Williamsburg

SO.... Its been awhile since my first assignment. I have become a "person" since becoming a "williamsburger." I have put my thought into words,sentences,thoughts,discussions,outlines,oral exams,phone calls, and i have filed them away neatly into my brain. I have gone through the excited phase, have almost gotten through the dissatisfaction phase, and i am moving into the transition phase. (ill explain some more later.) I have taken some short falls, cried once, But for the most part i have made it one of the best experiences of my life. My mentor has really inspired me. (No offence mom and dad.) We have made it through Columbus, the puritans,the 1700s and the westward expansion. We started the Civil War era a few days ago. I haven't just learned facts about History, Writing (ill expound), and Math. I have learned about myself. I was elected Vice President, I have started a study group,  And I have learned what my mission is.

My mentor has given us a seminar on "the 7 characteristics of a productive scholar phase" (That, my friend is a whole "nuther" story.) I Love my writing mentor! I have had a few mentor meetings, but writing was not my goal. I then had an amazing meeting where i talked about my mission in life. I believe mine is (or rather my mission topic) "why we need to be free to be educated. In other words i have combined "educating the ignorant" and "liberating the captive." I have started to write a persuasive essay on that topic. I do not believe this essay will end until i have stopped studying this topic. I have now been studying the "Dred Scott case" This has a line in it that says,

"Can a negro, whose ancestors were imported into this country, and sold as slaves, become a member of the political community formed and brought into existence by the Constitution of the United States, and as such become entitled to all the rights, and privileges, and immunities, guarantied by that instrument to the citizen? One of which rights is the privilege of suing in a court of the United States in the cases specified in the Constitution.


We think they [people of African ancestry] are not [citizens], and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States.

This was written in 1857.
I will start to pick-a-part this case over this school year along with the many other documents we are studying.

I have also been reading "Do Hard Things" for our leadership book. I have had some non williamsburg peers question my decision to join williamsburg and that "they work way to hard at that school!" I cannot express how much i do not agree! If only those peers would read "Do Hard Things" They would understand why I'm doing this.

We wrote this as a class.
Declaration of Independence



Throughout the course of human events, young men and women have been degraded to a teenage stereotype consisting of laziness, ignorance, and over dramatic egotistical behavior. In order to form a more perfect generation, we as young men and young women establish responsibility, accountability, and an aim toward higher expectations.


We, the future generation of American leaders, have the right to pursue the American dream. We know a human right is any freedom to which all men are entitled. It is a right, when exercised, in which the government may not interfere. In order to pursue happiness, we engage in mutual separation from laziness, ignorance, and egotistical behavior.


Be it resolved, that happiness depends entirely upon one's ability to control their own thoughts and actions. This happiness is enhanced by knowing one's mission in life and by seeking to understand it. No one person can ever find or achieve happiness by living a lie. Therefore, to obtain happiness one must continuously seek for truth. Not only must one seek for truth, but live that truth as well.


We as the young men and women of today’s society have a responsibility to be educated, and to put off our idleness and become youth of action. We have been told not to have responsibility for ourselves, and that we can do whatever we want; letting parents, peers, and society take the blame. However, this is erroneous. We have responsibility for our actions. Responsibility is defined as the authority to act, or to having the personal power to act for one's self. We as growing individuals need to recognize and act upon this charge, becoming responsible in our private and public lives.


By being accountable, we are presenting to society our true potential and preparing to formulate a better world. We articulate that we are responsible adults, we express accountability by being moral, and applying virtues to our life. Such being: integrity, benevolence, efficiency, chastity, humility, service, involvement, and hard work. We will receive higher levels of respect as we convey strong morality.

In cessation, to become more responsible adults, we will seek truth, find purpose, and become accountable. In doing so, we will exceed the expectations which society places upon us. The greatest gift we can give back to Society is to learn and progress in truth. So that we in return may teach the next generation, and generations to come, of truth and liberty at its fullest form. As leaders in Society, we pledge that throughout the progression of our lives, in our pursuit of the American dream, we will maintain a mind dedicated to make our world a better place.



Williamsburg Students

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