Human rights
Hello!! My name is Jessica Doiley. I’m 22 years old and I am a teacher for a two-year-old classroom at a daycare in the Bronx. I enjoy reading books and learning new things. As a female I feel that I shouldn’t be told what to do with my body, nor should I be told what to do in general. I’ve recently been a part of the women’s march with my sister and there were a lot of other women who believe the same things as I do. In this class I hope to learn things beyond what I already knew. I want to be engrossed in whatever I read in class. I feel that with whatever is going on in the government, this class will be important to be a part of.
From what I got out of the reading was that those who declared rights didn’t really declare rights for everyone. Individuals such as children, those who are mentally disabled, foreigners, and those who didn’t have property were excluded also. Slaves and freed black people were excluded from having individual rights, women and those who are a part of a certain religious group were excluded. Women are always excluded from things when it comes to the government. How this is similar to modern day human rights is that our new president Donald Trump not only belittles women, but is trying to ban some of our human rights. Not just women’s rights but everyone’s rights. He’s banned Muslims from traveling, and he also wants to send immigrants (children and adults) back to their country. He also wants to take money from the Mexicans to build a wall around Mexico. He’s even spoken about invading Mexico. I agree with what the author says about human rights and how they require three interlocking qualities which are 1. Rights must be natural 2. Rights must be equal and 3. Rights must be universal. “For rights to be human rights, all humans everywhere in the world must possess them equally them equally and only because of their status as human beings.” I feel that the quote was self-explanatory and I agree with it. Yes, in order for someone to have human rights it must be universal, it must be equal, and it must be natural meaning that in my opinion, rights belong to everyone from the rich all the way down to the poor. If someone of the higher power is going to say that everyone is equal ten it must be proven and it must be for EVERYONE.
