Sunday, December 13, 2009
growing up can be both exciting and painful
Growing up is both exciting and painful from my own experiences. When you have to grow up it's painful when you have to start paying bills and taking care of your self. You are no longer your parents responsibility you to have figure things out more by yourself. The exciting things are you get to have more fun. You also get to do what you want more like you do thing more by yourself instead of always as a family. On down side your no longer your mom and dad little girl and sometimes you just wish you could go back and be that for your parents. Growing up is hard but its also is rewarding for your parents to see how all their hard has paid off . When you are able to leave the nest and go out into the world and handle yourself respectably.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
The American Revolution compared to Women rights in the 20th century and when is breaking the law justified
Is there really a time when breaking the law is justified? At the end of this blog I hope to be able to answer this question, with two events in history that Americans broke the law. They felt like their rights weren’t being upheld by the government. The first event was during the American Revolution. The second was during the 20 century when woman felt like their rights was unequally compared men.
The American Revolution was when the colonists took the law in their own hands. To get the type of government they felt they deserve. The colonists at first didn’t have their natural rights. So they started a war to break away from their government and start their own. They also were rebelling way before the war the war was an end result of the government not changing their ways. The colonist was justified in breaking the law. The government was supposed to be helping their people instead of abusing the power they had.
The U.S. government has not upheld the rights of the people since the deal at the end of 1789. Since the American Revolution Americans has broken the law, because they felt like their right weren’t upheld by the U.S. government. This time was in the 20th century when women felt like their rights weren’t equal to men so they started “The Women’s Right Movement”. Women came together to put these in effect in the most democratic ways: through marching, petition driver, lobbying and public speaking. There ways times when some women were arrested for public misconduct. In order to let the government know that women were more than wives and mothers. That they could do just as much as a man or more when it came to equal work and pay and the right to vote. This group had every right to break the law their rights weren’t equal to men and they just wanted equal rights and respect as men. I personal want to thank the women who stood up for their rights and many others rights. If it wasn’t for them women today will still be treated unfairly.
There is a time when breaking the law is justified. I believe that it’s justified when your rights are begin violated. As the colonists and the women of the 20th century believed that their right weren’t being upheld so they took matters into their own hands and was ready for whatever consequences good or bad.
The American Revolution was when the colonists took the law in their own hands. To get the type of government they felt they deserve. The colonists at first didn’t have their natural rights. So they started a war to break away from their government and start their own. They also were rebelling way before the war the war was an end result of the government not changing their ways. The colonist was justified in breaking the law. The government was supposed to be helping their people instead of abusing the power they had.
The U.S. government has not upheld the rights of the people since the deal at the end of 1789. Since the American Revolution Americans has broken the law, because they felt like their right weren’t upheld by the U.S. government. This time was in the 20th century when women felt like their rights weren’t equal to men so they started “The Women’s Right Movement”. Women came together to put these in effect in the most democratic ways: through marching, petition driver, lobbying and public speaking. There ways times when some women were arrested for public misconduct. In order to let the government know that women were more than wives and mothers. That they could do just as much as a man or more when it came to equal work and pay and the right to vote. This group had every right to break the law their rights weren’t equal to men and they just wanted equal rights and respect as men. I personal want to thank the women who stood up for their rights and many others rights. If it wasn’t for them women today will still be treated unfairly.
There is a time when breaking the law is justified. I believe that it’s justified when your rights are begin violated. As the colonists and the women of the 20th century believed that their right weren’t being upheld so they took matters into their own hands and was ready for whatever consequences good or bad.
Friday, December 11, 2009
What I think about Thomas Paine's Common Sense
- What did you learn about life during the revolutionary era from reading this document?
That the American colonies hated that the British had control on what they did and how they where running things. I also learned that there where also many different things that took place, in order for the American colonies to break away from the British way of thinking. One thing that took place was the writing of a pamphlet title Common Sense the author was Thomas Paine.
- What surprised you the most about what you read?
What surprised me the most was when he first wrote this pamphlet he didn't put himself as the author. I understand why but it was a well thought out pamphlet it was simple and cut to the point . He wrote what everyone wanted to say he basicly said lets just cut all ties with the British and lets just do this on are on. He said that they already attack us so they made clear that its over so lets end it.
That the American colonies hated that the British had control on what they did and how they where running things. I also learned that there where also many different things that took place, in order for the American colonies to break away from the British way of thinking. One thing that took place was the writing of a pamphlet title Common Sense the author was Thomas Paine.
- What surprised you the most about what you read?
What surprised me the most was when he first wrote this pamphlet he didn't put himself as the author. I understand why but it was a well thought out pamphlet it was simple and cut to the point . He wrote what everyone wanted to say he basicly said lets just cut all ties with the British and lets just do this on are on. He said that they already attack us so they made clear that its over so lets end it.
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