It started
when Ferdinand Magellan a Portuguese explorer wanted to prove that the earth
was round. In response to hisSpanish expedition, he was successful to prove
his theory -arriving at Homonhon island of the Philippines. hence, this is where the
voyages started to sequence their turns to find the Spice Islands, though
Magellan was also a pioneering explorer to this cause, traveling to Asia. As
the Westerns travelled around the globe to the continents of Asia. They found
the rich resources it contains. With their ulterior motives illustrated as “God,
Glory, God”. In this simple mantra explains the European expeditions urge to
conquer the Eastern hemispheres by acquiring the goods and resources in many of
the Asian islands. Until they were able to build their empire in these islands.
Based on the Declaration of Independence and on the words of Isaiah Berlin, I can say that I agree that both statements “constitute the irreducible minimum of the ideal of equality”. On the first statement from the Declaration of Independence, we can see that when it says “all men are created equal” it is including minorities groups that are usually discriminated against due to race, gender or nationality. Basically, it states that all people are equal and should not be discriminated on the basis of race, gender or nationality.
On the second statement by philosopher Berlin, the focus is not only on the fact that one man should count as one but also it highlights that no men should be counted as more than one. Here, Berlin wants to indicate that of you are rich and powerful; you are still only one person and cannot be thought of as more worthy than the rest.
To sum up both concepts mention that all men are created equal, the first one focusing on no discrimination against minority groups; and the second one focusing on no power abuse.
Language condemning the slave trade was removed. In the original draft of the Declaration of Independence of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote a passage where he condemned slavery, and caused great controversy among the delegates. Jefferson saids that he was fought a bloody war for the liberty of the Colonies, and he tought that people shoudn't be trade or slavished by other people, and he call to people to give freedom to all the slaves in the new country. This caused great controversy among the delegates and finally, this part of the original Declaration of Independence was suppressed and replaced with a strange passage of the King George.
