Thursday, 9/2 - Journal Entry Summary

"They were human and imperfect; each had his falws and failings. Jefferson made the point in the very first line of the Declaration of Independence: 'When in the course of human events...' The key word is human."

I believe that there was a common theme in all three of the readings from last night, and that would be sacrifice. Throughout the revolutionary war people lost things that were priceless to them, whether that was their fortune, their money or their personal dignity. Every single signer of the declaration of independence faced horrible fates. Women and slaves faught Great Britain rule as well but their efforts were, for the most part, ignored. Soldiers faught for little or no money only to freeze in the cold. And why? Because each person made freedom and liberty their number one priority. It reminds me of the American Ideology readings. Thre reason there is no American pride is because we have nothing left to fight for and want that badly. However, if it wasn't for all the sacrifices they made back then, there wouldn't be anything to be grateful for now.