November 1808 Dear Journal, My name is Sarah E. Becker. From the moment I was born, my heart has been filled with pride and a strong desire for the freedom of me and my fellow countrymen. My impatience for the breakage of the tyrannical strings that Spain holds us by is growing larger. Questions always fill my head, yet I can not seem to answer a single one of them. What has happened to this once great country? Where has our independence gone off to? How much longer are we to wait until we can take back the land which is rightfully ours? Sincerely, April 1823 Dear Diary, Sincerely, "Sarah E"