Randall Meechum Analysis

“Let us not forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a president and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

Randall Meechum woke up in his bedroom and sat up sluggishly. He was an average white man of 27 years of age, with light brown hair and blue eyes. He looked like someone who fit in perfectly with his surroundings, not really sticking out in anyway, yet he constantly felt out of place in his society. Some people have probably felt out of place once in a while, but Randall felt like he hadn’t belong in his own country for years. Now, he didn’t let these problems slow him down as he got dressed and
The country is called Freedonia (pronounced free-dough-knee-uh). It is a democratic nation made up of 5 states and 7 islands. Each state and island had its own senators and governors, yet the country’s national problems and policies were managed by a Supreme Court, a Congress, and a President and his cabinet. The country’s flag was black on the left with a silvery white four-pointed star shown prominently. The right side was a rainbow of colors with many symbols from many different religions and philosophies emblazoned on it in black. The colors were from top to bottom: red, yellow, purple, orange, blue, green, and
These ones were merchants who hoped to set up a trading route for their homeland, a kingdom from across the sea. Some were friendly and enjoyed everything their new home had to offer. Others were abusive towards the original settlers and the natives. What was worse was that these particular merchants had backing from their home country’s military. Eventually everyone grew fed up with this and organized a resistance against the corrupt merchants and soldiers. For over a year neither side got the upper hand in the conflict. Many people died on both sides and much damage was done. But in the end, both sides agreed to a peace treaty that had the country declared independent from the kingdom. The country was then made into a democracy to ensure no one could potentially abuse the people and named Freedonia in honor of its new found freedom, creating the colorful flag most people recognize and adopting the legendary black dragon as their