[mukto-mona] America’s expectations on the Fourth of July

Dear Editor,   Hope you are doing well and thanks for publishing my previous write-ups   This is an article about "America's expectations on the Fourth of July". I will be highly honoured if you publish this article. I apprecite your time to read this article.   Thanks   Have a nice time   With Best Regards   Ripan Kumar Biswas New York, U.S.A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- America's expectations on the Fourth of July   Ripan Kumar Biswas Ripan.Biswas@yahoo.com   The 4th of July parade is ready to begin. The Staten Island Ferry that runs between Manhattan and Staten Island will be suspended from 8pm to 10.30pm on Friday, July 4, 2008 due to harbor closure for fireworks. There would be annual 4th July sales everywhere and some stores even open as early as 5am. Many new Americans consider the 4th of July is a time for the Red, White, and Blue and a time for picnics, beaches, and BBQs.   There would be a lot of things and arrangements on July 4, but the Lady Liberty, who remains the visual and spiritual center of New York Harbor, has only one thing to promote­-"enlighten the world with freedom, equality, justice, and democracy."   In the United States, Independence Day (commonly known as "the Fourth of July" or "July 4th ") is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. This year (2008), America is celebrating its 232nd birthday.   Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States (1801-1809) between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people.   The real date of American independence from Britain is 2 July 1776 - the day on which Virginia's resolution is put to the congress of thirteen colonies and is passed 'unanimously' (though New York in fact abstains). Congress accepted Jefferson's drafted copy on July 4. Its inspirational quality rightly makes that the date of America's Independence Day. Events during 1775 should leave the British government in no doubt as to the strength of the resentment felt by their American colonists.   Claiming America the "land of the free and the home of the brave," it's truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people where every day thousands of people from different part of the world bring the world closer with freedom and unity. Founders of American Independence was engaged towards a movement that gained momentum from the courageous acts of countless men and women who believed liberty was worth fighting for.   The Declaration of Independence in America is more than just a piece of paper. It is a symbol of the country's independence and commitment to certain ideas. The signers of the Declaration of Independence wanted the citizens of the United States to have a document that spelled out what was important to the leaders and citizens. They wanted Americans to be able to look at the Declaration of Independence and immediately think of the goals they should always be working for, and about the people who have fought so hard to make these ideas possible.   This Declaration states that a government should be run by the wishes of the people and for the people. If this doesn't happen, the people have the right to revolt. The people who signed the Declaration risked being hanged for treason by the leaders in Great Britain. They had to be very brave to sign something that would be considered a crime. Because Every time, when Americans look at the Declaration of Independence, they can think about all of the efforts and ideas that went into the document, and about the courage it took for these people to stand up for what they knew was right.   Due to their sacrifices and commitment to liberty, a new nation was born that would serve as a beacon light to all human beings who desired to live free from tyranny and oppression. But now, as the nation is facing new challenges and threats to their way of life, they should reflect upon the determination of their founders to bestow upon them this "the last best hope of man on earth." During the July 4th Congressional Recess (June 28th to July 7th), while members of Congress will return to their home states and districts, Americans will have tough questions to their leaders about the ideas being debated in Washington.   While President George W Bush will be the featured speaker at Monticello's Independence Day celebration in Charlottesville on July 4, a peaceful non-violent demonstration will take place in cities around the world to express the right to free independent thought and to begin the fight to reclaim the liberties and freedoms. The plans of the New World Order are cloaked behind the veil of economic crisis, terrorism, globalization, and corporate partnership.   Although Republican John McCain will take his show south of the border next week during the Fourth of July Congressional recess after coming back from his travel to Colombia and Mexico, but many Americans became infelicitous to know a squabbling between McCain and his presumed Democratic opponent Barack Obama over a format for their first one-on-one debate in the U.S. presidential race, as both pushed their economic plans amid fresh reports of surging inflation and sagging wages. Obama rejected McCain's proposal for 10 joint town-hall appearances, offering instead to have just one on the July 4 holiday. Terming it a very disappointing response, McCain told reporters that the Obama's offer to hold the single town hall on Independence Day would have resulted in less attention while Americans are on holiday.   While the two leaders are arguing whether the July 4th is a right time to sit for debate or not, many Americans have a number of hot-button issues to the congress, which need immediate actions. Besides the US Supreme Court's verdict that issued a definitive ruling on the right of Americans to own guns to protect themselves, this 4th July would be designated to create the energy Independence. As America's families pinch their pennies to drive and celebrate the nation's Independence Day, they are issuing a call for unity in the fight to gain their energy Independence. On July 4th, and through the coming year, Americans would stand up and express their unity in finding clean, renewable solutions to their dependence on expensive foreign oil.   As Americans sometimes wonder if the same revolutionary spirit that birthed this nation is still alive somewhere in the collective psyche of modern US society or has longing for freedom something they read about in history books and no longer relate to, they should eventually allow a powerful centralized government that take them back to where they came from. America will never forget and lose that spirit that forged a new nation that stands for concepts foreign at the time: liberty, equality, and justice.   July 02, 2008, New York Ripan Kumar Biswas is a freelance writer based in New York

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