TASKS IN CLASS

      
 1.    Do you think the colonies had good reason to declare Independence?            Why?
Yes, I do think that the colonies had a good reason to declare Independence. I think the people in these colonies were very tired of ruled around. They weren`t free. However, the final drop was when King George III taxed the colonies heavily. No wonder the riots began. The colonies was supposed to fill up the kings empty treasure chest with their money just because he had lost an expensive war. 

2. Should one country be able to colonize another? When should a colony be granted Independence?
I don`t think one country should be allowed to colonize another. Why should one country have power over another? Shouldn’t every country on this planet have equal rights and privileges? I certainly think so!  Every country should have their own laws, culture, identity, heritage without being influenced by another country. In addition, I believe that a country should be granted Independence whenever they want so. A country should have the jurisdiction to choose

3. The Bill of Rights guarantees Americans "the right to bear arms". Many Americans still feel this is important for personal safety and in case they need to revolt  against their own government, They argue that the Minutemen and the local militias only won the fight for Independence because they had firearms.

What do you think?

Should everyone have the right to bear arms? All kinds of arms?

 I have mixed feelings considering this matter, actually. I can somehow          understand that people, maybe vulnerable people, might think that a firearm would make them feel “safer” in a weird way. On the other hand, I think that getting more guns will not solve anything. Because it isn’t the gun that kills, it’s the person pulling the trigger. And if that person didn’t have that gun, the person couldn’t possible shoot and (might) injure anyone what so ever.

Just take a look at all the high school massacres that has happened in the U.S. over the years. All because of the right to bear arms for everyone. The government should really come up with a spectacular solution on this matter! That is what I think. They need to step up and make some changes.

4. If you were to present your nation's history in the same way as above, which events would you choose? Why?

I would have chosen to write about this:

The Viking Age

Lasted from around 800 to 1030 AD. The Vikings built fast, ocean-going ships and travelled across the world raiding countries for their treasures and resources.

Union with Denmark and later with Sweden

From 1380 until 1814. When the union ended, it wrote its own national constitution. Later that year, Norway entered into a new union with Sweden, which lasted until 1905.

World War II

Started in September 1939 and lasted until 1945. Norway was under German occupation.