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    Declaration of Independence Essay “Our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.” This is what people who signed the declaration of independence pledged. There are four principles expressed in the declaration of independence. They are, all people are created equal, all people have basic rights that cannot be taken away, the government gets its power to make decisions and to protect rights from the people, and when the government does not protect the rights of the people, the people have the

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    The Declaration of Independence was written to show a new theory of government, reasons why they were separating from England, and a formal declaration of war. It gave the 13 colonies freedom from England's laws. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11, 1776 and June 28, 1776. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams looked at what Jefferson had written and made some changes to the Declaration. On July 4, 1776 Congress adopted the Declaration

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    “The Declarations of Sentiments and Resolutions” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton is an interesting and persuasive essay on women's rights and equality. The essay uses pathos, logos, and ethos to capture the reader's attention and draw them in into this argumentative piece. Each appeal deeply exercises the importance of equality for both men and women. Throughout her essay, Stanton uses pathos, logos, and ethos to draw the reader's attention and persuade them to stand up for women inequality. This document

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    The years leading up the Declaration of Independence were filled with grievances and unfairness. The Declaration of Independence declared America’s position of being a separate, political country with Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence, furthermore, listed the grievances Americans were going through under the control of King George. America was betrayed and neglected by a leader who didn’t care about her. The grievances in the Declaration of Independence resonate with every American who

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    The Declaration of Independence Each year in the United States of America, Americans honor and celebrate the courageous actions that our nation's founders took on July 4, 1776. In the late 1700’s, the British Parliament passed a number of laws that severely limited the freedoms of English colonists in America. According to the Library of Congress’ official website, “On July

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    The Declaration of Independence is a document that announced the separation of thirteen new colonies from Great Britain (Writing of Declaration of Independence). The document was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, revised by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin before handing the final draft to Congress on June 28, 1776 (Jefferson And The Declaration Of Independence). Furthermore, the draft was adopted and then signed on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress. While reading the Declaration of Independence

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    The Declaration of Independence is the most important and oldest document in the United State’s History. The Declaration was drafted and signed to announce our Declaration Of Independence from Great Britain, by saying, “ The United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and

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    Given that it will take more than one word that is three letters in length to answer this, I’ll go at it like this. This “proposition” that Lincoln spoke was, quite obviously, the Declaration of Independence, which was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and ratified on July 4, 1776 by delegates of all 13 colonies, signifying the intention of the Colonies to break away from British rule after having found many of the actions of the Crown in the previous 15 years or so to be abominable in their eyes. So

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    The Declaration of Independence was used as a way to unify colonists to fight against the British. This document was not to go against anyone except the British, so Thomas Jefferson chose not to include the issue of slavery in the document. He was aware that this document would be used to bring the colonists together, and that since many of the colonists believed in using slavery that it should not be mentioned. There were also colonists that believed in the abolition of slavery, or to outlaw the

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    is a true festival, a country’s birthday. The Fourth of July marks the anniversary of the glorious day in 1776 when America, as a new nation declared to the world its independence from monarchs. Because of the importance of this day, thus, the Declaration of Independence can be considered as one of the most influential documents in American History. Not only that, other organizations and countries have also adopted its manner and tones for their own

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