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The Non-Signers. The Non-Signers ?We the people of the United States, in Order
to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure ...
... Children in India who were fluent in sign performed better than hearing non signers
across 5 different tests of visual ... Negative Evidence from Deaf Nonsigners. ...
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The Non-Signers
“We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
In an age where revolution was on everyone’s minds, there was a group of men who, through trial and error, developed a collection of laws and requirements that would eventually become the cornerstone of our nation; the United States Constitution. These men were from all walks of life; farmers, preachers, businessmen, and teachers. According to the 2006, American Government textbook, “In terms of education, thirty-one went to college; twenty-four did not. Most of those who did not attend college were trained in business, legal, and printing apprentices” (O’Connor 45). They came from different states and were of very different opinions. Coming together for what they considered to be the good of the nation; they overcame obstacles from all directions. Although these men worked together in the writing of this charter, not all of them could make the decision to put their pens to the paper in the final hours. There is much in the history books about great men who had a part in the signing such as George Washington and Alexander Hamilton but little is to be found on the three men who could not sign their names. Who were these men and what were the reasons behind their actions? Elbridge Gerry, George Mason and Edmund Randolph are three men who are hardly mentioned in history yet had a great impact on today’s U.S. Constitution.
Eldbridge Gerry was a middle aged merchant from Marblehead Massachusetts. He was a personal friend of Samuel Adams who, along with Gerry, was a known Democrat. Gerry was a business man and a politician but when it came to the liberties and rights of the people, he often spoke with so...
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