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Subject: Civil Disobedience (pp. 301-325, Paragraphs 1-2) The Mexican American War (Video) They say:             Governments, by the words of Henry David Thoreau, main job is to facilitate, or impede, the actions of their people, may it be an individual or an individual group. But though the government is a means for people to express their will, it can also be used by a few people to work against the people’s desires. The current system rules by majority, not justice, turn people from individuals into tools, with people who go against it are seen as enemies. At this time, people lived with a government which supported slavery, which turned men who were civil by nature to resist. These laws were seen as unjust, and if you were a real man, you would resist such laws. Those who abolish these laws should withdraw their support from the state by not paying certain taxes and even willingly go to prison. This may seem extreme, but to have your voice heard in a government that is onl

Subject: Thomas and The Declaration of Independence (Video) , Rosseau ( Video) , & Machiavelli (Video) They Say: The Declaration of Independents, in most respects, is seen as an iconic peace, entailing the main reasons for America instituting its independence. Though most Americans today can recite the Declaration by heart, the document as it was passed and the one we know today are vastly different, with no less than 86 changes. One of the biggest changes would be of him condemning the slave trade. At the time their current institution was one in favor of keeping the standards of slavery a float. Machiavelli, born in Florence in 1464, proclaims that it's hard to be a good politician and also be a good person, in the Christian sense, at the same time. From becoming an important diplomat to a  semi-successful general, and finally, an enemy of the state, tortured and then exiled. He learned of these hardships. That a politician's main job is to defend and keep honor to