Category: Declaration Of Independence

The War of Independence marked an important period in the history of the United States when first colonies declared their freedom from the British Empire. Although it might be hard to imagine it today, many people were initially opposed to an organized rebellion against Great Britain. In 1776, this fact prompted Thomas Paine to write…

David Walkers Appeal is a religious and political text that called upon slaves to rebel to acquire [freedom], equality, learning, and boundless opportunity than just solely relying upon God to save them from their oppression (xxxi). Due to the lack of change or opportunities, the whites did not want to relinquish to the slaves, slavery…

How the Declaration of Independence Reflected Enlightenment Values and Ideas Even though there is no consensus concerning the exact period corresponding to the American enlightenment, it is okay to state that it took place during the eighteenth century. Enlightenment in the declaration of independence aims at giving a better understanding of human values, rights, and…

In this work, I will analyze the works of Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Jefferson and review the strategies used in their works. Martin Luther King Jr.s Letter from a Birmingham Jail is addressed to several Clergymen, explaining the actions that led him to the jail. Fellow Clergymen called King unwise and untimely for…

In John Lockes Second Treatise of Government, civil society, from what it is, ought to do, and where it comes from, is all adequately fleshed out and outlined in nineteen distinct chapters. Unlike other political thinkers of his and before his time, Locke does not see political society as an absolute and a necessary part…

The Enlightenment was a period of time from 1715-1789 that was an intellectual and philosophical movement that spread throughout Europe. It brought many ideas that we could not live good lives without, like freedom of speech, natural rights, and freedom of religion, which was one of the main reasons the Enlightenment started in the first…

In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson seeks the separation of American colonies from oppressive and oppressive England. He made his position clear to the colonists and most importantly in the world through convincing complaints, syntax and a dictionary. Thomas Jefferson’s skillful use of persuasive rhetoric in the Declaration of Independence, conveyed through compelling arguments,…

It is evident that all of mankind has been deceived into the pleasures of sin, and it is critical to keep in mind that the Founding Fathers were imperfect. However, what set their ideology apart from that of other establishments at the time was their belief in God. Though it is not clear they were…

The statement All men are created equal only began to ring true hundreds of years after 1776. The promises of the Declaration of Independence fell short of what was guaranteed at the time and ‘all men’ were merely hypothetical. The words of Thomas Jefferson and his actions greatly contradict themselves, making him a hypocrite. In…

Throughout history, many ideas influenced many nations around the world. Whether it was big or small, civilizations everywhere were swayed by others in which they too wanted to be just as prosperous as their neighbors. One of the biggest influences across the world was that of the works of the Enlightenment ideology. The Enlightenment ideas…