Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Nationalism [Origins Of Italy]




Nationalism is having pride or strong love for country and government it also means you represent your nation as its people. Being a good country man and adapting to the government and how the way your country is lead and governed. In America nationalism is a proud subject. We have flags,parades,museums, and culture that reflects how we love and cherish our country. Americans have a place in their government and this helps the people feel confident in where theey live and the decisions that revolve around them. Italy had been a proud nation but was opressed by austria around 1819. Italians wanted freedom and due to leaders italy fought hard and long to claim what they wanted and they had won and got their freedom but was put in a economic crisis after and had to rebound to develop their nation and thats why they used nationalism to gain freedom and an end to tyranny

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was a fierce fighter in latin american revolutions. He was well educated and had been born in venezula. He had fought against spain and united his people. Bolivia was a small country in south america which he had taken a major role in the liberation of. They named the country after him. As the revolution grew in battles the people fought hard to be free from under spainyard rule and eventually won their independence they were inspired by american and french revolutionists to attempt this war to support their dream of peace and freedom and to end oppression in their homeland.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

John Locke And The U.S. Constitution


John Locke had been a thinker during the enlightenment period and had ben very inspiring to people struggling with their government. In the constitution, whicch had been written with the help of John Locke had specific lines that insure life to be well in american life. A such line is the people will have certain unalieable rights such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These rights are guarenteed to the people and they have these rights as they strive to survive. These guarnteed rights are given to the people no matter what ruler or system of government is around. John Locke wanted the people to have power in the government and have rights that cannot be taken away. Even though Thomas Jefferson was the top contributor to the constistution but alot of these ideas were addapted to the enlightentment thinker John Locke whos goal was to protect his people from corrupt leaders or government.