The Importance Of Independence Day

From what we are told, we can obviously tell that Joseph has a very difficult life as it is, “What can a crippled, speechless boy do, asked Joseph…” Nolan is telling us that Joseph thinks of himself in a negative manner. But while he may look in himself in a negative way, he is still optimistic, explaining

On July 4th, 1776, one document was ratified that would change the international and intranational relations of America unto the present day. This document was named, promptly, the Declaration of Independence. This declaration stated the ideals and customs that of which the American population would live by. With the annexation of the thoughts of liberalism and democracy, ideals such as life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and that all men are created equal were made the hallmark of the American lifestyle. The continuation of these ideals, and the improvement of society upon these ideals have been under contention of whether or not the American society has lived up to them. Although people such as Claude Mckay, being a black man, suggest that America “sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, stealing from my breath of life”, the American ideals that of equality, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have continued to thrive, and direct society through the abolishment of race based society, the abolishment of sexist based society, as well as the continuation of the unalienable rights that all men and women hold so dear in America.

Their most notable free agent signing was point guard Rajon Rondo, who ended his tumultuous half-season with the Dallas Mavericks on a sour note. The Kings small forward, Rudy Gay, played a key part in recruiting Rondo, being that they’ve been close friends for years; Gay even had Rondo in his wedding a few years prior. Rondo also has ties to fellow Kentucky Wildcat,

It does not come as a surprise to see the Sixers pick up both players’ fourth-year options. They both played an integral role in helping the team win basketball games over the years and ultimately making the NBA playoffs this season.

Lebron James, the number one player in the world, was quite busy posting pictures on his social media of his vacation in the weeks after their loss in the NBA finals to the Golden State Warriors. One would never know that there were frustrations and turmoil brewing back at home within the franchise of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Today, when watching the coverage on ESPN, it seems the foundation of the franchise is getting ready to be dismantled. The reports seem to suggest that Kyrie Irving is at the point of his career in which he no longer wants to be known as the number two man on the Cleveland Cavaliers and that he has demanded a trade.

Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins was previously been in numerous trade rumors the past few months and then it just fades away. And now, Cousins is hitting again the trade buzz and looks like he is heading his way to the Portland Trail Blazers.

His career highs so far are with the Timberwolves. He played in 57 games, his field goal (2-point shots) percentage is at .421, his 3-point percentage is at .304, his free throw percentage is at .641, and he has his high in rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks also. The only record he has broke since then was his free throw percentage that changed to .900 with the Raptors. In his whole career so far he has played in 151 games, has 472 rebounds, given 77 assists, has 58 steals, has 27 blocks, and 658 points. He has only played in four seasons, so this is impressive. Although he hasn’t won any championships, he has great achievements and who knows how his future will

The vehement passion for freedom from the King is one flame that is strenuously extinguished. Thomas Jefferson carefully used his talent in literature to intensify, and publicate the desire for independence from the King in a document titled the Declaration of Independence. July 4th, 1776 marked a salient day in history for all Americans, when our freedom was finally given to us, and we were emancipated from Britain once and for all. The Declaration of Independence emphasizes why The United States of America separated from Britain through the Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, Grievances, and the Attempts to Address Grievances.

For the Los Angeles Lakers, this off-season may have been a bit underwhelming, but they still brought in quality free agents. After "missing out," on LeMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love and DeAndre Jordan, the Lakers were forced to look into the second tier talents. According to some reports, the meetings the Lakers executives held with the big name free agents focused little on basketball, and instead focusing more on the "Hollywood Lifestyle."

Hopefully, someone will listen to at least one of these ideas. No one listened the last time I had ideas about the Clippers, and the end result was giving DeAndre Jordan a max contract. (Seriously, how do you sign a guy who is a liability in crunch time because of his free throw shooting to a max contract?)

We do know that Bennett is done after an even more miserable sophomore year in Minnesota. The Wolves will shave off some of Bennett’s $5.8 million salary for this season, and they clearly couldn’t give Bennett away. They peddled him everywhere, including to teams with cap space to absorb him in exchange for a token top-55-protected second-round pick Minnesota would never see, per several league sources. No one bit. The Wolves probably could have dumped him on Portland or Philadelphia by attaching a second-round pick, and most second-round picks aren’t worth $5.8 million. But Minnesota’s upcoming second-rounders will be high, and if Glen Taylor is willing to eat most of that $5.8 million to preserve the 37th pick, that’s good for the franchise. Knowing Philly, it’d have demanded more than one second-rounder to get him, anyway. Such a deal would have netted a nice trade exception, but a lot of those expire unused.

On July 4th, 1776 a very important document was written by Thomas Jefferson, it was the Declaration of Independence. We celebrate Independence Day on July 4th because we remember July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. The Declaration opens with describing why the colonies have overthrown their ruler and chose to be a separate nation. The reasons include that All men are created equal and are entitled to have 3 rights that the government should never violate. These rights are to have Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Every year on July 4th, Americans celebrate Independence Day. While companies have commercialized the day, by selling 4th of July cards, shirts with the American flag on them, and party items themed red, white, and blue, Americans are still reminded that brave actions that happened hundreds of years ago set the path for freedom from England’s rule. “The Second Continental Congress delegated the task of writing the Declaration of Independence to a committee of five men consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson did the initial drafting, and the document was subsequently debated and revised by Congress as a whole. Congress voted to accept the document on July 4, 1776, and it was signed over the next several months.” (Declaration) Not only did the President of the Continental Congress, John Hancock, sign the document, but also other notable men such as Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Representatives from each of the thirteen colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, making it one of the most recognizable and important documents in American history.

The moment that definitely hasn’t slipped my mind has been Al Horford’s decision to sign with the Boston Celtics. The 6’10” power forward signed a four-year, $113 million deal after playing all nine years of his career with the Atlanta Hawks.

The Joseph narrative can be found in the book of Genesis chapters 37-50. It is slightly interrupted “by the story of Judah and Tamar (Gen. 38) and by the so-called Blessing of Jacob (Gen. 49:1-28)” (Skinner, 438). The story of Joseph is seen as unique because it has different characteristics than its counterparts in Genesis. Other writings in Genesis seem to be short, brief incidents, about family and tribal affairs. The Joseph narrative, on the other hand, is lengthy in nature “comprising some 300 verses” (Barton & Muddiman, 60). In fact, Joseph is “second only to Moses in the attention given to him in the Torah” (Spring & Shapiro, 260). Some scholars consider the Joseph