In every aspect of our lives there is a cycle that takes place. When we are born we are raised typically by our parents or elders. They set forth rules that we must oblige too and follow once under there household. For many of us we usually don't agree with all the rules that are set forth but just to keep order and peace we oblige to them. As we get older we tend to develop a sense of our own ideas and beliefs that may or may not differ from those that we were raised on. However with age and wisdom we are given the ability to break away and set up a system that works best for us. Well this scenario is a reflection of how the American way of life came to be. Throughout history there have been documents, which help us understand the formation of what our government has come to be and where this strong rooted American Spirit has evolved. Common Sense by Thomas Paine, The Declaration of Independence and Give me liberty or give me death by Patrick Henry are all very similar in purpose and meaning. They all stress the need to break away from the Parent ruler of Great Britain. There strong influential words were needed at a time when the colonists were indecisive and unsure of whether they had the capabilities to break away but even more concerning was the fact that they would be on their own. For years the colonists fought for the right to have an opinion in their affairs but their voices went unheard. They were seen as children, which had to be told what to do rather than adults who actually were capable of standing on their own. It was as if the British government crippled there progress by making the Americans feel dependent on them for everything. Thomas Paine expressed this idea best when he stated " We may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never meant to have meat, or that the first twenty years of our lives is to become a