Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Declare Youreslf - Part II

How do the most famous lines from the Declaration of Independence define us as citizens of the United States? What expectations do you have for yourself based on the philosophy of the Declaration?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

15 comments:

Stephanie said...

The most famous lines of the Declaration of Independence define us as citizens because it states that we as humans are born with natural rights that can never be taken away from us, and among those include the right to lead a distinguished life, full of happiness and liberty. Based on the philosophy of the Declaration, we must not take these rights for granted, and if we as a united nation don’t agree with something, than it is only within our power to change it. Consequently, when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration, he kept that philosophy in mind and did just that in terms of breaking all political ties with Great Britain in order to form our own, independent country.

Ashley H said...

The most famous lines of the Declaration of Independence define us as citizens by saying that we are all human beings and we all have and deserve the same rights. Our rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should not be undeniable. Based off this philosophy of the Declaration, not only i, but every citizen of the United States should not take these rights for grated. These rights should be embraced at all times because it is what defines us as Americans.

Lindsay said...

The most famous lines form the Declaration of Independence defines us as sictizens of the United States because we were all born with equal rights. Becuase we live in America, no one is alowed to take thoes right away from us. Americans have the rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." because it is what make Americans them. So many people want to live in this country becuase we have these rights, so we should never take them for granted.

Brett Steere said...

The famous lines from the Declaration of Independence tell us that every person has certain rights that cannot be taken away. These rights are rights that shouldn't be taken for granted because it is something that not everyone is this world is lucky to have. Based on the philosophy of these God given rights, as I said before, should not be taken for granted. We should appreciate everything we have and realize how lucky we actually are. These rights define us as a country.

Olivia S said...

The most famous lines of the Declaration of Independence define us as citizens because they say that everyone is born with equal rights, and these rights are not to be ignored. The rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are what make us Americans. Many people want to come to America because everyone has these rights, and with these rights America offers a future and life of equality. We should be so thankful for these God given rights and never take them for granted.

Anonymous said...

These lines from the Declaration of Independence jumped out at me as well. It says that it is obvious that all men are created equal by our creator. The rights that we have as citizens won't ever be taken away from us. It's our job to take advantage of those rights and live them out to the best of our ability.

Yo Momma said...

These lines from the declaration define us as citizens because it states ALL men are equal no matter the race,religion,or gender. These lines gives citizens pride to be Americans since most foreign countries are under communism,or an monarchy. Personally,I do apperiate our freedom and the privilage to vote for our president and have a democracy government.

Unknown said...

The most famous lines of the Declaration of Independence define us as citizens because it tells everyone that we are humans we can do what we please, i mean of course if we cross certain lines then we will be punished it lets us know we are protected. We are able to actually say how we really feel about things, be happy and enjoy life instead of be stuck obeying all of other peoples crapy rules.

Best Student said...

Declaration of independance define us as all men treated equal.Everyone should be given Life,liberty and Pursuit of happiness.Not one individual can take away our rights from us.

Unknown said...

Those famous lines taken from the Declaration of Independence define us as free citizens of the United States. We were all born equal and in the United States it is believed that everyone has equal opportunities. It's great to know that in the U.S., you can start out with nothing and work your way up and have everything. That is why so many people fight to be citizens and live here.

Brandon F. said...

The most famous lines from the Declaration of Independence define us as citzens of the United States because as human beings we have certain rights that cant be taken away from us. Based on the philosophy of Declaration our rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are what make us Americans.

RyanB said...

This line from the Decleration is putting up the bassis of the country and how we rule ourselves. this shows what values americans have and that we are people that want to live our own form of life and have rule under ourseves. They say that all people are created equal and that you are given that right forever. This also says that people have rights that they will always have and that they are supported under the beliefs and laws of the US government.

Dan Meyer said...

The most famous lines from the DofI define me a person because it represents everything I stand for as American. The expectations I have for myself is that as American I am held to the standards that the Declaration has set for me and if I let them down, I am letting down every brave American who has fought and died for my life. I feel responsible so that future generations of Americans can learn from my example and also become proud Americans

RachelS said...

The declaration of independence states that we have the right of "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" which are included in one of it's most famous lines. This defines us as citizens of the United States because this is what we abide by, this is what we expect to live by. This is important because we as Americans do not make decisions off of race or how much money we make or anything in between because in the end, we are American; we are equal. We should take these rights fo granted. Slavery is banished, social classes do not determine our stance, we are no longer divided because of these important lines of the declaration.

Abee K. said...

The most famous lines define us as citizens by saying that we are all human beings and we all have equal rights. The rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should'nt be denied. Based on the philosophy of the Declaration, none of us citizens should take our rights for grated. These rights should be embraced at all times b/c that's what we americans are.