Essays on Declaration

The Declaration of Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges was a woman born on 7 May 1748 and died on November 3, 1793. His original name is Marie Gouze. She was a political activist as well as a playwright whose works reached a very large audience. In addition to that, she was an abolitionist and a feminist. Her achievements span from her times up to today. She still inspires very many people with her works. Today, people celebrate her as one of the earliest famous activists whose demand that French women receive the same rights as men gave her a wide popularity. In 1791, she Continue reading...

The Lee Resolution, sometimes called, Resolution of Independence was steered mainly by Henry Lee. Its main aim was to lobby for the independence of the American states from the British colony. It was on June 7, 1776 when Richard Henry Lee of the State of Virginia tabled a bill in Congress to declare independence to the American colonies. The resolution contained three parts namely: a declaration of independence, a call to form foreign alliances and the preparation and digestion of the form of the forthcoming confederation.
It is not until 9th July when Congress adopted the first plan (read Continue reading...

The paper will inform on “friendship as an ethical worldview in a Quran perspective,” through Ahmad Ibn Mistawayh a Muslim ethics. The paper will present different views that define friendship in God-human and human-human relationships. Quran has a fertile ground to discuss philosophy and ethics of friendship that remains uncultivated for many years in religious traditions. The perspective of friendship in the Quran helps to resolve conflicts, provide peace, reconcile, and make friendship beyond liberal peace. Literature of friendship dates back during the era of Cyrus the Great and writings of Gilgamesh.
Aristotle treats friendship as an essential to Continue reading...

The American Dream is the ‘soul of еру American politics.’ The notion stems from the Declaration of Independence, the text of which says that all people are equal and have an unalienable rights granted to everyone. The right to life, the right to liberty and the right to pursuit of happiness are among them. The striving for happiness is the American dream (Kamp, 2009).
The spirit of the American Dream is the belief that every person, if he/she works hard, this person would be able to achieve the well-being, which he/she deserves, because he/she has all the possibilities. By implication, Continue reading...

Article 4 of UNDHR

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Article 4 of the UNDHR is the article that is being reviewed as part of this paper. The Article 4 bans Slavery. The very first statement of the UNDR “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood” is the embodiment of the spirit of the Ùnited Nations’ declaration of Human Rights. This was a declaration adopted on the 10th of December 1948 Paris. This declaration is directly a result of the World War II Continue reading...

An individual is the basic unit of society for most Western democracies. As such, laws and the execution of laws (one form of justice) in these societies focus on individual rights. Justice can be seen as two parts. Justice is one sense is reparations, or punishment that a society inflicts upon an individual. This essay looks at texts of Martin Luther King, Sigmund Freud and Thomas Jefferson in order to ascertain each of their guiding philosophies on what consisted of individual rights and justice. Each of them falls in line in a very particular philosophical school of thought with Continue reading...

Introduction

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been among most notable longstanding conflicts in world history, mainly because its controversy centers on the sovereignty over the land known as Palestine but currently occupied, in large part, by the Jewish people as Israel. Both sides have proved uncompromising – Palestinian Arabs, whose population include Muslims and non-Muslims (Christians and Judaists), claim that Palestine has been their homeland for so many years, while Jews support their claim for the establishment of Israel over Palestinian lands on account that such form what they call the Promised Land. With no solution currently in sight, both Palestinians and Continue reading...

Revolutionary documents are documents that talk about the colonies of American in which the fight for their independence through and to the end of American Revolution. Some of the documents are recorded in The Declaration of independence by Thomas Jefferson and common sense which is a pamphlet by Thomas Paine. The aim of Thomas Jefferson’s document was to give reasons as to why the American colonies overthrew their leader and decided to obtain their position as a country separated from the world. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, common sense aimed to know the theoretical intellect of the state then Continue reading...

In his journal article, Abdul-Aziz offers a balance and incisive critical analysis on the clash of universalism Declaration. At the onset of his paper, Abdul-Aziz re-examines the onset of the movement to a certain group of Muslims. He observes their main interest is to integrate Islam with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to his view, the major challenge of the declaration is its hostility and secularization to divergent religious and philosophical ideas (Sachedina, 2007). He believes that, Universal declaration of human Rights is insufficient to provide for inalienable and inherent human rights. His position on the Declaration Continue reading...

The Declaration of Sentiments

Feminism in the United States: The Declaration of Sentiments
Introduction
In the year 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton conveyed to the audience of the Seneca Falls Convention the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. The Declaration of Sentiments was written with the purpose of demanding civil freedom for women and of righting the wrongs of society. The Declaration included events where women’s rights were being oppressed and violated and where laws were giving special treatment to men. It also included the resolutions they demanded on these particular cases.
In addition, the Declaration was written due to the fact that women Continue reading...

