Before reading the Declaration of Human Rights, I never really realized just how many rights we have. Things that seem so simple to us, such as the right to move in and out of states and countries and the right to a free education from elementary school to high school, aren't necessarily in place for people in other countries. While going through this unit, I really began to appreciate the fact that I get to go to school everyday, for free, and relieve the same education as the boys around me. Some people in my class believe that even in the United States some for the rights in the Declaration of Human Rights aren't recognized. For example, some of them thought that the right to equal pay and equal job opportunities isn't realized and that the right to assembly is violated constantly, specifically in Furgeson, Missouri over the past year or so.
Overall, what I have learned over the past week is how lucky I am to live in a country where I feel my rights and recognized and respected.
Check out the Declaration of Human Rights here: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
