Declaration of Sentiments

He helped create the beautifully written document to free our nation from the chains of Britain. Although, George Washington helped with the drafting of the Declaration of Independence he didn't solely write the document as Thomas Jefferson had. Stated in source 2 "Washington didnt set out to become the greatest presdient of all time". Infact, he called himself a "citizen president". Is this do his "ungreediness";…

The Battle of Saratoga was called the turning point in the Revolutionary War. The reason why it was called the turning point in the Revolutionary War was the success at Saratoga gave France the confidence in the American cause to enter the war as an American ally.The Battle of Saratoga was a shocking victory in the American Revolution and helped secure the independence of the United States of America . The Battle of Saratoga was in the fall of 1777. British Lieutenant General John…

he had to switch his glasses all the time. So annoyed with the constant switching he combined the lens together, putting the lens for far sighting on the bottom while the near sight lens on top. Benjamin was also one of the 5 men to draft the Declaration Of Independence and one of the 13 men to draft the Articles of Confederation. So Mr. Franklin was key in the rights of our country we enjoy to this day. Benjamin was an important figure and helped shaped our country to the land of freedom…

Developing civilizations since the beginning of time have lacked the sophistication that European empires have exemplified. Pre-columbian indians have been said to come close to the greatness that surrounds the characteristics of a sophisticated society. Though native accomplishments have proven a technological feat, their civilizations didn't acquire the domestication of large animals, steel weaponry, steady production of goods, functioning currency, communication with other empires, or smart…

“Ride out, good Cid Campeador, for no man ever set forth at so fortunate a moment. All your life you will meet with success (The Poem of the Cid, 43).” “To king Alfonso, whose wrath I have incurred, I wish to send as a gift, thirty horses with their saddles, fully harnessed, and each with a sword hanging from the saddle-bow (The Poem of the Cid, 65).” The desire to take back Spain from the Moors has always been a top priority for the Christians of Spain. The Muslims started controlling Spain in…

Bacon’s Rebellion was the first serious tax revolt in American History which is evident in him stating, “let all people judge what can be more dangerous import than to suspect the so long safe proceedings of some of our grandees, and whether people may with safety open their eyes in so nice a concern”. This shows that although people were uncomfortable with the taxes, they dealt with it for the continuation of normalcy and to stay away from a war, but Bacon felt that continuing with normalcy was…

giving them representation in government. Given these reasons, I would feel that only cowards would choose to take the side of Britain because they fear self-rule and cannot handle making their own decisions. I am a Patriot because I believe fair declarations from either side are needed in government. The penalties of treason were frightening, and most colonists agreed, but I believe that to live under the control of a separate nation was the most severe punishment the colonists faced.…

Benjamin Franklin was an inventions superstar. He invented many things. Joel Young shows us by saying, “Benjamin Franklin was a big time inventor…. He invented bifocals, the glass armonica, swim fins, the Franklin stove, the lightning rod, electricity, and much more.” Benjamin Franklin was also a write. In Franklin’s early life, he “Wanted to write, but he didn't know how. He only had two years of school, so he taught himself. He found stories that he liked and rewrote them. Some he rewrote from…

John Locke was an English philosopher and a great rival of the political system that prevailed during his time, absolutism. Locke believed that humans before him lived in a world where civilizations were independent, sovereign and equal. In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke says, “To understand political power aright, we must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they…

universal claim of equal rights isn’t equal in a sense that not everyone had the same chance to experience the same human rights. Although the UDHR states in article 2 that “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind,[…] including sex (1), CEDAW alludes that statement by stating similar text in the beginning of the convention : “the term "discrimination against women" shall mean any distinction, exclusion or restriction…