Nelson proclaimed, “I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities”. (Doc 4) Mandela gave up everything for his goal: that all people live in a unified, democratic, and free cultured society. It would end apartheid, which racial (white) superiority in South Africa.
INTRODUCTION A. Attention Grabber & Introduction statement: Our national flag, the epitome of our democracy, we all fly it with pride. It symbolizes so many great aspects of our freedom, but yet nothing more symbolic than how it represents the ultimate sacrifice paid by our men and women in uniform. The flag reminds us of the rights, privileges, and freedoms we so dearly enjoy today. Lest we forget our service members for they paid the final costs.
The audience probably felt confidence in continuing the struggle to assure every human being received the rights granted to them. For example, “We, in the democracies, believe in a kind of international respect and action which is reciprocal.” She also assures the people that, “ Freedom for our people is not only a right, but also a tool…they are tools with which we create a way of life, a way of life in which we can enjoy freedom.” Apparently, Roosevelt wanted her audience to think of all of the freedoms that are allowed to the democracies and the lack there of in those totalitarian states. She was effective in doing this through the use of emotive language to reinforce the firm beliefs and hopes for freedom held by France and the other nations present. In the artifact “The Struggle for Human Rights,” Roosevelt used numerous examples to add support for her main claim and central arguments. Her main claim intended to persuade the audience that universal acceptance of the Declaration of Human Rights will assure all human beings are granted, without compromise, their fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Number 1 stated that “…the resolution reaffirms that cultural rights are an integral part of human rights, which are; universal, indivisible, interrelated and interdependent.” I feel that this is a fare and right goal for applying to help mankind improve its interaction with other cultures. “Number 2 stated that we “…all recognize the right of everyone to take part in cultural life and to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications.” I think this is most important because we don’t want to leave anyone out. Number 3 reaffirms that, “…while the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of the State, regardless of its political, economic and cultural system, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” The state is the right choice to make in heading up this task because it is the local government who would be best in implementing it with all the people. Number 4 stated that “… as expressed in the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, no one may invoke cultural diversity to infringe upon human rights guaranteed by international law, nor to limit their scope.” True, the methods used for improving communication within different cultures
Washington makes clear the necessity and importance of a national union, a union which must be achieved and maintained socially, geographically, and politically. A national union manifest under a strong federal government will prove beneficial as “a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize.” A strong sense of unity as Americans
“Common Sense” made the American people realize that they deserved to be free and independent, to start a new life in all respect and to leave the tyranny and cruelty they were running from behind. The Declaration of Independence built on Pain’s pamphlet declaring what he stated in “Common Sense” and adding to it the things that all American’s hoped for and strived to have life, liberty, and the pursuit of
Frederick Douglass’s Struggle to Freedom There have been many famous people throughout the existence of the United States that have fought for a cause that they deemed necessary for the progression of this nation. Fredrick Douglass fits these criteria perfectly because of his dedication to the equality of human life. After examining the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, it is clear that Frederick Douglass would be considered a hero because of his actions and moral decisions against slavery, and his ideologies for women and civil rights. Realizing that the nation of the United States was founded on equality and against tyranny and oppression, he believed that all citizens should be treated fairly, regardless of race, gender, religion,
Ensure domestic tranquility; to accept the views of others so that we may keep the peace amongst ourselves. Provide for the common defense; we shall uphold and protect our given rights as well as those of others from oppression, and protect them in accordance to legislative law. Promote the general welfare; to acknowledge and uplift others, so that society, as a whole can progress forward. Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity; we will uphold and honor the freedoms by which was bestowed upon us by this country’s founding fathers, to all
‘’Human rights are frequently held to be universal in the sense that all people have and should enjoy them and to be independent in the sense that they exist and are available as standards of justification and criticism, whether or not they are recognised and implemented by the legal system or officials of a country.’’ (Nickel 1992, as cited in the Internet Encyclopaedia Of Philosophy, 2014) The moral appeal of human rights has been used for a variety of purposes from resisting torture and arbitrary incarceration to demanding the end of hunger and of medical neglect. The US Declaration of Independence in 1776 identified that is was ‘’self evident’’ that every person is endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. (Sen, A, 2004) Thirteen years from this, the French declaration of the rights of man stated that ‘’all men are born and remain free and equal in rights’’. This statement caused quite a stir at the time as Jeremy Bentham (1792), British Philosopher and founder of utilitarianism stated that these claims were ‘’rhetorical nonsense’’ and invalid. Bentham insisted that a natural right is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible rights and that suspicions remain very alive today and that human rights in practical affairs can be perceived as ‘’bawling on paper’’.
Nationalism: a feeling of attachment and loyalty to a particular nation, society, or territory and strong supports for its interests Internationalism: a belief in friendly cooperation among nations for mutual benefit Nation: a political community, or a people, that shares a collective identity based on ethnicity State: a geographical territory containing a population that is ruled by a sovereign government . Sovereignty: the exclusive right to the exercise of force within a given territory and the sole right to raise taxes, pass laws, and represent that territory internationally Self-Government: administering one’s own government without interference from any other state Nation-State: a country that u viewed as something