Ncoa 12 Domains of Culture Essay - 653 Words

BACKGROUND PAPER ON AGENCY AND EVENTS 1. Ben Franklin, pointing to the sun carved on the back of the presiding officers chair, remarked; Throughout the days we have been laboring here, I have observed that sun, and wondered whether it was a rising sun or a setting sun. Now I know it was a rising sun.1 Throughout our lives we have been told of how our country was formed. I am here to tell you about the things the history books and teachers don’t tell you about the freemasons and there shaping of the United States of America. We will start with freemasons an agency that has been shaping history since the building of King Solomon’s temple. 2. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Benedict Arnold, and General Henry â€Å"Hap†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦A position which made a mason use his three principles on a daily basis as they fought to free our country. Even the Air Force can owe some of it heritage to a freemason. General Arnold the only five star general to wear the Air Force uniform is known as the for-father of today’s Air Force. His dedication to his fellow Airman through his defense of Billy Mitchell and his push for the design of multiple airframes proved his dedication to better himself and his community, the US Air Force and America. 4. Now you may see that the freemasons are a brotherhood of men with three main principles to guide them: brotherly love, the tolerance and respect for man; relief, the support for all things small and large; and truth, the highest of moral standards. You also now know the impact these great men have had on shaping our country from the writing of the declaration of independence, to the revolutionary war, and the creation of the Air Force. By understanding what freemasons are and what they have done for our country I hope you will open your hearts and souls to your fellow man and further shape our great nation as these great men have done for us. NOTES 1