Class Summary 10.18.12

Yesterday October 17, 2012, we began the class by breaking into small groups and discussing the six parts of the Declaration of Independence that we had summarized the previous class. We followed this with a class discussion about Brutus from Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar," along with other characteristics that leaders/governments require. Today, October 18, 2012, we read Thomas Paine's "The Crisis" and wrote a response on whether or not we believed that man today still are facing times that try men's souls. I came to the conclusion that we are still in fact facing times that test our souls, similar to our founding fathers and citizens that won us the freedoms that we till hold today. However, the question is whether the people today possess the traits to meet and act upon the challenges we face in order to create a more peaceful world for future generations.