The Declaration of Independence is the unanimous, written demands made by the thirteen states of United America to Great Britain, who at the time was their colonial master. This declaration was made on July, 4 1776 with a total of (56) fifty -six signatures from the above states. They were a lot of concerns not addressed which led to the declaration but what caught my interest was the first and second paragraph.
In it Great Britain is informed of " the law of nature and God's nature which entitled them to be governed by themselves and that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by the creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".
I was astonished to realized that if all men were created equal, where was the equality in real life, when based on race and color men are treated differently. Will I be wrong to say that it does not matter the race, color or culture, every chance is to be given to any man here in this great nation. Social equality should be done to make sure every person is given the advantage of bettering their circumstances in life. By providing good education and amenities so that they can be able to have these unalienable rights.
I choose this topic because it seems an theory that pertains to only a certain people and that it is very sad to realize most theory are not applicable in real life to a certain extent. Who was the Declaration for and is still for. It brings to that point that there is a need for change as to the interpretation of the declaration after emanicipation and even right now.
It is shocking to realized that the people who went through almost the same sufferings could be indifference to the plights of their fellow human being who they lip say as equal. As African America have with humble requests asked their follow men to address the killings of innocent father,breadwinner, son, grandson and grandfather as they also did when they asked Britain so why aren't they hearing the voice of their fellow citizens.
When are we going to see the equality of all men being treated fairly and given every chance to bring out their given talents to help families, local, state and the nation as a whole.
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