throughout the whole community, instead there is one collective thought. This is much different compared to how life is now, at least here in the United States where everyone has the will to think and act as an individual. The purpose of this essay is to state the similarities and differences of a collective society, like in the book, and an individual society, similar to most of the world at this point. One big difference between the two societies is in individualism, everyone has to freedom to think and believe as they wish to.…
1. In A People’s History of the United States chapters 1-8 by Howard Zinn. He writes about historic key points in which some history recollections doesn’t truly paint the truth of what happened, why it happened, and how we look at it now with newer, more open minded hindsight. Some of the most important points that Zinn brings to light in his book is that history is never truly written until after the fact and that fact is, history is written by those who deem it fit. With a vision that can at times distort the truth by only revealing or “painting” the events with a more suitable reality.…
This definition fits into what being a human in the contemporary world. Jefferson asserts that all men were created equal as dictated by the laws of nature. Equality and blessing should, therefore, be a blessing to all humankind. In the preamble of The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson argued that all human beings have natural rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (Einstein, 81) these three dictates apply to all people. Since his childhood, Jefferson has always had the passion for reading about the government and the rights of humanity.…
What is an argument? Fineman describes it as a clash between at least two people or parties over facts and ideas and in the search of answers. I think what makes Howard Fineman, in particular, required to make these arguments is the fact that he has reported on every presidential campaign and major candidate since 1983; as well as traveling in and writing about over 40 country and every state in the U.S. except North Dakota. Throughout all of his travels and all of his reports about politics here in the states Fineman has learned so much about the ins and the outs of how our country operates. I would imagine one would challenge his qualifications by stating that he never actually held any political offices so he would not know “everything”.…
The famous first words of the Constitution are “We the People.” The founding fathers, including Federalist Hamilton and anti-federalist Jefferson, all recognized that a Constitution is meant to serve its people above all else. This is why the Articles of Confederation had given states so much power. However, Shays’ Rebellion showed that serving the people did not simply mean empowering states. “We the People,” is a statement that people must come together as Americans and care about the interests of everyone.…
Throughout history there has always been a fight for what people believed to be right. From becoming our own nation to the debate on who should lead our great nation, citizens of the United States have argued over their beliefs. Those citizens believed a change needed to occur in the United States. For example, in Cady Stanton’s speech to the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention, Stanton explains the rights women received needed to be changed. Another example would be Frederick Douglass’s speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”…
The Five-Percent Nation is a revisionist movement in America that began in 1964. It borrows the philosophies from the traditional Islam. They are occasionally known as the Nation of G-ds’ and Earths, which resulted from the departure of the Nation of Islam in 1963. Although they are a sole religion, the Five Percent Nation do not consider themselves a religion but merely a religious affiliation followed by Islāmic tradition defined as “culture” or “natural way of life.” The Five-Percenters was created and founded by a man in Harlem, New York named Clarence Smith.…
The history of the United States of America usually begins with the Declaration of Independence as it was the first time the term, “United States of America” was used publicly. The origin of the Revolution leading to the Declaration of Independence has been debated by multiple historians, questioning whether it was for rule within the country or who should rule the country. Furthermore, the Declaration of Independence summarizes the reasons why the thirteen colonies declared independence from Great Britain and British rule. David Armitage’s essay, “The Declaration of Independence in World Context” focuses on the impacts the declaration created across the world. The lives of Americans were not the only ones altered as it also impacted others through building international relations, inspiring other anti-imperial movements and established a system of communication.…
The documentary Are We to Be a Nation was directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer. The writer was Ronald Blumer. This is episode 6 of the season 1 series of Liberty! The American Revolution. The cast consist of numerous actors/actresses including Jane Adams, David Bishins, Rob Campbell, and Colm Feore. The host of the series is award winning journalist and ABC news anchor Forrest Sawyer.…
Collin Laley W131 Period 2 March 3, 2017 The Right of the People to Rule Analysis Throughout Theodore Roosevelt’s speech on March 20, 1912, he addresses many issues that the American people have, especially the issue about the minority having so much more power than the majority of the American people. He starts off his speech with the question, “Are the American people fit to govern themselves, to rule themselves, to control themselves?” He is able to gain support by this question by agreeing with it, and showing his opponents opinions and how they are the minority.…
“We the People,” the famous words that start the preamble introducing the United States Constitution, is highly significant. The ideas behind this famous line unfolded over time. Although have different meanings in different periods of time, "We the People" is the guideline of the government and a critical component of American history. The significance of the words “We the People” is that it controls the Constitution.…
Though the Constitution starts with, “We the people,” America was not truly a country for the people at its inception. In reality, only the wealthy could influence the government, since property requirements limited the voting population to the aristocratic. Additionally, minorities such as blacks and women were completely ignored and had few rights. From 1800 to 1848, however, the average citizen grew in influence and the United States moved toward a more ideal democracy. This Age of Expansion and Reform often was called the “era of the common man”, and it certainly did live up to its characterization.…
Disenfranchised Groups in America "What if the skinheads want to do the Pledge of Allegiance, we 're gonna [sic] do that too?" said Laura Ingraham, on her radio show. "To some people that would be offensive, we 're gonna[sic] let them do that?"(Connar) Ingraham was commenting on an upstate New York school where a student saying the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic, with the intention of celebrating and promoting multiculturalism during foreign language week. There are many people in this country similar to Laura Ingraham, who fills the need to act racist or sexist towards groups of people who are disenfranchised in America.…
American political culture defines political attitudes, institutions, and activities that are most appreciated in American political life. The American vision has been characterized by several familiar basics. The Bill of Rights went into effect in 1791. Its importance was to protect the freedom and rights of Americans and its effect on American citizens can be seen even today. The Bills Of Rights is the foundation of American Government.…
The Declaration states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This quotation states that all people are created equally and should be treated as so. This quotation counteracts what its purposes were for because, at the time, any non-white people were made as slaves or minorities. Jefferson uses “we” as in the rich white men, which had total control at the time. It is not fair that this document was written to give the idea of equality but was never acted upon.…