Thomas Jefferson is regarded as the father of American constitution since he pioneered the drafting of the original declaration of independence. In agreement with other thirteen colonies of the Britain decided to push for their freedom and independence from British rule. The Britons had taken away the legislative rights of the colonies and subjected them to forced labor. The declaration upon which the constitution was drawn from clearly stated the guiding principles of life that the colonies saw fit for humanity. The fifty-six signatories were to represent the thousands of oppressed Americans. The declaration held that all men were Continue reading...

Thomas Paine, a political activist, theorist, and a philosopher in his pamphlet "common sense" inspired people to protest and fight for independence from the Great Britain. Common sense explained why they needed independence and the advantages independence would bring to the people of America. It also presented them with an argument for freedom just in the right time when independence was a vital issue. It communicated in a manner that ordinary people understood, shunning philosophical references used by other writers, and referring to the Bible to speak to the people. Thus, it was seen as the most incendiary and Continue reading...

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Introduction
According to Martinez-Cobo, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them” (as qt in Morgan 56). These people constitute the societal sectors that are non-dominant presently. However, they demonstrate the determination of preserving, developing, and transmitting their ethnic characteristics and inherited territories to their future generations. The indigenous communities are striving to survive as peoples and to keep their unique cultural patterns, legal Continue reading...

1. The primary source: The Declaration of Independence: A View from Russia

Type: Journal of American History

Nikolai N. Bolkhovitinov from is the Chair of the Center for North American Studies of the Institute of World History in Moscow Russia. Additionally, Nikolai is an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Nikolai has spent most of his life in the Soviet regime while he attempts to retain independence in his outlook while Marxism influence has more liberal and creative implication in comparison to Western democracy. The author studies history using a bottom top approach since he pays most of his attention to the poor Continue reading...

Orson Welles’ seminal film Citizen Kane is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, and for good reason – Welles’ uniquely Expressionistic and evocative cinematography, as well as editing and mise-en-scene, elevates an already stellar cast and incredible script to a deeply-felt character study of a man seeking immortality. One of the most intriguing sequences in the film is the scene wherein Charles Foster Kane (Welles) is inspired to create the Declaration of Principles for his newspaper; its simple, elegant yet effective visual style is indicative of the film’s look as a whole. In Continue reading...

The treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. Benjamin Franklin had insisted on the recognition of American independence by the British Empire. He had also refused to consider a peace separate from France, which was America’s great ally. The insistence was because he had rejected informal peace overtures for a settlement by the Great Britain, which would have provided a settlement for the thirteen states with some measure of autonomy. The cause for the recognition of the independence of America was due to the war between the Great Britain and America, which had lasted almost seven years. The Continue reading...

The use of political rhetoric in the American politics has a historical background. Since the ancient times, the advocates of change have used it to bring the American public together for a common cause. The choice and timing of the words used are essential to bring out the intended message to the audience. The success of political rhetoric in persuading the audience not only lies in the contents of the political message but also in the delivery of the message to the audience. Political rhetoric is valuable in influencing public opinion and shaping historical events. Tom Paine’s Common Continue reading...

The continental Congress had appointed a 5-member committee which included Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. The others included Franklin Benjamin, John Adams, Robert Livingstone and Roger Shaman. The two primary sources that Jefferson borrowed from in drafting the Declaration were; his own draft of the preamble to the Virginia Constitution and George Mason’s draft of Virginia’s Declaration of Rights. When the draft was presented to the Continental Congress, 86 changes were made in effect shortening the overall length by more than a fourth.
However, there were 3 changes made to the draft that are Continue reading...

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States are commonly considered to be the two most important and defining documents of our nation’s history. The former, a formal declaration of independence from their status as colonies of Great Britain, established the essential concepts by which the nation wished to define itself. The latter was the second (and current) attempt to create a system of laws that would provide structure to the nation’s workings now that it was successfully and fully independent. While the Constitution is its own distinct document, the central conceits and ideas Continue reading...

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

The French Revolution or the Reign of Terror has been one of the world’s bloodiest and influential revolutions in history, reshaping international and regional politics as it is seen today. Born out of discontent towards the monarchy and lack of rights, the Reign of Terror took many lives in the process and questioned the capability of the monarchy to lead the country. French citizens were left in disarray with the lack of system and the necessity of having a government that would respect the rights and liberties of the people were becoming crucial given the state France is Continue reading...

