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    that you have no control over? These are the worrisome problems that our founding fathers have faced upon. Their answers have become known through the Declaration of Independence which states, “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.” These words hold great importance upon American society as we know a behold to this day.…

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    of this period of history In summary, the Gettysburg Address is the treasure that will aspire all of the American even everyone who has the same fate and experience with America. I feel really powerful because I am on this land. I am absolutely washed by the obligation. Although the Gettysburg Address has already experience for a long time, the sprit of this parapraghy is still a strehthgh to encourage all citizen of the United States keep a same dream of a peaceful, equalied, and united…

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    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.” To the American colonists this meant natural human rights, freedom, and equality for everyone. Perhaps this statement of the Declaration of Independence was misinterpreted by the government or not as highly valued by the society that Ray Bradbury created in Fahrenheit…

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    Fixing america would require fixing the important social economic and healthcare policies. In 1776, our founding fathers signed the declaration in promise that “all men are created equal.” Continuing on, in 1933 the Federal Religious Freedom Restoration act was put in place to protect Native Americans from religious discrimination in the workplace. One of America's greatest attributes is treating people equally whether you have the same beliefs or not, until today. Businesses in America…

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    According to the declaration of independence by Thomas Jefferson, he first started that all men are created equal. Every one has the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. No one can be higher than others because of his background, power and money. In order to protect these rights, the people initiate governments; it is the duty of the government to protect the citizens of the country. Yet, the people have the right to change or destroy the government when it becomes destructive…

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    having equal rights is an individualistic journey, and described as being an inalienable right. In the Declaration of Independence it states “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.” (source), the Constitution says that no one can be denied "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or that "any person within its jurisdiction” may be denied “the equal…

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    Independence would solely be out of reason and obviously stated, persuading the audience further. The line also created feelings of logic based on the way it was formatted. Since it was stated at the beginning of the text, the audience knew that anything written after that line would refer back to the logical or “self-evident” idea that Jefferson claimed.…

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    Only Men Are Created Equal Aleta Thomas Mr. Lorge American History – Period 2 10/8/15 In the late 18th century, the prodigious Founding Fathers of the United States of America orchestrated a war cry for many oppressed groups around the world with their declaration, “All men are created equal” (“Declaration”). The idea of overthrowing the system under the British government appealed to many people in the colonies, but it resulted in few legal or social advances for a huge chunk…

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    American Civics: Revolutionary War “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” - The United States Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.The Declaration of Independence tells us we have a right to have a life, live freely and equally, and to strive to be happy and joyful as long as it does not break any laws, but what…

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    ideology that men overpower women in all aspects and that women are dependent on men, which is supported by some religions (“Women’s Rights”). This issue is still prominent all around the world today. People are putting in efforts to fix this problem, but to solve inequality in the scope of the entire world, we need to solve it in our own country. However, inequality cannot be detected easily because there’s not a definition that is unanimously agreed upon. Equality can be mistaken as having…

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