Writing a Letter to Congress This unit has stressed that civic participation is an important part of a working democratic system and that there are many ways for a person to get
Involved in this process. Voting is one Important example, but concerned citizens also have the opportunity to write to their representatives at the state
and national levels. Because the legislative branch makes the laws, it is important to let your representatives know your thoughts on certain issues.
Part A
For this task, choose any issue that is relevant to you or that is currently being discussed in your local or national news. If you like, you can
reference something related to the issue that you explored in the first task of this Unit Activity. In the space provided below, explain a little about
the issue you've chosen and why it is important to you

because of its location and commercial importance, atlanta was used as a center for military operations and as a supply route by the confederate army during the civil war. therefore, it also became a target for the union army. general william tecumseh sherman and his troops captured the city in 1864.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: