The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (URHR) is a lot different than older documents like The Declaration of Independents. It applies more to the modern more globalized world instead of just one country or domestic issues. For example it mentions that one has the right to enter and leave their country at free will. This was never mentioned in the declaration of independence. The URHR, since it is a document that pertains to multiple countries it also deals with a lot more issues than The Declaration of Independence. Also since society has gotten more complicated than it was when The Declaration of Independence.

N. Korea

One other community that needs a Declaration of Independence is North Korea. They obviously need one for several reasons. The main one is that they are all victims of a dictatorship. The declaration would help add the people's voices to the government which would make the whole system more equal. Also the rights of the North Koreans would be put into place better. They would be able to pursue a career and happiness without interference from the government.

Declaration of Rights

A society in todays world that needs a declaration of rights is the Syrian population. They have been brutally attacked by their government who's job is to protect them. This situation is fairly similar to when the crown was ruling over the colonies in America. In both instances the ruling government abused their power to maintain their power. To keep any type of revolution under control the government would attack their own citizens to stay in control. In Syria the ruling power is shelling it's citizens and in the 1700's the crown attacked the colonies when they declared independence.

Documents

In our group we discussed the differences between the woman's rights document and the Declaration of Independents. We found out that there are more similarities than differences. The only real difference was that in the declaration of independence, the writers wanted to be equal to the british and in the women's rights document, the writers were looking to be equal to men. Now for the similarities. In both documents, they list the rights that each party deserves. For example in the declaration of independence, it describes mans right to the pursuit of happiness, which means the right to be able to make a living. And in the women's rights document it states that women should not be treated differently then men. 

Elections

Should candidates who are running for president be judged for what they did in their teenage years? Yes they should to a certain extent. For example Mitt Romney. He is running for president and when he was younger and in high school he would bully other kids. For example he made fun of a boy with long blond hair. Another instance was when he said "atta girl" during his gym class to a boy who later turned out to be gay. I think it would be completely inappropriate for Romney to be elected with his past of homophobic comments.

The Underwear Bomber

Should we be worried about another Underwear bomber? The answer is we should be prepared. In report on NPR they were talking about the origins of the Christmas Day bomber and the one that was discovered by a Saudi double agent. Both Bombs were made by the same guy. And although the reporter hated to admit he said that the creator of the bombs was a "genius". He made both bombs without any metal components and incorporated them into a pair of briefs. He also put bombs into computer cartridges. If it had not been for the U.S. and it's allies intelligence these bombs might have gone off. With all these unique bombs, it appears that the creator is Hell bent on blowing up a plane over U.S. airspace. That is why I think we should be prepared. Also other countries should be prepared as well. Our security can detect the bomb material but in some European Countries their security systems can not. This is a big problem if the bomber takes off in a European country and detonates over the U.S.

Sharia Family Laws

The Sharia Family Laws I found very interesting. Some laws I found very kind and I thought were definitely needed in a society. Other laws in the Family Laws I thought were a little ridiculous. For example one law I thought was absurd and completely disagree was an individual became an adult when they hit puberty. I disagree with the idea that when someone reaches puberty because even then they probably can not make make decisions for themselves. Another Law I thought was a little crazy was the law about a man could have four wives. They still need guidance from adults.  I mean having four wives in a marriage is a little insulting for every women involved. Some of Sharia Family Laws I did agree with were almost the rest of the Laws. They were very community oriented and people friendly. One law I thought was especially heartwarming was the one about how a community should take care of an orphaned child. I think it is incredible that that was a law and back then people were thinking about others.