We The People - Learning

Government is such an important part of a country's well being. Every country, state, city, town, etc. need to have some kind of government in place to keep rules in place and to regulate the economy. We, as Americans, often take our freedom and our rights for granted because it is all we know; but there are many countries who don't have these unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness which were talked about in the parody song of Apologize by Timbaland in the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uZfRaWAtBVg. Not to mention all the rights written in the Bill of Rights shown on this website: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_of_freedom_1.html. These documents were created by the United States government to insure that the American people lived the life they dreamed as free people. Without some type of government, countries would see crime, a terrible economy, and overall chaos. People would not be given rights, there would be no structure of any sort, and ultimately, the country would go up in flames. Government is the glue that keeps societies together and running peacefully.

We The People - Watching

I believe this parody to the Timbaland song "Apologize" does a pretty good job of capturing what the Declaration of Independence stands for. In the song, it says "We want to make it clear. We believe this much is true. Men were created with certain unalienable rights. Among these: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". This wraps up what the Declaration of Independence says and what it stands for. Also, when the chorus comes on and says "It's too late to apologize, it's too late", I believe he's telling this to the British because they tried to get the colonies to pay an unfair amount of money for the war. In my opinion, this song does a pretty good job of explaining the Declaration of Independence; considering the song is only three and a half minutes long.

We The People - Reading

The Revolutionary War was a time where many peoples' thoughts changed and people began to speak up for themselves. When the English came to the Americas and Great Britain tried to force the colonies to help pay for the Seven Years' War, the newly "Americans" stated that they were free men which eventually lead to what was called the Revolutionary War. Americans created the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. All which had their own problems. I believe the Americans were so proud of themselves for winning the war which caused them to speak up about these changes they wanted made. I also believe that maybe some were fearful of America failing as a country which would also cause them to speak up about issues in these documents. Throughout the years, African Americans spoke up for themselves, along with Native Americans and women. Who all stood up for what they believed in, possibly because they were fearful of taking steps backwards and turning into Great Britain again. Americans weren't the only people who changed their perspectives on life; many countries all over the world started to immigrate into the United States to experience this freedom everyone was talking about and also in attempt to get away from the government they were living in. I still believe there are still some who fear today that the United States may turn away from democracy, and towards a type of government people initially wanted to get away from. This was seen a lot in WWII. There will always be things people want to change about our Constitution or our laws. And with the government we have, we have the freedom to do so, which is what's so great about our country.