Introduction

Besides being a way of thinking, human rights are also a set of political and legal doctrines. These doctrines limit the government power to shape citizens expectations. As such, they benefit ascribe behaviors and proscribe others. The structure of human rights reflects meticulous historical milieu out of which they have evolved and their contours have stretched and changed with the erratic landscape of global society. The general awareness of human rights was gradually formed on the existence of rights that are inherent in all human beings. These rights pre-exist and are superior to the State and all political affiliations. Continue reading...

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Different ideas have emerged regarding the society and acceptable behaviors in the same. Such ideas have since been adopted into said societies with some being the views of individuals and others originating from thoughts of governance and societal correlation. The Doctrine of Fascism and the English Bills of Rights are both ideas and regulations regarding communities but originating from very different sources. This is so in the sense that, while the Doctrine of Fascism originated from the ideas of one person, the Bill of Rights passed through Congress before its adoption. However, as Continue reading...

This paper will reflect over the Declaration of Independence. It will reflect by the two primary and noble authors Adams and Jefferson about their intent with this document. It will consider the reasons they did offer to show a Declaration of Independence. It will also consider how these reasons related to the colonists. Last, it will examine the significance of the printed documented.
The reasons these men created this document was to help provide order and peace within the colonies. The colonies were going through a series of problems from the Boston Tea Party to the American Revolution War Continue reading...

The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck as he gives the story revolving around the family of Joad. The novel illustrates oppression and hardship that faced the migrants’ workers during the great depression. In depth it is a political tract that governed collectivist action on oppressing those looking for jobs. In the same sense, the speech that was delivered by Martin Luther King on the oppression of the black people has a lot of similarities as compared to the The Grapes of Wrath. Martin Luther speech covers the oppression nature of the blacks as well.
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David Walker was a black abolitionist who was very outspoken. His fiery thoughts were put to paper in the famous document: Appeal in 1929. Through this document and other works, Walker hoped to free southern slaves and black northerners. His book may also have been directed towards slave masters and northern whites who could have been curious enough to read his book. He campaigned for immediate emancipation instead of the delayed approaches and colonization schemes espoused by anti-slavery groups. This publication worked in terrifying white masters. Once published, this document was circulated widely in the North and South. The Continue reading...

U. S. History
This paper seeks to introduce the topic by relying on the Secondary source of the American History. Additionally, the Submission will then highlight some of the essential and crucial facts to appreciate regarding the Declaration of Independence and the American constitution. After setting the background and the context of the topic, this submission will then move to compare and contrast the Declaration of independence with the American Constitution with the Secondary Source of information and lastly give a conclusion based on the contrasts as shall be highlighted in the course of looking at all of the Continue reading...

Jefferson and Elizabeth Stanton directed their individual pieces to different audiences. According to Jefferson, if all men had been created equal gender, this would have been insensitive. And it implies that only men are equal. African American men and women were not equal because black Americans were not taken as people in the past. In the same book, Jefferson emphasized the equality existing between men and the king because many were upset with the title of the British Kind. Nevertheless, Stanton declared specifically that all women and men are created equal.

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The word "women" is used to emphasize the Continue reading...

One of the main things that are argued in this declaration is that all men are created equal by the creator, who is God and should as a result have liberty, freedom to life and pursuit of happiness. The declaration also puts forward the argument that the king of England was no longer a suitable tyrant over its colonies, and the people deserve the right of electing the representatives who will govern them, and when they fell their interest is not taken care of by the representatives, they should have a right to eject them and elect new ones. Continue reading...

Vietnamese declaration of independence and Mao Tse Tung imperialism and all reactionaries are paper tigers

The document on Vietnamese declaration of independence entails speeches and articles aired in Vietnam just after the Second World War. It touches on the patriotic Vietnamese population that collaborated with the allies to oust the Japanese forces who had occupied their country after the defeat of the French forces. The French are portrayed as masters who claim personal equity amongst all people but have oppressed the Vietnamese people for over eighty colonization years. This shows that the French have been in that country since mid-19th century. They seem to have divided the Vietnamese into three, north, central and South Continue reading...

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- What are the external factors that could have an impact on tourism in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan with its unique natural resources and the unique culture of the nomadic people has a huge untapped potential for the development of tourism in the international and regional markets.
The tourism potential of recreational resources and historical and cultural heritage allows Kazakhstan to integrate into the international tourism market and to achieve rapid development of tourism in the country. This will ensure steady growth in employment and incomes encourage the development of tourism- related industries and increase the flow Continue reading...

