RR3 Jasper Newton!

After reading this short piece by Thomas Jefferson, my idea of the Declaration of Independence and its background has changed. Having Jefferson explain the background and reasoning of the Declaration brings the audience a better look on it, and what rights we were meant to have. The document is one of the most important pieces of written work in the history of the United States. It is persuasive in the way it appeals to the public and their rights. I believe in the quote “…all men are created equal”, but I don’t believe it is true today. When observing current society in the U.S, discrimination plays a huge part of disintegrating that notion. Discrimination in gender, race, age, wealth and knowledge all play a role. Jefferson went on a rant of what the King of Britain had done wrong, pointing out all the good things that the U.S has created from the mistakes of Great Britain. He points out that all the King had done wrong, and had done nothing in the name of the people and their rights. That the King of Britain has distributed no rights to the public and has proven a great threat to the U.S by attacking. Thomas Jefferson is taking all the King’s wrong doings and trying to learn from those mistakes to help run his country effectively. The Declaration is no doubt the most important asset to the public of the United States and our right to live here.