Democracy, a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting, consists of some key elements: <u>A political system for choosing/replacing the government through free/fair elections</u>; <u>The active participation of the people in politics and civic life</u>; <u>Protection of the human rights of all citizens</u>; A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.
Democracy involves respect for the dignity of the person and the ideas associated with universal citizenship, and the limits on the power of the state to intrude into private lives.
<em>The </em><em><u>rule of law</u></em><em> is a principle whereby all members of a society are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes/processes (every person is subject to the law).</em>
(I haven't read that poem in a long time, but I think I remember part of it.)The road that was more worn was the one with the path cut through it, and the grass was dead.
At first Mrs. Schacter's screams and outbursts are met with compassion. People in the car try to reassure her and even place a damp rag on her forehead. Eventually her screams and cries began to wear down the Jews in the car. She was bound, gagged, and hit over the head. After she calmed down, people seemed to ignore her. At night she would begin screaming and yelling again. People gave up trying to calm her and hit her to make her quiet. During their time in the train car, they have lost their compassion for her and have begun to act violently.