Chan states that it is beyond dispute that Asian states have committed egregious violations of human rights. More so, it is also the case that Asian states have not lived up to the universally held notion of human rights. The whole controversy surrounding this debate on the Asian values and human rights was generated following the Bangkok Declaration of 1993. The Declaration sought to legitimize the adoption of policies and values that were distinctly different from the Western democracies concerning human rights. As stated by Singapore government spokesman, the Declaration presented the Asian point of view on human rights Continue reading...

The Declaration of Independence has been under extensive scholarly and judicial inquiry since its adoption in 1776 by congress. It was used by the 13 colonies that initially formed the United States to justify the declaration of independence from Britain. After the revolution, the document has evolved to inspire numerous democratic principles. One of these is concept of human rights. It is vital to ensure that everyone can enjoy their rights and freedoms without interference. Human rights are essential because all humans are entitled to the same privileges and restrictions. Human beings share common values and fundamental freedoms. One’ Continue reading...

Metaphors effectively convey the message about intertexuality because a reader’s understanding of the context of the words used by the writer produces the overall meaning of a written work. When the writers use metaphors, the readers are able to get the message because these words represent bits and pieces of experiences which the reader already has a knowledge of. The meaning of a text becomes fuller because of the reader’s previous knowledge. The metaphors, therefore, facilitate a greater understanding about the texts and enables the reader to enter into a discourse community. In the discussion of intertexuality, Continue reading...

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The United States’ federal government shaped by the Constitution started operations in 1789 when the first Congress was summoned and George Washington became the President of the United States. The government was actually named a federal government due to the reason that it was created by a dense constitution among 13 different political units comprising all the various states of the country. All the states decided to hand over part of their independence so that a predominant authority is created and thus they surrendered themselves to it. As a result, Continue reading...

Approaches to Health Promotion

Executive Summary
The purpose of this paper to require the students to be able to critically analyze a recent health promotion program that is in conformity with the Ottawa Charter and the Jakarta Declaration under the supervision of the World Health Organization. The intention of this paper is to be able to present the WHO principles based on the student’s understanding. The analysis will contain the intervention program and to measure its effectiveness in accordance with Ottawa Charter by showing how the WHO principles were implemented. At the same time, the same treatment will be applied to determine Continue reading...

Early American art often was used to chronicle historic event such as in “Penn’s Treaty with the Indians” and “The Declaration of Independence”. Both show important scenes from American history and offers a visual interpretation of what these time periods must have been like. By comparing and contrasting these two paintings we can gain a better understanding of early American life.
In Benjamin West’s painting “Penn’s Treaty with the Indians”, West depicts the treaty between the Quakers and the Indian tribes of colonial America. The painting is of neo-classism style. The lighting and composition highlight the Continue reading...

Introduction

The declarations made at the Alma- Ata conference are considered as the greatest declarations of the twentieth century. The declarations were being sourced from research on the existence and quality of primary health care worldwide. The declarations made in this conference were aimed at the promotion of the health of everyone worldwide. During the conference, there was an urgent call for health workers, governments, communities and development workers to promote health care provision. This marked a major milestone for public health.
One of the realisations made during this conference was that primary health care is a key concept if Continue reading...

Discuss the similarities and differences of Emerson's "Self-reliance" and The Declaration of Independence

Thesis: The thesis of this paper is to compare and contrast the essay “Self-Reliance” with the Declaration of Independence (United States)

"There is a time in every man's education" (Emerson) compared to "When in the course of human events" (Declaration).

In his essay “Self-Reliance”, the author Ralph Emerson states that “There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide;” Here, the author tries to convey the fact that envy is the most foolish feeling and one should never try to be someone else. Each individual has his/her own share of strengths and weaknesses and trying to copy someone because you feel they’re better Continue reading...

Clearly, according to the well-researched accounts of Benjamin Freedman, a renowned American anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic activist, President Woodrow Wilson slogan on keeping the United States out of the first world war was just a pretext. It was meant to cover the objectives and intensions of the Zionists who had helped him ascend to power by supplying much money to the Democratic Party that he was affiliated to (Freedman, 1974). His war declaration was unavoidable but he acted out of pressure by the Zionists who had bailed him out from paying $40,000 to a woman who blackmailed him for Continue reading...

The colonists were increasingly at odds with Great Britain and he powers that they were holding over the people in the new world. Although the colonists had no representation in Parliament, they were being taxed at increasingly heavy rates and forced to fall ever strict laws. One of the newer laws that infuriated colonists was that Britain now demanded that they be sent to England to be tried for offenses that were committed in the colonies.
As the more influential members of the colonies were agitated, they began to write circular letters. These letters were started by one person, Continue reading...