Our Democracy

Education is the key to "Our Democracy."

By Jordan P. from Eureka High School in California

This photo shows the young minds of students in an educational environment. Watch as we visualize these young minds collaborating together. As they hear from each other's views and opinions, they receive a higher understanding of their own opinions. Education is power, and this power requires refining. This then connects to democracy, for our democracy would be in shambles if the people were not educated and open-minded, unlike the students in the photo. 

Democracy is power. It is the power that gives the people the right to choose their own leader. In doing so, they are given the ability to protect themselves from a tyrannical monarch, and the ability to elect leaders who will determine their rights and freedom. Inspired by the quote of Theodore Roosevelt, “The government is us; we are the government, you and I.” This quote is to convey that it is not elected officials who are our government, but it is the people who vote and elect who are the true government. The freedom to choose one’s rights by voting is freedom itself.

Eureka High School

Soph Honors, 1st Period

Sophomore Honors English

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The Our Democracy Education Project is a partnership with the National Writing Project and PhotoWings. PhotoWings' mission is to help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. The project is also supported by the National Geographic Society and Catchlight, and explores the question, “What does democracy look like?” through the creation of a multimedia record of the state of local, everyday democracy today.